PHILLIPS: BIRDS PROM THE SUDAN. 25 



Lagonostica sexegala (Linne). 



3 cf 's and 2 9 's, El Garef, Blue-Nile, 8 Jan. 



These birds belong to some raee of the above species, but on geo- 

 graphical grounds do not agree with Neumann's L. s. crythreae or 

 aboyoms. It may be a new race. We did not obtain hrunneiceps, 

 though it appears to be the common bird of the region. 



Common in little flocks. 



Pytilia citerior Strickland. 



2 9 's, Magangani, Blue-Nile, 27 Jan. ; El Garef, 8 Jan. 



These specimens are in very young plumage. It is not possible to 

 place them imder their proper subspecies from Zedlitz' review of the 

 species, Ornith. monatsb., 18, p. 171. 



Uncommon. 



Hypochaera ultr.\marixa (Gmelin). 



3 cf's and 2 9 's, Singa, Blue-Nile, 27 Dec; Regeba, 22 Jan.; 

 Karkoj, 31 Dec. 



A very common species; in small flocks. 



AiDEMOSYNE CANTANS ORiEXTALis Loreuz & Hcllmayr. 



3 cf' s, Durraba, Dinder, 22 Feb.; Sennar, Blue-Nile, 25 Dec. 

 Occasional. 



Estrilda cixerea (Vieillot). 



Pair, El Garef, Blue-Nile, 10 Jan. 

 Fairly common. 



Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus (Linne). 



5 cf 's and 2 9 's, El Mesharat, Blue-Nile, 2 Jan.; Singa, 27 Dec; 

 Magangani, 27 Jan. ; Beit el Wahsh, Dinder, 13 Feb. 



According to Reichenow, the above form ranges over the whole 

 Sudan. The Sennar bird is therefore M. h. bcngaius and not M. h. 

 shoenni or M. b. pcrpallidus of Neumann, Journ. f. ornith., 1905, p. 

 350. 



Very common, seen ever;y"where. 



