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October, but some species extend into other months, e.g. the 
pratincole Glareola nuchalis . I took a clutch of these eggs on 
November 12. I also find that many species raise broods at 
least in one season, while weaver birds may be found breeding 
at almost any time. August seems to be the principal nesting 
month for lake-shore birds — gulls, cormorants, ibis, and the 
like ; also birds of prey such as kites, hawks, and eagles ; but 
here again exceptions occur. I have taken the red-tailed 
buzzard, Buteo augur , in April and May, and cormorants and 
darters were observed breeding on December 24 on the Nile by 
Jinja. A large series of dates is needed to thoroughly under- 
stand the question. We are unfortunately situated in one 
way by having migrants from the South and also from Europe, 
and in Uganda the birds include forms from both the eastern 
and western areas of Africa. 
R. VAN SoMEREN. 
It may be of interest to note that the Baganda, who are as a 
rule very particular as to the animals they eat, eat lion’s flesh. 
They consumed every scrap of the carcass of a lion I shot in 
December 1912, and what they did not eat they dried in small 
pieces and sold at an extravagant rate. 
They firmly believe that the flesh of a lion gives strength 
to those who eat it. 
F, A. Knowles. 
Kampala. 
The Chinese of Malaysia also have the same idea regarding 
eating the flesh of the tiger and large sums are paid for certain 
parts. 
The natives of Senegambia I have heard also eat lion’s flesh. 
R. VAN SoMEREN. 
The above are examples of what Dr. J. G. Frazer classes 
as sympathetic magic, vide ‘ The Golden Bough,’ Part I — 4 The 
Magic Art.’ Editor, 
