408 Mr. W. R. Ogfilvie-Grant on 
o 
[The Sanguineous AVaxbill occurs in small flocks; I never 
noticed it nortli of Kaka. — R. M. H.] 
15. ^DEMOSYNE CANTANS. 
JEdemosyne cantans (Gmel.) ; Witherby, p. 247 ; Grant 
& Reid, p. 618; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p 11. 
a. Ad. Kaka, 2Sth February. No. 90. 
Iris brown; bill lead-blue ; legs horn-coloured. 
[The African Silver-bill is common. I found a nest with 
young birds in it in March. — R. M. H.] 
16. ESTRILDA CINEREA. 
Estrilda cinerea (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B, Brit. Mus. xiii. 
p. 394 (1890). 
a. S' Fashoda, 29th March. No. 228. 
b-d. S ? . Fashoda, 2nd April. Nos. 280-282. 
Iris and bill crimson ; legs dusky. 
[The Grey Amaduvade is not very common. — R. M. H,] 
17. Estrilda phcenicotis. 
EstiHlda phoenicotis Swains. ; Witherby_, p. 248; Grant & 
Reid, p. 619. 
a. cT . Jebel Ahmed-Agha, 19th February. No. 61. 
b. ? . Kaka, 28th February. No. 86. 
c. ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 12th ApriL No. 327. 
Iris hazel ; bill pink, dusky at tip ; legs horn-coloured. 
[The Crimson-eared Waxbill or Cordon Bleu is very com- 
mon and is one of the few tame Sudan Finches. — R. M. H.] 
18. SlTAGRA LUTEOLA. 
Sitagra luteola (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. 
p. 425 (1890) ; Witherby, p. 248. 
a. ? imm. Fashoda, 29th March. No. 240. 
b. S iram. Kaka, 23rd April. No. 397. 
c. S' Goz-Abu-Gumar, 18th May. No. 512. 
Iris hazel ; bill dusky, under mandible lighter. 
, The adult male, specimen c, of the Black-capped Weaver- 
Finch is out of plumage and is in the dress of an adult female. 
19. Hyphantornis t^niopterus. 
Hyphantornis tcpniopterus Reichenb. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. xiii. p. 467 (1890). 
