AVES. 407 



202. C. flavi-scapulatus, Etipp. 



Kiipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 98. 



Vidua macroeerca, Heugl. Joum. f. Om. 1867, p. 394. 



I am indebted for the only specimen in my collection 

 to Mr. Jesse, who shot it at Guna Guna. It is ia winter 

 dress. The upper part of the wing above being brilliant 

 yellow, and the rectrices not produced in this dress, it 

 has all the appearance of an Euplectes. 



In this dress it may be distiaguished from the southern 

 G. macroeerca, Licht., by the tips of the quill feathers 

 being dark. In C macroeerca they are pale. This was 

 pointed out to me by Dr. Finsch. In fall plumage the 

 two birds are very distinct, the interscapularies being 

 yeUow. 



203. Vidua sphenura, Verr. 



Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 449. 



V. paradisea, Kiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 270. — Brehm, Habesch, 



No. 217. 

 V. sphenura, Heugl. Joum. f. Om. 1867, p. 393. 



Not rare at Komayli, at the base of the hills west of 

 Zulla, in February and March, but not seen anywhere 

 else ; and it had apparently disappeared from the dis- 

 trict in May. The male in fuU plumage is equal to 

 V. paradisea, L., in size. The foUowing are the dimen- 

 sions of a fine male skin for which I am indebted to 

 Captain Sturt. The length exceeds that given by Von 

 Heuglin : — 



in. 



Totallength 15-75 



TaU 12-5 



Outer tail-feathers 2'3 



Wing i . . i 3'2 



Beak - • 6-4 



Tarsus 07 



