254 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



338. Lagonosticta rhodoparia. 



Layonosticta rhodoparia Heugl. • Neave, loc. cit. p. 93. 



339. Hypoch.era codringtoni. 

 Hypochcera codringtoni Neave, loc. cit. p. 94. 



340. Pytelia afra. 



Pytelia afra (Gm.) ; Reich, loc. cit. iii. p. 162. 



No. 258. $ . Upper Lufira R., 3600 ft., June 26, 1907. 



Bill dark brown, paler below ; feet greyish brown ; iris 

 reddish brown. 



No. 268. S • Near Kambove, 4000 ft., July 4, 1907. 



Bill red, base of upper mandible dusky ; feet light brown; 

 iris red. 



No. 560. $ . Luwingu, edge of Chimpili Plateau, June 9, 

 1908. 



Bill bi'ownish horn-coloured ; feet pale pinkish brown ; 

 iris reddish brown. 



No. 608. ? juv. Near Luena, July 15, 1908. 



Bill dark brown ; feet brownish flesh-coloured ; iris 

 reddish brown. 



This bird is usually found in pairs, feeding on the ground 

 in woodland country. 



341. Hypochcera funerea. 



Hypochmra funerea (de Tarrag.) ; Reich, loc. cit. iii. p. 215. 

 No. 127. S ad. Dikulwe R., 4000 ft., April 1, 1907. 

 Bill white ; feet pale flesh-coloured ; iris dark brown. 

 No. 129. S juv, Dikulwe R., 4000 ft., April 1, 1907. 

 Bill whitish ; feet flesh-coloured; iris brown. 



342. Spor^eginthus subflavus. 



Sporceginthus subflavus (Vieill.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 94. 



I found this bird sparingly over a wide area. A specimen 

 shot on the Upper Lualaba R., May 16, 1907, was too much 

 damaged to be worth skinning. 



343. ESTRILDA ASTRILDA. 



Estrilda astrilda (L.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 94. 



