W. E. OGILVrE-G-EANT — AVES. 407 



Ruwenzori. It was found also in the valleys up to an elevation of 6000 ft., but was 

 by no means a common bird. — i?. B. W.'\ 



Ceyptolopha ALPiJSTA Grant. (Plate XII. fior. 3, ^ ■ piate XIX. fiff 12 es^ ) 



Cryptolopha alpina Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 117 (1906). 

 a-h. 6 S . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 10,000-13,000 ft., 27th-31.st Jan. 



[Nos. 1187 *, 1188, 1190, 1202, 1205. D. C; 3130, 3131 *, 3132, 3138, 3139. B. B.W.] 



l-o. 6 ? . Mubuku Valley, 10,000-13,000 ft., lst-20th Feb. [Nos. 159, 160. 



d. 



B. E. D. ; 1207. I), a ; 3171. B. B. W.] 



This species is most nearly allied to C. umbrivirens (Riipp.) and C. dorcadichroa 

 Reich. & Neum., but has the underparts entirely brownish-buff and the middle of the 

 abdomen whitish-buff. Iris dark brown ; upper mandible brown, lower mandible 

 yellow ; feet dark brown. Total length ca. 4-8 inches ; culmen 0-5 ; wing 2-4 ; tail 2-0 ; 

 tarsus 0*85. 



An egg of this species is of a rather pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. It is 

 white, spotted all over with light red and lavender-grey, especially towards the larger 

 end. It measures •71X"51 in. 



[The Alpine Flycatcher was met with on Ruwenzori between altitudes of 10,000 

 and 14,000 ft., but was most plentiful among the tree-heaths which extend from 

 10,000 ft. to 12,500 ft. Its habits much resembled those of the Chiffchaff or 

 Willow- Wren and it liad a short cheerful song. A nest, found at the end of January, 

 was placed on a dry ledge of rock under a great overhanging cliff; it was domed like 

 the nest of a Chiffchaff and composed of fine grass and moss ; it contained three eo-o-s. 

 —B. B. W.] 



Ceyptolopha l^eta Sharpe. 



Cryptolopha Imta Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 9 (1902) [Ruwenzori] ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. 

 p. 723 (1903) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 537. 



a-h. d ? . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6000-9000 ft., 3rd-18th Jan. [Nos. 



112. B.B.B. ; 1091, 1095, 1120. I). C. ; 2084. G. L. ■ 3079, 3117, 3li9. B. B. IF.] 

 i. 6 . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 23rd Feb. [No. 3175. B. B. W.] 



k-q.6 2. „ „ 8000-9000 ft., 10th-30th March. [Nos. 215. 



d. d. 



B. B. D. ; 1366. B. C. ; 2261. G. L. ; 3195, 3236, 3239, 3240. B. B. W.] 



d. 



r-u. 6 ? . Butagu Valley, W. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 1st Aug. [Nos. 1766. D. C. ; 

 3534, 3535, 3538. B. B. W.] 



* Types of the species. 



