556 Mr. L. B. Mouritz on ike 



175. Vidua serena. Pin-tailed Widow-Bird. 

 Vidua py'inc'qjalis (Liun.) ; Scl. i. p. 145. 



Not uncommon during the breeding season, and usually 

 to be found in the vicinity of cattle kraals and native 

 villages. I have noticed males in breeding plumage as 

 early as November 30, and as late as the first week in 

 April, 1912. 



176. :}: Tetraenura regia. Shaft-tailed Widow-Bird. 

 Vidua regia (Linn.) ; Scl. i. p. 148. 



Sind. ^^intiga"; a term also applied to other small 

 birds. 



Rather uncommon and local. A male with some ten or 

 twelve dusky followers frequented the homestead for some 

 weeks in February and March, but in spite of diligent 

 searches their nests remained undiscovered. It is possible, 

 however, that this species shares the parasitical habits of the 

 last named. 



177. + Steganura paradisea. Paradise Widow-Bird. 

 Vidua paradisea (Linn.) ; Scl. i. p. 149. 



Sind. "isapunda" ; "isagubuli" is also sometimes used, 

 but this term is really the Zulu name for Coliopasser procne, 

 which does not occur here. 



Uncommon, and locally distributed. It is very common 

 in Bulawayo and often seen with as many as fifty brown 

 mates, but in the Matopos I have only noticed the cock 

 followed by two or three wives. I have seen males which 

 have lost their longest rectrices at the end of March, but 

 the majority generally shed these feathers about a month 

 later. 



178. t I*asser motitensis. Greater South- African Sparrow. 

 A rare and shy bird. I met with several in trees on the 



top of Matjanoyoni on February 7, 191,2. 



179. JPoliospiza angolensis. Black-throated Seed-eater. 

 Serinus angolensis (Gmel.) ; Scl. i. p. 178. 



Fairly common and resident throughout. 



