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



scribed by Bocage from Angola, and subsequently obtained 

 near the northern end o£ Lake Nyasa. It is not in the 

 Check-list, but is described by Reichenow (Vog. Afr. iii. 

 p. 142) and by Shelley (B.ls. Afr. iv. p. 54). 



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

 00 [ ? ]• Between Tette and Chilwa, June '03. 

 {h) $ . Feira, A})r. '04. In non-breeding dress. 

 Occurs occasionally, but is not common. 



79. Vidua paradisea. (Paradise Widow Bird.) 

 (a)(hy2 $ s. George's Ferry, Feb. '04. In breeding plumage, 

 (c) $ juv. No loc. 



The male in his breeding-plumage is very conspicuous, as 

 he flies high and perches on tall trees. 



80. Hypochera funerea, (Black Widow Finch.) 



(a) (b) $[^ ?]. George's Ferry, Feb. '04. $ , bill and 

 legs red ; ? ?, bill and legs white. 



The male is fond of sitting motionless at the top of a tall 

 tree, very often a thorny acacia. The bill is red in most 

 specimens, and I fancy those with a white bill are either 

 females or not in adult plumage. 



83. Petronia petronella. (South African Rock Sparrow.) 



(a) (h). Chiromwe, Oct. '03. 



(c) $ . Kapsuku. Iris and bill brown ; legs grey. 



((/) $ . Ulungu, June '05. 



Generally distributed, mostly on the wooded hills. They 

 chirk a good deal, but have also a sort of song. 



86. Passer griseus. (Southern Grey-headed Sparrow.) 



(a) (b). Opposite Feira, Sept. '03. 



(c-/) 2 ^ s, 2 ?. George's Ferry, Mar. '04. 



(g). Ntambwa, June '05. 



(A). Ulungu, May '05. 



Found almost everywhere, but never in great numbers. 



— . PoLiospizAREiCHARDiReichw. (Reichard's Seed-eater.) 

 ((f) {h) $ . Ulungu, June, July, '05. Iris and bill brown ; 

 legs light brown. 



[This species is not in the Check-list. It has previously 



