624 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



a,b. ^ ^ . Filwa, S. Abyssinia, 20th Dec. Nos. 267 & 270. 



c. (J. Arbawun, S. Abyssinia^ 11th Mar. No. 665. 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[We found the Great White-headed Weaver-bird quite 

 common in the low country, always in noisy companies of 

 from twelve to fifteen^ frequenting the bush and feeding on the 

 ground. It is especially noisy when approached. — A. E. P.] 



46. Chrysomitris nigriceps. 



Chrysomitris nigriceps (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 134. 



a, b, c. (^ ? . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 2nd-5th Jan. 

 Nos. 347, 355, & 356. 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[The Black-headed Siskin was only seen on the high 

 plateau near habitations and cultivated ground, where it was 

 numerous. — A. E. P.] 



47. Chrysomitris citrinelloides. 



Chrysomitris citrinelloides (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 134. 



a. S • Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 13th Jan. No. 371. 



Iris brown ; bill dusky brown; legs black. 



The Abyssinian Citril-Finch is a very welcome addition to 

 the British Museum Collection. 



48. Petronia pyrgita, 



Petronia pyrgita (Heugl.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 469; 

 Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 397; Hawker, Ibis, 1899, p. 63. 



a, b. (^ . Daira Aila, S.Abyssinia, 10th & 11th Dec. 

 Nos. 220 & 222. 



Iris and bill brown ; legs dark slate-coloured. 



[The Abyssinian Rock-Sparrow was rather shy and was 

 not frequently seen. — A. E. P.] 



49. Passer castanopterus. 



Passer castanopterus Blyth ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 397. 



a. S • Zaila, Somaliland, 4th April. No. 770. 



Iris brown j bill black ; legs brown. 



It is curious that the female of this species has not been 



