IG. XKNOCICDL-i. 95 



Head of Xcnocichla syndactyla. 

 Range. Confined to the Ethiopian Eegion. 



Key to the Sjpecies. 



a. Tail uniform, or having a narrow fringe of 

 yellow at the tip of the inner weh of the 

 outer feathers; no yellow spot at the tip of 

 the tail. 

 a '. Upper tail-coA-erts lilce the hack and like the 

 tail, generally ohve-green or brown. 

 a". Bill blackish or blackish brown. 



a'". Throat and under surface generally 

 brilliant golden j-ellow, as also the 

 lores, cheeks, eyelids, and sides of face 

 generally ; colour above olive-yellow . icterica. p. 96. 

 b'" . Throat yellow ; remainder of under 

 surface of body olive-greenish or brown, 

 greyish on the breast, the j'ellow con- 

 fined to the throat in strong contrast to 

 the breast ; upper surface brown, as also 

 are the tail and wings, which are not , . „-^„;^- 97, 



externally olive-green Y-n ■■ 1 n qh 



c'". Throat yellow, as al.-o the centre of the ^ '' ' "" 

 breast : general colour olive-green above, 

 the head more dusky ; luider surface 

 yellow, with olive-gi'een sides ; under 

 wing-coverts olive-green ; quill-lining- 



buft' olivacea, p. 08. 



d'". Throat grey, as also the entire head ; 

 general colour olive-green, lighter 



below tephroI(€ma, p. 98. 



e'". Throat white. 



a'. Under wing-coverts fawn-colour ; 



head not distinctly capped simplex, p. 99. 



hK Under wing-coverts olive-yellowish 

 or yellowish white ; head ashy grey, 

 forming a cap ; breast and abdomen 

 white, streaked with yellow ; under 

 tail-coverts brown, washed with 



olive Jlavistriata, p. 100 



h". Bill reddish brown ; general colour yel- 

 lowish olive ; under surface bright yellow, 

 greenish on the flanks senna, p. 100. 



