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(perhaps Hypochera funerea), on a few occasions, going 
about in flocks in the Jihu country, but have so far failed 
to secure a specimen. 
19. Serinus rcrervs. Eastern Yellow Seed-eater. 
Extremely plentiful, and, like the preceding species, fre- 
quently met with in flocks of a dozen or twenty birds during 
the winter, when it is particularly partial to old, weed- 
covered, cultivated ground. Some sunflowers standing just 
outside my house are a great attraction to these Seed-eaters ; 
and during the past winter several were to be seen daily, 
extracting the seeds from the old heads. The crops contained 
small seeds only. 
20. Emperiza FLAvIvVENTRIS. Golden-breasted Bunting. 
Commonly met with in the open woods. The crops ex- 
amined contained seeds only. 
21. Frineityaria Tanipist. Rock-Bunting. 
In the neighbourhood of Chirinda, at all events, I should 
say that | have met with this Bunting more frequently than 
the preceding species. A pair had evidently built in a bank not 
far from my homestead last December, for whenever I passed 
the spot one of the birds would cleverly endeavour to entice 
me away. On the one occasion on which I made a serious 
attempt to find the nest she finally lost patience, and returning 
with her mate sat on the bank and abused me heartily. 
22. Mrirarra riscHertI. Fischer’s Lark. 
Not uncommon, being frequently seen running or standing 
still in the roads and paths; when disturbed it flies up, 
circling round and settling down again further up the road. 
The crops examined contained beetles and seeds. 
23. Macronyx croceus. Yellow-throated Long-claw. 
Abundant everywhere in the open grass-country. The 
crops examined contained grasshoppers, large coleopterous 
larvee, and beetles, and in one case six large moth-larvee. 
24. ANTHUS LINEIVENTRIS. Stripe-bellied Pipit. 
I obtained two males of this species in an open wood last 
