PYROMELANA 
Pyromelana, Bp. Saggio Distr. Met. Anim. 
Vertebr. p. 141 (1831) . 
Oryx (non Oken, 1846) Less. Traité p. 437 
(1831) . 
Euplectes, Swains. Oinee B. li. *. 278 (1837). 
Hyperanthus, Gistel, ye Thierr. p. ix. 
(1848) ‘ 
Xanthomelana, Bp. Gane ie 5 447 (1850) : 
Orynx, Reichenb. Av. Syst. p. 76, fig. 28 (1850) 
Taha, Reichenb. Singv. p. 73 (1861) 
Type. 
P. ora. 
P. capensis. 
P. franciscana. 
P. capensis. 
P. capensis. 
P. taha. 
The genus is confined to Tropical and South Africa. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES, FOUNDED ON MALES 
BREEDING PLUMAGE. 
a. Head and neck entirely black; some bright 
yellow on the plumage. 
a1, Lesser wing-coverts and lower half of back 
pale yellow ; under tail-coverts black. 
a*, Bill stouter. 
a8, Quills with broad rufous buff inner 
margins; thighs generally browner. 
a*, Larger: wing more than 3 inches; 
lower mandible pale : 
b*. Smaller; bill entirely black . 
6%, Quills blacker ; rarely any trace of butf 
inner margins; thighs generally en- 
tirely black ; wing about 3 inches . 
b?, Bill more slender; quills with rufous 
buff inner edges; thighs mostly brown . 
b1. Lesser wing-coverts brown; mantle and 
lower back orange yellow; under tail- 
coverts white 
b. Head and neck never entirely black: 
c1, Lower back, as well as upper and under 
tail-coverts, yellow. 
c®. Entire crown yellow. 
c®&. Neck yellow, ees a broad throat 
collar aa ac 
Neck black, soauthae ¢ a Broad injec! 
collar. 
d3, 
capensis. 
approximans. j» 7 
avanthomelas. / 
phenicomera. / 7 
aurea. 
afra. / 
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