618 DE. R. liOWDJiJil]?, SllxVRtK ON BIRDS [Dec. 3, 



Peteonia. pykgita. 



Petronia pyrgita (Heugl.) ; Sharpe, antea, p. 302 ; Grant & 

 Reid, Ibis, 1901, p. 624. 



a. S. E. of Boran country, Oct. 18, 1899. 



h. $ . Akara country, 2330 feet, Jan. 21, 1900. 



Passeb gongonensis. 



Passer diffusus gongonensis (Oust.) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vii. 

 p. 43. 



a. $ . Omo Eiver, Dec. 24, 1899. 



b. c. (i 2 • Akara country, Feb. 16, 1900. 



Emberiza poliopleura. 



Emberiza poliopleura Salvad. ; Sharpe, antea, p. 302 ; Grant & 

 Reid, Ibis, 1901, p. 626. 



a. Ad. Lake Rudolf, Dec. 9, 1899. 



Ebustgillaria satueatior. 



Fringillaria saturatior, Sharpe, Bull. B. 0. C. xi. p. 47 (1901). 



a. 2 • Lake Stefanie, Dec. 4, 1899. 



This appears to be a very darli form of F. striolata, much 

 darker brown above, and with the head brown, not grey, the throat 

 and chest dull ashy brown, and the breast, abdomen, thighs, and 

 under tail-coverts rufescent, not isabelline. 



Texioe scioanus. 



Textor scioanus Salvad. ; Sharpe, Cat.. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 508. 



a, b. J . Magois country, Jan. 28, 1900. 



c. 2 ' Akara country, Feb. 21, 1900. 



These specimens seem to be referable to T. scioamis, but have 

 scarcely any perceptible pale lining to the primaries, and even the 

 black-plumaged birds have no sign of any swelling at the base of 

 the culmen. 



HyPHANTOENIS TiENIOPTEEA. 



Hyphantornis tcenioptera Reichenb. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 467. 



a-f. 6 2 ad. Magois country, Jan. 27, 1900. 



Six specimens, all more or less out of plumage, procured in the 

 Magois country on the 27th of January, 1900. Two of these 

 birds are apparently adult females, and two are males about to 

 assume their full plumage ; and, although it is v^ery difficult to 

 determine specimens in such incomplete dress, I refer them 

 to H. tcenioptera mainly on account of the coarse blackish striping 

 on the back, which seems to be one of the distinguishing characters 

 of the species. 



