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Show 1894.] JOURNAL OF THE LATE PR. EMIN PASHA. 603 " No. 1904. A broken specimen of Muscicapa lugens, Hartl. "No. 1905. Bubo 3; cf. nos. 1858, 59. A fine male of this pretty Owl, shot on the march between Lenda river and the Urumbi station. " On August 20th we reached, after 19 days' forest march, the Urumbi station, the westernmost point of this journey, the road lying now to south until we reach Kirundi (Kabongi's place), on the Upper Congo, where I think Herr Bohnclorff collected before me. " No. 1906. Barbatula leucolcema, Verr., 3 . Abundant through the forest region: northwards to Monbuttu and Macraca (4° 20' L. N.), and eastwards to the western shore of Victoria Nyanza (Bukoba). " No. 1907. Camaroptera 3 brevicaudata, Cretzschm. 1 " No. 1908. Camaroptera 2 (probably younger). J " Shot together. The lighter form, uot Sgncopta tincta, Cab. "No. 1909. "No. 1910. Eurysto?nus gularis, Vieill. " No. 1911; cf. no. 1904. Broad yellowish superciliary stripes. "No 1912 r? 1 «-vr ' i q-i o" o r Ginnyris chloropycjius, Jard. Very common. "No. 1914. Passer diffusus, A. Smith, 3 in moult. Very common. I cannot see very valid difference between P. swainsoni and P. diffusus. " The last evening at Majoja brought a novelty in the shape of: - "No. 1915. Pceocephalus gulielmi, Jard., 3- A pair of this pretty species was seen and, although both brought to bay, only the male "secured, the female (apparently without red forehead) hiding itself in the high grasses. Seen and heard at Ipoto also but never obtained. Always in pairs, nesting in tree-holes, selecting always a branchless spot. Not rare, but shy. Its voice not like Psilt. erithacus, but a stronger action of that of Pceoc. meyeri. " On August 27 we crossed the Lindi river and stopped at Valiasnge on the western bank. Here a very rich avifauna but no time to collect, the preparation for a new forest march being made. Obtained:- "No. 1916. Totanus hypoleucus, L. A small 2 • "No. 1917. Pycnonotus layardi, Gurn., 3. " Two entirely spoilt specimens of a Haphpelia brought in, but found useless. " No. 1918. Turturcenas, sp., 3 • The whole day fruitlessly spent in pursuit of this species! I had given up all hope of obtaining a specimen when, after having started, a man overtook me on the road and brought me the present one living but badly handled, some primaries and the secondaries having been plucked out: I kept it, however, just for identification. At Kilongo-lono- a's place this species was not infrequent, but very shy and never came within range. Here, in Valiasnge, it frequents in the early morning and towards evening the rice- and Indian-corn |