PEING'ILLID^. 199 



391. Estrelda Benghala. (Linn.) pi, Ehi. 115. 



f. 1 ; JJraeginthus Phcenicotis, Swain., Nat. Lib., 

 Vol. 1 1, p. 192 ; Fringilla Benghala, L., S. N., Vol. 1, 

 p. 323 ; F. Angolensis, L., Bonap. Cons., Vol. 1, p. 458. 



Above, grey-brown ; rump, tail, and under parts, with the 

 exception of the centre of the body, which is white, verditer- 

 blue; the ears of the 5 are covered with a deep purplish -red 

 spot, which is wanting in the female. Length, 4" 6'" ; wing, 

 1" 11'" ; tail, 1" 10'". 



Dr. Smith procured this species between Kurricliane and the Tropic 

 of Capricorn. Mr. Andersson and others have brought it from 

 Damaraland ; and I saw flocks of them feeding in the fields of ground- 

 nuts as far as 1° 30" south. 



392. Estrelda Melba. (Linn.) Edw. Birds, pi. 



278, f. 2, p. 273 ; Tringilla Elegans. 

 6 — Forehead, chin, and throat, scarlet; back of head and 

 neck ashy ; back and chest golden- green, the latter spotted 

 at the junction of the belly with white ; vent white ; rump 

 and centre tail-feathers, dull-scarlet ; outer tail-feathers black- 

 brown, d — Ashy, barred on the hinder parts with white ; 

 vent white ; rump dull-scarlet. Length, 4" 9'" ; wing, 2i" ; 

 tail, 2". 



Inhabits South Africa. — Hartlaub, Orn. W. Af., p. 145. 



393. Estrelda Squamifrons, Sm., z. s. a., pi. 



9 5 ; J madina Squamifrons, Smith. 



General colour above, light liver-brown ; feathers of wings 

 and tail, darker, edged with white ; tip of head and mous- 

 tache, black ; the feathers of the first being edged with 

 white, giving a scaley appearance ; under parts dusky white. 

 Length, 2" 6'" ; wing, 2" 5"' ; tail, 1" 9"'. 



Dr. Smith states that this species is frequently found to the north- 

 ward of Latakoo, but rarely to the southward. I have received it from 

 Xuruman : and it has appeared in all iAie collections I have examine4 

 from Damaraland. 



394. Estrelda Granatina, Linn. ; pi., Eni. p. 109. 



f 3 ; Uraeginthus Granatina ; Fringilla Granatina, 

 L., Briss., Orn., Vol. 3, p. 21 6 ; Vieil, Ois. Chant., 1. 17, 

 18 ; Edw. Birds, PI. 191. 



Chesnut ; cheeks, a well-defined and beautiful violet ; front 



and rump, blue ; throat, vent, and tail, black ; bill red. 



Length, 6" ; wings, 2" 2'" ; tail, 3". 



Found by the expedition under Dr. Smith, between the Kiegariep 



and Kurrichaue, and by Mr. Andersson in Damaraland. 



