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DICEURIDAE. 



80. Dicrunis afer (Licht.). 



? Gambaga, 16. 8. 1898. "Iris red," {Btichan^a assimlis, Crit. R. III.). 



PLUCEIDAE. 



81. Vidua serena (L.). 



(J Gambaga, 17. 9. 1898. 



Of the three names given by Linnaeus to this hapless bird in the Si/st. Nat. 

 ed. XII. (in ed. X. it is not mentioned), that of Emheriza serena, based on the 

 Petite Veuce of Brisson, which is doubtless our V)ird, stands first, and should 

 therefore be accepted. 



82. Steganura paradisea (L.). 

 S S Gambaga, August and January. 



83. Pyromelana franciscana (Isert.). 

 S Moshi, 1.7. 1898. 



84. Pyromelana flammiceps (Swains.). 

 c? Gambaga, 19. 8. 1898. 



8o. Pytelia phoeuicoptera Swains. 



Two skins, <^ ? Gambaga, 30. 7. and 8. 8. 1898. " Iris orange red." 

 These specimens have the throat and ashy bars on the underside rather pale, 

 and may be worthy of subspecific rank, if a larger series can be compared. 



The bird mentioned by Dr. Sharpe in Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. XIII. p. 301, from 

 Lado, agrees in every respect with one iu the Tring Museum, collected by Emin 

 Pasha at Lado, 14, 6. 1881. Its label has the following notes in the Pasha's 

 handwriting: "Long. tot. 128 mm., rostr. a fronte 11, al. 60, cand. 37, tars. 13. 

 Iride cocciuea ; rostro nigro ; pedibus rubellis." These birds differ from JSenegambian 

 specimens of F. phoenicoptera in having the under wing-coverts barred with ashy 

 grey, in having somewhat narrower white bars to the feathers of the breast and 

 under tail-coverts, and in having the throat as dark asiiy grey as the crown. The 

 Lado form must be separated, and may be called 



Pytelia phoenicoptera emini subsp. nov. 

 Type : S Lado, 14. 6. 18Sl, in Mus. Tring. 



86. Plocepasser superciliosus (Creizschm.). 

 cJ ? Gambaga, common. 



87. Lag'onosticta nigricollis Heugl. 

 cJ c? (lambaga, 7. 1. and b. 6. l*9j. " Iris red-brown." 



