Tol. xix.] 96 



Type in the Tring Museum : c? ? No. 1291. Caiilioca, 

 27. xi. 03 : W. J. Ansorge coll. 



Obs. The bird appears to be adult, but the tail is incom- 

 plete, and tlie side of the right breast has been damaged by 

 shot. As no additional examples have been obtained, I 

 noAv describe this bird, which does not seem to have any ver}^ 

 close ally. I name it in honour of Prof, lleichenow, who 

 lias described no less than six of the forms of the genus 

 Erythropygia, as recognized in his ' Vugel Afrikas.' 



ErYTHROPYGIA PAENA DAMARENSIS, Subsp. U. 



Adult male. Differs from E.p.paena from the Transvaal and 

 the Orange River Colony in having the colour of the back 

 lighter, not of so rufous a brown ; the edges to the upper 

 Aving-coverts and secondaries paler ; the bill slightly stronger; 

 and the wing 2—4 mm. longer. Wing 72-76 mm. (in 

 E. p. paena, ($ , 68-70 mm.) ; culmen 18-19 mm. 



Hub. Omaruru, Otjimbinque, Windhoek, and Rehoboth, 

 in Damaraland. 



Type in the Tring Museum : J . Omaruru, Damaraland, 

 1. xii. 79 : A. W. Eriksson coll. 



Erythropygia paena benguellensis, subsp. n. 



Adult male. Differs from E. p. paena in having the crown 

 ashy grey instead of greyish-brown, the back less rufous, of 

 a broAvner tint, and washed with grey, the rump and upper 

 tail-coverts less deep rufous, the lesser upper wing-coverts 

 greyish, the outer edges to the greater wing-coverts and 

 quills j)aler, the undersurface whiter, and the under tail- 

 coverts of a lighter cream-colour. The bill is slender, as in 

 E. p. paena. It diff"ers from E. p. damarensis in having a 

 greyer crowii, a greyish Avash on the back, greyish lesser 

 Aving-coverts, paler outer edges to the greater coverts, and 

 whiter underparts. Wing, (^ 68*5-70"5, ? 65-67 mm. 



Hah. Huxe, Sandpits, Lengi, and Hochte, in Bengueila. 



Type in the Tring M useum : (^ , No, 83. Huxe, Bengueila, 

 21. xi. 04 : W. J. Ansorge coll. 



Ubs. Eight specimens were collected by Dr. Ansorge. 



