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of a flock of three, which frequented open land where the trees 

 had been felled by the natives and the ground sown with 

 grain. The feathers of the mantles of these three individuals 

 had almost lost their pale edgings. 



Adult ^ . Iris hazel ; legs and feet greenish Avhite. 



Locality. Zambesi river, left bank, near mouth of Kafue 

 river. 



This species ranges from the Transvaal into Benguela, but 

 this is the first record of its occurrence to the north of the 

 Zambesi in Central Africa. 



20. Pyrrhulauda smithi Bp. 



We collected a fine series of this Bunting-Lark from Tete, 

 Zumbo, and the vicinity of the Kafue river. It frequents flat 

 portions of stonj' ground. In the breeding-season the male 

 sings on the wing, rising vertically up from the ground, and 

 descending to earth again with hardly a beat of the wings. 

 The call-note, uttered on the ground, is a ventriloquial pipe. 

 Living in colonies, these birds are continually shifting from 

 one locality to another, according to the supply of food. 

 At Zumbo they suddenly appeared on December 13, when 

 the grain had just been sown. The food consists chiefly of 

 grass-seed. 



Adult (^ . Iris black ; bill bluish horn-colour ; legs and 

 feet whitish flesh-colour. Several of our specimens are im- 

 mature males in the plumage of the adult female. 



21. Emberiza flaviventris (Vieill.). 



Inhabits high ground, and especially where the wood is 

 composed of Copaifera mopane. 



22. Fringillaria tahapisi (Smith). 



Common where the ground is hilly and overgrown with 

 long grass. Breeds about the middle of August. 



Adult S . Iris brown; upper mandible brown, lower orange- 

 yellow ; legs and feet brown. Young males resemble in 

 plumage the adult female. 



23. Petronia flavigula (Sundev.). 



Not common. A pair only obtained in woody country near 



