from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 611 



5. Lamprotornis porphyropterus. 



Lamprotornis porphyropterus Riipp. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 121 ; 1901, p. 283. 



a. $ . Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th Dec. No. 196. 



b. cJ . Kassam River, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Dec. No. 287. 

 c,d. (J . Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Mar. Nos. 726, 727. 

 Iris pale yellow ; bill and legs black. 



[Specimen b was shot on the Abyssinian plateau ; a, c, 

 and d below the Harrar plateau escarpment. The Purple- 

 winged Glossy Starling frequents the thickest bush. — 

 A. E. P.] 



6. Lamprocolius chalybeus. 



Lamprocolius chalybeus Ehr. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 122 ; 

 1901, p. 284. 



a,b. (^ ? . Harrar, S. Abyssinia, 24th Nov. Nos. 103, 

 104. 



c. ? . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 13th Jan. No. 372. 

 d-f. ^ ? . Myeesa River, S. Abyssinia, 14th March. 



Nos. e>74^-Q7Q. 



Iris yellow ; bill and legs black. 



[This is the Common Glossy Starling of the high grounds 

 of Abyssinia ; it is also found in the low country of Galla, 

 Danakil, and Somali where there are larger trees, d-f were 

 low-ground specimens. — A. E, P.] 



7. Heteropsar albicapillus. 



Heteropsar albicapillus (Blyth) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 187 (1890). 



a. ? . Hensa, Somaliland, 2nd April. No. 759. 



b. ($ . Manda, Somaliland, 3rd April. No. 761. 

 Iris pale yellow ; bill and legs black, 



[The White-headed Starling was seen by me only in 

 Somaliland, half a dozen or many more being generally 

 found together. The country where these examples were shot 

 was open grass prairie with scattered trees, in which the birds 

 were found. Mr. Harwood observed one flock in Abyssinia 

 in very large heavy-foliage d high trees. — A. E. P.] 



