from Somali land and Southern Abyssinia. 169 



slight difteieuce betiveeii the females of P. albofusciata in 

 Southern and Northern Abyssinia^ but lack of cartridges 

 prevented my ascertaining this for certain. — L.] 



140. COSSYPHA SEMIRUFA. 



Cossypha semirufa (Riipp.) ; Sharpe^ Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 42 (1883). 



Bessornis semirufa Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. 

 p. 153 (1884), & XXV). p. 25() (1888). 



a. $. CheluncOj Abyssinia, 4 January, 1899. (No. 106.) 



b. ^. Gitemma, Abyssinia, 14 March, 1899. (No. 421.) 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



The female (a) has the nape and the upper part of the 

 mantle strongly washed with rust-red. The male {b) has the 

 nape and upper mantle uniform in colour with the back. In 

 the latter specimen the tail is unusually short (2"7 inches), 

 but the dark middle pair of tail-feathers are missing. 



141. Thamnol^a alboscapulata. 



Thamnolaa alboscapulata (RiApp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. vii. p. 50 (1883) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. 

 p. 156 (1884.) 



«. ? . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 30 December, 

 1898. (No. 48.) 



b. $ . Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. (No. 416.) 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



The measurements of the male are unusually large — wing 

 4-75 inches, tail 3-7. 



The female, a much smaller bird — wing 4*3 inches, 

 tail 3"2 — has the wing-coverts uniform black. 



142. Thamnol^a semirufa. 



Thamnol(Ba semirufa (Riipp.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 vii. p. 51 (1883) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. p. 155 

 (1884), & xxvi. p. 257 (1888). 



a,b. ? ? imm. Akake, Abyssinia, 24 January, 1899. 

 (Nos. 276, 277.) 



c. S ' Gedda, Abyssinia, 1 February, 1899. (No. 281.) 



