Rrrords of Birds ■K'hich luii'c bred in Ca /'tii'ify . 253 
157. — BUFFALO WEAVER. Tcxtor ni^cr. for more proliably the West 
African species. 7". sciicgaleiisis. Ii.Ii.) 
Abroad. Al llu- I'.crlin .Aciuariiim, fRuss. 
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158. — CHESTNUT-BACKED WEAVER. Mchinoptcryx castancijusca. 
Alirnad. i si .'-^clincidcr fRuss. " easily bred " fRu.s.s. 
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159. — RUFOUS-NECKED WEAVER, flypluiiiloniis ciinilliUus. W.T.P.. 
Zoo. 1905 and 1913. 
Abroad, ist Russ fRiiss. " easily l)red " /Russ. 
Hybrids. 
RUFOUS-NECKED x SPOTTED-HACKED WEAVER. 
W.T.]'. 1st Iloldcn. lyi.s See A.M. igi6. 28.- 
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160. — " Great Nitreriaii \'ellovv Weaver." 
flYBRIDS. 
" (Ireal Niycrian Yellow Weaver." " Transvaal Weaver." 
Shore Haily. IQ'.v See R.N. K)!^, 214. 
? species: tlie lien is prob.ibly one of the C.XPI'; (UH.Dl'.N Weavers, 
the cock ?. {h;.ll.). In the i'..N. account it is stated that the cock 
came from Nigeria and was " about the size of an English Thrush. 
The f^eneral body colour is deep vellow : the back and wings greenish 
yellow, bai'red with a slightly deeper colour; front of face dusky; 
iris .... white .... The hen came from the Transvaal 
and is the size of a Saffron Finch, and very much resembles the cock 
SafTron Finch in colour. Neither bird has had any seasonal change 
of colour since T have bad them." 
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161. — SPOTTED-BACKED WEAVER H. spUouotus. 
Hybrids. 
X Spotted-backed Weaver (Rufous -necked Weaver). 
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162. — BLACK-HEADED WEAVER. Sllagm meJanocephala. W.T.P. 
1st I'oltimore. IMl.C. Medal, tc)T2. Sec R.N. 1912, 338. 
Abroad. W.T.P. C. 
