226 PLOCETD^. 



Pyromelana sp., Bohn, J. f. O. 1885, p. Gl ; Mntschie, J. }. O. 



'1887, p. 158. 

 Urobrachva phoenicea, Cab. J. f. O. 1882, p. 122 ; Matschie, J.f. 0. 



1887, pp. 158, 298. 

 Penthetria phoenicea, Reichen. J.f. 0. 1887, p. 70. 

 Coliuspasser axillaris {nee Sraith), Shelley, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 83, 



Adult male. Differs from U. axillaris iu having the greater wing- 

 corerts chestnut-browu like the median series : " bill bluish white ; 

 feet black ; iris brown " {G. A. Fischer). Total length 6*4 inches, 

 culmen 0'75, wing 3*5, tail 2-45, tarsus 1. 



Hah. Upper White Nile frorn Sobat to Lado, and south to the 

 Zanzibar district. 



a. (J imni. sk. Lado, March 31. Emin Pasha [P.]. 



b. c? imm. sk. Lado, May 15 (Emin Pasha). Shelley Coll. 



c. J ad. sk. Lake Bombo, near Mombasa, Shelley Coll. 



Aug. {Dr. Hildehrandt). 



d. c? ad. sk. Melinda {Sir J. Kirk). Shelley Coll. (Type 



of 17. zanzibarica.) 



e. (S ad. sk. Pangani {Sir J. Kirk). Shelley Coll. 

 /, ff. c? ? ad. ; h, Lamu {Sir J. Kirk). Shelley CoU. 



i. Juv. sk. 



Subsp. a. Urobrachya traversii. 



Urobrachya traversii, Salvad. Ann, Mus. Civic. Genov. (2), vi. p. 287 



Adult. Allied to U. phoenicea of Heuglin, but larger and with the 

 isabelline base of the primaries broader, forming a larger alar 

 speculum, which is, however, nearly hidden ; greater wing-coverts 

 rufous-cinnamon, appearing broader but paler ; primary-coverts 

 cinnamon, marked with a small apical spot of black ; bastard-wing 

 cinnamon, black at the tip. {Salvadori.) 



Hah. Shoa. 



3. Urobrachya bocagii. (Plate IX.) 



Penthetria axillaris {nee Smith), Bocnqe, Jam. Lisb. 1867, p. 140, 



1868, p. 48, 1870, p. 346 ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 566. 

 Urobrachya bocagii, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 63 (1871). 

 Penthetria bocagii, Bocage, Orn. Angola, p. 343 (1877-81) ; Sharpe, 



ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 461 (1884). 

 Urobrachya affinis, Cab. Orn. Centralbl. 1881, p. 183 {teste Shelley) ; 



id. J. f. O. 1882, p. 122. 

 Urobrachya mechowi, Cab. Orn. Centralbl. 1881, p. 183 ; id. J. f. 0. 



1882, p. 122. 

 Coliuspasser bocagii, Shelley, Ibis, 1886, p. 349. 



Adult male. Similar to U. axillaris, but easily distinguished by 

 the uniform cinnamon-brown primary-coverts, the lesser series being 

 bright orange-yellow : " bill bluish white ; feet black ; iris brown " 

 {Anchieta). Total length 7 inches, culmen 0"65, wing 3*45, tail 2'7, 

 tarsus 1-05. 



Hab. Angola and Benguela. 



