508 On Birds around IMpumu, Uganda. 



170. Niimida ptilorhyncha. By no means abundant. A 

 nest was found at the end of June with seven eggs just 

 liatching. These were put under a hen and five hatehed out. 

 iSpotted feathers on the breast began to appear when they 

 were six weeks old. 



171. Otis melanogaster. Not common, occasionally seen 

 in the short grass. An egg figured (Plate X. fig. 15) was 

 obtained near Mubende in April^ the bird being flushed off 



its nest. 



172. Balearica pavonina. Usually a few to be seen on 

 cultivated ground. 



173. Phyllopezus africanus. Very common on the water- 

 lilies iu the calm water around the lake-edge. A clutch of 

 four eggs (Plate X. fig. 9) was taken on the lake-shore by 

 natives at the end of August. 



1 74. Totanus ochropus. Now and then seen in February 

 and March. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 



Ugauda eggs, with the dates in which tliey weru taken. 



Fig. L Camaroptera tincta. 9.6.12. 



2, 3. Anthothreptes hypodila. 20.5.12. 



4. Chalcoviitra acik. 7.5.11. 



6. Ch7-yso7nitr is frontalis. 31.5.12. 



6. Mekmopteryx ni(jervima. 17.4.12. 



7. Cisticola sylvia 23.4.12. 



8. Pyrenesk'S ostrinus. 5.4.12. 



9. Phyllojyeztts africanus. 22.8.11 

 10. Chalcomitra acik. 21.6.12. 



11 Campophaya phvcnicea. 31.3.12. 



12. Cisticola sylvia. 16.0.11. 



13. Platystira cyanea. 25.4.11. 



14. Tcrpsip/ioiie emini. 16.6.12. 



15. Otis vulanoy aster. 16.4.08. 



16. Xiinthopiiilus xanthops. 24.4.11, 



17. Ehninid lonyicauda. 16.4.12. 



18. Bnrncsia reichenoivi. 13.6.12. 



19. Bleda pallidiyulu. 16.4.11. 



