1855.] from the Somali country. 803 



of ' Groree Bunder :' the female has no black upon the breast, and 

 somewhat resembles our Hedge-sparrow (Accentor modularis) in 

 colour, only that she is a lighter." 



*Laniarius cruentus, (Ehrenberg). " By no means a common 

 bird. The Somalis call it Idatris, {j?i^$h 9 ' 



Plattsteira senegalensis, (L.). 



Saxicola isaeellina, Eiippell, Atlas, pi. 34, f. b. : according 

 with the figure cited, except in having a greater extent of black 

 tipping the tail-feathers, viz. l-§- in. on the outermost : but appa- 

 rently distinct from the species sent by Dr. Eiippell himself as his 

 S. isabellina (p. 260, ante), however closely affined. In the latter 

 the short first primary measures 1 in. ; in the Somali bird f in. only, 

 being also considerably narrower. In Dr. Eiippell' s bird, the crown 

 is fuscous, and the upper parts are much infuscated ; the lower dull 

 ferruginous with white throat, and the lower tail-coverts deeply 

 tinged with ferruginous : lores black, surmounted by white, which 

 is continued into a slight supercilium ; and the outermost tail- 

 feather is black for its terminal 1^ in.: tertiaries broad, measur- 

 ing about -f in. across ; and the bill somewhat broader than in the 

 other, especially at base. The Somali bird is pale sandy-isabelline 

 above, still lighter below and without a tinge of ferruginous ; and 

 the tertiaries are about \ in. in breadth : both have the upper tail- 

 coverts white ; and they agree in dimensions. " Inhabits the 

 plateau." 



*S. melanura, Temminck. " Inhabits the plateau, and loves 

 small trees." There is a figure of this bird, from a specimen ob- 

 tained in Sindh, among the drawings of Sir A. Burnes and Dr. Lord. 



*DiCRU"Rirs lttgubris, Ehrenberg. " This ' King-crow' follows 

 the flocks, perching upon animals, and balancing itself upon the 

 waving plants. Irides red." 



Nectarinia habessinica, Ehrenberg. "A Honey-bird, light- 

 ing upon flowers, and avoiding jungle." 



*N. albiyentris, Strickland, Jardine's Contr. Om. Male and 

 female. " Seen in pairs ; and like the last inhabits the plateau 

 above the hills." This species has only been obtained in the Somali 

 country. 



Pterocles senegalensis, (Latham) ; Pt. gu-tfatus, Lichtenstein, 



