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ii6. Lamprocolius purpiireus (P. L. S. Miill.) 

 One specimen, marked "?," from Wakibara in Unyoro, 

 24/4/97, is so much smaller than all specimens of L. purpureus 

 known to me that 1 believe it belongs to a different form, but 

 more specimens are desired to decide about it. 



117. Cosmopsarus regius Rchw. 

 This finest of all African birds was shot at Kinani, in British 

 East Africa, on the 2nd of May 1898. " Iris is light yellow, 

 feet black, bill black." The female differs from the male only 

 in having the wing 2 or 3 mm. shorter. 



118. Spreo superbus (Riipp.) 



Ukamba, and Gilgil River, in the Uganda Protectorate. " Iris 

 light yellow." 



119. Spreo fiscJieri {\<.z\\\\.) 



One female of this very rare bird, first described by Professor 

 Reichenow 2iS^^ Notauges," then placed by Sharpe under " Spreo," 

 where it belongs, and afterwards by the same author in " Pholi- 

 dauges" was shot at Kinani (British East Africa) in May 1898. 

 " The iris is light yellow, feet and bill black." The bird named 

 S. fischeri in the British Museum, and described in Cat. B. xiii. 

 p. 667, is not S.Jischeriy but a widely different new species. No 

 specimen of S. fischeri is in the British Museum. 



120. Dilophus carutiailatiis (Gm.) 

 Campi-ya-Simba, 8/1 1/96, British East Africa. 



(WEAVER-BIRDS.) 



121. Quelea cardinalis (Hartl.) 

 Masindi, Unyoro, June and July 1897. 

 $ " Iris dark brown, feet light brown, bill black." 

 ? " Iris brown, feet light brown, maxilla light brown, man- 

 dible brownish-yellow." 



122. Anaplectes nielanotis (Lafr.) 

 Masongoleni, British East Africa, 2liil()6. "Iris in both 

 sexes red-brown, bill orange." 



