230 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds culled ed 



50. IIyparous niveoouttatus. 



C. Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xxi. 1908, p. 66. 



P. Tambarara, June (1); Beira, Dec. (2). 



The females of this and the following species are described 

 by Grant in his note in the Bulletin. 



[Peters' Spotted Finch was found only in the Beira and 

 Gorongoza districts of the Portuguese country. It occurred 

 in pairs or small parties in the thickets and the depths of the 

 forests, usually frequenting roads and footpaths cut through 

 the bush. It spends much of its time on the ground, feeding 

 apparently on seeds of various kinds. It is a tame and some- 

 what inquisitive little bird. The usual call is not unlike that 

 of other Waxbills, and the alarm-note is a harsh " chee.'' 



The soft parts are: — Irides black; eyelid bluish; bill 

 bluc-slate-colourcd ; legs and toes slaty.] 



51. Lagonosticta makgauitata. 

 P. Coguno, Aug. (2). 



[This long-lost S[)otted Finch was rediscovered in the 

 Inhambane district, where, curiously enough, no signs were 

 seen of L. niveoguttata. 



It was previously known onl}' from Strickland's specimen 

 purchased in Capetown, which was said to have come from 

 Madagascar, and from examples said by Verreaux to have 

 been procured at CapetoAvn and figured by Des Murs. 



It was observed in small parties frequenting the roads 

 cut in the bush, and spent much of its time on the ground 

 like other Waxbills. In fact, in all its actions it resembles 

 L. niveorjuttata. 



The soft parts are : — Trides black ; eyelid bluish ; bill blue- 

 slate-coloured ; legs and toes pale slate-coloured.] 



52. EsTllILDA astriloa. 



CC. Knysua, Apl. (1) ; Tv. Wakkerstroom, Mch. (1) ; 

 Woodbush, Jan. (3) ; Klein Letaba, Sept, (3) ; Pietersburg, 

 Mch. (2) ; Legogot, Apl., May (2) ; Z. Jususie Valley, Dec. 

 (1) ; Umfolosi Station, July (10). 



[This Common Waxbill was notc>d fi-om Namaqualand 

 (wlierc a single small party was observed in one of the larger 



