138 NoviTATBa ZooiiOaioAB XXVI. 1919. 



82. Hyphantomis crocata Hartl. = Ploceus (Hyphanturgus) ocularius crocatus. 

 Hyphantornis crocata Hartlaub, Abhanctt. not. Verein Bremen, vii. p. 100 (1881 — 1 $ ad., Magungo). 



Type : <J ad., Magungo, 25. xi. 1879. Emin tasha leg. No. 152. 



The grouping of the genera of African Weavers in Sharpe's Handlist is 

 quite impossible and unsuccessful. Symplectes (Sycohrotus) is perhaps separable. 

 Sitagra, Sharpia and Phormophlectes must be united. If split up as much 

 as possible, Othyphantes, Heteryphantes (including aliena), and Hyphanturgus 

 may be kept separate, further Hyphantornis (with Xanthophilus and part of 

 Sharpe's Sitagra and Hyphanturgus), Hypermegestes, Melanopteryx, Pachyphantes, 

 and Brachycope. I do not say that I would finally advocate so much splitting 

 of genera, but the above arrangement would be sensible and logical, if unneces- 

 sary. (Cf. NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE, 1907, p. 492). 



t 83. Ploceus ocnlarins abayensis Neum. = Ploceus {Hyphanturgus) ocularius 



crocatus. 



Ploeeut oeularius abayensis Neumaim, Jawm. f. Orn. 1906. p. 339 (" Gigiro in Gudji ostlich des Abaya 

 -^eea "). Ci Nov. Zool. 1907. pp. 496, 497. 



Type : $ ad., Gigiro, 25. xii. 1900. Type : Oscar Neumann leg., 497. No. 

 487. 



Zedlitz, Journ. f. Orn. 1916, pp. 13, 14, separates abayensis ; I regret to 

 say that the specimens before me do not bear out his statements of the differ- 

 ences. 



84. Ploceus ocularius po Hart. = Ploceus {Hyphanturgus) ocularius po. 

 Ploceus ocularius po Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1907. p. 498 (Fernando Po). 



Type : <J ad.. Fish Town, Fernando Po, 2. i. 1904. E. Seimund leg. No. 

 3119. 



85. Ploceus melanoxanthus malensis Neum. = Ploceus {Hyphanturgus) 



nigricoUis malensis. 



Ploceus melanoxanthus malensis Neumann, Orn. Monatsber. 1904. p. 162 (Male-land). Cf. Joum, /, 

 Orn. 1905. p. 338. 



Type : 3 ad., Schambala (or Barssa) River, Male-land, 19. i. 1901. Oscar 

 Neumann leg. No. 626. 



86. Sycobrotus emini Hartl. = Ploceus {Othyphantes) emini emini. 

 Sycdbrotus emini Hartlaub, Orrviih. Centralbl. 1882. p. 92, Jomn. f. Orn. 1882. p. 322 (Agaru). 

 Type : <J ad., Agaru, 30. iv. 1881. Emin Pasha leg. No. 101. 



87. Ploceus insignis frater Neum. = Ploceus {Sitagra) insignis frater. 



Ploceus insignis frater Neumann, Bull. B.O. Club, xxiii. p. 12 (1908 — " Country west of Lake Albert 

 Edward "). 



Type : ? ad.. Forest 90 km. west of Lake Edward, 16. ii. 1907. Rudolf 

 Grauer leg. No. 2055. 



