collected in Nyasaland. 21 



138. Steganura paradisea. 



Steganura paradisea (Linn.) ; Sharpe^ Cat. xiii. p. 211. 

 Vidua verreauxi, Cass. ; Sbarpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 452^ 848. 

 Zomba, July to Oct. 



139. Vidua principalis. 



Vidua principalis (Linn.) ; Shelley^ 1. c. p. 25. 

 Zomba, July to January. 



140. Penthetria ardens. 



Penthetria ardens (Bodd.) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 25. 

 Zomba, July to Dec. 



141. Amaurestes fringilloides. 



Amaurestes fringilloides (Lafr.); Sliarpe. Cat. xiii. p. 267. 

 Zomba, July. 



142. Spermestes scutata. 



Spermestes scutata (Heugl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. xiii. p. 265. 

 Spermestes cucullata (nee Swains.) ; Sharpe, B. S, Afr. 

 p. 456. 



Zomba, July to Nov. 



143. Hypochera eunerea. 



Hypochera funerea (De Tarrag.) ; Sbarpe, Cat. xiii. p. 310. 

 Hypochera ultramarina, Hartl. ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 457. 

 Zomba, July to Sept. 



144. Pyromelana flammiceps. 



Pyromelana flammiceps (Swains.) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 25. 



Zomba, July to November. A large series in the brown 

 plumage : one only, procured in November, has assumed the 

 red nuptial dress. 



145. Pyromelana nigrifrons. 



Pyromelana nigrifrons, Bohm; Shelley, 1. c p. 25. 

 Zomba, July to Sept. All in the brown plumage. 



146. Pyromelana xanthomel^ena. 



Pyromelana xanthomelana (Riipp.) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 25. 



Zomba, July to Feb. In brown plumage from July to 

 August, in which latter month they begin to assume their 

 breeding plumage. 



