— 184 — 



while. — On Elgou this bird almost always appeared in the compauy 

 of TJrohrachya phoenicea phoenicea and Quelea cardinalis. One 

 ot the Nairobi specimens has not yet assumed the full dress, 

 but a few isolated feathers on the back are tipped with brown. 

 The other is in full plumage. This is also the case with the 

 Elgon specimens. 



Noteworthy for the two latter is that they have entirely 

 black legs, whereas the former have brownish grey. Whether 

 this is constant and would possibly be a character distinguishing 

 a possil)le mountain form from a highland one, I do not known. 

 Reich enow (op. cit.) says of this species that the legs are brown 

 or reddish brown, but Ogi I vie-Gran t (Zool. Res. Ruw. Exp., 

 1910, p. 304) mentions that specimens from Ruwenzori (3400 — 

 4000 ft.) have black legs. 



Wing, ' tarsus, 



71, 72 (Nairobi) 71, 73 mm. (Elgon). 16 — 17 mm. 



Irides dark-brown; bill coral-red; legs (see above). 



Anomalospiza imherhis Cab. — Rchw. III. \). 276. 



4 (5(5 ad. 20. 6. ; 1 Q ad. 20. 6. Mount Elgon, 6.000-6.500 ft. - 2 QQ ad. 19. 8. 

 Kisumu. — 1 Q ad. 23. 8. Kendu. 



This Bishop Finch was rather common in the acacia- 

 country and scrub below the eastern slopes of Elgon, usually 

 appearing in large flocks, (compare v. S o m e r e n , Nov. Zool., 

 XXV, 1918, p. 283). 



R e i c h e n w refers this genus to Fringillidae, but 

 Ogilvie-Grant (Ibis, 1913, p. 573) and Z e d 1 i t z have 

 placed it among the Floceidae. — Chap in (Bull, Am. Mus. 

 N. H., vol. XXXVII, 1917, p. 260) in his analysis of the Weaver- 

 Birds has also come to the conclusion that the genus in question 

 should belong to the latter family. 



V. S m e r e n (op. cit.), however, refers Anonialospiza to 

 Frin(jillidae, hnt Sclater&Mackworth-Praed (Ibis 1918, 

 p. 460), in consequence of Ogilvie-G rant's and Shelley's 

 investigations, placed the genus among the Floceidae. 



Individuals of this genus can be very diificult to fix con- 

 clusively inasmuch as very great differences are found in specimens 

 from the same locality and shot at the same time. 



At present 3 allied species are separated : 



1. Anomalospiza imherhis Cab. 



Hab. East Africa from upper Kir to Transvaal. 



2. Anomalospiza macmillani Bannerman. 



Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol XXIX, 1911, p. 37—38. 

 Hab. Jimma, S. W. Abyssinia. 



3. Anomalospiza buileri Scl. & M.-Praed. 



Ibis, 1918, p. 460—461. 

 Hab. Kajo Kaji, Lado Enclave. 



