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Megalotis australis. Head above black-brown ; interscapulars 
and back ferruginous dashed with dark brown; beneath black; 
~ quills and tail black-brown, the two centre feathers of the 
latter edged and tipt with light rufous. Length 4} inches. 
Inhabits the country along the Orange River, but extends 
’ farther south than the last described. 
It is possible that both this and the last species may have been 
“named and described, though I have not been successful in detecting 
them. Another species, (belonging to this interesting Genus), the 
Fringilla otoleucus, of Temminck, known to inhabit Senegal, was 
discovered immediately beyond Kurrichaine, but only a very few 
specimens could be procured. 
Genus LinarraA. Auct. 
Linaria gularis. Top of head dark brown, feathers edged with 
white ; eyebrows white ; neck and upper parts grey-brown, 
clouded with darker tints ; chin pure white; breast pale grey- 
brown; belly tawny white, darkish onthe sides; quillsand tail 
brown,thefeathersedgodwithereenishwhite. Length54inches. 
Inhabits the colony and country as far as Latakoo—rare. 
Lninaria atrogularis. Above grey-brown, the centres of 
feathers dark brown; rump sulphur yellow; chin and 
throat black; breast, belly, and vent, rusty white ; wings 
brown, the tips of the quills and the inner edges of inner 
vanes towards bases white, the outer edges golden green; 
tail shghtly forked, dark brown, with the tips and more or 
less of the inner vanes of feathers white. Length 44 
inches. Inhabits the country about and beyond Kurrichaine. 
Genus Esrrenpa, Sw. 
Estrelda Lipiniana. Top of head, neck, and interscapulars, 
tinted with crimson; back, rump, and upper tail coverts, 
crimson; binder part of breast and belly dull crimson; 
sides of head, chin, under tail coverts, and tail, black ; quills 
ashy brown; wing coverts and scapulars grey, closely 
banded with brown. Length 4} inches. Inhabits the 
country to the north and east of MKurrichaine. 
Estrelda Squamifrons. Top of head, wing coverts, and tail, 
black, each feather margined with white; neck and back 
rusty grey ; before eye a black spot; chin black, continued 
behind into two divergent stripes; under parts dull white. 
Length 4 inches. Inhabits South Africa. 
I feel considerable hesitation in assuming this bird to be yet 
undescribed, it being not very uncommon in the more remote parts 
of the colony. Iam not, however, able to identify it with any species 
mentioned in the translation of the Animal Kingdom—it certainly 
cannot be Fringilla frontalis, of Vieillot. The character of its bill, 
in particular, removes it from the typical species of the genus, and 
this, in conjunction with other peculiarities, may point out for it a 
more appropriate position. 
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