258 NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF BIEDS 
Ploceus melanoxanthus, Cab. Black-backed Weaver. $ 5, 
(Jll. Lamu, Manda Island, and Mombasa. Some youngish 
males are very near to P. nigricollis in colour of the mantle, 
which is olive black instead of velvet black. 
Ploceus nigriceps. Black-headed Weaver. $1. Mombasa. 
Ploceus bojeri. Coast Golden Weaver. $3,^11. Manda 
Island, M’koi, and Mombasa. The colour of the head varies 
considerably in the males, as also does the half- collar on the 
upper breast. 
Pyromelana flammiceps. Red-mantled Whydah. $ 5, 2. 
Mombasa and M’koi. All the birds are in partial moult. 
TJrobrachya Hildebrandti, Sharpe. Coast Red-shouldered 
Whydah. $ 2. Mombasa. In off plumage. These birds 
have wings of 92 mm. 
Spermestes scutata. Lesser Green-headed Manakin. $ 3, 
6. Manda and Lamu. These birds lack the purplish green 
spots on the flanks found in S. cuculatus. 
Hypargos niveoguttatus. Black-bellied Fire Finch. 1. 
Mombasa. A male in full breeding plumage. 
Pytelia melba. Fire-throated Finch. $ 2, $ 4. Lamu 
and Manda Island. The red of the throat is very limited, 
not extending on to the upper breast except in one brightly 
marked specimen in which the red extends well on to the 
breast. 
Estrilda minor. Lesser Grass Finch. $ 1. Mombasa. 
Lagonostictabmnneiceps. Fire Finch. $1, $1. Mombasa. 
Not so brightly coloured as inland birds. 
Lagonosticta rhodoparia. Rosy-headed Fire Finch. (J 1. 
Mombasa. This specimen is rather worn. 
Urceginthus bengalus, Sp. Coast Crimson-eared Grass Finch. 
$ 3, <J 5. Manda, Mombasa, and Lamu. These birds are much 
bluer than birds from up-country and have the crimson ear- 
spot much more limited in size. The females have the cheeks 
and throat washed with blue, thus differing from U. b. brunnea- 
gularis. 
Vidua serena. Pin-tailed Whydah. ? 2, (J 4. Lamu 
and Mombasa. 
Passer gongonensis, R. Coast Sparrow. ? 3, $ 13. Mom- 
basa, Lamu, Manda Island, and M’koi. 
