GG4 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reicl on Birds 



164. COTILE MINOR. 



Cotile minor Cab. ; Sharpe & Wyatt, Monogr. Hirund. i. 

 p. 77, pi. xii. (1887). 



a. ^ . Jeffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia, 28th Dec. No. 324. 



b. ($. Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 15th Jan. No. 375. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



Soudan Sand-Martin. 



165. HlRUNDO RUSTICA. 



Hirundo rustica Linn. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 175. 

 a. ? . Lake Ailan, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Feb. No. 444. 

 Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



[The Common Swallow was always to be seen on the high 

 grounds of Abyssinia. — A. E. P.] 



166. Hirundo smithi. 



Hirundo smithi Leach; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 176. 



a, b. cJ ? . Kora, S. Abyssinia, 10th Feb. Nos. 477, 478. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



As we have already observed elsewhere, the filiform tips 

 of the outer tail-feathers are m uch shorter in African than in 

 Indian examples. 



[The Wire-tailed Swallow was generally seen skimming 

 over the waters of the larger rivers and was frequently 

 observed resting on the rocks in the water. — A. E. P.] 



167. Hirundo puella. 



Hirundo puella Tcmm. & Schl. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 177. 



a. ? . Katyinwaha, S. Abyssinia, 18th Dec. No. 251. 



b. S • Arbawun, S. Abyssinia, 10th Mar. No. 658. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[The Smaller Stripe-breasted Swallow was very local, and 

 was never observed to join flocks of other members of the 

 same family. It was generally seen flying high over water. — 

 A. E. P.] 



168. Hirundo melanocrissa. 



Hirundo melanocrissa (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 177. 



a. (S . Jfcffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia, 28th Dec. No. 325. 



b, c. c? ? imm. Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 6th Jan. 

 Nos. 358, 359. 



