406 Mr. V. G. L. van Someren on Birds 



Ploceus (Hyphanturgus) ocularius crocatus. 



c^ 1-3. 21. iv. 13 ; 8. vi. 12 ; 8. vi. 12. 

 ? 1-2. 13.V.12; 27.xii.ll. 



This subspecies is rather more orange-golden on the head 

 than the preceding, but they are very closely allied. They 

 inhabit the acacia and scrub country. We found them rather 

 timid. They were breeding from April to June. The nest is 

 similar to that of the preceding species. The eggs vary from 

 pure white to blue or pale blue-green, with grey, pale brown, 

 and blackish spots. 



Localities. Kyetema and Jinja, in Uganda. 



Ploceus (Hyphanturgus) aurantius rex. 



Ploceus aurantius rex Neumann, Bull. B. O. C. xxiii. 1908, 

 p. 12 : Entebbe, Uganda. 



c^ 1-2. 31.vii.06; 30.vii.06. 

 ? 1. 27.vii. 12. 



This Golden Weaver is not common, though it is found 

 all along the northern shores of Lake Victoria. We noticed 

 them breeding on the Sesse Islands. They build a retort- 

 shaped nest of grass with a short tubular entrance. The 

 eggs are pale blue, green, or sometimes reddish, with lilac 

 and pale brown spots. 



Localities. Jinja, Entebbe, and Sesse Isles, in Uganda. 



Ploceus (Melanopteryx) nigerrimus. 



(^ 1-10 ; ? 1-3. Collected throughout the year. 



A large series of this common bird was collected. They 

 are very partial to palms as nesting-sites, and by the time 

 the nesting-season is over there is not a single palm-leaf 

 left. The males arrive at a chosen site first, and are then 

 followed by the females. 



They frequently build on the same palm or tree as the 

 Yellow Weaver, P.femininus. The nest is retort-shaped, but 

 with practically no tubular entrance. The eggs are invari- 

 ably blue, either bright or pale. We have an egg which is 



