39. POLIOSPIZA. 340 



Key to the Sjiecies. 



a. Throat white, with or without black spots 



a. Larger: wing 2-85-2-95 inches; crown more or 

 less streaked with white; cheeks somewhat 

 mottled with white „„/„,., o« 



b'. Smaller: wing 2-6 inches; 'crown 'uniform 9 ' P ^ 



slightly streaked with black on the forehead ■' 

 a pure white superciliary streak; cheeks 

 uniform ashy like the ear-coverts and breast, tristriata n 345 



b. Throat ochreous buff like the rest of the under ' P ' 



surface _, 



rufibrunnea, p. 346. 



1. Poliospiza gularis*. 



Linaria gularis, Smith, Rep. S. Afr. Rcped., App. p. 49 (1836) 

 Frnigilk 0.,, Gray, Gen B h p. : i7 2 (lik))?^, zLl. Anteckn. 



Poliospiza gularis, ^ ftup i. p. 519 (1850); Gurney, Ibh, 1864, 

 p. 353; bharpe,Cat Afr B. p. U8 (1871); (W^, ^dcm 

 A Djwra-J^dg. 183 1872) , . ),„,., fli , g , £ 10g . JJJ 

 wt Oates Matabele-Land, App. Birds, p. 322 (1*81) • Butir 



pp &; go%^r ' p> ; ' S7 ""^ e * Zflyonfa A 8Afr ' 



FringiUa humilis, Z«^. «»& in Mm. Berol. ■ unde Bv Conv> i 

 p. 55 7 note (1850) ; C«i. J/,, //,,■„. Th. i. p llTnoteVS' 



Pyrgita humilis, Z&tt. Abroad Jr . ^, o/ . p | 7 nflM) (1 ^ U) - 



Poliospiza striaticeps //„>•//. in Bayard's B.S. Afr. p. 204 (1867). 



limgiila stnaticeps, W ? ft ,*/,. p . 204 ( ig 07 : * ito, 1869, 

 p. 3/0 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. 11. p . 83, no. 7214 (1870) 



Passer humilis, Gray, Hand-l, B. ii. p. 85, no. 7276 (187(1). 



Achdt male General colour above ashy brown, the back slightly 

 mottled with dusky centres to the feathers; lesser win-coverts like 

 UK i back ; median and greater coverts, bastard-wing, primary-coverts 

 and quills blackish brown, edged with the same brown as the back' 

 the greater coverts and inner secondaries ashy whitish on their 

 edges; upper tail-coverts brown; tail-feathers blackish brown 

 edged with ashy brown and fringed with whitish along the inner 



* The following species are stated to be allied to P. gularis ■ but a direct 

 comparison is necessary to establish their validity :- ' 



Poliospiza reichardi. 

 Poliospka reichardi, Beicken. J. f. 0. 1882, p. 209 ; Sckalow, J.f. 0. 1883, 



Adult male Above brown, the crown varied with white • underneath white 

 wh e it b e r : a t 8t the nd tio a,1 b S ,wT Sh i ^ r ^-f-thersdJsky/^ed^h' 



Si-flS bm ffi J£ «& ms usky - T ° tal length 4 " 9 inchS ™z 3 ' 



Bab. Kakoma, E. Africa. 



Poliospiza flegeli. 

 Poliospiza flegeli, Hartcrt, J.j. 0. 1886, p. 583, 

 Closely allied to P. reichardi. 

 Hab. Kiver Niger. 



