398 Mr. V. G. L. van Someren on Birds 



white ants are in flight they select a more lowly perch^ 

 from which to capture the insects as they go past. These 

 birds sometimes move into the forests. One sees them in 

 attendance on grass-fires. 



A nest of this species was found ia June. It was made 

 of rootlets and lined with fibres and hairs. The eggs are 

 light brick-red in ground-colour, with spots of a darker 

 brown intermixed with yellowish spots. Young in change- 

 moult, from first to second plumage, show signs of pale 

 whitish edgings to the feathers of the under surface. 



Localities. Kyetema, Buddu, and Kikoma, in Uganda ; 

 Kisumu and Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



Dicnirus coracinus. 

 ? 1-4. 22. vi. 14 ; 10. xi. 14 ; 22. vi. 14 ; 5. xi. 14. 



Imm. $ . 7. xi. 14. 

 ? 1-3. 19.ix.l3; 14.ii. 12; 10. iii. 14. 



Imm. ? . 22. v. 14. 



The Western Black-winged Drongo was met with in the 

 forest-clearings. In habits it resembles the Pale-winged 

 form. Young birds were shot in May and November — these 

 have no wbite tips to the feathers on the under side 

 {cf. preceding species). 



Localities. Sezibwa River, Kyetema, Kasala, and Mabira, 

 in Uganda. 



Oriolus oriolus. 

 ? . 22.ix.12. 



A single female was shot the day it arrived in my garden. 

 Several others appeared the following day and remained for 

 a few hours, after which they proceeded in a south-westerly 

 direction. 



Localities. Nairobi and Nakuru, in British East Africa. 



Oriolus larvatus roUeti. 

 S 1-3. 23. iii. 10; 22. v. 10; 28. iii. 12. 

 Nestling 1. 10.vii.l3. 



These birds were seen in pairs in the forests and planta- 

 tions. They have a loud clear whistle, which they utter 



