236 PLOCEIM. 



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

 Hab. Africa. 



a. Deposited, Aug. 23, 1864. 



b-e. Purchased, Sept. 21, 1881. 



f-h. Presented by Mrs. Beauclerk, April 6, 1882. 



143. Estrelda squamifrons, Smith. Scaly-fronted Finch. 

 Hab. Africa. 



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



Genus SPERMESTES. 



144. Spermestes cucullata, Swains. Hooded Pinch. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



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



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



k, I. Purchased, April 2, 1872. 



m, TO. Presented by A. Brown, Esq., July 11, 1878. 



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

 tiab. West Africa. 



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



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

 e-g. Received in exchange, May 18, 1877. 

 h-j. Received in exchange, Mar. 21, 1878. 



Genus PYTELIA. 



146. Pytelia melba (Linn.). Crimson-faced Waxbill. 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a. Purchased, May 8, 1869. 



b, c. Purchased, June 30, 1873. 



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



147. Pytelia citerior, Strickl. Western Melba Waxbill. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a, b. Purchased, Sept. 22, 1876. 



