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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
50. Hypargus niyeoguttatus. 
C. Grant, Ball. B. O. C. xxi. 1908, p. 66. 
P. Tambarara, June (1); Beira, Dec. (2). 
The females of this and the following species are described 
by Grant in his note in the Bulletin. 
[Peters' Spotted Finch was found only in the Beira and 
Gorongoza districts of the Portuguese country. It occurred 
in pairs or small parties in the thickets and the depths of the 
forests, usually frequenting roads and footpaths cut through 
the bush. It spends much of its time on the ground, feeding 
apparently on seeds of various kinds. It is a tame and some¬ 
what inquisitive little bird. The usual call is not unlike that 
of other Waxbills, and the alarm-note is a harsh “ chee." 
The soft parts are:—Irides black; eyelid bluish; bill 
blue-slate-coloured ; legs and toes slaty.] 
51. Lagonosticta margaritata. 
P. Coguno, Aug. (2). 
[This long-lost Spotted Finch was rediscovered in the 
Inhambane district, where, curiously enough, no signs were 
seen of L. niveoguttata. 
It was previously known only from Strickland's specimen 
purchased in Capetown, which was said to have come from 
Madagascar, and from examples said by Verreaux to have 
been procured at Capetown and figured by Des Murs. 
It was observed in small parties frequenting the roads 
cut in the bush, and spent much of its time on the ground 
like other Waxbills. In fact, in all its actions it resembles 
L. niveoguttata . 
The soft parts are :—Irides black ; eyelid bluish ; bill blue- 
slate-coloured ; legs and toes pale slate-coloured.] 
52. Estrilda astrilda. 
CO. Knysna, Apl. (1) ; Tv. Wakkerstroom, Mch. (1) ; 
Woodbush, Jan. (3); Klein Letaba, Sept. (3) ; Petersburg, 
Mch. (2) ; Legogot, Apl., May (2); Z. Jususie Valley, Dec. 
(1) ; Umfolosi Station, July (10). 
[This Common Waxbill was noted from Namaqualand 
(where a single small party was observed in one of the larger 
