86 Dr. F. E. Stoehr and Mr. W. L. Sclater on 



21. Oriolus notatus. (Andersson's Oriole.) 

 (a) $ adult, Kanyani, Feb. '04. Iris red; bill dull red; 

 feet grey. Testes small. Buds of acacia in stomach. 

 (h) (c) ? , ad. ? George's Ferry, Feb. '04. 



(d) $ juv. Serenji, Sept. '05. 



[e) 9 . Mpika, Oct. '05. 



[The only male adult bird procured by l)r. Stoehr is 

 certainly an example of 0. notatus, and I believe that all the 

 other Yellow Orioles, females and young, are likewise referable 

 to the species. 0. auratus is reported from the Zambesi 

 Valley by Alexander ; possibly he has confused this species 

 with 0. notatus, which it closely resembles.] 



Appears in January. Only a few of the birds are pure 

 yellow ; by far the greater number have spotted breasts. 

 The adults are very wary. They frequently utter a loud 

 mewing call, but I never heard a clear whistle. 



22. Oriolus larvatus. (Black-headed Oriole.) 

 (a). Opposite Feira, Oct. '03. 



Frequents thick bush and big trees near water. 



23. Hyphantornis nigriceps. (Black-headed Weaver 

 Bird.) 



(rt). Korasisi, Sept. '04. Iris orange; bill black ; legs and 

 feet brown. 



{b-e) 3 ^ , 1 ? . Kanyani, Mar. '05. 



24. Hyphantornis cabanisi. (Cabanis' Weaver Bird.) 

 (a) ? . Kanyani, Feb. '05. 



(b-d) 2^,1$. Johnson's, Mar. '05. 



27. Hyphantornis auricapillus. (Shelley's Weaver 

 Bird.) 



{a~d) ^ . Feira, Dec. '03, Feb. '04. 



(e). Loangwa, Apr. '05. 



At Feira H. auricapillus was very common. Further 

 north, along the Loangwa, I found plenty of H. nigriceps. 

 It builds in reed-beds, one nest being generally attached to 

 the tall reeds, but sometimes it is suspended from a branch 



