collected in Nyasaland. 47 1 



42. Steganura paradisea. 



Sieganura paradisea (Linn.); Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 21. 



Fort Lister, July. This specimen is labelled " female," 

 which I consider must be a mistake, as it is in full adult 

 male plumage. 



43. Hypochera nigerrima. 



Hypochera nigerrima, Sharpe; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 25. 

 Fort Lister, ? , July. This specimen is similar in plumage 

 to the adult male. 



44. Penthetria ardens. 



Fenthetria ardens (Bodd.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 25, 

 1894, p. 21. 



Zomba, Aug. This specimen, though still in the brown 

 plumage, has assumed some of the elongated tail-feathers. 



45. Urobrachya axillaris. 



Urobrachya axillaris (Smith) ; Sharpe, Cat. xiii. p. 224. 

 Penthetria axillaris, Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 461, 849. 

 Palombi River, ,^ , Oct. In the brown plumage with the 

 red shoulder. 



46. Pyromelana taha. 



Pyromelana taha (Smith) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 465 ; id. 

 Cat. xiii. p. 242. 



Fort Lister, $ , July. An immature bird. 



47. Cryptospiza reichenowi. 



Cryptosjjiza reichenoivi, Sharpe, Cat. xiii. p. 254. 



Pytelia reichenowi, Hartl. J. f. O. 1874, p. 346 ; Reichen. 

 J. f. O. 1875, p. 41, pL 2. fig. 1. 



Milanji Plateau, Nov. 2. An immature bird, probably of 

 this species. 



48. Pytelia afra. 



Pytelia afra (Gm.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 26, 1894, p. 22. 



Fort Lister, ? , July. This specimen is in the adult male 

 plumage, so I think Mr. Whyte must have made an error in 

 marking it as a female. 



