100 Di". von Hiugliu un the Malui'inas 



The thii'd, fourth, fifth, and sixth remiges the longest; the 

 first 12"'-13'", the second 3'" shorter than the tip of the 

 wing. 



This rare species is contained in the Museums of Frankfort, 

 Vienna, Paris, and Stuttgart. The description is from five spe- 

 cimens, remarkably similar in proportions and coloration, and 

 all obtained from central Abyssinia and Shoa. It appears to 

 be most nearly allied to Drymcsca procerula, Sund. (CEfvers. 

 1850, p. 104), which seems to be distinguished by its lighter 

 forehead, and the absence of rusty colour on the vertex and nape, 

 as also upon the pointed reetiices. 



Drymceca robusta, like its congeners, lives generally in pairs, 

 upon pastures and among the low bushes. Each pair seems 

 to take possession of a tolerably wide domain ; nevertheless 

 these birds lead a rather concealed and quiet life, although 

 they are not shy, and when pursued endeavour rather to escape 

 by hopping and gliding through the covert than by resorting 

 to flight. It probably does not migrate ; yet we met with this 

 species only between the months of December and May, and 

 at an elevation of from 5500 to 8000 feet above the sea. 



18. Drymceca malzaci, Heugl., Syst. Ueb. No. 173. 



Similis DrymOiC(B robustcE, liiippo, at minor; rostro multo bre- 

 viore et altiore, magis arcuato; pedibus gracilioribus ; albe- 

 dine apicali caudse multo angustiore; pileo et cervice in 

 fundo fulvescente (nee Itete rufo) fusco nigricante striatis ; 

 coloribus ex toto obsoletioribus, at scapularibus, inter- 

 scapulio et tertiariis jgetius fulvo marginatis ; margine 

 tectricum alse primi ordinis ex canescente fulvo albida, nee 

 rufescenti-lavala; tibialibus, crisso et subcaudalibus pallide 

 fulvidis, nee k^ete rufescenti-ochraceis ; tergo et uropygio 

 fulvo-cervinis. Notaeo fusco-nigricante, plumis conspicue et 

 pure fulvo marginatis; tectricibus alse minoribus in fundo fu- 

 liginoso late fulvo-cano-limbatis ; stria obsoleta superciliari, 

 ciliis, loris et gastrseo fulvescenti-albidis, gula et abdomine 

 mediis purius albidis: pectoris lateribus pallide olivaceo-fus- 

 cescenti-, hypochondriis magis ochraceo lavatis; remigibus 

 extus, apice excepto, pallide rufescenti-fulvo marginatis; rec- 

 tricibus medianis saturate fumosis,reliquisobscurius fumoso- 

 canis, fulvescente marginatis ; scapis rectricum pallidis ; 

 jectricibus omnibus ante apicem angustiorem albidum ni- 



