152 E. W. Clifton. 



Familv — Stlirnidae. Populär names. remarks, etc. 



Lamprocoliusphoenicopterus. »Red winged Gpuo«. 



— Red shouldered glossy starling. Fruit eater. Common. 



? L.sycobius. — Peters glossy 

 starling. 



Amydrus morio. — Cape Common. More on veldt 

 glossy starling. than in gardens. 



Familv — Ploceidae. 



Hjyhanturgus olivaceus. — Common — but migra- 



Olive and yellow weaver bird. ting from one part of 



neighbourhood to another 

 and returning at intervals. 



Hyphantornis spilonotus. — Frequent. »Fink«. 

 Spotted backed weaver bird. 



? Sycobrotus bicolor. — 

 Black-backed weaver bird. 



Vidua principalis. — Com. Frequent. 

 widow-bird. 



V. ardens. — Red collared 

 widow-bird. 



Chera progne. — Long tailed »Kaffir fink«. 

 widow-bird. 



Pyromelana capensis. — Only in marshy places. 



Black and yellow bishop bird. 



Estrelda astrild. — Com. Frequent. 



wax bül. 



E. incana. — S. A. grey Scarce. 

 wax bill. 



Family — Fringillidae. 



Crithagra butyracea. — Com. 

 seed eater. 



Serintis canicollis. — Cape Common. 

 canary. 



S. tottiis. — Brown Cape Frequent. 

 canary. 



Family — Emberipdae. 



Fringillaria capensis. — Cape Common. »Stryp-kop- 

 Bunting. py». 



