Mirafra passerina nom. nov. For the description Gyldenstolpe refer to "the excellent diagnosis" of Mirafra fringillaris auct. (nec Sundevall) published by Sharpe in Proc. Zool. Soc., 1874, p. 649, pl. LXXV, fig. 1.= Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926
Holotype : Male ad., Mohapoani, Bechuanaland. 7. XI. 1843. J. A. Wahlberg leg. No. 6457. - Measurements of type : wing : 86 mm.; tail : 60 mm.; culmen : 12,8 mm.; tarsus : 23 mm.; middle toe and claw : 16,5 mm.Click on the picture for enlargement.