from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia . 
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34. Aidemosyne cantans. 
Aidemosyne cantans (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xiii. p. 371 (1890) ; icL P. Z. S. 1895, p.466; Hawker, Ibis, 
1899, p. 62. 
a. ?. Laga Hardim, Abyssinia, 14 January, 1899. 
(No. 191.) 
Iris light brown ; bill dark slate. 
35. Estrilda minor. 
Estrilda minor (Cab.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 
p. 393 (1890). 
a . A • Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 1 January, 1899. 
(No. 68.) 
b. d • Lake Chercher, Abyssinia, 12 January, 1899. 
(No. 170.) 
Iris brown; bill red ; legs black. 
[A Finch similar to this, but with a short tail, was observed, 
but not shot, at the Kassim river. These birds roost on the 
low scrub in flocks.—L.] 
36. Estrilda rhodopyga. 
Estrilda rhodopyga Sundev.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xiii. p. 396 (1890) ; id. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 466; Hawker, Ibis, 
1899, p. 61. 
a. $ . Feyambiro, Abyssinia, 25 December, 1898. 
(No. 32.) 
Iris brown; bill and legs black. 
[After leaving Feyambiro we only once met with this 
Finch, a solitary example being seen at Kassim river.—L.] 
37. Estrilda phcenicotis. 
Estrilda phoenicotis Swains.; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xiii. p. 400 (1890); id. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 467. 
a. S haam. Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 30 December, 
1898. (No. 56.) 
b. S * Laga Hardim, Abyssinia, 14 January, 1899. 
(No. 183.) 
Iris in a light hazel, in b brown; base of bill red, tip 
black ; legs light. 
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