from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 141 
The three examples obtained are apparently referable to 
A. gouldi Fraser, which Dr. Sharpe regards as a small West- 
African form of A. pyrrhonotus. The upper parts of these 
birds, which are in somewhat worn plumage, are very dark 
brown, with faint traces of light edgings to the feathers; the 
underparts are deep tawny buff, darkest on the under tail- 
coverts. The wing in specimen a measures 3*8, and in b 
4*0 inches, these measurements being unusually large. 
[This Pipit seemed fond of the high grass-country, and 
was often observed to perch in trees.—L.] 
72. Anthus sordidus. 
Anthus sordidus Rupp.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 
p. 560 (1885) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. p. 264 
(1888) ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 402 [N. Somaliland] ; 
Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 66. 
a. S- Staboolo, Somaliland, 21 December, 1898. 
(No. 19.) 
b. S' . Feyambiro, Abyssinia, 26 December, 1898. 
(No. 36.) 
c. S • Hirna, Abyssinia, 9 January, 1899. (No. 141.) 
d. ? . Gadaburka, Abyssinia, 21 January, 1899. 
(No. 248.) 
Iris brown; bill dark brown; legs light brown. 
Specimens b, c, d are undoubtedly referable to A. sordidus 
Riipp. Specimen a also apparently belongs to this species, 
but the feathers of the interscapular region and back are 
nearly uniform in colour and closely approach those of 
A. pyrrhonotus. Our knowledge of this group of Pipits is at 
present somewhat unsatisfactory, and when more material is 
available a thorough revision of the local races should prove 
interesting, 
73. Anthus rufulus, 
Anthus rufulus Yieill.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 
p. 574 (1885). 
Anthus cinnamomeus Salv&d, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. 
p. 264 (1888). 
