ESTRILDA 
h®. Sides of head pale yellowish brown; under 
tail-coverts sandy buff 
k8. Upper parts mostly lavender grey. 
g*. Tail and under tail-coverts red pike 
h*, Tail black; under tail-coverts black or dusky 
grey. 
75, Abdomen and under tail-coverts slightly 
blacker. 
g®. Less or no crimson on flanks 
hs. 
5, 
More crimson on flanks 
Abdomen and under tail-coverts slightly prayer, 
7®, Upper tail-coverts a shade darker; under 
tail-coverts slightly more dusky < 
. Upper tail-coverts a shade paler ; under 
tail-coverts slightly greyer . 
f?. Crown or sides of head entirely black in Gate 
18, Upper parts not distinctly barred. 
i+, Some tiny white spots on sides of breast ; 
of head and the upper throat black. 
15, Paler ; black on under parts confined to upper 
throat, centre of abdomen and under tail- 
coverts ; crown ashy grey. 
. General plumage lavender grey 
aes General plumage vinous pink . . 
m5, Darker; entire throat black; breast lack, 
with the exception of the front and sides, 
which are vinous red . : 
k*, No white spots on the breast. 
n®, Upper half of head black, or entire head sepia 
brown like the back ; 
. Head, neck and mantle anih brown: mde 
parts washed with brown ‘ 
m%, Upper parts very distinctly barred. 
14, Entire upper half of head black ; 
the flanks. 
p®. A red patch on each side of culmen; under 
tail-coverts whitish. 
ae Under parts mostly pure white . 
. Under parts white, tinted with grey. 
ae mandible carte black ; under tail- 
coverts blackish . : 
m*, Sides of head black; crown frowns ach 
r®, Centre of breast, thighs and under tail-coverts 
black. 
[December, 1904, 
sides 
some red on 
193 
ochrogaster. = 
cerulescens. 
perreini. 
thomensis. 2 
poliogaster. 2 
incana. 
nigricollis. 
vinacea. 
larvata. 
kandti. 
nonnula, Juv. 
nonnula, ad. 2 : 
eliz@. 2:2 
atricapilla. = : 
