158 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant on Birds 



a. ? . Hirna, Abyssinia, 8 January, 1899 (No. 138.) 



b. (^ . Kassim river, Abyssinia, 20 January, 1899. 

 (No. 244.) 



a. Iris liglit hazel ; bill dusky ; legs light. 



b. Iris hazel; bill black ; legs brown. 



113. Okthotomus major. 



Orthotomus major AVeld-Blundell & Lovat, Bull. B. O. C. 

 vol. X. p. XX (1899). 



a. c? . Gitemraa, Abyssinia, 14 March, 1899. (No. 4.20.) 

 \Type of the species.'] 



Though allied to 0. enjthroptei'us (Jardine), this Tailor- 

 bird may be readily recognized by its much larger size and 

 by the colour of the bill, which is light horu-colour instead 

 of black. It has, moreover, the forehead and top of the 

 head vinous red, while the chest and rest of the underparts 

 are much paler, being white, washed with very pale cinnamon, 

 especially on the belly, thighs, and under tail-coverts. Iris 

 light hazel ; bill and legs light horn-colour. Total length 

 about 6*4 inches, culmen 8, wing 2*5, tail 2*7, tarsus 0-92. 



[I only once saw this bird with a companion identical in 

 shape and size; it was feeding halfway up some very high 

 grass close to our camp. After shooting and failing to find 

 it during half an hour's search, I returned to camp to obtain 

 the assistance of some of our men. The offer of a dollar 

 had the required effect. — L.] 



114. Prinia murixa. 



Prima mystacea Riipp. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 191 (1883) [part]. 



Prinia murina (Heugl.) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. 

 xxi. p. 145 (1884), & xxvi. p. 252 (1888). 



a. S • Hado, Abyssinia, 24 December, 1898. (No. 27.) 



b. S' Chelunco, Abyssinia, 4 January, 1899. (No. 110.) 



c. S ' Laga Hardim, Abyssinia, 14 January, 1899. 

 (No. 184.) 



d. (?. Philwaha, Abyssinia, 16 February, 1899. (No. 317.) 



e. ?. Konduro, Abyssinia, 25 March, 1899. (No. 451.) 

 a. Iris light brown ; bill and legs brown. 



