406 Mr. W. R. Ogilvic-Gr:int o7i 



[Tlic Saiiguiiieous Waxbill occurs iu small flocks; I never 

 noticed it north of Kaka. — R. M. II.] 



15. ./Edemosyne cantans. 



jEdemosyne cantans (Gmel.) ; Witlicrby, p. 247 ; Grant 

 & Rcid, p. 618; N. C. Roths. & Wollast, p 11. 



a. Ad. Kaka, 28th February. No. 90. 



Iris brown; bill lead-blue ; legs horn-coloured. 



[The African Silver-bill is common. I found a nest with 

 young birds in it in March. — R. M. H.] 



16. ESTRILDA CINEREA. 



Estrilda cinerea (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 

 p. 394 (1890). 



a. S' Fashoda, 29th March. No. 228. 



b-d. S ? • Fashoda, 2nd April. Nos. 280-282. 



Iris and bill crimson ; legs dusky. 



[The Grey Amaduvade is not very common. — R. M. H.] 



17. Estrilda phcenicotis. 



Estrilda phoenicotis Swains. ; Witherby, p. 248; Grant & 

 Rcid, p. 619. 



a. (^ . Jebel Ahmed-Agha, 19th February. No. 61. 



b. ? . Kaka, 28th February. No. 86. 



c. ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 12th April. No. 327. 

 Iris hazel ; bill pink, dusky at tip ; legs horn-coloured. 

 [The Crimson-cared Waxbill or Cordon Bleu is very com- 

 mon and is one of the few tame Sudan Finches. — R. M. H.] 



18. SlTAGRA LUTEOLA. 



Sitaf/ra luteola (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 

 p. 425 (1890) ; Withcrby, p. 248. 



a. ? imm. Fashoda, 29th March. No. 240. 



b. S iram. Kaka, 23rd April. No. 397. 



c. S- Goz-Abu-Gumar, 18th May. No. 512. 

 Iris hazel ; bill dusky, under mandible lighter. 



The adult male, specimen c, of the Black-capped Weaver- 

 Finch is out of plumage and is in the dress of an adult female. 



19. Hyphantornis t^niopterus. 



Hyphantornis ta>niopterus lleichenb, ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 467 (1890). 



