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Show 1884.] BIRDS FROM KILIMANJARO. 555 only recently shortly characterized in the 'Journal fiir Ornitho-logie.' Of the remaining thirty-three species of which this collection contains examples, I hope to treat at some future time, when Mr. Johnston has returned from his exploration of this high mountain-range, and has brought home the rest of his specimens. 1. MUSCICAPA JOHNSTONI, sp. n. Kilimanjaro, $ , 6000 feet. Entire upper parts uniform slaty blue ; wings and tail slightly browner and darker, the feathers edged with the same colour as the back. In front of the eyes, cheeks, and lower portion of the ear-coverts ashy white ; owing to the state of the skin I cannot confidently define the exact limits of the ashy white on the sides of the head. Chin, throat, and sides of the body ashy grey, fading into ashy white on the remainder of the breast and abdomen, and almost into white on the thighs and under tail-coverts ; axillaries and under wing-coverts white ; under surface of the quills slaty brown, fading into buffish white on portion of their inner margins. Bill apparently leaden-grey, with a buff patch extending over about two thirds of the base of the culmen, and with the tip black. Legs brownish black. Total length 6 inches, culmen 0*5, wing 3*35, tail 3, tarsus 0*9. Owing to the indifferent state of the skin, I keep this species in the genus Muscicapa, although it does not agree with that nor with any other of the genera recognized by Mr. Sharpe (Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vol. iv.). It has long, well-developed rictal bristles, and a broad but unusually deep bill, which is almost as deep as wide at the front of the nostrils. In general appearance it comes nearest to M. caru-lescens, Hartl., and M. cinerascens, Sharpe, but differs from both in its larger size, very much darker colouring, and in the bill and under wing-coverts. I have named this fine and very distinct new Flycatcher after its discoverer, Mr. H . H. Johnston. 2. NECTARINIA KILIMENSIS, sp. n. Kilimanjaro, 8, 5000 ft. Very similar to N. tacazze, but differs as follows:-Head ani neck metallic green, glossed with copper, and shading into fiery copper on the back ; scapulars and upper tail-coverts with a greenish shade, but no lilac reflections; wings and tail brownish black with no blue shade; metallic edges of the tail-feathers lilac bronze, not greenish blue. Chin and throat metallic coppery green, not passing into metallic lilac on the front of the chest, which, with the remainder of the underparts, is dull black. Bill rather more curved, and the tail slightly more graduated. Total length 8*7 inches, culmen 1*15, wing 29, tail 5*6, tarsus 0*75. Kilimanjaro, $ , 4000 ft. Very similar to N. tacazze, but with the throat less olive and of a PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1884, No. XXXVIII. 38 |