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Another specimen collected by Dr. Sassi near Grondokoro 

 is in the Vienna Museum. 



DiCROCERCUS HIRUNDINEUS 0M0ENSI8, Subsp. n. 



Very similar to D. h. heuglini, but the blue colour is 

 still deeper ; the belly and under tail-coverts, pale ultra- 

 marine blue. Throat-band deep ultramarine blue. 



Hab. Omo region. 



One specimen, from Koscha, at the banks of the Omo, 20. 

 ii. 1901. Neumann coll. (Mus., Tring). 



Professor Neumann also described a new form of Cisticola 

 as follows : — 



CiSTlUOLA ANSORGEC, Sp. U. 



Head of a dark rufous brown, darker than in G. tinniens 

 and C. rujilata. A very distinct white streak above the 

 eye. Back with broad dusky stripes on a greyish-brown 

 ground, similar to the coloration of C. strangei and C. 

 chiniana. Quills dull blackish, edged exteriorly with 

 rufous. Kump uniform, dark brown, without any stripes. 

 Two middle tail-feathers rufous brown, the others with a 

 black sub-apical band. Chin, throat, and middle of belly 

 white. The remainder of the under-siu-face greyish or 

 yellowish-grey. Thighs pale reddish. Under tail-coverts 

 yellowish-white. Under wing-coverts reddish-white. Bill 

 black ; feet flesh-coloured. The bill is short, rather stout 

 and well ciu-ved, looking of the same shape as in C. strangei, 

 but much smaller. 



Wings, J , 59-61 mm. ; $ , 58-56 mm. Tail, ^ , 54-5» 

 mm. ; ? , 50-58 mm. Bill, S , 11^-13 mm. ; ? , 10-1 1^ mm. 

 Tarsus, ^, 20^-22 mm. ; ^ , 19^-20^ mm. 



Hah. Benguella. 



Type, Caconda,2. ix. 1904. J.W. Ansorge. (Mus.,Tring.) 



Eighteen specimens examined were collected from August 

 to December. These specimens do not show any marked 

 variation in colom\ 



"This new Cisticola is nearest to C. rujilata, Hartl., but 

 is everywhere darker. 



