190 STTTRNID^TJ. 



Youvg. Like the adult, but with the colours less resplendent 

 (Sali'ddori) : " iris p;rcj-i8h yellow " (G. A. Fischer). 



Hah. From the Upper Soudan to Shoa and as far as the Zanzibar 

 region in East Africa. 



4. Spreo hildebrandti. 



Notauges hildebrandti, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 2-33, pi. iii. fig. 1 ; 

 Fischer, J.f. 0. 1885, p. 132; Reichen. J.f. 0. 1887, p. 60. 



Adult male. General colour above metallic purplish blue ; upper 

 tail-covcrts with subterminal bars of velvety black ; lesser and median 

 wing-coverts like the bacl\, the latter with a broad subterminal sjjot 

 of velvet}' black ; the scapulars similarlj' marked ; greater coverts 

 metallic oil-green, steel-blue at the ends, with a broad subterminal 

 spot of velvety black ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills 

 dusky blackish, externally steel-green, the secondaries more oily- 

 green, with a slight shade of steel-blue at the euds ; tail-feathers 

 steel-green, with indications of dusky bars under certain lights ; 

 crown of head glossy purplish blue ; hind neck and sides of neck 

 metallic bronzy oil-green ; lores velvety black ; sides of face, ear- 

 coverts, cheeks, throat, and fore neck glossy purplish blue ; chest 

 and breast tawny rufous, paler and inclining to creamy buff on the 

 sides of the latter ; abdomen, flanks, thighs, and under tail-coverts 

 deep chestnut ; under wing-coverts and axillaries tawny buff; quills 

 below dusky blackish : " bill and feet black ; iris dark orange-red " 

 (Hildebrandt). Total length 7-5 inches, culmen 0-7, wing 4-45, 

 tail 2-7, tarsus 1-2.5. 



Hah. East Africa, in the Mombasa district. 



a. J ^^- ^^- Kitui in Ukamba, April 1877 {Dr. Shelley Coll. 



Hildebrandt) . 



5. Spreo shelleyi. 



Notauges hildebrandti, Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 412 (7iec Cab.). 



Adult. Similar to S. Mklehrandti, but rather more purple above, 

 especially on the wings and tail : the lesser and median wing-coverts, 

 as'wcU as the bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and outer aspect of 

 primaries purple ; entire under surface of body from the fore neck 

 downwards deep chestnut. Total length 7"5 inches, culmen 0-65, 

 wing 4-5, tail 3"1, tarsus 1'15. {Mus. E.Lort Phillips.) 



Hah. Somali-Land. 



