178 Mr. G. C. Shortridge on Birds from 



(2) 12.5.02. Jr. Legs dark slate-coloured; bill slate- 

 brown. 

 A common resident, gregarious and frequenting the open 

 country. Eggs were obtained. 



18. *Pyromel^na oryx (Linn.) ; Stark, i. p. 126. 

 Very rare at Port St. Johns. 



19. Urobrachya axillaris (Smith) ; Stark, i. p. 134. 



(1) 21.11.01. 6 . Bill blue-grey ; legs black ; iris dark 



brown. In the stomach, grain and seeds. 



(2) 24.11.01. $. Bill flesh-coloured ; legs flesh-coloured. 



(3) 4.6.02. d (winter plumage). Iris brown; legs brown. 

 A very common resident, which is gregarious and frequents 



open swampy country and reeds on the banks of rivers. 



20. Coliopasser ardens (Bodd.) ; Stark, i. p. 142. 



(1) 30.11.02. j. Iris dark brown; bill black; legs 



black. In the stomach, small seeds. 



(2) 14.12.01. d. 



This bird is not plentiful ; it frequents swampy localities. 



21. Vidua principalis (Linn.) ; Stark, i. p. 145. 



(1) 4.12.01. d 1 . Iris hazel; bill pink; legs black. In 



the stomach, small seeds. 



(2) 11.12.01. Jr. Bill black; legs brown. 



Resident and fairly plentiful on the open flats. Poly- 

 gamous. 



22. Poliospiza gularis (Smith) ; Stark, i. p. 165. 



(1) 1.5.02. Iris hazel; bill light brown ; legs brown. 



(2) 21.7.02. $. 



Resident, but not plentiful ; sometimes met with in 

 small flocks in company with Serinus sulphur atus. 



23. Serinus sulphuratus (Linn.) ; Stark, i. p. 169. 



(1) 27.2.02. 6 . Iris brown ; bill light brown ; legs dark 



brown. In the stomach, grass and seeds. 



(2) 4.3.02. 6. 



Resident and fairly plentiful; more or less gregarious. 

 It frequents the open bush-country. 



