This was, under the circumstance of soldier life, but a small collection, but it is interesting to note that they proved useful and of interest. Dr. Hartert wrote concerning them: “Nos. 1 and 26. It is surprising that a new species should still be found in British East Africa. It seems, however, probable that the specimens mentioned by Reichenow from Ugogo as probably—judging by the somewhat poor description and figure in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society—being _Serinus donaldsoni_, are not the latter, but this new species, which I have described as _Serinus buchanani_ at the January meeting of the British Ornithological Club, 1919. I have compared the specimens with the types and other examples of _S. donaldsoni_ in the British Museum, from Somaliland, and it is evident that _S. buchanani_ differs by its larger and less curved bill, longer wing, and more yellowish colour, especially the sides being yellow with faint stripes, not green with black streaks. “The nest of _S. buchanani_ was found at Maktau in the fork of a thorn tree about eight feet above the ground, on 26th September, 1915. It is a somewhat flat structure of fibres and rootlets, interwoven with cobwebs and wool. The three eggs are pale blue with purplish black dots and short lines around the wide pole. They measure 20 by 14·8 and 19·3 by 14·7 mm. They closely resemble the eggs of the Trumpeter Bullfinch. (init.) “E. H.” “No. 13, _Oenanthe oenanthe_ (European Wheatear) collected at Maktau, B.E.A., on 28th September, 1915. This appears to be an early date for the occurrence of the European Wheatear so far south. (init.) “E. H.” “No. 36. _Colius leucocephalus_ (White-headed Coly). This species is still very rare in collections. It is at once distinguished from all other colies by its well-marked white head. The first example was obtained by Fisher at Wapokomo, B.E.A., in 1878, and long remained a unicum. The trader Abdu Jindi sold a skin from Bardera to the Paris Museum. The British Museum possesses specimens obtained on the Guaso Nyero, B.E.A., by Lord Delamere, and by Atkinson at Logh, Somaliland. The late Baron Erlanger collected five specimens in Southern Somaliland. The bird is figured in _Coliidae_, Genera Avium VI, 1906. Quite recently Zedlitz received three males and one female from Afgoi, South Somaliland. (init.) “E. H.” “No. 105. _Laniarius funebris degener_ (Lesser Sombre Shrike), collected at Moschi, Kilimanjaro Area, is from a locality that is remarkable. Hitherto only known from South Somaliland, but agrees perfectly with _degener_, being smaller than _atrocaeruleus_, and much less deep black than _L. funebris funebris_.