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peculiar to the subalpine fauna, is also found in South 

 Africa. 



2. The Temperate Region. — This comprises the great 

 plateaux at 7,000 and 8,000 feet, and furnishes the 

 typical fauna of Abyssinia. The following mammals 

 and birds appeared to be amongst those most charac- 

 teristic : — 



Mammals. 

 Canis va/riegatus.^ 

 Antilope (Oephalophiis) madequa. 

 Antilope (Scopophorus) montanus. 

 Lepus tigrensis. 

 Xerus leucoumhrinus. 

 Bathyergus splendens. 



Birds. 



f Both found as low as 4,500 feet. 



Nisus tachiro (Aceipiter undwliventtr, Eiipp.) 



Bubo cinerascens. 



Turacus Uucotis. 



Coliils Uucotis. 



Psittacula twrantm. 



Pogonorhynchus undatus. 



Centropus monachus. 



Cypselus mquatorialie. 



Corythornis cristata (v. cyanostigma). 



Toclcus Hemprichii. ■j 



Nedarinia cruemtata. > Found as low as 4,500 feet. 



Lanius humeralis. ) 



L. erythropterus. Found at 4,000 feet. 



Bradyomis chocolatina. 



Oriolus moloxita. 



Twrdus simensis. 



T. oUvacinus. 



Cossypha semiru/a. Found from 4,000 to 9,000 feet. 



Thofmnohia mehzna. 



Saxicola lugens. 



' Most of the mammals ranged to lower elevations. Those mentioned 

 appeared to descend less than the others 



