AFES. 355 



115. Z. abyssinica, Gu6r. 



Gu^rin, Eev. Zool. 1843, p. 162. — Ferr. et GaL Voy. en Abyss. 



part iii. p. 209 ; Atlas, pi. ix. f. 2. 

 ? Z. madagascariensis, Kiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 150. 



I shot two specimens of this bird in the Komayli pass 

 at Mayen, 3,500 feet above the sea. Dimensions of a 

 female: — Wing 2"25 in., tail 1"7, tarsus 0'6, bill at 

 front 0*4 in. 



116. Eremomela griseoflava, Heugl. (PI. III. fig. 1.) 



Von Heuglin, Journ. f. Orn. 1862, x. p. 40, et Orn. N. 0. Afr. p. 

 284. 



I only met with this lively and active little bird in 

 the Anseba valley and its neighbourhood, where it was 

 first found by Von Heuglin. It has much the same 

 . habits as Zosterops. It appeared to be in parties of 

 three or four constantly moving amongst the bushes. 

 I preserved a pair, of which the following are the 

 dimensions : — 



wing, 

 in, 



Male 2-0 



Female 2-0 



In coloration this bird scarcely differs from E. jiavi- 

 ventris, Sund. It is, however, srdaUer in all its measure- 

 ments. The position of Eremomela in the" series is 

 somewhat dubious. I cannot see that it has any aflBnity 

 with DrymcBca, but it certainly approaches Phylloscopus 

 and Oligura. It appears to me, however, to be most 

 closely allied to Zosterops, especially to the grey-coloured 

 form, Malacirops of Bonaparte. 



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