28 Mr. C. F. M. Swynnerton on the 



spaces in the Madanda forests. My seven specimens of this 

 Canary averaged 4'5 inches in the fleshy with a variation of 

 from 4 inches to49. 



43. Emberiza flaviventbis. Golden-breasted Bunting. 

 Chindao : " Chiherehere." 



Rh.^ P. I have noted this Bunting in the following 

 localities : — Northern and Southern Melsetter, wherever 

 open woods occur; the upper Jihu; Maruma and the 

 Chikamboge Valley ; and the Mwangezi River. I usually 

 found it searching for food on the ground^ whence it rose 

 into the nearest tree on being disturbed. 



44. Emberiza major orientalis. Shelley^s Bunting. 

 Rh. I shot a male of this handsome Bunting in the 



Lusitu Valley, Northern Melsetter, on September 19th, and 

 my assistant, Mr. David Odendaal, has recently sent me an 

 immature bird from the neighbourhood of Chirinda. 1 

 expect it to prove nearly as common as the preceding species, 

 as I feel sure that 1 have passed it by on several occasions. 

 Length in the flesh (of adult male) 6'6 inches. The stomach 

 contained a spider, a smallish bug, and other insects ; 

 no seeds. 



45. Fringillaria tahapisi. Rock-Bunting. 



Rh. Southern Melsetter, particularly near Chirinda, and 

 the upper Jihu are at present my only localities for this 

 species. A stomach examined some time ago contained 

 seeds, beetles, and caterpillars. 



46. Mirafra africana. Rufous-naped Lark. 



Rh. I saw several of these Larks on the hills between 

 the Lusitu and Nyahode Rivers in April last, perching singly 

 on the upper twigs of a common shrubby Smithia with 

 scented foliage. 



47. MiRAFRA CHENIANA. Latakoo Lark. 



Rh. I shot a female of this species on the 18th of Sep- 

 tember near Helvetia homestead on a recently-burnt patch 

 of grass, at an altitude of nearly 4000 ft. It was engaged 

 in flying a short distance and settling, flying up again and 



