464 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Collection of 



Dendropicus popxiloleemus Eeichw. (Orn. Monatsb. 1893, 

 p. 30 : Sconga^ west of Lake Albert ; wing given as 86 mm.), 

 which Reichenow compared with D. I. lafresnayi, has nothing 

 to do with this s/re«A-breasted group, and should be placed 

 under the spoiied-hreasted Picus minutus (Teram. PL Col. 

 1823, pi. 197 : Senegal). 



206. Dendropicos lafresnayi lepidus. Abyssinian Little 

 Woodpecker. 



Ipoctonus lepidus Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. vol. iv. pt. 2, 

 1863, p. 118: Abyssinia. 



a. S ad- Top of Man Escarpment, 7200 ft. Sept. 29. 



h. ? ad. Southern Guaso Nyiro, 6000 ft. Oct. 4. 



c. ^ ad. Amala River, 5500 ft. Oct. 15. 



Total length in flesh : ^ 6 inches ; ? 6 inches. Wing : 

 S 93 mm.; ? 90 mm. 



These three specimens are in good dress and but slightly 

 worn. 



[ ^ . Irides red ; bill, upper mandible black, lower bluish 

 horn ; legs and toes dirty green. $ . Irides brown ; bill 

 bluish black ; legs and toes dirty green.] 



207. Thripias namaquus schoensis. Abyssinian Bearded 

 Woodpecker. 



Picas (^Dendrobaptes) schuensis Riijjp. j\Ius. Senck. vol. iii. 

 1842, p. 120 : Schoa, Abyssinia. 



a. S imm- Amala River, 5500 ft. Oct. 14. 



b. ? ad. Kito, 60 miles N.W. of Baringo, 4100 ft. 

 Jan. 2. 



c. ? ad. Annamuget, 3700 ft. Feb. 1. 



Total length in flesh : S 8| inches ; ? 9| & 8| inches. 

 Wing: S 126 mm.; ? 131 & 128 mm. 



The two females are showing signs of wear, and the male 

 is in new first dress, has the red confined to the back half 

 of the head, the forehead being black, tipped with white, 

 and the bill is short, being only 81 mm. long. 



[cJ. Irides dark brown ; bill, upper mandible dark horn, 

 lower bluish horn ; legs and toes plumbeous. ? . Irides 

 red; bill dark bluish horn; legs and toes dirty green.] 



