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Adult Female. Similar, but with only the lores and feathers 

 above eye scarlet ; no red on cheeks or throat ; only a tinge of 

 scarlet on breast. 

 Hab.: 7,8. 



GENUS TJENIOPYGIA. Upper and under tail coverts reaching to near 



end of tail. 



405. T. castanotis, Old. (Estrilda castanotis), Chestnut-eared Finch. 



Crown of head, nape of neck and back brownish-grey ; a white 

 patch in front of eye ; ear coverts chestnut ; flanks reddish-chestnut, 

 each feather marked with oval spot of white near tip ; throat and 

 chest grey, crossed with black lines. 



Adult female has entirely grey sides to face ; lores and cheeks 

 white ; throat and chest uniform ashy-grey, with no cross black 

 lines. 



Hab. : 1, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



GENUS STICTOPTERA. Bill triangular ; tail strongly graduated. 



406. S. McheilOVii. Vig. and Hors. (Estrilda bichenovii), Bicheno 



Finch. 



Crown of head and back brownish, each feather pencilled with 

 darker shade ; wings freckled grey ; rump white, under surface 

 light coloured, crossed by one band on throat and another on 

 breast ; bill light bluish. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. 



407. S, animlosa, Gld., Black-ringed Finch (Black-rumped Finch). 



Adult Male. Similar to S. bichenovii, but having rump black 

 instead of white ; iris reddish-brown . 



Adult Female. Similar to male ; iris brown. 

 Hab.: 1, 8. 



GENUS MUNI A. Bill swollen ; culmen strongly arched. 



408. Iff. castaneithorax, Gld. (Donacicola castaneothorax), Chestnut- 



breasted Finch. 



Reddish-brown or buff, with broad band of light chestnut on 

 breast, ornamented below with a black line ; rest of under surface 

 white. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4. 



409. M. flavipryiima, Gld. , Yellow-rumped Finch. 



Chestnut- brown ; upper tail coverts golden ochre ; tail feathers 

 brown, with straw-coloured margins ; scapulars and wing coverts 

 brown, like back ; quills dusky brown, externally edged chestnut ; 

 head all round hoary grey ; white on throat ; under surface of body 

 creamy-buff, tinged with fawn on breast ; thighs brown. 

 Hab. : 1. 



410. ML pectoralis, Gld. (Donacicola pectoralis), White-breasted Finch, 



Above lavender-grey ; quills dusky ; tail blackish-brown ; head 

 like back ; lores, sides of face, and ear coverts, as well as throat, 

 purplish-black ; fore-neck black, with patch of broad white-tipped 

 black feathers ; sides of body pale vinaceous brown, ornamented 

 with white bars, edged with black line on each side of bar. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



GENUS AIDE MOSYNE. Tail graduated, two middle feathers not 

 pointed (blunt). 



411. A. modest a, Gld. (Estrilda modesta), Plum-head Finch (Plain- 



coloured Finch). 



Fore part of head deep crimson ; chin black ; upper surface 

 blackish-brown ; rump and upper tail coverts with alternate bars of 



