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from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 
species distinctly lead a party of Shonkalas up to a bees’-nest 
full of honey, which was dug out, a portion of the comb being 
given to the bird. At the time we were at Beni Schongul 
(April), the bird was nesting, and a pair flitted all round our 
camp most of the day, but never uttered the peculiar quick 
call they make use of when leading the way to honey. The 
Shonkalas in camp paid no attention to them on this occasion, 
as they said, “ The birds are nesting; they will not find us 
honey ”■ —L.] 
177. Melanobucco abyssinicus. 
Mdanobucco abyssinicus (Lath.); Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. xix. p. 22 (1891). 
a . S' Chercher, Abyssinia, 12 January, 1899. (No. 
174.) 
b. $ . Ticka Tcheeka, Abyssinia, 22 February, 1899. 
(No. 364.) 
Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 
178. Melanobucco undatus. 
Melanobucco undatus (Rupp.); Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xix. p. 27 (1891). 
a. S • Jumjum, Abyssinia, 4 March, 1899. (No. 379.) 
Iris pale yellow; bill and legs black. 
The bird before us, which is apparently a very old male, 
differs somewhat from any example of this species in the 
British Museum Collection. The black on the top of the 
head is continued over the neck on to the upper part of the 
back; the underparts are nearly pure white, more regularly 
barred with darker black, and washed with yellow down 
the middle of the breast and belly. 
179. Melanobucco leucogenys. 
Melanobucco leucogenys Weld-Blundell & Lovat, Bull. 
B. O. C. vol. x. p. xxi (1899). 
a . S' Konduro, Abyssinia, 25 March, 1899. (No. 
445.) 
b. S' Konduro, Abyssinia, 25 March, 1899. (No. 446.) 
[Types of the species .] 
Though neither of the types of this species of Barbet are 
