(486) 



None of these, thongh the males are apparently in fnll dress, and had, 

 according to their labels, strongly developed testicles, has a swollen bill. 

 It is, however, almost sure that they are scioanns, and I do not believe that 

 a special form with swollen bill inhabits Shoa, in which case these birds from 

 the Hawash region would require a new name. 



3. Textor albirostris intermedins Cab. 



Textor intermedins Cabanis, Journ. f. Orn. 18G8. p. 413 (Terra typica: Kisuani). Cf. Reichenow, 

 Vo'g. Afr. iii. p. 4. 



This form apparently never develops a swollen base to the culraen. It 

 has a distinctly white base to the quills, nearly half the quills being white, 

 while Cabanis said that the base is only whitish. The so-called intermedins 

 in the British Museum are all typical scioanus. 



It seems to inhabit northern German East Africa from the coast to the 

 Kilimanjaro (Neumann, Journ. f. Orn. 1905. p. 335). There is a S from Yonte, 

 Jnbaland, collected by Mr. Jackson, in the British Museum. 



4. Textor albirostris nyansae Neum. 



Textor albirostris nyansae Neumann, Journ. f Orn. 1905. p. 335 (Kaviroudo). 



Base of quills black as in T. a. albirostris, but bill coral-red as in 

 T. a. scioanus and intermedins. 



Hab. Kaviroudo. Mr. Jackson collected specimens at Kikuyn, Njemps, 

 and Baringo. 



5. Textor albirostris niger (Smith). 



Bubalornis niger Smith, Rep. Exped. C. Afr., App. p. 52 (1836 — " northward of the 25th degree 



of south latitude "). 

 Cf. Reichenow, Yog. Afr. iii. p. 5. 



Easily distinguished from all the other forms of the species by the extent 

 of white bases to the primaries, which extend over at least half the feathers. 



The white edges to the outer webs of the primaries are wider, the bill is red 



and has no swollen base. We have 2 cJcf shot at Hector Spruit, Barberton, 

 Transvaal, on 20. xi. 1901 by Lt.-Col. W. Giftard. 



1 6 ad., Otjimbinque, Damaralaud, 26. ix. 1864, Anderssou coll. 



1 S ad., Limpopo, 24. vi. 1886, A. W. Eriksson coll. 



2 SS, Gambos, Veth en v.d. Kelleu coll. 



1 S juv., Fort Quilenges, Benguella, 23. i. 05, Dr. W. J. Ansorge coll. 

 (No. 272.) 



6. Dinemellia dinemelli dinemelli (Rtipp.). 



Cf. Reichenow, Vbg. Afr. iii. p. 7. 



Mr. Zapphiro sent us a tine series : 



1 <?, 3 ¥ ?, Balassire, September and October 1901. 



1 ¥, Harawa, 6. x. 02. 



IS, 1 ¥, Kafra, 28. xii. 01. 



1 S, Ladjo, 9. v. 03. 



1 ¥, Herer, 20. ii. 01. 



