W. E. OGILVLE-GRANT— AYES. 407 



Ruwenzori. It was found also in the valleys up to an elevation of 6000 ft., but was 

 by no means a common bird. — B. B. W.~\ 



Cryptolopha alpina Grant. (Plate XII. fig. 3, d ; Plate XIX. fig. 12, egg.) 



Cryptolopha alpina Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 117 (1906). 

 a-k. d ? . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 10,000-13,000 ft, 27th-31st Jan. 



[Nos. 1187 '*, 1188, 1190, 1202, 1205. I). C- 3130, 3131 *, 3132, 3138, 3139. B. B.W.] 



/-o. d ? . Mubuku Valley, 10,000-13,000 ft., lst-20th Feb. [Nos. 159, 160. 



B. E. I). ■ 1207. 1). C. ; 3171. B. B. W.] 



This species is most nearly allied to C. umbrivirens (Riipp.) and C. dorcadichroa 

 Reich. & Neum., but has the underparts entirely brownish-buff and the middle of the 

 abdomen whitish-buff. Iris dark brown ; upper mandible brown, lower mandible 

 yellow ; feet dark brown. Total length ca. 4 - 8 inches ; culmen 05 ; wing2 - 4 ; tail 20 ; 

 tarsus - S5. 



An egg of this species is of a rather pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. It is 

 white, spotted all over with light red and lavender-grey, especially towards the larger 

 end. It measures "71 X '51 in. 



[The Alpine Flycatcher was met with on Ruwenzori between altitudes of 10,000 

 and 14,000 ft., but was most plentiful among the tree-heaths which extend from 

 10,000 ft. to 12,500 ft. Its habits much resembled those of the Chiffchaff or 

 Willow-Wren and it had a short cheerful song. A nest, found at the end of January, 

 was placed on a dry ledge of rock under a great overhanging cliff; it was domed like 

 the nest of a Chiffchaff and composed of fine grass and moss ; it contained three eggs. 

 —B. B. W.] 



Cryptolopha l^eta Sharpe. 



Cryptolopha lata Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 9 (1902) [Ruwenzori] ; Reich. Yog. Afr. ii. 

 p. 723 (1903) ; Jackson, Ibis, 190G, p. 537. 



a-h. d ?. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6000-9000 ft., 3rd-18th Jan. [Nos. 



112. B.E.J). ■ 1091, 1095, 1120. I). C. ; 2084. G. L. ■ 3079, 3117, 3119. B. B. IV.] 

 i. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 23rd Feb. [No. 3175. B. B. W.'\ 



n. 



k-q.J2. „ „ 8000-9000 ft., 10th-30th March. [Nos. 215. 



B. E. I). ; 1366. I). C. ■ 2261. G. L. ; 3195, 3236, 3239, 3240. B. B. W.] 



d. 



r-u. d 2 ■ Butagu Valley, W. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft, 1st Aug. [Nos. 1766. D. V. ; 

 3534, 3535, 3538. B. B. W.~] 



* Typt-s of the species. 



