126 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant on Birds 



a. c? . Hawash, Abyssinia, 17 January^ 18'J9. (No. 217.) 

 Iris brown ; bill black ; legs brown. 



[A noisy bird : seen in large numbers on the II awash 

 plain. — L.] 



20. Ploceipasser superciliosus. 



Ploceipasser stiperciliosus (lliipp.) ; Sharpe^ Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 248 (1890). 



a. S. Laga Hardim, Abyssinia^ 1-1 January, 18'J9. 

 (No. 194.) 



Iris light brown ; bill brown ; legs light. 



21. Quelea ^thiopica. 



Quelea (Bthiojnca (Gray) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 

 p. 259, pi. X. fig. 5 (1890). 



a. ? . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 1 January, 1899. 

 (No. 64.) 



I). ^. Baroma, Abyssinia, 11 January, 1899. (No. 154.) 



c. S ' Gadaburka, Abyssinia, 21 January, 1899. 

 (No. 247.) 



a. Iris light hazel; bill red; legs light. 



b, c. Iris brown ; bill red ; legs light. 



[Found in flocks, often with other species of Finches and 

 Weavers. — L.] 



22. Spermestes scutata. 



Spermestes scutata Heugl. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 265 (1890). 



a. Ad. Telagubaie, Abyssinia, 12 February, 1899. 

 (No. 326.) 



Iris brown ; upper mandible black, lower slate ; legs slate. 



23. Ortygospiza polyzoxa. 



Ortyyospiza poJyzona (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit, 

 Mus. xiii. p. 269 (1890). 



a. ?. Jifadensa,Abyssinia, 22 January, 1899. (No. 260.) 



b. S- Jaka, Abyssinia, 27 February, 1899. (No. 376.) 



a. Iris brown ; bill and legs dark brown. 



b. Iris brown ; upper mandible dark, lower dull red ; legs 

 dark brown. 



