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came from Shebelli, a region from which typical rubiginosa has been 

 obtained. 



Van Someren^^ has recently reinstated sharpei as the name of a 

 large race inhabiting the area at the junction of the Juba and Darea 

 Rivers. 



The present series contains birds in fresh plumage, others in 

 abraded condition, and some in molt, but the dates are rather mean- 

 ingless unless they mean that this species breeds more or less through- 

 out the year and that therefore specimens in different plumage con- 

 ditions occur side by side. Molting birds were taken on the following 

 dates: April 12, June 3, 4, 11, July 21, and August 24. Supposedly 

 mated pairs were collected on April 17, July 21, and August 2. 



The size variations of this series are shown in table 16. 



Table 16. — Measurements of 58 specimens of Argya rubiginosa rubiginosa 



M Nov. Zool., vol. 37, p. 340, 1932. 



