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nbbiensis. It has been suggested that obbiensis may be generi- 

 cally distinct from Spizocorys, but even so, it would be most 

 closely allied to the latter genus. 



I am indebted to Mr. Outram Bangs of the Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology for the loan of a specimen of Mirafra passerina. 



