208 PLOCEID^E. FRINGILLID^E. 



e. Male. Purchased, May 23, 1873. 



/. Purchased, July 25, 1873. 



g. Bred in the Gardens, July 15, 1874. 



h. Presented by the Misses Warre, June 22, 1876. 



166. Hyphantornis personata (VieilL). Masked Weaver-bird. 

 Hob Abyssinia. 



a-f. Presented by Capt. Thomas, March 23, 1868. 



f. Received in exchange, Nov. 27, 1872. 

 . Female. Purchased, Jan. 12, 1874. 



167. Hyphantornis castaneofusca, Less. Chestnut-backed 



Weaver-bird. 



Hob. West Africa. 



a, b. Deposited, Aug. 19, 1854. 

 c-f. Purchased, Aug. 1859. 

 g-i. Purchased, July 8, 1870. 

 j. Purchased, April 13, 1872. 

 ~k. Deposited, Sept. 25, 1878. 



Genus TEXTOR. 



168. Textor alector, Temm. Ox-bird. 

 Hob. Senegal. 

 a. Purchased, Aug. 19, 1865. 



Family FRINGILLID^E. 



Genus CYANOSPIZA. 



169. Cyanospiza cyanea (Linn.). Indigo-bird. 

 Hab. North America. 



a-e. Purchased, Oct. 10, 1863. 

 f-h. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 

 ij. Deposited, Feb. 11, 1865. 

 Tc-n. Purchased, June 8, 1875. 



170. Cyanospiza ciris (Linn.). Nonpareil Finch. 

 Hab. North America. 



a, b. Purchased, Aug. 12, 1863. 

 c. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 



