from the Niger Region. 555 



72. Lagonosticta rufopicta. 



Estrilda rufopicta, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1843, p. 27. 

 Lagonosticta rufopicta, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 143. 

 a. $, Abutschi, August, b. ^ , Khxxi^chi. 



73. Lagonosticta nigricollis. 



Estrelda nigricuUis, Heugl. J. f. O. 1863, p. 273. 

 Lagonosticta nigricollis, Heugl. J. f. O. 1868, p. 17, pi. i. 



fig. 1- 



a. ^ , Lukoja, 20th August : iris brown; eye-ring and bill 

 pale greyish blue, the latter darker on the culmen and apex ; 

 legs dark grey. 



This rare species is here recorded from W. Africa for the 

 first time. 



74. Estrelda cinerea. 



Fringilla cinerea, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xii. 1817, p. 176. 



Estrelda cinerea, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 141. 



a. ? , Shonga : iris ochraceous brown. b. $ , Shonga : 

 iris brown ; bill red ; feet horn-colour, c. $ , Shonga : iris 

 brown ; bill very red ; feet dark horn-colour. 



75. Estrelda melpoda. 



Fringilla melpoda, Yieill. Nouv. Diet. xii. 1817, p. 177. 

 Estrelda melpoda, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 141. 

 a. (^ , Shonga: iris light broAvn ; bill scarlet; legs dark 

 horn-colour, b, Lukoja. 



76. Estrelda subelava. 



Fringilla subflava, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xxx. 1819, p. 575. 



Estrelda subflava, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 144. 



a. ^ breeding, Shonga, 1st December : iris red ; bill 

 scarlet, black along the culmen and symphysis; feet flesh- 

 colour. 



77. Lamprocolius purpureus. 



Turdus purpureus, P. L. S. Miill. S. N. Suppl. 1776, p. 143, 

 descr. good. 



Turdus auratus, Gm. S. N. i. 1788, p. 819. 



Lamprotornis ptilonorhynchus, Swains. B. W. Afr. i. 

 p. 140. 



