9. PYROMELANA. 241 



12. Pyromelana afra. 



Black-bellied Grosbeak, Broion, III. Zool. p. 58, pi. 24. tig. 2 (1776) 

 Lath. Gen. Syn. ii. pt. i. p. 155 (1783). 



Loxia afra, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 857 (1788). 



Loxia melauogastra, Lath. Ind. 0)-n. i. p. 394 (1790). 



Worabee, Vieill. Ois. Chant, p. 52** pi. xxviii** (1805). 



Fiingilla abyssinica, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xii. p. 232 (1817). 



Coccothraustes melauogastra, Vieill. toin. cit. p. 542 (1817). 



Fringilla raiiimculacea, Licht. Verz. Doiibl. p. 23 (1823). 



Euplectes abyssiniciis, Cab. Miis. Hein. Th. 1. p. 178 (1850) ; Forbes, 

 Ibis, 1883,'p. 514. 



Euplectes melauogaster, Sivaijis. B. West Afr. i. p. 182 (1837) ; Bp. 

 Consp. i. p. 447 (1850) ; Hartl. Oni. W.-Afr. p. 128 (1857) ; Bo- 

 cage, Jorn. Lisb. v. p. 257 (1876) ; id. Orn. Angola, p. 337 (1877- 

 81) ; Hartert, J. f. 0. 1886, p. 585. 



Euplectes afer, Haiti. Beitr. Orn. Westafr. p. 29 (1848) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1870, p. 56 ; id. Cat. Afr. B. p. 62 (1871) ; Ussher, Ibis, 1874, 

 p. 69. 



Ploceus afer, Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 352 (1849) ; id. Hand-l. B. ii. p. 46, 

 no. 6646 (1870). 



Ploceus abyssinicus, Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 352 (1849). 



Pyromelana afra, Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 552 ; id. Ibis, 1886, p. 355. 



Adult male. Black and yeUow like P. taha, but distinguished by 

 the sides of the body being bright yellow, as well as a broad collar 

 across the fore neck, this coUar having more or less of a rich orange 

 shade. Total length 4-2 inches, culmen 0-.55, wing 2-2, tail 1"15, 

 tarsus 0'75. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of P. taha, but very much 

 smaller. It has the same broad eyebrow, but is tinged with yellow 

 on the lores, sides of face, and chest. Total length 4*1 inches, 

 culmen O'o, wing 2"05, tail 1"05, tarsus 0'6. 



Hab. West Africa, from Senegambia to the Niger and Fernando 

 Po. ? Angola. 



a. c? ad. sk. Senegambia. Forbes Coll. 



b. cj ad. sk. Senegambia. Purchased. 



c. cS ad. sk. Ashantee. J. Gould, Esq. 



d. e. S ad. sk. Fantee (H. T. Ussher). Shelley CoU. 

 /. S ad. sk. Fantee. Sharpe Coll. 

 g. (S ad. sk. Fantee (H. T. Ussher). Sharpe CoU. 

 h. 5 ad. sk. Accra (/. Smith). Sharpe Coll. 

 i. cJ ad. sk. Accra {J. Smith). Shellev CoU. 

 k. S ad. sk. River Volta {H. T. Ussher). Sharpe CoU. 

 l-m. S 2 ad. sk. Egga, R. Niger ( W. A. F.). Forbes Coll. 



n. (S ad. sk. Fernando Po. Capt. Thomson [P.]. 



13. Pyromelana scioana. 



Euplectes abyssinicus (jiec V.), liiipp. Neae Wirb., Vog. p. 96 (1835- 

 40) ; id. Syst. Uebers. p. 76 (1845) ; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. p. 38 

 (1856). 

 ? Euplectes strictos, Heiiyl. Syst. Uebers. p. 39 (1856). 

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