FRINGILLID^I. 71 



60. Amadina modesta, Gould. Modest Grass-Finch. 

 Hab. Australia. 



a. Purchased, April 25, 1862. 



61. Amadina castanotis, Gould. Chestnut-eared Finch. 

 Hab. Australia. 



a-f. Purchased, Oct. 18, 1862. 



62. Amadina fasciata (Gm.) . Fasciated Finch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a. Male ; 6. Female. Purchased, Jan. 4, 1864. 



63. Amadina lathami (Vig. et Horsf.). Spotted-sided Finch. 

 Hab. Australia. 



a-d. Purchased, April 16, 1864. 



e,f. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 



g, h. Deposited, Feb. 11, 1865. 



i, j. Males ; Tc, I. Females. Purchased, June 16, 1865. 



m, n. Bred in the Gardens, Oct. 10, 1865. 



Genus DONACOLA. 



64. Donacola castaneothorax, Gould. Chestnut-breasted 



Finch. 

 Hab. Queensland. 



a-d. Presented by A. Denison, Esq., F.Z.S., June 5, 1861. 

 e,f. Purchased, April 28, 1861. 



Subfamily VIDUIN^E. 



Genus VIDUA. 



65. Vidua paradisea (Linn.) . Whydah Bird. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a. Male. Purchased, Sept. 7, 1860. 



66. Vidua macroura (Gm.). Yellow- backed Whydah Bird. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a. Male. Purchased, Sept. 7, 1860. 



