from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 637 



91. Parus leuconotus. 



Parus leuconotus Guer. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 145. 

 a. c?. Dagu Delali, S. Abyssinia, 21st Nov. No. 82. 

 Iris brown ; bill black ; legs dark slate-coloured. 

 [The Buff-backed Tit was only seen in the ravines and 

 gorges^ where it generally perclied on rocks. — A. E. P.] 



92. Parus thruppi. 



Parus thruppi Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 406, pi. xi. j Sharpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1895, p. 476; Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. Q7. 



a,b. (^ ? . Arto, Somaliland, 18th Nov. Nos. 63, 64. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs slate-coloured. 



[Thrupp's Tit was seen in pairs. It was not met with after 

 leaving Somaliland. — A, E. P.] 



93. Telephonus blanfordi. 



Tehphonus blanfordi (Sliarpe) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 146, 

 a-c. ? . Harrar, S. Abyssinia, 24th & 25th Nov. Nos. 

 101, 111, &113. 



d. ? . Hiilul, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Dec. No. 160. 

 Choba, S. Abyssinia, 24th Dec. No. 304. 

 Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 16th Jan. No. 376. 

 Daba, S. Abyssinia, 7th Feb. No. 470. 

 Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Feb. No. 553. 

 Iris brown, with white spots round the pupil ; bill black ; 

 legs slate-coloured. 



[Blanford's Red-winged Bush-Shrike is very common up- 

 country and is found singly or in pairs in the lower bushes, 

 creeping, when alarmed, into the thickest parts. — A. E. P.] 



94. Dryoscopus funebris. 



Bryoscopus funebris Hartl. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 147. 



a. $ . Las Man, Somaliland, 13th Nov. No. 44. 



b. ? . Hiiliil, S. Abyssinia, 2nd Dec. No. 154. 



c. ? . Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 20th Feb. No. 550. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[The Slate-blacked Bush-Shrike is common and is most 

 often seen in the Ergin bush {Euphorbia). It is skilful at 

 hiding, and when in thick cover utters a deep note, like the 

 sound of a Jew^s harp. It is seen singly or in pairs. — A. E. P.] 



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