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156. Crithagra ictera (Vieill.); Sharpe, t. c. p. 484. Crithagra 



cktysopyga, Swains. ; Sharpe in Oates's Matabele Land, ed. 1, 

 App. p. 322 (1881). Golden-rumped Seed-eater. 

 a. 9 Tati, October 9, 1874. Iris hazel; bill dirty violet or flesh- 

 colour ; legs brown. 



Family Emberizid^e. 



157. Fringillaria Capensis (L.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 489. Cape 



Bunting. 

 a. £ Mossel Bay, Cape Colony, April 11, 1873. I f i s dark hazel. 

 Seeds and fly in stomach. 



158. Emberiza flaviventrts (Vieill); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., 



xii. p. 499. Fringillaria flaviventris (Vieill.) ; Sharpe in Oates's 

 Matabele Land, ed. 1, App. p. 322 (1881). Golden-breasted 

 Bunting. 



a. $ Between the Gokwe and Seruli Rivers, October 17, 1873. 

 Iris hazel. 



b. $ Semokwe River, October 1873. Iris hazel. 



c. (young bird). Intlhangini, beginning of December 1873. Iris 

 hazel. 



d. First Makalaka kraal, Zambesi road, August 19, 1874. Iris 

 dark hazel. Another I examined like this in plumage was a male. I 

 have seen them much duller in colour, and the black stripes on the 

 head replaced by brown. 



e. $ Tati, October 10, 1874. ^ VIS hazel; bill flesh-colour; legs 

 pale brown. 



Family ALAUDID.E. 



159. Alemon SEMITORQUATA (Smith); Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 499. 



Certhilauda semitorquata, Smith ; Sharpe in Oates's Matabele 

 Land, ed. 1, App. p. 317 (1881). Grey-collared Lark. 

 a. $ Transvaal, December 18, 1873. ^ V1S hazel. 



160. TEPHROCORYS CINEREA (Gm.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 511. 



Rufous-capped Lark. 

 a. $ Pietermaritzburg, May 2, 1873. 



161. Mirafra Africana, Smith ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 519. Rufous-naped 



Lark. 

 a. ct Tibakai's Pan, December 19, 1874. Lis pale reddish hazel ; 

 bill dirty flesh-colour ; top of upper mandible dusky ; legs flesh-colour. 

 Insects and seeds in stomach. 



162. Mirafra Sabota, Smith ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 526. Sabota Lark. 



a. $ Tati, October 25, 1874. Iris bright light brown; upper 

 mandible dusky, under one dirty flesh -colour; legs pale brown. 

 Stomach muscular, containing large hard seeds. 



b. Not labelled. 



