176 CRIMSON-COLLARED WHIDAH. 



wings, 3 ; tarsus, ^ ; middle toe and claw, 1 - t . 

 hinder ditto, T 8 ^. 



Since the above was written, I find a specimen 

 of this species among those collected in Southern 

 Africa by Mr. Burchell. It is a younger bird, 

 having the tail-feathers shorter ; the greater covers 

 and lesser quills are also margined with fulvous- 

 white. 



RED-BILLED WHIDAH. 



Vidua eryihrorhynckust SWAINS. 



PLATE XII. 



Bill red ; plumage above black ; spot on the scapulars, ears, 

 nuchal-collar, rump and under parts, white ; breast with a 

 black spot on each side. 



Emberiza vidua, Linn. Auctorum. 



THERE seems to be considerable confusion between 

 three of the Whidah birds described by Linnaeus as 

 distinct species, under the names of E. mdua, prin- 

 cipalis and serena. The two latter have a strong 

 resemblance to the bird before us, which seems the 

 E. vidua of Linnasus ; but there is no published 

 evidence whatever to authorize our uniting all three 

 under one specific name. Authors have omitted- to 

 notice the white nuchal-collar seen in our specimen, 



