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was going back, I noticed a single, later-flowering shrub almost 

 covered with Sunbirds and butterflies. Sketched at p. 12. 

 Sunbirds appear to breed in April and May. 



Larks, Buntings, Pipits, etc. 



These are in strong evidence, over eighty species of Larks and 

 a dozen of the Bunting family being recorded. Both Skylarks 

 and Crested Larks (or their tropical equivalents) abound, and 

 we noticed the former beginnincr to sinor niuch as at home, 

 in February. This was during heavy rain. 



A group of Ethiopian Pipits are distinguished as " Long- 

 claws " {Macronyx), one species, M. crocciis, being figured at 

 p. 145. Mr. Jackson writes me recently : " In spite of all our 

 troubles I have managed to do a little birds'-nesting at odd 

 moments, and have had the satisfaction of finding here five nests 

 with eggs of the beautiful pink-breasted and pink-throated 

 Pipit, Macronyx wintoni. I had always believed it to be a 

 resident which bred in this country, and it is a great satisfac- 

 tion to have proved the fact (see Ihis, January 1905). Hitherto 

 I had never seen it south of Naivasha." 



Our British Tree-Pipit reaches the equator in winter, as 

 already mentioned (pp. 145 and 210). Also observed on Mount 

 Elgon (8,000 It.), February 14 (F. J. J.), and in Toro, Uganda, 

 March 10 {Ihis, 1906, p. 559); while this year Mr. Jackson 

 records its remaining as late as May 4 at Nairobi. Two other 

 species are common on open downs — the European Red- 

 throated Pipit, Anfhns ccrvmvs, and A. rufulus, the latter breed- 

 ing, while the former migrates northwards (to the Arctic) by June. 



White Wagtail — Motacilla alba. Eldama Ravine, February 



(Jackson). 

 Yellow Wagtail — M. Jiava. Common from November to March 



(Jackson). 

 Grey Wagtail — M. inelanojje. This we observed ourselves (and 



I think 31. flava also) at Nairobi in January, aud again 



at Lake Elmenteita in February. Recorded also on 



September 80 from Mau (8,000 ft). 



