172 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant on Birds 



The type of Graucalus piirus was collected by Mr. F. J. 

 Jackson on Mt. Elgon, and he subsequently obtained a series, 

 including examples of both sexcs^ at Man and Nandi. The 

 same species uas recently procured by Lord Delamere in 

 Somaliland. 



After careful comparison of these birds with South- African 

 cxamjjlcs of G. ca'sius, I can find no specific difference between 

 the twO; the latter being merely a slightly larger race. 



[Of a shy, skulking habit, this bird might be easily passed 

 over but for its magnificent note. Though plentiful locally 

 in the Warabili and Kuui forests, I do not think that its 

 range extends very far north or east. Near Addis Abbeba, 

 in the thickets at Mangasia, a solitary specimen of the bird 

 was observed. — L.] 



149. Campophaga phcenicea. 



Campophaya phcenicea (Lath.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 iv. p. 59 (1879). 



a. ^. Kombolsha, Abyssinia, 15 Februaay, 181)9. (No. 

 313.) 



b. c? . Konduro, Abyssinia, 25 March, 1899. (No. 450.) 

 Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



[This handsome bird was only twice met with. On each 

 occasion a pair was seen in lightly-wooded country and in 

 the immediate vicinity of a village. It is of tame habit and 

 easily approached. — L.] 



150. BaTIS ORIENTALIS. 



Batis oricmtuUs (Heugl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. 

 p. 136 (1879). 



a. ? . Tra, Abyssinia, 7 January, 1899. (No. 133.) 



A. [J.] Hawash, Abyssinia, 17 January, 1899. (No. 215.) 



Iris bright yellow; bill and legs black. 



The white eyebrow-stripes bordering the crown are present 

 in both sexes, but not very clearly defined ; in the male they 

 unite with one another on the occiput. 



[This bright little bird, Avitli its musical treble call, was to 

 be seen throughout Abyssinia except on the sparsely-wooded 

 high plateaux. — L.] 



