PloceidfB of the Ethiopian Region. 31 



This species is apparently entirely confined to S. Africa, 

 and the locality Abyssinia for the type of Hyphantornis 

 (ethiops, Heugl., is probably incorrect. 



It appears to become gradually duller and more olive in 

 colour as it approaches Natal. In Namaqua the specimens 

 generally, if not always, belong to the bright form, my 1st var., 

 to which I should refer P. velatus, VieilL, P. auricapillus, 

 Swains,, and H. melanops, Cab. My 2nd var., based upon the 

 specimen figured Ibis, 1868, pi. x., is probably the P. 

 mariquensis, Smith, which was founded upon a female bird ; 

 and my 3rd var. is the H. nigrifrons, Cab., P. chloronotus, 

 Reichb., and the H. (ethiops, Heugl. 



153. Ploceus personatus. 



Ploceus personatus, Vieill. Gal. Ois. i. 1825, p. 117, pi. 84. 



Hyp)hantornis per sonata, Gray & Mitchell, Gen. B. ii. 1849, 

 p. 351. 



Ploceolus personatus, Reichb. Singvog. 1861, p. 11 , pi. 36. 

 figs. 274,275. 



Hah. W. Africa : from the Congo to the Gold Coast. 



a, $ ) h,% . February, c, $ ; d,^ . March, Gold Coast 

 {Shelley) . 



154. Ploceus luteolus. 



Fringilla luteola, Licht. Verz. Doubl. 1823, p. 23, note, 

 Senegambia. 



Ploceus melanotis, Swains. An. in Menag. 1838, p. 307. 



Fringilla chrysomelas, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. 1846, p. 41. 

 no. 418, Bogos. 



Ploceus minutus, Miill. Naumann. 1851, p. 28, Nubia. 



Fringilla miilleri, Baldam. 1. c. 



Sitagra luteola, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. 1851, p. 181. 



Hyphantornis luteolus, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. 1857, p. 123 

 (part.), Senegal. 



Ploceolus luteolus, Reichb. Singvog. 1861, p. 77, pi. 35. 

 fig. 273. 



Ploceus luteolus, Reichen. Zool. Jahrb. Jena, i. 1886, p. 153. 



Hab. N.E. and W. Africa. Between about 15° and 5° N. 



