AMAD^IA SQUAMIFORMIS. 
Male . — Colours similar to those of the female, only rather clearer and 
brighter. 
This bird is frequently found to the northward of Latakoo, but rarely to the southward ; 
and the only specimens I have seen from the latter were obtained towards the sources of the Great 
Fish River. It is generally observed among brushwood, especially in the vicinity of streams 
or cultivated grounds. In a few instances I have observed several individuals associated 
together, but more generally only two or three are found in the same locality. It feeds upon 
seeds, constructs its nest of grass, and builds it on a small shrub. 
