372 Mr. W. K. Ogilvic-Grant on 



being in a transitional stage, v:\i\\ the adult plumage parti- 

 ally assumed on tlie head and throat only. 



The Grenadine Waxbill was met with commonly in 

 Ngamiland and the Kalahari. It seems to prefer arid stony 

 country with low scrubby thorn-bush rather than the neigh- 

 bourhood of much water. I have never seen this Finch in 

 flocks. 1 found a nest in mid-winter which I am almost 

 certain belonged to this bird ; it was placed in a low thorn- 

 bush, and was loosely biiilt of fine grass, with a domed top. 

 It contained two white eggs. I believe that many of the 

 small Finches sometimes nest in South Africa in mid-winter. 



Textok NIGER (Smith). 



Textor niijcr Stark, i. p. 78. 



a, h. S iram. Tsau, 2700 ft., .30tli June. (Nos. 527, 

 528, G. L.) 



c,d. S- Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 2nd July. (Nos. 537, 

 538, G. L.) 



Iris brown ; bill orange ; feet pale orange in the adult, 

 dark orange-brown in tlie immature. 



The Buffalo Weaver-Finch was not met with until we 

 reached Ngamiland, where it was plentiful. It chiefly fre- 

 quents the big trees in the neighbourhood of water. Some 

 large flocks were seen in the early part of August, while at 

 the same time others were busily engaged in building or re- 

 pairing the nests, which are large untidily built structures 

 of thin sticks, placed high up in the tall trees. There are 

 generally several in the same tree. This is a noisy bird, but 

 some of its notes are not unmusical. 



Ploceipasser mahali Smith. 



Ploceipasser mahali Stark, i. p. 83. 



Plocepasser mahali Reich, iii. p. 11. 



a. ? . Molopo River, 3000 ft., 9th April. (No. 5, 

 E. B. W.) 



Iris hazel ; bill and feet horn-coloured. 



The White-browed Weaver-bird was met with everywhere 

 in the bush-country of Bechuanaland. It is a lover of 

 acacia-trees especially, and usually builds in them. The 



