390 Lieut. C. W. Mackworth-Pracd on [Ibis, 



R. rupestris, ;iud tiiis lie has proceeded to do (J. i'. O. 1910, 

 p. 785). Continuing on the sanie lines, it miglit be possible 

 to prove the South African R. fuligula a subspecies of 

 rupestris. However, for the sake of convenience, if for no 

 other reason, I should certainly be inclined to regard a small 

 red-throated tropical African bird as specifically distinct 

 from the larger light-throated Crag-Martin of southern 

 Europe. 



Thripias namaqmis namaquus 



Picas namaquus Licht Cat. Rer. Nat. Hamb. 1793, p. 17 

 [S. Africa]. 



Mesopicui namaquus Reichvv. Vog. Afr. ii. 1903, p. 189. 



c? imm. Tsavo River. 15th August Wing 129 mm. 



Claude Grant proposes a subspecies, 7. n. intermedins, for 

 birds from northern German East Africa (Ibis, 1915, 

 p. 465). He distinguishes it from T. n. namaquus by the 

 fact that the auricular patch is more or less joined to the 

 throat stripe. Very much the same character, however, 

 can be seen in some examples from Souih Africa. This 

 particular bird is in almost adult plumage, comes from 

 north of the range of T. n. intermedius, and is, as far as 

 I can see, typical 7'. n. namaquus, with very gold-stained 

 wing-quills, light-coloured breast, and auricular patch 

 confined to the ear-coverts. 



Dendropicos fuscescens massaicns. 



Dendropicus yuineensis niassuicus Neum. J. f. O. 1900, 

 p. 206 [Lake Nguruman, north of Lake Victoria]. 



Dendropicos fuscescens massaicus C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, 

 p. 456. 



? . Tsavo River. 28th July. Wing 86 mm. 



Iris red ; bill dark ; legs green. 



Campethera nuhica nuhica. 



Picus nubicus Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. 1783, p. 41 [Nubia]. 

 Campethera nubica nubica C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 451. 

 ? . Tsavo River. 24th July. Wing 108 mm. 

 cJ . Ithauga Hills. 1st October. „ 110 mm. 



