626 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



53. Serinus reichenowi. 



Serinus reichenowi Salvad. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 136. 



a, b. ^ ? . Kora, S. Abyssinia, 11th Feb. Nos. 486 

 &487. 



Iris brown ; bill and legs dusky black. 



[We obtained an adult pair of Reichenow's Serin-Finch, 

 which, where it occurs, is very common. — A. E. P.] 



54. Emberiza hortulana. 



Emberiza hortulana Linn. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 136. 



a. ? . Akaki River, S. Abyssinia, 29th Dec. No. 338. 



b, c. S • Mt. Sequala, S. Abyssinia, 26th Jan. 

 Nos. 396-397. 



d. cJ. Roguecha, S, Abyssinia, 15th Feb. No. 507. 



Iris, bill, and legs brown. 



[The Ortolan Bunting was only observed on the Shoan 

 plateau and the Upper Hawash. It frequented the stables 

 and compound at Adis Ababa. — A. E. P.] 



55. Emberiza poliopleura, 



Emberiza poliopleura (Salvad.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 136. 



a. cJ . Katyinwaha, S. Abyssinia, 18th Dec, No. 250. 



Iris brown; bill dark brown; legs brown. 



[The Yellow-throated Bunting was not often seen; it 

 conceals its bright yellow breast by keeping to the lower 

 parts o£ thick bushes. — A. E. P.] 



56. Fringillaria tahapisi. 



Fringillaria tahapisi (Smith) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 137. 



a. S' Balchi, S. Abyssinia, 27th Dec. No. 318. 



b. ? . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Jan. No. 252. 

 c,d. c? ? . Roguecha, S. Abyssinia, 15th Feb. Nos. 505, 



506. 



Iris brown ; bill dark brown ; legs light brown. 



[The Rock-Bunting was common on the plateau, perching 

 on stones and rocks in the proximity of water. — A. E. P.] 



57. AljEmon desertorum. 



Alcemon desertorum (Stanl.) ; Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 65 ; 

 Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 287. 



