N. Rhodesia and the Katanga District of Congoland. 251 



Bill dusky brown, slightly paler below ; feet dusky brown ; 

 iris dark brown. 



Nos. 751, 752. $ ? . Luwingu, edge of Chimpili Plateau, 

 Sept. 26, 1908. 



Bill dusky, bluish white below ; feet dusky ; iris dark 

 brown. 



Paludipasser Neave. 

 This new genus most nearly resembles Spermestes, but 

 differs chiefly in the character of the bill, which is much 

 shorter and more slender. The basal part of the culmen is 

 laterally compressed, forming a distinct keel, and, when viewed 

 from above, the nasal openings are exposed and conspicuous 

 and much more approximate than in Spermestes. The lower 

 mandible has a distinct angle near the distal extremity, much 

 as in Emberiza. 



Text- fig. 3. 



1,1a. Bill of Paludipasser loeustella, 



■j, -J a. „ Spermestes scutatus. 



Scale of figures -2.. 



332. Paludipasser locustella. (Plate III.) 

 Paludipasser locustella Neave, Bull. B. O. C. xxv. p. 25. 

 Nos. 542, 543. S juv. Upper Luansenshi R., N.E. of 

 L. Bangweolo, 4000 ft., June 1, 1908. 



Bill dusky, gape pink ; feet pale brownish; iris brown. 



