obtained in British East Africa. 635 



332. Trichol^ma massaica. 



Tricholcema massaicum (Reichen.) ; Shelley^ Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xix, p. 34 (1891 : Masailand); Reichen. Yog. deutsch. 

 Ost-Afr. p. 117 (1894) ; Neum. J. f. O. 1900, p. 198 (Kwa 

 Raschuonjo). 



No. 285. (J ad. Elgeyu, 3700 feet, Aug. 17, 1896. Bill 

 dark slate-coloured ; feet dark horn-blue ; iris brown. 



Nos. 681, 700. cJ ad. Ravine, July 22, 27, 1897. 



Nos. 746, 758 a, 759, ? ad.; 805, S ad. Lake Naivasha, 

 Aug. 9-26, 1897. 



333. Gymnobucco cinereiceps. 



Gymnobucco cinereiceps Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 122; 1892, 

 p. 310 (Mt. Elgon) ; id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 180 (1900). 



Nos. 1118, 1119. S ? ad. Nandi Forest, 6000 feet, 

 May 19, 1898. Bill black, lower mandible with slaty 

 marbling on lower side; feet black; iris bright straw- 

 coloured. Appears to be fairly plentiful in thick forets. 

 Several other individuals were seen in an opening in Nandi 

 Forest, where large numbers of trees had been killed by fire. 



334. Barbatula affinis. 



Barbatula affinis Reichen. ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xix. 

 p. 41 (1891) ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 117 (1894) ; 

 Hartert, Ansorge's African Sun, p. 335 (1899 : Taru). 



No. 25. ? ad. Kibwezi, 3000 feet, March 3, 1892. 



a. Ad. Kinani, Sept. 22, 1894. 



No. 690. S ad. Ravine, July 24, 1897. Bill black ; 

 feet slate-coloured ; iris brown. 



335. Barbatula jacksoni. (Plate XVI. fig. 2.) 

 Barbatula jncksoni Shaipe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vii. ji. vii 



(1897 : Man) ; id. Hand-L B. ii. p. 182 (1900). 



No. 101. S ad. Ravine, June 19, 1896. Bill black ; 

 feet slate-coloured ; iris brown. Fairly plentiful in the forest. 



Nos. 572, 586. $ ? ad. Ravine, March 28, 30, 1897. 



No. 979. S ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 13, 1898. 



No. 1023. c? ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 22, 1898. 

 Plentiful. Makes a plaintive piping call. 



No. 1242. S ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 26, 1898. 

 Very plentiful. 



