jrES. 315 



qtiickly uttered — who-wh.o-wlio-wlio-wS,wawS,w3,w3.. A 

 male measures : — Whole length 15 "5 inches, wing 7, 

 tail 9, length of hind claw 0"8. 



46. C. superciliosus, Eiipp. 



Eiipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 56, t. 21, fig. 1 ; Syst. Uebers. No. 353.— 

 Ferr. et Gal. No. 31.— Brehm, Habesch, No. 115. 



Iris deep blood-red, legs bluish grey, bill black. 



I first shot this bird at Ailat ; it was abundant at A in 

 on the Lebka, and occurred occasionally in the Anseba 

 valley. It was never seen in Abyssinia proper. The 

 habits are similar to those of C. monachus, but the cry 

 seemed to me rather different, somewhat resembling 

 the coo of a dove uttered shortly, and quickly repeated 

 several times. 



Several German naturalists, amongst whom are Drs. 

 Hartlaub and Finsch, consider this bird the young of 

 C. monachus. This is certainly an error, and one into 

 which no naturalist acquainted with the birds in the 

 wild state could have fallen. Both species were founded 

 on fidly adult specimens, and not only are they quite 

 different in plumage, but their habitat is entirely dis- 

 tinct, C monachus being only found in the temperate 

 region of Abyssinia, while C. superciliosus is equally 

 confined to the tropical and subtropical parts of the 

 country, I saw numerous specimens of both and shot 

 several The measurements of C superciliosus are : — 



Whole length. Wing. Tail. Hind claw, 

 in. in. in. in. 



Male 14-75 6-8 8 0-85 



Female 14-75 6-2 8-2 0-65 



