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315. Emberiza flaviventris. 



Emberiza jlaviventris (Vieill.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 86. 



No. 184. <J. Lualaba R., 3500 ft., May 14, 1907. 



Bill dusky brown, lower mandible pink, tipped with dusky ; 

 feet pinkish brown ; iris brown. 



No. 455. <$ juv. Serenje,4500 ft., Dec. 1907. 



Bill blackish, brown below ; feet very pale grey; iris brown. 



No. 563. ? Luwingu, June 10, 1908. 



Bill dusky, pinkish below; feet greyish flesh-coloured; iris 

 brown. 



No. 695. ? . K.alungwisi Valley, Sept. 4, 1908. 



Bill brownish horn-coloured, base of lower mandible 

 pinkish; feet brownish horn-colonred ; iris brown. 



This little species is ubiquitous. It usually inhabits the 

 woodland and feeds on the ground. 



316. Fringillaria tahapisi. 



Fringillaria tahapisi (Smith) ; Reich, loc. cit. iii. p. 289. 



No. 176. £ . Lualaba R., 3500 ft., May 10, 1907. 



Bill above dusky brown, below bright yellow ; feet yellow- 

 brown, tarsi paler ; iris dark brown. 



No. 374. Upper Lualaba R., 4000 ft., Sept. 26, 1907. 



Bill brownish horn-coloured, base of lower mandible 

 yellowish; feet brown, tarsi paler; iris dark brown. 



No. 515. Chambezi Valley, 4000 ft., May 1, 1908. 



Bill brown above, yellowish below ; feet brownish, tarsi 

 paler ; iris dark brown. 



No. 622. J juv. Luwingu, July 22, 1908. 



Bill dusky, paler below ; feet pale greyish brown ; iris 

 dark brown. 



The Rock-Bunting is not uncommon, especially on wooded 

 hill-sides. It usually selects the top of a tree from which to 

 give forth its broken song. I have also found it rather shy. 



Earn. Ploceid,e. 



317. Vidua serena. 



Vidua serena (L.) : Neave, loc. cit. p. 87. 



No. 191. S juv. Upper Lualaba R., May 17, 1907. 



Bill coral-red ; feet dark brown ; iris dark brown. 



