330 
Captain G. E. Shelley on the 
Hah. E. and S. Afr. : southward from Ngaruk in Masai- 
land, about 4° S. lat., to the Transvaal, and from thence to 
Great Namaqua, Damara, and Lake Ngami. 
a, s • November, Omaruru. b, S . July, Objimbinque. 
c, July, Damara (Shelley Mus.). The female only differs 
in being slightly duller than the male. 
52. Estrelda charmosina. 
Habropyga charmosina, Reichen. J. f. O. 1881, p. 333, 
Berbera. 
Hab. E. Afr. : Berbera, about 10° N. lat. 
53. Estrelda atricapilla. (Plate IX. fig. 1.) 
Estrelda atricapilla, J. &E. Verr. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, 
p. 421, Gaboon. 
Hab. W. Afr.; confined to the Gaboon. 
54. Estrelda nonnula. 
Astrilda nonnula, Hartl. J. f. O. 1883, p. 435, Kudurma 
(Emin Bey). 
Hab. E. Afr.: Upper White Nile, south of 5° N. lat. 
55. Estrelda capistrata. 
Pytelia capistrata, Hartl. J. f. O. 1861, p. 259, Bissao. 
Hab. W. Afr., Bissao. 
Note. This species is only known to me by Dr. Hartlauffs 
following original description :—“ Supra olivaceo-viridis; 
capite, collo corporeque subtus cinereis; gula circumscripte 
nigra; rostro nigro. Long, circa 4 ,, .‘” 
56. Estrelda dupresnii. 
Fringilla dufresnii, Vieill. N. D. xii. 1817, p. 181, Hab. ? 
Fringilla erythronotus, Temm. MS., Vieill. t. c. p. 243, 
Caffraria. 
Fringilla melanotis, Temm. PI. Col. 1823, pi. 221. fig. 1. 
Estrelda neisna, Licht. Nomencl. 1854, p. 48 (no descr.), 
Caffraria. 
Estrelda melanotis, Gray & Mitchell, Gen. B. ii. 1849, 
p. 368. 
Estrelda dufresnii, Gray & Mitchell, t. c. p. 369. 
