Birds front Southern Abyssinia. COS 



132. Dryoscopus malzacii. 



Dryoscopus malzacii (Heugl.) ; Erlanger, J. f. 0. 1905, 

 p. 699 ; Shelley & Sclater, B. Afr. v. pt. ii. p. 346 (1912). 



Dryoscopus malzakii erythrea Neumann, J. f. O. 1905, 

 p. 223. 



A large series of Heugiin's PufF-backed Shrike, collected 

 throughout the greater part of the year, shows very little 

 variation in plumage ; but some of the females have the 

 imderparts of the body more strongly washed with buff 

 than others. The most brightly coloured bird in this 

 respect is an immature male. 



Family Prionopid.e. 



133. EUROCEPHALUS KUPPELLI. 



Eurocephalus ruppelli Bonap. ; Erlanger, J, f. O. 1905, 

 p. G89; Shelley k Sclater, B. Afr. v. pt, ii. p. 44-7 (1912). 



Riippeirs White-crowned Shrike was met with at the 

 north end of Lake Rudolf, and northwards to Gamo, between 

 July and September. 



An immature female procured at Amar Koshi in August 

 has the crown brown like the back, and the wing-coverts 

 edged with pale brownish- white. 



134. PrIONOPS CRISTATUS OMOiiNSIS. 



Frionops cristatus omoensis Neumann, J. f. O. 1905, p. 216; 

 Zedlitz, t. c. 1910, p. 795. 



There is a large series of the Black-winged Ilchnet-Slirike 

 in the present collection. The specimens killed at Lake 

 Zwai in January, and at Magno, Bourka and Dalota in 

 Arussi, in February, are in worn plumage and have the 

 feathers on the hinder part of the crown browuish- 

 giey with a distinctly rusty tinge, no doubt due to 

 exposure. Those obtained between Lake Abbaya and 

 Lake Rudolf, between June and September, are in fresh 

 plumage and have the hinder part of the crown dark leaden- 

 grey and the longer feathers of the crest above the eye 

 rather better developed. There can be no doubt that all 

 the specimens procured by Zaphiro are of the same form. 



