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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



Family — Ploccida;. 

 Genus — 



1. Est re Ida. E. cinerea. 



E. riibriventris. 

 E. dufresni. 

 E. niclpoda. 



E, pJiccnicotis. 



E. cccridescens. 

 E. subflava. 



2. Spermcstcs. S. cncullata. 



S. friugilloides. 

 8. Pytelia. P. mclba. 



P. citerior. 

 P. pJuvnicoptera. 



P. zi'it'Hivi. 



4. Amadiua. A. fasciata. 



A. erytJirocepJiala. 

 A, bi color. 



5. Muniix, M. caiitdiis. 

 C. Vidua. J^. paradisea. 



V, principalis. 



V. ardcns. 



7. Chcra, C. progue. 



8. llypocherd. H. nitcns. 



H. splcndens. 



9. Coliopasscr. C. iiiacnirus. 

 10. UrobracJiya. U. albonotata. 



Common Waxbill. 



Red-bellied Waxbill. 



Dufresne's Waxbill. 



Oi'ange-cheeked Wax- 

 bill. 



Crimson-eared Wax- 

 bill. 



Cinereous Waxbill. 



Zebra Waxbill. 



Hooded Finch. 



Pied Grass Finch. 



Crimson-faced Waxbill. 



Western Melba Waxbill. 



Crimson-winced Wax- 

 bill. 



Wiener's Waxbill. 



Ribbon Finch. 



Red-headed Finch. 



Cape Palmas Findi. 



African Silverbill. 



Paratlisc Whydali Bird. 



Pin-tailed Whydah 

 Bird. 



Red-chested Whydah 

 Bird. 



Long-tailed Weaver 

 Bird. 



Shining Weaver Bird. 



Resplendent Weaver 

 Bird. 



Yellow-backed Why- 

 dah. 



White-winged Why- 

 dah. 



