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East Africa they arrive about December and remain till 

 early March, in the South-West African Protectorate they 

 arrive about December and have been obtained till April. 

 Only straggiei's reach ('ape Colony. 



Spring passage and emigration occurs in tropical em^t 

 Africa during March, ^vhen ill-voiced " cuckoo-ing " may 

 rarely be heard. My latest record for Kenya Colony is on 

 1 . iv., though they have been obtained as late as 25. iv. Spring 

 passage is at its height in the Sudan from 14. iv. to early 

 May, a few passing till the middle of May, and birds have 

 been heard calling in the Bahr el (Ihazal on 10. iv. They 

 have been obtained in Sinai on 19. iv. 



In Egypt the first spring arrivals have been noted on 

 10 . iv., after which they arc common to about 14. a'. None 

 were observed after IG.v. Th(!y have been heard calling 

 on 30. iv. and 1. v. 



Ju Palestine the first spring arrivals were noted in the 

 Jordan A'alley and on the Sea of Galilee on G.iii., and they 

 were calling everywhere round the Sea of Galilee on 9. iii. 

 The bulk seemed to be passing north from 7, iii. to 25.iv. 

 An odd bird may remain behind to breed, but 1 have no 

 detinite evidence of this. 



In Armenia they arrive in the middle of May and at once 

 commence laying. 



In Cyprus they pass through connnonly from 2.iv. to 7. v. 

 First spring arrivals were noted at Salonika on 10. iv. 



Cuculus canorus teleplionus. 



Obtained in Kenya Colony on 21. ii,, 2d. ii., and 18. xii. 

 Eiv(^ autumn migrants obtained in Palestine in August are 

 all of this race. 



An adult female from northern Sonialiland (Archei-) shot 

 on 10. \i. is typical of this race. 



Clamator glandarius (L.). 



Writers ]iav<' fre(|Uently hinted that this (Juckoo in the 

 eastern part of its range is a larger bird than those breeding 

 in the w<!st. Jt will l)c seen I'rom the following table of 

 wing measurements that such a difference, slight though it 



