Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 105 
FRINGILLARIA FLAVIVENTRIS (Vieill.). Golden-breasted 
Bunting. 
Female, shot 27th December. Irides dusky ; bill, upper 
mandible and tip of lower dusky black, remainder of lower 
mandible dull brick-red. 
This is a very common Bunting throughout the wooded 
parts of the Magaliesbergen. 
343. FRINGILLARIA TAHAPIsI, Smith. Seven - streaked 
Bunting. 
Male in full adult dress, Potchefstroom, 4th February. 
Ivides dusky; bill, upper mandible dusky brown, under man- 
dible gamboge-yellow ; tarsi and feet light yellowish brown 
(more yellow after death). 
Female in nearly full adult dress, Potchefstroom, 7th April. 
Under mandible pale yellowish; tarsi and feet light brown, 
otherwise as in adult male. 
Male in immature (or perhaps winter) plumage, Rusten- 
burg, 23rd May. Under mandible pale, otherwise as in adult 
male. 
This Bunting affects rocky hill-sides with little bush ; it is 
found in small companies, and is generally very tame, feed- 
ing on the ground like the preceding species; about Rusten- 
burg it is not common. 
HYPHANTORNIS AURIFRONS (Temm.) Golden-crowned 
Weaver bird. 
Female, Rustenburg, 2nd August. Irides hight umber ; 
bill, basal parts very pale yellow, ridge and tip delicate pale 
brown ; tarsi and feet ashy pale. 
This bird and the two species next mentioned were shot 
whilst feeding amongst the flowers of the parasitic plant that 
the Sugar-birds are so fond of. 
HYPHANTORNIS MARIQUENSIS (Smith). Mariqua Weaver 
bird. 
Male in winter dress, Rustenburg, 17th July.  Inides 
reddish tawny-yellow ; bill pale brown, lighter on the under 
mandible ; tarsi and feet light dusky brown. 
