2. a n so rg e i, Hartert, Nov. Zool. xiv. p. 487 S.W. Africa
(1907). (Benguela).
3, m e l a n o r h .y n c h .u s , Rüpp. (p. 246.) N.E. Africa
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 12 ; Shelley, t. o. p. 328.) (Abyssinia. Shoa.
Upper White Nile).
E. Africa
(Elgeya to Ukamba).
4. e r l a n g e r i , Reichenow, J. f. O. 1907, p. 4. N.E. Africa
(Kismayu).
5. p e c t o r a l i s (Peters), (p. 247.) S.E. Africa
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 13 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 330, (Mozambique to
pi. xxvii. fig. 1.) Nyasa Land).
6. p r o p i n q u a t u s , Shelley, (p. 247.) Somali Land.
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 14; Shelley, t. c. p. 331.)
7. d o n a l d s o n i , Sharpe, Bull. B. O. 0. v. p. 14 N.E. Africa
(1895) ; id. P. Z. S. 1901, vol. ii. (Lake Stephanie),
pi. xxxvi. fig. 2.
(Reichenow, t. c, p. 14 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 332.)
8. s u p e r c i l i o s u s (Oretzschm.). (p. 248.)
[Pass«* rueppe/li, Bp. ; teste Hartert, Nov.
Zool. xi. p. 458 (1904;.]
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 14 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 333.)
N.E. Africa
(Abyssinia to
White Nile countries).
W. Africa
(Senegambia toNigeria).
9. r u f o s c a p u l a t u s , Büttik. (p. 248.) S.W. Africa
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 15 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 334.) (Benguela.
\Cf. Hartert, Nov. Zool. xiv. p. 488, 1897.] Mossamedes).
X II. PHILiETERUS, Smith*
(Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 249, 1890;
Reichenow, Vög. Afrikas, iii. p. 242, 1904;
Shelley, B. Africa, iv. p. 129, 1905.)
1. s o c i u s (Lath), (p. 249.) S. Africa
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 242 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 130.) (Orange River, N. to
Damara Land and the
Transvaal).
X III. NIGRITA, Stridei.
(Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 314, 1890 ;
Reichenow, Yog. Afrikas, iii. p. 166 ; Shelley,
B. Africa, iv. p. 136, 1905.)
[.Atopornis, Reichenow & Neumann, Orn. MB. iii.
p. 75 (1895).]
1. c a n i c a p i l l a (Striclcl). (p. 315.)
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 170 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 141.)
W. Africa.
(Nigeria
to the Congo).
2. s c h is ta c e a , Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 118 ; Equatorial Africa
Reichenow, t. c. p. 169 ; Shelley, (Kavirondo,
t. c. p. 145. Sotik, Nandi).
3. s p a r s im g u t t a t a , Reichenow, Ber, allg. Deutsch. Equatorial Africa
Orn. Ges. ix. p. 4 (1891); id. Vög. (Great Lake District).
Afrikas, iii. p. 170 (1904).
[=No. 2, Shelley, t. c. p. 145.]
1 jl
(Reichenow, t. c. p. 169 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 143.) (Liberia to
Togo Land).
* This genus is considered by Dr. Reichenow to be a Finch, and he appears to have
good reasons for its transference from the Ploceidee to the Frinqillidee.