collected In East Africa. 323 



during his recent expedition to that mountain. In the mean- 

 time I add descriptions of some of the new species repre- 

 sented in his collection. 



Fam. PODARGTD^. 

 BaTRACHOSTOMUS HARTERTl, Sp. UOV. 



Adult male. Similar to B. auritus, but much smaller and 

 darker, the prevailing colour dusky chestnut, with a few 

 rufous bars on the head ; the inner secondaries chestnut, 

 with wavy cross-bars of black instead of the broad whitish 

 rufescent bars which are seen in B. auritus. The principal 

 differences, however, between the two species are seen on the 

 under surface, the throat in B. harterti being dark vinous- 

 chestnut, which overspreads the chest, with very few lighter 

 bars, while the flanks and sides of the body are dull ashy, with 

 a few arrow-head bars of vinaceous white, the latter colour 

 occupying the greater part of the lower flank-feathers, which 

 are consequently only slightly mottled with ashy grey. Total 

 length 13'5 inches, culmen 1*25, wing 8*7, tail 5*6, tarsus 0*7. 



Fam. MELIPHAGIDiE. 

 ZOSTEROPS SQUAMIFRONS, Sp. UOV. 



Adidt male. General colour above olive-brown, the fea- 

 thers of the forehead tipped with white, each feather with a 

 blackish subterminal bar ; wings and tail dusky brown, 

 washed externally with olive ; lores and a narrow eyelid 

 whitish ; ear-coverts and hinder cheeks ashy ; the fore part 

 of the cheeks white ; throat and fore neck ashy white, 

 slightly tinged with yellow ; remainder of under surface of 

 body light sulphur-yellow ; thighs ashy ; under wing-coverts 

 white, tinged with yellow ; quills below sepia-brown, whitish 

 along the inner web. Total length 3'6 inches, culmen 0"4, 

 wing 2"0, tail 1"15, tarsus 0*55. 



Fam. TuRDiD^. 

 Geocichla everetti, sp. nov. 



Adult female. General colour above uniform olive-brown ; 

 the lesser and median Aving-coverts like the back ; quills and 

 tail-feathers more reddish brown than the back ; lores and 



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