FRINGILLIDAE. 



find no attention drawn to this resemblance anywhere in oological 

 literature; in texture of shell it is more independent; it has decidedly 

 no correspondence with the texture of the Emberizinae, and I do 

 not understand how Des Murs can give to it all the oological 

 characters of the Emberizinae. If it is desired to compare the 

 coccothraustes-egg, which most decidedly bears by its markings an 

 Emberiza-Wke character, with one of the species of this group, 

 schoeniclus will, in my opinion, come most into consideration for 

 such comparison, and not calandra as is sometimes stated in oolog- 

 ical literature. 



For us citrinella is the species which is especially characterised 

 by the so-called Ember iza-markings, markings for which I propose 

 to adopt the name of „vein-markings"; German writers speak of 

 y,Haarlinien". 



The eggs of schoeniclus and hortulana are more strongly spotted ; 

 blotches with blurred edges, like those of coelebs, are found on eggs 

 of these two species. 



Calandra, though variable in markings, does not, indeed, disown 

 the character of the genus Emberiza (certain variations of citrinella, 

 hortulana) but deviates rather considerably in some of its types. 



Passer stands oologically by itself among the Fringillidae ; however, 

 like the eggs of Emberiza melanocephala Scop, (not native) which 

 show kinship, e. g. with those of Passer domestica, so also eggs of 

 citrinella are sometimes found which lack the typical markings of 

 the genus Emberiza, and which stand in character between the 

 genera Passer and Emberiza. 



