300 PLOCElDiE. 



25. PYTELIA. 



Type. 

 Pytilia, Bwains. B. W. Afr. i. p. 203, note (1837) . . P. pboenicoptera. 

 Pytelia, Simms. Clansif. B. ii. p. 280 (1837) P. phceuicoptera. 



Head of Pytelia afra. 

 Range. Confinod to Africa. 



Key to the Sjpecies. 



a. With red or orange ou the wings, and with 

 crimson on the tail-feathers ; no ovate white 

 spots on under surface. 

 a'. Outer aspect of quills bright red ; no red on 

 the face in the male. 



a". Bill slaty grey phamicoptera, p. 301. 



b". Bill red Imeata, p. 301. 



h\ Outer aspect of quills orange or golden yellow. 



c". Under surface of body slaty grey with 



naiTow white cross bars, but no orange 



on the breast hypoyrammica, p. 302. 



d". Under surface strongly tinged with olive- 

 yellow, especially on the breast, and 

 barred with white and dusky olive on the 



flanks afra, p. .302. 



h. With tlie quills and tail olive-yellow like the 

 back ; head grey ; face white ; thi-oat black ; 



.sides of body bright yellow sharpii, p. 303. 



c. With the outer aspect of the quills green ; tail- 

 feathers green ; conspicuous ovate spots of 

 white on the under surface. 

 c'. Lores and throat, as well as sides of face, 

 orauge-scarlet or orange; breast blackish 



with white spots _ schleyeli, p. 304. 



d'. Lores sliglitly tinged with orange ; sides of 

 face and throat and under surface of body 

 ashy, with white spots nitidula, p. 30-5. 



