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fields, and hides during the day in the adjacent forest. They 

 catch numbers of them on sticks smeared with a viscous matter. 



" On August 28th we left the bank of the river Lindi for another 

 eight days' forest march. This part of the country seems rich in 

 birds ; the weather is, however, very inclement and we can scarcely 

 dry our clothes. Everywhere lots of Grey Parrots, a favourite 

 nesting-place of which seems to be the banks of a neighbouring 

 river : Hornbills are abundant. I should have collected, but as my 

 two boxes are filled with water, nearly every day, specimens 

 would perish quickly, and I have no shot to squander — being from 

 time to time forced to make shot for myself from bullets. 



" September 7th, we reached after a very trying march Ubiire, 

 another Urumbi station ; one day has to be spent here. 



"No. 1919. Camaroptera brevicaudata, Cretzschrm, o* • 



"No. 1919a. Cisticola, rf. 



"No. 1920. Cisticola, tf . 



" Very frequent Barbatula leucolcema, Verr. 



"From Ubiire another march through mud and water to Ulike 

 Urumbi, a village left by its inhabitants, in the midst of extensive 

 plantain-groves, surrounded by dense forest. Here provisions 

 have to be made for 10-12 days' march to Kiuene, from where the 

 Congo is easily reached in ten short marches. Everyone is collect- 

 ing plantains, which dried and pounded form our only food ; no 

 fat, no animal food being to obtain. At Madjambanis we were 

 seed-eaters (Indian corn, Caffre corn) ; at Ismaili's we became 

 plantain-eaters; at Kilongo-longa's rice-eaters (Oryzornis !) ; and 

 now we are anew plantain-eaters ! 



"No. 1921. Spermcstes poensis, Eras., rf . 



" No. 1922. Andropadus, <$ . 



" No. 1923. Cossypha (an barttleloti, Shell.), J . This bird 

 differs from the plate in having back and wings dark slate-colour, 

 the centre pair of the tail-feathers entirely black, and the re- 

 mainder edged with black on their outer webs. Underparts pale, 

 belly nearly white. Measurements exactly like those given by the 

 describer, only tail shorter. 



"No. 1924. Picm; ef. nos. 1684, 85. 



"No. 1925. Stiphrornis, $ . Next to H. yabonensis, Sharpe. 



" No. 1926. Zosterops virens, Sund., <$ . 



" No. 1927. Smithomis rufolateralis, Gray, tf • 



" No. 1928. Corythura cinnamomea, Less. Formerly obtained 

 in Monbuttu, 1 spec, at Bukoba, Victoria Nyanza, and 1 spec. 

 very mangled, brought by natives on the upper Ituri ; 2 spec, at 

 Mrva, Albert Nyanza. Contrary to its habit of hiding always in 

 the grass and reeds near brooks, the present species was found 

 under a fig-tree — not far from the brook — busily picking at iigs 

 covered with small stingless bees which abound here. This species 

 seems not exactly rare, but by reason of its hiding always in the 

 grass and reeds and taking to flight only when forced, it is rarely 

 seen. 



"No. 1929. Turturcenas? $ ad.; ef. no. 1918. At last a fair 



