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Genus Estrelda. 
231. Estrelda bella 
. Vol. III. PL 78. 
Loxia nitida , Lath. ? 
232. Estrelda oculea 
. Vol. III. PL 79. 
233. Estrelda Bichenovii 
. Vol. III. PL 80. 
234. Estrelda annulosa, Gould 
. Vol. III. PL 81. 
235. Estrelda temporalis 
. Vol. III. PL 82. 
236. Estrelda Phaeton, Gould 
. Vol. III. PL 83. 
237. Estrelda ruficauda, Gould 
. Vol. III. PL 84. 
238. Estrelda modesta, Gould. 
Amadina modesta, Gould 
. Vol. III. PL 85. 
Genus Amadina. 
239. Amadina Lathami 
. Vol. III. Pl. 86. 
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240. Amadina castanotis, Gould .... 
. Vol. III. PL 87. 
Genus Poephila. 
Generic characters. 
Bill considerably swollen at the base, rendering it nearly as deep 
and broad as it is long ; wings moderately long, the first quill rudi- 
mentary, the four next equal in length ; feet plantigrade, toes slender; 
the middle toe much longer than the lateral ones, which are equal 
in length ; hind-toe much shorter than the middle one ; tail strictly 
cuneiform, the two middle feathers much produced. 
241. Poephila Goulaise. 
Amadina Gouldise, Gould . 
242. Poephila mirabilis, Homb. et Jacq. 
243. Poephila acuticauda, Gould . 
244. Poephila person ata, Gould . . 
245. Poephila leucotis, Gould . 
246. Poephila cincta, Gould . . . 
Vol. III. PI. 88. 
Vol. III. PI. 89. 
Yol. III. PI. 90. 
Vol. III. PL 91. 
Vol. III. PI. 92. 
Vol. III. PI. 93. 
Genus Donacola. 
Generic characters. 
As in the genus Amadina but with the bill much more developed 
and gibbose at the base, with the culmen elevated and the lower 
mandible retiring backward on the face ; wings shorter and rounder ; 
feet more adapted for clinging, and remarkable for the greater de- 
velopment of the hind-toe and nail ; ta«7-feathers rigid. 
247. Donacola castaneothorax, Gould . . . Vol. III. PI. 94. 
248. Donacola pectoralis, Gould ..... Vol. III. PI. 95. 
249. Donacola flaviprynma, Gould .... Vol. III. PL 96. 
