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like the crown^ but less rufescent and shading into ferru- 

 ginous on the lower back, rump, and wing-coverts ; the outer 

 primaries edged with hoary grey, the next few mostly black 

 on the outer web^ and the remaining quills with the outer 

 webs ferruginous. Chin and throat white, feathers of the 

 lower throat ivith veddish-broivn spots at the extremity of the 

 shaft ; chest and upper breast uniform vinous-buff, shading 

 into fulvous on the abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts; 

 tail brown, washed with ferruginous towards the base of the 

 outer webs. Total length 4'5 inches, culmen 0*43, wing 2'3, 

 tail 2-0, tarsus 09. 



A second adult example from the Manipur Hills is perfectly 

 similar to the type. 



In three younger birds, also from the Manipur Hills, the 

 crown and sides of the head are much paler, the white super- 

 ciliary stripes absent, and the white on the chin and throat 

 suft'used with pale vinous and spotted with reddish brown. 

 The abdomen, sides, and flanks are bright rust-red. 



Habitat. Naga and Manipur Hills. 



"VI. — On Birds observed in the Goolis Mountains in Northern 

 Somali-land. By E. Lort Phillips, F.Z.S., F.R.G.S. 



(Plate II.) 



On January 4th, 1895, we left London in the P. and O. 

 s.s. ' Rome,' bound for Aden, thence to Somali-land, where 

 we hoped to spend a very pleasant three months, away from 

 the cold and damp of an English winter. Of our party of 

 five persons : my wife. Miss Edith Cole, and my brother-in- 

 law, Mr. Frank Gunnis, were about to make their first trial 

 of camp-life in Africa, while Mr. G. P. V. Aylmer and 

 I were fairly old hands, having made several shooting-trips 

 together. Arriving at Aden on the 21st, we were most 

 hospitably entertained at Government House by General 

 and Mrs. Jopp, and the A.D.C, Capt. J. O. Mennie, rendered 

 us the most welcome assistance in getting together our 

 servants and horses, for which we were very grateful. 



Aden is not a particularly cheerful spot to make a pro- 



