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Lonchura, 26 



cucullatus, 18, 24 



fringilloides, 20, 106 



jagori, 18 



striata, 103 

 Longtail, black-chested, 50, 51, 130 



tawny-flanked, 49, 105 

 Long-tailed whydah, 112 

 Long-tailed widow bird, 11, 58, 68, 89, 



95, 129, 133, 144 

 Loxia astrild, 79, 108 



capensis, 149 



erythrocephala, 18 



fasciata, 149 



franciscana, 20 



melanura, 148 



philippina, 18 

 luteola, Fringilla, 20 

 luteolus, Ploceus, 20 

 Lybius, 32 



macmillani, Anomalospiza imberbis, 40 

 macroura, Fringilla, 93 



Vidua, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 (fig.), 23, 

 26, 27 (fig.), 63, 70, 71, 79, 82, 

 83, 89, 91, 92, 93-123, 127, 131 

 Magpie mannikin, 106 

 Malimbus scutatus, 18, 19 

 Malurus galactotes, 48 



tinniens, 49 

 Mannikin, bronze, 24, 84, 92, 106 



magpie, 106 

 Masked weaver, 131, 153 

 massaica, Estrilda astrild, 108 

 Megalotis verticalis, 154 

 melanotis, Anaplectes, 15, 18, 20 



Estrilda, 25, 26, 108 



Estrilda melanotis, 108 



Fringilla, 108 



Ploceus, 18 

 melanura, Loxia, 148 

 melanurus. Passer, 148 

 Melba finch, 132, 147, 150, 151, 152, 153 

 melba, Fringilla, 132, 150 



Pytilia, 20, 26, 27 (fig.), 28, 132, 

 147, 150, 152, 153 

 Meliphagidae, 4 

 Melittophagus, 32 

 melpoda, Estrilda, 113 



Fringilla, 113 

 Microchera haagneri, 57 

 minor, Estrilda astrild, 108 



Ilabropyga, 108 



Indicator, 149 



Molothrus badius, 30, 34 



bonariensis, 36 



rufoaxillaris, 30, 33, 34 

 Monogamy in weavers, 14 

 monteiri, Clytospiza, 18 



PytUia, 18 

 Monticola angolensis, 23 

 Motacilla subflava, 49, 105 

 Mouth markings of nestlings, 5, 6, 9, 12, 



22-28 

 nana, Pyrhula, 4 



Spermestes, 4 

 natalensis, Chloropeta, 23 



Cisticola, 44, 49 



Drymoica, 49 

 Native names, Steganura paradisaea, 

 158 



Vidua amauropteryx, 74 



Vidua chalybeata, 89 



Vidua funerea, 81 



Vidua macroura, 120 

 Nelicurvdus, 4 

 Nest-building, extreme activity in, 19 



role of tlie sexes in, 15, 16, 17-20 

 Nestling stage, Anomalospiza imberbis, 

 51 



Steganura paradisaea, 153 



Vidua chalybeata, 86 



Vidua macroura, 113 



Vidua regia, 133 

 neumanni, Hypochera, 60 



Vidua chalybeata, 61, 62, 81, 88 

 nigeriae, Hypochera, 60, 61 



Vidua amauropteryx, 62, 68, 69, 

 71, 72, 73, 74 

 nigerrima, Hypochaera, 60 



Vidua funerea, 61, 75, 77, 80 

 nigerrimus, Ploceus, 15, 18, 20, 21 

 nigriceps, Hyphantornis, 105 



Spermestes, 19 



Ploceus cucullatus, 105 

 Nigrita, 4 



nigroventris, Euplectes, 15, 16 

 nitens, Fringilla, 60 

 noomei, Heliospiza, 49 

 nyanzae, Estrilda astrild, 108 

 obtusa, Steganura aucupum, 142 



Steganura paradisaea, 142, 150, 

 156, 158 

 occidentalis, Estrilda, 108 



Estrilda astrild, 108 

 ocularius, Ploceus, 14, 18, 20, 21, 23 

 okadai, Prosteganura haagneri, 57 



