MEMBERS’ NOTEBOOK 
67 
NESTING NOTES 
By R. van Someren 
Ordinary Name 
Scientific Name 
Date when eggs 
noted 
No. of eggs 
White-bearded lake 
eagle 
Pratincole 
Darter . 
Cormorant . 
| Halietus vocifer 
Glareola nuchalis j 
Plotus africanus . 
Phalacrocorax africanus 
July 12, 1912 
August 20, 1912 
Nov. 12, 1912 
Feb. 26, 1913 
Nov. 20, 1912 
Nov. 15, 1912 
2 
2 
2 
Will Dr. van Someren kindly state where he obtained 
the clutch of pratincole eggs, i.e. the nature of the site and 
whether on open land or on a rock in a river or lake ? If the 
latter the bird is probably Galactochrysea Emini and not 
nuchalis. 
I should be greatly interested to learn which of the gulls 
has been found breeding in Uganda. I have often heard of 
large numbers of gulls breeding on a small island south of 
Semagala in the Sesse group, but have been unable to ascertain 
the species. 
Sir F. J. Jackson. 
The pratincole eggs referred to by Sir F. J. Jackson were 
found on rocky islands in the Nile laid on bare rocks ; skins 
were identified as nuchalis by Hartert. With regard to gulls — 
Larus cirrhoce'phalus may be found breeding in numbers on 
Missambwa Island, near Sango Bay (Buddu) and eggs were 
found there in September 1912. Probably August would be 
the nest time ; the eggs are very similar to those of Larus 
ridibundus , and the nesting habits appear similar, vide a photo 
of gulls breeding on these islands in the author’s book ‘ Studies 
of Bird Life in Uganda.’ 
Roughly speaking there are two distinct nesting seasons, 
corresponding roughly to the rainy months — that is, when food 
and insect life are plentiful. In Uganda the first extends from 
March into May and June and the second from August to 
