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134. CiSTICOLA CHINIANA. 



Cisticola chiniana (Smith) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 161. 

 a. S ' Harrar, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Nov. No. 94. 

 Anjerra, S. Abyssinia, 30th Nov. No. 139. 

 Hojojo, S. Abyssinia, 15th Dec. No. 241. 

 Katyinwaha, S. Abyssinia, 18th Dec. No. 252. 

 Hawash R., S. Abyssinia, 19th Dec. No. 263. 

 Iris light brown; bill black or dark brown; legs light brown. 

 Specimen a, sexed as a male (but no doubt a female, wing 

 2" 2 inches), is in breeding-plumage, with the head and nape 

 uniform rufous and the buff eyebrow-stripe well developed. 

 This specimen differs from all the others in having the dark 

 centres of the feathers of the back nearly obsolete. In this 

 respect it is approached by a bird collected by Lord Lovat 

 at Bourka, S. Abyssinia. 



[The Larger Grey-backed Fantail-Warbler is widely dis- 

 tributed.— A. E. P.] 



135. ClSTICOLA ERYTHROPS. 



Cisticola erythrops (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 vii. p. 250 (1883). 



a,h. S ' Lake Zwai, S. Abyssinia, 5th Feb. Nos. 454, 

 455. 



Iris light brown ; bill dark brown ; legs pale brown. 



The two examples of this rare Fantail-Warbler from 

 Lake Zwai extend its known range a long way to the North. 



[The Buff-breasted Fantail-Warbler was only seen at Lake 

 Zwai. It is easily distinguished from other members of the 

 family by its richly coloured breast. — A. E. P.] 



136. Geocichla simensis. 



Geocichla simensis (Riipp.) ; Giant, Ibis, 1900, p. 162. 

 a, b. c? ? . Harramaier, S. Abyssinia, 28th Nov. Nos. 

 133,134. 



c. c? . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 5th Jan. No. 357. 



d. ? . Kora, S. Abyssinia, 11th Feb. No. 489. 



e. (^. Jello, S.Abyssinia, 16th Feb. No. 513. 



Iris brown ; bill black, lower mandible yellow at base ; legs 

 dull brown. 



