310 Mr. AV. K. O^rilvic (n-:uit on Birdft 



I am iucliaed to believe that the Touracos seeu in the Dabous 

 valley belong to a different sjiecies, the white and red 

 markiuji,- on the head appearing slightly different. Owing to 

 the want of eartridgcs, I had no opportunity of verifying 

 this ; but I mention the fact for the benefit of future 

 travellers. — L.] 



188. Centkopus superciliosus. 



Centropus superciliosus (H. & E.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xix. p. 363 (1891) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 494. 



a. ? . Laga Hardim, Abyssinia, 15 January, 1899. 

 (No. 200.) 



b. ? . Ticka Tcheeka, Abyssinia, 22 February, 1899. 

 (No. 363.) 



Iris red ; bill black, a. legs steel-blue ; b. dark slate-eolour. 



189. Centropus monachus. 



Centropus monachus (Riipp.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xix. p. 359 (1891). 



a. cJ iiiiin. Baroma, Abyssinia, 11 January, 1899. 



(No. 159.) 



b. ? ad. Telagubaie, Abyssinia, 17 February, 1899. 

 (No. 325.) 



a. ^ . Culmen 1*4 inches, wing r"3, tail 9"3. 



b. $ . Culmen 1*4 inches, wing 7'4, tail 9-1. 

 Iris red ; bill and legs black-brown. 



The immature male (specimen a) is referred to this species 

 with some doubt ; the bill is slightly smaller than that of 

 the female, and though the upper tail-coverts are barred 

 with buff, the wangs and the rest of the plumage show no 

 trace of immaturity ; the top of the head and back of the 

 neck are, moreover, dark green, with a slight purplish-blue 

 tinge on some of the feathers. This difference in colour 

 may, however, be due to wear. 



190. COLIUS LEUCOTIS. 



(Jolius leucotis (lliipp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B, Brit. Mus. xvii. 

 p. 341 (1892) ; id. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 502. 



a. (^ . Harrar, Abyssinia, 27 December, 1898. (No. 41.) 

 Iris brown; bill black; legs red. 



