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13. Vidua serina (Linn.). 



Vidua principalis Shelley, B. Afr. i. no. 312 (1896). 



a. Ad. d ; imm. d . Moka, Dec. 9, 1902. 



b. Ad. 3 ; young; imm. d . Dec. 14, 1902. 

 Confined to the southern portion of the island. The adult 



males were in full breeding-plumage. This species had not 

 been previously obtained in Fernando Po. 



14. NlGRITA CANICAPILLA (Strickl.). 



JEthiops canicapillus Strickl. P. Z. S. 1841, p. 30 (Fernando 

 Po : type, Brit. Mus.) . 



Nigrita canicapilla Fraser, P. Z. S. 1812, p. 145 (Fernando 

 Po) ; id. Zool. Typ. pi. xlviii. (1849) ; Bp. Consp. Av. i. 

 p. 444 (1850 : Fernando Po) ; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 130 

 (1857 : Fernando Po) ; Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. (2) iv. p. 9 

 (1895 : Fernando Po) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. no. 365 (1896) ; 

 Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. (2) vii. p. 36 (1903: Fernando Po) ; Salvad. 

 Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, iii. p. 112. 



a. Ad. tJ(j. Ribola, Nov. 1, 1902. Total length 

 (measured in flesh) 5'45 inches, culmen 059, wing 29, 

 tail 2*3, tarsus 0'7. Iris lemon-yellow ; bill black ; legs and 

 feet brown. 



b. Ad. $ . Basakato, Nov. 12, 1902. 



c. Ad. d . Bakaki, Nov. 13, 190.2. Iris red; legs and 

 feet brown. 



d. Ad. d- Bakaki, Nov. 15, 1902. Breeding. 



e. Ad. $. Bakaki, Nov. 19, 1902. Totallength (measured 

 in flesh) 5'3 inches, culmen 0"55, wing 2 - 7, tail 2*1, tarsus 0'7. 

 Iris orange-yellow ; legs and feet brown. 



In the female the black of the under parts has a more 

 brownish shade, and the extent of white on the rump is less 

 pronounced. 



/. Ad. d . Banterbari, Nov. 29, 1902. 



y. Ad. d . Pico Joaquin, Dec. 10, 1902. 



h. Ad. $. Moka, Dec. 15, 1902. 



This species is widely distributed on the high ground, 

 frequenting thick trees in pairs. In flight the white on the 

 rump is very conspicuous. 



