410 Capt. G. E. Shelley on a 



N.O.-A£r. p. 534; Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 38G; 

 Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 307 ; Schalow, J. f. 0. 1883, p. 361 ; 

 Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 333 (Masai) ; Salvad. 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1884, p. 194 (Shoa) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 

 1885, p. 132. 



Hab. E. Africa, between 12° N. lat. and 7° S. lat. 



'^ 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, Foliohierax semi- 

 torquatus, had usurped a nest, but were regarded apparently 

 as welcome visitors by these sociable Weavers." 



44. TeXTOR INTERMEDIUS. 



Textor intermedius, Cab. v. d. Decken's Reis. iii. 1869, 

 p. 33, pi. ii. ; Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 385 ; Fischer, 

 Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 333 (Masai). 



Hab. E. Africa, between about 10° N. lat. and 4° S. lat. 



" Very plentiful in flocks near Faf in the interior of the 

 plateau, which in the rainy season becomes a lake. In 

 March they were busily building colonies of nests in the higher 

 trees. In habits they much remind one of Starlings, especi- 

 ally when feeding in flocks on the ground." 



Iris brown, feet black ; ^ bill red, ? bill dark brown. 



45. BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 



Tanagra erythrorhyncha, Stanley in Salt^s Trav. Abyss. 

 1814, App. p. 58. 



Bupliaga habessinica, Hempr. & Ehr. Symb. Phys. pi. 9. 



Btiphaga erythrorhyncha, Speke, Ibis, 1860, p. 246 (So- 

 mali) ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 716; Finsch & Hartl. 

 Vog. Ostafr. p. 384 ; Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 334 

 (Masai); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1884, p. 196 (Shoa); 

 Fischer, J. f. O. 1885, p. 132. 



Hab. The whole of Africa south of about 16° N. lat. 



" Common throughout the country. Iris and eye-wattles 

 vellow, bill coral-red, feet brown." 



