EAST AFRICAN BIRDS. 909 



Of tliii-teen occupied nests examined to-day, two had one fvesli 

 egg Jii)ioce, fuiotlior licld two frosli eggs, whilst a fourth had two 

 ]iavd-Rat and a fifth tliree Ihaid-sat eggs. The remaining eight 

 liehl young in all stages. The parent birds all allowed themselves 

 to be lifted oft* their nests. Fully nine of the nests had the nest 

 of a Wire-tailed Swallow for a foundation. Many other nests 

 were empty (Frere Town, 30. v. 23). 



G A P R I M U L G I D /E . 



Caprimulgus EUROPyEus MERiDioNALis Hartort. 



A male Mediterranean Nightjar was shot at Ivilosa on 4. ii. 21, 

 and a female at Suna, Singida, on 27. ii. 22. 



Caprimulgus fossei mossambicus Peters. 



Two eggs of the Mozambique Nightjar were brought to me by 

 ray collector at Kilosa, 26.xi.20. They measured 28x20 mm. 

 The one was addled, whilst the other held a very small embryo. 



OORACIIDiE. 



Coracias garrulus garrulus Linn. 



A female of the European Roller was shot at Kilosa on l.ii. 21. 

 They were observed to be very common in the Tabora District 

 <luring November of the same year. Fairly common and feeding 

 on grasshoppers at Ilonga,'iii. 23. Parasitic nematodes iii stomach 

 were in too poor condition for definite determination, but were 

 possibly Iladjelia sp. 



Meropid^. 



Melittophagus pusillus meridionalis Sharpe. 



Two newly-hatched young of the Little Southern T3ee-ca,ter 

 were in a hole in the side of an ant-bear burrow which was 

 occupied at the time by a jmir of porcupines (Sagayo, 4. xi. 22). 



Mbrops apiasxer apiaster Linn. 



Shot several European Bee-eaters, which have been numerous 

 here for the past week or two. Their long tail-feathers are just 

 beginning to sliow (27. xii. 20). These birds are still here; on 

 several occasions during the past fortnight I have thought that 

 they were assembling for departure. They are in excellent 

 plumage (5. ii. 21). The bee-eaters are still abundant here 

 (Kilosa, 13 & 30. iii. 21). 



Many seen flying (Luguo, 10. xi. 21). On my return I heard 

 the bee-eatei'S almost daily last week (Kilosa, 26. xii. 21). The 

 bee-eaters are very busy with the millions of bees at the rubber 

 blossoms (Kilosa, 6. i. 22). I heard the bee-enters about a, 

 fortnight ago for the first time this year (Kilosa, l.ii. 23); still 

 liere (Kilosa, 1. iii. 23). I may add that M. nuhicus, persicus, 

 and siqierciliosus are all found here quite commonly. 



