113 Aves. 
Systematic. — Passeriformes 
5831 
Hemispingus atripileus chlorigaster 
subsp. n. Columbia, BerlepscH Ver- 
handl. V. Intern. Orn. Kongr. 1910 p. 
1092. 
Psittospiza riefferi boliviano,, subsp. n. 
W. Bolivia, Berlepsch Verhancll. V. 
Intern. Orn. Kongr. 1910 p. 1110. 
Plooeidae. 
Notes on the Ploceidae of Cochin 
China, Germain Rev. Fr. d’Ornith. 2 
pp. 102 165. 
[Dialropura] on an old specimen of 
Scopoli’s “ Veuve do l’islo Pannay ” in 
the Berlin Museum, Reicuenow Ver- 
handl. V. Intern. Orn.-Kongr. 1910 
p. 971 1 pi. 
Pyromelana flammiceps, nest de- 
scribed and eggs figured, Bates Ibis 
1911 p. 589 pi. xi fig. 8. 
Pyrenestes ostrinus jrommi subsp. n. 
Urungu, D.-O.-Afr., Kotiie Ornith. 
Monatsb. 19 p. 70. — P. granti, from Beira 
with critical notes, Sclater Ibis 1911 
p. 227. 
Quelea erythrops, at Beira, new to S. 
Africa, Sclater Ibis 1911 p. 235. — Q. 
aethiopica, destructive to crops in the 
Soudan, figured, Butler Khartoum 
Rep. Welle. Lab. 4b p. 167 pi. xii. 
Spermestes poensis, nestling’s palate 
figured, Bates Ibis 1911 p. 590 text- 
fig. 16. 
Ortygospiza atricollis mulleri subsp. n. 
D. Ostafr., Zedlitz J. Ornith. 59 p. 604, 
[Hypargus] Lagonosticta margaritata, 
a long-lost species rediscovered, Sclater 
Ibis 1911 p. 230. — II. schlegeli, nestling’s 
palate markings figured. Bates Ibis 
1911 p. 591 text fig. 17a. — Pytdia 
nitiduia, note and description of exam- 
ples from Natal, Chubb Ibis 1911 p. 771. 
Emblema picta, breeding in captivity, 
Phillipps Avicult. Mag. 2 p. 91. 
Sporaeginthus amandava, food 
habits, Inglis Bombay J. Nat. Hist. 
Soc. 20 p. 517. 
Munia caniceps kumusii subsp. n. 
Kumusi river, Bt. New Guinea, Har- 
TERt, Bull. B. O. C. 27 p. 47. — Uroloncha 
punctulata, food habits, Inglis Bombay 
J. Nat. Hist. Soc. 20 p. 517. — Po'ephila 
acuticauda and P. a. hecki relations dis- 
cussed, Seth-Smith Bull. B. O. C. 27 
p. 94.— P. personata belcheri subsp, n, 
(N-9I86 g) 
Parry’s Creek, W. Australia Mathews 
Bull. B. O. C. 27 p. 68. 
Erythrura pealei, in captivity with 
col. plate, Bahr Avicult. Mag. 3 p. 49. — 
E. trichoa goodfellowi subsp. n. Moroka 
Mts. Bt. N. Guinea, Ogilvie-Grant 
Bull. B. O. C. 29 p. 29. 
Estrilda astrild miinzneri, Tangan- 
yika, E. rhodopyga centralis. Lake 
Albert Edward, E. r. jrommi, Tangan- 
yika, subspp. n.,KoTHE Ornith. Monatsb. 
19 p. 70. — E. clarkii, nest and eggs 
described, Sclater Ibis 1911 p. 232. — 
E. nonnnla and E. mclpoda, nestling’s 
palate markings figured and note on 
nest and eggs, Bates Ibis 1911 p. 593 
text fig. 17. 
Uraeginthus bengalus brunneigularis 
subsp. n. Bt. E. Afr., Mearns Misc. 
Collect. Washington 56 No. 20 p. 6. — 
U. b. ugandae subsp. n. Uganda, 
Zedlitz J. Ornith. 59 p. 606. — U. b. 
mikindaniensis subsp. n. D. Ostafr., 
Grote Ornith. Monatsber. 19 p. 162. 
Malimbus nitens, nest described and 
eggs figured, from Cameroon, Bates 
Ibis 1911 p. 543 pi. ix fig. 14. 
[, Sycobrotus ] Ploceus amaurocephalus, 
nest described, eggs figured, from 
Cameroon, Bates Ibis 1911 p. 545 pi. 
ix fig. 16. 
[ Heterhyphantes ], Ploceus nigricollis, 
nest and eggs described, Bates Ibis 
1911 p. 582. 
{Hyphantornis] Ploceus graueri sp. n, 
Usumbura, north end of Lake Tangan- 
yika, Hartert Bull. B. O. C. 29 p. 21. — 
P. spekei, variation in the eggs in Bt. E. 
Africa, Lonnbeiig Stockholm Vet.- 
Akad. Handl. 47 No. 5 p. 101 pi. iii. 
[Sitagra] Xanthophilus bojeri alleni 
subsp. n. Mt. Kenia dist., Mearns 
Misc. Collect. Washington 56 No. 20 
p. 6. 
Amblyospiza unicolor, nests from Ki- 
limanjaro figured, Sjostedt Kilimand- 
jaro-Meru Exped. pt. 3 p. 123 pi. v. — 
Hyphantornis aethiopicus , destructive 
to crops in the Soudan, figured, Butler 
Khartoum Rep. Welle. Lab. 4b p. 175 
pi. xiii. — A . melanotus, figured from the 
Upper White Nile, Koenig Ver handl. 
V. Intern. Orn. Kongr. 1910 p. 520 
pi. vi, 
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