632 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on 



Notes on the Genus Bradyoniis. 



As great confusion exists among the species and sub- 

 species of Bi-adyornis, I have been obliged in studying the 

 above-mentioned species to make a careful revision of the 

 whole group, so as to define, if possible, more clearly the 

 various forms. I have also prepared a key to the species, as 

 tlie one given in Dr. Reichenow's 'Vcigel Afrikas ' did not 

 appear to me to assist one much in the identification of 

 these difficult birds. 



The forms of BTadyornis which I am al)le to recognise are 

 represented in the National Collection by specimens from 

 the localities mentioned below. 



It should be noted that in all the species the males are 

 considerably larger than the females and that the young 

 birds are always more brightly coloured on the underparts 

 than the adults, especially on the flanks and under tail- 

 coverts. 



1. Bradyornis griseus Reichenow. 



Bradyorn'is griseus Reichenow, J. f. 0. 188.2, p. 211 

 [MgundaMkali]. 



Bradyornis microrliyncha Reichenow, J. f. O. 1887, p. G2 

 [Irangi]. 



Bradyornis i^umilus Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p, 480 [Har- 

 geisa]. 



? Bradornis parvus Reichenow, Orn. Mouatsb. xv. p. 171 

 (1907) [Asholi, N. Uganda] . 



Hub. Somaliland : Goolis foot-hills {Lort-PhiUips) ; Wa- 

 ghar and Burao [Bury) ■ Eil Dab, 100 miles S.S.E. of 

 Berbera, and Galkayu, 120 miles N.W. ofObbia {Hamerton); 

 Ilargeisa [Donaldson Smith : type of B. pumilus Sharpe) ; 

 Dabolok, Sheikh Wufli and Ujawaji {Hawker) ; Farfanyer 

 and Udveris, 3200 ft. [Bennett Stanford) ; Gerloguby [Dela- 

 mere) ; Gildessa [Pease). 



Abyssinia: Hoorsa and Melkadegaga (Pease) ; Quala, 

 Guerague {Degen) ; N. of Lake Stefanie, 2000 ft., and N. 

 of Lake Rudolf, 2G00 ft. (Zaphiro, Donaldson Smith). 



