345 
Ploceidse of the Ethiopian Region. 
b l . Entire wings black. 
b 2 . With or without a red or orange collar 
across the base of the throat. 80. C. ardens. 
c 2 . Crown, nape, and a broad collar red .... 81. C. laticaudus. 
b. Under wing-coverts black, with the outer por¬ 
tion yellowish fawn-colour. Least wing- 
coverts orange, median series cinnamon .... 82. C. hartlaubi. 
c. Under wing-coverts not black, with some 
bright colours on the wing-coverts. 
d l . Scapulars yellow. Lower back black. 
d 2 . Back between the scapulars black. 83. C. macrocercus. 
e 2 . Entire mantle yellow . 84. C. macrurus. \ 
e 1 . Entire back black. 
f 2 . With a conspicuous white basal portion 
to the primaries. 
f 3 . Least wing-coverts bright yellow .... 85. C. cilbonotatus. 
g 3 . Least wing-coverts chestnut . 86. C. eques. 
g 2 . With no white on the quills. Tail of 
moderate length and rounded, with 
some chestnut on the wings. 
h 3 . Lesser wing-coverts scarlet. 87. C. axillaris. 
i 3 . Lesser wing-coverts chrome-yellow.... 88. C. bocagii. 
f l . Upper back and upper tail-coverts black, 
remainder of the back yello vv. 
h 2 . Legs pale brown; under surface of the 
quills paler, with distinct buff inner 
margins; upper surface of the wing- 
feathers more broadly edged with pale 
brown; thighs browner.89. C. capensis. 
i 2 . Legs dark brown ; under surface of the 
quills darker, with or without indica¬ 
tions of narrow brown inner margins to 
the quills; upper surface of the wing- 
feathers less broadly edged with pale 
brown; thighs blacker . 90. C. xanthormlas _ _ 
79. CoLIUSPASSER PRGCNE. 
Emberiza procne, Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. 1783, p. 39. no. 
635. 
Loxia caffra, Gm. S. N. i. 1788, p. 858. 
Emberiza longicauda, Gm. tom. cit. p. 884. /; 
Veuve a epaulettes, Vieill. Ois. Chant. 1805, p. 66., pis. 
39 <5, 40 ? (good). 
Fringilla longicauda, Vieill. N. D. xii. 1817, p. 218. 
SEE. V. — VOL. iv. 2 B 
