55 [Vol. xxi. 



ESTRILDA ATRICAPILLA GRAUERI, Subsp. n. 



Adult male. Similar to E. a. atricapUla, Verr., from 

 Camaroon and Gaboon, but with the sides of the head, chin, 

 and upper throat white, instead o£ grey, and the rump, upper 

 tail-coverts, sides of the breast, and flanks of a deeper and 

 duller red. Wing 47 mm. 



Hab. Western Kivu Volcanoes. 



Type : c?. Mt. Sabjingo (2700 m.), 1. ix. 07. 



CiNNYRIS AFRA GRAUERI, Subsp. U. 



Adult male. Similar to C. a. ludovicensis, Boc, from 

 Mossamedes, but the upper tail-coverts are purple, as in 

 C. afra and C. reichenoioi, instead of blue ; the edges of the 

 wing-feathers distinctly olive-green ; the belly more strongly 

 washed with olive ; and the pectoral tufts deeper yellow. 

 From C. a. stuhlmanni, Reich., it may be at once distinguished 

 by its smaller bill. Culnien 18-19 mm. ; wing 63-65 mm. 



Hab. Western Kivu Volcanoes, 



Type: S- 21.viii.07. (2400m.) 



TURDINUS PYRRHOPTERUS KIVUENSIS, Subsp. U, 



Adult female. Similar to T. p. pyrrhopterus (Reich. & 

 Ne\im.,= T.jacksoni, Sharpe), from Mau and Nandi, but with 

 the head grey like the crop, only the hind-neck being washed 

 with olive, lu T. p. pijrrhopterus the head is of the same 

 olive-colour as the back, rump, wings, and tail. 



Hab. Western Kivu Volcanoes. 



Type : ? . Mt. Sabjingo (2700 m.), 30. viii. 07. 



Bradypterus brachypterus centralis, subsp. n. 



Adult female. Similar to B. b. brachypterus (Vieill.) from 

 South Africa and to B. b. ahyssinicus (Weld-Blund. & Lovat) 

 from Lake Zwai, which are closely allied forms, but with 

 the black streaks of the lower throat more distinct; the 

 flanks, belly, under tail-coverts, and the rest of the dark 

 parts of the underside olive-brown, not rufous-brown ; and 

 the upperside slightly more olive and less rufous. Wing 

 53-56 mm, ; tarsus 19 20 mm. 



