1921.] the Near East and Tropical East Afr'ica. 661 



Inhabits southern Abyssinia. Three birds from north- 

 western Sonialiland in the British Museum are nearest the 

 race, and a series collected by Archer from northern 

 Somaliland are identical with topo-typical specimens. 



Anthus 1. zenkeri. 



Anthus I. zenheri'^eVimvLYin, J. f. 0. 1906, p. 235 : Jaunde, 

 Camaroon. Type in the Berlin Museum. 



None examined. Described from three specimens. Said 

 to be near saphiroi, but the upper parts arc slightly darker. 

 Edgings to the wing-coverts and wings a darker rust-red. 

 Also a redder-rusty tinge on the rump and upper tail-coverts. 

 Wing 91-94, culmen 15-16 mm. 



In the Gold Coast, Northern and Southern Nigeria, occurs 

 a race of leucophrys which is probably A. I. zenkeri. These 

 birds are smaller (wing 87-97) than A. I. leucophrys, but the 

 upper parts are very similar, though slightly darker than 

 saphiroi, and have on an average more rust-colour on the 

 upper tail-coverts. Breast-spotting much more distinct than 

 in A. I. leucophrys. 



A series of Pipits of tho leucophrys- group from the Belgian y 



Congo, Nyasaland, and N. Rhodesia, also appear to agree with 

 the description of zenkeri, but until the type or typical birds 

 have been examined, such questions cannot be definitely 

 decided. 



ANTHUS GOULDI. 



This group differs from the sordidus- and leucophrys-gronps 

 in having uniform dark brown upper parts, without a trace 

 of mottling except in immature birds. The colour is 

 much darker in every race of this species than it is in any 

 of the leucophrys-group, and often assumes a colour not 

 unlike a very dark maroon with a tinge of plum-colour. 

 Eye-stripe better developed than in leucophrys. No trace of 

 yellowish or olive on the upper parts as in leucophrys. 



Under parts always suffused with dirty ochreous, darkest 

 in omoensis and paler in prunus. Breast-spotting indistinct, 



