170 Mr. E. C. Chubb on the Birds of 



153. ESTRILDA DUFRESNII. 



Estrilda dufresnii Stark, Birds S. A£r. i. p. 107. 

 a. c? . Marcb 7, 1908. 



Occasionally caught near the town and kept in aviaries. 

 The example in the collection died in captivity. 



154. Estrilda granatina. 



Estrilda granatina Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 104. 



" Ikiwane.^' 



A common resident. 



155. Hyphantornis cabanisi. 



Hyphantornis cabanisi Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 57. 



a. ? . Nov. 29, 1907. 



b. ? . May 16, 1908. 



156. Hyphantornis velatus. 



Hyphantornis velatus Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 58. 

 *a. S ' Nov. 13. '^ Isikwe.'' 

 n. cJ. Nov. 18. 

 *c. c? • Nov. 29. 

 The amount of black on the forehead in these three 

 examples varies considerably. It measures '1, '3, and "6 of 

 an inch respectively, c has also much more black on the 

 throat than either of the others. 



This bird is common here, noticeably so during the summer, 

 when its nests are to l)e seen suspended from the ends 

 of the branches of trees, usually the common thorn-bush 

 {Acacia horrida). I have also seen them attached to the 

 ends of reeds at the water's edge. 



157. Oriolus larvatus. 



Oriolus larvatus Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 51. 



a. ? . July 21, 1907. 



b. Aug. 25, 1907. 



Seen occasionally throughout the year and always singly. 

 Bill terra-cotta ; legs and feet black ; iris crimson. 

 Large lepidopterous larvae and remains of locusts were 

 found in the stomach of one I examined. 



