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17. PiiiLET.«Rus ARNAUDi. Amaud's Sociable Waxbill. 

 Phi/eicerus arnaudi (Bonap,). 



Iris dark brown; bill black; feet pale. 



Arnaud's Sociable Waxbill was only seen on one occasion, 

 when a single male was shot from the top of a tall tree on 

 March 17th at Nairobi. 



18. QuELEA ^THiopiCA. Ethiopian Red-billed Weaver- 

 Finch. 



Quelea (ethiopica (Sundev.). 

 Iris brown; bill deep red; legs brown. 

 Specimens of the Ethiopian Red-billed Weaver-Finch were 

 obtained at Kibwezi; it was not observed anywhere else. 



19. HypocHiERA ultramarina. Ultramarine Finch. 

 Hypochcera ultramarina (Gm.). 



Iris brown; bill pinkish-white; legs orange-red. 



In my experience the Ultramarine Finch was a rare bird ; 

 the only specimen obtained was sitting on the top of the 

 thorn bonga round a native village near Kallima Theki_, and 

 proved to be a male in full plumage. 



20. MuNTA cANicEPs. Grcy-hcadcd Silver-bill. 

 Munia caniceps Salvad. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



A male of this species was shot at the Gerei River on 

 April 14th. We saw it nowhere else. 



21. EsTRiLDA MINOR. Lcsscr Amaduvade. 

 Estriida minor (Cab.). 



Iris brown ; bill red; feet black. 



The Lesser Amaduvade was abundant and was met with 

 in dense packs numbering from twenty to a hundred : it was 

 generally seen in the vicinity of water. Specimens were 

 obtained on the Athi River, at Naivasha and near Kibwezi. 



22. EsTRiLDA ANGOLENsis. Bluc-breastcd Waxbill. 

 Estriida angoknsis Linn. 



Iris hazel ; bill lightish lilac-coloured ; legs brown. 



The beautiful little Blue-breasted Waxbill was found 



