160 Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe on Birds 



T. subrujipennis $ . T. cinnamomeiventris $ . 



Rufous base to tail very pro- Rufous base to tail obsolete, 



nounced, and occupying nearly the 

 basal third of the latter. 



Rum}} and upper tail-coverts deep Rump and upper tail-coverts, as 

 maroon ; lower back dark slaty grey well as lower back, bright chest- 

 like the mantle. nut. 



Breast and wider tctil-coverts Breast and under tail-coverts 



deep maroon. bright chestnut. 



The female measures: — Total length 7*8 inches, culmen 0'9, 

 wing 4*3, tail 3*4, tarsus 1*2. 



Nos. 329, 330. S ? • Kimangitchi, Mount Elgon, Feb. 27, 

 1890. — A pair, evidently about to breed in a cave. 

 Bill and legs black; iris brown. 



130. COSSYPHA CAFFRA. 



Cossypha caffra (L.) ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 363 

 (Kilimanjaro). 

 No. 22. ? . Elgeyo, July 7, 1890. — Feet brown ; irides 



brown ; bill black. Very fairly plentiful in the bushy, 



rocky grounds. 



131. CiCHLADUSA GUTTATA. 



Cichladusa guttata, Heugl. ; Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. 

 p. 304 (1884; Maurui, Nguruman); id. J. f. O. 1885, p. 141 

 (Bagamoyo and other localities to Naiwascha) ; Shelley, 

 Ibis, 1888, p. 299 (Jipi). 

 No. 42. S- Njcmps, Lake Baringo, July 15, 1890. — Very 



plentiful in the bush. Irides brown ; bill black ; legs 



dark horn-blue. 



132. Merula elgonensis. 



Merula elgonensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 445. 

 No. 2>\. S ' Kikuyu, Aug. 29, 1889. — Irides brown ; eyelids 

 orange-yellow ; bill orange-yellow ; feet dirty orange- 

 yellow. Common. 

 No. 266. S ad. Mount Elgon, 8000 feet, Feb. 14, 1890.— 

 Irides brown ; eyelids orange-yellow ; bill bright orange- 

 yellow ; legs pale dusky yellow. 

 Adult male. General colour above dark slaty brown ; wing- 

 coverts like the back ; outer greater coverts, bastard-wing, 



