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e 3 . Bill variable in strength. Culmen arched. 
e 4 . Tail rounded, but never decidedly gra¬ 
duated. Bill longer. Rump and upper 
tail-coverts generally red. Tail generally 
washed with red. 
e 5 . Wings more rounded; second primary 
never sinuated: primaries nearly uni¬ 
form black or brown, never edged with 
olive, yellow, nor red. Bill blue or 
black. Mantle never grey. 
e 6 . Bill very strong. 
e 7 . Bill metallic blue, tipped with 
orange. Mantle black. Bastard 
primary very large, more than half 
the length of the next. Second 
and third quills considerably [p. 314. 
shorter than the fourth . 7. Spermospiza, 
f 7 . Bill black. Mantle red. Second, 
third, and fourth primaries nearly [p. 316. 
equal. 8. Cryptospizci , 
/ G . Bill moderately strong. Breast black [p. 317. 
or brown, with large white spots . . 9. Hypargus , 
f 5 . Wings more pointed; second primary 
generally sinuated. 
g G . Quills never . uniform but always 
broadly edged with olive, yellow, or 
red. Breast generally barred or 
boldly spotted, never red. Bill gene¬ 
rally entirely red. Never with 
a distinct red band through the [p. 318. 
eye. 10. Pytilia, 
A 6 . Quills uniform brown. Throat and 
breast generally uniform vinous red. 
Generally with minute white spots 
on the sides of the chest. Bill never [p. 321. 
entirely red . 11. Lagonosticta , 
f l . Tail generally decidedly graduated. Bill 
short. Tail-feathers rarely shaded with 
red. Bastard primary always small; 
second primary never sinuated. Tail 
reaching beyond the wing by more than [p. 326. 
the length of the tarsus. 12. Estrelda , 
g 4 . Tail square and very short, not reaching 
beyond the wing by nearly the length of [p. 337, 
the tarsus. 13. Ortygospiza , 
