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148. Pytelia phoenicoptera, Sw. Crimson-winged Waxbill. 

 Hob. West Africa. 



a. Purchased, Jan. 12, 1874. 



b-d. Purchased, May 23, 1874. 



e. Eeceived in exchange, May 8, 1877. 



/, g. Presented by A. Krehl, Esq., Sept. 3, 1882. 



149. Pytelia wieneri, Finsch. Wiener's Finch. 

 Hob. Africa. 



a. Presented by A. F. Wiener, Esq., F.Z.S., June 18, 1879. 



b. Presented by M. C. Angel, Esq., F.Z.S., April 6, 1881. 



Genus AMADINA. 



150. Amadina fasciata (Gm.). Cut-throat Finch. 

 Hob. West Africa. 



a. Male ; b. Female. Purchased, Jan. 4, 1864. 



c, d. Purchased, March 13, 1868. 



*,/. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hearne, April 9, 1874. 



151. Amadina erythrocephala, A. Smith. Red-headed Finch. 

 Hob. South Africa. 



a, b. Females. Eeceived in exchange, May 1877. 



152. Amadina bicolor, Fraser. Cape-Palmas Finch. 

 Hob. West Africa. 



, b. Purchased, April 3, 1872. 



153. Amadina modesta, Gould. Modest Grass-Finch. 

 Hob. Australia. 



a. Purchased, April 25, 1862. See P. Z. S. 1862, p. 185. 

 6, c. Purchased, June 7, 1872. 



d, e. Purchased, Sept. 19, 1874. 



f,g. Males; A. Females. Presented by T. H. Bowyer Bower, 

 Esq., Oct. 6, 1881. 



154. Amadina castanotis, Gould. Chestnut-eared Finch. 

 Hah. Australia. 



a 



-/. Purchased, Oct. 18, 1862. 

 y. Purchased, July 29, 1867. 

 \ i. Purchased, March 2, 1868. 



