obtained in Somaliland . 397 



9. Hyphantornis spekii Ileugl. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 469 (1890). 



No. 112. (?. Sogsoda Plalu, Feb. 2, 1897. 



This liandsorae Weaver-bird does not appear to liave b en 

 previously recorded from Somaliland. The only specimen seen 

 was obtained on the Sogsoda Plain, which is a continuation 

 of the Sheikh plateau, 30U0 I'eet above the sea-level. 



10. HVPHANTOIINIS GALBULA (Rupp.) ; IlcUgiiu, Ibis, 



1859, p. 342. 



No. 281. S- Wagga Mountain, Feb. 22, 1897o Iris orange. 



No. 303. S. „ 



These bright little yellow Weaver-birds and their hanging 

 pear-shaped nests are to be found at every watering-place, 

 well, or stream throughout the country, from the Berbera 

 gardens to the top of Wagga Moimtaiu. The nests we 

 examined in the third week of March all contained young. 



11. DiNEMELLIA DINEMKLLI ( Horsf .) ; SliarpC, P. Z. S. 



1895, p. 469. 



Ttoctor dinemel/ii, Lort Phillijis, Ibis, 1896, p. 82. 



Thougli we occasionally met with this Red-rumped Weaver- 

 bird on the Goolis Mountains, it seems to prefer the more 

 open Ilowd or Gooban plain, where it builds its nest in 

 colonies at the extremities of the boughs of the larger 

 mimosa-trees. 



12. Petronia pyrgita (flengl.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1897, 

 p. 469. 



No. 50. ? ad. The Gooban, Jan. 25, 1897. Iris black. 

 No. 196. cJ ad. Wagga M'tain, Feb. 28, „ „ „ 



No. 197. ? ad. „ „ ,, „ „ „ 



No. 267. ? ad. Gedais, Mar. 18, ,, „ ,, 



We met with this Yellow-throated Sparrow both on the 



Gooban Plain and as hi^h as 7000 feet on Wagga Mountain. 



Ou several occasions I noticed it perched on the thorn-hedge 



of a native gorriar. 



13. Passer CASTANOPTERUS Blyth; Sharpe, Cat. B, Brit. 

 Mus. xii. p. 328 (1888). 



No. 8. c? a(J- Berbera, Jan. 16, 1897. 



This beautiful little Sparrow represents in Berbera our 



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