EMBERIZA POLTOPLEURA I49 



1898, and Capt. Boyd Alexander met with the species at the 

 same place, February 2, 1901. 



In the Upper White Nile district Emin obtained the type 

 of Fringillaria forhesi at Langomeri (3° 30' N. lat. 31° 5' B. 

 long.) and one of his specimens is now in the British Museum, 

 from Kuterma. Antinori also met with the species near the 

 Gazelle river. 



Heuglin described the type of Emheriza affinis, from Sennaar, 

 in the collection of Prince Paul of Wurttemburg, as distin- 

 guished from its allies by the absence of white on the wing- 

 coverts. 



Emberiza poliopleura. (Pi. 23, fig. i.) 



Fringillaria poliopleura, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. 1888, pp. 269, 537 

 Shoa. 



Emberiza poliopleura, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 471 Somali ; Shelley, 

 B. Afr. I. No. 236 (1896) ; Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Orn. i. No. 2, 

 p. 36 (1897) Somali; Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 64 Somali; Grant, 

 Ibis, 1900, p. 136 Somali, S. Abyssinia; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1901, 

 p. 302 Somali ; Grant & Eeid, Ibis, 1901, p. 626 S. Abyssinia. 



Adults. Exactly like E. flavivcntris in the colouring of the entire head 

 and neck ; but differs in the back and lesser wing-coverts being much more 

 mottled, these feathers having broad edges of rufous buff or ashy white 

 and having also some partially hidden black centres ; white pattern of tail 

 almost confined to the terminal quarter but extending on to the ends of the 

 five outer pairs of feathers ; sides of body mostly white, the flanks grey, 

 often with blackish streaks or spots. " Iris brown ; bill pale brown, darker 

 on the culmen ; legs flesh colour." Total length 5'7 inches, culmen 0-45, 

 wing 3-0, tail 2-6, tarsus 0-65. <? , 16. 1. 99. Hawash (Lord Lovat). 



The Somali Grolden-breasted Bunting inhabits Somaliland, 

 Shoa, and Southern Abyssinia. 



In Somaliland Mr. Elliot found it not uncommon, especially 

 about Hillier. There are, in the British Museum, specimens 

 collected by Mr. Hawker at Godgat, Daboloc and Jifa Medir. 

 Lord Lovat also shot specimens at Acabsiyo in Somali, and a 

 month later at Hawash in Southern Abyssinia, January 16, 



