4B2 DB. B. B. SHABPE ON BIRDS [May 21, 



74. Calamonastes simplex, 



Erythropygia simplex (Cab.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 74 

 (1883). 



Thamnohia simplex, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) vi. p. 251 

 (1888). 



Calomonasles simplex, Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 154 ; Eeichen. Vog. 

 Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 225 (1894). 



a. 6 ad. Milmil, July 30, 1894. 



6. S ad. Okoto, Sept. 8, 1894. Iris reddisb brown; legs 

 purple-brown. 



c. Ad. Sheik Husein, Oct. 2, 1894. Iris and legs light brown. 



Mr. Lort Phillips has recently procured this species on the 

 Goolis Mountains. Dr. Eagazzi obtained it at Sodde, in Shoa, in 

 August. Mr. Jackson met with it at Turquel in January and at 

 the Kiver Vol, in Teita, in December. Dr. Eeichenow also gives 

 the Pare Mountains, Nguruman, and the Pangani Elver as localities 

 for the species. 



75. Stltiella miceuba. 



Oligocercus rufescens (nee V.); Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 236 

 (1869). 



Sylviella micrura (Eiipp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 154 

 (1883). 



Sylviefta micrura, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2)1. p. 145 (1888), 

 vi. p. 251 (1888). 



a. $ ad. Pehja, Nov. 23, 1894. Iris red ; legs light brown. 



According to Heuglin, this species is found singly or in pairs in 

 North-eastern Africa, below 16° or 17° N. lat. On the African 

 coast of the Eed Sea it extends from Takah to Adel-land, and is 

 found in Bogos-land and the warmer parts of Abyssinia, as well 

 as in Southern Nubia, Kordofan, Senar, and on the Nile and its 

 tributaries. Antiuori procui'ed it at Ambo-Karra in August and 

 on the " KoUa " of Aigaber in Shoa in October, and Dr. Eagazzi at 

 Cialalaka in June. 



76. Deyodbomas smithi, 



Bryodromas smithi, Sharpe, Bull. B. 0. C. iv. p. xxix. 



a. S ad. Shebeli, Sept. 4, 1894. Iris yellow- ochre ; legs 

 flesh-colour. 



h, c. S imm. Sheik Husein, Sept. 27, 1894. Iris light brown ; 

 eyelids yellow-ochre ; legs light brown. 



Differs in the greater amount of white on the outer tail-feathers, 

 which have the outer web entirel}^ Avhite. The type-specimen has 

 also distinct white edges to the wing-coverts and inner secondaries, 

 but these are are not so plain in the two specimens from Sheik 

 Husein, which are like D. rvfifrons, but show much more white on 

 the outer tail-feathers. 



