494 Mr. L. M. Seth-Smiili on 



5i'. Corvultiir aibicollis. By no means a common bird. 



55. DiciTirus afer. Now and then seen. When Avatcliing 

 a large Owl roosting one day, one of these birds came and 

 drove it off. 



56. Campophaga phcenicea. Occasionally seen. A pair 

 were noticed for several days towards the end of March 

 flying from tree to tree uttering tlieir harsh bell-like note, 

 but I was unal)le to find the nest for some days, though I 

 watched them carefully. The nest was practically hidden 

 in the fork of a leafless tree, and was composed of tree-moss 

 and lichen bound together by spiders' webs. The eggs 

 (Plate X. fig. 11), two in number, were yellowish green 

 spotted with purplish. The flight of this bird is up and 

 down like a switchback, and it usually utters its note while 

 on the wiag. 



57. Lanius mackinnoni. Not at all common. An im- 

 mature specimen was secured in June. 



58. Dryoscopus jacksoni. 



Dryoscopusjacksoni Sharpe, Bull. B.O. C. xi. 1901, p. 57. 

 Only noticed a iew times. 



59. Laniarius sethiopiciis ambiguus. Not common. A 

 female in breeding condition Avas obtained in June. 



60. Bocagia minuta. Not uncommon in the grass- 

 country. 



61. Nicator cMoris. Fairly common in the forests. 

 Breeds in April, when it utters some fine resounding notes. 



6.2. Pycnonotus layardi. Very common everywhere. 

 Nests at heights varying from two to forty feet from the 

 ground. The nest usually rests in a fork of a tree or bush, 

 but on one occasion I found one hanging like that of a 

 Whiteye, the top edges being woven on to twigs. The bird 

 w^as shot to ensure identification. It builds in April and May. 



The eggs have a pink ground-colour, spotted all over, more 

 heavily at the larger end, with red. 



