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 36. Alauda Africana. I.O. ii. 499. ''The habits of this bird are like those of the English sky-lark, and its note nearly the same. (Abyssinia, frequent.)''

37. Sylvia, not described? Two specimens. (Abyssinia.)

38. Hirundo capensis. I.O. ii. 499. Shot at Chelicut, in Abyssinia.

39. Turdus Phœnicurus. I.O. i. 333. (Abyssinia.)

40. musicus, high coloured variety. Shot near Dixan in Abyssinia; its notes are something like the English bird.

41. capensis. (Abyssinia.)

42. nitens. (Three specimens. The Abyssinian name is Warry.) These birds are very common at Dixan, and in every part of the country where the Kolquall is found; they sit on the tops of these trees, and feed on their flowers, seeds, or some insect peculiar to the trees. Ind. Orn. i. 346.

43. Colius senegalensis. I.O. i. 368. (Mosambique.) They are seen in great numbers together feeding on the orange and paupau trees when the fruit is ripe.

44. Colius striatus. Shot in the garden of the Ras at Chelicut. I.O. i. 369.

45. Loxia Malacca. I.O. i. 385. var.? if not new. On the coast of Abyssinia.

46. Emberiza Capensis. I.O. i. 407. var.? This I considered and have called in my first journal the common house sparrow of Abyssinia; it builds under the eaves of the huts, and has the domestic manners of the English sparrow.

47. Columba Guinea. I.O. ii. 602. ''This is the common domestic pigeon of Abyssinia; hundreds are seen round the house of every chief, and being generally well fed, they often afforded us an excellent meal. The Abyssinians also do not object to eating them. They have a bright red eye, and never vary in the plumage''.

48. Columba Abyssinica. I.O. Sup. p. lx. ''Called in the country Waalia. A plate of it is given by Bruce, in which the feet are too large, resembling more those of a hawk. This bird is eaten by the Abyssinans. It is a wild bird, generally to be found among the daro trees near a stream: this specimen was shot at Ghella''.

49. Numida mitrata. ''The horn on the head of my specimen was destroyed by insects on its way to England, and Mr. Latham in consequence mistook it for the Meleagris. The horn is one inch and a half high, (Mosambique, and common in Abyssinia.) The Numida cristata is also found at Mosambique; having a beautiful crest of black feathers on the head. I had two of them alive, but was unfortunate enough to lose them''.

50. 51. Perdrix Rubricollis. I.O. ii. 602. Two specimens. Shot and given to me by the Bishop of Mosambique, at which place they are common close even to the sea-side.

52. Scolopax calidris. I.O. ii. 722. 25. β. ''Killed at the bottom of the bay of Zeyla, on the outside of the Straights of Babelmandeb, by Mr. Stuart. It resembles the common curlew in its habits, and feeds on the shores of the sea''.