igg NOVITATES ZOOLOGIOAB XXVI. 1919. 



82. Hyphantomis crocata Hartl. = Plocens (Hyphanturgns) ocularius crocatus. 



Byphantomis crocata Hartlaub, Abhandl. nat. Verein Bremen, vii. p. 100 (1881—1 ? ad.. Magungo). 



Type: cj ad., Magungo, 25, xi. 1879. Eniin Pasha leg. No. 152. 



The grouping of the genera of African \\'eavers in Sharpe's Handlist is 

 quite impossible and unsuccessful. Symplectes (Sycobrotus) is perhaps separable. 

 Sitagra, Sharpia and Phormophlectes must be united. If split up as much 

 as pos.sible, Othyphantes, Heteryphantes (including aliena), and Hyphanturgns 

 may be kept separate, further Hyphantomis (with Xanthophilus and part of 

 Sharpe's Sitagra and Hyphanturgns), Hypermegestes, Melanopteryx, Pachyphantes, 

 and Brachycope. I do not say that I would finally advocate so much splitting 

 of genera, but the above arrangement would be sensible and logical, if unneces- 

 sary. (Cf. NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE, 1907, p. 492). 



f 83. Ploceus ocularius abayensis Neum. = Ploceus {Hyphanturgns) ocularius 



crocatus. 



Ploceus ocularius abayensis Neumann, Jonrn. f. Orn. 1905. p. 339 (" Gigiro in Gudji ostlich des Abaya 

 —Sees "). Cf. Nov. Zool. 1907. pp. 496, 497. 



Type: ? ad., Gigiro, 25. xii. 1900. Type: Oscar Neumann leg., 497. No. 

 487. 



Zedlitz, Journ. f. Orn. 1916, pp. 13, 14, separates abayensis ; I regret to 

 say that the specimens before me do not bear out his statements of the dififer- 

 ences. 



84. Ploceus ocularius po Hart. = Ploceus (Hyphanttcrgus) ocularius po. 

 Ploceus ocularius po Hartert, Nctv. Zool. 1907. p. 498 (Fernando Po). 



Type : S ad.. Fish Town, Fernando Po, 2. i. 1904. E. Seimund leg. No. 

 3119. 



85. Ploceus melanoxanthus malensis Neum. = Ploceus (Hyphanturgns) 

 nigricollis malensis. 

 Ploceus melanoxanthus malensis Neumann, Orn. Monatsber. 1904. p. 162 (Male-land). Cf. Journ. f. 

 Orn. 1905. p. 338. 



Type : S ad., Schambala (or Barssa) River, Male-land, 19. i. 1901. Oscar 

 Neumann leg. No. 626. 



86. Sycobrotus emini Hartl. = Ploceus (Othyphantes) emini emini. 

 Sycobrotus emini Hartlaub, Ornith. Centralbl. 1882. p. 92, Journ. f. Orn. 1882. p. 322 (Agaru). 

 Type : <J ad., Agaru, 30. iv. 1881. Emin Pasha leg. No. 101. 



87. Ploceus insignis Jrater Neum. = Ploceus (Sitagra) insignis frater. 



Ploceus insignis frater Neumann, Bull, B.O. Club, x.xiii. p. 12 (1908—" Country west of Lake Albert 

 Edward "). 



Type : $ ad., Forest 90 km. west of Lake Edward, 16. ii. 1907. Rudolf 

 Grauer leg. No. 2055. 



