21' 



()iMtava,Tenorif,>, April (J. 11. Leach). Seebolim Coll. 

 ( )i'atiiva, Airt'il (./. H. L.). Seebolim Coll. 



Laid in captivity, Essex. yalvin-GoJman Coll. 



Carduelis parva, Tschusi c? X Serinus canarius (Linn.) 5 • 

 See page 178. 



Serinus syriacus, Bonap. 



Serinus aurifrons, Tristram, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 447. 



Seriiuis cauouicus Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 171 (1870) ; Sharfie, Cut. 



Bird-i B. M. xii. p. o72 (1888); Nehrk. Knt. Eiersamml. p. 110 



(18!)9j ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 281 (1902). 

 Serinus syriacus, Newton, Outheca WoLleynna, pt. ii. p. 4-"»4 (1902") ; 



Hartert, J'oi/. I'al. Faun. \)t. i. p. 83 (1903); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 



p. 2.59 (1908). 



Eggs of Tristram's Serin-Finch resemble those of S. canarius, 

 several different types being represented among those in the 

 Collection. In one especialU" handsome set the markings are mostly 

 red-violet and form a more or less irregular cap round the larger 

 end. They measure from -Go to -71 in length, and from '50 to "51 

 in breadth. 



3. Moimt Lebanon, Palestine, 2nd May. W. Radclille Saunders, Esr^. 



2. JMount Lebanon, 4th May (//. B. Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram). 

 '). MomitLebanon, 16th June (//./?. 7".). Crowley Bequest. 



3. Mount Ilernion, Palestine, 19th May Crowley Bequest. 



(//. B. T.). 



Serinus pusillus (PnU.). 



Serinus pusillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 373 (1888) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 318, 



pi. 29. tig. 10 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 282 (1902) ; 



Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 85 (1903); Jourd. Eygs Europ. 



Birds, p. (Si, pi. 38. tig. 10 (U»06) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. v. p. 260 (1908). 

 Metopouia pusilLi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 230 (1890) ; 



id., ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eygs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 158 (1890). 



Eggs of the Gold-fronted Serin-Einch resemble those of S. cauicollis 

 and :S. icterus. They measure '6 by 'Gl in length, and "48 by "oO 

 in breadth. 



3. Derbend, E. Caucasus, loth June. "\V. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 ■'>. Kulilja, -Mongolia, 8th Mav. "^^ . Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo l^CucaJus canorus). 

 .3. Is-vk Kul, Turkestan, 26tli May. W. KadcliH'e Saunder.s, Esq. 



