AURIPASSKH. — -I'uI.IOSriZA. -H 



Genus AURIPASSER, Boniq>. 



Auripasser euchlorus, Bonap. 



(Plate X. tigs. 17 & 18.) 



Tasscr eiK-liIoru.s, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 341 (1888) ; Yerbury, 

 /ZiM, 18116, p. 27; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersumml. p. 109(1899); Ogiloie 

 Grant, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 24(5 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ill. p. 259 

 (1902). 



Auripasser euclilovus, Reirlienmri, Voy. Afr. iil. p. 250 (1904) ; Sharjie, 

 Hand-l. v. p. 2.j:i (IQOQ). 



The eggs of the Arabian Yellow Sparrow taken b}" Colonel Yer- 

 burj- are not separable from many of the eggs of Passer montanus. 

 They are of an ordinary oval form and slightly glossy. The 

 ground-colour is greyish-white, streaked and blotched with ashy- 

 brown and underlying laveuder-grey. Three examples measure 

 respectively : '7:^ by "52 ; -73 by 'SI ; '68 by -5. 



3. Aden, Arabia, May. Col. J. \V. Yerbury [P.]. 



Genus SORELLA, Hartl. 



Sorella emini, Hartl. 



(Plate X. fig. 14.) 



Passer emini, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 332 (1888) ; Shelley, Birds 



Afr. iii. p. 256 (1902). 

 Auripasser emini, lieicheiwjv, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 248 (1904). 

 Sorella emini, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 253 (1908). 



Eggs of Emiu's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape or slightly 

 pointed at one end, and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour 

 is white or pale bluish-white somewhat sparingly spotted with 

 brownish-black, grey, and lilac. They vary from -Qiy to -76 iu 

 length, and from '49 to '54 in breadth. 



4. Njemps, Lake Raringo, B. E. Africa, V. ,). .lacksou, Esq., C.B. [C.]. 



' 10th J ulv. 



4. Xj.'mps, 16th .Tulv. V. .). .Tackson, Esq., C.B. [C.l. 



4. iS'ienips, Kith .Jiilv. F. .1. Jackson, Esq., C.B. \cX 



4. Njemps, 16th .luly. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.]. 



Genus P0LI03PIZA, Bomtp. 



Poliospiza albignlaris (Hndtlt). 



Crithagra albogularis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 485 (1875- 



84). 

 Serinus albigularis, Sharpp, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 360 (1888) ; Usehrk 



Eat. EierMimnd. ]). 1 10 (ISO!)) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 174 



(1900) ; Shrllcy, />'.,•,/>■ Afr. iii. p. 223 (1902). 



