24 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 
PASSER SWAINSONT (Riippell). 
Pair, Singa, Blue-Nile, 27 Dec.; Aradeiba, 21 Jan. 
Common along Blue-Nile. 
SERINUS ICTERUS ICTERUS (VIEILLOT). 
1 9, Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 16 Jan. 
Uncommon. 
EMBERIZA CAESIA Cretzschmar. 
3 Q’s, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan.; Sennar, 25 Dec. 
A fairly common migrant. 
PLOCEIDAE. 
STEGANURA PARADISEA (Linné). 
2 o’s, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 23 Jan.; Abu Zor, 6 Jan. 
Common near Singa and Sennar but rare farther south; if in winter 
plumage we may not have noticed it. 
UROBRACHYA PHOENICEA (Heuglin). 
1 o&, Abiad, Dinder, 14 Feb. 
In flocks; with other weaver-finches. 
PLOCEIPASSER SUPERCILIOSUS (Riippell). 
1 o, Gebel Maba, Blue-Nile, 14 Jan. 
Only one seen. 
QUELEA SANGUINIROSTRIS AETHIOPICA (Sundeval). 
4 d's and 1 9, Gabardi, Blue-Nile, 31 Dec.; Bados, 4 Feb.; Singa, 
28 Dec. 
Exists in unbelievable thousands and is a great menace to agri- 
culture. 
