212 FEINGlLLIDiE. 



Polio.«piza albigularis, Reichenow, Viicj. Afr. iii. p. 2^)2 (1904) ; Sharpc, 

 Handel, v. p. 254 (1908). 



Four eggs of the White-throated Finch closely resemble the eggs 



Serinus suJjihurntus. Two examples are spotted with chocolate- 



hrown only ; two others are marked both with chocolate-brown and 



with lilac. They measure respectively : -81 by -55 ; -79 by '6 ; 



•85 by -58 ; -8 by '6. 



4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



Poliospiza crocopygia (Sharj^e). 

 (Plate X. fig. 10.) 



Serinus crocopvgius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 360 (1888; 



Shellei/, Birds Afr. iii. p. 222 (1902). 

 Poliospiza crocopygia, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 25-3 (1904) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. V. p." 254 (1908). 



Five eggs of the Damaralaud White-throated Finch are of a 

 rather wide and somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. 

 The ground-colour is white, with spots, blotches, and irregular 

 markings of deep chocolate, umber-brown, and faint underlying 

 lilac-grey, arranged in a ring round the larger end. They measure 

 from -74 to rSl in length, and from -58 to -59 in breadth. 



5. Otjimbinque, Damaraland, 12th Jan. Crowley Bequest. 

 (C. J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). 



Poliospiza leucopygia (Sundev.). 



Serinus leucopvgius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 366 (1888) ; Shellei/, 



Birds Afr. iii. p. 216 ( 1 902 ) . 

 Poliospiza leucopvgia, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 255 (1904) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. \.-p.'2o5 (1908). 



Two eggs of the White-rumped Canary laid in captivity are of a 

 long oval shape and slightly glossy. Both are white : one is 

 sparingly marked about the larger end with very small spots and 

 dots of blackish-brown ; in the other the markings are indicated 

 by very minute dots. They measure respectively "64 by "44 and 

 •65 by -43. 



2. Laid in captivit.v. Crowley Bequest. 



Poliospiza gularis (tSmith). 



Poliospiza gularis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 482 (1875- 84) ; 

 id.. Cat. Birds B. M. xii". p. 343 (1888); Nehrk. Eat. Eier- 

 sanmd. p. 109 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 165 (1900) ; 

 Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 226 (1902) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 258 

 (1904) ; Sharped Hand-l. v. p. 256 (19C8). 



Four eggs of the Streaky-headed Seed-eater are of a somewhat 



