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Serinus pseudoharbatus v. Someren. — Bull. Brit. 

 Orn. Club, vol. XL, 1919 p. 56. 



Mbalia . . . ki-kamba. 

 1 (5 ad. 27. 7. Soy. - 1 Q ad. 3. 7. Mount Elgon, 6500 ft. 



Of this new bird two specimens were procured, both of 

 which were shot in the acacia-country. Dr. van Someren, 

 who has seen both specimens, declared that they belonged to 

 the species recently described by him. 



I agree with v. Someren (Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. XL, 

 1919, p. 54) that this race is very similar to S. moeambicus bar- 

 batus and one might be much inclined to consider it only as a 

 paler form, very closely allied to it, and in any case belonging 

 to the moeambicus group. However, as I have not had any 

 material for comparison at my disposal I cannot go more clo- 

 sely into the matter, but let my specimens retain the above 

 name for the present. With reference to the cnlours of the 

 plumage, they agree with the author's description. The male, 

 however, has a 2 cm. wide band of white feathers at the base 

 of the lower mandible. The female has the throat white. The 

 female is also distinctly grey on the upper surface, whereas the 

 male is greenish grey. But they are not — according to the 

 description — larger than S. moeambicus barbatus, but, on the 

 contrary, smaller, nor have they "the bill much larger". Some 

 measurement figures of the latter would be of use and an ex- 

 planation of what is meant by "much larger". 



The following table will illustrate the relation between these 

 two specimens and the S. moeambicus barbatus. 

 Tot. 1. in. f., wing, culmen, tarsus, 



110 mm. 66 mm. 11 mm. 15 mm. S. pseudob. cf 



105 mm. 67 mm. 9—5 mm. 14 mm. „ „ 9 



115 mm. 70 mm. 10 mm. 15 mm. S. m. barb. cT 



In both male and female of pseudobarbatus the malar-stripe 

 is also not so pronunced nor so large as in S. m. barbatus; in 

 the former about 5—6 mm. long, in the latter 9. mm. 

 hides, bill and legs as in the preceding. 



Spinus citrinelloides Jcikuyuensis Neum. — 

 Journ. f. Ornith., 1905, p. 356. 



1 5 ad. 17. 4; 1 Q ad. 17. 4. Kimbu. 



Both specimens of this bird are in full dress and agree 

 with Neumann's careful and detailed description (op. cit.). 

 Wing cT 67 mm., 9 65 mm.; tarsus 14 mm. 



Irides dark-brown; bill brownish grey; legs dark-brown. 



