448 Mr. V. G. L. van Soraeren on Birds 



collected in June and July, December and January. The 

 majority of the nests contained one egg or young, and never 

 more than two. The eggs are whitish, with longitudinal 

 streaks of ash-brown and grey. 



Localities. Kisumu, in British East Africa ; Jinja, 

 Kyetema, and Mpurau, in Uganda. 



Drepanorhynchus reichenowi. 



5 1-4. 19.vii.l3; 14.xii.12. 

 c?. In moult. 22.vii.12. 



?. 19.vii.l2. 



This beautiful species was obtained on the outskirts of 

 forests and in the wild scrub-country. A nest containing 

 one egg was taken at Londiani. It was constructed of 

 grasses, vegetable-down, and fibres, and lined with coarse 

 down. The egg is whitish in ground-colour, streaked 

 evenly from point to point with ash-grey and pale 

 brown. 



Localities. Kyetema and Jinja, in Uganda; Nairobi, 

 Londiani, and Ravine, in British East Africa. 



Parus leucomelas. 



S. 5.xii.l2. 



The Blue-black Tit is not very common. A few were 

 seen in the forests. They were in pairs, and kept to the 

 high trees. A bird was seen at its nesting-hole in March. 



Localities. Iganga and Busoga, in Uganda. 



Parus insignis. 



6 1-2. 



? 1. 9.x. 10. 



Juv. 9. X. 10. 



The Green-black Tit was common in the Toro district, 

 where it frequented the tree-tops, especially flat-topped 

 acacias. They capture a large proportion of their food on 

 the wing. Young birds are dull black, with the white 

 edgings of the wing tinged with dirty yellow. 



Localities. Kyabaleka and Mabira, in Uganda. 



