13G ]Mr. ^^'. K. Ogilvie (Jrant on Jiinls 



a. S- Oedda, Abyssinia, 1 February, 1899. (No. 282.) 

 Iris hazel ; l)ill and lej^s dark. 



54. Serinus xanthopygius. 



Serinus xanthopT/gius Riipp. ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xii. p. 365 (1888). 



a. S . Gerru, Abyssinia, 6 February, 1899. (No. 296.) 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs dark. 



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55. Serinus reichknowi. 



Serinus reiciienowi Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. 

 p. 272 (1888) [Shoa]. 



a, b. S ? • Hado, Abyssinia, 24- December, 1898. 

 (Nos. 25, 26.) 



Iris brown ; bill and legs dusky. 



The well-marked white eyebrow and spotted chest serve 

 at once to distinguish this species from the closely-allied 

 iS. xardhopygivs Riipp. 



56. Emberiza hortulana. 



Emberiza hortulana Linn. ; Sharpe, Cat, B. Brit. Mus. xii. 

 p. 530 (1888); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. p. 268 

 (1888) 



a, b. S S ' Balti, Abyssinia, 23 January, 1899. 

 (Nos. 269, 270.) 



Iris brown ; bill dark ; legs light. 



[The Ortolan inhabits the high plateaux of Central 

 Abyssinia where a few trees are to be found. — L.] 



57. Emberiza poliopleura. 



FrinyUUiria pohojjJeura, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxvi. 

 p. 269 (1888) [Shoa]. 



Emberiza poliopleura Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 471 ; 

 Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 49. 



a. c? . Acabsiyo, Somaliland, 17 December, 1898. 

 (No. 15.) 



b. S • Hawash, Abyssinia, 16 January, 1899. (No. 208.) 



a. Iris brown ; bill and legs horn-colour. 



b. Iris brown ; bill dark ; legs light. 



The examples of this rare species agree with Salvadori's 



