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much greyer than in Indian examples of R. rufiventris, and 
on turning up the feathers of the mantle we find no con¬ 
cealed black subterminal portion: some Somaliland birds, 
however, have black on the feathers of the mantle, and 
others are not to be separated from specimens from India. 
This difference does not appear to be seasonal. 
Erythropygia hamertoni Grant. 
Erythropygia hamertoni Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xix. p. 24 
(1906). 
a. $ imm. Waghar, 12th Aug., 1905. 
This rather remarkable form is fully described in the 
Bulletin of the B. O. C. cited above. The type specimen 
was procured by Captain A. E. Hamerton at Beira. 
Erythropygia leucoptera (Rupp.). 
Erythropygia leucoptera Reich, iii. p. 773 (1905) ; Lort 
Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 410. 
a-p. (J $ . Burao, 20th Jan .-21st March, 1906. 
My'rmecocichla lipura (Hempr. & Ehrenb.). 
Cercomela lypura Reich, iii. p. 712 (1905). 
a, b. £ ? . Dubar, 12th May-5th June, 1905. 
c-p. $ $ . Waghar, 2nd July-27th Oct., 1905. 
A bird shot on the 27th of October is in very peculiar 
plumage, the entire upper surface being grey and the tail light 
brown, the feathers being so worn that they appear to be 
barred with grey. The inner webs of the primaries are 
light buff, and the outer webs of the secondaries are barred 
like the tail. The entire under surface is white, washed with 
pinkish-buff. This worn state of the plumage gives the bird 
such a peculiar appearance that at first sight it might be 
mistaken for a distinct species. 
Saxicola cenanthe Linn. 
Saxicola oenanthe Reich, iii. p. 723 (1905). 
a-c. S ? et £ imm. Waghar, 22nd Sept., 1905. 
