Estrilda melanogenys Sundevall, Öfvers. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Förhandl., vol. VII, No. 4, 17th. April, 1850, p. 97.= Estrilda melanotis melanotis Temminck, 1823
Holotype ? : Male ad., Port Natal (= Durban), Natal. 22. VII. 1840. J. A. Wahlberg leg. No. 6111. - Measurements of type : wing : 47 mm.; tail : 38 mm.; culmen : 9 mm.; tarsus : 13 mm.Click on the picure for enlargement.
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