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44. Dryoscopus ^THiopicus (Gm.) ; Sliarpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 478. 



No. 216. (?. Jifa Uri, Jan. 21, 1898. Legs greenish 

 slate-colour ; bill black ; irides dark brown. 



No. 176. c? . Jifa Medir, Jan. 5, 1898. Legs dark slate- 

 colour ; bill black ; irides dark brown. 



This bird inhabits the rocky hills. It has a beautiful bell- 

 like note and is extremely shy. 



45. EuRocEPHALUs RUEPPELLi Bp. ; Sharpc, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 480. 



No. 143. S' Ujawaji, Dec. 14, 1897. Feet and bill 

 black ; irides brown. 



I saw several small flocks of this bird on the table-land, 

 but it was not common. 



46. Prionops cristatus Riipp. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 480. 



No. 242. S ' Ujawaji, Jan, 28, 1898. Legs red ; bill 

 black ; irides and eyelids yellow. 



This species was not very common. I saw them only when 

 they came in to roost at night on the hills. They were very 

 noisy and curious, and came quite close to me while I was 

 watching them. 



47. NiLAUs MINOR Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 479. 



No. 122. S' Ujawaji, Dec. 8, 1897. Legs slate-colour; 

 bill black ; irides brown. 



No. 178. ? . Jifa Medir, Jan. 5, 1898. Legs and bill 

 black ; irides brown. 



Not very common. 



48. Sylvia blanfordi Seebohm ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 407. 



No. 34. S ' Mandeira, Nov. 9, 1897. Legs and bill dark ; 

 irides brown. 



49. Sylvia subalpina Temm. ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. V. p. 27. 



This species has not been before recorded from Somaliland. 



