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AbyssinianCatbird taxonomicstatus,asitsdulcettonesare cutdown,grazedandturnedintoopen Parophasma galinieri afarcryfromthenoisycacklingofother woodland. AbyssinianCatbirdisataxonomically babblers. HoweversurveysbyLucaBorgheso uniquespecies,beingtheonlymember intheBoranaandBaleprovincesof ofagenuswhichisendemictoEthiopia. PrinceRuspoli’sTuraco southernEthiopiainMarch-April1995 aIitnnitdsecriumnreirdtesinastthleaypbgeer,towsuiepzeeendabnwadibtbbhleethrhaesvibaoanbudbrliesrs, ITtaiusraascpootroufsploulcikithatweknowwhere wareinvddeeawslapesrdeftaohdauttnhtdahnienwsapaenscuipmerbseveiisromuousflclyohctamhlooiturigeehst illadopsises,butusedtobeconsidereda bPirridncreeRmuasipnoeldi’usnTluorcaactoedisfofroumnadnyforyetahres wrehceorredeitdh(asdeenoRtecpernetviRoeupsolrytsbeoennpage flycatcher. tveegnedItitanitsgintooontsitanincnkaettaiosvydeesjnpusenceiipteeasrntgfoolreseseseto,fat aRefultseepprohltaihn,etwcboaelsfleogcrtoeorrhe,edtcthooeudhleadaptlshehsabsryePartinhnecjeoys 6L1ucfaEorvdefiunsrctmohovererredeeidtnattihelarst)e.stthiengspiesctiheesfiasctnotthat ocoaerlaaffotsrttciireektlynnyuyidcfndseooglesnuotsfponeoeifdcsnnt2.egie,nddH4wpo2thbao5wiiy-ersc3sivth.t,ees0eSmrm0puu,e0-cslstmhtoih,ddemaierwaocdehkauagetsesubr,liaielrtrfidaeaeirtsi-siasnd TslotEtohtfhrghiotiiisuhUckoignaiipshtlsniigtbaswli’auotrsrvnrodeeldjblrwduyeby!inetiorrAapheneuensctetrtdiehrfnofeijutofcolrlrtAyeeyeftsssdrutttiirtshocaoneaafcds'osnetsospdheu.emedttcohoiotserehbtnrseeinywthaaorse-. ppcopdrrripoiiesenmmvtncaimuirowrpoiuabolsnlaoyllndyiyaclntieafahno.nror®ddeuerassgist.hetrssH,uphebeabjcbueeiitcvettaesittntaososcfihcohnuuucarmnldsudadbniietnegn cBiorndt’.enTdheisrfsoorntghefutrittlheerofco‘MnofsutseMsusitiscal decliningastheforestsweregradually “c/oBirdLifeInternational, Wellbrook Court,GirtonRoad,CambridgeCB3 ONA,UK. h55MidstreamClose,Hitchin,HertsSG4 ODA,UK. Photospot: Collared Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus Hugh Chittenden rnyfostAfricannightjarsCaprimulgidae mayalsooccasionallybefoundin sunlightpenetratingtotheforestfloor. ITiareassociatedwithsavannaor adjacentsecondarygrowthandinsome Thebirdwaswellcamouflagedinthe openwoodlandhabitatswithBates’s drydeciduousforestsandhasrecently leaflitter. NightjarCaprimulgusbatesiandBrown beenrecordedinbrushforestand Itispossiblethatthebirdcouldhave NightjarC.binotatusbeingtwospecies mangrovesintheMorondavaareain beenincubatingbutthiswasnot morecloselyassociatedwithforest westernMadagascar. confirmedforfearoffurtherdisturbance. habitats.However,neitherspecieshave InOctober1994,1wasluckytobe CollaredNightjarsweresubsequently howeverbeenproventobreedwithin shownaroostingbirdintheReserve seenhawkinginsectsabovetheforest theforestcanopy.1 Specialed’Analamazaotra/Perinet canopyduringtheevenings. Twonightjarspeciesarefoundin (18°28’S,48°28’E),about930mabove Acknowledgements Madagascar,thewidespreadand sea-level.Theareahasanannual commonMadagascarNightjarC. averageprecipitationofabout1,700 NigelCleerekindlyco®mmentedonthe madagascariensisandtherareendemic mm.Thebirdhadroostedforanumber firstdraftofthisnote. CollaredNightjarC.enarratus.Thelatter ofdaysinthesamespot,andwas References speciesisrestrictedtotheundisturbed cautiouslyapproachedtowithin3mto 1. Fry, C.H., Keith, S. andUrban, E.K. rainforestsofthecentral-easternandthe obtainphotographs.Theforesthasa (eds). 1988. TheBirdsofAfrica.Vol northandnorth-westregions.The highcanopyandwherethebirdroosted III.London:AcademicPress. habitatisfastdisappearing.Thespecies thecanopywasclosed,withlittleorno POBox360,Eshowe3815,SouthAfrica. Photospot BullABC Vol3 No 1 -43 CollaredNightjar Caprimulgusenarratus,Perinet,Madagascar,December1995(PeteMorris) EngoulevantacollierCaprimulgusenarratus,PerinetMadagascar,decembre1995(PeteMorris) , '.oll.irrdNightjar Caprimulgusenarratus,Perinet,Madagascar, Nahan’sFrancolinFrancolinusnahani,BudongoForest October1994CHughChittenden) Reserve,Uganda,1995(AndrewJPlumptre) FngouleuantacollierCaprimulgusenarratus,Perinet, FrancolindeNahani' Francolinusnahani,ForttduBudongo, Madagascar octobre19940highChittenden) Ouganda, 1995(AndrewJPlumptre) , 44 BullABC Vol3 No 1 Photospot