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doubt just previous to migration, was noticeably plumper and 
in better condition than those killed previously.—L.] 
160. Hirundo ^thiopica. 
Hirundo cethiopica Blanf.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 
p. 147 (1885) ; id. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 491 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 
Civ. Gen. xxvi. p. 230 (1888). 
a. ? . Gitemma, Abyssinia, 14 March, 1899. (No. 422.) 
Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 
[This bird was only observed in the Djimma valley and 
near Bilo, in the Lika province. Its flight is so marked 
that I think it could not have failed to attract our attention 
had it been encountered elsewhere.—L.] 
161. Hirundo smithi. 
Hirundo smithii Leach; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 
p. 150 (1885) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. p. 231 
(1888). 
a. S. Bilo, Abyssinia, 11 March, 1899. (No. 399.) 
Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 
The male has the filamentous outer tail-feathers 4*0 inches 
long. As already remarked by Dr. Sharpe in the f Mono¬ 
graph of the Hirundinidce the typical examples of H. smithi 
have the filaments of the outer tail-feathers much shorter 
than in Indian examples, fine specimens of which measure 
about 7 '0 inches in length. 
[This Swallow might easily be passed over, but it was not 
observed by our party until reaching the tributaries of the 
Nile.—L.] 
162. Hirundo griseopyga, 
Hirundo griseopyga Sundev.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 
p. 152 (1885). 
a. $ . Guatti, Abyssinia, 27 March, 1899. (No. 454.) 
b. imm. Mendi, Abyssinia, 1 April, 1899. (No. 469.) 
a. Iris brown; bill black ; legs dark. 
b. Iris brown; bill dark; legs light. 
The young bird, with the flight-feathers partially developed, 
closely resembles the adult in plumage, but there is a slight 
rufous tinge on the sides of the chin and throat. 
