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c-n. £ ? et <J ? imm. Waghar, 2nd July-23rd Oct., 

 1903. 



o-p. S ? et $ imm. Burao, 17th Oct., 1905-22nd Jan., 

 1906. 



A curious light-coloured example shot on the 1st of 

 September has the plumage pale brown, the primary quills 

 and tail-feathers being of a soiled white. The bird is in 

 much worn plumage. 



Family Ploceid.e. 



ESTRILDA NIGRIMENTUM Salvad. 



Estrilda nigrimentum Reich, iii. p. 190 (1904). 



a. <$ . Waghar, 12th Aug., 1905. 



Bill dark slate-coloured, black at the tip ; legs and feet black. 



Granatina ianthinogastra Reichenow. 

 Urceginthus ianthinog aster Reich, iii. p. 211 (1904). 

 a-d. S ? • Waghar, 25th Aug.-8th Nov., 1905. 

 Bill and orbital circle vermilion; legs and feet black. 



Anaplectes melanotis (Lafr.). 

 Anaplectes melanotis Reich, iii. p. 26 (1904). 

 a, b. S ? • Waghar, 30th June-23rd July, 1905. 

 Iris brown ; bill pale vermilion : legs and feet brown 

 washed with white. 



Hyphantornis vitellina (Licht.). 



Ploceus vitellinus Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 133 ; Reich, iii. 

 p. 81 (1904). 



a, b. $ ? et S ? imm. Waghar, 14th-30th Oct., 1905. 

 c, d. <$ . Burao, 9th Dec, 1905, 21st Feb., 1906. 



DlNEMELLIA DINEMELLI (RUpp.). 



Dinemellia dinemelli Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 397 ; 

 Reich, iii. p. 7 (1904). 



a. <?. Geloko, 6th Dec, 1905. 



t-l $ $ et imm. Waghar, 30th June-ith Nov., 1905. 



m-v. & ? . Burao, 6th Jan.-24th Feb., 1906. 



On the label of a bird shot on July 27th at W T aghar, 

 Mr. Bury remarks " apparently just arriving from the plains 

 below." 



