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two being seen among large flocks. It was observed only at 
the Kassim river, and once afterwards, I believe, at Bilo.— L.] 
32. Spor^ginthus margarit^. (Plate III. fig. 1.) 
Sporceginthus margaritce Weld-Blundell & Lovat, Bull. 
B. O. C. vol. x. p. xx (1899). 
a. Ad. Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. (No. 414) 
b. Ad. Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. (No.415.) 
c. S ad. Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. 
(No. 417.) [ Type of the species .] 
d. [ $ ?] ad. Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. 
(No. 419.)^f* 
This, apparently a very distinct species, has the general 
colour above, including the top of the head, dull earthy 
brown; the rump and upper tail-coverts dull crimson; the 
lores, sides of the face, and ear-coverts brownish cinnamon; 
the rest of the underparts pale cinnamon-buff, inclining to 
brownish on the sides of the body ; the tips of the flank- 
feathers pink, and the under tail-coverts white. The remiges 
and rectrices are brownish black, the two outer pairs of the 
latter inclining to whitish along the outer margin and towards 
the tip. Iris brown, bill red, legs dark brown. Total length 
4’5 inches, culmen 0'4, wing 1’85, tail 1*8, tarsus 0*55. 
[A flock of close on one hundred birds was once seen at 
Gelongol feeding on the ground. The specimens procured 
were the result of one shot. I observed the flock carefully 
through my telescope before firing, and, so far as I could 
judge, the entire number were identical in size, shape, and 
markings. No. 419, though marked ?, was almost certainly 
a female.—L.] 
33. Sporasginthus subflavus. 
Sporceainthus subflavus (Vieill.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xiii. p. 324 (1899). 
a. d . Gelongol, Abyssinia, 13 March, 1899. (No. 413.) 
b, c. S ? • Sati, Abyssinia, 30 March, 1899. (Nos. 463, 
464.) 
Iris in a light hazel, in b and c red ; bill red, ridge of 
culmen and suture of mandibles black ; legs dusky. 
