from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 663 



b. S • Hiilul, S. Abyssinia, 1st Dec. No. 142. 



c. S ' Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th Dec. No. 203. 



d. ? . Daira Aila, S. Abyssinia, 10th Dec. No. 217. 

 e,f. c? ? . Filwa, S. Abyssinia, 20th Dec. Nos. 273, 



274. 



g. S ' Ounji, S. Abyssinia, 19th Feb. No. 544. 



h. c?. Daira Aila, S. Abyssinia, 18th Mar. No. 701. 



Iris yellow ; bill and legs black. 



The presence or absence of a distinct white superciliary 

 band encircling the crown does not appear to be a character 

 of importance, and we have very little doubt that the birds 

 referred to under the names quoted above all belong to the 

 same species. 



Elliot, in describing P. bella, has compared it with 

 B. minulla, a species to which it is little akin, and con- 

 sequently it appears to be very distinct, though really 

 synonymous with B. orientalis. 



The true P. puella Reichenow is quite a different species, 

 most nearly allied to B. molitor (H. & K.), as may be seen 

 by the chestnut marking on the throat of the female. 



Specimen g has the crown of the head quite black, in 

 specimen e it is grey ; the other males are intermediate 

 between the two. In specimen g the white eyebrow-stripe 

 completely encircles the crown, and in a, though the crown 

 is now slightly imperfect, the superciliary stripe appears 

 to have been very similar. In the rest of the males the 

 superciliary stripe is but faintly indicated beyond the eye. 



[The Abyssinian White-flanked Flycatcher is always seen 

 industriously searching the larger trees for food. — A. E. P.] 



163. Terpsiphone cristata. 



Terpsiphone cristata (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 174; 

 1901, p. 288. 



a. S iinm- Lake Zwai, S. Abyssinia, 5th Feb. No. 453. 



Iris brown; eyelids blue; bill and legs blue-slate-coloured. 



[The shrill call of the Abyssinian Paradise-Flycatcher is 

 always to be heard wherever there are high trees near water, 

 though it is necessary to be in hiding to observe this bird 

 as it is very shy. — A. E. P.] 



