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61. Hyphantornis abyssinicus. 



Hyphantornis abyssinicus (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 253 

 (Elgeyu) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 40 (1896). 



a. c?. Kampala, March 18, 1895. Iris crimson; bill 

 black ; feet brownish flesh. 



h. ? . Kampala, March 19, 1895. Iris brown ; bill black, 

 lower mandible dusky whitish horn ; feet dusky brown. 



62. Hyphantornis nigriceps. 



Hyphantornis nigriceps Layard, Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 253. 



Ploceus nigriceps Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 43. 



No. 67. 6 . Kibwezi, 3000 feet, March 18, 1892. Iris 

 crimson; feet flesh-colour, with brownish tint; bill black. 



Very plentiful throughout the country. I have noticed 

 that this Weaver builds its nest very much higher from the 

 ground than most other Weavers. At Kibwezi there was a 

 colony breeding in a tall acacia-tree, some 40 to 50 feet from 

 the ground. I have also seen other colonies at Witu, on the 

 coast, which had chosen the top of a tall cotton-wood tree 

 for their nests, which were placed some 80 to 90 feet above 

 the ground. 



63. Hyphantornis jacksoni. 



Hyphantornis jachsoni Shelley; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 253 

 (Kilimanjaro) ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, p. 180 

 (1894: Aruscha; Kageyi) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 40 (1896). 



a, b. S ad. Ntebi, March 3, 1895. Iris crimson, with 

 orange tint ; bill black ; feet shrimp-brown. 



64. Hyphantornis vitellinus. 



Hyphantornis vitellinus (Licht.), Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 254 

 (Kamassia) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 39 (1896). 



a, b, c. ? ad. et juv. Ntebi, March 3, 1895. Iris pale 

 crimson-brown ; bill dusky, lower mandible whitish yellow ; 

 feet pale fleshy brown. 



No. 251. ? ad. Elgeyu, 3700 feet, Aug. 13, 1896. Iris 

 brown ; bill brown, the lower mandible white ; feet brownish 

 flesh-colour. Breeding. Found the nest and eggs. 



No. 292. cJ ad. Elgeyu, Aug. 18, 1896. Iris orange-red ; 

 bill black; feet flesh-colour. Breeding in small colonies. 



