from Somali/and and Southern Abi/ssiiua. 173 



151. Alesonax murinus. 



Alseonax murinus Fischer & Reichen. J. f. O. 188 !_, p. 94. 



a. S . Burka, Abyssinia, 6 January, 1899. (No. 121.) 



One o£ the most remarkable features of this collection is 

 the number of species from Eastern and Equatorial Africa 

 which have now been discovered in Southern Abyssinia. The 

 occurrence of this little Flycatcher, hitherto known only 

 from the vicinity of Lake Victoria Nyanza, is a further 

 instance of interesting and quite unexpected geographical 

 distribution. 



This species is new to the British Museum Collection. 



152. MUSCICAPA GRISOLA. 



Muscicapa grisola Linn.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. 

 p. 151 (1879); id. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 490. 



a. S ' Mendi, Abyssinia, 25 April, 1899. (No. 487.) 

 Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



153. Hyliota flavigastra. 



Hyliota flavigastra Swains. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 iv. p. 248 (1879), 



a. S • Mendi, Abysfsinia, 8 April, 1899. (No. 478.) 



Iris brown ; bill black ; legs dark slate-colour. 



The occurrence of this bird at Mendi, in the valley of the 

 Blue Nile, carries the range of the species much further 

 north-east than was previously known. 



154. LlOPTILUS ABYSSINICUS. 



Drymophila abyssinica Riipp. Neue Wirbelth.,Vog. p. 108, 

 pi. 40. fig. 2 (1835). 



Lioptilus abyssinicus Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. 

 p. 128 (1884), & xxvi. p. 238 (1888). 



Bradyornis ahyssinica Hartert, Kat. Mus. Senckenb. 

 p. 97 (1891). 



Alcippe kilimensis Shelley, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 364. 



a. S imm. Burka, Abyssinia, 6 January, 1899. (No. 122.) 



Iris light brown ; bill dark horn ; legs grey. 



An immature male in the present collection is obviously 

 identical with Alcippe kilimensis Shelley, and there can be 

 no doubt that the latter term is synonymous with Drymophila 



