Nelicourvi weaver, Ploceus nelicourvi. Male making its woven nest of grass, sedge and palm fronds in the shape of a retort with oval nesting chamber. Le nelicourvi de Madagascar, Parvus nelicourvi. Copperplate engraving by J. J. Avril after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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