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Show 362 CAPT. G. E. S H E L L E Y O N [June 18, t. c. p. 355; Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 349; id. J. 1885, p. 129 ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 225 ; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 63 ; Matsch. t. c. p. 153 ; Schal. t. c. p. 239 ; Shelley, Ibis, 1888, p. 292. o*. Teita, June. 2 • Useri river, July 14. 35. LANIARIUS SULFUREIPECTUS. Ljaniarius sulfureipectus (Less.), Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 580; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 159 ; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 63 ; Matsch. t. c. p. 153; Shelley, P. Z.S. 1888, p. 25; id. Ibis, 1888, p. 301. Chlorophoneus sulfureipectus, Bdhm, J. f. O. 1883, p. 184 ; Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 349 ; id. J. f. O. 1885, p. 130. 3 . Taveta, August 18. 36. LANIUS CAUDATUS. Lanius caudatus,Cab.; Shellev, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 579 ; Gadow, B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 254; Bohm, J. f. O. 1883, p. 187; Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 344 ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 225 ; id. Ibis, 1888, p. 301. Fiscus caudatus, Schal. J. f. 0.1883, p. 357 ; Fisch. J. f. O. 1885, p. 131. Juv. Useri river. 37. XENOCICHLA NIGRICEPS, n. sp. Adult male. General colour above yellowish olive, passing into dusky grey on the back of the neck and nape, and then into brownish black on the crown and forehead ; eyes surrounded by a broadish band of ashy-white feathers ; cheeks and ear-coverts dusky grey with paler centres ; wing-coverts yellowish olive like the back ; quills brown, strongly washed with yellowish olive on the outer webs ; tail olive-brown washed with yellow, slightly browner than the back ; chin, throat, and front half of the breast ashy grey ; abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts rather bright olive-yellow ; centre of the breast slightly washed with yellow ; axillaries and under wing-coverts pale yellow, barely shaded with olive; under surface of the quills dusky black, their inner margins broadly edged with whitish yellow. Bill black ; legs slaty grey. Total length 6*7 inches, culmen 0*65, wing 3*7, tail 3*3, tarsus 10. Adult female. Similar in plumage to the male. Total length 7 inches, culmen 0*6, wing 3*5, tail 3*4, tarsus 0*9. 3 2 - Kilimanjaro, 6000 ft., August. Compared with X. tephrolcema, this species has the bill rather shorter and the culmen slightly more curved; it resembles that species in size, colouring of the back, wings, and tail, and like it has the head and neck grey; but the crown in the present species is much darker, being nearly black. In X. tephrolcema the pale grey of the throat is of less extent, and the crop, entire body, and under tail-coverts are deep yellow shaded with olive. |