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Upper olive-brown, finely-barred black; under gray, finely-barred black; rump, bill scarlet; about eye black; f., sim. Seeds.

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=380* Chestnut-eared Finch= (Zebra), Taeniopygia castanotis, A. (interior).

Nom. small flocks, v.r. plains 4.2

Upper brown; rump white; upper base tail black, with three white spots; cheeks chestnut; throat, chest gray, barred black; black band on chest; abdomen white; flanks chestnut, spotted white; feet, bill orange; f., throat, chest gray, fringed brown; abdomen yellowish-brown. Grass-seeds.

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=381* Plum-headed Finch= (Diadem, Plain-colored), Aidemosyne modesta, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A.

Stat. small flocks, r. grass 4.6

Crown deep purple; bill, between eye and bill, spot on chin black; upper brown; wings spotted white; side-tail tipped white; under white barred brown; f., no black on chin. Seeds.

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=382* Red-browed Finch= (Temporal), Redhead, Redbill (e), Sydney Waxbill, Ægintha temporalis, E.A., S.A.

Stat. small flocks, r. grass 4.5

Bill, patch over eye, rump crimson; crown gray; upper olive-brown; under lighter; f., sim. Seeds.

F. 155. Icteridae, Bobolink, Cowbird, Blackbirds (Am.), Oriole (Am.), Redwing (Am.), 185 sp.--35(15)Nc., 170(150) Nl.

F. 156. Sturnidae, Starlings, Grackles, 60 sp.--2(1)A., 42(28)O., 29(14)P., 2(1)E.

=375= Yellow-throated Friar-Bird =376= Australian Pipit =377= Bush-Lark =378= Spotted-Sided Finch =379= Firetailed Finch =380= Chestnut-eared Finch =381= Plum-headed Finch =382= Red-browed Finch =383= Olive-backed Oriole

=384= Spangled Drongo =385= Satin Bower-Bird =385^A= Satin Bower-Bird (Female) =386= Spotted Bower-Bird =390= Apostle-Bird =391= White-winged Chough =392= Pied Bell-Magpie =394= Gray Bell-Magpie

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=382^A Starling=, Sturnus vulgaris, Eur., N. Afr., Asia, A. (introduced).

Nom. v.c. open 8.5

Glossy-black, with metallic reflections; upper feathers tipped buff, under tipped white; light tips lost in summer; bill lemon-yellow summer, blackish winter; f., sim. Insects, caterpillars, fruit. Wheezing, whining notes. Mimic.

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=382^B Common Myna= (Indian, Calcutta), Acridotheres tristis, India, Afghanistan, V. (Introduced).

Stat. v.c. houses 10

Head, neck black; upper brown; under rich vinous-brown; tip-tail, large patch on wing white; about eye, bill, legs yellow; f., sim. Insects, fruit. Many notes.

F. 157. EULABETIDAE (2), SHINING STARLINGS, 139 sp.--51(51)A., 20(20)O., 1(1)P., 67(67)E.

F. 158. Paramythidae, 1 sp. A. (N.G.).

F. 159. Buphagidae, Oxpecker, Rhinoceros-Bird, 2 sp. E.