breast catches the eye at once. Nothing is recorded of its habits ; a good number of speci- 
mens come from time to time, and it is to be found in nearly all the museums. 
It is the most common species in Kordofan, Abyssinia, and Sennaar ; the most 
northern limit of its range is between 14° and 15° north latitude. 
Our description and the figure in the Plate are taken from Fantee specimens in our 
own collection. This bird has not been figured since the works of Le Vaillant and Leach. 
