622 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



Choba is on high ground, the otiier localities are in low- 

 lying districts. — A. E. P.] 



40. Hyphantornis abyssinicus. 



Hyphantornis abyssinicus (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 133 ; 1901, p. 285. 



a. ^ imm. Harrar, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Nov. No. 93. 



b. S • Lake El Toki, S. Abyssinia, 26th Feb. No. 582. 

 Iris orange ; bill black ; legs dusky brown. 



[The Abyssinian Weaver-Finches were very numerous 

 among the trees growing out of the black basalt cliffs above 

 the hot springs and marshes of El Toki, where many were 

 breeding in hanging nests. The two specimens are from 

 localities differing entirely in their character : a, the 

 immature, coming from the high plateau with cultivated 

 ground ; while b is from the barest primeval marsh and 

 bush in the Hawash Valley. — A. E. P.] 



41. Hyphantornis intermedius. 



Hyphantornis intermedius (RUpp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. ] 33. 



ft. S • Huliil, S. Abyssinia, 1st Dec. No. 143. 



b, c. (? ? • Daira Aila, S. Abyssinia, 18th Mar. Nos. 

 699, 700. 



d. ? . Hensa, Somaliland, 2nd April. No. 758. 



Iris yellow ; bill dusky or black; legs slate-coloured. 



The female of this species is new to the Museum Collection. 



[The Intermediate Weaver-Finch was found among the 

 larger trees near the Avells in the lower country. It was 

 nesting in March at Daira Aila.— A. E. P.] 



42. Hyphantornis spekii. 



Hyphantornis spekii Heugl.; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 133. 



a. (^ imm. Guelan, S. Abyssinia, 25th Jan. No. 392. 



Iris pale yellow ; bill dark brown ; legs brown. 



The much less stout lower mandible, as well as the smaller 

 size, serve to distinguish the young of Speke's Weaver-Finch 

 from that of H. abyssinicus. 



[Two days^ journey southward of Adis Ababa we met with 



