206 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds from 



South-west Ankole, killed in October, beginning to assume 

 the breeding-plumage. The form may be at once recognised 

 from the nearly-allied but larger P. oryx by its having the 

 black on the forehead narrower, not extending behind the 

 posterior margin of the eye, the black below the head restricted 

 to the chin, not extending to the throat, and the colour of 

 the mantle and back much paler and of a light cinnamon 

 or brownish-buff. 



This species is new to the British Museum. 



Seiunus sulphuratus (Linn,). 



Serinus sulphuratus Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 265 (1904). 



Serinus sharpei Ncum. ; Reichen. t. c. p. 266 (1904). 



A single male Serin collected at Mulcma, in Southern 

 Uganda, belongs to the smaller-billed race of S. sulphuratus, 

 which has been named S. sharpei Neum. After carefully 

 comparing a considerable amount of material from British 

 East Africa and Uganda with typical examples of S. sulphu- 

 ratus from other [tarts of Africa I am unable to recognise 

 the validity of this subspecies. The bird procured by Doggett 

 no doubt differs considerably from typical S. sulphuratus 

 and agrees well with the description of S. sharpei, but speci- 

 mens from Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuro, Eldoma Ravine, 

 and Mount ElgOD are intermediate in character, both as 

 regards the size of the bill and the coloration of the rump 

 and breast. 



Serinus icterus (Vieill.). 



Serinus icterus Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 2(59 (1904). 



Four specimens of the Yellow Serin-Finch collected at 

 Mulema, Southern Uganda, in April and May, are in 

 freshly-moulted plumage, and have the general colour of the 

 upper parts of a greener tint than the majority of examples 

 in the British Museum. Equally bright specimens arc, 

 however, to be found in our series from Natal, procured in 

 June and July. 



Parus insignis Cab. 



Parus insignis Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 231 (1900). 



A male example from Mulema apparently belongs to this 



