collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 389 



and do not possess the upper black edging to the super- 

 ciliary stripe. The band across the chest is a dirty browny- 

 grey. 



Localities. Jinja, Mabira, and Kasala^ in Uganda. 



Pomatorhynchus australis dohertyi. (Plate IX.) 



Telephonus australis dohertyi Neumann, J. f. Ornith. 1907, 

 p. 370 : Escarpment, B.E. Africa. 



c? & ? , and imm. 16. viii. 13 ; 9. viii. 12. 



The bird from Kikuyu has been separated l)y Neumann, 

 and differs from the preceding in being generally darker on 

 the whole. 



The birds nest twice a year, in May to July, and again in 

 January. The nest is placed low down to the ground, and 

 is usually well hidden. It is composed of rootlets and fibres 

 of grass and bai k, the whole being adorned on the outside 

 with cobwebs. The two eggs, or sometimes three, are creamy 

 pink with liver-red and purply-grey spots. 



Locality. Kikuyu, in British East Africa. 



Pomatorhynchus senegalus orientalis. 



Fomatorhynchus senegalus (Liun.) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. 

 ii. p. 547 [part.]. 



c? 1-2. 26.ix.ll; 25. v. 10. 

 ?. 29.ix. 10. 



These birds inhabit the scrub. Their call is a series of 

 loud clear notes of varying pitch. 



Localities. Toro, Mubendi, and Kalwanga, in Uganda. 



Pomatorhynchus minntus. 



c?. 4.x. 10; 25.iii. 14. 



Juv. 27.V. 10; 24.ii.12. 

 ?. 29.ix.10. 



The Black-capped Shrike was common. It was met with 

 in the scrub and grass country. It was breeding in March 

 and September. A nestling was obtained in May, and a 

 bird, a few weeks older, in February. The nestling is 

 very like an adult in colouring, but the crown-feathers are 



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