Birds from Sotithern Abyssinia. 589 



94. Anthus cervinus. 



Anthiis cervinus (Pall.) ; Shelley, ii. p. 3.25 (1900) ; Neu- 

 mann, J. f. O. 1906, p. 330; Ogilvie-Graut, Ibis, 1907, 

 p. 587. 



A male example of the Red-throated Pipit was killed at 

 Lake Zwai on the 21st of December. 



95. Macronyx flavicollis. 



Macronyx JlavicoUis Riipp. ; Shelley, iii. p. 11 (1902) ; 

 Neumann. J. f. O. 1906, p. 237. 



A large series of the Abyssinian Yellow-throated Pipit 

 was procured between April and October, near Addis 

 Abbaba, at the Akaki River, near Addis Alum, the Gibbe 

 Rivei", Jimma, KafFa, Kullo, Gofa, Walamo and Kambata, at 

 elevations varying from about 4000-1 1,000 feet. Blanford 

 states that in northern Abyssinia it was never observed by 

 him below 10,000 feet. 



Immatui'e examples killed at Kullo in June, and at Addis 

 Abbaba in October have the anterior half of the superciliary 

 stripe and throat pale buff like the rest of the underparts, 

 the chest spotted with blackish, and the middle of the belly 

 yellowish; the upperparts^ wings, and tail are like those of 

 the adult. 



96. MOTACILLA ALBA. 



Mutacilla alba Linn.; Shelley, ii. p. 272 (1900). 



Motacilla alba dukhunensis Sykes ; Neumann, J. f. O. 

 1906, p. 229. 



An example of the White Wagtail was procured on an 

 island in Lake Zwai on the 29th of December. This speci- 

 men has the wing-coverts blackish edged with white, and is 

 no doubt of European origin. 



97. Motacilla longicauda. 



Motacilla longicauda Riipp. ; Shelley, ii. p. 274 (190J) ; 

 Neumann, J. f. O. 1906, p. 229. 



The Long-tailed Pied Wagtail was met with in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Addis Abbaba in September and October, and 

 in Kaffa, Konta and Kullo in June. 



