674 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on iBirds 



[The Hoopoe was very common^ half a dozen being often 

 seen together. We did not distinguish between it and 

 U. intermedia.— K. E. P.] 



199. Upupa intermedia, subsp. n. 



Adult male. Closely resembles U. somalensis Salvin, but 

 there is a wide black band across the white basal half of 

 the innermost secondaries. In this respect, as well as in 

 the long slender bill, it resembles U. indica Reichenb. Iris 

 brown ; bill dark brown ; legs dusky. 



Total length ca. 10'5 inches, culmen 2*05, wing 5*6, tail 

 4-2, tarsus 0-9. 



a. (^. Hiiliil, S. Abyssinia, 1st Dec. No. 140. [Type 

 of the subspecies^} 



Pease's Abyssinian Hoopoe was not distinguished from 

 the Common Hoopoe, and unfortunately only one specimen 

 was secured. 



200. Irrisor erythrorhynchus. 



Irrisor erythrorhynchus (Lath.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 314; 1901, p. 290. 



a. ? imm. Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Dec. No. 174. 



Iris brown ; bill black ; legs red. 



[The Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe was generally seen in 

 flocks of from ten to fifteen. They ran up trees just like 

 Woodpeckers, and were both numerous and noisy. — A. E. P.] 



201. Rhinopomastus minor. 



Rhinopomastus minor (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 315 ; 

 1901, p. 290. 



a. S • Dahol, Somaliland, 15th Nov. No. 58. 



b. S • Choba, S. Abyssinia, 24th Dec. No. 306. 

 Iris brown ; bill yellow ; legs black. 



[The Abyssinian Scimitar-billed Wood- Hoopoe was fairly 

 common. The peculiar markings of its wings when in flight 

 make it resemble a catherine-wheel. — A. E. P.] 



202. BUCORAX ABYSSINICUS. 



Bucoi^ax abyssinicus (Bodd.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 315 ; 

 1901, p. 290. 



a. S • Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th Dec. No. 206. 



