BIRDS OF WESTERN AFRICA. 
ESTRELDA OCCIDENTALIS, Jarp. & Fras. (Nov. 1851). 
Above, pale umber with very fine darker undulations; rump tinted 
with sienna; quills and tail umber; lores and region of the eyes 
vermillion.— Below, chin yellowish-white, shading to pale umber on 
vent and flanks—latter with fine darker undulations; under tail- 
covers black, 
Length, 3.7 to 4; wing, 1.8 to 9. 
Habitat, vicinity of Clarence, Fernando Po, L. Fraser. 
