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Show ^881.] BIRDS F R O M EASTERN AFRICA. 575 whence it ranges southward, on the east coast, to Ugogo, and has been recorded from the west coast from the Congo and Benguela. 61. MONTICOLA SAXATILIS. 31onticola saxatilis (Linn.), Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 219; Gurney, Ibis, 1881, p. 125. Petrocincla saxatilis, Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. 0.1879, p. 355 1880, p. 144. Pangani; Usambara hills ; Usambara mountains ; Ugogo. Although apparently a common bird in the Zanzibar province, it had not been recorded from East Africa previous to its being collected by Dr. Hildebrandt at Duruma in Wanika and in Ukamba. It ranges throughout North Africa, extending southward in East Africa to Bagamoyo, opposite Zanzibar Island, where it has been collected by Dr. Fischer, and inland to Ugogo. 62. CRATEROPUS KIRKI. Crateropus jardinei, Sclat. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 108 ; Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 289, pt. Crateropus kirki, Sharpe, Nicholson, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 356 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 226; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 260; Fischer, torn. cit. p. 278. Usambara hills ; Usambara mountains. This species ranges from Bogue in Uzinga (where it has been recorded on the authority of Captain Speke) southward to the Zambesi. 63. ARGYA RUBIGINOSA. Crateropus ruBiginosus, Riipp., Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 1878, p. 260; Fischer, J. f. O. 1879, p. 289. Pangani. Dr. Fischer procured this species at Mombas. There is a specimen from Zanzibar in the British Museum. From Zanzibar it ranges northward to Shoa, in North-eastern Africa, about 10° N. lat. 64. PHYLLOSTREPHUS STREPITANS. Griniger strepitans, Reichenow, Ornith. Centralbl. 1879, p. 139; Fischer, J. f. O. 1879, pp. 278, 287; Reichenow & Schalow, torn. cit. p. 318. Phyllostrephus sharpei, Shelley Ibis, 1880, p. 334. Phyllostrephus strepitans, Sharpe, Cat. B. vi. p. 117. Dar-es-Salaam. This species ranges from Melinda, where it has been collected by Dr. Fischer, to Dar-es-Salaam. Mr. Sharpe, who has recently examined these birds in the course of preparing the British-Museum Catalogue, informs me that Griniger strepitans is identical with my Phyllostrephus sharpei. 65. ORIOLUS GALBULA. Oriolus galBula, Linn., Sharpe, P.Z.S. 1873, p. 714; id. Cat. |