hut there were also a larue number of the immature tawny brown birds as well. 
Most of them were on the ground searching in the grass 
were perchel in the smaller thorn trees, and others were circling about just 
°'^^Ibout Tto down the road we came across another similar group of about 12 
birds. We must have crossed paths with a migrant flock 
Unfortunately we did not return until after dark and could 
hear anything as we passed through that area. I wonder if you have had any 
Other reports of this incident? 
Georp:e Macharaer, Box 41141, Nairobi. 
Migrating flocks of this sice and larger have previously been recorded frOT 
this area and may also be seen occasionally elsewhere in central and south 
west Kenya during November and December. Ed. 
CORRECTION 
In my review of Where to watch birds in Ken>^a in the November /December 1984 
issue of the EANHS Bulletin I stated (page 17), that there was an PP 
error in that Percival's Oriole Oriolus parcivali was listed as being 
present in th'e Kare/Ololua Forest and I understood that this bird was a race 
of the Black-winged Oriole O niqripennis, which does not occur in Keny 
have been corrected on this point by Mr G.R. Cunningham-van S^eren of 
the National Museums of Kenya, who has pointed out that o. percivall is 
futl species L is now referred to in Britton 1980 as the Montane Oriole 
which lost certainly occur in the forests around an^ 
' like to publish this correction in the Bulletin with apologies for any 
confusion that may have been caused. ^ from 
However, I would like to bring out the following two points arising from 
this: 
1 . My discovery of the apparent "error" was based on research into Mac^orth- 
Praed and Grant 1957/1960, which Joes list O. percivall as a race of 
O. nigripennisa 
2. I think that all of the above serves as a good example of one of the critic- 
isms that I made of Where to watch birds in Kenya when 1 wrote the review - 
the fact that the author has used the nomenclature of Mackworth-Praed and 
Grant in his book will only serve to confuse people.^ It . . 
served to confuse me so far with regard to this particular bird, although it 
has opened an interesting debate which I look forward to resolving in 
near future. 
Peter C. Fletcher, Box 43675, Nairobi. 
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