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73. Cossypha heuglixi Hartl. 

 Cossypha heuglini Reich, iii. p. 758. 



a. <$ . Takaungu, 26th March. (No. 149.) 



b. ? . Swamp at Nairobi, 20th May, 1902. (No. 291.) 

 [This bird has a very pretty song. It was more often 



heard than seen. Whilst singing it has a habit of jerking 

 the wings and tail. At Nairobi it was fairly common in the 

 reed-beds and thick scrub. — A. B. P.] 



74. Myrmecocichla cryptoleuca Sharpe. 

 Myrmecocichla cethiops cryptoleuca Reich, iii. p. 706. 



a, b. S • Nairobi, 5th & 15th June, 1902. (Nos.304&309.) 

 [A common species in this part of British East Africa. — 

 A.B.P.] 



75. Saxicola pileata (Gmel.). 

 Saxicola pileata Reich, iii. p. 718. 



a. $ . Mombasa. 



b. Shimoni, 19th May, 1901. 



This Wheatear has not hitherto been recorded from 

 Mombasa. It is a southern form which has an extensive 

 range in South Africa. Mr. Jackson procured it as far 

 north as Lake Naivasha. The only note Mr. Percival has 

 made is that it is rare. 



76. Erythropygia zambesiana Sharpe. 

 Erythropygia zambesiana Reich, iii. p. 774. 



a. S ■ Takaungu, 12th Jan., 1901. (No. 146.) 



77. ClCHLADUSA GUTTATA (Heilgl.). 



Cichladusa guttata Reich, iii. p. 766. 



a, b. S • Takaungu, 10th Feb. & 24th March, 1901. (Nos. 

 142 & 147.) 



Examples of this species from the East Coast-districts are 

 distinctly smaller than those found in Uganda and the Lake 

 District. In Mr. Percival's specimens from Takaungu 

 and in a female procured by Dr. Fischer at Kau, to the 

 north of Malindi, the wing measures 3"0 to 3*1 inches, while 

 in specimens from the interior it varies in length from 3'3 

 to 3'55 inches. 



