observed near Machako's Station. 5,79 



16. Sertnus fagani Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vi. 

 p. vii (1896). 



No. 69, ? . Machako's, Aug. 17, 1896. 



Very common on the driecl-up grass-plains, either in pairs 

 or flocks. Its movements and habits when on the ground 

 reminded rae of our own Siskin. 



[I fancy that tliis species will turn out to be Serinus 

 reichenowi (Salvad.). — R. B. S.] 



17. Pyrrhulauda leucopar.t.a Fischer & Reichen. J. f. O. 

 1884, p. 55. 



No. 89, S. Machako's, May 3, 1896. 



[This species is recorded by Dr. Reichenow from many 

 localities in German East Africa (Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. 

 p. 204). I believe this to be the first record from British 

 East Africa.— R. B. S.] 



18. MoTACiLLA FLAVA L. ; Sharpc, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 

 p. 516, pi. vi. figs. 3-5. 



Budytes flavus Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 200. 



No. 106, ? ad. Machako's, Feb. 1, 1897. 

 Very common. 



19. Anthus cervinus (Pall.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 X. p. 585 (1885). 



No. 113, S- Machako's, March 10, 1897. 



[This is the most southern winter habitat yet recorded for 

 the species, which has, however, been obtained on the Goolis 

 Mountains in Somaliland by Mr. E. Lort Phillips, and in 

 Shoa by the Italian naturalists. — R. B. S.] 



20. Anthus rufulus (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 589. 

 No. 2, S ad. Machako's, April 24, 1896. 



21. CiNNYRis KiRivi Shelley ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 592.] 

 No. 61, ? . N'Goleni, near Machako's, Aug. 10, 1896. 

 No. 65, S- Machako's, Aug. 11, 1896. 



No. 82, S imm. Machako's, Sept. 5, 1896. 

 A common species. 



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