1G4 STUKNlDiE. 



2. Amydrus blythi. 



Amvtli'us rueppelli, Iilyth, J. A. S. Benq. xxiv. p. 300 (1855, ncc 



Terr.). 

 Amydrus blythi, Ilartl. J.f. O. 1859. p. 32; Ileuf/l. Ibis, 1850, 



p. 342 ; Speke, Ibis, 1860, p. 245 ; Heugl. J.f. 0. 1863, p. 23, 1869, 



p. 14 ; id. Oni. X.O.-Afr. \\ 523 (1870), iv. p. cxxvi (1871) ; Blanf. 



Geol Sj- Zool. Abi/ss. p'. 399 (1870) ; Finsch, I'rans. Z. S. vii. p. 325 



(1870) ; id. Sf ilartl. Viig. Ostafr. p. 867 (1870) ; Scl. 8>- Ilartl. 



P. Z. S. 1881, p, 171 ; Hartl. t. c. p. 953 ; Oud. in ItevoiPs Faun. 



et. Flur. Pays Comalis, Ois. p. 12 (1882) : Boehm, J.f. 0. 1885, 



p. 69. ■ ' 



Jidda blytliii, Grm/, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 25, no. 6360 (1870). 



Adult male. Similar to A. morio, and of large size, but decidedly 

 more purple. It is at once distinguished by the uniform black 

 terminal third of the first long primary. Total length 15 inches, 

 culraen 1*1, wing 7'05, tail IS, tarsus 1-5. 



Adult fenuile. Differs from the female of A. morio in the black 

 terminal third of the first long primary, but still more in the colour 

 of the head, -which is uniform light hoary grey all round, including 

 the entire throat, sides of neck, and hind neck. Total length 14-5 

 inches, culmen I'l, wing 6"65, tail 7, tarsus 1*4. 



Hah. North-eastern Africa ; Socotra, extending to the interior of 

 Eastern Africa. 



a, 6. cJ 9 ad. sk, Magen, Senaf(5 Pass, Abyssinia, W. T. Blauford, Esq. 

 Feb. 18, 1868. [P.]. 



c. 5 ad. sk. Abyssinia. Sbarpe Coll. 



d, e. cJ 2 ad. sk. Socotra, March 1880. Prof. Balfour [C.]. 

 /, g. S ; h, i. 2 Socotra, March 1880 (/. B. Bal- Shelley Coll. 



ad. sk. four). 



3. Amydrus frater. 



Amydrus frater, Scl. ^ Ilartl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 171 ; Ilartl t. c. 

 p.' 955; Reiclwn. ^- Schalow, J.f. 0. 1882, p. 227. 



Adult male (tj'pe of species). Similar to A. morio, but differing 

 from that and the other allied species in having a green metallic 

 gloss both above and below. The black ends to the rufous quills 

 form a well-defined blackish mark extending for the terminal third 

 of the primaries, in this respect resembling A. bh/thii. " Feet 

 brown; iris greyish hro-wn" {Hi check ). Total length 12 inches, 

 culmen 1*2, wing 6, tail 5'5, tarsus 1'3. 



Hah. Socotra. 



a cT ad. sk. Socotra. Prof. Balfour [C.]. (Type 



of species.) 



4. Amydrus walleri. 



Amydrus walleri, SJiel/ei/, Ibis, 1880, p. 335, pi. yiii. ; Reich. ^ 

 Schahio, J.f. O. 1881,'p. 101; SMleij, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 584. 



Adult male (type of species). General colour above glossy purple, 

 the scapiiiars, lesser and median wing-coverts like the back ; greater 



