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some other migratory kinds. Of the immigrants, perhaps 

 the most conspicuous was LamprocoUus chalyhceus, now 

 abundant. TocJcus Jlavirostris and Laniarius cethio- 

 picus, which in February and March did not ascend 

 above 6,000 feet, were now common at 8,000. 



Senafd, after having been occupied nearly six months, 

 was finally abandoned on the 29th May. "We exchanged 

 the pleasant climate of the Abyssinian highlands for heat 

 and dust, a short supply of water, and universal barren- 

 ness. As we descended the pass, every day brought with 

 it additional heat and discomfort, mitigated slightly by 

 such European luxuries as preserved provisions, wine, 

 and beer, which had been imported in abundance by 

 enterprising speculators. 



In the pass I found that most lovely bird, Pholidauges 

 leucogaster, abundant from about 2,000 to 5,000 feet 

 of elevation. It had certainly been entirely wanting in 

 January and February ; so conspicuous a bird could not 

 possibly have escaped every one's notice. At Komayli, 

 at the base of the hills, I found some other birds, 

 especially CEna capensis and Neotarinia metallica, which 

 were certainly not to be found there in February. Both 

 were now breeding. A bee-eater, Merops albicolUs, had 

 also been added to the fauna ; whilst Cercomela mela- 

 nura, Aedon galactodes, and Turtur alhiventris appeared 

 much more abundant than formerly. On the other hand, 

 all the shrikes, Saxicolce, and wagtails, with Corvus 

 affinis, had left. 



I remained a few days in Komayli. The heat was 

 excessive ; the temperature at mid-day, in a large tent 



