1919-] the Birds of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 675 



Family Psittacidjj. 



Psittacus erithacus. 



Psittacus erithacus Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th eel. 1758, p. 99: 

 Guinea. 



Heuglin, Orn. Nordost-Afr. p. 745, records this species 

 as occurring in the Niam Niam country in the western 

 watershed of the White Nile, i. e., the western Bahr el 

 Ghazal or Lado Enclave, but we do not know of any 

 definite occurrences. It occurs so close to our limits, how- 

 ever, that we have little doubt it will presently be found 

 within them. 



Palaeornis krameri krameri. 



Psittacus krameri Scopoli, Annus I. Hist. Nat. 1769, p. 31 : 

 Senegal; cf. Neumann, O. M. xxiii. 1915, p. 178, 



Palceornis docilis auct., Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 249, 1909, 

 p. 89. 



[B. coll.] 1 El Ein Mch. Kor. ; 2 Mongalla summer & 

 Jan. Mon. ; 1 Wau Apl., 1 Amien May, E.G. 



[Chr. coll.] 1 Wau July, E.G. 



We cannot from the material before us appreciate the 

 distinctness of P. k. centralis Neum. O. M, xxiii. 1915, p. 73, 

 to which race these birds would belong. The colour and 

 size of the bill varies considerably, and we cannot distinguish 

 our examples from Senegal birls, though no doubt there 

 must be in the Sudan intermediate forms between this 

 race and P. k. parvirostris from Abyssinia and the Blue 

 Nile. 



Palaeornis krameri parvirostris. 



Paloeoriiis parvirostris Souance, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1856, 

 p. 157 : Abyssinia. 



[B. coll.] 2 Roseires Aug. & Sept. Sen. 



[C. & L. coll.] 2 Kamisa Dec. Sen. 



This race is easily distinguishable by the greener, less 

 yellow coloration of the head and cheeks, and by the 

 smaller, brighter red bill. 



