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white mottled on the sides with a few blackish spots, and just above the 

 crop is a partially formed black collar, the feathers of which have the base 

 white, a broad black subterminal bar and broad yellow edges. " Iris, bill 

 and legs dark brown." ? , 18. 12. 00. Katyinwaha (Pease). 



Immature. Differs in the pale portions of the head and the throat being 

 buff and the black markings being confined to the lower throat and forming 

 a partial collar. 2 , 31. 1. 97. Sheikh (Lort PhiUips). 



Fischer's Streaky-backed Canary inhabits Eastern Africa 

 between 4° S. lat. and 10° N. lat. 



The species was discovered by Fischer, who collected speci- 

 mens on the Wembere flats to the south of Speke's Gulf, and 

 near the adjacent coast of Victoria Nyanza at Kagehi and in 

 the Shasha mountains. Mr. Neumann, who has shot several 

 specimens in north-western Masailand, at Scero and Goilale, 

 remarks that: Dr. Reichenow's original descriptions were 

 taken from a female and immature male. Mr. Jackson has 

 procured a specimen at Elgeyu, a male, which appears to me to 

 be in full adult plumage. 



In Somaliland, Dr. Donaldson Smith procured the types of 

 8. maculicollis, an apparently adult male and an immature 

 female (the latter has been figured). The type of S. xantho- 

 Isema, also from Somaliland, can, I think, from the description, 

 be nothing else but a bird of this species, probably immature ; 

 other specimens have been collected by Mr. Elliot at Hellier 

 and Hersi Barri ; by Mr. Lort Phillips on the top of Sheik's 

 Pass ; by Mr. Hawker at Sheik "Wulfi, Ugiawaji and at Jifa 

 Medir. We may therefore presume that the species is fairly 

 abundant throughout Somaliland, and in southern Abyssinia 

 Mr. Pease has procured examples at FuUfully, Katyinwala 

 and Filwa between 9° and 10° N. lat. 



The full plumaged males may be recognised by their having 

 the chin, throat and entire chest uniform bright yellow, with 

 some clear black stripes on the sides of the lower throat. 



The adult females have less yellow on the forehead ; throat 



