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Ortygospiza atricollis dorsostriata, subsp. nov. 



Differs widely from other forms except gahonensis Lynes, 

 to which it is very closely allied, but richer rufons on the 

 breast; moreover, the male has a small white chin-spot, 

 the female not. There is no white ring round the eye. 



Hob. Butiti, Toro, and South Ankole, "Western Uganda. 



Type. S ad., South Ankole, 8.x. 1919. 



Hypargus monteiri ugandensis, subsp. nov. 



Very close to fl. tn. monteiri from Angola, but bill slightly 

 larger, back darker, so that the slaty head is not so sharply 

 divided from the mantle. 



Hah. Masindi, Mubango, Kyetume, Entebbe, Buzileran- 

 jovu in Uganda, north to Lado, Langomeri {Emin). 



Type. J, Masindi, 15.xii. 1918. 



Mr. I. Delacour sent the following description of a new 

 species, for which he proposed the name 



Liothrix astleyi, sp. nov. 



Male. Similar to Liothrix lutea, but having the forehead, 

 vertex, and eyebrows strongly tinged with orange-scarlet ; 

 ear-coverts bright orange-scarlet ; breast scarlet. 



Female. Similar to the male, but paler, especially on the 

 ear-coverts, which are .yellowish orange. 



Type. Male alive in my collection at Cleres. 



Uab. China (locality unknown). 



The difference between this new species and L. lutea is 

 very much the same as between Me.f/a argentauris and 

 M. laurina. These birds were found in two different con- 

 signments of Liothrix lutea, imported into Marseilles from 

 Southern China. It was impossible to get any information 

 as regards their habitat, all the Liothrix being brought to 

 the port by Chinese from inland. 



The male arrived in February and was sent to me. I first 



