— 135 — 



Chlorophoneus abboUi (Richm.). — Rchw. II. p. 560. 



Maloconotus manningi Sh. 



1 (5 ad. 5. 5. Londiani. 



This rare Shrike, which was first brought home by Dr. W. L. 



Abbott from Kilimandjaro, is not often found in British East 



Africa and therefore ornithological literature has not much to say 



of it. — V. S m e r e n does not even include it in his "Prov. 



-Check. List of the Birds of East Africa and Uganda". 



This race occurred on the outskirts of the forests and 

 frequented the dense foliage of the higher branches, where, in 

 spite of its brilliant colours, it was nevertheless difficult to de- 

 tect. The bird's note is a skrill whistle, consisting of 4 — 5 conse- 

 cutive short tones. 



The specimen agrees almost entirely with the description 

 given by Richmond (Auk. 1897, p. 161) except that the colour 

 of the underparts and of all the under tail-coverts is uniform 

 yellow. 



Wing 68 mm., culmen 17 mm., tarsus 26 mm. (according 

 to Reichenow bill 15 mm., tarsus 25 mm.). 



Irides red; bill black; legs lead-grey. 



The beautiful series of this bird found in the Royal Natural 

 History Museum, Stockholm (collected by Sjostedt: Wissen- 

 schaft Erg. Schw. Zool. Exp. Kilimandjaro, Meru 1905—1906, 

 Stockholm 1910, p. 114) exhibits, as Sjostedt (op. cit.) has 

 pointed out, great variations. Even with reference to the more 

 or less slaty-grey colour of the upper surface there are con- 

 siderable differences, some being predominantly green, others grey. 



Two specimen from Kilimandjaro in the Berlin Museum 

 (coll. by Sjostedt) have the under surface and flanks predo- 

 minantly green. Further, the back is green, only the shoulder 

 patch being slaty-grey. My specimen has nearly the whole of 

 the back grey, only the upper tail-coverts are green. 



Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus suahelicus Neum. — 



Journ. f. Ornithol. 1899, p. 305. 



1 Q ad. 12. 8. Lumbwa. 



This race is found in thick brushwood close to water (Neum. 

 J. f. 0. 1915, p 222). — I only came across it at Lumbwa. 

 Wing 90 mm., tarsus 24 mm. 

 Irides red; bill black; legs lead-grey. 



Chlorophoneus dohertyi (W. Rothschild). — Rchw. II. p. 567. 

 1 (5 ad, 21. 5.; 1 2 ad. 21. 5.; Mount Elgon, 6.500 ft. 



In the dense brushwood and thickets on the slopes of Elgon 

 this race occurred sparingly. Both specimen were shot together 



