obtained in British East Africa. 57 



This Warbler is rarely found away from marshes and the 

 edges of swamps. It is not difficult to recognise it among 

 other Cisticoke on account of its well-marked tail and wings. 

 In Nandi it is plentiful in the marshy hollows, but is not 

 found on the higher ground. 



[I have carefully compared Mr. Jackson's series of this 

 Warbler witli South-African specimens, and I cannot discover 

 any specific differences between them, though this fact appears 

 to be remarkable enough. — R. B. S.] 



171. CiSTICOLA STRANGII. 



Cisticola strangei (Fraser) ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost- 

 Afr. p. 221 (1894); Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 74 (1896); 

 Hartert, Afr. Sun, App. p. 353 (1899); id. Nov. Zool. vi. 

 p. 49 (1900) ; O. Neum. J. f. O. 1900, p. 303. 



a, b. (J $ ad. Kampala, April 6, 1895. Iris hazel ; bill 

 dark brown, lower mandible horn-blue; feet fleshy brown. 



172. Cisticola subruficapilla. 



Cisticola subruficapilla (Smith) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 74 

 (1896) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1898, p. 138 (Witu) ; Hartert, Afr. 

 Sun, App. p. 352 (1899) ; Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 162; 

 Hinde, t. c. p. 498. 



No. 48. $ ad. Ravine, Mau, March 28, 1896. Iris 

 hazel ; bill black, lower mandible dusky white ; feet flesh- 

 colour. 



No. 561. ? ad. Ravine, March 26, 1897. Bill pale 

 brown, lower mandible fleshy white. Found in scattered 

 bush and long grass. 



No. 580. S ad. Ravine, March 29, 1897. Bill dark 

 brown, lower mandible whitish horn-colour. 



[This is a smaller bird than C. cheniana, and I cannot 

 separate it from the true C. subruficaplUa of South Africa. 

 The measurements of INIr. Jackson's three specimens are as 

 follows : — 



S . Wing 2-15-2-25 inches, tail 1-6-1-85. 

 $ . Wing 2-0 inches, tail r75.— R. B. S.] 



