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19. Dinemellia dinemelli. 



Textor dinemelli. Riipp. Syst. Uebers, pp. 72, 76, pi. 30, 

 (1845). Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. Vol. XIII., p. 506 (1890). 

 $ $ Hullier. 



A common species, very conspicuous by its red rump and under 

 tail coverts, and white and black plumage. It goes in flocks and 

 is seen everywhere. 



FAM. FRINGILLID,E. 



20. Petronia pyrgita. 



Xantholina pyrgita. Heugl., Orn. N. O. Afr., Vol. I, p. 627^ 

 pi. xxi, fig. 2. 



Petronia pyrgita. Sharpe Cat. B. Brit. Mus. Vol. XII, p. 296 

 (1888). 



$ $ Hullieh. 



9 9 Hullieh. 

 o? Hullieh. 



21. Serinus maculicolis. 



Serinus maculicollis. Sharpe Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv, p. xli, 

 (1895). 



$ $ Hullier. 

 9 Hullier. 

 o? Hersi Barri, Ogaden. 



This Finch first obtained by Dr. Donaldson Smith's Expedition 

 was not very abundant anywhere, but evidently has considerable 

 of a distribution, as the two places named above where I obtained 

 it were nearly one hundred and fifty miles apart. It is appar- 

 ently a very good species. 



22. Emberiza poliopleura. 



Fringillaria poliopleura. Salv., Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) VI,. 

 p. 269 (1888). 

 $ Hullier. 

 $ Haud. 



Not a very uncommon bunting, especially about Hullier, which 

 is a short distance east of Hargeisa. 



23. Fringillaria septemstriata. 



Emberiza septemstriata. Rttpp. Neue Wirb. , Vog. p. 86, tab. 



