HYPHANTORNIS MARIQUENSIS 405 



The Namaqua Masked-Weaver ranges over South-west 

 Africa from Benguela into Cape Colony, and is replaced 

 further east in South Africa by an extremely nearly allied 

 form, jBT. mariquensis. 



The type of Ploceus velatus, Vieill., came from Namaqualand. 

 In the British Museum there are two full plumaged males, 

 collected by Anchieta at Hurabe, which agree perfectly with 

 one of Mr. Butler's specimens from Cape Colony, probably 

 from the western side ; in all three the wings measure exactly 

 3'0 inches and the black forehead is broad, reaching well 

 beyond the base of the culmen, but they differ from other 

 males from Cape Colony and Natal in being slightly smaller, 

 with a weaker bill, and in the more sulphur yellow shade of 

 the upper parts, the rump being clear uniform sulphur yellow. 

 The following remarks may apply to this species or to 

 H. tahatali, or in part to each of them. 



Anchieta, who has procured specimens also at Benguela, 

 Quillengues, gives as their native names " Dicole " and 

 " Janja." Dr. Biittikofer records it in the collection made 

 by Kellen during his residence at Humpata in the Upper 

 Cunene district. Mr. Andersson's remark, that it is " com- 

 mon in Damaraland and the parts adjacent," refers to H. 

 tahatali, and probably also to this species, but I have not 

 seen a specimen of the true Namaqua Weaver obtained by 

 him. 



Hyphantornis mariquensis. 



Ploceus mariquensis, Smith, III. Zool. S. Afr. Aves, pi. 103 (1845) N. of 



KurricJiaine. 

 Hyphantornis mariquensis, Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 466, pi. 10 ; Symonds, 



Ibis, 1887, p. 332 Kroonstad. 

 ■? Ploceus personatus (non Vieill.), Swains. An. in Meuag. p. 306 (1837). 

 Hyphantornis nigrifrons, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 182 (1851). 

 Ploceus chloronotus, Eeichenb. Singv. p. 82, pi. 11, figs. 304, 305 (1863). 



