collected in East Africa. 257 



The female of P. rvficinctus resembles the same sex of 

 Passer motitensis, but is much smaller^ and is distinguishable 

 by the ashy grey throat and ear-coverts as well as by its dark 

 brown flanks. Total length 57 inches, culmen 0'5, wing 2-9, 

 tail 1*75, tarsus 0'7. 



53. Passer emini. 



Passer emini, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 332 (Lado), 



p. 827 (Redjaf). 



Sorella emini, Hartlaub, Abhandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, vii. 



p. 104 (Lado), viii. p. 201 (Lado) ; Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. 



Orn. i. p. 322 (Nguruman) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. 



(2) i. p. 174 (Shoa) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1887, p. 72 (Wem- 



baere). 



No. 38. cJ ad. Njemps, Baringo, July 13, 1890. — Irides 

 brown ; bill dullish brown-black ; legs dusky flesh- 

 colour. Very plentiful. 



Nos. 47 & 48. ? ad. Njemps, July 16, 1890.— Bill dusky 

 horn-brown ; legs pale horn-brown ; irides brown. 



No. 49. c? ad. Njemps, July 16, 1890. 



No. 52. ? ad. Njemps, July 16, 1890. — Legs pale brown ; 

 bill dusky horn ; irides brown. 



54. Passer swainsoni. 



Passer swainsoni (Riipp.), Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. 

 (2) i. p. 176 (Shoa) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 334; 

 Fischer, J. f. O. 1885, p. 136 (Malindi, Wapokomoland, 

 Aruscha, Naivasha) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1887, p. 72 (Kagehi, 

 Magala). 

 Nos. 47 & 48. c? ? ad. Ulu, Ukambani. 



55. Serinus flavivertex. 



Serinus flavivertex (Blanf.), Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 351; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. (2) vi. p. 274 

 (Shoa) . 



Crithagra flavivertex, Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. p. 322 

 (Great Aruscha). 



No. 24. (J . Kikuyu, Aug. 26, 1889. — Irides brown ; legs 

 dark horn-brown. 



