200 PLOCEID^E. 



,/. Deposited, Feb. 11, 1865. 

 g, h. Purchased, March 21, 1868. 

 i-l. Purchased, March 15, 1869. 



121. Estrelda ccerulescens (Vieill.). Cinereous Waxbill. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



, b. Purchased, March 21, 1868. 

 c, d. Purchased, March 10, 1871. 



122. Estrelda subflava (Vieill.). Zebra Waxbill. 

 Hab. Africa. 



a. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 



123. Estrelda squamifrons. Smith. Scaly-fronted Finch. 

 Hab. Africa. 



a-e. Purchased, Sept. 29, 1876. 



Genus SPERMESTES. 



124. Spermestes cucullata, Swains. Hooded Finch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a-f. Deposited, Aug. 10, 1858. 



g-j. Eeceived in exchange, March 15, 1869. 



&, I. Purchased, April 2, 1872. 



w, n. Presented by A. Brown, Esq., July 11, 1878. 



125. Spermestes fringilloides (Lafr.). Pied Grass-Finch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a, b. Males ; c, d. Females. Purchased, Feb. 14, 1871. See 



P. Z. S. 1871, p. 258. 

 e-g : Eeceived in exchange, May 18, 1877. 

 Ti-j. Eeceived in exchange, Mar. 21, 1878. 



Genus PYTELIA. 



126. Pytelia melba (Linn.). Grim son- faced Waxbill. 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a. Purchased, May 8, 1869. 



b, c. Purchased, June 30, 1873. 



d. Presented by Miss Barlow, June 24, 1876. 



