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I l m d o a rc tic in c ta , S h a rp e , I b is , 1 8 9 1 , p . 1 1 9 , 1 8 9 2 , p . 30.5.
H. similis H . a n y o lc s i, sed pe c to re mcdio abdomineque p u re albis. e t sub c a ad a lib u s b ru a n e is la tè albo-
m a rg in a tis distinguenda .
liai), in m o n te “ E lg o n ” d ic to Africæ o rien ta lis centra lis.
A r h i t mate. Glossy blu e above, with a e h e s tn u l forehead and rnfmis th r o a t ; sides o t face and a na rrow
line en c irc ling th e th ro a t bin e lik e th e ba ek ; r e s t o f n n d e r surfa c e b rown, w .th th e c e n tre o th e
h rc a s t an d abdomen white ; u n d e r ta il-co v e rts brown, tip p ed with white ; ta ll-te n th e rs with a la rge
white m a rk on all b u t th e c en tre ones ■. '■ fe e l b rown ; iris b row n " (F. J . J a c k so n ). To ta l len g th
5 '8 inches, culmcn O'-l., wing 4 7 5 , ta il 2 7 , ta r su s 0 4 .
A,¡alt female . S im ila r to th e male in colour. To ta l le n g th 3 '8 inche s, culmcn 0 4 , wing -fS , ta il 2-.1,
ta r su s 0-4.
Hab. M o u n t E lg o n , E a s t C e n tra l Africa.
I t is v e ry in te r e s tin g to And in th e p r e s e n t sp e c ie s a c lo s e a lly o f a Sw a llow w h ic h h a s
h i th e r to o n ly b e e n k n ow n from A n g o la . I t , in d e e d , v e r y clo se ly re s em b le s I I . aH g o lem is,
h u t h a s a w h ite r a b d om e n a n d a lso w h ite - tip p e d u n d e r ta il-c o v e rts . M r. J a c k s o n te lls
u s t h a t h e fo u n d th e p re s e n t sp e c ie s b re e d in g in a l a rg e c a v e o n th e s o u th » d e o f M o u n t
E lg o n a t a n e le v a tio n o f 8 0 0 0 fe e t. H e d id n o t n o tic e i t e ls ew h e re , h u t th in k s t h a t i t is
n o t lik e ly to b e m e t w ith a b o v e t h a t e le v a tio n .
The" d e s c rip tio n is ta k e n from th o ty p e s p e c im e n in M r. J a c k s o n 's c o lle c tio n , a n d
th is in d iv id u a l h a s b e e n h g u r e d in th e P la to .
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