from Soinaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 657 



perfectly similar to the above bird, while a second has the 

 throat of an intermediate tint, and it would seem that the 

 colour of the under parts is subject to great individual varia- 

 tion and varies from pale rufous buff to bright chestnut. 

 These differences are irrespective of locality. 



[The White-throated Eobin hawks from low bushes, after 

 the manner of a Flycatcher. It was not a common species, 

 being only twice seen by Mr. Harwood. — A. E. P.] 



145. RUTICILLA RUFIVENTRIS. 



RidiciUa rufiventris (Vieill.) ; Seebohra, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 V. p. 342 (1881). 



Ruticilla semirufa Lort Phillips (nee H. &E.), Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 412. 



a. c?. Dalado, S. Abyssinia, 13th Dec. No. 232. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



The birds obtained by Mr. Lort Phillips in Somaliland 

 have been wrongly referred to the Palestine Eedstart {R. semi- 

 rnfa), which is a much smaller bird and has the under wing- 

 coverts mostly black. Here, again, we find a common 

 Indian species occurring in Somaliland. 



[The Indian Redstart is found in rocky gorges and is not 

 at all common. — A. E. P.] 



146. Myrmecocichla dubia. 



Myrmecocichla dubia Weld-Blundell& Lovat ; Grant, Ibis, 

 1900, p. 164. 



a. S . Tadejemvilka, S. Abyssinia, 5th Mar. No. 622. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



A second example of the Abyssinian Mountain-Chat agrees 

 perfectly with the type obtained by Lord Lovat. 



[Not often seen. — A. E. P.] 



147. Saxicola leucomela. 



Saxicola leucomela (Pall.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 165. 

 a, b. $ imm. Zaila, Somaliland, 5th Nov. Nos. 9, 10. 



c. ? . Hooi^sa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Dec. No. 171. 



d. ? . Balchi, S. Abyssinia, 26th Dec. No. 310. 



e. $ vix ad. Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 10th Jan. 

 No. 364. 



