from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 129 



throat, breast, and sides somewhat paler and tinged with 

 grey, the two latter being faintly barred with dusky ; the 

 middle of the lower breast and belly whitish; the under 

 tail-coverts whitish, with dusky cross-bars ; the quills and 

 outer tail-feathers dark brown, margined on the outer web 

 with dull red ; and the upper tail-coverts and middle pair of 

 tail-feathers dull red. 



This species is new to the British Museum Collection. 



[This bird was killed along with a specimen of Pytelia afra 

 (No. 168). 

 It is not common, and where found is in small flocks. — L.] 



29. Pytelia afra. 



Pytelia afra (Gm.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 302 

 (1890). 



a. Juv. Feyambiro, Abyssinia, 26 December^ 1898. 

 (No. 34.) 



b, c. cJ ? . Lake Chercher, Abyssinia, 12 January, 1899. 

 (Xos. 168, 169.) 



a. Iris brown; bill and legs dusky ; bill with two small 

 white knobs at each corner of the mouth. 

 b^ c. Iris light brown ; bill and legs dusky. 



30. COCCOPVGIA QUARTINIA. 



Coccopygia quartinia (Bp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 

 p. 307 (1890). 



a. S • Chelunco, x\byssinia, 4 January, 1899. (No. 108. i 



Iris brown ; upper mandible black, lower red ; legs black. 



[This bird was seen only at Chelunco, but was very 

 common in that district. — L.] 



31. Hypochera ultramarina. 



Hypoclmra ultramarina (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. INIus. 

 xiii. p. 309 (1899). 



a. ^ ad. Kassim river, Abyssinia, 18 January, 1899. 

 (No. 224.) 



Iris brown ; bill and legs pale coral. 



This specimen is in the purple-black plumage of the fully 

 adult male. 



[Quite black examples of this bird were rare, only one or 



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