Capt. G. E. Shelley gives us in the ' Ibis,' 1885, Mr. E. Lort Phillips's 

 observations on this species, while in Somali-land. " These birds are 

 fairly common throughout the country, frequenting the Mimosa-trees. 

 They are very noisy when on the wing, and breed in colonies. Their 

 eggs are green, thickly speckled with dark brown, and 0'95 inch long. 

 In one of these colonies a pair of the small Hawk, PolioMcrax semitorqiiatus , 

 had usurped a nest, but were regarded apparently as welcome visitors by 

 these sociable "Weavers." 



Specimens examined. 



The figure (Plate 1. fig. 1.), is taken from No. 7, lent to me by the 

 Eev. Canon Tristram, f size. 



