240 



PLOCEID^. 



(1864) ; Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 322 ; Salvad. Ann. 31us. Civic. Genov. 



(2) i. p. 186 (1884), vi. p. 289 (1888). 

 Ploceus xanthomelas, Grai/, Gen. B. ii. p. 3o2 (1849) ; id. Hand-l. B. 



ii. p. 45, no. 6634 (1870) ; Sperling, lUs, 1868, p. 290. 

 Orvux approxinians, Cab. Mm. Hein. Th. i. p. 177 (1850), teste Cab. 



J.f. O. 1878, p. 231. 

 Orjnx xanthomelas, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 177, note (1850) ; 



Reichenb. Singv. p. 59, Taf. xxiv. figs. 207-209 (1861); Cab. J.f. O. 



1878, p. 231 ; Fischer ^- Reichen. J.f. 0. 1879, p. 351. 

 Pyromelana xanthomelas, Horsf. S,- Moore, Cat. B. ii. p. 519 (1850). 

 Euplectes capensis (wee L.), Heuf/l. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 573 (1870). 

 Pyromelana capensis {nee L.), Imsch 4" Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 406 



(1870). 

 Orynx capensis, Fischer, J.f. O. 1885, p. 134. 

 Coliuspasser xanthomelas, Shelley, Ibis, 1886, p. 350, 1888, p. 293. 



Achdt male. Similar to P. capensis, but distinguished bj' its 

 entirely black thighs : " bill black, the lower mandible yellowish 

 horn-colour ; feet reddish ; iris dusky " (Heur/lin). Total length 

 6 inches, culmen 0-65, wing 3-15, tail 2-3, tarsus 0-85. 



The birds from the Shire Valley, though referable to P. xantho- 

 mehrna, are much smaller (wing 2-65-2-7 inches) than individuals 

 from more northern localities. 



Hab. From Abyssinia south to the Zambesi, and westwards to 

 Angola. 



a, b. c? ad. sk. 



c. 2 ad. sk. 



d, e. (5 2 ad. sk. 



/. c? hiem. sk. 

 g. (^ hiem. sk. 

 h. c? ad. sk. 



t. d ad. sk. 



k. (S ad. sk. 



I. (S ad. sk. 



m. (S ad. sk. 

 n. cS ad. sk. 

 o-r. cJ ad. et juv. 



sk. 

 s. c? ad. sk. 

 t. cJ ad. sk. 



u. cJ ad. sk. 



V, w. cJ ad. sk. 



X. c? inim. sk. 

 y. cJ ad. sk. 



Abyssinia. 



Abyssinia (Br. Riippell). 



Lake Ashangi, May. 



Ankober, Shoa, Jan. 1842 



[Sir W. C. Harris). 

 Angollala, May 1842 (Sir W. 



C. Harris). 

 Denz, Shoa, May 28 (O. 



Antinori). 

 Shoa, Sept.(0. Antinori). 

 Ivitui in I'kamba, April 



{Dr. Hililehrandf). 

 Usambara Mountains {Sir J. 



Kirk). 

 Ugogo {Sir J. Kirk). 

 Lamu {Sir J. Kirk). 

 Mamboio {Sir J. Kirk). 



Dar-es-Salaam {Sir J. Kirk). 

 Ivilima-njaro. 



Kilima-njaro. 



River Shire (Sir J. Kirk). 



Eiver Shire (Dr. Sleller). 

 Caconda, Benguela (/. An- 

 chieta). 



Dr. Riippell [C.]. 



Gould Coll. 



W.T. Blanford, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 India Museum. 



India Museum. 



SheUey CoU. 



Shelley Coll. 

 Shelley Coll. 



Shelley Coll. 



Shelley Coll. 

 Shelley Coll. 

 Shelley Coll. 



Shelley Coll. 



F. J. Jackson, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 H. 0. V. Hunter, Esq. 



Livingstone Expedi- 

 tion. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Shelley CoU. 



