Collection of Birds 



Ploceidae 



240. Tcxtor alhirostris iiito-iiuuiius, Cab. Middle reaches of the 

 Pangani, III.; Njiri, W\ Ngaptuk, X.; Donje Erok, IX.; Korongi, 

 III.; Lafitte Mountains, III. 



In March I found these weaver-birds breeding. The whitish^ 

 or green-whitish, eggs have very fine grey or brown spots, and 

 measure 20 to 30 x 19 to 20 mm. 



241. Diuemcllia diiicmclli ([Hort] Riipp.). Njiri, \'., VI.; 

 Donje Erok, VIII.; Vumbe ya Mawe, IV. 



242. Sporopipcs frontalis {Y)-^\xd..). Njiri, VI.; Donje Erok, IX. 



243. P locals rcichciio-cvi {Y'~,c\\r.). Moshi, IV., XII. 



244. PloccHS inclanoxantliHS (Cab.). Middle reaches of the 

 Pangani, III. ; Pare, II. ; Donje Erok, XL 



245. Plocciis oculariiis ci-oactus iW^xVX^). Moshi, I\^, XIII. 



246. PloccHs rubigiiiosiis, Riipp. Njiri, VIII.; Donje Erok, IX.; 

 Ngaptuk, X. ; Mcrker Lakes, XI. 



I found the weavers breeding Februar\' 28th. The eggs, not 

 seen before, are light blue, and measure 12 to 14 x 5 to 6'5 mm. 



247. Ploccus Jiigriccps (Lay.). Campa ya Simba, XII.; Moshi, 

 IV., XII. ; Kilimanjaro, VMII. 



I met with large colonies of these weaver-birds near Mason- 

 goleni (near Kibwezi). They had just built their wonderful nests. 

 The eggs were of a light bluish colour, with reddish-brown speckles. 

 The nests without a tunnelled entrance were woven from the 

 broader kind of sedge-grass ; the inside, or interior, was lined 

 with the green leaves (now of course dried up) of the tall acacia- 

 trees only. 



248. Plocens spckci (V\q.v\'^}). Mcrker Lakes, XI. 



249. Plocens jacksoni. Shell. Campi ya Simba (Djipe Lake), XI L 



250. Ploccus caba)iisi {Vixs.). Masimani, I II. 



251. Ploccus anrcoflai'HS, A. Sm. Masai land. 



252.* Ploccus scJiilli7igsi,^c\\\\'. Njiri, VII., VIII.; Ngaptuk, 

 X. ; middle reaches of the Pangani, III. ; Masimani (Middle Rufu), 



III. 



* Orii. Motsb., 1902, p. 158 (.') 



