50 Sliurt yohcex. 



and one hundred and twenty-four sj)ecies. The " keys '^ and 

 text are of an exhaustive character and the vohime is, as were 

 its predecessors, beautifully illusti'ated with a large number 

 of coloured plates. 



Amongst the species figured are some of considerable 

 interest to South African Ornithologists, such as UrohracJiija 

 affinis (Natal Fan-tailed Weaver), supposed to be a variety of 

 U. cuillaris (Red-shouldered Widow Bird), which assumes 

 the form of plumage denoted as that of U. affinis when .kept 

 in captivity for some length of time ; Anomalospiza rendalli = 

 Serinus imherhis and Seriniis rendalli (Sclater, Fauna of 

 S. Africa, Birds, vol. i. p. 172 ; vide also Annals S. African 

 Mus. vol. iii. pt. viii. no. 9, pp. 313 & 372) ; Lagonostlda 

 rlwdopareia (Heuglin's Ruddy Waxbill), recently added to 

 the South African List (vide Annals S. African Mus. vol. iii. 

 pt. viii. no. 9, pp. 309 & 3G8) ; Ploceipasser j^ectoralis (Stripe- 

 chested Weaver-Bird) ; SycoJirotus didifrotis (Spot-headed 

 Weaver Bird) ; and Ilyphardornis nigriceps (Black-headed 

 Weaver Bird). 



(4) Ijs the ' Ornithologiseho Munatsberichte ' fur Se})tember 

 1905 appears an article by Dr. A. Reichenow on " Three 

 new Species of Seedeaters from North-east Africa.^' 



He describes in detail PoUospiza erlmif/eri (named after 

 the late Carlo von Erlanger), P. coUaris, and P. pachy- 

 rhyncJia. The specimens from which these birds were de- 

 scribed are from ErJanger^s collection made during his travels 

 in Africa. 



(5) In the same Number of the same Journal Dr. Reichenow 

 further describes a new species from South Africa : — 



Ploceus tkoth^ (Rchw.), n. sp. 



Similar to P. rxdnginosus, but with the red-brown of the 

 plumage paler, going over more into yellowish. Collected 

 by General von Trotha in Windhoek, German South-west 

 Africa. 



