464. Mr. D. Seth-Smith on the 
Nos. 2091,2100. ¢ ad. Bitye, River Ja, Nov. 24, 1906. 
Ovary small. 
[A somewhat more accurate description of this bird’s nest 
may now be added to the few words given before (‘ Ibis,’ 1905, 
p. 98). The fine fibres used for the upper part and inside 
of the nest are taken from the dry stems of plants, and 
are not grass. The inside diameter of the nest at the top 
is from 60 to 70 mm., the fabric being not quite circular. 
The eggs are two or three in number, about 24x 17 mm. in 
size, of a white ground-colour, which shews only at the small 
end, the rest being thickly speckled with brown, while some 
pale bluish speckles are intermixed. This bird is often seen 
in the Zima Country.—G. L. B.| 
204. PycNoNoTUS VIRIDESCENTIOR. 
Pycnonotus viridescentior Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 638. 
No. 1646. ¢ ad. River Ja, April 2, 1906. 
Nos. 1285, 1855. 9; 1293. g ad. River Ja, Jan. 10-14, 
1906. Ovaries and testes rather small. 
No. 1454. 9 ad. River Ja, Feb. 23, 1906. Eggs 
forming. 
No. 1646. 3 ad. River Ja, April 2, 1906. Testes 
rather large. 
[To be continued. | 
XXII.—Field-Notes on the Columba unicincta of Cassin. 
By Davip Sera-Suitu, M.B.O.U. 
As I believe that very few specimens of the African Pigeon 
(Columba unicincta*) are- known in collections, and that 
little or nothing has been recorded of its habits in the wild 
state, some notes sent home by my brother, L. M. Seth- 
Smith, from Uganda may be worth publishing. His letter, 
dated February 14, 1907, is written from the Budongo 
Forest, near Masindi. He says :—“ You may like to have 
a few notes about Columba unicincta, which I have lately 
* For a description of Columba unicincta, see Cassin, Pr. Ac. Nat. Se. 
Philad. 1859, p. 143, which is reprinted in B.M. Cat. Birds, vol. xxi. 
p. 243. 
