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the black of the head is continued over the nape and the 

 yellow band across the upper mantle is much narrower^ being 

 confined to three or four series of the shorter feathers^ which 

 are merely tipped with yellow and have the black basal 

 portion separated by a white band. Iris dark brown ; bill 

 black ; feet dark brown. Total length ca. 6-0 inches ; 

 culmen 0*8 ; wing 3'5 ; tail 2*05 ; tarsus 0*9. 



Hab. Mpanga Forest^ 5000 feet, Uganda. 



The type, an adult male_, No. 3591, was procured by 

 Mr. E. B. Woosnam on the 20th of September, 190S. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant also described a new Weaver-Finch 

 from Fernando Po, which he proposed to name 



NiGRITA ALEXANDEKI, Sp. U. 



Adult male. Similar to N. luteifrons, Verr., but larger and 

 with a longer stouter bill ; the golden-buff of the forehead 

 extending backwards over the crown to behind the eyes. 

 Iris black ; bill black ; legs and feet flesh-colour. Total 

 length 4'4 inches ; culmen, from the nasal opening, 0*33- 

 0-35 ; wing 2-3-2-4; tail VQ; tarsus 0-6. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of N. luteifrons, but 

 rather larger. Wing 2' 3 inches. 



In N. luteifrons the culmen, from the nasal opening, 

 measures from 0'26-0'3, and the wing from 2'2-2*35. 



Hab. Fernando Po. 



Obs. This species is named after Mr. Boyd Alexander. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Gtrant also described three new species of 

 birds, examples of which had been collected by Mr. A. L. 

 Butler on the Bahr-el-Gazal : — 



Lagonosticta butleri, sp. n. 



Adult female. Top and sides of the head as well as the 

 entire back and wings earth-brown slightly washed with 

 rufous on the two latter ; upper tail-coverts and tail washed 

 with dull crimson ; chin and throat grey, blackish-grey 



