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white and brown ; under surface white, barred with lines of brown ; 

 bill black. 



Hab. : 3, 7. 



Genus — ^EGINTHA.— Upper maudible deeper than the lower. 



412. JE. temporalis, Lath., Red-browed Finch. 



Rump, patch over eye, and bill crimson ; upper surface, wings, 

 and tail dark olive-brown. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4. 



Genus -BATHILDA.— Tail very long. 



413. B. ruficailda, Gld. (Estrilda ruficauda), Red-faced Finch. 



Male. — Face and cheeks scarlet, the cheeks covered with narrow 

 feathers finely spotted with white at tip ; upper tail coverts and tail 

 deep crimson-brown, the former having a large spot of white near 

 tip of each feather. 



Female. — Uniform buffy-brown. 

 Hab. : 1,2, 3, 7, 8. 



Genus — POEPHILA. — Centre tail feathers have thread-like points. 



414. P, aciltieailda, Gld. (Estrilda acuticauda), Long-tailed Finch. 



Long central tail feathers nearly 4 in. ; crown of head and cheeks 

 grey ; upper and under surfaces fawn ; upper tail coverts white ; 

 black band across rump ; shield of black under chin. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



415. P. cillCta, Black-throated Grass- Finch. 



Back reddish-brown ; throat black ; upper tail coverts white ; 

 sidps of lower abdomen black ; head grey ; black band across rump ; 

 bill black ; breast tawny. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, (6). 



416. P. persoiiata, Gld., Masked Finch. 



Black velvety ring on face, surrounding a yellow bill ; lower part 

 of abdomen black ; lower rump, upper and under tail coverts white ; 

 head and back light brown ; ear coverts like breast. 

 Hab. : 1. 



417. P. leilCOtiS, Gld.. White-eared Finch. 



Back brown ; upper tail coverts white ; sides of lower abdomen 

 blatfk ; head like back ; ear coverts wdiite, contrasting with breast 

 Hab : 1. 



418. P. lllirabilis, Hombr. and Jacq., Scarlet-headed Grass-Finch. 



Back green, with blue on hinder crown, sides of neck, rump, and 

 upper tail coverts ; forehead crimson ; vertex black, followed by 

 blue line ; breast purple ; abdomen yellow. 



5Toung.— Head grey ; upper surface light olive ; under surface 

 light buff. 



Hab. : 1, 8. 



P. gOllldias Gld. (var. of P. mirabilis, Ramsay), Gouldian Finch. 

 Head black, followed by blue line. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



P. arillitiana, Ramsay (var. of P. mirabilis), Yellow- headed Grass- 

 Finch. 

 P.L.S. N.S.W., vol. ii., p. 70. 

 Head yellow.' 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



419. P. atl'Opygialis, Diggles, Black-rumped Finch. 



Diggles, Queensland Phil. Soc, 876. 

 Doubtful species. 

 Hab. : 1. 



