581 Mr. A. B. Pcrcival on Birds 



10. ZoNOGASTRis MEL15A (Linii.) ; Sliellcv, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 22. 



a. Ad. Ruo River, February 1899. 

 Rare, always found iu pairs. 



11. Hypochera funerea (De Tarrag.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 21. 



Rare. 



12. EsTRiLDA MINOR (Uab.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 22. 

 Very common. 



13. EsTRiLDA ANGOLENsis (Linn.); Shelley, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 2Q. 



Numerous in December in company with another small 

 Waxbill. 



14. Hyphantornis xanthopterus Finsch & Hartl. ; 

 Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 24. 



Very common in the Elephant-marsh to the north of 

 Chiromo. 



15. CiNNYRis gutturalis (Linn.). 



A few seen about Ruo, but the bird was by no meaus 

 common. It was just building in March, when I left. 



16. Enneoctonus coLLURio (Linn.); Shelley, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 15. 



Some were observed in December and January. 



17. Prionops talacoma Smith; Shelley, Ibis, 1897, 

 p. 532. 



A few flocks of this species were seen near Liadzi. 



18. SiGMODUs TRICOLOR (Gray) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 470. 



a. ^ juv. Ruo, September 1898. 



b. ? . Ruo, November 18, 1898. 



Common in the stretch of waterless country between Ruo 

 and Liadzi, and also to the Avest of the Shire ; never seen 

 near the rivers and very wary. 



19. Crateropus KiRKi Sharpe; Shelley, Ibis, 1897, p. 534. 

 a. ? . Ruo River, September 1898. 



