IG Mr. 0. H. Tayl(^i- on BinLs 



under surface of the body and the brownish orange oE the 

 head and neck is very patchy. 



52. EsTRiLDA ASTRiLDA. (Comuion WaxbilL) 

 (a) c? • 20.8.0G. Indhlovudwalilie. In stomach seeds. 

 (6) ? . 20.8.0G. Indhlovudwalilie. In stomach seeds. 

 Very common. Going about in large flocks and fre- 

 quenting old mealie-gardens. 



58. *EsTRiLDA DUFRESNii. (Dufresne's Waxbill.) 

 Not common. They seem to be more partial to wooded 

 localities than the other members of this famih'. 



75. *CoLiOPASSER PROCNE. (Great-tailed Widow Bird.) 

 Very common. The males begin to change their plumage 

 about the beginning of September. They do a great amount 

 of damage amongst the newly planted mealie lands, rooting 

 out the plants as soon as they show above ground and eating 

 the grain. 



7G. CoLTOPASSER ARDENS. (Red-colUired Widow Bird.) 

 (a) (J. 15.10.()G. Swazieland. In stomach insects. 

 (/>)juv. 



Very common, especially along the sides of the rivers and 

 spruits. 



77. Vidua principalis. (Pin-tailed Widow Bird.) 

 Fairly })lentiful. 



87. PoLiosPiZA GULARis. (Streaky-headed Seed-eater.) 



(a). 



Common. Very fond of the fruit of wild fig-trees. 



89. Serinus sulphuratus. (Large Yellow Seed-eater.) 

 (a) (^ . 5.6.0G. Indhlovudwalilie. In stomach seeds. 



131. (Jerthilauda semitorquata. (Grey-collared Lnrk.) 

 (a). 24.8.0G. Indhlovudwalilie. Iris dark brown. In 



stomach insects. 



Fairly common. When the grass has been burnt off these 



birds become very tame, allowing one to ride close up to 



