1895.] FEOM WESTERN SOMALI-LAND. 479 



First obtained by Speke at Meninga iu Equatorial Africa. Two 

 specimens, which Count Salvadori believes to be of this species, 

 were obtained by Antinori at Ambo-Karra, in Shoa, in J uly and 

 August. Dr. Kagazzi obtained a female at Muca in May, but it 

 was not common. It extends south as far as the Teita district, 

 where it was procured by Mr. Jackson at Nzoni, and is widely 

 spread over East Africa down to Ugogo. 



64. DfiXOSCOPUS EUFINTJCHALIS, U. Sp. 



Si77iilis D. ruficipiti, sed f route et vertice nigris, ocdinU nucliaque 

 rxijis distinguendus. Long. tot. 7'1 poll., culm. 0"75, alee 3, 

 caudcE 3*15, tarsi 1'05. 



a. (S ad. Dabulli, Sept. 16, 1894. Legs grey; iris dark brown. 



h. 6 ad. Tooloo Duroo, Nov. 25, 1894. 



c. Ad. ?, Dec. 1, 1894. 



All Dr. Donaldson Smith's specimens differ from the type in 

 the Lort Phillips collection in having the fore part of tlie crown 

 black, as well as the forehead. In the typical specimen the fore- 

 head only is black, so that there is not half the amount of black 

 on the crown of the head. This may only be sexual. A specimen 

 got by Mr. Gillett is also stated to be a male, like two of those 

 procured by Dr. Smith. On the other hand, it is so remarkable that 

 four specimens obtained on the present expedition should all agree 

 together and all differ from the type in such a marked way, that 

 1 have come to the co- elusion that the differences are specific. 



65. Telephonus jamesi. 



Telephonus jamesi, Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 403, pi. x. fig. 2 ; 

 Oust. t. 0. p. 5 (1886). 



a. Bussarler, Nov. 28, 1894. Legs grey; iris brown, with 

 light spots. 



66. Telephonus blaneoedi. 



Telephonus erythropterus, pt., Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 468 



(1871). 



Telephonus blanfordi, Sharpe ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. 

 p. 127, pi. 2. fig. 2 (1883); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. 

 p. 119 (1884), vi. p. 242 (1888s?»Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 600. 



a. (S ad. Sheik Husein, Sept. 'lo, 1894. Iris purple, with small 

 white spots ; legs bluish grey. 



This Bush -Shrike breeds in Shoa, where Antinori met with it at 

 Daimbi in the Adda Galla country and at Let-Marafia, Algaber, 

 Mahal-Uonz, and Denz. Mr. Jackson obtained a specimen at 

 Kitosh in March. 



67. NiLArs MiNOE, subsp. n. 



Nilaus hrulru (Lath.); Salvad. t. c. p. 555 (1894). 

 N. similis N. capensi, sed conspicue minor. Long, tot, 5*1 poll., 

 culm. 0'65, alee 3, cauelce 1'9, tarsi 0"75. 



