570 On Birds from the Ruwenzori Range, §c. 



1902. Bill black ; iris bright brown ; feet dark slaty- 

 brown. To-day I met with this bird for the first time. 

 Besides the individual procured, I saw several singly or 

 in small flocks of five or six. I never observed the species 

 in Unyoro, but Baraka tells me that it was plentiful near 

 Mt. Elgon. 



H. 941. <J ad. Katwe, Toro, March 3, 1902. This was 

 the first occasion on which we met with this species in Toro, 

 though we had seen several on the march. 



H. 1065. S juv. Toro, March 16, 1902. 



H. 1066. ? ad. Toro, March 16, 1902. Iris brown; 

 bill and feet black. 



H. 1067. $ ad. Toro, March 16, 1902. 



H. 1068. ? ad. Toro, March 16, 1902. Iris bright 

 lemon-yellow ; bill and feet black. 



H. 1070. ? ad. Toro, March 16, 1902. 



These birds were seen in great numbers on the trees, 

 feeding in company with Bulbuls. 



182. Cryptorhina afra. 



Cryptorhina afra (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. 

 p. 675 (1877) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 642 (1903) ; 

 Shelley, B. Africa, v. p. 161 (1906). 



H. 928. <$ ad. Near Katwe, Toro, March 1, 1902. Iris 

 crimson, verging outwardly to purple ; bill and feet black. 

 The first and only specimen seen here. 



H. 948, 949. S ? ad. Katwe, Toro, March 4, 1902. 



The only two occasions on which I have seen these birds 

 were at the same place, though on different days. Each time 

 three individuals were observed. The place was an open 

 plain with short grass, and a few palm-trees dotted about, 

 in which the birds perched. They never seemed to stay 

 long in one place, but flew from tree to tree, and very low to 

 the ground, as if: they intended to settle every moment. 

 Their note had a curious and somewhat harsh sound. 



