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17. Textor intermedius (Cab.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 410. 



Nos. 210, 211. S ? • Jifa Medir, Jau. 19, 1898. Bill 

 reddish brown ; feet black ; iris brown. 



I saw only two flocks of these birds ; they were rather 

 wild and hard to get at. 



18. Petronia pyrgita (Heugl.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 408. 



No. 61. (J. Daboloc, Nov. 25, 1897. Bill horn-colour; 

 feet dark grey ; iris light brown. 



No. 164. ? . Jifa Medir, Dec. 31, 1897. Bill light horn- 

 colour ; feet grey ; iris brown. 



No. 190. ? . Jifa Medir, Jan. 10, 1898. Bill slate- 

 colour; feet slate; iris brown. 



These birds were found in the jungle, where they generally 

 went in small flocks. Their note when flying was very 

 much like that of Passer domesticus, but deeper. 



19. Passer ruficinctus F. & R. ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 256. 



Nos. 186, 193. c^. Jifa Medir, Jan. 8-10, 1898. Bill 

 dark slate-colour ; feet slate-colour ; iris brown. 



This bird was not common, and I saw only a very few of 

 them. They did not come round ray camp at Jifa Medir 

 until I had been there for several weeks. 



20. Serinus maculicollis Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 470, 

 pi. xxvii. fig. 8. 



No. 73. $ . Sheikh Wufli, Nov. 28, 1897. Bill and feet 

 brown; iris light hazel. 



No. 138. ? . Ujawaji, Dec. 10, 1897. 



No. 157. 6. Jifa Medir, Dec. 30, „ /^iH dusky brown; 



L iris brown. 



No. 165. S imm. „ Dec. 31, ,, Bill black. 



The male obtained on the 31st of December is immature, 

 and has the lower throat spotted with black, as in the adult 

 female. 



