THE BIRDS OF AFRICA. 



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1 1 . Euplcctes. 



12. Foiidia. 



13. Pyrenestes. 

 \^. Spennospiza. 

 ] 5. Quelea. 



1 0. Hyphantoniis. 



U. axillarus. 



E. oryx. 



E. fianuniccps. 



E. afer. 



E. nigriventris. 



E. capensis. 



F. eiyt/irops. 

 P. albifrons. 

 S. ]i<2inatina. 

 Q. sanguhiiros- 



tris. 

 Q. riissi. 

 H. tcxtor. 



H. capensis. 



H. castancofnsca. 



Red-shouldered Wh}'- 



dah. 

 (irenadier Weaver. 

 C r i m s n - c r o w n e d 



Weaver. 

 Black-bellied Weaver. 

 Black-chested Weaver. 

 Yellow -shouldered 



Weaver. 

 Red-faced Weavei-. 

 White-fronted Weaver. 

 Blue-beaked Weaver. 

 Red-billed Weaver. 



Russ's Weaver. 

 Rufous-marked 



Weaver. 

 Olive Weaver. 

 Chestnut-backed 



Weaver. 



Common Waxbill. — The pretty little creature is about 

 the size of a European wren, but of slimmer build ; its 

 general colour is grey, darker above, lighter underneath ; 

 there is a rosy flush on the lower breast, deepening towards 

 the vent ; the tail and flight feathers are black, with a 

 metallic gloss. The male and female are almost alike, but 

 the latter has a little less of the rosy-red tinting. 



The nest is a large affair compared with the size of its 

 architect. It is made of hay, and is lined with a few small 

 feathers ; the five or six eggs are white. 



The food consists principally of white millet. 



It has bred in confinement. 



Red-Bellied Waxbill. — This bird, also called, some- 

 what absurdly, the pheasant finch, and, more appropriately, 



