Ploceidse of the Ethiopian Region. 317 
itself, and apparently forms a somewhat natural link between 
Spermospiza and Hypargus. 
26. CrYPTOSPIZA REICHENOWI. 
Pytelia reichenowii, Hartl. Ibis, 1874, p. 166, Bondongo, 
in Camaroons; Beichen. J. f. O. 1875, pi. 2. fig. 1. 
Cryptospiza reichenowi , Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1884, 
p. 180, Shoa. 
Hab. N.E. and W. Afr., Sboa and Camaroons. 
9. Hypargus. 
1861. Hypargus , Reichb. Singvog. p. 21, Type. 
pi. 6. fig. 49. H. margaritatus . 
As all the species of this genus are rare, I have not been 
able to examine a sufficient number of specimens to draw 
any definite characters from the relative measurements of 
the quills. 
Key to the Species. 
a. Dark portion of the breast black; entire throat 
and sides of the head red. 
a 1 . Spots on breast smaller and snow-white .... 27. II. niveiguttatus. 
b 1 . Spots on breast larger and shaded with pink . 28. H. margaritatus. 
b. Dark portion of the breast rufous-brown; sides 
of the head and throat grey. . 29. II. monteiri. 
27. Hypargus niveiguttatus. 
Spermospiza guttata, Bianc. (nec V.), Spec. Zool. Mosamb. 
fasc. xviii. 1867, p. 326, Mosambique. 
Spermophaga niveiguttata , Peters, J. f. 0. 1868, p. 133, 
Inhambani. 
Hypargus niveiguttatus , Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 588, 
pi. 52. fig. 2. 
Hab. E. and S. Afr. The east coast between 2° and 25° 
S. lat., from Lamu to Inhambani. 
28. Hypargus margaritatus. 
Spermophaga margaritata , Strick!. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, 
xiii. 1844, p. 418, pi. 10, Cape Town. 
Amadina verreauxi, Des Murs, Icon. Orn. 1849, pi. 64. 
Habropyga margaritata, Bp. Consp. i. 1850, p. 461. 
