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Whydahs. 
Ref?:rf,xcf.s. A coloured ])late which it shares with C . 
concolor ajipeared with Cassin's oris^inal description in the 
Journal of the Philadelphia Academy, 184Q. i. 241. I'l. 30. Sh. 
iv. 46. B.S.A. i. 139. Butler, i. iQO. Russ. i. _'jo. 
Raxgk. S.E. Africa (Natal to kovunia l\iver). 
This is a distinctly smaller bird than those just dealt with. 
The male in lull colour is black witli small lemon yellow and 
larger white wing patches. According to Stark it is nowhere 
common, and therefore one does not wonder that it is but rarely 
imported into this country. Nevertheless it has been bred in 
Germany and also in this country, where according to a note on 
page 261 of B.N. two young of this species were reared 
that year in the aviary of J\Ir. Teschemaker, for tlie hrst time in 
the British Isles. 
The eggs are described by Nehrkoni as " deep blue, with 
dull red and violet spots clustering towards the thick end." 
(Sh. iv. 48). 
O • 
AN(;( )RA \Vi i !TE-W1N(;E1 ) WHYI3AH. 
C oliostnii li us as\ nuiicintra . H.L. v. 411. 
Synonomy. 
Poitlicirui (isxiiinicinii'o . Reiclienow. 189J. 
Culiiisf'asscr as\iiiiiicinii-iis (Sh. 1896). 
Ra.\(;k. \\ . and .S.W. Africa ((labion to the Cunene 
River). 
This si)ecies is like the preceding from which it is dis- 
tinguished l)y the much longer tail of the male. (Sh. iv. 49). 
^ 
Sl'EKjrs W IIITJC-WTNCED WHYDAH. 
C. cqiics. H.L. V. 41 1 . 
Synonomy. 
]"idua cqucs. Tlartlaub. P.Z.S. 1863. iu6. PI. 15, 
