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3. P. g. neumanni: Coastal Somaliland north to the Danikil area 

 of Eritrea. This form is slightly smaller than either of the others, 

 has the throat and breast grayish but paler than in swainsonii, the 

 abdomen white as in eritreae^ and the under tail coverts washed with 

 buffy. 



In Uganda and western Kenya Colony, P. g. ugandae occurs. 



All the specimens collected are in rather worn plumage ; one female, 

 shot December 17 at Dire Daoua, is in molt ; the others show no signs 

 of ecdysis. 



The adult males have wings varying from 80 to 91.5 mm in length; 

 tail, 65-73; culmen, 12.5-14; tarsus, 19-21. Females: Wing, 81-88; 

 tail, 63-69; culmen, 12.5-14; tarsus, 19-21 mm. 



In Ethiopia the gray-headed sparrow is an abundant bird and 

 takes the place of P. domes ticus in a general way. It is a "house" 

 sparrow in its habits, flourishing in and about native villages, nesting 

 in holes in the walls of buildings and similar places. Antinori found 

 it to be very common in Shoa; Lovat, Pease, and others have re- 

 corded its abundance in Gallaland. Erlanger ®'^ found the birds 

 breeding at Harrar in the spring, March-May, and at Adis Abeba in 

 autumn, September-October. There seems to be some seasonal wan- 

 dering, perhaps not exactly comparable to migration, in this species. 

 Erlanger found the birds abundant at Harrar in March, April, and 

 May, but when he revisited the region in October not a sparrow was 

 to be seen or heard, while in December they appeared again. 



Mearns collected two nests with eggs at Gato Kiver, on April 25. 

 One contained 6 eggs, the other 4 eggs. The eggs show considerable 

 variation in color, some being much browner, others much grayer in 

 their markings. They average 19.5 by 15 mm in size. 



Besides the birds collected, Mearns noted this sparrow as follows : 

 Along the Hawash River in February, conuiion everywhere in flocks 

 but rather shy; Aletta, March 7-13, 100; Loco, March 13-15, 20 birds; 

 Gidabo River, March 15-17, 10 seen ; Abaya Lakes, March 17-26, 400 ; 

 Gato River near Gardula, March 29-May 17, 1,000 seen; Anole, May 

 18, 50 birds. 



PASSER GONGONENSIS (Oustalet) 



Pseudostruthus gongonensis Oustalett, Le Naturaliste, 1890, p. 274: GongonI, 



near Mombasa. 

 Specimens collected: 



1 female, near Gardula, Ethiopia, March 28, 1912. 



2 females, Gato River near Gardula, Ethiopia, April 24-May 4, 1912. 

 1 male, 1 female, Tertale, Ethiopia, June 11, 1912. 



1 immature male, Mar Mora, Ethiopia, June 14, 1912. 



1 male, 1 female, 1 immature male, Turturo, Ethiopia, June 15^16, 1912. 



''Jouin. fiir Orn., 1907, pp. 25-26. 



