THE IBIS. 



TENTH SERIES. 



No. IV. OCTOBER 1913. 



XXVII. — Notes on Birds around Mpumu, Uganda. 

 By L. M. Seth-Smith, B.A., M.B.O.IJ. 



(Plates X. & XI.*) 



Mpumu is a hill some fifteen miles due east o£ Kampala and 

 about four miles from the Victoria Nyanza. 



The country round about is hilly^ and in the valleys run 

 streams which are lined with thick forest. Most of the hills 

 are covered with short grass, while a few have forest growing 

 to the tops. The intervening country is mainly composed 

 of elephant- grass, with patches of forest here and there. 

 The rainy seasons are from March to May and again from 

 September to November. 



The classification and nomenclature followed are taken 

 from Shelley's List in the first volume of his ' Birds of 

 Africa/ except where a special reference is given. 



1. Nectarinia kilimensis. This is by no means a common 

 bird. 



2. Cinnyris cupreus. This is probably the commonest 

 Sun-bird, though I have not come across its nest. The 

 males are in perfect plumage and breeding condition in 

 June. 



* For explanation of Plate X. see p. 508. 

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