the Birds of Ngamiland. 371 



Iris dark brown; bill browu or pinkish; feet grey-brown. 



Vast numbers of the Scaly-feathered Weaver- Finch were 

 always to be found in the dry pans of the Kalahari^ where 

 they congregate to feed on the seeds of the fine grasses. 



Pytelia melba (Linn.). 

 Pytelia melba Stark^ i. p. 89. 



a. S • Botletle River, 3000 ft., 1st Dec. (No. 63, G. L.) 



b. ? . Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 6th July. (No. 52, R. B. W.) 

 ^ . Iris hazel ; bill red ; feet grey. 



? . Iris chestnut ; bill red ; feet brown. 

 The Southern Red-faced Weaver-Finch was not a very 

 common bird in Ngamiland, but was more numerous towards 

 the south of the Botletle River. As, however, it generally 

 frequents thick bush, and is not often seen, it may be more 

 plentiful than I supposed. I have never been able to 

 identify the note of any species of PijtcUa. 



Ukjeginthus damarensis Reich. 



Uraginthus bengalus damarensis Reich, iii. p. 209. 



fl, 6. c? ? . Tsau, 2700 ft., 30th June. (Nos. 523, 524, 

 G. L.) 



Iris hazel ; bill dull purple; feet brown. 



This bird is distinctly paler than typical U. angolensis 

 (Linn.). Hitherto the British Museum possessed only two 

 examples, procured respectively at Elephant Vley, Damara- 

 laud, and Ondonga, Ovampoland, by C. J. Andersson. 



The Damaraland Cordon-bleu was not uncommon iu 

 Ngamiland, frequenting chiefly the thickets of bush along 

 the edges of the marshes. 



URiEGINTHUS GRANATINUS (Liuu.). 



Estrilda granatina Stark, i. p. 101. 

 Uraeginthus gr a nat inns }ie\ch. iii. p. 210, 

 a, b. J imm. Lehutitu, 3000 ft., 21st-30th May. (Nos. 

 509, 516, G.L.) 



c. ? imm. Molopo, 3000 ft., 25th April. (No. 503, 

 G. L.) 



Iris hazel ; bill pink ; feet black. 



All immature birds ; the males are especially interesting, 



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