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(•08 inch) of both webs pure white. Iris brown ; bill black ; 

 legs brown. Total length about 100 inches, exposed part of 

 culrnen 0*45, wing 6*1, tail 43, tarsus 0*72. 



Hab. Hiver Kassim, Abyssinia : 18th January, 1899. 



9. Myrmecocichla dttbia, sp. n. 



Adult. Allied to M. melanura (Temm.), but larger, and 

 with the under tail-coverts brownish-black, edged with sandy 

 buff instead of white, and the under wing-coverts dusky 

 instead of whitish. Iris brown ; bill and legs black. Total 

 length about 6*5 inches, culmen (imperfect) about 7, wing 

 3-15, tail 25, tarsus 0'9. 



Hab. Fontaly, Abyssinia: 17th January, 1899. 



10. Francolinus tetraoninus, sp. n. 



Adult female. Most nearly allied to F. schuetti, Cab., but 

 distinguished by having the dark middles to the feathers of 

 the nape, interscapular region, and wing-coverts but faintly 

 indicated and the chest and breast nearly uniform greyish 

 brown. Iris brown ; bill dull orange-red ; legs and feet 

 orange-red. Total length 12*5 inches, culmen 1*05, wing 6 5, 

 tail 2*65, tarsus 1'65. 



Hab. Mendie, Abyssinia : 18th April, 1899. 



11. Francolinus harwoodi, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to F. natalensis, Smith, and 

 F. icterorhynchus , Heugl. From the former it may be dis- 

 tinguished by having the feathers of the occiput and back of 

 the neck black, narrowly margined with white, producing a 

 strongly squamated appearance; the chest, upper part of the 

 breast, and sides of the body greyish brown, ornamented with 

 narrow concentric black and white bands ; the breast, belly, 

 and rest of the underparts pale ochraceous, with a few sub- 

 concentric black markings. It resembles F. icterorhynchus in 

 having the upper parts indistinctly barred with pale greyish 

 brown, the inner webs of the primary-quills mottled with 

 pale rufous, and the ground-colour of the breast and belly 

 pale ochraceous. Iris brown ; bill, naked skin round eye, and 



