obtained in British East Africa. 617 



65. Hyphantornis spekii. 



Hyphantornis spekii Heugl., Sliarpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 254 

 (Machako's) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 39 (1896). 



No. 58. 6 . River Moraudat, Lake Naivasha, April 4, 

 1896. Iris orange ; bill black ; feet brown. 



66. CiNNAMOPTERYX RUBIGINOSA. 



Cinnamopteryx rubiginosa (Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 254. 



d . Ngarunga, Kinani, January 27, 1893. Bill black ; 

 feet brown ; iris brown. 



This bird is decidedly local, and I have met with it only 

 in a very few places. At Njemps, near Lake Baringo, in 

 July 1890, I found it breeding in enormous numbers in the 

 thorn-trees. 



67. Malimbus rubricollis. 



Malintbus rubricollis (Swains.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 478 (1890) ; id. Bull. B. O. C. vi. p. xlviii (1897 : 

 Ntebi). 



Ad. Ntebi, July 10, 1895. Iris brown; bill and feet 

 black. 



68. Melanopteryx nigerrima. 



Melanoptei'yx nigerrima (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 476 (1890) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 35 (1896). 



Ploceus nigerrimus Reichen. J.f. O. 1892, p. 43 (Bukoba; 

 Ntebi ; Sesse Isl.) ; id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, p. 181 

 (1894: Bukoba). 



a. 6. Ntebi, April 24, 1895. 



b, c? imm. Ntebi, May 8, 1895. Iris white-straw-colour ; 

 feet shrimp-brown. 



69. Spermospiza rubbicapilla. 



Spermospiza rubricapilla Shelley ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xiii. p. 500, ph xv. (1890). 



No. 988. ? ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 13, 1898. Iris 

 brown; bill dull indigo-blue, with orange-brown edges to 

 both mandibles ; feet olive-black. First one seen ; it was 

 in thick bush in the belt of forest. 



