1881.] birds from eastern africa. 585 



108. Sycobrotus melanoxanthtjs. 



Hyphanturgus melanoxanthus, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, pp. 205, 232; 

 Fischer & Reiclienow, torn. cit. p. 363. 



Meliuda. 



The only other locality where this species has been collected is 

 Mombas, where Hildebraudt procured the type, and where Dr. 

 Fischer also met with it. 



109. Sycobrotus nigricollis. 



Sycobrotus nigricollis (Vieill.), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 405. 



Hyphanturgus nigricollis, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 232 ; Fischer & 

 Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 263 ; Fischer, J. f. O. 1879, pp. 280, 288 ; 

 Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 350. 



Lamo. 



The type of Ploceus nigricollis, Vieill., was collected by Perrier 

 in Angola ; otherwise I only know of its occurrence on the Zanzibar 

 coast, where it ranges from Lamo to Zanzibar Island. 



110. PlOCEPASSER MAHALI. 



Philagrus tnelanorhynchus. Smith, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 232. 



I have in my collection an adult male of this species, collected by 

 Dr. Hildebrandt at Kitui, in Ukamba, in May 1877. I have com- 

 pared it with South-African specimens from Matabili, Griqualaud, 

 and Benguela ; and it agrees perfectly. It therefore appears evident 

 to me that Philagrus melanorhynchus. Cab. (J. f. O. 1878, p. 232), 

 refers to this species, and that Plocepasser melanorhynchus, Riipp., 

 has not yet been met with to the south of the White-Nile district. 



111. QUELEA JETHIOPICA. 



Ploceus cethiopicus (Sundev.), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 409, note. 



Hyphantica cethiopica, Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 1879, 

 p. 352. 



Lamo ; Ugogo. 



This species ranges northward from TJgogo to about 18° N. lat. 



112. EUPLECTES FLAMMICEPS. 



Pyromelana fiammiceps. Swains., Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 414. 



Eu-plectes fiammiceps. Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 231; Fischer. & 

 Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 263; Fischer, J. f. O. 1879, pp. 280, 282, 

 289, 303 ; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 351 ; Fischer, J. f. O. 

 1880, p. 187. 



Melinda ; TJsambara hills : Usambara mountains. 



It ranges over the greater portion of tropical Africa, being met 

 w th in East Africa from Abyssinia to Zanzibar, and on the west 

 coast from Senegal to Angola. 



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