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P. L. INFUSCATUS Cab. J. f. O. 1868, p. 413 (Reise Ost- 

 Afrika, v. d. Decken, vol. iii. 1869, pi. xiv. p. 44) : Lake 

 Jipe, Anglo-German border, S. of Kilimanjaro. 



P. I. kilimensis Mearns (Misc. Coll. Smiths. Inst. Wash, 

 vol. 56, no, 20, 1911, p. 2: Kilimanjaro Region) is a synonym, 

 inasmuch as the type locality of P. I. infuscatus is within 

 the Kilimanjaro region ; I can see no difference between 

 birds from there and from through Brit. East Africa and 

 Uganda to Mt. Maroto. 



Range. From Mamboio north to Mt. Maroto, and near to 

 Mt. Kenia. 



P. L. MUHAMED-BEN-ABDULLAH Erl. Oi*n. Monatsb. vol. xii. 

 1904, p. 97 : S. Somaliland (Lorian flats). 



This is quite a good snbspecies, having the underparts of 

 P. I. leucoscepus and the upper parts of P. I. infuscatus. 



Range. Somaliland. 



P. L. HOLTEMULLERi Erl. op. cit. p. 98: S. Shoa. 

 No specimens examined. 



P. L. KENiENSis Mcarns, op, cit. p. 1 : west slope of Mt. 

 Kenia. 



In his description Mearns gives as diagnostic features : 

 " in the absence of transverse bars on the wings and tail, 

 which, instead of being barred, are minutely speckled and 

 vermiculaied." The italics are mine. 



The barring of the wings and tail is a character of 

 immaturity, while the speckling and vermiculations are 

 features of the adult bird in every race. Consequently 

 I see no valid reason on Mearns's data for separating this 

 race, that worker having obviously confounded the young 

 and the old birds. 



Nevertheless the one specimen from the type-locality 

 before me is certainly much more ochreous than any speci- 

 mens of the other races^ and therefore I have maintained 

 the subspecies for the present. 



One specimen of P. I. infuscatus from Kitwi, B.E.A., 

 shot on Oct. 13;, 1898, is very broadly marked, especially on 

 the back, and approaches the true P. I. leucoscepus in this 

 respect. 



