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 The Black-headed Finch. 



22. 5. vtelanocephala. 



Adult male : Crown of the head, nape, neck, 

 mantle and back, black ; rump, rufous - chestnut ; 

 wings and tail, black, the former edged with brown, 

 and the latter with ashy ; lesser wing-coverts, rufous- 

 chestnut ; throat, white ; breast band, black ; under 

 surface, pale rufous-buff, darker on the flanks and 

 ventral region ; beak, blackish ; legs and feet, black. 

 Total length 5 in., tail 2in. 



Habitat : Argentina, Bolivia, S. Brazil. 



23 6". torquela. 

 Adult male : Crown of the head, lores, sides of 

 the face, ear-coverts, back, wings, tail, and upper 

 tail-coverts, black ; there is a white wing patch at 

 base of middle primaries ; coverts tipped with buff, 

 and tail feathers fringed and tipped with pale brown ; 

 lower back and rump, pale cinnamon ; the side of 

 each neck is adorned with a patch of white, and a 

 black band crosses the neck ; remainder of under 

 surface, tawny, with a rufous tinge ; beak, blackish 

 horn ; legs and feet, blackish. Total length 4I in., 

 tail 2 in. 



" The seasonal plumage of the adult male is brown ; all 

 " the black feathers of the upper surface having sandy-brown 

 " edges, which are doubtless shed at the breeding season ; the 

 " white patch at the sides of the neck is also tinged with 

 " sandy-bufF." 



" The young male resembles the adult male in seasonal 

 " plumage, being brown instead of black. At first the black 

 " collar on the fore-neck is altogether absent, and when 

 " assumed it is much narrower than in the adult male. The 

 " reddish colour of the under parts is also much paler." 

 (B. M. C, Vol. XII.) 



