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Collection of Birds 



266. I\\-c/uio//ii^ii'ta aniaiidi [( Puch.) Bp.]. Njiri, \ . ; Donjc 

 Erok, VIII., IX. ; Marago Kanga V. 



The nests are closed at one end during the breeding-season ; 

 at other times they are open 0:1 top and bottom. I found small 

 clusters of them hung on young acacia-trees. 



267. Pscudunigrita cabaiiisi (Fschr. Rchw.j. Yumbe ya Mawe, 

 IV. ; Laffiti Mountains, III. 



268. Estirlda cstrclda minor (Cab.). Njiri, VI., VIII.; Campi 

 ya Simba, XII. 



269. Estrclda r/iodopygniSh'nd.). Njiri, II.; Donje Ei'ok, VI II. ; 

 Ngaptuk, X., I. ; Middle reaches of the Pagani, III. 



270. Estrclda crythronotits (Vicill.J. Ngaptuk, X. 



271. Lagonosticta bniiiciccts, Sharpe. Donjc P2rok, IX. ; Ngap- 

 tuk, X., I. ; Mo.shi, IV., XII. 



272. Ortygosp!Z:i poly zona (Teni.) Kilimanjaro, VIII. 



273. UrtcgiiitJms bcugabis (L.J. Upper reaches of the Pangani, 

 IV. 



274. Urccginthiis cyatioccpJialns (Richm.). Njiri, V. ; Ngap- 

 tuk, X. 



275. Uragiiithus iaut/iii/ogastcr, Rchw. Donje P2rok, VIII. ; 

 Ngaptuk, X., XI. ; Kitumbin Volcano tableland, X. 



276. HypocJiera aniauropteryx, Sharpe. Moshi, XII. 



277. Vidua Jiypochcrina, Vcrr. Ngaptuk, X. 



278. Jl'diia serena (L.). Njiri, VI. ; Ngaptuk, X. ; Rombo, V. ; 

 Kilimanjaro, VIII. ; Campi ya Simba, XII. 



Fringillidae 



279. Passer gongonensis (Oust.;. Njiri, VI., VIII. ; Ngaptuk, X, 

 This large sparrow is often met with on the westerly ranges 



and plateaus of Kilimanjaro. Its call resembles very much that 

 of the house-sparrow. 



280. Passer riifocitictns, Fschr., Richw. Kilimanjaro, VIII. 

 This bird, too, is very like the house-sparrow. 



281. Petroitia pyrgita (Heugl.). Donje Erok, VIII.; Kili- 

 manjaro, VIII. 



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