from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 117 
than 303 species are represented. At least sixteen of these are 
new, and include such fine birds as Oriolus meneliki, Indicator 
lovati , Caprimulgus stellatus , Lissotis lovati, Francolinus 
tetraoninus, and F. liarwoodi; while several, such as Lago - 
nosticta larvata, Parisoma lugens, Mesopicus spodocephalus , 
lynx cequatorialis , and Caprimulgus poliocephalus , are species 
described by Iitippell, which have never been seen in this 
country, and are mostly known in Europe only from the 
types in the Frankfort Museum. Besides these, there are 
a number of rare species, such as tlie Flycatchers Chloropeta 
massaica and Alseonax murinus , hitherto only recognized as 
inhabiting Eastern and Equatorial Africa, which have now 
been met with in Southern Abyssinia; an extension of their 
geographical range which is extremely interesting and worthy 
of special remark. 
Descriptions of eleven of the new species have already been 
published by Mr. H. Weld-Blundell and Lord Lovat in the 
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol x. pp. xix~ 
xxiii (1899), and five more are described in the present paper, 
making a total of sixteen novelties discovered during this 
expedition. 
Almost the whole of the birds were shot by Lord Lovat, 
who, though he had never made a special study of orni¬ 
thology, has shown us what a thoroughly good sportsman 
accustomed to use his eyes in the field may accomplish. We 
may mention incidentally that, owing to 1000 cartridges for the 
collecting-gun having gone astray and been lost, only 400 were 
available for this indispensable little weapon. Every shot had 
therefore to be considered, and not one needlessly thrown away 
on common birds already in the collection. With the aid of 
a powerful stalking-glass, used with the quickness which is 
acquired only by constant use, Lord Lovat was able carefully 
to examine the great majority of the birds before shooting 
them, and thus obtain the extraordinarily large proportion 
of different species compared with the number killed. 
When we consider that the specimens had generally to be 
prepared after a long day’s march, and packed up before they 
were properly dry, their fine condition as a whole reflects 
the greatest credit on those concerned. 
