342 Captain G. E. Slielley on the 



Videstrelda superciliosa, Lafr. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1850, 

 p. 325. 



Hab. Africa. 



7Q. Vidua fischeri. 



Linura fischeri, Reichen. Oru. Centralbl. 1882, p. 91, 

 Usegua (type exam.). 



Vidua {Linura) fischeri, Reichen. J. f. O. 1882, p. 350, 

 pi. ii. fig. 1, c? ? . 



Hab. E. Afr., Usegua. 



77. Vidua regia. 



Emberiza regia, Linn. S. N. i. 1766, p. 313. 



Veuve a quatre brins, Vieill. Ois. Chant. 1805, j). 59, 

 pis. 34 (ad. good), 35 (juv.). 



Vidua regia, Cuv. Regne An. i. 1817, p. 388. 



Fringilla regia, Vieill. N. D. xii. 1817, p. 220. 



Videstrelda regia, Lafr. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1850, p. 325. 



Tetranura regia, Reichb. Singvog. 1861, p. 61, pi. 26. 

 figs. 217, 218. 



Estrelda carlelita, Hartl. Ibis, 1868, p. 46 (Natal). 



Hab. S. and W. Africa. In S. Africa it ranges from 

 Matabele and the Transvaal to Damara and Benguela. 

 In W. Africa it has probably been introduced ; for M, 

 Rochebrune is the only person who has recorded it from 

 Casamanse and Seiiegambia, where, he states, it is rare. 



78. Vidua paradisea. 



Emberiza paradiscea, Linn. S. N. i. 1766, p. 312, 

 Angola. 



Veuve a collier d'or, Vieill. Ois. Chant. 1805, p. 63, 

 pis. 37 (ad. good), 38 (juv. good). 



Fringilla paradisea, Vieill. N. D. xii. 1817, p. 213. 



Vidua paradisea, Cuv. Regne An. i. 1817, p. 388. 



Vidua verreauxi, Cass. Pr. Ac. Philad. 1850, June, p. 56, 

 Abyssinia. 



Steganura paradisea, Bp. Consp. i. 1850, p. 449. 



Vidua sphcenura, Verr. MS., fide Bp. loc. cit. July. 



Steganura sphcenura, Bp. loc. cit. 



