372 Annals of the Soutli African Museum. 



89A. SEKINUS SHARPEI Neum. 



Eeichenow (Vog Afr. iii. p. 266), distinguishes the East African 

 form of S. sulphuratus under this name ; it differs from the type 

 species in its smaller size, its rather yellower rump, and the much 

 smaller amount of green on the lower surface. According to Eeiche- 

 now, this species extends as far south as the Zambesi Valley, whence, 

 at Tette, an example was obtained by Kirk. A specimen in the South 

 African Museum from Sheila, in the Mossamedes Province of 

 Angola, appears to be referable to this species. 



90.\. SERINUS MAESHALLI Shelley. 



Shelley (B. Afr. iii. p. 200) distinguishes under this new name the 

 northern race of S. flaviventris, which replaces the typical form 

 between the Orange and Zambesi Rivers. Marshall's Canary, as it 

 may be called, also inhabits the Island of St. Helena. An examina- 

 tion of the specimens in the South African Museum corroborates the 

 differences pointed out by Shelley between the two races. The male 

 of S. marshalli resembles S. flaviventris, but the bill is slightly 

 larger and the upper parts are yellower and brighter ; w r ing 2'7o to 

 2-S5 as compared with 3~0 to 3'12 in S. flaviventris. The female of 

 5. marshalli, on the other hand, is much paler than that of S. flavi- 

 ventris, and the under parts are much less strongly streaked. 



91 and 92. ANOMALOSPIZA IMBERBIS (Cab.). 



Tristam's Gritliacjra rendalli, the types of which were obtained near 

 Barberton by Dr. Percy Rendall, and w 7 hich are now preserved in the 

 Liverpool Museum, has always been somewhat of a puzzle ; recently 

 Captain Shelley (Bull. B. O. C. xii. p. 30, 1901) has stated that it is 

 really a Weaver bird, and should be placed in the sub-family 

 Viduiince, near the genus Quelea ; he further proposes anew genus, 

 Anomalospiza, for its reception, characterised by a sharp angle on the 

 cutting edge of the lower mandible. Eeichenow (Vog. Afr. iii. p. 276) 

 accepts Shelley's genus, but keeps it close to Scrinus and does not 

 recognise its Ploceine features. He further identifies the bird with 

 Grithagra imberbis of Cabanis, so that the name, according to 

 Eeichenow, stands as Anomalospiza imberbis (Cab.). If Eeichenow's 

 identifications are correct the species ranges from the Transvaal to 

 German East Africa. It is figured on Plate xxxi. of the recently 

 issued fourth volume of Shelley's Birds of Africa. 



