204 PLOCEID.E. 



Genus PADDA. 



145. Padda oryzivora (Linn.). Java Sparrow. 

 Hab. Java. 



a. Purchased, Oct. 6, 1860. 



b-f. Presented by Charles Sidgreaves, Esq., April 10, 1864. 



g-i. Purchased, June 3, 1870. 



j. Presented by the Misses Warre, June 12, 1876. 



Tc. Presented by Miss S. de Holier, Nov. 2, 1876. 



I. Purchased, Sept. 24, 1877. 



Genus ERYTHRURA. 



146. Erythmra prasina (Sparrm.). Fire-tailed Finch. 

 Hab. Java and Sumatra. 



a, 6. Purchased, April 27, 1868. 

 c-h. Deposited, Sept. 21, 1874. 

 i-k. Purchased, March 26, 1877. 



Genus VIDUA. 



147. Vidua paradisea (Linn.). Paradise Whydah Bird. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a. Male. Purchased, Sept, 7, 1860. 



b-e. Purchased, May 29, 1868. 



f-h. Males. Presented by Dr. F. Wickstead, March 1, 1870. 



i. Presented by Lieut, J. L. Hearne, April 18, 1873. 



j, lc. Presented by Lieut, J. L. Hearne, April 9, 1874. 



I. Received in exchange, Dec. 24, 1874. 



m-p. Presented by A. Brown, Esq., July 11, 1878. 



148. Vidua principalis (Linn.). Pin-tailed Whydah Bird. 

 Hab. Africa. 



a. Presented by James Dixon, Esq., F.Z.S., April 30, 1870. 



b. Presented by A. Brown, Esq., July 11, 1878. 



Genus CHERA. 



149. Chera progne (Bodd.). Long-tailed Weaver-bird. 

 Hab. South Africa. 

 a-e. Purchased, May 23, 1870. 



