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gutture loio sclii&tncto-ijjun'jhco. Ijaucl iiiirro. cii^tin- 

 gueiidus. Loi:g. rot. 5'5 pull.^ culm. 0"5_, ake o"2, 

 caudre 2-2. tar.-i Q-O. 

 ? . Clarius .scl]i^taceo-plu^^J)ca : gastrrco toto scliistacco. 



'Mr. E, LoRT PiiiLLirs described tvro ncv-- species of birds 

 from Somalilaud : — 



CaPKIMULGUS TOKKIDTS; Sp. 11. 



C. simi'iis C. nullco et C. ft-rv'tdo, ^ed maculis iiota^i rufis 

 magnis conspcuis et alis I'lifcscentibus distinguendus, 

 Lorig. tot. 8-0 poll., cnlm. 0-55, alte 6-0, caudffi 4-0, 



tarsi 0-7. 



Hob. Eyk. on tlie IIov>d plateau. Somaliland (/. Btundi 

 Stanford). 



Distinguished from C. uvdjicvs (wliich it resembles in liavin^ 

 the v.hite spot on the inner web of the first primary reachins: 

 to the shaft) by its much more rufous co]our_, tlje back and 

 wings being spangled with large rufous spots at the end of 

 the feathers. The first four primaries and tlie t^o outer 

 tail-feathers have large white spots. 



The specimen has been shown to Dr. Reiclienow, I\Ir. 

 Oscar Neumann^, and j\Ir. Hartert. \vho all agree that it 

 was undescribed. 



Granatina hawklri^ sp. n. 



Simijis G. iautJdnogasiri, sed ubique pallidior : pileo et in- 

 terscapulio ciunaraomeo-rufis: dorso rufescenti-brunneo : 

 faciei colore ianthino minus extenso, et fascia angusta 

 ii'ontali hand continua distinguenda. Long. tot. 4-8 

 polk, citlm. 0-4. ake 2'2, caudle 2'4, tarsi Q-Go. 



Hub. Bari [E. L. P.). Dabuloc {R. 31. Hawhtr), LahcHo 

 (G'. V. A. Fad). 



The light cinnamon colour of the head and maiitle distin- 

 guishes the Somali form of tlie Hyacinth-bellied "Weaver- 

 Finch from the true G. iantldtnofjuster of Masailand^ whicJi 

 has llieback dark brown, contrasting with the chestnut head, 

 Tlie' same light cinnamon colour pervades the throat and 

 neck, and the blue on tlie face is not so extended. 



The narrow frontal line of blue docs not coiitinue across 

 the base of the forehead. 



