62 Mr. R. McD. Uawker— Results of a 



I saw a flock of these birds at the native vvells^ but 

 I mauaged to get only one specimen. 



14. iEoEMosYNE CANTANs (Gm.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 466. 



Nos. 102, ? , 103, 104, d . Arabsiyo, Dec. 2, 1897. Bill 

 slate; feet horn-colour ; iris dark brown. 



No. 117. ? . Gebili, Dec. 3, 1897. Bill and feet slate- 

 colour. 



No. 217. 6. Jifa Uri, Jan. 21, 1898. 



15. Granatina ianthinogaster. 



Granatina ianthinogastra (Reichen.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 404 (pt.) (1890). 



No. 59. c?. Daboloc, Nov. 25, 1897. f ^'!J ''^^ ^ ^^^^ 



No. 74. S ' Sheikh Wufli, Nov. 28, „ 1 , ,'^ ' / \"^ 



L light hazel. 



No. 94. ? . Arabsiyo, Nov. 30, „ Bill black ; feet 

 black ; iris light brown. 



No. 123. ? . Ujawaji. Dec. 8, „ Bill red ; feet 

 black ; iris and eyelids red. 



These birds were common. They were very tame, and 

 came to the camp to feed on the ground close to the zareba. 

 They went in small families, and were generally to be seen 

 feeding about old zarebas. 



The Somaliland form of this pretty Weaver-Finch differs 

 from the typical G. ianthinogaster in the blue line on the 

 base of the forehead and the much paler rufous colour of the 

 plumage. 



16. DiNEMELLiA DiNEMELLi (RUpp.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1895, p. 469. 



No. 136. c?. Ujawaji, Dec. 10, 1897. Bill and feet 

 black. 



This bird was extremely common on the table-land. It 

 often went in small flocks in company with Spreo super bus. 

 It is very noisy and tame. 



