Volume 28 Number 1 
the EANHS 
in 
April 1998 
COMMENT 
WE NEED YOU! 
Members have often commented that EANHS 
activities are Nairobi-based, and few events are 
organised elsewhere. This is now about to change 
At the Society’s AGM in June, a revised constitu- 
tion will hopefully be approved, conducive to the 
formation of local members’ groups. However. 
WE NEED YOU to effect thechange. 
At the Society's headquarters in Nairobi, we 
are providing an enabling environment: 
• The Society's monthly Newsletter an- 
nounces EANHS- related events anywhere 
in Kenya as long as it receives the infor- 
mation on time 
• Lists of members in your area can be ob- 
tained on request from the EANHS office 
• The revised Constitution approved at the 
AGM provides for the setting up of branches 
of the Society outside of Nairobi. There is 
already one branch of the EANHS. in 
Uganda, which has an active programme. 
EANHS Uganda is the BirdLife partner 
in Uganda, and will be hosting the 10th 
Pan African Ornithological Congress in 
2000 . 
• A new category of membership was also 
added at the AGM , the conservation group 
member. This is open to people who be- 
long to certain Institutional Members of 
the EANHS active in conservation or en- 
vironmental work outside Nairobi. 
• The concessionary membership rate enti- 
tles conservation group members to receive 
one copy of each Newsletter and Bulletin 
for every five members, all mailed to the 
same address. We hope this will enable 
more interested people to join the EANHS. 
Okay, now it is up to YOU, the members, to 
form members’ groups all over Kenya! Already, 
enthusiastic young members in Gede and Mom- 
basa are in the final stages of setting up a re- 
gional group of the EANHS for the Coast. 
Perhaps the creation of a regional group seems 
overly intimidating? Then why not just serve as a 
focal point for the EANHS in your area? Organ- 
1NSIDE 
Comment 1 
We need you’ 1 
Articles 2 
Census of Indian house crows Corvus splendor) s 
on Mombasa island. PA. Erffemeijer 6 J. Seys 2 
Three butterflies of Tefta Part HI Cymothoe teita 
Rev. T Oakley 5 
Climate change and wfldtrfe 7 
Short Notes 9 
Effects of th 1997/1998 flooding at the Tana River 
Delta IV,/. Knocker 9 
W^ri *'V. '* , .. ' 
Collared palm thrush Ochtodus.i arquota in the 
Lake Manyara Nationa l Park D. Richards 10 
A note on the flamingos In Kyambura Wildlife 
Reserve. Uganda. A. Bmck-Doyte 11 
Earth watch 12 
The MaJlorcan thrill E Rondo 12 
Book Reviews 12 
A Guide to the Seashores of Eastern Africa end 
the \Afostom Indian Ocean islands by M. Richmond 
Eteur Ng'wano 14 
Appreciation 14 
Gumer Cunningham van Someren, 1913-1977. 
Ian Parker 14 
