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Adult Female. — Similar, hut witli only the lores and feathers 

 above eye scarlet ; no red on cheeks or throat ; only a tinge of 

 scarlet on breast. 

 Hab.: 7, 8. 



Genus — T-^ENIOPYGIA. — Upper and under tail coverts reaching to near 



end of tail. 



405. T. castaiiotis, Gld. (Estrilda castanotis), Chestnut-eared Finch. 



Crown of head, nape of neck and back brownish-grey ; a wliite 

 patch in fi'ont of eye ; ear coverts chestnut ; flanks reddish-chestnut, 

 each feather marked with oval spot of white near tip ; throat and 

 chest grey, crossed with black lines. 



Adult female has entirely grey sides to face ; lores and cheeks 

 white ; throat and chest unifurm ashy-grey, with no cross black 

 lines. 



Hab : 1, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



Genvts— STICTOPTERA.— Bill triangular; tail strongly graduated. 



406. S. bichCllOVii, Vig. and Hors. (Estrilda bichenovii., Bicheno 



Finch. 



Crown of head and back brownish, each feather pencilled with 

 darker shade ; wings freckled grey ; rump white, under surface 

 light coloured, crossed bj' one baud on throat and another on 

 breast ; bill light bluish. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. 



407. S. ailliulosa, Gld., Black-ringed Finch (Black-rumped Finch). 



Adult Male. — Similar to S. bichenovii, but having rump black 

 instead of white ; iris reddish brown. 



Adult Female. — Similar to male ; iris brown. 

 Hab.: I, 8. 



Genus — MUNIA. — Bill sAvollen ; culmen strongly arched. 



408 JM, castaneithorax, Gld. (Donacicola castaneothorax), Chestnnt- 

 breasted Fiuch. 



Reddish-brown or buff, with broad band of light chestnut on 

 breast, ornamented below with a black line ; rest of under surface 

 white. 



Hab. : 1, '2, 3, 4. 



409. M. flaviprymna, Gld , Yellow-mmped Finch. 



Chestnut-brown ; upper tail coverts golden ochre ; tail feathers 

 brown, with straw-colouied margins ; scapulars and wing coverts 

 brown, like back ; quills dusky brown, externally edged chestnut ; 

 head all round hoaiy grey ; white on throat ; under surface of body 

 creamy-buff, tinged with fawn on breast ; thighs brown. 

 Hab. : 1. 



■ilO. HI. pectoralis, Gld. (Donacicola pectoralis), White-breasted Finch 

 Above lavender-grey ; quills dusky ; tail blackish-brown ; he:id 

 ^ like back ; lores, sides of face, and ear coverts, as well as throat, 

 ' purplish-black ; fore-neck black, with patch of broad white-tipped 

 black feathers ; sides of body pale vinaceous brown, ornamented 

 with white bars, edged with black line on each side of bar. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



Genus— AIDEMOSYNE. —Tail graduated, two middle feathers not 

 pointed (blunt). 



411. A. lliodcsta. Gld. (Estrilda modesta), Plum-head Finch (Plain- 

 coloured Finch). 



Fore part of head deep crimson ; chin black ; upper surface 

 blackish-brown ; rump and upper tail coverts with alternate bars of 



