380 ZOOLOGY. 



163. H. elaica (Lindermayer). 



Salicaria elaica, Linder. Isis, 1843, pp. 342, 343. 



This is a mucli smaller bird than the last, easUy dis- 

 tinguished by the larger first primary, which is rounded, 

 not pointed, at the end. 



Measurements : — Wing 2-6 in., tail 2"1, bUl 0*47, tarsus 

 8 '5 ; the first primary is 0"6 in. long outside the under 

 wing-coverts, and twice as broad as in the last species ; 

 second primary 0"2 in. shorter than the third, which is 

 the longest. 



r64. Aedon galactodes, Temm. 



Sylvia galactodes, Temm. PI. Col. 251, f. 1. 



A. minor, Cab. JVfus. Heiu. i. p. 39.— rBrehm, Habesch, No. 48. 



Aedon galactodes, Heugl. Ibis,~1869, p. 84 ; et Orn. N. 0. Afr. p. 276. 



Common from the base of the hills to about 3,500 or 

 4,000 feet, but not seen above. In the winter (January 

 and February) it was only seen at the base of the ranges ; 

 in May it was common as high as Mayen, about 3,500 

 feet. It appears to be confined to the tropical region. 



Familt ALAUDID^. 



165. Motacilla alba, L. 



Riipp. Syst. Uebfirs. No. 173.— Heugl. Orn. N. 0. Afr. p, 316. 

 1 M. diiJchunensis, Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 91. 



Common both on the highlands and near the coast. I 

 cannot see that the specimens collected by me in Abys- 

 sinia show the slightest difierence from others shot in 

 Western India, and belonging to the supposed species 

 M. dukhunensis, Sykes. 



On the 1st of May there were still specimens on the 



