444 Messrs. Sclater and Maokworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



8. E. A. occiDENTALis Frasei' & Jard. (Coutr. Oru. 1851, 

 p. 156 : Fernando Po). Back reddish brown, nearer E. a. 

 astrild and unlike E. a. nyanzie ; a rosy flush over the whole 

 of the underparts, but as a rule no rosy central streak below. 

 Wing 47 mm. 



Distr. Cameroon, Fernando Po, and Sierra Leone. Also 

 eastwards to the Upper Welle {Alexander), Lado Enclave, 

 and Mongalla, where it meets with the following race. 



9. E. A. PEASEi Shelley (Bull. B. O. C. xiii. 1903, p. 75 : 

 Jeffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia) (type in Brit. Mus.). 



E. a. erlangeri Reichw. (J. f. O. 1907, p. 20 : nr. Adis 

 Ababa, Abyssinia) is a synonym. 



Resembling E. a. minor, but larger. Wing average 50 mm. 

 Chin white and underparts a rich pink, and the barring 

 obsolete on the breast. 



Distr. Highlands of Abyssinia and Shoa. 



10. E. A. MACMiLLANi : scc ahovc. The smallest race. 

 Wing 43-45 mm. Less pink nnderneath and barring more 

 obsolete. 



Of these races, the three extreme forms are E. a. astrild 

 from S. Africa, E. a. guboonensis from the Congo, and. E. a. 

 peasei from Abyssinia. The others can all be described as 

 intermediate with one or the other. 



Other described forms are : — 



E. a. sousce Reichw. : St. Thomas Island. 



E. a. jayoensis Alexander : Cape Verde Islands 



(erroneously placed by Shelley under E. cinerea). 

 E. a. sanctce-helena Shelley : St. Helena. 



When writing the above we overlooked the fact that 

 Reichenow had described two more races in the O. M. 

 1916, p. 168. The difficulty of dealing with these is con- 

 siderably increased by their being only compared to EJ. a. 

 astrild and not to the neighbouring races. The first, 

 E. a. niediecki from the Kafne river, from which locality 

 there are specimens in the Museum, appears to be, like 

 E. a. tiyassa Nenni., a synonym of E. a. cavendishi Sliarpe. 



