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Birds from British East Africa. 
almost entirely black, whereas in the latter species they are 
almost entirely chestnut. 
[This Weaver was found in the open spaces in the bush, 
usually near swamps. It was plentiful on the road to 
Shimoni, south of Mombasa.— A. B. P.] 
10. Pyromelana flammiceps (Swains.). 
Byromeiana flammiceps Reich, iii. p. 118. 
a , b. A imm. Takaungu, 25th March and 1st April. 
(No. 172.) 
c. Imm. Mombasa. 
11. PyROMELATs’A XANTHOMELAS (Rupp.). 
Euplectes ocantliomelas Reich, iii. p. 128. 
a. $ . Nairobi. (No. 297.) 
b. Imm. Kikuyu Forest, 29th June, 1902. (No. 339.) 
Iris dark brown; bill horn-coloured ; legs dark brown. 
12. Quelea jEthiopica (Sundev.). 
Quelea sanguinirostris cethiopica Reich, iii. p. 109. 
a, b. [<£]?. Near Mt. Kilimanjaro, 20th Feb., 1902. 
(Nos. 247 & 248.) 
Prom Mr. PercivaFs notes it appears that this species was 
decidedly scarce. The specimen (no doubt a male) which 
Mr. Percival procured on Mt. Kilimanjaro is an example of 
Dr. Reichenow r, s Q. intermedia. This form according to Capt. 
Shelley (B. of A. iv. p. 115) is probably a cross between 
Q. quelea and Q. cethiopica, both of which range into the 
Great Lake district of Central Africa. 
13. Spermestes nigriceps Cass. 
Spermestes nigriceps Reich, iii. p. 153. 
a. $ . Shimoni, 19th May, 1901. 
b . Kikuyu Forest, 30th June, 1902. (No. 350.) 
Bill slate-coloured; legs and feet dark brown. 
[This little Weaver-Finch was almost always seen in flocks, 
some of which were of considerable size. They were more 
common round Mombasa in the grass-country than at 
Shimoni. One was seen collecting grass for its nest in 
March.— A. B. P.] 
