50 Mr. A. K. Haagncr on the 



^2. Lagonosticta brunniceps. (Little Ruddy Waxbill.) 



A pair frequented some dead trees, which had been 



uprooted from a garden, for some weeks in June, feeding 



on seeds on the around. These little birds have a sweet 



twittering song. 



83. EsTRiLDA ANGOLE>TSis. (Blue-breasted Waxbill.) 

 Somewhat scarce and local. 



84. EsTRiLDA SUBFLAVA. (Orangc-breasted Waxbill.) 

 Fairly common at times. 



85. Ortygospiza POLYZONA. (Bar-breasted Weaver Finch.) 

 Common : feediuff in flocks amongst the rank weeds and 



grass bordering the dams and spruits. 



^Q. Amadina erythrocephala. (Red-headed Weaver 

 Finch.) 



Fairly common at times. During the late autumn of 1899 

 I took several nests here. This year I have not as yet 

 noticed them in any number. 



87. QuELEA QUELEA. (Red-billed AVeaver.) 



Common migrant. This bird is a winter visitor, feeding 

 in flocks amongst the dried weeds and on old " lands.^* It 

 is, however, apparently resident at Irene, twenty miles 

 north of Modderfontein. A migratory swarm in transitional 

 plumage passed Modderfontein early in February, staying 

 here only a few days. 



88. Serinus angolensis. (Black-throated Seed-eater.) 

 Not common : arriving occasionally in small flocks. Very 



fond of feeding on the seed-pips of the sunflower. 



89. Fringillaria capensis. (Cape Bunting.) 

 Not common. 



90. Mirafra africana. (Rufous-naped Lark.) 

 Fairly common. 



91. Tephrocorys cinerea. (Red-capped Lark.) 

 Common on the veld, particularly by the side of roads and 



pathways. 



