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Avhole series iu the British Museum, and have come to the 

 following conclusions as regards the races :— 



PoiCEPHALUS MEYERI MEYBRI. 



Psittacus meijeri Cretz. Atlas, 1826, p. 18, pi. xi. : 

 Kordofan. 



Of this, Phxjoocephalus xanihopterus Heuglin (J. f. 0. 1863, 

 p. 271 : between Djur and Kosanga, Bahr el Ghazal), 

 Poicephalus meyeri erythrece Neum. (Orn. INTonatsb. 1899, 

 p. 25 : Anseba Biver, Bogoslaud) and P. 7n.abessinicus Zed]. 

 (Orn. Monatsb. 1908, p. 174 : S. Erythrea), are synonyms. 



Above earthy washed with green, rump washed with blue. 



Range. Bahr el Ghazal, Kordofan, and Abyssinia. 



Poicephalus meyeri matschiei. 



Poicephalus matschiei Neum. Journ. fiir Ora. 1898, 

 p. 501 : Ugogo, German E. Africa. 



Very similar to P. m. meyeri, perhaps rather darker above 

 and blue on rump brighter. 



Range, German East Africa and Nyasaland. 



Poicephalus meyeri damarensis. 



Poicephalus damarensis Neum. op. cit. : Ochimbora, 

 Damaraland. 



Rather pale earthy above, blue rump, no yellow band on 

 head. 



Range. Damaraland to Lake Ngami. 



Poicephalus meyeri reichenowi. 



Poicephalus reichenowi Neum. op. cit. : Malange, North 

 Angola. 



Large race, blue rump, no yellow band on head. 

 Range. Angola, and probably western basin of Congo. 



Poicephalus meyeri transvaalensis. 



Poicephalus meyeri transvaalensis Neum. Orn. Monatsb. 

 1899, p. 25 : Transvaal. 



Above earthy without green wash, rump bluish, below 

 on the average more blue than green. 



Range. Transvaal, Matabeleland, Mashonaland, East 

 Bechuanaland, Tcte on the Zambesi. 



