XXV111. 



SYSTEMATIC INDEX 



Subfamily II. Estrildina. 



PAGE 



Genus I. Pytelia, Sivains ............. 89 



45. melba (Linn.) .................... 89 



46. nitidula (Hartl.) ............ . ..... 91 



Genus II. Lagonosticta, Cab .......... 91 



47. rubricata (Licht.) ............... 92 



48. jamesoni, Shelley ........... ... 93 



49. brunniceps, Sharpe ............ 94 



50. niveoguttata (Peters) ............ 95 



51. margaritata (Strickl.) ......... 96 



Genus III. Estrilda, Swains .......... 97 



52. astrilda (Linn.) .................. 98 



53. erythronota (Vieill.) ............ 100 



54. incana (Sund.) ..................... 101 



55. angolensis (Linn.) ............... 102 



56. granatina (Linn.) ............... 104 



57. subflava (Vieill) .................. 105 



58. dufresnii (Vieill.) .............. 107 



Genus IV. Ortygospiza, Sund ....... 108 



59. polyzona (Temm.) ............... 109 



Genus V. Spermestes, Sivains ..... 110 



60. f ringilloides (Lafr.) ............... Ill 



61. scutatus (Heugl) ............... 112 



62. nigriceps, Cass ................... 113 



Genus VI. Philetserus (Smith) ...... 114 



63. socius (Lath.) ..................... 115 



Genus VII. Amadina, Swains ....... 118 



64. erythrocephala (Linn.) ......... 118 



Subfamily III. Viduince ............... 120 



Genus I. Quelea, Eeichenb 



65. quelea (Linn.) 



66. quelea russi (Finsch) 

 Genus II. Pyromelana, Bp 



67. oryx (Linn.) 



68. taha (Smith) 



69. capensis (Linn.) 



70. capensis minor (Reichenb.) 



71. capensis xanthomelsena 



(Rupp.) 

 Genus III. Urobrachya, Bp 



72. axillaris (Smith) 



73. bocagi, Sharpe 



Genus IV. Coliopasser (Rupp. ) 



74. albonotatus (Cass.) ..... , 



75. procne (Bodd.) 



76. ardens (Bodd.) 

 Genus V. Vidua, Cuvier 



77. principals (L inn. ) 



121 

 122 

 124 

 125 

 126 

 128 

 130 

 132 



133 

 133 

 13i 

 136 

 136 

 138 

 139 

 142 

 143 

 145 



PAGE 



78. regia (Linn.) 148 



79. paradisea (Linn.) 149 



Genus VI. Hypochera, Bp 152 



80. funerea (De Tarragon.) 153 



81. ,, nigerrima, Sharpe ... 154 



82. ,, amauroptera (Shelley) 154 



Family V. FRINGILLID^ 155 



Subfamily I. Fringillina 156 



Genus I. Petronia, Kaup 157 



83. petronella (Licht.) 157 



Genus II. Passer, Brisson 159 



84. arcuatus (Gm.) 160 



85. motitensis, Smith 162 



86. diffusus, Smith 163 



Genus III. Poliospiza, Bp 164 



87. gularis (Smith) 165 



Genus IV. Serinus, Koch 166 



88. canicollis (Swains.) 168 



89. sulphuratus (Linn. ) . . 169 



90. flaviventris (Swains) 170 



91. imberbis (Cab.) 172 



92. rendalli (Tristr.) 172 



93. icterus (Bonn, et Vieill) 173 



94. albigularis (Smith) 174 



95. crocopygius (Sharpe) 176 



96. leucopterus (Sharpe) 177 



97. scotops (Sund.) 177 



98. angolensis (Gm.) 178 



Genus V. Alario, Bp 179 



99. alario (Linn.) 179 



Genus VI. Chrysomitris, Boie 181 



100. totta 182 



Subfamily II. Emberizince 183 



Genus I. Emberiza, Briss 183 



101. flaviventris (Vieill.) 184 



102. major orientalis (Shelley) ... 186 

 Genus II. Fringillaria, Swains 187 



103. capensis (Linn.) 187 



104. tahapisi (Smith) 189 



105. impetuaiii (Smith) 190 



Family VI. ALAUDIDJE 191 



Genus I. Pyrrhulauda, Smith 193 



106. australis (Smith) 194 



107. verticalis (Smith) 195 



108. smithi, Ayres 196 



