collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 385 



Localities. Mubango, Mabira, Kyetema, Dwimi River, 

 in Uganda. 



Coracina pnra. 

 $. 7.iv. 13. 



The Lesser Grey Cuckoo-Shrike was met with in British 

 East Africa, but not iu Uganda. They were seen in the 

 forests. 



The series in the Tring Museum from British East Africa, 

 west to Lake Kivu, shows two distinct forms, those from the 

 Kivu district being darker and smaller. 



Locality. Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



Campephaga nigra. 



c? & ? . 22.vii.12; May 1913. 



The Black Cuckoo-Shrike was seen in British East Africa 

 and Uganda, but was more frequently met with in the 

 former. They keep to the open forests and plantations. 

 Several pairs frequented my garden at Nairobi ; they are 

 silent birds, thus differing from C. phcenicea, which I found 

 to be very noisy. 



Localities. Kigwe and Jinja, in Uganda; Nairobi, in 

 British East Africa. 



Campephaga martini. 



Campephaga martini Jackson, Bull. B, O. C. xxxi. 1912, 

 p. 18 : Nandi, B.E. Africa. 



$ 1-4. 23. vi. 14 ; 4. xi. 13 ; 9. viii. 13 ; 8. x. 14. 



? 1-4. 19.x. 13; 5.xii.l3; 7.x. 13; 14.x. 13. 



Imm. 2. 5.xii.l2; 9.x. 12. 



Martin's Purple-throated Cuckoo-Shrike was found to be 

 fairly plentiful in the forests. The males are not easily 

 distinguishable from males of C. quiscalina or C. petiti ; 

 they, however, differ in the following points : — 



