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Mr. Gr, L. Bates— Field-Notes on the 
a bird often found in the primeval forest, but still oftener in 
the second-growth forest, like that mentioned under Ploceus 
bicolor (above, p. 42), which consists largely of “aseng” 
trees ( Musango smithii), on the fruit of which it feeds. Its 
principal food is fruit, but it eats insects also. It has a 
call which I may express as “ pee-ew ! ” uttered with energy, 
and accompanied by the spreading of the tail so as to display 
the white feathers. It has another note which may be called 
its song, using the word “song” with some latitude. Once 
I came upon several of these birds in the tree-tops near 
together, answering each other with “ pee-ew ! ” But usually 
they are found singly or a pair together. No. 1869 was 
shot while crying “ pee-ew ! ” and spreading its tail; it was 
a female and in breeding condition. After it was shot its 
mate was heard crying “pee-ew ! ” followed by a little song, 
though it was not seen. Nos. 1918 and 1919 were also 
mates that were answering each other. 
Phyllostrephus indicator (Beich. Y. A. iii. p. 390) probably 
has similar ways and a similar voice. It cannot be distin¬ 
guished from P. clamans unless it is in the hand, and some 
of the birds observed may have been P. indicator . But those 
that were seen and afterwards shot, so as to be identified, 
belonged to P. clamans . 
Phyllostrephus viridescentior. [Ntyando.] 
Pycnonotus viridescentior Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, p. 464. 
No, 2509. ? ad. Iris brown ; feet blue ; bill black. Two 
large empty sheaths of ova in ovary; oviduct large. Caught 
on the nest, at evening. 
The nest was a shallow cup exactly like that of Pycnonotus 
gabonensis , set in the triple fork of an “ okom ” bush, and was 
found not far from the village. It was composed of shreds 
of the bark of weeds and leaf-petioles, with fine grass-stems 
inside. It measured internally in the two diameters 65 
and 55 mm. The two eggs found in it measured 25*5 x 
17 mm. and 23’5 x 17 mm. 
[Two eggs are of an elongated pointed oval shape and 
slightly glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, 
