Birds from Southern Abyssinia. 



555 



.905 {con.). 



July 22. Djaoula, N.E, of Lake 



Rudolf, 2300 ft. 

 23, 24. Nitij Dingai, N.E. of Lake 



lludolf, 2350 ft. 



27. Ato Chebai, N.E. of Lake 



Rudolf, 3000 ft. 



28. Djaoula, N.E. of Lake 



Rudolf, 2300 ft. 

 August 1. Kerre, Omo R., 2000 ft. '< 

 3. Bume, Omo R., 2000 ft. 

 4-7. Lake Rudolf, 2000 ft. 

 10-13. Amar Koshi, Mircha, 

 2400-2800 ft. 



14. Karmina, 2400 ft. 



15. Menno, W. of Lake Stef- 



anie, 2000 ft. 



17. Lake Stefanie, 2000 ft. ' 



18-1 9. Wandu, Metti, 2000 ft. " 



20. Dire, Sagan R., 2200 ft. 



21. Watta, Sagan River. • 

 24. Dalbana R., Konso, ^ 



3200 ft. 

 27-28. Duro, Konso, 3500 ft. 

 30-31. Gato R., Konso, 3800 ft. > - 



■ 1905 {con.). 

 September 1. Soj'o, Gamo, 3000 ft., Lake ' 

 Ganjule ( = Lake Bakate j. 



2. Elgo R., Gamo, 3000 ft. 



3. Gamo, 3000 ft. 



4. Sire R., Gamo, 2000 ft. 



5. Ganta R., Gamo, 3000 ft. 1 o«< 



7. Donne, Lake Abbaya. " : "r^ 



8. Lake Abbaya (= Lake ■ 



Margherita), 3000 ft. 



10. Baroda. r? 



1 1 . Watchigo, Baroda, 3200 ft. "" ' 



12. Mello, Baroda, 5600 ft. 



13. Umbu, Walamo, 6000 ft. 



14. Kucha Plain, Walamo, 



6200 ft. 



16. Gudeti, Walamo, 6200 ft. 



17. Bedewotehow, Kambata, 



6000 ft. 



18. Artu, Kambata, 6000 ft. 



19. Alaba R., Kambata. -.<.^ 



20. Burburi R , Kambata, 



6000 ft. 



21. Wonebarak, Kambata, 



6000 ft. 

 25. Alaba R., Kambata. 



Family Sturnid^. 



1. ClNNYRICINCLUS LEUCOGASTER. 



Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (GmeL) ; Reich, ii. p. 679 (1903). 



Examj'les of the Northern Violet-backed Starling were 

 obtaiue<i near Addis Abbaba, Mergeta Mountain, Nono, 

 Urgief ^sa River, Didessa River, Gomma, and Gamo. 



2. ClNNYRICINCLUS VERREAUXI. 



Cinnyricinclus verreauxi (Bocage); Reich, ii. p. 680 (1903). 



Pholidauges verreauxi Ogilvie-Grant, Tran.s. Zool. Soc. xix. 

 p. 263 (1910). 



Examples of the Southern Violet-backed Starling were 

 obtained at Gamo, where five males were shot along with 

 examples of C. leucogaster. 



The occurrence of both these closely allied species of 

 Cinnyricinclus in the same locality is distinctly interesting 



