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but somewhat larger, especially as regards the bill. It differs 

 in lacking the narrow maroon band across the breast which 

 in C. microrhyncha borders the purple breast-band posteriorly. 

 Culmen 0'8 ; wing 2'5 ; tail 1"6 ; tarsus 0*65 inch. 



Adult female. Larger and paler than the female of 

 C. microrhyncha, the throat being whitish and the rest 

 of the underparts faintly washed with yellow ; the outer as 

 well as the inner margins of the primary-quills conspicuously 

 white. Wing 2*2 inches, 



Hab. Kiunga, near Lamu, B.E. Africa, 31.vii. 06. 



Obs. This species has been named in honour of Mr. R. W. 

 Sheppard, who has recently been engaged in preparing a 

 catalogue of Mr. Jackson's collection of bird-skins. 



Prinia intermedia, sp. n. 



Adult female. Intermediate between P. mystacea, Riipp., 

 and P. somalica (Elliot). From the former it differs in 

 having the upperparts greyer and the underparts much 

 paler, only the upper part of the breast, flanks, and thighs 

 being washed with pale buff. It resembles P. somalica in 

 having distinct pale margins to the greater wing-coverts, 

 but the upperparts are much darker and the sides and flanks 

 are more distinctly washed with buff. 



Wing 1-9 ; tail 2*4 inches. 



Hab. Northern Uaso Nyiro, 3000 ft., 17.vii. 09. 



Alethe kikuyuensis, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Near A. carruthersi, Grant, but 

 somewhat larger, and with the general colour of the upper- 

 parts, especially of the mantle, more olive and less rufous; 

 the ear-coverts are grey like the crown, and are not washed 

 with olive, as in ^. carruthersi. 



Wing 3"8 inches. 



Hah. Kikuyu Forest, B.E. Africa, 5400 ft., 7. ii. 09. 



Argya keniana, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to A. aylmeri, Shelley, but 

 differs in having the lores and crown uniform dark chestnut 

 and the general colour of the rest of the upperparts of a 



