Birds from Southern Abyssinia. 



553 



Other species procured represeut rare forms of whicli the 

 Museum possessed one or two examples only. 



A review of the species of the genus Bradyornis will 

 be found on pp. 632-637. In working out the species in 

 the present collection it vras found necessary to revise the 

 whole genus, and it is hoped that the notes, which are 

 here published together with a key to the species, may aid 

 others in the identification of these difficult birds- 

 It is to be regretted that no field-notes of any kind -.rere 

 made by the collector, and even the Itinerary, which is given 

 below, had to be prepared with much labour from the localities 

 and dates furnished by the labels on the specimens. 



The map (PI. XII.), which has been specially compiled from 

 the latest surveys with the utmost care by Mr. H. F. Milne of 

 the Hoyal Geographical Society, will be found to contain 

 most of the localities mentioned in the Itinerary, villages 

 excepted, and should prove of great assistance to those 

 studying this little-known part of Abyssinia. 



In the quotations of authors given below the following 

 ubbrevia lions are used : — 



Reichenow, " Vogel Afrikas,^' is quoted as " Reich.'' 

 Shelley, '' Birds of Africa,'" is quoted as " Shelley.'' 



P. C. Saphiro's Expedition. 



190-i to September 1905. 



1904 (con.). 

 October 19. Lake Koya, 



22 ' 



23. 



24-28. 



November 1. 



3-7. 



8. 



12. 



13. 



14. 



15. 



Goulala, Akaki River. 



Managasba Forest, 

 I Make River. 

 ■) Goulala, Akaki River. 



Managasba Forest. 



Wodjadja. 



Mt. Barka, Managasba. 



Managasba. 



Holata. 



Ilolata and Addis Alam. 



Addis Alam. 



Mt. Mergeta, 10,000 ft. 



Sombo. 



