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the hinder, which is a quarter of an inch longer ; 

 the tail is more lengthened. The dimensions of the 

 two birds are in other respects the same. 



Upper plumage light brown ; the middle of each 

 feather being more or less occupied by black ; wings 

 the same ; tail blackish ; the four lateral feathers 

 more or less tipt with white. Under plumage bright 

 and clear yellow, interrupted by a gorget of deep 

 black, commencing beneath the eye, and widening 

 to more than half an inch on the breast, the sides 

 of which have dusky stripes ; bill and legs pale. 



Total length, 7i inches ; bill from the front, T 6 o ; 

 wings, 3 T 5 3 ; tail from the base, 3^ ; tarsus, 1 T 4 5 ; 

 hind-toe and claw, 1^ ; the claw alone, ^ ; middle 

 toe and claw, 1 T 4 5 . 



Here terminates the series of the Finch family, 

 which is connected to the plantain -eaters by several 

 intermediate genera not jet found in Western 

 Africa. 



