collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 465 



Turdus pelios centralis. 



c? 1-4. 5.x. 10; 5.x. 10; 3.xi.l4; 24.i.l2. 

 ? 1-2. 10.vi.l2; 5.x. 14. 



Common, Exhibits great variation in plumage. Breeds 

 from April to June and in October and December. The 

 nest is like a Blackbird's, so also are the eggs, though 

 some resemble the eggs of the Missel-Thrush. 



Localities. Kyetema, Fortportal^ Sezibwa River^ and 

 Mubango, in Uganda. 



Monticola saxatilis. 

 cJ & ? . 15.xii.l2. 



Common as a migrant, frequenting the open country. 

 Locality. Busiya, in Uganda. 



Thamnolaea subrufipennis. 

 (J & ? . 31.vii.06. 



This is not a common bird ; we met with it in the scrub- 

 country. 



Locality. Lwala, in Uganda. 



Myrmecocichla cryptoleuca. 



S. 17.ix. 12. 



This specimen is almost a complete albino. The nesting 

 season is from March to July and from December to 

 January. They nest in holes in banks^ and the eggs are 

 pure white. 



Locality. Nakuru, in British East Africa. 



Myrmecocichla cryptoleuca nigra. 



S 1-3. 31.vii.06; 24.ii.12; 25.iii. 11. 

 ? 1-4. 25.iii.ll; l.i.09; 31.vii.06. 

 ? imm. 31.vii.l2. 



This bird takes the place of M. cryptoleuca in Uganda. 

 It is a common bird, nesting in holes in ant-hills and in 

 sand-banks. The nest proper is composed of rootlets and 

 grass. The eggs (three to four) are white. These have 

 been taken in May, June, and October. 



Localities. Jinja, Lwala, Buziranjuvo, Kabamba, and 

 Hoima, in Uganda. 



