488 Mr. L. M. Seth-Smitli un 



18. Macronyx croceus. Fairly common in short grass. 



19. Mirafra flscheri. Not uncommon in the short grass 

 country. A male in breeding condition was obtained in the 

 middle of May. 



20. Emberiza flaviventris. Only one was seen, on 

 August 21. 



21. Passer diffusus. A common bird round habitations, 

 having the same habits as P. domesticus. It usually nests 

 in thatch, though occasionally builds in trees or in holes or 

 nests of Hirundo pttella. I have found nests in April, June, 

 and August. The eggs, usually four in number, are typical 

 Sparrows' eggs. 



22. Chrysomitris frontalis. 



Spinus citrinelloides frontalis Reichw., Vog. Afr. iii. 1904, 

 p. 276. 



The nest of this species is placed in between the fruit of 

 a bunch of bananas, being almost hidden from below, and is 

 composed of fine grass and down, the outside being cotton. 

 The eggs (Plate X. fig- 5), two in number, are greyish, finely 

 dotted with dull purple, more thickly at the larger end. 

 They nest in May. 



23. Serinus sharpei. 



Serinus sharpei Neumann, Journ. Ornith. 1900, p. 287. 



A fairly common bird. Like Chrijsomitris frontalis it 

 nests in bunches of bananas. The eggs are very pale blue, 

 with a few dark brown spots at the larger end. These are 

 to be met with in October. 



24. Vidua principalis. A very common bird. 



25. Coliuspasser ardens. Not uncommon. Probably nests 

 in April and May. 



26. Coliuspasser concolor. 



Coliuspasser concolor (Cass.) ; Shelley, B, Africa, iv. 1905, 

 p. 44. 



The same remarks apply as to C. ardens, and I believe its 



