N. Rhodesia and the Katanga District of Congoland. 251 
Bill dusky brown, slightly paler below ; feet dusky brown ; 
iris dark brown. 
Nos. 751, 752. (J ?• Luwingu, edge of Chimpili Plateau, 
Sept. 26, 1908. 
Bill dusky, bluish white below ; feet dusky; iris dark 
brown. 
Paludipasser Neave. 
This new genus most nearly resembles Spermestes, but 
differs chiefly in the character of the bill, which is much 
shorter and more slender. The basal part of the culmen is 
laterally compressed, forming a distinct keel, and, when viewed 
from above, the nasal openings are exposed and conspicuous 
and much more approximate than in Spermestes. The lower 
mandible has a distinct angle near the distal extremity, much 
as in Emberiza. 
Text-fig. 3. 
1,1a. Bill of Paludipasser locustella. 
2, 2 a . „ Spermestes scutahis . 
Scale of figures -2.. 
332. Paludipasser locustella. (Plate III.) 
Paludipasser locustella Neave, Bull. B. O. C. xxv. p. 25. 
Nos. 542, 543. juv. Upper Luansenshi B., N.E. of 
L. Bangweolo, 4000 ft., June 1, 1908. 
Bill dusky, gape pink ; feet pale brownish; iris brown. 
