— 243 — 



V. S m e r e n says further of this form that "the wing- 

 feathers are more edged with brownish". This seems also to 

 agree on the whole, although one or two have the wing-feathers 

 edged with greyish. 



Reichenow points out (Vog. Afr. Ill, p. 591) that the 

 females of Frinia mystacca are distinguished by the yellowish 

 tint on the upper parts of the body and in being smaller than 

 the males. This agrees perfectly with the 6 females before me, 

 the lower surface of which shades more into yellowish brown 

 than pure yellow, all of them have a clear yellowish wash on 

 the lower surface as well. The females dififer, further, from the 

 males in the colour of the bill, for the latter have the bill en- 

 tirely black (in the juvenile dark greyish brown) while the females 

 on the other hand have the upper mandible horn-brown, the 

 lower mandible brownish yellow with a dark tip. 



Irides light-brown — brownish yellow; bill see above; legs 

 pale flesh-coloured — faint brownish yellow. 



Apalis cinerea cinerea (Sharpe). — Rchw. III. p. 604. 



1 (5 ad. 4. 7. Mount Elgon. 



Only observed a few times in the depths of the forests on 

 the eastern slo|)es of Elgon. 



The specimen is in a dress that agrees very well with 

 S h a r p e's description (Ibis, 1991, p. 120). Re i c h e n o w (op. 

 cit.) gives the wing-measurement as 53 — 55 ram., but in the ori- 

 ginal description of specimens from Elgon the length of wing is 

 given as 2 25 inches, i. e. 57.14 mm. The present specimen, 

 which thus originates from the "terra typica", has the following 

 measurements: 



Wing 58 mm.; tarsus 21 mm. 



Irides reddish brown; bill black; legs brownish yellow. j 



Apalis cinerea minor Granvik. 

 1 (5 ad. 18. 4.; 1 g ad. 18. 4. Kiambu. 



In the Nairobi districts this bird was not rare. This form 

 of cinerea differs from the typical one in being considerably 

 smaller and recalls sclateri (Alex.) very forcibly, the lower sur- 

 face being a deeper yellow. Even the chin and throat are more 

 strongly yellow. Besides, the head is darker brown and the front 

 part of the back darker grey than in the typical Elgon form. 

 Wing, tarsus, 



52 mm. 19 mm. cf 



49 mm. 18 mm. 9 



Irides, bill and legs as in the preceding. 



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