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vinous-red, and their inner webs and apical portions black; the 
circuit of the eyes, cheeks, throat, and breast pale clarot-red ; rest 
of lower parts deep black, spotted next tho chest and on the sides 
with large pearl-like spots, the colour of peach-blossom, of which 
two are placed transversely and subterminally on each feather, 
Length, 4” 9”’; wing, 2” 1”; tail, 2”. 
Fig. Des Murs, Icon, Orn. pl. 64, 
471, Hyraraus nivercurratus (Peters). Peters’ Spotted Finch. 
Discovered by Professor Peters in Inhambane. The following 
description is translated from the “ Végel Ost-Afrikas” of Drs. 
Hartlaub and Finsch:—Back and wings fulvescent brown; head 
4 ashy ; sides of the head, eyebrows, chin and throat intense crimson ; 
if the rump red ; tail feathers black, of a beautiful rosy colour towards 
the base; under tail-coverts and abdomen black, the latter with 
rounded spots of pure white; under wing-coverts whitish; bill and 
feet black. 
472, Awarto ALARio (Linn.). Mountain Canary. 
Amadina alario, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 200, 
This is the Berg-Canarie of the colonists. We have received 
it from the Knysna, Malmesbury, Swellendam, and Colesberg, and 
Mr. Rickard has procured it at Port Elizabeth ; he writes :—“I fancy 
this is the species much prized by the lads in Port Elizabeth, who 
called it the ‘Namaqua;’ it only appears at long intervals, but in 
considerable numbers when it does occur ; they sing well and become 
very tame.” 
It is not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Nel’s Poort 
(Beaufort), ranging in small flocks among the thorn-bushes, and 
feeding on grass seeds. It often intermingles with flocks of the 
common A. astrild. Its song is very swect and sustained, for which 
reason it is kept in confinement, which it endures very well. It 
seems to vary somewhat in the distribution of its colours: but 
that described below is the general character. Its eggs, sent by 
Mr. Jackson and others, rather resemble those of the Cape Canary, 
being white tinged with green, more or less spotted, blotched, and 
streaked, chiefly at the obtuse end, with various shades of brown. 
Axis, 84'’; diameter, 6’’’. 
Mr. Andersson says:—I only met with this pretty Finch in 
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