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Show 1895.] FROM WESTERN SOMALI-LAND. 479 First obtained by Speke at Meninga in Equatorial Africa. Two specimens, which Count Salvadori believes to be of this species, were obtained by Antinori at Ambo-Karra, in Shoa, in July and August. Dr. Ragazzi obtained a female at Muea in May, but it was not common. It extends south as far as the Teita district, where it was procured by Mr. Jackson at Nzoni, and is widely spread over East Africa down to Ugogo. 64. DRYOSCOPUS RUFINUCHALIS, n. sp. Similis D. ruficipiti, sed fronte et vertice nigris, occipiU nuchaque rufis distinguendus. Long. tot. 7*1 poll., culm. 0*75, aloe caudce 3*15, tarsi 1*05. a. d ad. Dabulli, Sept. 16, 1894. Legs grey; iris dark brown. b. d ad. Tooloo Duroo, Nov. 25, 1894. c. Ad. ?, Dec. 1, 1894. All Dr. Donaldson Smith's specimens differ from the type in the Lort Phillips collection in having the fore part of the crown black, as well as the forehead. In the typical specimen the forehead only is black, so that there is not half the amount of black on the crown of the head. This may only be sexual. A specimen got by Mr. Gillett is also stated to be a male, like two of those procured by Dr. Smith. On the other hand, it is so remarkable that four specimens obtained on the present expedition should all agree together and all differ from the type in such a marked way, that 1 have come to the conclusion that the differences are specific. 65. TELEPHONUS JAMESI. Telephonus jamesi, Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 403, pi. x. fig. 2; Oust. t. c. p. 5 (1886). a. Bussarler, Nov. 28, 1894. Legs grey; iris brown, with light spots. 66. TELEPHONUS BLANFOBDI. Telephonus erythropterus, pt., Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 468 (1871). Telephonus blanfordi, Sharpe; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 127, pi. 2. fig. 2 (1883); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 119 (1884), vi. p. 242 (1888); Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 600. «. d ad. Sheik Husein, Sept. 25, 1894. Iris purple, with small white spots; legs bluish grey. This Bush-Shrike breeds in Shoa, where Antinori met with it at Daimbi in the Adda Galla country and at Let-Marafia, Algaber, Mahal-Uonz, and Denz. Mr. Jackson obtained a specimen at Kitosh in March. 67. NILAUS MINOR, subsp. n. Nilaus brubru (Lath.); Salvad. t. c. p. 555 (1894). N. similis N. capensi, sed conspicve minor. Long. tot. 5*1 poll., culm. 0*65, alee 3, caudce 1*9, tarsi 0*75. |