▁Sah el , ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁continent . ▁ ▁Re production ▁C ut - th ro at ▁fin ches ▁usually ▁use ▁n ests ▁constructed ▁by ▁other ▁birds ▁. ▁A ▁cl utch ▁usually ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁white ▁eggs , ▁which ▁h atch ▁after ▁an ▁inc ub ation ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁days . ▁ ▁Origin ▁Origin ▁and ▁ph y log eny ▁has ▁been ▁obtained ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Ar na iz - V ill ena ▁et ▁al .. ▁E str ild inae ▁may ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁there after ▁( t ow ards ▁Africa ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁habit ats ). ▁Its ▁closest ▁relative ▁is ▁the ▁red - head ed ▁fin ch . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁C ut - th ro at ▁fin ch ▁- ▁Species ▁text ▁in ▁The ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Southern ▁African ▁Bird s . ▁ ▁cut - th ro at ▁fin ch ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁Sah el ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁East ▁Africa ▁cut - th ro at ▁fin ch <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Mun ro ▁Ber tr am ▁( 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rh odes ▁scholar , ▁a ▁journalist , ▁writer , ▁relief ▁worker , ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁a ▁university ▁professor . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁and ▁influ ences ▁Ber tr am ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁A uck land ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August