1884.] BIRDS FROM KILIMANJARO. 555 



only recently shortly characterized in the ' Journal fiir Oruitho- 

 logie.' 



Of the remaining thirty-three species of which this collection 

 contains examples, I hope to treat at some future time, when Mr. 

 Johnston has retnrned from his exploration of this high mountain- 

 range, and has brought home the rest of his specimens. 



1. MUSCICAPA JOHNSTONI, Sp. n. 



Kilimanjaro, $ , 6000 feet. 



Entire upper parts uniform slaty blue ; wings and tail slightly 

 browner and darker, the feathers edged with the same colour as the 

 back. In front of the eyes, cheeks, and lower portion of the ear- 

 coverts ashy white ; owing to the state of the skin I cannot confi- 

 dently define the exact limits of the ashy white on the sides of the 

 head. Chin, throat, and sides of the body ashy grey, fading into 

 ashy white on the remainder of the breast and abdomen, and almost 

 into white on the thighs and under tail-coverts ; axillaries and 

 under wing-coverts white ; under surface of the quills slaty brown, 

 fading into huffish white on portion of their inner margins. Bill 

 apparently leaden-grey, with a buff patch extending over about two 

 thirds of the base of the culmen, and with the tip black. Legs 

 brownish black. Total length 6 inches, culmen 0"5, wing 3'35, 

 tail 3, tarsus 0'9. 



Owing to the indifferent state of the skin, I keep this species in 

 the genus Muscicapa, although it does not agree with that nor with 

 any other of the genera recognized by Mr. Sharpe (Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. vol. iv.). It has long, well-developed rictal bristles, and a broad 

 but unusually deep bill, which is almost as deep as wide at the front 

 of the nostrils. In general appearance it comes nearest to M. cceru- 

 lescens, Hartl., and M. cinerascens, Sharpe, but differs from both in 

 its larger size, very much darker colouring, and in the bill and under 

 wing-coverts. 



I have named this fine and very distinct new Flycatcher after its 

 discoverer, Mr. H. H. Johnston. 



2. Nectarinia kilimensis, sp. n. 



Kilimanjaro, cJ, 5000 ft. 



Very similar to N. tacazze, but differs as follows : — Head and 

 neck metallic green, glossed with copper, and shading into fiery 

 copper on the back ; scapulars and upper tail-coverts with a greenish 

 shade, but no lilac reflections ; wings and tail brownish black with 

 no blue shade ; metallic edges of the tail-feathers lilac bronze, not 

 greenish blue. Chin and throat metallic coppery green, not passing 

 into metallic lilac on the front of the chest, which, with the 

 remainder of the underparts, is dull black. Bill rather more curved, 

 and the tail slightly more graduated. Total length 8" 7 inches, 

 culmen ri5, wing 29, tail 5*6, tarsus 0'75. 



Kilimanjaro, $ , 4000 ft. 



Very similar to N. tacazze, hut with the throat less olive and of a 

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