Foreign finches in captivity / by Arthur G. Butler ; illustrated by F.W. Frohawk

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Butler, Arthur Gardiner, 1844-1925
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Hull and London : Brumby and Clarke, 1899
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FOREIGN FINCHES 2
FOREIGN FINCHES 7
CONTENTS. 11
INTRODUCTION. 13
FOREIGN FINCHES IN CAPTIVITY. 21
SUPERB TANAGER. Calliste fastuosa, LESS. 24
PARADISE TANAGER. Calliste tatao, LINN. 27
VIOLET TANAGER. Euphonia violacea, LINN. 31
SCARLET TANAGER. Rhamphocælus brasilius, LINN 35
TYPICAL FINCHES. FRINGILLINÆ. 39
SCARLET ROSE-FINCH. Carpodacus erythrinus, PALL. 40
SAFFRON FINCH. Sycalis flaveola, LINN. 47
CAPE CANARY, Serinus canicollis, SWAINS. 54
SULPHUR-COLOURED SEED-EATER. Serinus Sulphuratus, LINN. 58
ST. HELENA SEED-EATER. Serinus flaviventris, SWAINS.* 60
GREEN SINGING FINCH. Serinus icterus, Bona. ET VIEILL. 65
GREY SINGING FINCH. Sennus leucopygius, SUNDEV. 68
ALARIO FINCH. Alario alario, LINN. 73
BLACK-HEADED SISKIN. Chrysomitris icterica, LICHT. 76
BUNTINGS. EMBERIZTNÆ. 81
NONPAREIL BUNTING. Cyanopiza ciris, LINN. 85
INDIGO BUNTING* Cyanospiza cyanea, LINN. 90
RED-CRESTED FINCH. Coryphospingus cristatus, GMEL. 99
PILEATED FINCH, Cory phospingus pileatus, NEUW. 103
GREEN CARDINAL, Gubernatrix cristata VIEILL. 106
YELLOW-BILLED CARDINAL, Paroaria capitata, D’ORB. 112
DOMINICAN CARDINAL. Paroaria larvata, BODD. 119
RED-CRESTED CARDINAL. Paroaria cucullata, LATH. 123
GROSBEAKS. COCCOTHRAUSTINÆ. 128
VIRGINIAN CARDINAL Cardinalis cardinalis, LINN. 131
WHITE-THROATED FINCH. Spermophila albigularis, SPIX. 138
BLUISH FINCH. Spermophila cærulescens, BONN ET VIELL. 143
WEAVING FINCHES. 146
MELODIOUS FINCH. Phonipara canora, BONAP. 149
WEAVERS. PLOCEIDÆ. 153
WHYDAH-LIKE WEAVERS. Sub-family Viduinæ. 153
ASTRILDS OR WAXBILLS. 154
GREEN AMADUVADE. Stictospiza formosa, LATH. 157
ORANGE-CHEEKED WAXBILL. Sporæginthus melpodus, VIEILL. 162
ZEBRA WAXBILL. Sporæginthus subflavus, VIEILL. 167
AMADUVADE WAXBILL Sporæginthus amandava, LINN. 170
AFRICAN FIRE-FINCH. Lagonosticta minima, VIEILL, 177
LAVENDER-FINCH. Lagonosticta ccerulescens, VIELL. 180
VIOLET-EARED WAXBILL Granatina granatina, LINN. 186
CORDON BLEU. Estrilda phænicotis, SWAINS. 192
COMMON AFRICAN WAXBILL. Estrilda cinerea, VIEILL. 201
ST. HELENA WAXBILL. Estrilda astrilda, LINN. 204
AUSTRALIAN FIRE-FINCH. Neochmia phaeton, HOMBR. ET JACQ. 208
SYDNEY WAXBILL. Ægintha temporalis, LATH. 214
PAINTED FINCH. Emblema picta, GOULD. 219
RED-FACED FINCH. Pytelia afra, GMEL. 223
CRIMSON-WINGED FINCH. Pytelia phænicoptera, SWAINS. 225
AUSTRALIAN FIRE-TAILED FINCH. Zonæginthus bellus, LATH. 229
GRASS-FINCHES. 233
PARROT FINCH. Erythrura psittacea, GMEL. 234
PIN-TAILED NONPAREIL. Erythrura prasina, SPARRM. 240
GOULDIAN FINCH. Poephila mirabilis, HOMBR. ET JACQ. 244
PARSON FINCH. Poephila cincta, GOULD. 259
DIAMOND SPARROW. Steganopleura guttata, SHAW. 265
RIBBON FINCH. Amadina fasciata, GMELIN. 271
ZEBRA FINCH. Tceniopygia castanotis, GOULD. 276
BICHENO’S FINCH. Stictoptera bichenovü, VIG. ET HORSF. 285
CHERRY FINCH. Aidemosyne modesta, GOULD. 290
AFRICAN SILVER-BILL. Aidemosyne cantans, GMEL. 295
INDIAN SILVER-BILL. Aidemosyne malabarica, LINN. 298
MANNIKINS. 305
BENGALEE. Aidemosyne malabanca + Uroloncha striata, LINN. 306
STRIATED FINCH. Uroloncha striata, LINN. 312
SHARP-TAILED FINCH. Uroloncha acuticauda, HODGS. 317
SPICE FINCH. Munia punctulata, LINN. 320
CHESTNUT-BREASTED FINCH. Munia castaneithorax, GOULD. 332
THREE-COLOURED MANNIKIN. Munia Malacca, LINN. 337
BLACK-HEADED MANNIKIN. Munia atricapilla, VIEILL. 342
WHITE-HEADED MANNIKIN. Munia maja, LINN. 347
JAVA SPARROW. Munia oryzivora, LINN. 352
MAGPIE MANNIKIN. Amauresthes fringilloides, LAFR. 360
TWO-COLOURED MANNIKIN. Spermestes bicolor, FRASER. 364
BRONZE MANNIKIN. Spermestes cucullata, SWAINS. 368
WHYDAHS. 372
COMBASOU. Hypochcera ænea, HARTL. 375
PIN-TAILED WHYDAH. Vidua principalis, LINN. 381
PARADISE WHYDAH. Steganura paradisea, LINN. 387
LONG-TAILED WHYDAH. Chera procne, BODD. 393
RED-COLLARED WHYDAH. Penthetria ardens, BODD. 396
YELLOW-BACKED WHYDAH. Penthetriopsis macrura, BONAP. 400
WEAVERS. 404
YELLOW-SHOULDERED WEAVER. Pyromelana capensis, LINN. 407
NAPOLEON WEAVER. Pyromelana afra, GMELIN. 410
CRIMSON-CROWNED WEAVER. Pyromelana flammiceps, SWAINS. 414
GRENADIER WEAVER. Pyromelana oryx, LESS. 421
ORANGE WEAVER. Pyromelana franciscana, ISERT. 427
RED-BILLED WEAVER. Quelea, quelea, LINN. 430
RUSS' WEAVER. Quelea russi, FINSCH. 436
TYPICAL WEAVERS. PLOCEINÆ. 437
MADAGASCAR WEAVER. Foudia madagascaviensis, LINN. 438
COMORO WEAVER. Nesacanthis eminentissima, BONAP. 444
BAYA WEAVER. Ploceus baya, BLYTH. 446

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