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The female was observed going in and out through an 

 exceedingly narrow opening hewn in the wood. 



Leaving Entebbe on March 29th, Mr. and Mrs. Sclater 

 marched in twelve days 180 miles across Uganda toButiaba, 

 on the shores of Lake Albert. On this road the Blue- 

 headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava) was very common, and 

 also Sir undo smithi. Near Entebbe the Grey Parrot 

 {Psittacus erithacus) was seen several times flying about, 

 and a beautiful little Blue Flycatcher (Elminia) was 

 cauo'ht sio'ht of. Other birds observed were a Black-faced 

 Yellow Weaver (Hyphantornis), the King Rooi-bekje (Vidua 

 princijjalis) , generally two or three males flirting with 

 the females, Monteiro's Swallow, Palm-Swifts (whenever 

 there were Borassus palms), Egyptian Kites (which were 

 very bold and daring, swooping down on the fowls when 

 in camp), Hammerkops (Scojous umhretta), and a Weaver- 

 finch of the genus Lagonosticta. 



On April 10th Butiaba, Lake Albert, was left in the 

 cutter " James Martin " for Nimule on the Nile, where the 

 rapids begin. On Lake Albert and the Upper Nile the 

 following birds were identified : — Ardea goliath, Herodias 

 alha and H. hrachyrhyncha, Leptoptilus crumeniferus. Ibis 

 cethiopica, Hagedashia hagedash, Phalacrocorax africanus, 

 Plotus rufus, Chenalopex cegyptiacus, and Haliaetus vocifer, 

 while at one of the camping grounds, to Mr. Sclater's 

 astonishment, a number of Pelicans were found roosting 

 in the large palms. 



From Nimule a march of 110 miles was effected in nine 

 days to (jrondokoro, the most northern station of Uganda. 

 Here it was necessary to wait ten days for a steamer. In 

 the garden of the house which was occupied were a number 

 of the very beautiful little Sun-bird {Nectarinia pulcliella) 

 with their metallic green backs and red chests. Here, 

 also, the little Bee-eater {Melittophagus meridionalis) , the 

 White-headed Shrike (Eurocephalus ruepelli), and a pale- 

 headed species of Halcyon, besides many small Weavers, 

 Kites and Egrets were observed. 



Gondokoro was left on the 4th of May in the Soudan 



