srrNUs. 181 



p. .S20, pi. ;j9. fig-3. 22-26 (11)00) ; Drrssn; Mem. Pal. Bmh, pt. i. 



p. 278 (1902). 

 Acauthis citriuella citriiiella, Ilartcvt, Vvy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 81 



(1!J03). 

 Carduclis citriuella, Jourd. Egys. Europ. Birds, p. G4, pi. 10. figs. 22-2G 



(1906). 

 Spinus citrinellus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 231 (1908). 



The eggs of the Citril Einch resemble those of the Goldfinch and 

 Siskin so closely that they cannot be separated from them. One 

 clutch of eggs from Zurich is pale bluish-white and unsijotted. 

 Specimens measure from -O to •? in length, and from •■18 to -52 in 

 breadth. 



5. Switzerland, 7tli May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.J. 

 5. Switzerland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Switzerland, 23rd June. Crowley Bequest. 



4. Zurich, Switzerland, 2nd June. W. Radclitl'e Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



4. Jura Mountains, 3rd May {T. Hoi- Seebohm Coll. 



land). 



1. Jura Mountains, 16th May (T. jr.). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Jura Mountains, 6th June (7'. if.). Seebohm Coll. 



5. Sicily, 18th May. W. Radclitfe Sauuders, Esq. 



[P.J. 



Spinus tottus iSparrm.). 



Chrvsomitris totta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 231 (1888) ; Stark, 

 'Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 182 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 175 



(1902). 

 Spinus tuttus, Iteickenoiv, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 276 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 



p. 231 (1908). 



An egg in the Collection, said to be that of the South-African 

 Siskin, is of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is whitish 

 (probably faded), with one or two spots of dark brown and pale 

 brownish-lilac near the larger end. It measures '71 by •52. Stark 

 describes eggs of this species as being " pale bluish-green, sparingly 

 spotted and sometimes zoned with reddish-brown of two shades. 

 They average ^72 x •54." 



1. Capo Colony [Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Spinus barbatus (Molina). 



Chrysomitris magellauica, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 216. 

 Chrvsomitris barbata, Shar/>e, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 216 (1886). 

 Spinus barbatus, S/iarpe, Hand-l. v. p. 231 (1908). 



Two eggs of the Patagouiau Siskin are elliptical in shape, sliglitly 

 glossy, and of a very pale bluish-white colour. They measure 

 respectively : -69 by •ol ; -1 by •o. 



Two eggs froju the Crowley Collection, also believed to be of this 



