310 ZOOLOGICAL BESULTS OF THE BTJWENZOBI EXPEDITION. 



nnd in rather an interesting stage of plumage, the mantle being nearly uniform light 

 red ; but among the worn plumage several new feathers of a darker chestnut colour 

 margined on the sides with sandy-buff are making their appearance. 



A young female (No. 232] ) has the feathers of the mantle very distinctly streaked 

 with black, more so than in the adult female ; the feathers of the chest have dark 

 brown shaft-streaks, and the white tips of the median wing-coverts are bisected by 

 black shaft-streaks. 



This species is readily distinguished from the allied E. poliopleura (Sa.lva.d.) by having 

 the feathers of the back uniform grey, while in the latter they have very distinct black 

 middles. 



The eggs of this species figured on the accompanying Plate form part of Mr. F. J. 

 Jackson's collection. 



The Common Golden-breasted Bunting was met with only at the south end of 

 Rivwenzori among the acacia-trees. — R. B. IF.] 



Family Alaudidj;. 



Mirafra zombie Grant. 



Mirafra sombce Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 27 (190.2). 



Mirafra fischeri Shelley, B. Afr. iii. p. 43 (1902) [part.] ; Reich. Yog. Afr. iii. p. 339 (1904) 



[part.]. 



a-e. 6 2 . Mokia, S.E. Euwenzori, 3400 ft.. 25th-29th April. [Nos. 237, 



262. R. E. JD. ; 1434, 1443. D. C. ■ 2293. G. L.~\ 



f-s. 6 2 et 2 imm. Mokia, S.E. Euwenzori, 3400 ft., 3rd -26th May. 



Nos. 296, 315, 332, 376. JR. E. I).; 1513. I). C. ; 2324, 2346, 2352. 2353, 2360, 



2381, 2394. G. L. ; 3354. E. B. IF] 



t, u. 2 . Mokia, S.E. Euwenzori, 13th & 16th June. [No. 3473, 3487. R. B. W.~\ 



Atl alt male and female. Iris brown or dark hazel ; bill brown or black, lighter on 

 the lower mandible ; feet brown or flesh-colour. 



This dark mountain-form allied to M. fischeri was originally described from specimens 

 procured by Mr. A. Whyte on the plains of Zomba, and on the lower slopes of the 

 Milanji Plateau at an elevation of 3000 ft. It is very interesting to find what is 

 apparently exactly the same dark form occurring on the plains to the south-east 

 of Ruwenzori at a similar elevation. Dr. Reichenow. who has apparently never 

 examined specimens of 31. zomba', has united it with M. fischeri; but there can 

 be no doubt that it is a very distinct and easily recognized form, which takes the 

 place of M. fischeri on the higher ground over at least a part of the range of the latter 

 .species. 



