390 ZOOLOGICAL EE8ULTS OP THE EUWENZOEI EXPEDITION. 



to the quills are characteristic of the young birds of this species, which ranges from the 

 mountains of Abyssinia to Cape Colony. 



[The Grey Cuckoo-Shrike was not uncommon in the forest-zone of Kuwenzori from 

 6500 ft. to 8500 ft., but was never seen above or below that elevation. It had a very 

 curious note, a long-drawn feeble squeak, such as one would expect a mouse or some 

 very small bird to make ; it resembled the note of a young Robin in autumn, but 

 had almost less volume. — H. B. W.'] 



Graucalus azureus Cassin. 



Coracina azurea Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 516 (1903) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, p. 457 [Cameroon]. 



a 6 . Irumu, Eturi Forest, 3000 ft., 17th Oct. [No. 3634. S. B. W.] 



Iris dark claret ; bill and feet black. 



This specimen seems to be referable to G. azureus, but is somewhat larger than any 

 of the West African examples in the British Museum. Wing 4-8 inches ; tail 3-8. 



[A single specimen of the Blue Cuckoo-Shrike was obtained in the Congo Forest, 

 and was the only one seen. — B. B. W.] 



Family Muscicapid^. 

 Mel^nornis pammeLjENa (Stanley). 

 Melaeno7-ms pammelaina Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 44.1 (1903). 

 Melanornis pammelana Grant, Ibis, 1907, p. 592 [Bare River]. 



d. 



a-d. 6 . Mokia, S.E. Euwenzori, 3400 ft., 21st-24th May. [Nos. 369. B. E. D. ; 

 2377. 6. L. ■ 3397, 3409. B. B. W.] 



e-g. ? et cJ imm. Mokia, S.E. Kuwenzori, 3400 ft., 16th June. [Nos. 462, 463, 

 468. B. E. D.] 



Iris brown ; bill and feet black. 

 The males are somewhat larger than the females. 

 S . Wing 3-75-3'9 inches. 

 ?. „ 3-6 



[Stanley's Cuckoo-Shrike was not uncommon in the acacia-country at the south end 

 of Kuwenzori and in the Upper Semliki Valley, but was not seen on the range. It 

 was breeding at the end of May. — B. B. W-l 



Bradyoknis murinus Finsch & Hartl. 



Bradornis pallidus murinus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 436 (1903). 



Bradijornis murinus Grant, Ibis, 1908, p. 305 [N.W. of Lake Tanganyika]. 



a-d. d $ et ? imm. Mokia, S.E. Kuwenzori, 3400 ft., 26th & 27th April. 

 [Nos. 242, 243. B. E. D. ; 2292, 2295. G. L.] 

 Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 



