Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 59. (Budapest 1967)

Horváth, L. ; Nagy, A.: The scientific results of Hungarian zoological expeditions to Tanganyika. 9. Birds

A subspecies with a very small range. The collected specimens originate from the northern confines of the range. Common. 115. Anaplectes m. melanotis LAERES. 1 ( $) A frequent Central and East African bird of a wide range. 116. Quelea quelea aethiopica SUND. 6 (2 çf 4 $) Inhabiting the northern part of East Africa. Very frequent. 117. Quelea c. cardinalis HARTL. 13 (10 Q* 2 9 1 unsex) An extremely common Central and East African species. 118. Euplectes capensis xanthomelas RÜPP. 4 (2 çf 2 juv.) Also inhabiting Central and East Africa. Common. 119. Coliuspasser axillaris phoeniceus YÍEXJGT,. 8 (2 çf 6 9) Inhabiting Equatorial East Africa; very frequent. 120. Coliuspasser a. albonotatus CASS. 1 (çf) Inhabiting South Africa and the southern parts of East Africa. The collecting locality lies on the northern confines of its range. 121. Spermestes n. nigriceps CASS. 15 (3 çf 6 9 °-J nv-) Inhabiting the central and southern areas of East Africa. Common only locally. 122. Coccopygia melanotis kilimensis SHARPE 2 (1 çf 1 unsex) Its range largely agrees with that of the preceding one. Common. 123. Eslrilda astrild cavendishi SHARPE 9 (3 6 9 ) Inhabiting the central and southern parts of East Africa. Veiy common. 124. Estrilda rhodopyga centralis KOTHE 2 (1 çf 1 unsex) Inhabiting the central part of East Africa. Common. 125. Estrilda subflava clarkei SHELLEY A (2 çf 2 9) Occuring south of the Equator to South Africa. Frequent. 126. Estrilda erythronotos delamerei SHARPE 1(9) Inhabiting Equatorial East Africa, ranging toward the south. Locally common. 127. Oranatina i. ianthinogaster REICHW. 1(9) Occurring in East Africa south of the Equator. Only locally frequent. 128. Vidua macroura PALL. 1 (çf) Common. Inhabiting the entire East and South Africa as well as the whole Sudan. Fam. Fringillidae 129. Serinus m. mozambicus MÜLL. 5 (1 çf 4 9) Inhabiting South Africa and the southern part of East Africa. Very common. 130. Serinus atrogularis reichenowi SAL VAD. 1 (çf) Inhabiting the central parts of East Africa. Not frequent. 131. Serinus s. striolatus RÜPP. 2 (çf 9) Inhabiting Equatorial East Africa and the areas north of this region. Frequent. 132. Serinus burtoni kilimensis RICHM. 6 (3 çf 2 9 1 unsex) Inhabiting the area south and east of the Lake Victoria. A rare, montane bird. 133. Carduelis citrinclloides hypostictus REICHW. 33 (12 çf 16 9 5 unsex) Common, of a wide range. The species was described from Moshi; south of this area the bird is common in the entire East Africa. References: 1. CAVE, F. O. & MACDONALD, J. D.: Birds of the Sudan (London, 1955, pp. XXVIII + 444). — 2. HORVÁTH, L.: The Results of the Zoological Collecting Trip to Egypt in 1957, of the Natural History Museum, Budapest. 7. The Ornithological Results (Ann. Hist.-nat. Mus. Nat. Hung., 51, 1959, p. 451 — 481). — 3. MACKWORTH-PRAED, C. W. & GRANT, C. H. B. : Birds of Eastern and North Eastei-n Africa (London, 1957, Vol. I, pp. XXIII + 806; Vol. II. pp. VIII +1099). - 4. MEINERTZHAGEN, R. M.: Nicoll's Birds of Egypt (London, 1935, pp. 864). — Moltoni, K.: Gli uccelli delFAfrica orientale italiana <Milano, Vol. I. 1940, pp. XIII + 255; Vol. II. 1942, pp. 265; Vol. III. 1944, pp. 292). — 6. ROBERTS, A.: Birds of South Africa (London, 1940, pp. 495).

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