244 PASSERES. 



Calyphantria eminentissima, Finsch & Hartl. v. d. Decken's 

 Reise, iv. p. 406. 



a E. Indies (/. Lockwood] 1837. 



Agrees with Bonaparte's description of this East- African species. 



PYROMELAENA. 



Eaplectes, Swainson, Zool. 111. ser. 2, sub pi. 37 (1830) (nee 

 Leach) : Strickl. Ann. & Mag. N. H. vii. p. 31. 



Pyromelcena, Bonaparte, Saggio di una Distr. Met. An. Vert. 

 p. 141 (Aggiunte 1832). 



1200. Pyromelsena orix. 



Ewiberiza orix, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 309. 



Pyromelana oryx, Finsch & Hartl. v. d. Decken's Reise, iv. 

 p. 410. 



a S. Africa (Capt. Alexander} 1838. b Australia (Askeiv) 

 1840. 



The locality assigned to b is no doubt erroneous. The specimen was 

 unnamed by Strickland who, however, suspected its African origin. 



1201. Pyromelsena flammiceps. 



Euplectes flammiceps, S\v. B. W. Afr. i. p. 186, pi. 13. 



Pyromelana flammiceps, Finsch & Hartl. v. d. Decken's 

 Eeise, iv. p. 414. 



a W. Africa (N. C. Strickland) 1838. b (Argent) 1851. 



These specimens agree with one in the Swainson collection, 

 which is probably the type of the species. 



1202. Pyromelaena franciscana. 



Loxia franciscana, Isert, Schrift. Gesellsch. Naturf. Berl. ix. 

 p. 332, pi. 9. 



Pyromelana franciscana, Finsch & Hartl. v. d. Decken's 

 Reise, iv. p. 412. 



Fringilla ignicolor, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. N. xii. p. 198. 



Pyromelana ignicolor, Strickl. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 218. 



a Cape of Good Hope (Askew) 1834. 6, c Kordofan, 

 September (J. Petherick) 1848. 



1203. Pyromelaena taha. 



Euplectes taha, Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 7: Gurney, in 

 And. B. Damara-1. p. 171. 



