. The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region . and sides of neck whitish ; mantle with rather obscurelymarked dark centres to the feathers ; median and greater wing-coverts withrather broad whity-brown edges; remainder of quills, like the tail-feathers,have narrow buff edges ; inner lining of wing brown with narrow whitish inneredges to the quills and larger coverts, the remainder of the coverts and theaxillaries being buffy brown like the chest; chin and throat white mottledwith black below the chin; crop and under surface of body brownish buff,darkest
. The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region . and sides of neck whitish ; mantle with rather obscurelymarked dark centres to the feathers ; median and greater wing-coverts withrather broad whity-brown edges; remainder of quills, like the tail-feathers,have narrow buff edges ; inner lining of wing brown with narrow whitish inneredges to the quills and larger coverts, the remainder of the coverts and theaxillaries being buffy brown like the chest; chin and throat white mottledwith black below the chin; crop and under surface of body brownish buff,darkest on the chest and sides of body. Iris dark hazel; bill horn colour ;legs dark brown (T. E. Buckley). Total length 55 and 5-1 inches, culmen0-5, wing 2-9 and 2-8, tail 2-3, tarsus 0 65. S , S , 14. 3. 84. Pinetown(T. L. Ayres). Young. Differ in having some brown centres to the feathers of the chestand flanks. The Cape Streaky-crowned Seed-eater ranges southwardfrom Great Namaqua- and Mashona-lands. Andersson met with this species sparingly in Great Nama- THE BIRDS OF AFRICA, reicKardi. POLIOSPIZA GULARIS. 227 qualand. Sir Andrew Smith, who discovered the type, foundthem inhabiting Cape Colony to as far north as Latakoo. Inthe British Museum there are specimens from the Knysna,Grahamstown, Kingwilliamstown, Natal, Transvaal, the Maka-laka country and Mashonaland. Atmore, writing from Geneva Fontein, states: Tobaccoseed is the great attraction to this species; they feed also onchickweed and groundsel, do not congregate, but go in smalllots of from two to eight individuals. Accordiug to Stark : If disturbed they litter a sharp chirp as they take flightand fly off to seek refuge in some thick bush, but as a rulethey are rather silent birds. In September and October theybuild in bushes or low trees. The nest is open and cup-shaped,neatly and compactly constructed of dry grass and bents, linedwith white cottony seeds and down. The eggs, three or fourin
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