in Uganda and on the Upper Congo. 275 



No. 5241. a. c? imm. Ponthierville, Upper Congo, 

 2000 ft., 22nd Feb. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black, spots on gape yellow ; feet 

 dark brown. 



Apparently an immature male of the Southern Chestnut- 

 breasted Negro-Finch, the upper side being of precisely the 

 same colour as in the typical N. brunnescens. 



SpORiEGINTHUS SUBFLAVUS (Vicill.). 



Esirilda subflava Bueich. iii. p. 186 (1904) [part.] ; Shelley, 

 iv. p. 207 (1905). 



Nos. 5051, 5052. a, b. ^. Mfumbiro Volcanoes, 

 5000 ft., 25th Nov. 



Iris orange ; bill red ; feet pale brown. 



These specimens are undoubtedly referable to this species 

 and not to the Southern Zebra-Waxbill [S. clarkei (Shelley)], 

 which occurs as far north as Msara, N.E. Kenya. 



SporjEGInthus melpoda (Vieill.). 



Estrilda melpoda Reich, iii. p. 186 (1904) ; Shelley, iv. 

 p. 212 (1905). 



No. 5087. a. ? . North of Lake Tanganyika, 3000 ft., 

 17th Dec. 



Nos. 5199, 5210. b, c. S- Ponthierville, Upper Congo, 

 2000 ft., 11th & 18th Feb. 



Iris brown ; bill red ; feet brown. 



The occurrence of the Orange-cheeked Waxbill on the 

 Upper Congo and to the north of Lake Tanganyika appears 

 to extend its known range a long way to the east. 

 Dr. Reichenow gives its habitat as West Africa, from 

 Senegambia to the Congo ; while Captain Shelley says that 

 it ranges from Senegambia into Angola. 



Estrilda minor (Cab.). 



Estrilda astrild minor Reich, iii. p. 180 (1904). 

 Estrilda minor Shelley, iv. p. 198 (1905). 

 Nos. 5021, 5030, 5031, 5034. a-d. S ? • Mfumbiro 

 Volcanoes, 5000 ft., 16th-19th Nov. 



