-* Collection of Birds 



266. Pscndonigrita arnandi \ l'uch v 1">P-1- Xjiri, V. ; Ddnje 

 Krok, VIII., IX.; Mara-o Kan-a V. 



The nests are closed at one end during the breeding-season; 

 at other times they are open 0:1 tup and bottom. 1 found small 

 clusters of them huirj; on youn;j; acacia-trees. 



267. Pscndonigrita cabaius: 'T'schr. Kchw. . Yumbe ya Mawc, 

 IV '. ; Lafiiti Mountains, III. 



2o\S. I'.strclda cstrclda minor Cab. . Xjiri, \T., \"I1I.; Canipi 

 ya Simba, XII. 



269. I'.strclda i'!iodop\'<i'a (Sinul. . Xjiri, II.; 1 )onje Krok, \" 1 1 1. ; 

 X^aptuk, X., I.; Middle reaches of the Tapani, III. 



270. ILstrclda aythronotns (X'ieill. . X^aptuk, X. 



271. I,a^onostict(i l>nincicct>s, Sharpe. I )onje l ; .rok, IX.; X;j;ap- 

 tuk, X, I. ; Moshi, IV., XII. 



272. Ortygos[>i:-...i />o/}':::o//<i ( Terr,.) Kilimanjaro, \'1II. 



27 v Uricginthns baigalns \.. . Upper reache.s of the Pan^ani, 

 IV. 



271.. ( : i\c^int/ins cyanoccplialits Kichm. . Xjiri, V. ; X^ap- 

 tuk, X. 



27:. (.' ncgintlnts ianiliitiogiistir, Kch\\\ I)onje l-'.ruk, \TII. ; 

 X'^'aptuk, X., XI.; Kitumbin \olcanotablcland, X. 



270. 1 lyf>oclicrn aiiianr,>/'>tcry.\\ Sharpe. Moshi, XII. 



277. Vidini ItvpocJicriiHii \ err. X^aptuk, X. 



278. / 'idiin s<Ti'/tii <\..). Xjiri, VI.; X^aptuk, X. ; k<>mbn, \. ; 

 Kilimanjaro, \ III.; C;;m]>i \'a Simba, XII. 



Fring'illidae 



270. /\fssi~r ^'<>f/^o/h'//\is C)ti--t. . Xjiri, \ I., \ III.; X^aptuk, X. 



Tln\ lai'^e sparrow is otten met with on the westerly ranges 

 and plateaus ol Kilimanjaro. Its call resembles very much that 

 oi the house-sparrow. 



2Si>. / \i\.\r:- ////<'<///. 7//.S-, I-'schr. Kich\\. Kiiimanj m>, \ III. 

 I h s bird, too, is ver\ - like 1 the hoiise->parrow. 



2Si. ret ron in /;r;;;'/Vw , IIeu-1. . Donje l ; .rok, VIII.; Ki'.i- 

 man jari \ \ I I I. 



