50 



Adult Female.— Similar, bat with only the lores and feathers 

 abov< let; no red on cheeks or throat; only a tinge of 



. let "ii l»i i 

 Bab.: 7. 8, 



Genus TJ5NIOPYGIA. Qpper and under tail coverts reaching to neaf 



end of tail. 

 405 T. cnstanotis. Old. (Eatrilda caatanotis), Chestnut-eared Finch. 

 Crown of bead, nape of neck and back brownish-grey; a white 

 patch in front of eye ; ear wn erts chestnut : Banks reddish-chestnut, 

 each feather marked with oval spot of white near tip ; throat and 

 chesl -• '1 with black lines. 



Adult female has entirely grej aides to face; lores and cheeks 

 white : throat and chest uniform ashy-grey, with no cross black 



lints. 



Sab : 1. <i. 7. 8, '.i. 

 Genus STH POPTERA.— Bill triangular; tail strongly graduated. 

 406. S. l»i4 a lH'IIO>ii. Vig. and Mors, (Estrilda bichenovii., Bicheno 

 Pinch. 



Crown of head and back brownish, each feather pencilled with 

 darker shade; wings freckled grey; rump white, under surface 

 light coloured, crossed by one baud on throat and another on 

 breast ; hill light bluish. 

 Hab. : I. 2, ::. <>, 7. 

 107. S. nillllllosu. Gld., Black-ringed Finch (Black-rumped Finch). 



Adult Male. Similar to S. bichenovii, but having rump black 

 instead of white ; iris reddish brown. 



Adull Female. Similar to male ; iris brown. 

 Hah.: I, S. 



M I X I A. -Bill swollen ; culmen strongly arched. 



108 II. rastJUM'iMlorax, Cild. (Donacicola castaneothorax), Chestnut- 

 bre isted Finch. 



Reddish-brown or buff, with broad band of light chestnut on 

 breast, ornamented below with a black line; rest of under surface 

 white. 



Bab. : 1. •-'. ::. l. 



409. 11. flavipryiima. Gld , Yellow-ramped Finch. 



Chestnut- brown ; npper tail coverts golden ochre; tail feathers 

 brown, with straw-coloured margins; scapulars and wing coverts 

 brown, like back : quills dusk) brown, externally edged chestnut; 



head all round hoary grej ; white OH throat ; under surface of bo<ly 

 my hull', tinged with fawn on breast ; thighs brown. 



'Hah. : I. 



110. .11. |mtI oralis. Gld. (Donacicola nectoralis), White breasted Finch 



Above lav< ey; quills dusky ; tail blackish brown; head 



like hark; lop of face, ami ear coverts, as well as throat, 



pliah black ; ifore neck black, with patch of broad white-tipped 



black f< kthers ; sides of bodj pale vinaceous brown, ornamented 



with white bars, edged with black line on each side of bar. 



II. H, ; I. 



LTDEMOSYNE Tail graduated, two middle feathen 

 pointed (blunt >. 



•ill. \. im<m!< sia. Gld. (Estrilda Plum-head Finch (Pltin- 



l inch). 



deep orimson ; chin black; upper surface 



kiah-brOWn ; rump and upper tail COVertS with alternate bars of 



