1918.] the Birds oj the Aaylu-Eyyijtian Sudan. 4^9 



Spreo pulcher. 



Spreo pulcher (P. L. S. Mull.) ; Shelley, B. A. v. p. 93 ; 

 Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 325. 



[B. coll.] 1 Sheutli Mcli. Ber. ; 1 35 m. W. Omdurman 

 Jan. Kh. ; 1 Sebil Mch. B.N. ; 1 Renk Mcli. U.N. 



[C. & L. coll.] 2 Siukat Apl. R.S.; 2 Kamisa Dec. Sen. 



Count Zedlitz (J. f. O. 1911, p. 9) divides this bird into 

 three subspecies, viz. :^ 



S. p. pulcher (P.L.S. Miill.) : Senegal; from N.W. Africa. 



S. p. rufiventris (Riipp.) : Abyssinia ; from Eritrea and 



N. Abyssinia. 



S. p. intermedins Zedlitz : Adaraaua ; from eastern Cam- 

 eroon to tlie Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 



We have examined all the examples of this group in the 

 collection of the British Museum and fail to find any of 

 the alleged differences, which are chiefly in the shade of the 

 metallic colouring, always a doubtfully consistent character. 



Lamprocolius purpureus amethystmus. 



Lamprotornis amethystinus Heuglin, J. f. O. 1863, p. 21 : 

 Bahr el Ghazal. 



Lamprocolius purpureus (P. L. S. Miill.) ; Shelley, B. A. 

 V. p. 78; Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 222. 



[B. coll.] 1 Chak Chak Feb. B.G. 



[Chr. coll.] 1 Yei Nov. L.E. 



Lamprocolius chalybseus chalybaeus. 



Lamprotornis chalybceus Hempr.& Ehr. Symb. Phys. 1828, 

 fol. y, pi. 10 : Dongola. 



Lamprocolius cyanogenys Sundevall, CEfver. Vet.-Ak. Forh. 

 Stockholm for 1850, 1851, p. 127 : Sennar. 



Lamprocolius chloropterus schraderi Neumann, Orn. 

 Monatsb. xvi. 1908, p. 65 : Ailet, N. Abyssinia. 



Lamprocolius sycobius apud Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 222. 



[B. coll.] 8 Roseires Apl. July Aug. Sen.; 1 Sheikh 

 Tombe "summer," Mon.; 1 Chak Chak Feb., 1 

 Moyen Jan. B.G. 



[Chr. coll.] 8 Mt. Baginzi Mch. B.G. 



