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was much the same as that taken by Mr. J. J, Harrison 

 {cf. 'Ibis/ 1901, pp. 278-299, pi. vii.). From thence the 

 expedition marched immediately southward to Harrar, and, 

 after remaining a few days there, descended the Harrar 

 escarpment and proceeded by the desert route to Adis 

 Ababa. The road taken after reaching the Hawash Bridge 

 was over the ground followed by Mr. Weld-Blnndell and 

 Lord Lovat {cf. ' Ihk,' 1900, pp. 115-178 & pp. 304-337, 

 pis. ii.-vi.). From Adis Ababa the travellers marched south 

 by Mount Sequala, crossing the Hawash River to the north 

 end of Lake Zwai, and, after a short stay in the Guerague 

 country, returned by the Hawash Valley to Tadejemulka 

 (following much the same line as that taken by Mr. Harrison 

 on his way south to Lake Zwai), whence they retraced their 

 steps to the coast. 



It is greatly to be regretted that Mr. Pease was unable to 

 carry out his original intention of travelling through the 

 Jimraa and Kaffa countries to the Sobat ; no doubt had he 

 been able to do so the number of novelties in his collection 

 would have been considerably increased. Though the large 

 series of birds brought home contains examples of many very 

 interesting and rare species, only three prove to be new, a 

 fact which clearly shews that our knowledge of the birds of 

 Somaliland and. Southern Abyssinia is now fairly complete. 

 The novelties are a species of Grass- Warbler [Cistic.ola 

 lavendulcB), obtained near the Somali coast, and perhaps 

 most nearly related to C. hasitata from Sokotra, though 

 differing in important particulars; a Honey-Guide {Prodo- 

 tiscus jicasii), from South Abyssinia, most nearly allied to 

 the South- African P. regulus ; and a Hoopoe [Upupa inter- 

 media) akin to U. sumalensis, but with the secondary quills 

 barred, as in U. indica. A Bush-Babbler [Argyn sharpii) 

 obtained by Dr. Donaldson-Smith at Shebeli, and identified 

 as A. rubiginosa (Riipp.), is described as new, specimens of the 

 true A. rubiginosa being included in the present collection. 



Ihe greater part of the specimens were shot by Mr. Pease 

 himself, and, whatever his knowledge of African birds may 

 have been at starling, he has rajjidly developed into a keen 



