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61. IIyphantornis intermedius. 



Hyphanturnis intermedius (Rlipp.) ; Ogilvie-Graut^ Trans. 

 Zool. Soc. xix. p. 276 (1910). 



Specimens of the Intermediate Masked- Weaver differ in 

 no way from those described in the Report ontheRuwenzori 

 Expedition, quoted above. Full-plumaged males were pro- 

 cured on the Omo, at the northern end of Lake Stefanie, 

 on the Sagan River and at Lake Abbaya, in August and 

 September. 



62. Hyphantornis vitellinus. 



Hyphantornis vitellinus (Licht.) ; Shelley, iv. p. 442 (1905). 



rioceus vitellinus vitclUnus Neumann, J. f. O. 1905, 

 p. 341. 



Full-plumaged males of the Vitelline Masked- Weaver 

 were obtained at Gofa, at the northern ends of Lakes Rudolf 

 and Stefanie, and in Konso. 



63. Hyphantornis spekei. 



HypJianlornis spekei Ileugl. ; Shelley, iv. p. 414, pi. xl. 

 fig. 2 (1905). 



An adult male of Speke's Weaver-Finch was shot on the 

 Akaki River near Addis Abbaba on the 3rd of October. 



64. Hypiiantounis t.emopterus. 



Hyphantornis taniopjterus (iielclieuh.) ; Shelley, iv. p. 411 

 (1905). 



Floceus taeniopferus Neumann, J. f. 0. 1905, p. 341. 



Three full-plumaged males of Reicheubach's Masked- 

 Weaver were obtained on the Omo River between the 1st 

 and 3rd of August. 



65. Hyphantornis galbula. 



Xanthop)hilus galbula (Riipp.) ; Shelley, iv. p. 474 (1905). 



A small series of Riippell's Golden Weaver was obtained 

 in the neighbourliood of Lakes Zwai, Abbaya and Stefanie. 

 Full-plumaged males were killed towards the end of January, 

 likewise examples only commencing to assume the breeding- 

 dress. Immature birds of both sexes were collected in 

 August and September and an adult female in December. 



