C)62 Ool. II. Meinertzliagen on Birds from [Ibis, 



but a large percentage of birds are moro distinctly spotted 

 than those of the leucojjlirys-gvow^). 



Throat white, in contrast to the rest of the under parts. 



First four primaries almost equal. 



Outer tail-feather always darker than in the leucophrys- 

 group. 



Inner secondaries invariably fall short of the tips of the 

 longest primaries. 



Culmen as in the leucopJir>/s-gvonY>, and, if anything, 

 more stumpy. 



Anthus gouldi omoensis. 



Anthus leucophrys omoensis Neumann, J. f. 0. 1906, 

 p. 234 : Ergino Valley, between Gofa and Doko on the 

 Omo River. The Omo is in southern Abyssinia and flows 

 into the north end of Lake Rudolf. Type in the Tring 

 Museum. 



Upper parts uniform dark hair-brown (R, iii. 12), lower 

 parts raw umber (R. iii. 14). Wing 92-100, culmen 11-18, 

 hind claw 9-12 mm. 



Inhabits the Omo River Valley in southern Abyssinia. 



Anthus gouldi turneri. 



Antlius g. turneri Meinertzhagen, Bull. B. O.C. xli. 1920, 

 p. 24 : Kituni, N.W. Kenya Colony. Type in the Tring 

 Museum. 



Upper parts uniform dark hair-brown (R. iii. 12). Under 

 parts pale wood-brown (R. iii. 19) and not so dark as in 

 omoensis. Breast-spotting largo and distinct, with pear- 

 shaped blotches. 



Wing of ma](\s 94-100, and of females 90-95 mm. 

 Culmen 15-19, hind claw 9-13 mm. 



Inhabits the northern, eastern, and western shores of the 

 Victoria Nyanza, and north to Mount Elgon. 



Birds from southern Abyssinia and the Sudan provinces of 

 Mongalla and Bahr-cl-Ghazal appear to belong to this race, 

 though Sudan birds are slightly paler below and are not so 

 heavily marked on the breast. 



