Thanks for this James it will be very nice to see the images. But I
wonder where the birds down here are originating from, it's difficult
to conceive that they would wander down here from Ethiopia, but
stranger things have happened.
Best for now
Brian


On 6/23/14, James Kuria NDUNG'U <ndungujk@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Peter and Brian,
>
> The race ferreti, is common and widespread here in Ethiopia, especially, in
> the SW. I will check through my pics and attach some for your perusal and
> records too.
>
> Happy birding always,
> JKN
>
> Brian - BTW, I have been birding with two guests (Alister and Claire) out
> here and they will coming to bird with soon in Kenya. Enjoy their company!
>
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> On Monday, June 23, 2014 8:03 PM, "Brian Finch birdfinch@gmail.com
> [kenyabirdsnet]" <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
>

>
> Dear Peter,
> This is an exciting find, it is the race ferreti. I have only seen the
> bird as you describe twice, and both were in Nairobi NP. They are
> otherwise unreported, and this is the most beautiful of all the
> Paradise Flycatcher forms. Stevenson and Fanshawe do not mention the
> race at all, and have no illustration. Zimmermann & Turner seen to
> have something askew, as they do mention ferreti, and even say it is
> widespread in our region however in the description they mention white
> on the wing, but nothing of that long white tail that you saw. So I
> think it is a bit mixed up in the literature and needs some revision.
> Where exactly are the Kilome Hills?
> Best for now
> Brian
>
> On 6/23/14, peter wairasho wairasho@yahoo.com [kenyabirdsnet]
> <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>> Hi Birders!
>>
>> Over the weekend I was hiking in Kilome hills where I observed
>> one African Paradise Flycatcher with two morphs i.e rufous and white.
>> It looked like the common rufous morph with the glossy black head,blue eye
>> wattle,
>> greyish part below and the mantle was rufous. However the wings and the
>> long
>> tail were
>> all in pure white morph. Unfortunately I did'n carry my camera with me for
>> the photo though.
>> Could it be a resultant of interbreeding and is it confined to a
>> particular
>> region perhaps?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Peter Wairasho
>
>