by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 229 



The soft parts are:— Irides hazel; bill slate-coloured; 

 legs and toes dark brown.] 



48 a. LaGONOSTICTA HiEMATOCEPIIALA. 



O. Neumann, Orn. iMonatsb. 1907, p. 168. 



P. Beira, Dec. (2) ; Tambarara, Mch., July (2). 



Neumann has separated the East-African and Nyasaland 

 form of this species from that occurring in Bogosland under 

 the above uame, retaining Henglin's L. rlwdopareia for 

 the Bogosland form alone. 



It had already been recorded under Heuglin's name from 

 the Uremma Ptiver near Beira by myself (Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 

 iii. 1905, p. 368). 



[This little Waxbill was only found in the Beira and 

 Gorongoza districts of the Portuguese country. It occurs 

 in small flocks on the outskirts and in the paths and roads 

 of the woods and forests, spending much time on the ground. 

 In actions and habits it resembles L. rubricata. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill slate-coloured ; 

 legs and toes dark brown.] 



49. Lagonosticta brunneiceps rendalli. 



P. Tete, Sept. (3). 



The type of L. brunneicejis is from Maragaz in Abyssinia, 

 that of L. rendalli from the Shire Biver. The type of the 

 former is by uo means typical, as it is quite as brown on 

 the back as a Transvaal example, though as a rule speci- 

 mens from North-East and Central Africa have more red 

 than those from the Zambesi Valley and South Africa. 

 The southern form may perhaps be retained as L. brunneiceps 

 rendalli. 



[This species was found only in the Tete district of 

 Portuguese East Africa, where it was uncommon and occurred 

 in small flocks in the native lands. In action and habits it 

 resembles the other Ruddy Waxbills, being like them tame 

 and easily procured. 



The soft parts are: — Irides brown ; bill vinous red, with 

 the culmen, cutting-edge of upper mandible, and ridge of 

 lower black ; legs and toes pale horn-brown.] 



