296 Capt. B. Alexander on the 



p. 42 (Togolaiid) ; Hartcrt, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 414 (1899) 

 (Gambaga), 



Garabaga. 



This species differs from E. major in having the mantle 

 strongly marked, and no white streak down the centre of the 

 crown, both these parts being almost uniform as opposed to 

 the black crown of E. major, while the white on the throat 

 extends lower down. 



The female is smaller than the male ; the whole of the 

 upper parts are browner; the feathers of the crown, mantle, 

 and rump have scarcely any pale ashy margins ; and the white 

 of the chin and eye-streak is washed with orange, the latter 

 colour extending to the chest. 



This beautiful Bunting is decidedly scarce and local, fre- 

 quenting the bush and tree-growth on the banks of streams. 



30. Fringillaria septem-striata (Riipp.). 

 Fringillaria septemstriata Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 559 ; 



Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 414 (1899) (Gambaga) ; Grant, 

 Ibis, 1900, p, 157. 



Gambaga and Gomieri. 



A scarce and locally distributed species, frequenting, as a 

 rule, stony land sparsely covered with bush. It was breeding 

 at Gambaga in January. In May the two specimens ob- 

 tained had just completed their moult from the breeding- 

 plumage. The chestnut on the wings and under parts was 

 then considerably brighter, as well as the ash-grey on the chin 

 and throat. In our specimens the rufous wedge-shaped 

 mark along the inner web of the outer tail-feather is absent, 

 although it is to be found in the Abyssinian specimen in 

 the British Museum. 



This species has not yet been recorded from Togoland, 

 although we obtained specimens near the border of that 

 country. It appears to range across Africa from the Niger 

 to Abyssinia. 



31. Petronia dentata (Sund.). 



Petronia dentata Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 295 ; Hartert, 

 Nov. Zool. vi. p. 414 (1899) (Gambaga). 

 Walwali^ Gambaga, and Karaga. 



