EAST AFRICAN BIRDS. QQl 



Territory.^ Some adult females were afterwards obtained ; they 

 are very similar to the male. As the immature plumage has not 

 been described, I do so here. 



Upperside olive -green, with slight bluish-grey iridescences 

 becoming so pronounced on head as to form a amolcy-blue crown ; 

 tail-coverts yellowish-olive ; wings blackish-brown ; outer webs 

 of the primaries Avith very unrrow, inner Avith wider olive- 

 yellow outer edges ; lesser and median upper wing coverts like 

 back, longest like primaries ; sides of head like crown ; throat 

 greyish anteriorly, greenisli-yellow posteriorly and on forebreast ; 

 breast, abdomen, and uvider tail-coverts whitish-grey with yellow 

 wash. 



Wing 54 mm. in this specimen, which is being presented to 

 the Triiig Museum; 56 mm. in second specimen in my own 

 collection ; tail 38 mm. ; outer tail-feathers 28 mm. ; bill from 

 forehead 21 mm. ; tarsus 20 mm. 



Parid^. 



Antiioscopus CAiioLi subsp. 



A nest of the Penduline Tit containing almost fully-fledged 

 young wns found in a tree about 20-25 feet from the ground. 

 Tree of the maiombo type in scattered bush-country on a hillside 

 (Kilosa, 27. xii. 20). 



MoTACILLIDiE. 

 MOTACILLA AGUIMP Dumont. 



A nest of the African Pied Wagtail (in the thatch of a hut) 

 which held one egg on the 12th had three to-day (Simbo, 

 12.xi. 21). 



A nest with three young several days old was found in a 

 thatch, the young being fed on- termites which were flighting 

 strongly after recent rain (Ndala, 15. xi. 21). 



A bird was seen to leave nest in thatch containing one egg- 

 which had a fairly advanced embryo in it (Tabora, 18. xi. 21). 



Young ones were found in a nest in a thatch only eight feet- 

 from the ground a few days ago and flew to-day (Kilosa, 29. vii. 22). 



Yesterday being the first rainfall of the lesser rains, I examined 

 the nest referred to in the last note, and was surprised to find the- 

 bird brooding three eggs in the old nest. The species is obviously 

 double-brooded. I was particularly pleased, as the young were 

 taken by a native from the last sitting, and I retiu-ned them 

 amidst much clamour fiom the old birds, which show confidence 

 by re-using the same nest (Kilosa, 18. xii. 22). Young standing 

 up in nest (31. xii. 22). Nest empty (4. i. 23). Fresh nest built 

 alongside but four inches from the old one. Bird pulling grass- 

 from thatch to build with (15. ii. 23). Three eggs in nest (earh'- 

 iii.23). ^ ,\ 



Piioc. ZooL. Soc— 1923, No. LIX. 59 



