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Textor albirostris intermedins, Eeichen. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 4 (1904). 

 Textor scioanus, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. 1834, p. 195 Shoa ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. M. xiii. p. 511 (1890) ; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 463 (1896). 



Adults. Similar to those of T. albirostris, but distinguished by having a 

 wash of white on the under surface of the quills and the bill being red 

 inclining to brown at the tip. "Iris brown; feet black" (Lort Phillips). 

 Total length 8-8 inches, ciilmen 0-95, wing 4-9, tail 4-0, tarsus 1-2. 3^ , 7. 1. 00. 

 Tadechmulka (Harrison). 



Immature. Upper parts slaty grey, with imperfect white edges to the 

 outer greater wing-coverts, primaries and tail-feathers ; under surface of 

 quills brown, gradually fading into buff towards the base of the primaries ; 

 under wing-coverts blackish, with some white terminal margins ; sides of 

 head slaty grey, inclining to white in front of the eyes and on the cheeks; 

 under parts mottled with white and slaty grey, the former predominating 

 on the throat and centre of the breast, on which latter part the broad dark 

 bars become lanceolate. "Iris brown; bill dark brown; feet black" 

 (Lort Phillips). Wing 4-5. ? , 1. 2. 00. Msara (Delamere). 



Cabanis's Buffalo-Weaver ranges over Eastern Africa from 

 the northern end of Lake N^'asa to Southern Abyssinia. 



In its southern range it has been obtained by Sir Alfred 

 Sharpe between Kandeland and the Euaha River, by Erain at 

 Mpapwa and Nianguira in Ugogo, and it apparently does not 

 wander further west than 33° E. long. ; but seems to be 

 plentiful and very evenly distributed throughout its range, 

 northward from Ugogo, judging from the list of localities 

 where the species has been actually obtained, as given by 

 Dr. Reichenow in his " Vogel Afrikas." 



The types were discovered by the late Baron Carl v. d. 

 Decken at the Dalaoni River and Kisuani. In this latter 

 district, between the Pare Highlands and the Pangani River, 

 Fischer saw a colony of these Weavers breeding in a clump of 

 acacia trees and describes their habits, which are veiy similar 

 to those of the other members of the genus, and Mr. Pease 

 found them in Southern Abyssinia feeding on the ground in 

 company with Glossy Starlings and Hornbills. Hildebrandt 



