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region behind the eye and round the ear ferruginous^ and the breast spotted 
with dusky. W. Peters, tom. cit. p. 133. 
J^lQCQUSf and Amadina, a list of the species of these genera, in a 
comprehejisive sense, which are commonly kept as cage-birds, is given, F. 
Schlegel, Zool. Garten, 1808, pp. 257-209, 289-292, 321-328, 353-300, 38Q- 
397. 
Estrclda ‘paludlcola 5 and B. rhodopsis Ileugl. (J. f. 0. 1803, p. 100), 
are bgured. The last is placed in a subgenns, Rhodopygaj of wbicli the 
characters given are, tail somewhat graduated and short, upper tail-coverts 
red. M. T, vpn Ffeuglin, J. f. O, 1808, pp. 9, 13, Taf. j. figs. 2, 3, 
Sporccginthu^ mmiatus, Heugl. (J. f. O. 1803, p. 167), is Amadina sangumot 
Jcnta, Lefebvro (Voy. Abyss. Ois. p. 174), and, bepig regarded as the eastern 
fprni of EntrAdg suhjlavn (Vieill, N, Diet, II. N. p. 673); ilPw called 
B. suhjlava orientalis. Id. tom. cit. pp. 11-13, 
. Jlahropyga rara, Antin. (Zool, Kec. i. p. 84), is figured and referred to 
IL hypomelas, Ileugl. (J, f. 0. 1804, p. 252), with which also Bstrelda mcla- 
nogaste)', Ileugl. (op, pit, 1863, p. 273) (?iec Swains.), is identical. Id. topi. cit. 
pp, 13, 14, Taf, i. fig. 4. [So far as we can judge, Dr. Antipori’s name has 
priority of publication.] 
Bstrelda rhodopareia appears to be described as a new species from the 
Bogos country, but it may possibly be Fringilla scncgala^ Linn. Id. tom. cit. 
p, 16, . 
Lagonosticta nigricollis is figured. Jd, tom. pit. Taf, h fig* 1* 
Lagofiostictc^ piinima, notes on its breeding and thp nestling-plumage, Iv, 
Buss, tom. cit, pp, 328, 329. 
Bstrelda carmelita, Hartlaub,” from Natal, is described as a new species. 
J. H. Qnrney, Ibis, 1808, pp. 46, 47, 
Bstrelda guartinia, Bp. (Oonsp. Av. i. p. 401). Two specimens, referred 
with doubt to this species, originally described as from Abyssinia, obr 
tained jn W^st Afyica, J. Y, Barboza du Docage, Torn. Sc, Lisboa, 1808, 
p, 44. 
Bstrelda hella, B. ocidea, B. animlosa, B. hichepovi, and B. niodesta are 
figured. S. Diggles, Qrn. Austral, pt, xviii, 
Munia similaris is described as a new species, from the lower ranges of the 
North-west Himalaya, like il£ malaharica^ but distinctly more rufescent, and 
proportionally longer claws, besides being perhaps a trifle larger. F. Stor 
liezka, J. A, S, B. 1808, pp. 50, 57, [Identified with M, undalata (liath.). 
Ld. Walden; Ibis, 1809, p. 211.] 
Bonacola castancothorapp, its habit^, nest, eggs^ and young described. E. P. 
Bamsay, Ibjs^ ]868, pp. 231-233. 
PRINGILLIDiE. 
Bheucticus tibialis (Zool. Dec. iv. p. 107) is figured. T. Salvadori, Atti 
Accad. Sc. Torino, 1808, pp. 177, 178, pi. 
Cardinalis jdumheus, Pyrgisoma Iciicotc, and P. ruhricatiim are figured, 
P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin, Ex. Orn. pis. Ixiii., Ixiv, 
Xenospingus (of. Zool. Bee. iv. p. 100) is considered to be a Fringilline 
form allied to Phrygilus. Woodcuts of the head and wing of X. concolor 
and diagnoses of its sexes are given. lid. P, Z. S. 1808, pp. 173, 174. 
