136 PLOCEID.E. 



c, d. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 

 e,f. Deposited, Feb. 11, 1865. 

 g. Deposited, Feb. 1, 1866. 

 h-Jc. Purchased, March 15, 1869. 



75. Estrelda phcenicotis, Sw. Crimson-eared Waxbill. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a. Purchased, Oct. 31, 1862. 

 b-d. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 

 e,f. Deposited, Feb. 11, 1865. 

 g, h. Purchased, March 21, 1868. 

 i-l. Purchased, March 15, 1869. 



76. Estrelda caerulescens (Vieill.) . Cinereous Waxbill. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a, b. Purchased, March 21, 1868. 

 c, d. Purchased, March 10, 1871. 



77. Estrelda subflava (Vieill.). Zebra Waxbill. 

 Hab. Africa. 



a. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 



Genus SPERMESTES. 



78. Spermestes cucullata, Swains. Hooded Finch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a-f. Deposited, Aug. 10, 1858. 



g-j. Received in exchange, March 15, 1869. 



79. Spermestes fringilloides (Lafr.). Pied Grass-Finch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a, b. Males ; c, d. Females. Purchased, Feb. 14, 1871. See 

 P. Z. S. 1871, p. 258. 



Genus PYTELIA. 



80. Pytelia melba (Linn.). Crimson- faced Waxbill. 

 Hab. South Africa. 

 a. Purchased, May 8, 1869. 



