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



They flap their wings in the same Tray, but the sound pro- 

 duced is louder; thus they have received the local name of 

 "■ Castanet Lark/' 



Locality. Butiti, in Uganda. 



Mirafra africana tropicalis. 



S 1-4. 28.xi. 10; 26.vi.06; 26. vi.06; 17.vi.06. 

 ? . 26. vi. 06. 



Fairly common in the open grass-country. They were 

 nesting in June. The eggs, two to three in number, are 

 brownish white with dark brown and blackish markings, 

 mostly concentrated about the larger diameter. 



Localities. Semliki Valley and Bale, in Uganda. 



Mirafra sp., near albicauda. 

 ?. 24.xii. 13. 



This specimen is badly hit. I am unable to name it with 

 certainty for want of material for comparison. It was shot 

 in the grass-country. 



Locality. Nakuru, in British East Africa. 



Calandrella cinerea saturatior. 

 (J & ? . 3.xi. 10; 7.vi. 10. 



Not a common species, frequenting the open plains. 

 Eggs of this species were obtained at Mawakota in June. 

 Localities. Lusasa and Mawakota, in Uganda. 



Criniger verreauxi ndussumensis. 



cJ 1-7. 14.ii. 13; 1. x. 12 ; 19. x. 13; 10. x. 13; 17. xi. 13; 

 14. X. 14 ; 14. xii. 14. 



? 1-7. 24. ii. 14 ; 19. x. 13 ; 3. xi. 13 ; 9. v. 14 ; 9. v. 14 ; 

 10.xi.13; 2.ii.l4. 



This large species of forest Bulbul was met with in the 

 large forests. They frequented the tall trees, as well as the 

 taller undergrowth. 



Localities. Mabira, Bugoma, Mubango Forests, in Uganda. 



Bleda woosnami. 



Bleda woosnami O.-Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xix. 1907, p. 87 : 

 Mpanga Forest, Uganda. 



