With Flashlight and Rifle -<* 



This species of weaver-bird \vas discovered by the author : it 

 is very much like /'. bojcri. Tlic.se birds have a golden brownish 

 ring round the neck ; the body is much yellower, and not 

 throughout of the golden hue of that of /'. bojcri. The forehead 

 is real gold-coloured, but the nape of the neck is more of a 

 golden brown. The wings on both sides are not of the washed-out 

 yellowish tint, but more blackish-brown, and are marked by dis- 

 tinctive broad bands of a light golden colour. Length, about 155 ; 

 wings, about 75; tail, about 60 ; beak, about 16; height, about 

 22 mm. This beautiful weaver-bird builds its nest only over 

 the water. I found a number of golden cuckoos (Cluysococcy.\ 

 cnprcns, Bodd.) in the nests during March. 



253. Ainbliospisa nnicolor (Eschr., Rchw.). Moshi, XII. 



254. Ploccpasscr nielanorkynchiis (Riipp.). Xguaso Xyiro, X. 

 The note of this bird bears some resemblance to the call of 



the chaffinch (Fringilla c<.rlcbs). 



255. Onclca sanguinirostris cEtJiiopica (Sund.J. Xjiri, V. ; Donjc 

 Erok, IX. ; Xgaptuk, XI. ; Yum be ya Mawc, IV '. ; Kiraragua, 

 XI. 



256. Pyroinclana nigrorcntris (Cass.). Xjiri. V. ; Singiwi, XII. 



257. ILnplcctcs xantJionielaS) Riipp. Moshi, IV. ; Kilimanjaro, 

 VIII. 



258. Colinspasser lalicanda (Lcht.). Donjc Erok, IX.; Kiraragua, 

 XL; Moshi, IV. 



259. Colinspasser alboiiotains (Cass.J. Donje Erok, IX. 



260. Colinspasscr cqncs (Hartl.). Donjc l^rok, IX.; Xgaptuk, X. 



261. Ainadina fasciata (Gm.). Donje ] r .rok, \'III., IX.; Njiri, 

 VI. ; Xgaptuk, X. ; Kilimanjaro, XT 1 1. 



262. Spcnncstcs uigriccps, Cass. Campi ya Simba, XII. ; Kili- 

 manjaro, VII. 



263. Spcnncstcs cauiccps (Rchw.j. Donje ICrok, \T II. ; Xgaptuk, 

 VII. 



264. Aidcinosyne caulaus oricntalis^ L/,. Hellm. Donje ICrok", 

 VIII. ; Kilimanjaro, VIII. 



265. rytilia inclba 'L.) Njiri, VI.; Donje Erok, IX.; Kili- 

 manjaro, VIII. ; Xgaptuk, X., XI. 



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