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"form-circle". — v. Some r en describes the coastal form in the 

 following manner (Journ. E. A. and Ug. Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. VI, 

 No. 12, 1911, p. 258): "These birds are much bluer than birds 

 from up-country and have the crimson earspot much more limited 

 in size. The female have the cheeks and throat washed with 

 blue, thus differing from TJ. h. brunneigularis. 



I agree with this description almost entirely, except that 

 my cf specimen has not the red earspot larger than the other 

 allied forms. But there is also this difference; in specimens from 

 the coast-land (both cT and 9) the upperparts are greyish, while, 

 on the other hand, in those in the interior of the country the 

 upperparts shade more into reddish-brown. Even the grey of 

 the under surface is considerably lighter. Further, they seem to* 

 belong to the smallest in this "formcircle". The females are very 

 similar to brunneigularis, but are considerably paler both in the 

 blue and greyish brown tint. 



Wing in all three 40 mm., tarsus 13—14 mm., culmen 9 mm. 



When compared with the Berlin Museum specimens they 

 show a great similarity to schoanus Neum., but as the distribution 

 of that form is the Soudan and the Lower White Nile, they can 

 scarcely be placed under that name 



I have named this bird in honour of the leader of our ex- 

 pedition, Capt. S. A. L V e n , Stockholm. 



Uraeginthus ianthinog aster monfana v. Someren. — Bull. Brit. 

 Oru. Club vol. XL, 1919, p. 53. 



Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Echw. Vog. Afr. III. p. 211. — Granatina i. 

 ianthinogastra Rchw. Mackworth-Praed : Ibis, 1917, p. 369. — Oranatina 

 ianthinogaster montana v. Someren. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club vol. XL, 

 1919, p. 53. 



3 (5(5 ad. 20. 4.-23. 4.; 2 QQ ad. 20. 4. 



In the regions of Naivasha this bird was rather common, 

 and appeared in small flocks in the bush country.' All 5 speci- 

 mens originate from the "terra typica". 



The males agree, in the main, with the author's description, 

 although one of them has the blue of the lower surface exten- 

 ding a good bit up the throat. All three have the chin, close 

 to the base of the lower mandible, provided with blue feathers. 

 In one of them the proximal two-thirds of all the tail-feathers 

 are edged with blue, in the other two all except the central 

 ones. 



The females have a wide, pale lilac ring around the eyes 

 and are in general somewhat smaller than the males. 

 Wing, tarsus, 



61 mm. 17 mm. cT. 



62 mm. 18 mm. cT. 



