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Birds of Celebes: Ploceidae. 
224. MUNIA OKYZIVORA (L.). 
Java Sparrow. 
a. Loxia oryzivora (1) Linn., S. N. 1766, I, 302. 
Munia oryzivora (1) Bp., Consp, 1850, I, 451; (2) E. Newt., Ibis 1861, 115; (3) Bernst., 
J. f. O. 1861, 179; (4) Sclat., P. Z. S. 1863, 219; (5) Wall., t. c. 486; (6) Hartl., 
Vog. Maclag. 1877, 404; (7) Sbelley, Ibis 1886, 312; (VIII) Bartl., Weaver-b. 
pi. 1 (1888); (9) Sharpe, Cat. B., XTTT , 1890, 328; (10) Oates, ed. Hume’s Nests 
& Eggs 1890, II, 128, note; (11) id.. Fauna Br. Ind. 1890, H, 182, note; (12) 
Biittik., Zool. Erg. Weber’s Eeise Ost-Ind. 1893, HI, 280; (13) Finn, Ibis 1893, 
226; (14) Bourns & Worces., B. Menage Exp. 1894, 37; (15) Vorderm., N. T. 
Ned. Ind. 1895, LIV, 346; (X.V1) Butler, Foreign Finches 1894 — 96, pi. pt. ’VIII; 
(17) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 13; (18) Hart., Nov. ZooL 1896, 
546, 594. 
b. Padda oryzivora (1) Horsf. & Moore, Oat. B. Mus. E. I. Co. 1856, H, 504; (2) Melliss, 
Ibis 1870, 100; (3) Stolker, J. f. O. 1870, 81; (4) id., ib. 1872, 19; (5) Wald., 
Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIH, 72; (6) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 1874, 263; (7) Sharpe, 
Tr. L. S. 1877, (2) I, 308, 345; (8) David & Oustalet, Ois. Chhie 1877, 344; 
(9) Stolker, J. f. 0. 1877, 444; (10) Hume & Davis., Str. F. 1878, VT, 403; 
(11) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 132; (12) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 646; (13) Kutter, J. f. O. 
1885, 352; (14) W. Bias., Ztsclir. ges. Orn. 1885, 292; (15) Vorderman, N. T. 
Ned. Ind. 1885, XLIV, 222; (16) Whitehd., Ibis 1889, 433; (17) Everett, J. Str. Br. 
E. A. S. 1889, 142; (18) Sharpe, Ibis 1890, 280; (19) Steere, List Coll. B. & M. 
PhUipp. Is. 1890, 23; (Pd,/ Hagen, Tdschr. Ned. Aard. Grenoots. 1890 (2), VH, 153; 
(21) Styan, Ibis 1891, 356; (22) De La Touche, Ibis 1892, 426. 
“Burong gottollo”, Malay, Celebes, Meyer b 11. 
“Bingissi Djava”, Macassar, Platen b 14. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Sharpe 9. 
Figures and descriptions. Bartlett VIII, Butler XVI, Swains., Zool. Illustr. HI, pi. 156 
(1822 — 23); Euss, Stubenvog. 1879, 136, Taf VHE, f. 33; David & Oust, b 8; 
Hume & Davis, b 10; Legge b 12; Vorderman b 15; Sharpe 9. 
Adult. Head, nape, chin and upper throat black; cheeks and ear-coverts white; 
upper surface and breast grey, quills browner, becoming more vinaceous on the 
sides and abdomen, and white on the under tail-coverts; tail and upper tail- 
coverts black. Wing 67 mm, tail 43, tarsus 28, bill from nostril 11 (cf. Macassar, 
Oct. 1871: Meyer — C 404). Iris red, orbital ring red; bill red, tip white; feet 
red (Platen b 14). 
Sexes. Similar. 
Young. Without the black head and throat; general colour isabelline above and below, greyer 
above, especially on the wings; rectrices blackish (cf, Segeri, S. Celebes, Sept. 1871: 
Meyer — C 405). Ms brownish red (Bernstein 3). 
Eggs. 6 — 8; glossy white, rather long; size 21 X H (Bernstein 3). “Uniform white, 
measuruig on an average 20 X 14” (Nchrkorn MS.). 
Nest. Of various grass-stalks, rather loosely woven; larger in size and semi-globular in shape 
when placed in tree-tops, smaller and irregular in shape when built among parasites 
on the Areng j)alm (Bernstein 5). 
Distribution. Java (Horsf. b 5, 9, Bernst. 5, etc.) — Introduced into many other countries, 
perhaps native to some of them: Bali (Doherty 18); Lombok (Wallace 5, 9); Celebes 
— Macassar (Wallace b 5, Meyer b 11, Platen b 14, Weber 12, Sarasins 17), 
