. The Oist's record . i.^:*ibf^ HARRISON & SONS, Limited, Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty,45. St. Martins Lane, London, 2. ~y J lo -\o )-n^- mM^ 1> THE OOLOGISTS RECORD. Edited by KENNETH L. SKINNER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Vol. I-No. 1.] [March 1, 1921. EAST AFRICAN NOTES. The writer left London on 17th June, 1920, for Zanzibar viaSuez. Port Sudan was reached on 12th July. Great heat prevailed,up to 110° in the shade on board, and the desert looked anythingbut inviting. However, an excursion south-west of the town,made between five and nine of the following day, was notentirely
. The Oist's record . i.^:*ibf^ HARRISON & SONS, Limited, Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty,45. St. Martins Lane, London, 2. ~y J lo -\o )-n^- mM^ 1> THE OOLOGISTS RECORD. Edited by KENNETH L. SKINNER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Vol. I-No. 1.] [March 1, 1921. EAST AFRICAN NOTES. The writer left London on 17th June, 1920, for Zanzibar viaSuez. Port Sudan was reached on 12th July. Great heat prevailed,up to 110° in the shade on board, and the desert looked anythingbut inviting. However, an excursion south-west of the town,made between five and nine of the following day, was notentirely unproductive. Crossing a rubbish-strewn waste we entereda region where isolated wells permitted of some cultivation andfound a Prima, which I took to be P. gracilis {Licht.), breedingin low bushes and hedges round the sandy gardens. One nestcontained three fresh eggs, small, rounded, and well covered withcloudy brick-red markings. Another was just ready and a thirdapparently deserted : at least four pairs of theoistsrecord01lond
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