1918.] the Birds of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 657 



Type : a male collected by Sir A. E. Pease at Lake Zwai 

 5/ii./01. B.M. reg. no. 1902/1/20/106. 



Distribution. Southern Abyssinia. There are two other 

 examples in winter plumage from Lake Zwai, collected 

 by Sir A, Pease and Zaphiro ; and three others from 

 Konta and Kullo^ also in southern Abyssinia, collected 

 by Zaphiro. 



C. E. ROSEIRES, Subsp. U. 



Resembling C. e. zwaiensis, but very much smaller and a 

 good deal paler (PI. X. fig. 6). This form also has a similar 

 seasonal change. The three April birds have rufous heads 

 and napes, the August bird has only tbe forehead rufous 

 shading over the crown into the dull brown of the back ; 

 below much paler than the other two forms, almost white. 

 Wing-measurements : ^ (as sexed) 51 and 53 ; of ? 

 (as sexed) 51, 53 mm. 



Type : (J collected by A. L. Butler at Roseires, 19/iv./ll. 

 B.M. reg. no. 1915/12/24/1058. 



Distribution. Only known from the four Sennar birds. 



C. E. PYKRHOPS. 



Melocichla pyrrhops Cabanis, J. f . O. 1875, p. 236 : 

 Tschintschoscho, Gaboon. 



Birds from the Gaboon, Nyasaland, and the Zambesi 

 valley have a pronounced olive wash on the back, and appear 

 to be separable. There are four females only in the Museum ; 

 their wings measure 55—58 mm. 



Spiloptila damans. 



Malurus damans Temminck, PI. Col. livr. 78, 1828, 

 pi. 466. fig. 2: Nubia. 



Spiloptila damans Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 332. 



[B. coll.] 1 Wadi Ben Naga Apl., 1 Musid Apl. B.N. ; 



3 Khartoum Feb. Apl. Nov, 2 Omdurman Mch. 



Apl. Kh. 

 [C. & L. coll.] 2 Omdurman Jan. Mch. Kh. ; 4 White 



Nile lat. 15° N. Jan. W.N. 



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