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17. CiSTICOLA LUGUBRIS. 



Sylvia lugubris, Riipp. Neue Wirb. Vog. 1834-1.0, p. 111. 



DrymcBca ncevia, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 56. 



Cisticola lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. ]Mus. vii. p. 280. 



«• S , b- S > Slionga : iris yellowish browu ; upper man- 

 dible horn-colour, lower one flesh-colour ; feet flesh-colour. 

 c, Shonga : iris brownish yellow ; bill horn-colour ; upper 

 mandible darker ; feet light red. d. ^ , Egga : iris brownish 

 yellow, e. $ ,f. ? , Lukoja. 



a is in immature plumage, the others are adult. 



18. Camaroptera brevicaudata. 



Sylvia brevicaudata, Riipp. Atlas, 1826, p. 53, pi. 53. fig. b. 

 Camaroptera brevicaudata, Hartl. Orn. "W.Afr. p. 62. 

 a. (^ , Shonga: iris orange-brown; bill horn-colour ; legs 

 light red. 



19. Dryodromas caniceps. 



Camaroptera caniceps, Cass. Pr. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 38. 



Dryodromas caniceps, Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. 

 p. 240; Sharpe & Bouvier, Bull. Soc. Zool. Frauce, 1876, 

 p. 306. 



a. c? , Shonga : iris yellowish brown, yellower round pupil; 

 bill dark brown ; feet light red. 



This is the most northern limit known for this species, 

 which ranges from the Congo to the Niger. The specimen 

 agrees well with Mr. Cassiu's description, /. c. 



20. Eremomela pusilla. 



Eremomela pusilla, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 59. 

 a. $, Lukoja : iris brown; upper mandible horn-colour, 

 lower one yellowish ; legs ochreous. b, Lukoja. 



21. Motacilla vidua. 



Motacilla vidua, Sund. Kongl. Vetensk. Ak. Handl. 

 1850, p. 128. 



a. 6 , Lukoja : iris brown, b, Rabba {Greenshields) . 



22. Motacilla flava. 



Motacilla flava, Linn. S. N. i. 1766, p. 331; Dresser, B. 

 Eur. iii. p. 261, pi. 129. 



