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1 S78*Spotted-sided Finch, Diamond-Sparrow (e), Java- 
1 Sparrow (e), Stagonopleura guttata, S.Q., N.S.W., / J, 
v., S.A. Stat. c. grass 4.6 ' ' 
"Showy, attractive;" crown gray; back, wings brown; 
rump, bill, eye red; sides, chest-band, tail black; sides 
spotted white; throat, centre abdomen white; f., sim. 
Grass^seeds. 
2 379*Firetailed Finch, Firetail, Zonaeginthus l)elluSf S.Q., 
2 N.S.W., v., S.A., T. Stat. r. grass 4.6 
Upper olive-brown, finely-barred black; under gray, finely- 
barred black; rump, bill scarlet; about eye black; f., 
Sim. Seeds. 
1 380*Chestnut-earecl Finch (Zebra), Taeniopygia castano- 
2 tis, A. (interior). Nom. small flocks, y.r. plains 4.2 y 
Upper brown; rump /yhite; upper base tail black, with ' y 
^.^c^f tfefee- white spot^f cjieeks chestnut; throat, chest gray, -^-^^^^ 
barred black; black band on chest; abdomen white; fc^A^ 
flanks chestnut, spotted white; feet, bill orange; f., ^/,f(7 
throat, chest gray, fringed brown ; abdomen yellowish- ^ 
brown. Grass-seeds. 
1 381* Plum-headed Finch (Diadem, Plain-colored), Aidemo- 
4 ^ syne modesta, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A. 
Stat, small flocks, r. grass 4.6 
Crown deep purple; bill, between eye and bill, spot on 
chin black; upper brown; wings spotted white; side- 
tail tipped white; under white barred brown; f., no 
black on chin. Seeds. 
2 382* Red-browed Finch (Temporal), Redhead, Redbill 
2 (e), Sydney Waxbill, JEgintUa temporalis, E.A., S.A. 
Stat, small flocks, r. grass 4.5 
Bill, patch over eye, rump crimson; crown gray; upper 
olive-brown; under lighter; f., sim. Seeds. 
P. 155. Icteridae, Bobolink, Cowbird, Blackbirds (Am.), 
Oriole (Am.), Redwing (Am.), 185 sp.— 35(15) Nc, 
170 (150) Nl. 
F; 156. Sturnidae, Starlings, Grackles, 60 sp. — 2(1) A., 
42(28)0., 29(14)P., 2(1)E. 
Gould placed the Australian Finches in the same family as the 
Sparrow — the Fringillidae — which includes also the Linnet and 
the cage Canary. Most writers now put them in with the 
Weaver-Birds or Weaver Finches (family Ploceidae). Twenty- 
three Finches have been recorded from Australia. All have the 
well-known Finch bill, adapted for shelling seeds, and all are 
seed-eaters, though some occasionally take insects in addition. 
The Spotted-sided Finch is true to name, as a glance at the 
illustration shows. The rare Fire-tail is beautifully and closely 
banded below, while the Chestnut-eared Finch is banded on the 
throat and chest. The Plum-headed Finch has a deep crimson 
forehead, and is banded below. 
The Red-browed Finch is often called the **Firetail," for it 
