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end of July. I never saw any below about 4,000 feet, 

 and they are common on the highlands. 



91. Nilaus brubru (Lath.). 



Lanius brubru, Lath. Ind. Omith. Supp. p. xx. 

 Nilaus brubru, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 223. 



Iris brown, legs bluish grey, rather dark, biU dusky 

 above, paler and greyish beneath. 



Usually seen in trees. It was not very common. One 

 specimen was shot at Ailat in Samhar, and two or three 

 others on the Anseba. The feet are very weak for those 

 of a Shrike. 



92. Dicrurus divaricatus (Liclit.). 



Musicapa divaricata, Licht. Verz. d. Doubl. p. 52. 

 Edolius lugubris, Hemp, and Ehr., Symb. Phys., t. viii. 3. 

 Bierurus canipennis, Swains. B. West. Aft. i. p. 254. 

 jD. lugubris, Kiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 216. 



Iris red. 



Chiefly found in the lower part of the subtropical zone, 

 but occurs also in. the coast plaia. It is a quicker bird 

 than the well-known "King Crow" of India, but has 

 a somewhat similar call, heard only in the summer. 



Dr. Finsch considers the Abyssinian species identical 

 with Lichtenstein's bird from Senegambia. I unfor- 

 tunately omitted to compare them when in Berlin. 



93. Tchitrea melanogastra (Swains.). 



Musicapa pouradisi, and M. mutata, Tar. Salt, Nos. 34 and 35, App. 



p. xlvii 

 Muscipeta melanogastra. Swains. B. of W. Afr. ii. p. 55. — Eiipp. 



Neu. Wirb. p. 108 ; Syst. Uebers. No. 211. 

 M. Ferreti, Gu6r. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 162. 

 Tchitrea Ferreti, Ferr. et Gal. Voy. en Abyss, iii. p. 212 ; Atlas, 



pi. 8.— Antinori, Cat. Ucc. p. 46.— Joum. f. Om, 1867, p. 96. 



The variations in this bird's plumage are described by 



