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FISHING AT MAFIA ISLAND 
With regard to the habits of these birds, little is known. 
They are birds of the dense forests, which fact would account 
for them being overlooked so long in Uganda. 
They are shy and timid, and difficult to procure. Owing 
to their partiality for the thick forest, these birds do not fly 
swiftly nor far, but trust to their running powers to avoid 
pursuit. My head collector reports that the best way to find 
and keep in touch with these birds is with a good hunting 
dog. 
These birds are usually found in pairs or small coveys. 
I have not heard them calling, but they are said to utter a low 
whistling note when feeding amongst the fallen leaves. 
Breeding apparently takes place in May and June, during 
which months females have been collected with swollen ovaries 
and dilated oviducts. Young birds in first plumage have 
been shot in September. 
So far, the only locality in Uganda where these birds 
have been taken is in the great Mabira Forest in Chagwe. 
The frontispiece, representing male and female, gives one a 
good idea as to the plumage and form of these birds ; a notice- 
able feature is the slender bill and comparatively short legs. 
The colouration of the sexes differs to such an extent as to 
lead one at a first glance to think that these birds represented 
different species. The fact that some females possess long 
spurs also adds to this supposition. 
FISHING AT MAFIA ISLAND 
By Editor 
The waters around Mafia Island have often been highly 
spoken of as a favourite haunt of game fish. His Excellency 
the Governor recently had to proceed there on duty with his 
staff, so he determined to test the locality, and took with him 
a motor-boat. 
At midday on September 24 His Excellency’s party anchored 
some little distance from the island, and at 2.45 commenced 
