Birds from South-eastern Africa. 355 



"We saw several of these Finches chasing each other about 

 near Selenia Pan ; and they were also fairly abundant near 

 Kanye. They affect well-wooded country, with open patches 

 of grass-land. 



153. UrtEGinthus granatinus (Linn.). 



(11) LimpopOj near junction of Notuane river, Transvaal, 

 22nd May, and Selenia Pan, 29th December. Iris and eye- 

 lids bright brick-red ; bill bright rose-red, with a beautiful 

 pearly lustre ; tarsi and feet dusky black. 



Not uncommon along the Limpopo, frequenting low mi- 

 mosa shrubs, generally found in pairs or small family parties, 

 but, I think, not ranging northward of the Tatin river. 



153. Ur^ginthus ph(enicotis (Swains.). 



(24) Umvuli river, 1st September, and Quae Quae river, 

 23rd October. Iris reddish orange ; bill purplish pink, with 

 the culmen, commissure, and tip darker; tarsi and feet pale. 



One of the commonest of the small Finches, and very widely 

 distributed. 



154. ESTRELDA ERYTHRONOTA (Vicill.). 



(8) Crocodile river, near Oliedrift, Transvaal, 16th May. 

 Iris crimson ; bill light ash, with the culmen and tip black ; 

 tarsi and feet black. 



This is not at all a plentiful species along the river-bank, 

 where we found them in paii's, feeding on the grass-seeds. 



155. EsTRELDA ASTRILD (LiuH.). 



Matabele, December. Seen, but not procured. 



156. EsTRELDA POLYZONA (Tcmm.). 

 Matabele, December. Seen, but not procured. 



157. LagONOSTICTA JAMESONI, sp. n. 



(54,124) ?, Umvuli river, 17th August; and Sy Tatin 

 river, 9th December. Matabele name ^*^Tjuitjuitjui;'^ this 

 is rather applied as a generic name to many of these Finches. 

 Male — iris dusky brown ; bill bright bluish ash, with the cul- 

 men and tip somewhat dusky ; tarsi and feet pinkish ash. 

 Female — iris dark brown ; bill bluish ash, with the culmen 

 and tip dusky ; tarsi and feet dark ash. 



