. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 450 BULLETIN 15 3, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM less pink on the venter and the barring still more obsolete than in peasei. All the forms are based on average characters, but. on the whole, they appear to be loo ^oo 300 j-Qo fniies - SCALE • FIGURE 30.—Distribution of Estrilda astrild in northeastern Africa. 1. E. a. peasei. 4. E. a. nyanzae. 2. E. a. mactniUant. 5. E. a. minor. S. E. a. massaica. The single specimen of minor obtained by the expedition is in somewhat Avorn plumage. Its dimensions are as follows: Wing, 45; tail,
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 450 BULLETIN 15 3, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM less pink on the venter and the barring still more obsolete than in peasei. All the forms are based on average characters, but. on the whole, they appear to be loo ^oo 300 j-Qo fniies - SCALE • FIGURE 30.—Distribution of Estrilda astrild in northeastern Africa. 1. E. a. peasei. 4. E. a. nyanzae. 2. E. a. mactniUant. 5. E. a. minor. S. E. a. massaica. The single specimen of minor obtained by the expedition is in somewhat Avorn plumage. Its dimensions are as follows: Wing, 45; tail, 47; culmen, ; tarsus, 14 mm. It is not wholly typical of minor but slightly intermediate between it and massaica. Mearns saw about 100 of these waxbills along the Tana Kiver, August Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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