RED MALTBY & SON Ltd. 30 St. Michael's Street, Oxford TBS /fOI<? V--' i^O^^ / l:^ SCOPUS A quarterly ornithological publication of the East Africa Natural History Society Volume 1 (1) March 1977 15 shillings : . i SCOPUS Scopus is published five times a year by the East Africa Natural History Society's Ornithological ST±)-CoiiHnittee . Sxibscriptions are payable to the Hon. Treasurer (and Secretciry) , D.A. Turner, Scopus a/c. Box 48019, Nairobi, Kenya, at the following annual rates 1) To members of the E.A.N.H.S., Kenya shillings 50/- 2) To all others, Kenya shillings 75/- All material for Scopus^ including papers, short communications, and records of , birds, should be sent to the Chairman of the Ornithological Sub-Committee, Dr D.J. Pearson, Department of Biochemistry, Box 30197, Nairobi. Other members of the Sub-Committee are: G.C. Backhurst (Editor of Scopus) Box 290O3, Nairobi; P.L. & Mrs H.A. Britton, Box 90163, Mombasa; G.R. Cunningham- van Someren, Box 40658, Nairobi; Dr A.W. Diamond, Department of Zoology, Box 30197, Nairobi; A.D. Forbes-Watson, Box 49771, Nairobi; B.S. Meadows^ Box 30521, Nairobi; J.F. Reynolds, Box 40584, Nairobi; D.K. Richards, Box 41951, Nairobi. NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS Scopus welcomes original contributions in English on all aspects of East African ornithology. Contributions will be assessed by the Sub-Committee and by independent referees if necessary. The material published in Scopus will be divided into 'papers' and 'short communications', the latter will be less than two Scopus-pages in length. Contributions should be typed in double spacing, on one side of the paper only, with wide margins all round, and they should be submitted in duplicate Exceptionally, clear hand-written MSS will be considered but these too should be sent in dx^ilicate. Both English and scientific names of birds should be given when the species is first mentioned, thereafter only one should be used. Normally, authorities should not be given. 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A number of works, which are likely to be cited frequently, should not be listed under references; the name of the author (s) and date(s) of publication shoiiLd be given in the text in the normal way. A list of the works concerned is given inside the back cover. Observers are asked to send in records of birds for inclusion in the annual East African bird report issue. Records which appear in the National Museums of Kenya Department of Om-ithology Newsletter will be reviewed for the annual report but, in the case of rare birds or birds showing an extension of range, f\iLl details sxopporting the record should be submitted, whether the record is sent to the Newsletter or Scopus - this will save correspondence later on. All contributions should be sent to Dr D.J. Pearson, Department of Biochemistry, Box 30197, Nairobi. 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