656 Messrs. Sclater and Mack worth- Praed on [Ibis, 



yellow wash on the uuderparts. There is another example, 

 an adult male from FadjuUi in the same district, collected 

 in May by Emiu Pasha, also in the Triug Museum. 



C. rufa is found in West Africa from the Welle river to 

 the Cameroon, and perhaps Angola, is a reddish bird as its 

 name implies, and appears to be always without striping 

 on the back. 



Cisticola erythrops erythrops. (PI. X. fig. 5.) 

 Dryinceca erijthrups Hartlaub, Orn. W.-Afr. 1857, p. 58 : 

 Calabar, W. Africa. 



[B. coll.] 1 S. of Rejaf, L.E. 

 [Chr. coll.] 1 Meridi Jan. E.G. 



Cisticola erythrops roseires^ subsp. no v. (PI. X. fig. 6.) 

 [B. coll.] '6 Hoscires Apl. Aug., 1 Disa Apl. Sen. 

 We have examined the series of Cuticola erythrops in the 

 Museum. It is a remarkably distinct form and can hardly 

 be confused with any othei'. No races appear to have 

 been recognized, and we believe we can distinguish the 

 following : — 



C, E. ERYTHROPS (Hartl.). 



A richly coloured race (PI. X. fig. 5) with the back of 

 slaty shade becoming more rufous on the head; below very 

 rufous with the white on the throat and abdomen much 

 reduced ; no apparent seasonal change. Wing, ^ 58-62, 

 average 60 mm. ; ? 53-57, average 55 mm. 



Distribution. West Africa : Cameroon to the Gold (/oast, 

 and eastwards to Kuwenzori and to the Lado district. 



C. E. ZWAIENSIS, subsp. U. 



Resembling C e. erytJirops, but rather larger and paler ; 

 the underside is very rufescent with only a small trace of 

 white on the throat; a distinct seasonal change: birds dated 

 December and February have a distinctly rufous head and 

 nape ; birds dated June have only the forehead rufous, the 

 crown aud nape washed with olive. Wing, J 62-65, 

 $ 55-57 mm. 



