136 Mr. F. J. Jackson on Birds 



Symplectes ker stent Reiclien. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 178 

 (189^). 



No. 10, 3 ad. Witu, May 0, 1891. 

 Nos. 30, 31, 6 ? ad. Witu, May 20, 1891. 



12. Hyphantornis bojeri. 



Hyphantornls bojeri Finscli & Hartl, ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 448 (1890). 



Ploceus bojeri Reicheu. Vog. Deutscli-Ost-Afr. p. 181, 

 fig. 82 (1894). 



No. 16, c^ ad. Witu, May 10, 1891.— Bill black; legs dark 

 flesh-colour; iris brown. 



13. Hyphantornis nigriceps. 



Hyphantornis nigrlceps Layard ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 456 (1890) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 40 

 (1896). 



Ploceus nigriceps Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 43 (Ikuru Isl.) ; 

 id. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 181 (1894). 

 No. 19, S juv. Witu, May 11, 1891. 

 No. 29, 6 ad. Witu, May 20, 1891. 



Nos. 37, 39, d ad. Witu, May 22, 1891.— Bill black; legs 

 pale shrimp-brown ; iris pale crimson or orange-red. 

 Breeding in high trees. 



14. Macronyx croceus, 



Macronyx croceus (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 X. p. 626 (1885); id. Ibis, 1891, p. 589; Reicheu. Vog. 

 Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 199, fig. 90 (1894) ; Shelley, B. Africa, 

 i. p. 13 (1896). 

 No. 6, ? ad. Witu, May 5, 1891. — Legs dark flesh-colour. 



15. Tmetothylacus tenellijs. 



Tmetothylacus tenellus (Cab.) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 13 

 (1896). 



Macronyx tenellus Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 200 

 (1894). 



Nos.41, ad. ; 42 ? imm. Witu, June 14, 1891. — Iris brown; 

 upper mandible black, lower one slaty blue ; legs dark 

 fleshy brown. 



