638 Mr. F. J, Jackson on Birds 



There is no difference between the sexes in coloration, 

 except that the male is somewhat brighter. 



No. 602. 6 ad. Ravine, April 3, 1897. 



Nos. 1193, 2 ad.; 1194, 1241, 6 . Nandi, 6500 feet, 

 June 24-26, 1898. 



[I find that the large series obtained by Mr. Jackson 

 fully bears out Mr. Oscar Neumann's diagnosis of this 

 species. The specimen from Mount Elgon mentioned by me 

 (/. c.) proves to belong to Z.jacksoni, and not to Z. kikuyu- 

 ensis. — R. B. S.] 



Fam. P A R I D^. 



124. Parus leucomelas. 



Parus leucomelas Riipp. ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 595 

 (Kitosh). 



Parus leucopterus Swains. ; Reichen. J. f. 0. 1892, p. 55; 

 Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 15 (1896). 



a,b. S . Ntebi, May 18, 1895. Bill and feet black ; 

 iris straw-colour. 



c. 2 juv. Ntebi, August 2, 1895. Bill black, lower 

 mandible yellow ; feet dark slaty-grey ; iris dark grey. 



125. Parus nigricinereus. (Plate XIII.) 



Parus nigric'mereus Jackson, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. xxii 

 (1898). 



No. 956. 6 ad. Nandi forest, 6000 feet, April 10, 1898. 

 Iris crimson-orange ; bill black ; feet horn-blue. 



No. 957. $ ad. Nandi, April 10, 1898. Iris crimson- 

 brown. 



Nos. 958, 959. 6 ? juv. Nandi, April 10, 1898. Iris 

 brown; bill black, gape pale yellow ; feet horn-blue. 



[I doubt if this species will be found to be distinct from 

 Parus funereus of Verreaux. I had not seen the adult male 

 of P. nigricinereus when I gave my opinion to Mr. Jackson 

 that it was distinct from the Gaboon sijecies, and I very 

 much fear that the whitish spots on the wing-coverts are 

 signs of immaturity only. — R. B. S.] 



