86 NEAVE, Collection of Birds from N.E. Rhodesia. 



1 8 1. Poliospiza melanochroa. 



Serinus melanochroits, Reichen., Orn. Monatsb., 1900, p. 122 



(Ukinga). 

 Poliospiza melanochroa, Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 258. 



385. ? ad. At the foot of the Niamgoza Mountains. 

 Sept. 2, 1905. 



401. $ ad. Road to Chiwalla's. Sept. 19, 1905. 



Bill, dusky horn-colour ; iris, dark brown ; feet, dusky 

 brown. 



" Tondoni " of the Alala. 



Hitherto only known from Ukinga cf. Reichen., I.e. 



182. Emberiza flaviventris. 



Basserina flaviventris, Vieill, " Enc. Meth.," vol. 3, p. 929 (1823). 



Fringillaria flaviventris, Bocage, "Orn. Angola," p. 370. 



Emberiza flaviventris, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 12, 

 p. 499 ; Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 379 (Zomba) ; W. L. Sclater, 

 "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 1, p. 184 ; Reichen., " Vog. 

 Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 284. 



35, 36. $ 6 ad. Loangwa Valley, Portuguese East 

 Africa. Sept. 7, 1904. 



36a. $ ad. Loangwa Valley, Portuguese East Africa. 

 Sept. 8, 1904. 



38. 0* ad. Loangwa Valley, Portuguese East Africa. 

 Sept. 11, 1904. 



40, 41. $ $ ad. Loangwa Valley, Portuguese East 

 Africa. Sept. 13, 1904. 



199. $ ad. Niamadzi River, Loangwa Valley. May 



31. 1905. 



382. ? ad. Petauke. Aug. 24, 1905. 



Bill, brown or pinkish-brown ; iris, brown or reddish- 

 brown ; feet, pinkish-brown. 



Not uncommon, but rather local. Several specimens 

 obtained by native snares at water holes. 



