from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 621 



[The Black-eared Scarlet Weaver-Finch was met with in 

 the thick bush-country, its nests being suspended from 

 high branches of big trees, often directly overhanging the 

 water. The nests had long straight spouts as entrances, 

 and were being built in March. This species occurred in 

 isolated pairs. —A. E. P.] 



37. Heterhyphantes baglafecht. 



Heterhyphantes baglafecht (Vieill.) ; Grants Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 13.2. 



a. S imra. Harrar, S. Abyssinia, 25th Nov. No. 112. 



Iris pale yellow; bill black; legs light brown. 



[We got the Baglafecht Weaver-Finch in cultivated country 

 near the town. — A. E. P.] 



38. SiTAGRA SUBPERSONATA. 



Sitagra subpersonata (Cab.); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 427 (1890). 



a, b. ? & cJ imm. Owaramulka, S. Abyssinia, 7th Mar. 

 Nos. 629, 630. 



Iris yellow-brown; bill black; legs slate-coloured. 



The specimens appear to agree perfectly with West-African 

 examples of >S^. subpersonata. 



[Mr. Harwood shot these Masked Weaver-Finches in 

 March, not having seen them when we camped at the same 

 place in the preceding December. They spent most of their 

 time running on the branches and, presumably, feeding on 

 insects. — A. E. P.] 



39. Hyphantornis galbula. 



Hyphantornis galbula (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 133 ; 

 1901, p. 285. 



a. S . Daira Aila, S. Abyssinia, 11th Dec. No. 226. 

 h. S • Choba, S. Abyssinia, 24th Dec. No. 297. 



c. S imm. Ounji, S. Abyssinia, 19th Feb. No. 545. 



d. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 4th Mar. No. 615. 

 a, b. Iris orange ; bill black ; legs brown. 



c, d. Iris brown ; bill and legs dusky brown. 

 [The Little Yellow Weaver-Finch was quite a common bird. 

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