BIRDS 3+7 



149. Spennesies stiginatopliora Rchvv. 

 One male of this rare bird from Fajao, on the left bank of 

 the Victoria Nile, just below the Murchison Falls, 8/12/97. " ^^'s 

 dark brown, 'feet black, bill light blue." (See Reichenow, Vogel 

 Deutsch-Ost-Afrika's, p. 154.) 



150. Vidua vidua (L.) 



This is one of the commonest African birds, generally called 

 Vidua principalis or serena, the proper name of which, however, 

 seems to be as above. 



A series from Masindi, Hoima, and Kampala, Uganda Pro- 

 tectorate. 



(FINCHES.) 

 151. Serinus reichenow i Salvad. 

 Kikuyu, British East Africa. 



152. Serinus icterus (Bonn, and Vieill.) 

 Evidently common in Masindi,^ Unyoro. On January 21, 

 1898, a nest was found with one normally coloured young and 

 one albino (*' Iris pink, feet pale flesh-colour, bill pale yellow") of 

 a canary-yellow colour with white wings. 



153. Serinus flaviventris (Sw.) 



Masindi (Unyoro) and Campi-ya-Banda (Uganda Protec- 

 torate). 



154. Passer swainsoni (Riipp.) 



A series of sparrows from Unyoro and Uganda seem to be 

 rather sivainsoni than diffusus. 



(WAGTAILS.) 



155. Motacillaflava L. ; and 156. Motacilla campestris Pall. 



Yellow Wagtails, of these two species, were frequently met 

 with at different places in Uganda and Unyoro from October to 

 March. It is possible that one or two belong to a third form of 

 Yellow Wagtails, but this cannot be decided with certainty, as 

 the specimens in question are young birds. 



