190 Bnlletin of the British 



as well as the tips of the upper tail-coverts, golden yellow, 

 instead of pale whitish yellow (Naples yellow). Iris pale 

 yellow ; hill and legs hlaek. Total lenj^th about :y^ iuches, 

 eulmen OT'), wing 3-1, tail 1-9, tarsus O'T. 



Hab. Konduro, Abyssinia : 25th March, 1899. 



7. Barbatula xanthosticta, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Most nearly allied to B. extoni 

 (Layard) from South-east Africa, but distinguished by having 

 the white middles to all the feathers of the interscapular 

 region and back tipped with golden yellow. Iris brown; 

 bill and legs black. Total length about 4*0 inches, eulmen 

 0-51, wing 2-35, tail 1-25, tarsus 0-55. 



Hab. Tchlea, Abyssinia : 8th March, 1899. 



8. Caprimulgus stellatus, sp. n. 



A very distinct species, perhaps most nearly allied C. gri- 

 seatus, G)-ay. 



Adult male. General colour of u[)per parts earthy brown, 

 with very fine vermiculations of black and greyish, most 

 distinct on the head and neck ; each feather of the crown 

 and scajmlars ornamented near the extremity of the shaft 

 with a star-shaped black spot margined externally with buff, 

 the external buff markings being especially conspicuous on 

 the scapulars ; the wing-coverts and innermost secondaries 

 similarly ornamented with buff, edged internally with 

 black ; the markings on the rectrices very similar to those 

 of C. griseatus, but the white markings on the four outer 

 primaries much narrower and the red bars on the inner 

 quills much wider and more distinct ; underparts very similar 

 to those of C. griseatus, but the chest and breast darker and 

 more uniform ; two outer pairs of tail-feathers black, irregu- 

 larly barred with rufous and with only the terminal part 

 (•08 inch) of both webs pure white. Iris brown ; bill black ; 

 legs brown. Total length about 100 inches, exposed part of 

 eulmen 0"45, wing 6"1, tail 43, tarsus 0*72. 



Hab. Kassim river, Abyssinia : 18th January, 1899. 



