collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 419 



Coliuspasser hartlanbi humeralis. 



S , breeding, 1-2. 1. v. ]2. 



S , off-plumage, 1 . 24. ii. 12. 



A rare species. They were breeding in May, in the tall 

 grass by the swamps. Few specimens were seen. Wings 

 100-103 mm. 



Localities. Jinja and Kyetema, in Uganda. 



Drepanoplectes jacksoni. 



c? & ? . 28. xii. 14. 



Very common round Nairobi and Kyambu in the swamp 

 and grass-lands. They w^ere also seen at Elmenteita and 

 Nakuru. 



Localities. Nairobi, Kyambu, Nakuru, and Elmenteita, 

 in British East Africa. 



Spermestes cncnllata. 



c? 1-4; ? 1-3. lO.vi. 13; 10. vi. 13 ; 10.vi.l3; 

 14.viii.l3; 7.iii.09; 19.i. 12; l.iv. 12; l.iv. 12. 



Very common, frequenting plantations and gardens. They 

 feed on grass-seeds, which they collect from off the stalks. 

 They build nests in low trees_, preferably thorny ones, 

 such as the Orange. The nest is built of grass and lined 

 with flowering grass-heads; the nest proper is round, with 

 a tubular entrance towards the bottom of one side. The 

 eggs, four to seven in number, are pure white. We have 

 taken the nest of this species in every month of the year. 



Localities. Kyetema, Kyanja, Nagunga, in Uganda ; 

 Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



Spermestes scutata. 



(? 1-3 ; ? 1-2. 19. v. 13. 



These are adult specimens. They have no green on the 

 flanks or sides. 



Localities. Nairobi, in British East Africa ; Kyetema, 

 in Uganda. 



Spermestes stigmatophora. 

 (J 1-2. 24. ii. 14; 4.i. 12. 



