N. Rhodesia and the Katanga District of Congoland. 257 
Bill blue-grey, distal half of upper mandible dusky; feet 
pinkish; iris red. 
No. 343. S • Bunkeya R., 3000 ft., Aug. 31, 1907. 
Bill bluish grey, tip of upper mandible dusky; feet pinkish 
grey; iris red. 
No. 346. S • Bunkeya R., 3000 ft., Aug. 31, 1907. 
Bill whitish, tip of upper mandible and nostrils dusky; 
feet pinkish grey; iris reddish brown. 
No. 680. $ . Lofu Valley, Aug. 24, 1908. 
Bill blue-grey, tip of culmen dusky; feet pinkish grey; 
iris dull red. 
This is essentially a dense forest species. It is rather shy 
and has an extremely harsh jarring note. I only met with it 
within the Congo Basin. 
352. SlTAGrRA CROCATA. 
Sitagra crocata (Hartl.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 96. 
No. 30. $ juv. Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 14, 1907. 
Bill brownish horn-coloured, whitish below; feet dull 
greyish ; iris dark brown. 
No. 197. S ad. Upper Lualaba R., 3500 ft., May 20, 
1907. 
Bill black ; feet dull greyish ; iris pale sulphur-yellow. 
No. 262. $ ad. Kambove, 4500 ft., July 1, 1907. 
Bill black, tip of lower mandible whitish; feet grey; iris 
grey. 
No. 332. ad. Bunkeya R., 3000 ft., Aug. 21, 1907. 
Bill black; feet grey; iris pale olive-brown. 
No. 357. $ ad. Bunkeya R., 3000 ft.. Sept. 5, 1907. 
Bill black; feet grey; iris pale yellow. 
This bird is common, but is not very often seen, as it 
usually skulks among the thickets on river-banks. 
353. Amblyospiza albifrons. 
Amblyospiza albifrons (Vigors); Reich, loc. cit. iii. p. 98. 
I did not obtain this species myself, but saw some living 
specimens which had been obtained in the neighbourhood of 
Ft. Jameson. 
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