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Obs. This species has no near ally. As regards the colour 

 of the upperparts, it perhaps most nearly resembles the 

 female of T. atrigularis, but the latter has a much shorter 

 tail and the underparts are quite different. A female of 

 T. atrigularis was actually obtained in the same locality. 

 The most distinctive characters in the present species are 

 the unusual length of the tail, the dark streaks on the chest, 

 and the bright rust-red under wing-coverts and axillaries. 



Parisoma buryi, sp. n. 



Adult. Most nearly allied to P. jacksoni Sharpe from 

 Mt. Elgon and P. lugens Eiipp. from Abyssinia. General 

 colour above dark brown, almost sooty-brown on the crown 

 and nape; quills blackish edged externally with pale whitish- 

 grey; the tail-feathers blackish narrowly tipped with whitish, 

 widest on the outermost pair ; chin, throat, and cheeks 

 whitish, shading into grey on the underparts and pale 

 rufous on the lower belly and flanks ; under tail-coverts pale 

 brownish-white. The shafts of the quills are feeble ; the 

 1st primary is nearly two-thirds of the length of the 2nd, 

 which is about 9 mm. shorter than the 3rd and 5 mm. 

 shorter than the 10th ; the 3rd is 3 mm. shorter than the 4th ; 

 the 5th and 6th slightly the longest. The tail is slightly 

 rounded, the outer pair of feathers being about 8 mm. 

 shorter than the middle pair. Iris pale yellow, with a bluish 

 tint ; bill rusty black ; feet pinkish-grey. Total length in 

 the flesh 165 mm. ; wing 70 ; tail 71 ; tarsus 25. 



Hab. Yemen. 



Type in the British Museum : Adult. No. 146. 6. i. 13, 

 Menacha, 7000 ft. G. W. Bury coll. 



QEnanthe yemenensis, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to S. bottce Bonap., but the 

 crown is darker, each feather being blackish narrowly edged 

 with brownish-grey ; the back and rump are light brownish- 

 grey, in marked contrast with the crown ; there is a short 

 white streak behind the eye ; the buff on the underparts is 

 generally much paler, and there is less white on the basal 

 part of the outer tail-feathers. The bill is longer and stouter, 



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