from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. ]17 



than 303 species are represented. At least sixteen of these are 

 neWj and include such fine birds as Oriolus meneliki, Indicator 

 lovati, Caprimulgus stellatus, Lissotis lovati, Francolinus 

 tetraoninus, and F. harwoodi ; wliile several, such as Lago- 

 nosticta larvata, Parisoma lugens, Mesopicus spodocephalus, 

 lynx (equatorialls, and Caprimulgus poliocephalus, are species 

 described by liiippcll; which have never been seen in this 

 country, and are mostly known in Europe only from the 

 types in the Frankfort Museum. Besides these, there are 

 a number of rare species, such as the Flycatchers Chloropeta 

 massaica and Alseonax murinus, hitherto only recognized as 

 inhabiting- Eastern and Equatorial Africa, which have now 

 been met with in Southern Abyssinia ; an extension of their 

 geographical range which is extremely interesting and worthy 

 of special remark. 



Descriptions of eleven of the new species have already been 

 published by Mr. H. Weld-Blundell and Lord Lovat in the 

 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol x. pp. xix- 

 xxiii (1899), and five more are described in the present paper, 

 making a total o£ sixteen novelties discovered during this 

 expedition. 



Almost the whole of the birds were shot by Lord Lovat, 

 who, though he had never made a special study of orni- 

 thology, has shown us what a thoroughly good sportsman 

 accustomed to use his eyes in the field may accomplish. We 

 may mention incidentally that, owing to 1000 cartridges for the 

 collecting-gun having gone astray and been lost, only 400 were 

 available for this indispensable little weapon. Every shot had 

 therefore to be considered, and not one needlessly thrown away 

 on common birds already in the collection. With the aid of 

 a powerful stalking-glass, used with the quickness which is 

 acquired only by constant use, Lord Lovat was able carefully 

 to examine the great majority of the birds before shooting 

 them, and thus obtain the extraordinarily large proportion 

 of different species compared with the number killed. 



When we consider that the specimens had generally to be 

 prepared after a long day's march, and packed up before they 

 were properly dry, their fine condition as a whole reflects 

 the greatest credit on those concerned. 



