98 NEAVE, Collection of Birds from N.E. Rhodesia. 



344, 348. ?. Mterize River. July 24, 1905. 



Bill, horn-colour, paler below ; (344), iris, light ochre, 

 (348) greyish-yellow ; feet, light brownish. 



This is rather a solitary and shy bird for a weaver. 



All Weavers called " Shonko " by the natives. I 

 generally found the crop of this bird to contain grain from 

 native gardens. 



206. Hyphantornis nigriceps. 



Hyphantornis nigriceps, Layard, " B. South Africa," p. 180 

 (1867: Kuruman) ; Bocage, "Orn. Angola," p. 324; 

 Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, p. 456; Shelley, 

 Ibis, 1898, p. 379 (Zomba); W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. 

 Africa, Birds," vol. 1, p. 561. 



Ploceus nigriceps, Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 62. 



42, $ ad. E. bank of Loangwa, Portuguese East 

 Africa. Sept. 14, 1904. 



221. ? ? E. bank of Loangwa. June 7, 1905. 



334. ?. Mterize River. July 20, 1905. 



Bill, brownish-horn-colour, paler below ; iris, brown or 

 reddish-brown ; feet, brownish. 



394. $ ad. On the Plateau East of Mkushi. Sept. 12, 

 1905. 



397. $ ad. Road to Ndola, N.W. Rhodesia. Sept. 

 16, 1905. 



Bill, black ; iris, orange-red ; feet, pinkish-brown. 



207. Hyphantornis shelleyi. 



Hyphantornis shelleyi, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 13, 

 p. 464 (1890); W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," 

 vol. 1, p. 62. 



Ploceus auricapillus, Swains. ; Reichen., " Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, 

 p. 79. 



