20 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 9. N:0 14. 



from Donya Sabuk is in full plumage and has a broad (not 

 interrupted !)] black frontal band. It can thus not be refer- 

 red to the subspecies cethiopica. 



95. Euplectes capensis xanthomelas Ruppell. — i J" 

 ^^/i, Donya Sabuk. 



96. Coliuspasser laticauda Licht. — 1 ef in moult just 

 beginning to assume the breeding plumage ^Va, Donya Sabuk; 

 1 $ '"/i, Juja; 2 ? $ ^Vä, 1 ef imm., 1 $ ^^2, I ^^ imm. ^V^, 

 Donya Sabuk. 



97. Coliuspasser eques Hartlaub. — 1 J* in full plu- 

 mage ^Vä, Donya Sabuk. 



98. Spermestes cucullatus scutatus Hbugl. 1 J* ^^Ih 

 Juja. This specimen is evidently intermediate between the 

 western and northeastern races as the metallic green patch 

 on the sides is not absent, but small. 



99. Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Pctoh.) Bonap. — 2 J^J", 2 

 ?? '% 3 cTcf, 1 ? ^Vi, I ? ''/u Juja. 



Some females, but not all, have the upper part of the 

 head concolour with the back. These are probably young 

 as other females have their heads similar to the males. 



100. Estrilda astrild minor Cabanis. — 2 J" J" ^^/i, Juja. 



101. Lagonosticta brmmeiceps Sharpe. — 1 J" ^Vh 2 



cT cT ^Vi, Juja. 



102. Uragiiithus bengalus Lin. — 2 J" J" ^Vl Juja. 



103. Vidua serena Lin. — 1 J* 'Vu 3 ? ? ^Vi/ 3 J^ c:^ 



'•Vi, 1 (^ ^Vi Juja; 2 ^(^ 26/^ Athi river. 



104. Passer rufocinctus Fischer & Reichenow. — 1 



? ^7., 2 ?? ^Vi. 1 ? ''h, Juja. 



105. Poliospiza reiclienowi Salvadori. — ef ^^/i, Juja. 



106. Serinus sulphuratus sliarpei O. Neum. — 1 J* ^Vi> 

 1 ef ^^/i, Juja. The length of wing is in these specimens a 

 little larger than the record viz. 81 and 83 mm. resp. They 

 appoach in this respect the South African sulphuratus sul- 

 phuratus, but the upper tail-coverts are distinctly more yel- 

 low than the back and the upper breast is only slightly 



