Collecting -Tour in Somaliland, 73 



65. Crateropus smithii Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p, 487. 

 No. 215. 6. Jifa Uri, Jan. 21, 1898. Feet dark slate- 

 colour; bill black; i rides light red. 



I fouud this bird on the rocky hills. It went in families 

 and was very noisy, 



66. Argya aylmeri Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 404, pi. xi. 

 fig. 1. 



Nos. 244, 245. S ? • Daraweina, Jan. 29, 1898. Feet 

 and bill horn-colour; irides pale yellow. 

 I saw only one small family of this species. 



67. Pycnonotus arsinoe (H. & E.) ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 

 1898, p. 413. 



No. 144. 6. Ujawaji, Dec. 14, 1897. Feet and bill 

 black ; irides brown. 



Common all through Somaliland. 



68. Bradyornis pumilus Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 480. 

 No. 49. S ' Haragogara. Nov. 17, 1897. Feet and bill 



black; irides brown. 



Nos. 51, 52. S. Godgat, Nov. 18, 1897. 



Nos. 56, 58. ? . Daboloc, Nov. 22, 1897. Feet and 

 bill dark ; irides brown. 



No. 79. Juv. Sheikh Wufli. Nov. 28, 1897. Feet and bill 

 black ; irides dark brown. 



No. 120. S' Ujawaji, Dec. 8, 1897. 



No. 227. c?. „ Jan. 25, 1898. Feet and bill 



black ; irides dark brown. 



This is, perhaps, the commonest bird o£ all on the table- 

 laud. It is very tame and curious, aud reminds one of the 

 Robin [Erithacus rubecula) in its habits. 



69. Pachyprora bella Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Orn. 

 no. 2, p. 47. 



No. 225. S- Ujawaji, Jan. 25, 1898. Feet and bill 

 black ; irides yellow. 



This species is common. It is very tame, coming round 

 the camps and hunting for insects among the leaves of the 

 acacias. 



