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12. ESTRELDA. „, 



Type. 

 1815. Bengalis, Rafinesque, Analyse, 1815, 



p. 68 (no descr.) ? 



1827. Estrelda, Swains. Zool. Journ. iii. 



1827, p. 349 E. astrild. 



1831. Loxigilla, Less. Traite Orn. p. 443 



(part.) ? 



1847. Habropyga, Cab. Arch. f. Naturg. 



1847, pt. i. p. 331 E. astrild. 



1850. Granatina, Bp. Consp. i. p. 458 . . E. granatina. 



1850. Neisna, Bp. t. c. p. 460 E. subflava. 



1851. /S^or«^m^/iMs, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 170 E. subflava. 

 1851. Urceginthus, Cab. t. c. p. 171 . . . E. granatina. 

 1861. Mariposa, Reichb. Singvog. p. 6, pi. 1. 



figs. 1, 2 E. angolensis. 



1861. Astrilda, Reichb. t. c. p. 8 . . . . E. granatina. 

 1861. Coccopygia, Reichb. t, c. p. 23 . . . E. quartini. 

 1861. Melpoda, Reichb. t. c. p. 26, pi. 7. 



figs. 62-64 E. melpoda. 



1861. Bnmhilda, Reichb. t. c. p. 48, pi. 18. 



fig. 158 E. erythronota. 



1873. Haplopygia, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. 



1873, App. p. cxxxvii E. astrild. 



The division Estreldse I end with Ortygospiza, wliich_, in 

 some respects, forms a connecting link with the division 

 Viduse, which I begin with Hypuchera. 



Bengalis, Rafin., Avas probably intended for this genus ; 

 but no characters were given, and no type ever indicated. 

 Habropyga was proposed as an amendment for Estrelda, but 

 is, I consider, inadmissible. I may point out that if this 

 genus is broken up as has been frequently done, Granatina, 

 Bp., has priority over Urceginthus, Cab. 



I have included in this genus three species of which I 

 know nothing — 55. Pytelia capistrata, Hartl. ; 58. Estrelda 

 salvatieri, Rochebrune; and QQ. Fringilla viridis, Vieill. 



