616 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and lleid on Birds 



a, b. (^ . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 31st Dec. & 12th Jan. 

 Nos. 344, 370. 



Iris, bill, and legs brown. 



Both birds are in the adult winter dress, and as yet 

 show no trace of the black breeding-plumage. 



[The Yellow-shouldered Weaver-Finch was found on the 

 hills behind the British Residency. — A. E. P.] 



21. Ploceipasser melanorhynchus. 



Ploceipasser melanorhynchus (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 125. 



a. ? . Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th Nov. No. 201. 



b. S • Marko, S. Abyssinia, 10th Dec. No. 219. 



c. ? . Daira Aila, S. Abyssinia, 18th Mar. No. 698. 

 Iris brown; bill black; legs brown. 



[These Black-billed Weaver-Finches are bold, noisy, 

 chattering birds, and appear to breed in the autumn and 

 in the spring, for at both these seasons they were observed 

 haunting their nests, which are untidy bunches of fine grass 

 or teff attached to the ends of the lower branches of trees. 

 —A. E. P.] 



22. QUELEA /ETHIOPICA. 



Quelea O'thiopica (Gray) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. J 26. 

 a. ? . Fullfully, S. Abyssinia, 21st xMar. No. 713. 

 Iris brown; bill deep red; legs brown. 

 [The Ethiopian Red- billed Weaver-Finch was found near 

 the wells and pools. — A. E. P.] 



23. Spermestes scutata. 



Spermestes scutata (Ileugl.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 126, 



a-c. ? imm. Roguecha, S. Abyssinia, 14th Feb. Nos. 

 496-498. 



Iris brown ; bill and legs dark slate-coloured. 



[This bird was seen flying fast in closely-packed flocks 

 and was not observed settling ; all the three young birds 

 were shot out of one flight. — A. E. P.] 



24. Ortygospiza polyzona. 



Ortygospiza polyzona (Temm.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 126. 

 a. c? imm. Guelan, S. Abyssinia, 25th Jan. No. 390. 



