The top of the head, upper part of the neck, and lesser wing coverts,
light brown, with semicircular black lines; the cheeks plain brown, but
edged at the lower part with bright crimson, below which is a black
line; the breast and belly light brown, occasionally marked with
semicircular lines; the pen-feathers and tail are brown.
OBSERVATIONS.--Bird-fanciers give to these the name of Indian
sparrows, though they come from Africa; their cry is similar to that
of the common sparrow, and their song not very different. They are
fed on canary seeds.