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by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
[The Black-headed Oriole was found in all forested 
localities from the Knysna, eastwards and northwards to the 
Zambesi. It is essentially a bird of the woods and forests, 
and is wild and wary, keeping continually on the move and 
uttering incessantly a loud clear whistle. It goes both 
singly and in pairs, and usually keeps to the tops of the larger 
trees. 
The soft parts are :—- 
Adult. Irides rich red ; bill dark flesh-coloured; legs 
and toes slate-coloured. 
Immature. Irides brown ; bill black; legs and toes slate- 
coloured.] 
23. Hyphantornis nxgriceps. 
P® Beira, Dec. (4). 
One adult male is typical; another sexed as male, which 
is as large as the male, closely resembles the female and is 
probably a bird of the year. There is very little white on 
the lower side of the female or young male. 
[The Black-headed Weaver was only found in the Beira 
district, where it was not uncommon. It was mostly seen 
in pairs and was breeding, although small parties of non¬ 
breeding birds were noticed frequenting the native gardens. 
The nests were hung in bamboo brakes or in the thin branches 
of trees in damp situations, but unfortunately not one that 
I examined.contained eggs or young. In call and song this 
species resembles the other Yellow Weavers. 
The soft parts are ■ 
$ , breeding . Irides rich orange ; bill black ; legs and 
toes horn-brown. 
$ . Irides yellow ; bill, legs and toes horn-brown.] 
26. Hyphantornis spilonotus. 
Tv. Klein Letaba, July, Sept. (2) ; Woodbush, Dec., 
Jan. (10) ; Z. Jususie Valley, Dec. (2) ; Ngoye Hills, 
Oct. (3) ; P. Coguno, Aug. (6). 
The series taken at Coguno in August is most inter¬ 
esting; it shews the males gradually assuming the bright 
breeding plumage. The youngest of these is very like the 
SER. ix.— VOL. v. R 
