318 BUNTING. 



forked, and each portion cuneiform in itself, as the outer and inner 

 feathers of both parts are somewhat shorter than the others; the two 

 middle feathers are dusky brown ; the rest dusky, with pale edges, 

 and some of the outer ones tipped with white ; the legs pale flesh- 

 colour. 



29.— CAFFRARIAN BUNTING. 



Ortolan du Cap de B. Esp. PL ml. 664. 1. Gen. Syn. iii. 1S6— Var. B. 



IN this the upper parts are rufous brown, the middle of the feathers 

 dusky ; rump ash-colour ; middle of the wing rufous longitudinally, 

 the whole way from the bend ; under parts of the body dirty white ; 

 on the sides of the head two streaks, one behind the eye, and another 

 in the direction of the under jaw ; tail brown, edged with rufous. 

 Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 



30.-CHINCOLO BUNTING. 



Emberiza flaviventris, Shaw's Zool. ix. p. 374. 



Bruant du Cap de Bonne Esperance, PL enl. 386. 2. 



Le Cliincolo, Voy. a"Azara,'m. No. 135. 



Le Bonjonr Commandeur, Biif.'iv. 369. Gen. Syn. iii. 187 — Vav. C. 



THE head of this bird has a mixture of black and grey ; and 

 two streaks of black in the same places as in the last described, but 

 rather broader; the upper parts more inclined to rufous; sides of the 

 head grey; under parts from chin to vent white, except a little 

 mixture of cinereous on the neck before ; sides of the body pale 

 rufous ; tail brown, cinereous beneath ; legs pale yellow. 



Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope; and, according to BufFon, is 

 also at Cayenne ; and there called Bonjour Commandeur, from 

 singing at day-break ; very common about inhabited places, and 

 has a note almost like that of a Sparrow. Found on the ground, 

 and for the most part two together. 



