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Eremopteryx melanauclien (Cab.). 



Pyrrhuliuida melanauclien, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 655 (1890) ; 



Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 343 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 



4- JEffffs I?id. Birds, ii. p. 248 (1890). 

 Pj'rrhulauda frontalis, Shelleij, Birds Afr. iii. p. 79 (1902). 

 Eremopteryx melanauchen, iihcuye, Hand-l. v. p. 187 (1908). 



Eggs of the Black-crowned Einch-Lark resemble those oi E. grisea, 

 but appear to have a purer white ground and, as a rule, the 

 markiugs are coarser and bettor-defined. Thej' measure from '69 to 

 •81 in length, and from "5 to '6 in breadth. 



27. Eastern Xarra, Sind {S. Doit/). Hume Coll. 



]. Eastern Xarra, 25th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 ]. Eastern Narra, 27th Aug. {S. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eremopteryx verticalis (Smith). 



Pvrrhulauda verticalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 656 (1890) ; 



Stark, Faun. 8. Afr., Birds, i. p. 195 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. 



iii. p. 83 (1902). 

 Eremopterj'x verticalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 186 (1908). 



Two eggs of the Grej-backed Einch-Lark are perfectly similar 

 to those of E. australis. They measure respectively "BS by "5 

 and -7 by "5. 



2. Ondonga, Ovampoland, 31st March Crowley Bequest. 

 ' (C. J. Andersson : Tristram 

 Coll.). 



Family FRINGILL1D.E. 



Genus LIGURINUS, Koch. 

 Ligurinus chloris {Linn.). 



Fringilla chloris, Thien. Fortpjlanz. qes. Voy. p. 409, tab. xxxvi. fig. 4, a-c 



( 1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 74, pi. 12 (1884) ; id., Eyys 



of Brit. Birds, p. 239, pi. 56. tig. 13 (1896). 

 Chlorospiza chloris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 20. fig. 1 (1855-63). 

 Coccothraustes chloris, Hetvitso7i, Eyys of Brit. Birds, i. p. 204, pi. Iii. 



fig. i (1856). 

 Ligurinus chloris, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 219; JJresser, Birds Eur. iii. 



p. 567 (1875) ; Bei/, Eier Viiq. Mitteleurop. p. 315, pi. 39. tigs. 17-21 



(1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 283 (1902) [part.] ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. V. p. 196 (1908). 

 Chloris chloris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 21 (1888) [part.]; Jourd. 



Eyys Europ. Birds, p. 46, pi. x. tigs. 17-21 (1906). 

 Chloris chloris chloris, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 61 (1903). 



The eggs of the Greenfinch are of a regular oval shape and 

 possess a fair amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from 



