E. LÖNNBERG, LOXTA HORDEACEA LINNÉ 1758. 5 



ceps (SwAiNS.) according to the present nomenclature. The 

 name of this species must consequently be Pyromelana hor- 

 deacea (Lin.). That Linn^us has written: »Habitat in In- 

 diis», whereas this weaver-bird is an inhabitant of Tropical 

 Africa, is of no importance for the Identification, because 

 there are many similar mistakes in »Systema Naturae». Such 

 a statement as »habitat in Indiis» must not be taken literally, 

 but rather translated as referring to warm or tropical coun- 

 tries generally. 



Tryckt den 6 december 1918. 



Arkiv för zoologi. Band 12. N:o 3. 



