obtained in British East Africa. 591 



much more dusky than the adults. The greater wing-coverts 

 have a narrow fringe of buff at the ends. The throat is 

 sparsely spotted with black, and the fore-neck and breast 

 have numerous triangular spots of black, much larger than 

 on the throat, and taking the form of longitudinal streaks on 

 the sides of the body : " iris dull green " (F. J. J.). 



In the ' Catalogue of Birds ' (vol. xiii. App. p. 667) I 

 made a mistake in following Capt. Shelley in his iden- 

 tification of Spreo fischeri of Reichenow. The bird which 

 we erroneously conceived to be the male of S. fischeri (Cat. 

 p. 189) is really quite a distinct species, and is the Pholid- 

 auges femoralis of Richmond (Auk, 1897, p. 160), as has 

 been pointed out to me by my friend Mr. Oscar Neumann. — 

 R. B. S.] 



9. Lamprotornis brevicaudus. 



Lamprotornis porphyropterus (nee Riipp.), Sliarpe, Ibis, 



1891, p. 240 (Turquel). 



Lamprotornis purpuroptera (nee Riipp.), Reichen. J. f. O. 



1892, p. 42 (Bukome : Itale) ; id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, 

 p. 173 (1891). 



Lamprotornis brevicaudus Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 

 vi. p. xlviii (1897). 



No. 10. c? ad. Kinani, Sept. 22, 1894. Iris straw-colour ; 

 bill and feet black. 



Nos. 242, 268. c^ . Elgeyu, 3700 feet, Aug. 12-15, 1896. 

 Iris straw-colour ; bill and feet black. Very plentiful ; 

 breeding. They make a shallow nest of sticks, mostly 

 thorny, very rough. 



No. 832. c?. Samia Hills, Kavirondo, Feb. 5, 1898. 

 Song short, but very sweet. Seen in small parties of from 

 three to five. 



[All the specimens obtained by Mr. Jackson confirm the 

 character of the shorter tail in this race. Not one of them 

 has a tail of 6 inches in length. — R. B. S,] 



10. AiMYDRUS ELGONENSIS. 



Amydrus elgoneiisis Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 242. 



No. 89. J . Ravine, Mau, 7500 feet, June 15, 1896. Iris 



