Birds from North-east Rhodesia. 89 



€5. QuELEA QUELEA. (Red-billed Weaver.) 

 {a-c) 1 c?,2?. Feira, July '03. 

 {d-h) 3 c^ , 2 ? . Kanyani, Mar. '05. 



In winter they go in flocks of thousands together. The 

 Zumbo people fancy them for rosettes. 



6(3 A. QuELEA CARDiNALis. (Cardinal Weaver.) 



(o) Q') <S ? . Kanynni, Mar. '03. 



This bird is moderately common on the flats along the 

 Lower Loangwa, but 1 have not noticed it on the Zambesi. 



[This bird is included in the Check-list, but hardly, per- 

 haps, deserves a place in the South African list. Previously 

 it had not been recorded south of Lake Tanganyika.] 



67 a. Pyromelana oryx sundevalli. (Northern Red 

 Bishop Bird.) 



(a) ^ . Feira, July '03. Non-breeding plumage. 



(/') S ■ Feira, Dec. '03. Changing plumage. 



(c-e) 3 c?. George's Ferry, Feb. '04. Breeding-plumage. 



(/) ? . Kanyani, Mar. '05. 



The smaller Red Bishop Bird is found in great numbers on 

 flats, nesting among the reeds. I have seen a native with a 

 sackful of young birds which he had taken in an afternoon. 



67 B. Pyromelana flammiceps. (Zambesi Bishop Bird.) 

 (a) S • Feira, Dec. '03. In breeding-dress. 

 (/>) Ulungu, May '05. Non-breeding plumage. 



71. Pyromelana capensis xanthomeljena. (Black- 

 thighed Bishop Bird.) 



(a) ? . Ntambwa, Oct. '0-i. 



74. CoLioPASSER ALBONOTATUS. (White-winged Widow 

 Bird.) 



(a) $ . George's Ferr}^ Feb. '04. 



Found along with Pyromelana ori/x sundevalli, but not in 

 such numbers. 



— . CoLiOPASSER HARTLAUBi (Boc). (Hartlaub's Marsh 

 Whydah.) 



(a) (b) (c)l$,2^. Serenji, July '05. 



[These birds are in winter dress, and so are difficult to 

 identify with certainty, but judging chiefly by their size I 

 think they must be referable to this species, originally de- 



