658 Messrs. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



Schcenicola apicalis. 



Catriscus apicalis Cabanis, Mus. Hein. i. 1850, p. 43, 

 note: Kaffirland (i.e., Natal). 



Schwnicola apicalis (Cab.) ; Reicbw. V. A. iii. p. 577. 



Heugliu (Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 273) obtained a single 

 example of tins Reed-Warbler on tlie Gazelle river. He 

 states that it differs from the typical South African bird 

 in being smaller and in having the rectrices broader and 

 darker coloured. Should these differences be well founded 

 it may be called S. apicalis alexinte Heugl. (J. f. O. 1863, 

 p. 323). 



It was also obtained by Emin near Wadelai and at various 

 places in Uganda. 



There are no Sudanese examples in the British Museum. 



Bradypterns abyssinicus. 



Lusciniola uhyssiuica Blundell & Lovat, Bull. B. O. C. 

 X, 1899, p. xix : Chercher, Abyssinia. 



Bradypterus abyssinicus Reichw. V. A. iii. p. 578. 



[C. & L. coll.] 6^3? Lake No and 9^° N., 30° 40' E., 

 Feb. 24-Mch. 1, U.N. 



These birds are not distinguishable from the example 

 collected by Blundell and Lovat, which, up to now, has 

 remained unique. It is only subspecifically distinct in our 

 opinion from B. bradyptei'us of South Africa, which is 

 larger and somewhat lighter in colour ; while there are a 

 few examples of the same group from East Africa which 

 appear to be intermediate. 



The soft parts are marked as follows : Iris very dark 

 brown ; bill, upper mandible very dark brown, lower pale 

 yellowish white, greyish at tip ; feet Hesh-colour. 



Tlie wings of the males measure 52-54, those of the 

 females '50-52 mm. Two East African males measure 

 57 mm., and South African birds, sexing doubtful, measure 

 58-63 mm. 



This is an addition to the Sudanese fauna, and does not 

 appear to have been previously recorded from the Nile 

 valley. 



