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pointed oval shape and moderatclj- glossy. They are bluish-white, 

 and two arc sparingly spotted at the broad end with deep chocolate- 

 brown, while the others are almost uniform. They measure 

 respectively : '73 by "55 ; "To by -oo; '78 by •58 ; and -83 by •57. 



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



2. Swelleudaiu, Cape Colony (r. ^<- Crowley Bequest. 

 more: Tristram Cull.). 



Poliospiza tristriata (Bupp.). 



Poliospiza tristriata, Shnrpe, Git. Birds B. M. xii. p. 345 (1888) ; Shelleij, 

 Birds Afr. iii. p. ■1-2'd (190i') ; Ueichenoio, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 229 (1904) 

 Sharpe,' Haml-l. v. p. 256 (1908). 



Two ei^'gs of Riippell's Seed-eater are of a regular oval shape and 

 almost devoid of gloss. They resemble small eggs of Liyurinus 

 chhris, having the ground-colour pale greenish-white, with spots and 

 irregular markings of chocolate-brown and lilac-grey, mostly confined 

 to the larger end. They measure respectively -71 by '52 and 

 •72 by -53. 



2. Ilarar, Abyssinia, 10th .Tune. Mr. P. Zaphiro [C.]. 



Genus SEEINUS, Koch. 



Serinus canicollis (Sivains.). 



Seriaus canicollis, Sharpe, id. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 488 (1875-84) ; 



id., Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. .350 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 



samvil. p. 110 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 168(1900) ; 



Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 186 (1902) ; JReicJienow, Voi/. Afr. iii. 



p. 262 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 257 (J 908.. 

 Crithagra canicoihs, Butler, Feilden, ^- Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 301 . 



Eggs of the Cape Canary are of a pointed oval shape and possess 

 a small amount of gloss. They are white or very pale bluish-white, 

 speckled, almost entirely at the broader half, with lilac and purplish- 

 brown or deep chocolate-brown. They measure from -66 to "72 in 

 length, and from -49 to 'bi in breadth. 



4. Cape Colony {E. L. Layard; Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Cape Colony [Miss Dacres: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



4. Mooi Iviver, Natal, Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.] 



.3. Mooi Kiver, 13ih Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 



4. Mooi River, Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.|. 



7. I'otchefstroom, Transvaal, Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



( T. Ayns : Tristram Coll.). 



