28 Captain G. E. Shelley on the 



Ploceus auranticeps, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. 1856, p. 38, 

 no. 370. 



Ploceolus suhlarvatus, Reichb. Singvog. 1861, p. 77, pi. 36. 

 figs. 279, 280. 



Ploceolus vitellinus, Reichb. t. c. p. 78, pi. 37. figs. 284, 

 285. 



? Xanthophilus sulphureus, Reiclib. t. c. p. 84, pi. 42. 

 fig. 313, ? . 



Textor (jalhula, Antin. (nee Riipp.) Cat. p. 63 (part.). 



Textor chrysopygus, Heugl. J. f. O. 1864, p. 246, ^, 

 Nubia. 



Ploceus flavomarginalisy Pr. Wiirtt. MS. fide Heugl. J. 

 f. O. 1867, p. 299. 



Ploceus vitellinus, Reicben. Zool. Jahrb. Jena, i. 1886, 

 p. 148. 



Ploceus reichardi, Reichen. t. c. p. 150, Karema. 



Hub. N.E., E., and W. Africa. South from Berber about 

 17° N. lat. to the Zambesi, and on the west coast from 

 Accra to Senegambia. 



P. reichardi, Reichen., is only known to me by the original 

 description, which appears to me to agree perfectly with the 

 present species. 



148. Ploceus t^niopterus. 



Ploceus tceniopterus, Reichb, Singvog. 186], p. 78, pi. 36. 

 figs. 281, 282. 



Ploceus intermedius, Heugl. (nee Riipp.) Syst, Uebers. 

 1856, p. 38. no. 372, Shoa. 



Hyphantornis atrogularis, F. & H. (nee Heugl.) Vog. 

 Ostafr. 1870, pp. 394, 395. 



Hijphantornis tanioptera, Heugl, Orn, N,0.-Afr, 1871, 

 pp, 554, pi. 18. fig. 2, head, App. p. cxxx. 



Ploceus tceniopterus, Reichen. Zool. Jahrb. Jena, i. 1886, 

 p. 151. 



Hah. N.E, Africa : Upper White Nile, between about 10° 

 and 5° N. lat. 



a, (^ juv. or in full moult, March. b, ^ ad., May, 

 Lado, c, (^ ad., July, Bor [Emin Bey). 



