Zoological Illustrations, Second Series, Volume 1 / or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals

by William Swainson

PLOCEUS Textor
Rufous necked Weaver

PLOCEUS textor.

Rufous-necked Weaver.

Family Fringillidæ?

Generic Character.

Bill lengthened-conic, slightly curved, entire, the base advancing high on the forehead, and dividing the frontal feathers, the culmen curved, the commissure sinuated. Nostrils oval, naked: without a membrane. Wings moderate, rounded, the first quill spurious, the five next nearly of equal length. Feet short, strong, the middle toe longer than the tarsus, the hind toe nearly equal with the tarsus. Tail very short, rounded.

Divisions or Sub-Genera.

Malimbus. Vieil. Bill more straight, slender, and lengthened.