672 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



192. Cypselus affinis. 



Micropus affinis (Hardw.) ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvi. p. 453 (1892). 



a. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 2nd Mar. No. 603. 



Iris broAvn; bill and legs black. 



[The White-rumped Swifts were seen leaving their nests, 

 which were placed in the crevices of a high rocky cliff over 

 a river.— A. E. P.] 



193. Caprimulgus fossii. 



Caprimulgus fossii Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 551 

 (1892). 



a. ? . Lake Zwai, S. Abyssinia, 4th Feb. No. 448. 



b. (^ . Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Feb. No. 554. 



c. (^ . Alaga, S. Abyssinia, 25th Feb. No. 572. 

 Iris, bill, and legs dark brown. 



The occurrence of the Mozambique Nightjar in Abyssinia 

 is worthy of note, as, though widely distributed in Eastern 

 and Western Africa, it has never yet been found north of 

 lat. 3° N. The specimens belong to typical C. fossii, as 

 distinct from C. clarus Reichenow. 



194. Melittophagus sharpii. 



Melittuphayas sharpii Hartert ; Grant, Ibis^ 1900, p. 313. 

 a,b,c. S ? • FuUfully, S Abyssinia, 5th Dec. Nos. 186, 

 187, 192. 



d. e. $ . Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th & 9th Dec. Nos. 

 193 & 211. 



/. S . Choba, S. Abyssinia, 24th Dec. No. 305. 



g. Lake El Toki, S. Abyssinia, 28th Feb. No. 595. 



Iris red ; bill and feet black. 



[Sharpens Bee-eater was very common in all the hot 

 countries ; it was perhaps most numerous in the aloes and 

 on the borders of the tugs of Somaliland. — A. E. P.] 



195. Melittophagus lafresnayi. 



Melittophagus lafresnayi (Guerin) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 313. 



a, *. c? ■ Balchi, S. Abyssinia, 26th Dec, Nos. 313, 314. 

 c. ?. Kora, S. Abyssinia, 11th Feb. No. 490. 



