358 mr. f. Nicholson on [Mar. 19, 



goes up the east coast, and extends at least as far as Angola on the 

 west coast. 



29. ESTRELDA CYANOGASTRA. 



Estrelda cyanogastra (Daud.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 65. no. 

 616. 



A single specimen in Messrs. Moir's collection. 



30. Hyphantornis nigriceps. 



Hyphantornis nigriceps, Layard ; Finsch & Hartl. t. c. p. 392 ; 

 Sharpe, t. c. p. 715. 



One specimen of this Weaver-bird was included in the collection 

 sent by Messrs. Moir. 



31. Pytelia melba. 



Pytelia melba (L.) ; Finsch & Hartl. t. c. p. 441. 



A female specimen, and of course difficult to determine correctly 

 from this sex only ; but it appears to agree with examples from South 

 Africa in the British Museum. Dis. Finsch and Hartlaub, more- 

 over, record it from South Mozambique, where Dr. Peters ob- 

 tained it. 



32. Euplectes nigriventris. 



Eupiectes nigriventris (Cass.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 715. 

 Pyromelana nigriventris, Finsch & Hartl. t. c. p. 415. 

 An adult male specimen. 



33. Euplectes capensis. 



Euplectes capensis (L.). 



Pyromelana capensis, Finsch & Hartlaub, t. c. p. 416. 



An adult male specimen. 



34. Passer diffusus. 



Passer diffusus, Smith ; Hartl. t. c. p. 826. 

 P. swainsoni, Finsch & Hartl. t. e. p. 451. 

 Two specimens. 



35. COLIUS LEUCOTIS. 



Colius leucotis, (Riipp.) ; Finsch & Hartl. t. c. p. 472; Sharpe, 

 t. c. p. 714. 

 One specimen. 



36. TOCKUS MELANOLEUCUS. 



Tockus melanoleucus (Licht.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, B. S. Afr. 

 p. 127. 



Buceros melanoleucus, Finsch & Hartl. t. c. p. 485. 



Two specimens. 



37. PYOCEPHALUS FUSCICAPILLUS. 



Pceocephalus fuscicapillus (Verr.). 



