406 Ant. Reic'henow und Herman Schalow: 



aber matter als bei U. Mechowi, Decken der Handschwingen 

 schwarz, und die grossen Flügeldecken nur rothbraun gerandet. 

 Hab.: Unbekannt. 



334. Urobrachia Mechowi. 



J. Cabanis, Ornith. Centralbl. 6. Jahrg. 1881. No. 23. 

 p. 183. 



Die kleinen Flügeldecken sind nicht roth; sondern hochgelb, 

 die sämmtlicheu übrigen Flügeldeckfedern fast gänzlich rothbraun 

 gefärbt. 



Hab.: Angola. 



335. Urobrachia zanzibarica. 



G. E. Shelley, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881. Pt. 3. p. 586. 



Similar in size and general plumage to U. axillaris (Smith), 

 but differs in the far greater amount of rufous-brown on the primary- 

 and greater wing - coverts ; primary - coverts rufous-brown, only 

 tipped with black; greater wing-coverts rufous-brown; the outer 

 feather with the end and the end-half of the outer web black; 

 about five of the inner greater coverts are black, edged with 

 rufous-brown; and in the next three or four the black becomes 

 limited to spots near the ends of the inner webs , the remaining 

 five or six greater wing-coverts being entirely without any black 

 portions. 



T. 1. 6,5 inches; culmen 0,65; wing 3,5; tail 2,7; tarsus 1. 



Hab.: Lamu, Malinda, Pangani, Usambara mountains (East- 

 Africa). 



Farn. FRINQILLIDAE. 



336. Fringillaria Forbesi. 



G. Hartlaub, Ornith. Centralbl. 7. Jahrg. 1882. p. 92. 

 SimWlimsi Fringillariae flaviventri, sed diversa: vittis vel maculis 

 alaribus albis omnino nullis. 



Long, rostr. 12 mm; al. 72 mm; caud. 55 mm; tars. 19 mm. 

 Hab. : Centralafrica. 



337. Fringillaria orientalis. 



G. E. Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882. p. 308. 



Very similar to F. major Gab., but smaller, with the bill and 

 legs slightly longer and stouter; the eyebrow and white central 

 band on the crown broader and more distinctly marked. 



T. length 5,7 inches; culm. 0,55; wing 3,2; tail 3,1 ; tarsus 0,8. 



Hab.: Mamboio, East Africa. 

 '1-538. Loxia amurensis. 



A. Dubois, Bull. Mus. Nat. Belgique. 1882. T. 1. 



Elle se distingue de L. leucoptera Gm. par la teinte du male, 

 qui est d'uu rouge orange eclatant (la vivacite de cette teinte ne 

 s'observe chez aucun autre Bec-croise); par l'absence de lisere 

 blanc aux rectrices; enfin, par le peu d'etendue du blanc des 

 alles. 



La femelle ne differe gufere de celle de l'Amerique. 



Hab.: Les provinces de l'Amour. 



