132 CLASS AVES. 



Ploceus Nigricollis. Vieil. t. 45. Ois. Chant. 



Thi'oat and nape black ; body above, greenish brown ; 

 beneath, and head, yellow ; bill black. Congo. 



Ploceus Aurifrons. Tern. PI. Col. 175. — 1^6. 

 male and female. 



, The forehead, and top of the head, a fine gold colour ; 



the cheeks and throat, a yellow tint less brilliant ; sides 

 of neck, and beneath, citron yellow ; nape, above, tail, 

 and edges of wings, yellowish green ; quills blackish, 

 bordered with yellowish green. Southern point of 

 Africa. 



Loxia Abyssinica. Gm. Ploceus Baglafecht. Vieil. 



Body yellow ; crown, cheeks, throat, and chest, black ; 

 wings and tail, brown. Abyssinia. 



The Nelicourvi. Loxia pensilis. Gm. Pensile 

 grosbeak. Lath. Sonnerat, 2d. voy. PI. CIX. 

 Willotighby, t. 77. 



Green ; gray beneath ; vent red ; lower part of neck 

 yellow; quills and tail black. Madagascar. 



The Worahee. Frmgilla Abyssinica. Gm. Black- 

 collared Finch. Lath. Vieil. Ois. Chant. 28. 



Black collar on the neck ; sides of head, throat, fore- 

 neck, and upper belly, black ; rest of body, and lower 

 belly, yellow. Abyssinia. 



Red-headed Finch. Lath. Fring. Erythrocephala. 

 Gm. Lin. 1. 903.. ^ 



Head and neck, rich scarlet ; back, breast, and belly, 

 olive ; wings and tail, black ; two bars of white on the 

 coverts. Mauritius. 



