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Show 460 DR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS [May 21, Mem. R. Accad. Torino, (2) xliv. p. 559 (1894: Webbe River, Webbe Schebeli, Hento Valley, Banan); Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- Ost-Afr. p. 173 (1894). a. d ad. Milmil, July 26, 1894. b. d ad. Hargeisa, July 21, 1894. Iris white. c. cf ad. Jadid-hurrieh, Jan. 7, 1895. Iris white. Somali-land seems to be the metropolis of this beautiful species ; but it has been found to the south at Pare by Dr. Fischer, and in the " wilderness " near the River Tsavo (not " Tskro," as printed in my paper !) by Mr. Jackson. Here it was plentiful. 5. GALEOPSAR SALVADORII. Galeopsar salvadorii, Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 241, pi. iv. a, b. d 2- Stony brook, Ehrer River, August 18, 1894. There appears to be no difference in the colouring of the sexes. This species was discovered by Mr. F. J. Jackson in Turquel, and Dr. Smith found it in the mountainous country on the Ehrer River, near its junction with the Shebeli. I have also received a specimen from Mr. Neumann obtained between Mt. Kenia and Lake Rudolph. 6. AMYDRUS MORIO. Amydrus morio (L.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 161 (1890); id. Ibis, 1891, p. 242; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 172 (1894). Amydrus rueppelli, Verr.; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 524; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 201 (1884), vi. p. 299 (1888). a. $ • Sheik Mahomed, Nov. 13, 1894. Iris bright red; bill and feet black. In N.E. Africa, Heuglin considered this species not to be sedentary. He found it in rocky valleys with high trees in Abyssinia, northwards to Barka, in Fazogl, and Southern Kordofan, but only during the rainy season. In Shoa, Antinori states that the speciesis common on the elevated " Kolla " at a moderate height. Mr. Jackson met with it on Mount Elgon, at Turquel, and also in the Ulu country in Ukambani. Dr. Reichenow records the species from Ugogo, Nguru, Kilima-njaro, Lake Tanganyika, and Bussisi. 7. LAMPROCOLIUS CHALYBEUS. Lamprocolius chalybeus (Ehr.) ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 514: Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 199 (1884), vi. p. 297 (1888); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 176 (1890); id. Ibis, 1891, p. 242 ; Salvad. Mem. R. Accad. Torino, (2) xliv. p. 559 (1894: Hento Valley). a. d • Dabulli, Sept. 16, 1894. Iris orange. b. 2 • Goura, Sept. 14, 1894. Iris golden yellow. One of the commonest and most widely distributed birds in N.E. Africa. In the Nile district and the Bischarin Steppes it |