408 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on 
20. Passer diffusus. 
Passer diffusus (Smith) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. 
p. 336 (1888) ; Witherby, p. 246. 
«. ? . 20 miles N. of Eashoda, llth April. No. 322. 
Iris brown ; bill dusky, paler on under mandible ; legs and 
feet dusky. 
This southern form, characterized by the white spot on 
the throat, has also been obtained in Somaliland. 
[I only saw a few examples of the Southern Grey-headed 
Sparrow.— R. M. H.] 
21. Passer luteus. 
Passer luteus (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. 
p. 340 (1888) ; Witherby, p. 247 ; N. C. Roths. &Wollast. 
p. 10. 
a-h. c^ ? et (^ imm. Ed-Duem, 22nd to 23rd May. 
Nos. 546-551 & 560, 561. 
Iris light brown ; bill, legs, and feet horn-coloured. 
The series includes several immature males in various 
stages of plumage : some with the throat, chest, and eyebrow- 
stripe yellow, the rest of the under parts whitish, and the 
forehead and crown pale brown ; others in plumage similar 
to that of the female. 
[The Yellow -breasted Sparrow was common about Ed- 
Duem, and was generally seen in small flocks. — R. M. H.] 
22. Serin us leucopygius. 
Serinus leucopygius (Sundev.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xii. p. 366 (1888) ; Witherby, p. 247. 
a,h. ? . Fashoda, 26th & 30th Mar. Nos. 187 & 250. 
Iris hazel; bill dusky ; legs horn-coloured. 
The female scarcely differs from the male in plumage, the 
breast is perhaps slightly more spotted. 
[The White-rumped Serin-Finch is not very common. 
It generally goes in small flocks, and its white rump makes 
it conspicuous among the other Finches. — R. M. H.] 
23. Emberiza c^sia. 
Emberiza ccesia Cretzschm. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xii. p. 35 (1888) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 9. 
a-c. S ? • Khartum, 25th Jan. Nos. 19-21. 
