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speciDiens collected at Brak water, Damaraland, which is 

 near Wiudhuk. This so called species is nothing more 

 tlian an imniatnre stage of plumage of Lanius minor. I 

 have shot several specimens in the Windhuk district 

 whicli show tbe transition b}' moult from the L. liieh- 

 orrti ]>lunuige to that of L. minor. These specimens can 

 be seen at the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria. As far as 

 I coukl judge these immature birds arrive before the 

 fully plumaged adult. L. minor is fairly common at 

 Windhuk during the Summer months. 



Ploceus velattis — Masked ^\'eaver. I found a colony 

 of These Weavers building their nests amongst the leeds 

 growing in ponds in tlie public gardens in the town of 

 Windhuk. This is the only place I have noticed them. 



Mdua Serena — Pin-Tailed Widow-Bird. I met with 

 a few of these birds on one of the farms in the Wiudhuk 

 district, but it appears to be scarce. 



Serinus marshaUi — Golden Seedeater This is rather 

 a common Seedeater in . the \yindhuk district. I also 

 notired a few in the Okanjande district. 



FrintjiJlaria iah.apisi — Rock Bunting. T noticed 

 a few of tliese buntings on the rocky hills round about 

 Windhuk. 



Frin.fjiUaria cnpensiH media — Lesser Cape Bunting. 

 Ratlier common in all the mountainous i)arts of the Wind- 

 huk district. 



Anthui rnfuhis cinnamomeus — Tawny Pipit. Major 

 Tliompson, S.A.M.C. collected two specimens of this pipit 

 between Tsumeb and Ondongo, near the Etosha ])an. I 

 saw numerous ])i])its in tlie same locality but 1 did not 

 collect any. 



Cerfhihindii (i]i)olasriata armaria — Xamaiiua Long- 

 Billed Link. 1 found this lark not um-omnion in some 

 of the nioic (.pen country in the Windhuk district, fre- 

 quenting sloney and sandy flats, generally in small 

 family ]»ai'ties. 



I'nrrltiihinihi rertiralis — Grey-Backed Lark. Exceed- 

 ingly common on the open flats in the Windhuk district, 



