700 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on a Collection of 



is distinctly tinged with sandy brown, producing a somewhat 

 soiled appearance. 



[From April to July this species was very common, but 

 previously to that none were seen. — A. B. P.] 



93. Tarsiger orientalis Fisch. & Reich. 

 Tarsiger orientalis Reich, iii. p. 778. 



a. Nairobi, 5th June, 1902. (No. 305.) 



94. Chloropeta massaica Fisch. & Reich. 



Chloropeta massaica Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 396 

 (1910). 



a-b. Kikuyu Forest, 18th May, 190.2. (Nos. 273, 230.) 



Mr. Percival met with this rare Flycatcher in the Kikuyu 

 Forest. I have compared his specimens with others from 

 Nairobi and Abyssinia in the British Museum, and find them 

 similar in every respect. 



The curious point is that the type-specimen of the nearly 

 allied, but quite distinct, species C. storey i Grant [cf. Bull. 

 B. O. C. xix. p. 32 (1906)] was procured on the Nairobi 

 River at an elevation of 5450 ft., which is close to the 

 Kikuyu Forest. C. storeyi is an altogether darker bird and 

 has the entire crown sooty black. In the original description 

 the locality is given as " Chedaro," but this has been proved 

 to be the Masai name for the bird. 



95. Batis senegalensis (Linn.). 

 Bat is senegalensis Reich, ii. p. 480. 



a. Ad. Takaungu, 29th March, 1901. (No. 161 a.) 

 [These pretty little Flycatchers were not uncommon ; 

 they were usually found in pairs or small parties. I came 

 across a young bird just out of the nest in December. — 

 A. B. P.] 



96. Bias musicus (Vieill.). 

 Bias musicus Reich, ii. p. 469. 



a. ? . Takaungu, 16th March, 1901. (No. 131.) 

 [I saw one pair at Mombasa, and obtained a female at 

 Takaungu.—^. B. P.] 



