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ONYCHOGNATHUS MORIO SHELLEYI Hartert 



GREAT RED-WINGED STARLING 



It was a surprise when one of these birds was brought in, but later 

 I found them plentiful on a kopje to the west of the town. The bird 

 did not live. (Dodoma, vi. 26.) 



BUBALORNIS NIGER NYANSAE (Neumann) 



BLACK-WINGED CORAL-BILLED WEAVER 



Three birds in prime condition were brought in about the middle 

 of the month. They showed no embarrassment in captivity, retained 

 a pride in their personal appearance, and fed well upon rice and 

 "mtama." (Dodoma, vi. 26.) 



DINEMELLIA BOKMI (Reichenow) 



BOHM'S GIANT WEAVER 

 Two received, but did not live. (Dodoma, vii. 26.) 



SPOROPIPES FRONTALIS EMINI Neumann 

 EMIN'S SCALY HEADED FINCH 



HYPHANTURGUS NIGRICOLLIS MELANOXANTHUS C.ibanis 



COAST BLACK-MANTLED YELLOW WEAVER 



TEXTOR NIGRICEPS NIGRICEPS (Layard) 



BLACK-HEADED WEAVER 



AMADINA FASCIATA ALEXANDERI Neumann 



CUT-THROAT FINCH 



QUELEA SANGUINIROSTRIS? CANDIDA Friedmann 



SOUTHERN MASKED WEAVER FINCH 



PYROMELANA HORDEACEA SYLVATICA Neumann 



RED-CROWNED BISHOP BIRD 



VIDUA species 



WHYDAH 



GRANATIN A lANTHOG ASTRA lANTHOG ASTRA Reichenow 

 PYTILIA EIREI Shelley 

 EAST AFRICAN FIRE-THROATED FINCH 



LAGNOSTICTA species 



CRIMSON FINCHES 



All the foregoing species of weaver birds were placed on a diet 

 of "mtama" or ''uwele" and all save the last survived in consider- 

 able numbers. It will be readily understood that where birds are 

 carried in the hot hand of a native their chance of survival is small. 



