Mr. W. T. Blant'iinl on new Birds from Abysainia. ^i29 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIL 



Fi(i. \. Two rows of teeth of Janassa (C.) linguccfonnis, a little over the 

 natural size, arranged in order, tlio anterior row merely indi- 

 cated : a, central primary tooth ; b, root ; c, first lateral primary 

 tooth ; (I, second oblique ditto ; e, secondary or Petalodontoid 

 form ; /, root of ditto. 



Fig. 2. Primary tooth of J. lingufeformis, smooth variety, slightly en- 

 larged : a, scoop-like cutting-margin ; 6, grinding- or crushing- 

 surface. 



Fig. 3. Primary tooth of the same, a little enlarged ; worn variety, inter- 

 mediate between the smooth variety and those much undulated. 



Fig. 4. Diagi-am of profile of primary tooth: «, scoop-like cutting-mar- 

 gin ; h, crushing- or grinding-smface ; c, root. 



XXXVIII. — Descriptions of five Birds and a Hare from Ahys- 

 sinia. By WiLLiAM T. Blanford, F.G.S., C.M.Z.S. 



Hirundo cethiopica, sp. nov. 



//. similis H. alhir/ulari, Strickl. (Contri^b. to Ornith. 1840, pL 17), 

 sed conspicuc minor ct torque pectorali intcrrupta, gutture pec- 

 toreque rufcsceiiti-lavatis. 



Long, tola 5-25, al. 4-3, rect. mod. 1-55, cxt. 2*3, tarsi 0-45, rostr. 

 a fr. 0-3, a riot. 0-5 poU. Angl. 



Syn. Cccropis rujifrons, auct., ex Abyssinia. 



Hirundo albigidaris, Strickl. apud Heuglin, Ornithologie N. 0. 

 Africa's, p. 113 (nee Strickland, /. c). 



Hah. in Abyssinia septentrionali, et in Nubia (teste Heuglin). 



Ruticilla (?) fuscicaudata, sp. nov. 



R. supra brunnescenti-fusca, uropygio magis rufescente ; remigibus 

 rectricibusque fuscis, ^^x pallidiorc marginatis ; macula antc- 

 oculari nigrescentc, albido circumdata ; mento,guln, abdominequo 

 medio sordide albis, pectore et hypochondriis cincraseentibus. 

 llostro pcdibusque fuscis. 



Long, tota circa 5-5 poll. Angl., al. 2-9o, caud. 2-2, tars. 0-9, rostr. 

 a fr. 0-4.'), a riot. 0-7. 



H(ih. in Abyssinia septentrionali. 



The form of this bird resembles Unticilhi^ the bill being 

 similar and the tarsi smooth in front ; but the sombre plumage 

 rather resembles that of a Si/Irin. Its nearest allies are B. 

 [Sn.ricofa) faniiliarisj Stephens, and //. [Jiri/f/iacus) sinnafa, 

 Sehlegel. The tail is somewhat rounded, and tiie wing is less 

 pointed than in Butirilla. 



Plii/Uoscoims hahcssinicus, sp. nov. 



Ph. P. trochili similis, sed supra magis viridescena, subtus ieabellinus 

 vix tlavesccns, cauda longiore. 



Ann. iSt Mag. N. Hist. Scr. 4. TW. iv. 24 



