EAST AFRICAN BIROS. 903 



PyTELIA AFRA CINEREiaULA Cab. 



A nest containing four fresh white eggs measuring 

 ]6 X 12 mm. w;is found in a maiombo-bush about seven feet from 

 the ground ; tlie bird had ju.st commenced sitting TKilosa. 

 •25. iii. 21). ^ ^ 



DiNEMELLIA BolIMI PtcllW. 



Giant Weavers were usually met with in parties numbering 

 tlu-ee to six individuals, of which ojie would be in a tree (? on 

 guard) and the others feeding on the ground. They were extra- 

 ordinarily difficult of approach. They were seen building their 

 huge nests of twigs at Usshora (27.xi. 21), Ulugu (7. xi. 21), 

 Wembere (8.xi. 21), Luguo (9. xi. 21), Tambali (10. xi. 21), 

 Simbo (12. xi. 21). I have not seen them elsewhere. 



Anai'lectes RUBRicErs Sund. 



A Rpd-hei)ded Weaver flew from nest containing one fresh egg 

 measuring 20 x 14 mm. and of a uniform pale blue colour. The 

 nest was situated at the extremity of an acacia-thorn branch 

 overhanging the road, about ten feet from the ground. Some 

 rain had already f.allen in the district (Tambali, 11. xi. 21). 



A nost was found containing two very unequal-sized young in 

 .it(Izikisia, 16.xi. 21). 



QUELEA SANGUINIROSTRIS INTERMEDIA Rchw. 



From 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. a most extraordinary flight of Southern 

 Masked Weaver- Finches took place; millions of birds must have 

 taken part, and I have never seen anything like it. They Avere 

 in a series of huge flocks Avhich had almost the appearance of 

 smoke as each thinned and thickened in the undulating flight. 

 The intervals between the flights were very small, so that there 

 was practically one continuous stream of birds following the 

 course of the river JST.E. to S.W. to their sleeping places in the 

 reed-beds (?) of a large body of permanent water called " nyanza" 

 hy the loc.nl natives (Simbiti River, 13. x. 22). About 7 a.m. we 

 were fortunate in witnessing part of the return flight, but it was 

 a mere nothing compared with the evening flocks (14. x. 22). 



OR VI D^ . 

 CORVULTUR ALBICOLLIS Lath. . ■ 



A pair of White-necked Ravens made a great outcry on ray 

 approaching n rocky kopje where a nest was found under an over- 

 hanging rock at a great height. The young appeared to ha,ve 

 flown, but there was no sign of them (Mbulu's, 11. x. 21). 



A nest was found in an almost inaccessible situation under an 

 overhanging rock on some rocky hills. It contained four very 



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