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Melittophagus sharpii Hartert. 
Melittophagus cyanostictus (Cab.), Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, 
p. 418 ; Reich, ii. p. 308 (1902) [part]. 
Melittophagus sharpei Grant & Reid, Ibis, 1901, p. 672. 
a-f. $ $ . Waghar, 4th Oct.-4th Nov., 1905. 
Merops albicollis (Yieill.). 
Aerops albicollis Reich, ii. p. 317 (1902). 
a-c. c? ? et c? imm. Dubar, 10th-19th May, 1905. 
Family Upupim. 
Upupa somaliensis Salvin. 
Upupa somalensis Reich, ii. p. 335 (1902). 
Upupa somaliensis Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 417. 
a, b. S • Waghar, lst-30th July, 1905. 
c-e. $ . Burao, 5th Jan.-23rd Feb., 1906. 
On July 30th, 1905, Mr. Bury found numbers of Hoopoes 
in the Waghar Mountains ; no doubt they belonged to the 
present species and to U. intermedia. 
Upupa intermedia Grant & Reid. 
Upupa intermedia Grant & Reid, Ibis, 1901, p. 674. 
a-c. $ $ . Waghar, 26th July-2nd Sept., 1905. 
d. $ . Burao, 7th Jan., 1906. 
These four examples, obtained by Mr. Bury, confirm 
Mr. Ogilvie-Grant's opinion that this is a distinct species 
intermediate between U. somaliensis Salvin and U. indica 
Reichenb. (cf. Ibis, 1901, p. 674). 
Irrisor somaliensis Grant. 
Irrisor erythrorhynchus (Lath.), Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, 
p. 417. 
Irrisor senegalensis somaliensis Reich, ii. p. 342 (1902). 
a-g. $ ? . Burao, 26th Feb.-20th March, 1906. 
h-n. $ % et $ imm. Waghar, 7th July-21 st Oct., 1905. 
Bill black ; legs and feet coral-red washed with white; 
toes black. 
The two most adult male birds in the series (with the bill 
measuring about 2*5 inches) have the basal part of the lower 
