collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 375 



Hirundo monteiri. 

 c?. 4.iv. 12. 



An adult male with white spots on the outer tail-feathers 

 is referred to this species. 



Locality. Kyetetna, in Uganda. 



Hirundo emini. 

 ? imm. 6. vii. 13. 



This is a young bird in first plumage ; it was taken in 

 July, and nests and eggs in December. 



Localities. Nairobi and Kyambu, in British East Africa. 



Hirundo atrocaerulea christyi. 



Hirundo christyi Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. 1906, p. 86 : 

 Mabira Forest, Uganda. 



S 1-2. 7.V. 12 ; 7.V. 12. 

 ?. 7.V. 12. 



A rare bird in collections. This Swallow was seen in 

 fair numbers in Uganda. It was nesting in May in nests 

 like those of H. puella, lined with rootlets and feathers of 

 all sorts. The eggs are pure white. These birds feed in 

 flocks, flying low over the swamps, especially towards 

 evening. They are sometimes met with on the outskirts of 

 forests. 



I have compared these birds with specimens from Natal, 

 in the Tring Museum, and cannot see any reason for 

 separating them from the southern birds. A male of 

 H. atroccerulea, in the Tring Museum, has white spots on 

 the outermost pair of tail-feathers. 



Localities. Buziranjuvo and Mabira, in Uganda, 



Psalidoprocne albiceps. 

 S. 7,iv.l2. 



? 1-2. 9.vi. 13; 6.x. 06. 



The White-headed Martin is about evenly distributed in 

 Uganda and British East Africa. la the Kavirondo and 

 Embu districts it was common, frequenting the bush and 

 scrub country. These birds fly low over the grass and bushes 

 when hunting for food, and frequently perch on the top of 



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