Manchester Memoirs, Vol. li. (1907), No. 10. 95 



Estrilda astrilda, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, p. 391 ; 

 Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 178; W. L. Sclater, 

 " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 1, p. 98. 



165, 166. $ $ ad. Matambadzi River. May 4, 1905. 



Bill, coral-red ; iris, brown ; feet, black. 



420. S ad. Near Ndola, N.W. Rhodesia. Oct. 3, 

 1905. 



Bill, scarlet ; iris, brown ; feet, black. 



Most of the Wax-bills are known to the natives as 

 " Yongwe." 



201. Estrilda angolensis. 



Fringilla angolensis, Linn., " Syst. Nat.," vol. 1, p. 323 (1766: 



Angola). 

 Urceginthus phcenicotis, Bocage {nee Linn.), " Orn. Angola," 



P- 354- 

 Granatina angolensis, Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 379 (Mount Mlosa 



and Zomba Plains), p. 554 (Lake Shirwa). 

 Estrilda angolensis, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, p. 402 ; 



W. L. Sclater, " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 5, p. 102. 

 Urceginthus bengalus angolensis, Reichen., " Vog. Afrikas," 



vol. 3, p. 209. 



99. ? ad. Petauke. March 2, 1905. With nest 

 and eggs. 



101. $ ad. Petauke. March 2, 1905. 



308. £ ad. E. bank of Loangwa. July 7, 1905. 



335. $ ad. Mterize River. July 20, 1905. 



Bill, violet, tip dusky ; iris, red ; feet, pink. 



A common species. Native name " Niasisi." 



The nest of this bird was composed entirely of 

 fine grass, and was of a great depth. It contained one 

 white egg. In common with the nests of many birds in 

 the country, more especially the smaller Weavers, the nest 

 was placed close to those of a species of Hymenoptera of 



