from Sonialiland and Southern Abyssinia. G13 



[The Helmet-Shrike is a very striking bird and rather 

 noisy. It is found in families which fly and alight 

 together^ and frequent bush-country and riverside jungles. 

 —A. E. P.] 



107. EUROCEPHALUS IIUEPPKLLI. 



Eurocephalus rueppelli Bp. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 480 ; 

 Lort Phillip, Ihis, 1898, p. 406 ; Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 69. 



a. ^. Hiiliil, S. Abyssinia, 2nd Dec. No. 155. 



Iris brown ; bill black ; legs dusky. 



[RiippelFs Wood-Shrike was observed in small family- 

 parties of from ten to twelve individuals. They were very 

 noisy, behaving in a similar manner to the birds known as 

 the " Seven Sisters."— A. E. P.] 



108. BrADYORNIS PUMILUS. 



Bradyornis pwmlus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 480 ; Lort 

 Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 406. 



a. 6 . Las Man, Somalilaud, 12th Nov. No. 27. 

 h. S ' Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Dec. No. 178. 



c. 6 . Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Feb. No. 552. 



d. 6. Gildessa, S. Abyssinia, 26th Mar. No. 731. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



The series of the Grey Robin-Shrike now before us bears 

 out the differences mentioned in the original description. 



[This was a common bird in almost every group of bushes 

 in Somaliland and was very tame. — A. E. P.] 



109. Mel^nornis schistacea. 



Melanornis schistacea Sharpe; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 151. 



a. ? . Anjerra, S. Abyssinia, 30th Nov. No. 137. 



b. ^. Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Dec. No. 175. 



c. $ . Lake Zwai, S. Abyssinia, 5th Feb. No. 458. 



d. e. c? ? . Kora, S. Abyssinia, 10th Feb. No. 479, 480. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



It is interesting to obtain additional examples of Donald- 

 son-Smith's Cuckoo- Shrike, which is still a very scarce bird. 



[This Cuckoo-Shrike was generally to be seen in pairs 

 in very low bush, frequently descending to the ground in 



