1 91 8.] the Birds of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 623 



I B. coll.] 1 Katta Jan., 1 Pongo river Feb., 1 Chak 



Chak, 2 Kojali Feb., 1 Wau Mch. B.G. 

 [Chr. coll.] 2 Wau July Aug. B.G. 



Anthreptes longmari orientalis. 



Anthreptes orientalis Hartlaub, J. f. O. 1880, p. 213 : 

 Lado. 



[B. coll.] 1 Gigging May, 4 Sheik Tombe, 2 Mongalla 

 Feb. July Sept. Mon. ; 2 Lado Feb. Mch. L.E. 



This race is easily distinguished from A. I. haussarum by 

 its markedly smaller size ; wing in males, under TO against 

 75-81 mm., and by the considerably greater patcii of metallic 

 green on the wing-shoulders. It also has a green wash on 

 the rump and lower back instead of the plain purple of 

 A. 1. haussarum. It is to be expected^ however, that birds 

 from the southern and eastern Bahr el Ghazal will show 

 intermediate characteristics. 



We follow the original spelling and call this species 

 Anthreptes longmari, not Anthothreptes longuemarii. 



The subspecific forms are listed by Zedlitz (J. f. O. 1916, 

 p. 73), and we agree with his conclusions, so far as an 

 examination of the birds in the British Museum helps us. 

 The following are the forms recognized by him : — 



1 . A. L. LONGMARI Lcssou : typc-locality, Senegal. 



2. A. L. HAUSSARUM Neumann, v. supra. 



Distr. Liberia to Togo and eastwards to tlie Bahr el 

 Ghazal. 



3. A. L. ANGOLENSis Ncumaun, J. f. O. 1906, p. 246 : 

 Duque de Braganza, Angola. 



Distr. Angola east through Belgian Congo to Unjamwesi, 

 east of Lake Tanganyika. 



With this form we believe Anthothreptes carruthersi 

 (O.-Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xix. 1907, p. 106: West shore of 

 Tanganyika) is synonymous. 



4. A. L. NYASs^ Neumann, J. f. O. 1906, p. 247 : near 

 Zomba. 



Distr. Nyasaland and Mashonaland. 



