obtained in British East Africa. 65 



colour, but is a little duller, does not shovr such distinct 

 pale edgings to the feathers of the crown, and has browner 

 margins to the quills. — R. B. S.J 



185. DllYODROMAS RUFIDORSALIS. 



Dryodromas rvfidorsalis Sharpe, Bull, B. O. C. vi. p. xlviii 

 (1897); Hartert, Ansorge's African Sun, p. 352 (1899) 

 (Kinani). 



a. S ad. Tsavo River, Sept, 20, 1894. Bill horn-blue; 

 feet pale shrimp-brown; iris light hazel. 



[This species is very similar to D. smithi (Sharpe, P. Z. S, 

 1895, p. 482), but has a rufous back, only a little lighter than 

 the rufous crown. The under surface of the body is also bright 

 ochreous buif, but this colour is occasionally seen in specimens 

 of D. smithi and may be seasonal. — R. B. S.] 



186. EUPRINODES CINEREUS. (Plate III. fig. 2.) 

 Euprinodes cinereus Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 155 (Mount 



Elgon) . 



Apalis cinerea Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 71 (1896). 



Euprinodes schistaceus (nee Cass.) ; Hartert, Ansorge's 

 Afr. Sun, p. 353 (1899). 



No. 172. S ad. Mau, 8500 feet, July 11, 1896. Bill 

 black ; feet flesh-colour ; iris hazel, eyelids pale brown. In 

 thick bush. 



No. 853. 6 ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, Feb. 12, 189S. Bill 

 black, lower mandible yellow. 



No. 861. $ ad. Nandi, 6500 feet. Feb. 13, 1898. 



Nos. 1019, 1020. ? ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 20, 

 1898. Iris bright hazel, eyelids pinkish brown ; bill black, 

 base of lower mandible horn-blue. 



No. 1196. 6 ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 7, 1898. Iris 

 cinnamon-brown, fading into yellow round the pupil ; eyelids 

 brown ; bill slaty black ; feet shrimp-brown. 



No. 1197. $ ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 7, 1898. Iris 

 bright hazel, fading into yellow round the pupil, eyelids light 

 brown. 



No. 1251. J ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 28, 1898. 

 Iris bright brown, fading into ochraceous hazel round the 



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