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9. LiNURA FiscHERi (Reichen.); Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 463. 



No. 93. ? . Arabsiyo, Nov. 30, 1897. Bill red ; feet 

 light brown; iris light brown. 



No. 100. 6. Arabsiyo, Dec. 2, 1897. Bill and feet 

 pink ; iris light brown. 



I noticed this bird only in flocks near the water at Arabsiyo 

 and Gebili. They were in winter plumage, and were con- 

 spicuous by their red bills. 



10. Steganura paradisea (L.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 464. 



(Bill and feet 

 black ; iris 

 brown. 

 Nos. 95-97. (S ? . Arabsiyo, Dec. 1, „ „ „ 



Nos. 107-9 c?, 110?. „ 



These birds were very plentiful at Hargeisa and Arabsiyo ; 

 but I never saw them further west than Gebili. 



11. Amadina FAsciATA (Gm.)j Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 466. 



[Bill slate; feet 

 Nos. 105, 106. ^ ? . Arabsiyo, Dec. 2, ] horn-colour ; 



1897. [ iris dark brown. 

 No. 112. c?. „ Dec. 3, 1897. 



No, 113. ? . 



No. 119. S- Gebili, „ „ „ 



I got these birds at water-pools, where they came in flocks 

 in the middle of the day. 



12. EsTRELDA NiGRiMENTUM Salvad. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1895, p. 467. 



Nos. 40, 41. (^ . Hargeisa, Nov. 14, 1897. Bill and feet 

 black ; iris brown. 



No. 192. ? . Jifa Medir, Jan. 10, 1898. Bill and feet 

 black ; iris brown. 



13. EsTRELDA RHODOPYGA (Licht.) ; Sharpc, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 446. 



No. 118. S. Gebili, Dec. 3, 1897. Bill -and feet black ; 

 iris dark brown, 



