24 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Passer swainsoni (Riippell). 



Pair, Singa, Blue-Nile, 27 Dec; Aradeiba, 21 Jan. 

 Common along Blue-Nile. 



Serinus icterus icterus (Vieillot). 



1 9 , Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 16 Jan. 

 Uncommon. 



Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar. 



3 9 's, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan.; Sennar, 25 Dec. 

 A fairly common migrant. 



Ploceidae. 

 Steganura paradisea (Linne). 



2 d^'s, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 23 Jan.; Abu Zor, 6 Jan. 



Common near Singa and Sennar but rare farther south; if in winter 

 plumage we may not have noticed it. 



Urobrachya phoexicea (Heuglin). 



1 cf , Abiad, Dinder, 14 Feb. 



In flocks; with other weaver-finches. 



Ploceipasser superciliosus (Riippell). 



1 &, Gebel Maba, Blue-Nile, 14 Jan. 

 Only one seen. 



QUELEA SANGUINIROSTRIS AETHIOPICA (Sundcval). 



4 cf's and 1 9 , Gabardi, Blue-Nile, 31 Dec; Bados, 4 Feb.; Singa, 

 28 Dec. 



Exists in unbelievable thousands and is a great menace to agri- 

 culture. 



