90 NEAVE, Collection oj Birds from N.E. Rhodesia. 



341, 342, 343. £ ad. (Winter). Mterize River. July 24, 

 1905. 



354. $ juv. Mterize River. July 25, 1905. 



356. $ ad. (Winter). Mterize River. July 25, 1905. 



531. $ ad. (Summer). E. bank of Loangwa. Dec. 17, 

 1905. 



Bill (Summer $ $ ), black above, white below ; (Winter 

 $ 6 and ? $ ), pinkish-brown, paler below ; iris, dark 

 brown \feet (Summer), dark brown ; (Winter), pale pinkish- 

 brown. 



All known as "Mpeta" to the natives when in their 

 winter dress. 



190. Ploceipasser pectoralis. 



Philagrus pectoralis, Peters, Journ. f. Ornith., 1868, p. 133 



(Inhambane). 

 Ploceipasser pectoralis, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, 

 p. 247 ; W. L. Sclater, " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 1, 

 p. 85'-; Reichen., " Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 13. 

 140. $ ad. Lichunio, near Petauke. April 11, 1905. 

 149. ? ad. Lichunio, near Petauke. April 13, 1905. 

 319. $ ad. E. bank of Loangwa. July 10, 1905. 

 375. $ ad. Lichunio, near Petauke. Aug. 18, 1905. 

 386, 387. $ 5 ad. Lukashashi River. Sept. 3, 1905. 

 Bill, black ; iris, reddish-brown ; feet, brownish-grey. 

 A very noisy bird. Entirely confined to " Mopani " 

 flats, where it occurs in flocks. It is a very inquisitive 

 bird and not at all wary. 



" Mwanchilo " of the Asenga. 



191. Quelea lathami. 



Loxia lathami, Smith, "Rep. S. Afr. Expl. Exped.," 1836, p. 51. 



Quelea quelea, Sharpe (nee Linn.), "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, 

 p. 257, pi. 10, fig. 3 ; Shelley, Ibis., 1898, p. 379 (Mount 

 Mlosa) ; W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 1, 

 p. 122. 



