43^ Messrs. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



Lamprotornis porphyrojiterus {iiec Cab.), Butler, Ibis, 

 1905, p. 324 (pt.). 



[B. coll.] 6 Roseires June Sept. Nov. Dec. Sen. ; 1 Eiii 

 el Lueiga A pi. B.N. ; 1 Faclii Shoya Nov., 1 Kosti 

 May, W.N. 



[C. & L. coll.] 4 Kamisa Dec. Sen. ; 1 Hassania I. Jan. 

 W.N. 



This is the longer-tailed form of Riippell's Glossy 

 Starling, which has been generally confused with the 

 shorter-tailed form. Shelley and O.-Grant (Ibis, 1902, 

 p. 402) have shown that they must be distinguished as 

 subspecies — the longer-tailed form ranging from Bogosland 

 through the Blue Nile and lower White Nile districts to 

 Kordofan : the short-tailed form, P. p. purpuropterus , 

 taking its place farther south in Abyssinia, on the Upper 

 White Nile, and the Bahr el Ghazal, and southwards. 



Two of the Roseires birds caused us considerable trouble, 

 as they had shorter tails ; but we believe tliat in these 

 examples the tail was not fully developed. They have also 

 more purplish-bronzy gloss on the lower breast than is 

 usual with the short-tailed form, and we are satisfied that 

 they are correctly placed here. 



liamprotornis caudatus. 



Lamprotornis caudatus (P. L. S. Miill.) ; Shelley, B. A. v. 

 p. 53 ; Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 321, 1909, p. 79. 



[B. coll.] 1 Wau Jan., 1 Chak Chak Feb., 1 RaflFali 



Feb., 1 Kojali Feb. B.G. 

 [Chr. coll.] 1 Wau July-Aug. B.G. 



Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster. 

 Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Gm.); Shelley, B. A. v. p. 38; 

 Butler, Ibis, 1909, p. 79. 



[B. coll.] 8 Roseires Apl. July Aug. Sen. ; 10 Wau 



Mch. Apl. B.G. 

 [Chr. coll.] 2 Mt. Baginzi Mch., 6 Wau July-Aug. 



B.G. 



