from SoniaJiland and Southern Abyssinia. 687 



a. ? . Lake El Told, S. Abyssinia, 28th Feb. No. 592. 



Iris yellow ; upper mandible blackj lower light yellow ; 

 legs in front sage-green, behind bright yellow. 



[The African Little Bittern was only seen at El Toki. — 

 A. E. P.] 



250. BUBULCUS LUCIDUS. 



Bubulcus hicidus (Rafinesque) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxvi. p. 214 (1898); Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 325. 



Buhulcus ibis (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 295. 



a. S • Lake Harramaier, S. Abyssinia, 28th Nov. No. 

 127. 



Iris pale yellow ; bill bright yellow ; legs dull yellow. 



[The BufF-backed Heron was seen in large flocks at Lake 

 Harramaier, where this specimen was obtained. — A. E. P.] 



251. BUTORIDES ATRICAPILLUS. 



Bntorides atricapiUus (Afz.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvi. p. 172 (1898) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 296. 



a. ? . Tadejetnulka, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Mar. No. 607. 



h. S imm. Fullfully, S. Abyssinia, 21st Mar. No. 717 



Iris yellow or pale yellow ; bill black or dusky horn- 

 colou.red, lower mandible yellow-green, bright yellow from 

 eye to nostril; legs in front green-brown or brown, behind 

 yellow. 



[The African Black-headed Heron was seen on several of 

 the Abyssinian rivers. It is shy, and shuns observation 

 during the day. — A. E. P.] 



252. Nycticorax nycticorax. 



Nycticorax gi'iseus Linn. ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. 

 xxi. p. 229 (1884). 



Nycticorax nycticorax (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxvi. p. 146 (1898). 



a. S . Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 20th Mar. No. 711. 



Iris red ; bare skin round eye yellow-green ; bill dark 

 horn-coloured ; legs pale yellow. 



[The Night-Heron was only observed near rivers running 

 through thick forest-jungle. It was never seen on the 

 ground by either Mr. Harwood or myself. — A. E. P.] 



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