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et rectricibus fusco-cinereis, flavicaxate extus hmbatis ; tectricibus 

 alarum inferioribus et crisso flavidis. Rostro et pedibus luscis. 

 Total length 19^ centim. (nearly 8 inches). 

 Hub. Ocana, New Granada. • ^ ^ ^ 



A typical species, with the bill rather long, straight, and com- 

 pressed ; it presents a close resemblance to V. olivacea, Lmn., but is 

 easily recognizable by the blackish streak which passes down each 

 side of the throat from the base of the mandible. 



2. Cyanoloxia conereta. Mas. C. cserulescenti-nigra ; fronte, su- 

 perciliis et genis paulo dilutioribus ; humeris cyaneis ; alis et cauda 

 nigris ; tectricibus alarum superioribus et remigibus secundarus cseru- 

 lescente Hmbatis. Rostro et pedibus nigricantibus. 



Total length 15i centim. (about G inches). , .. , ^• 



This bird was killed at Playa-Vicenti in Mexico. In its coloration 

 it approaches Loxia cyanea, Linn., and is nearly of the same leng h, 

 but is more robust, and the bill and feet are much stronger. It also 

 appears to be distinct from Coccoborus cyanoUes, which i only know 

 from the short description pubUshed by Lafresnaye m the Revue 

 Zoologique' for 1847. 



3. Pyrenestes personatus. Mas. P. saturate fuscus ; capite, 

 absque occipite, et tectricibus caudse superioribus coccineis, mteii- 

 tibus ; pectore coccineo tincto ; rectricibus duabus intermedus supra, 

 cjeterarum pogonio exteriio obsolete coccineis. Rostro mgro ; pedi- 

 bus fuscis. 



Total length 14 centim. (about 5^- inches). 



Hab. Senegal. . „ .^^„„ 



This is the second species of the genus, supposmg P. coccineus, 



Cass., to be the same as P. ostrinus ; it is still more typical than the 



latter. It has the bill thicker in proportion, and the tooth ot the 



lower mandible more developed. 



4. PoUospiza canicapilla. P. supra, cum lateribus capitis, fusco- 

 cinerea ; pileo fusco-nigricante et albido vario ; subtus cmerea ; super- 

 ciliis, gutture, ventre et crisso albidis ; remigibus et rectricibus ob- 

 scure fuscis, cinerascente extus Hmbatis, Rostro et pedibus cmereo- 

 fulvis. 



Total length 12 centim. (about 4f inches). . „•• 



It closely approaches Serinus tristriatus and xanthopygius, Rupp., 

 which inhabit Abyssinia. This new species inhabits Senegal. 



5. Quelea capitata. Q. supra brunnea, plumis singulis albido- 

 fuscescente marginatis ; capite pure sangumeo, mento et guttnre 

 ni-ris, sanguineo maculatis ; subtus dilute fuscescens ; hypochondrns 

 brunneo variis ; ventre albido; remigibus et rectricibus flavicante 

 extus Hmbatis. Rostro brunneo, mandibulse basi dilutiore ; pedibus 

 rubro-fuscis. 



Total length 11 1 centim. (about A\ inches). 

 Hab. Senegal. ^ . ^ ... • , a ■ 



If the colours of the head were not sufficient to distinguish this 



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