1918,] the Birds of the Anglo -Egi/ptian ^udan. 459 



To settle tlie question it will be necessary to examine 

 Heuglin^s type, which is now impossible, and obtain breeding 

 birds from the upper Nile districts. 



Coliuspasser macrourus. 



Coliuspasser macrourus (Gmel.) ; Shelley, B, A. iv. p. 49. 



[B. coll.] 1 Chak Chak Feb., 3 Raffali Feb., 3 Kojali 

 Feb. Mch.B.G. 



[Chr. coll.] 2 Meridi Feb., 2 Mt. Baginzi Mch., 1 Yambio 

 Apl., 2 Tembura Apl., ^.G. ; 6 Yei Nov, Dec. L.E. 



None of the birds in the Butler collection are in breeding 

 plumage, but two of the Christy birds from Yei dated 

 November are ; these do not show any distinction from 

 West African birds. 



One of the April birds from Tembura is changing to 

 breeding plumage ; the black tail is just sprouting ; the 

 throat is quite black and the crown is becoming so. 



So far as we are aware, this species has not previously 

 been recorded from the Bahr el Ghazal, though it has been 

 obtained in the Niam Niam country. 



Vidua Serena. 



Vidua Serena (Linn.) ; Shelley, B. A. iv. p. 16 ; Butler, 

 Ibis, 1908, p. 218. 



[B. coll.] 5 Roseires Aug. Sen. ; 1 Fachi Shoya Nov. 

 W.N. ; 1 Bahr el Zeraf June, U.N. ; 1 Gigging, 

 21 Mongalla, Mon. ; 1 Lado Feb., 1 Kajo Kaji 

 Apl. L.E. 



[Chr. coll.] 1 Meridi Jan., 1 Wan July-Aug. B.G. 



Steganura paradisea verreauxii. 



Vidua verreauxi Cassin, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1850, p. 56 : 

 Abyssinia. 



Steganura paradisea (Linn.) ; Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 317, 

 1908, p. 218. 



[B. coll.] 1 Jebel Alatarang June, Kas. ; 2 Roseires, 

 Sen.; 2 Jebelein Nov., 1 Kawa Nov. W.N. ; 1 Jebel 

 Ahmed Agha Jan. U.N. ; 12 Mongalla July-Sept. 



