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Such is the Philippine grosbeak. The Toucnam- 

 courvi of the Philippines. Loxia Philippina. Lin. 

 En. 135. f. 2. S Brisson. III. t. 12. f. 1. t. 

 18. En. f. 1. 2. 



YeUow, spotted with brown, and black throat. Its 

 nest, suspended, is in the form of a ball, with a verti- 

 cal canal, and open beneath, which communicates 

 through the side into the cavity where the young are 



placed. 



if. 

 Weaver Oriole. Oriolus teoctor. Gm. pi. Enl. 



375. and 376. Agelaius. Vieil. 



Fulvous-yellow ; head gold-colour ; quills and tail 

 black, fulvous-edged. Senegal. 



Crimson Bunting. Fringilla rubra. Kuhl. Fring. 

 Erythrocephala. Cuv. not. Gm. pi. Enl. 665. 1. 2. 

 Emberiza rubra. Gm. 



Scarlet ; nape and back, olive, varied with black, and 

 scattered scarlet streaks ; belly, ash ; quills and tail, 

 brown. Isle of France. Female, olive green; 

 beneath, paler. 



Malimbic Tanager. Lath. Tangara de Malimbe. 

 * Daud. An. Mus. I. p. 148. pi. X. Textor 

 tk Malimhicus. Temm. Fringilla teontriw. Licht. 



, Ploceus cristatus. Vieil. 



A scarlet crest ; this colour extending over cheeks, 

 throat, and upper part of breast ; rest of the plumage 

 lustrous-black. Western Africa. 



Ploceus Aurantius. Vieil. pi. 44. des. Ois. chant. 



Lores-black ; head, throat, and body beneath, orange ; 

 above, olive : middle wing-coverts yellow. Congo. — 

 Length, five inches. 



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