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Type in Tring Museum. ¢ ad., 30.11.17, Moroto, 
Uganda. Dr. van Someren Coll. 
Obs. Ten specimens were collected and show the characters 
to be constant. 
Sporopipes frontalis loitanus, subsp. nov. 
Differs from the typical race in being much darker on the 
nape, darker grey on the mantle, and in having a decided 
greyish wash on the breast and flanks. 
Wings 65-70 mm. 
Range. This form ranges through South-east Uganda and 
East Africa to Kilmanjaro. 
Type in Tring Museum. @ ad.,8.7.18, Loita. Dr. van 
Someren Coll. 
Obs. Highteen specimens were collected. 
Lagonosticta rhodopareia umbriventer, subsp. nov. 
The male of this race is nearest to typical rhodopareia, but 
differs in being less bright red on the head and underside, 
brighter brownish above, and in having the abdomen and 
lower flanks brown not black. The under tail-coverts are 
black. 
From hildebrandtii (Neum.) it differs as above, but in 
addition it lacks the greyish-bluish wash to the crown 
and nape. 
The female bird is very like that of rhodopareia, but is 
paler below. 
Range. Hast Mt. Kenia and the Northern Guasso N’yiro. 
Type in Tring Museum. 6 ad., 9. 6.13, Embu, Kenia. 
Dr. van Someren Coll. 
Obs. The four males collected exhibit these characters in 
a constant manner. é 
Lagonosticta jamesoni taruensis, subsp. nov. 
Very like typical jamesoni, but altogether brighter with a — 
distinct reddish wash to the mantle, nape, andcrown. Centre 
of the abdomen and under tail-coverts black. Bull bluish grey. 
Wings 46-49 mm. 
