CRIMSON-BILLED WEAVER. 
Eupledes sanguinirostris , Swains. 
Above light brown striped with black ; crown and body be- 
neath ferruginous \ frontal band, ears and chin black ; 
bill crimson. 
Loxia sanguinirostris, Linn Moineau a bee rouge du Sene- 
gal, PL Enl, 183 ,Jig. pessima . — Moineau du Senegal, PI. 
EnL. 223, f. 1, adult. — Black-faced Buntling and Red-billed 
Grosbeak of authors. — Le Dioch, Yieill. Ois. Chant, pi. 22, 
male ; 23, female. 
The bright blood-red colour of the bill in this pretty 
bird will distinguish it at first sight from all the 
species of Weavers with which we are at present 
acquainted; while its very large feet, and high 
elongate-conic bill, shews it to be a true species of 
the genus Euplectes. 
So lktle dependance can be placed upon the 
accuracy of the old ornithologists, more especially 
in this extensive family, that they have actually 
described this bird under two different genera ; a 
convincing proof that the bill alone is quite insuffi- 
cient to characterize the natural groups of Frin- 
gillidw. 
The Crimson-billed Weaver is one of those species 
which are reared by the Parisian dealers with per- 
fect ease. M. Vieillot mentions his having pos- 
