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Genus aUELEA, Eenhenh. 



Cluelea erythrops (Hartl.). 



Quelea ervtlirnps, Sharpe, Cat. Binh B. M. xiii. p. 255 (1890) : KvxcheJ, 

 J. f. 'O. 1895, p. 336; JRcirh. Voq. Afr. iii. p. Ill (1904); Shdlei/, 

 Birds Afr. iv. p. 117 (1905) ; 'Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 422 (1909) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eivrsamml. p. 331 (1910). 



An egg of the Dark-tbroated Dioch is of a I'aMicr short oval 

 shape and almost devoid of gloss. It is dull olive-green with fine 

 scattered spots of a darker shade, most numerous towards the larger 

 end. It measures "7 by •55. 



1. "West Africa (Nckr7.-orti Coll.). Crowley Eequest. 



Guelea cardinalis {Hartl.). 

 (Plate XIV. fig. 11.) 



Ilvpliantica Cfirdinalis, Hartl. Abhnndl. Nat. Ver. Bremen, vii. p. 102 



(1881) ; Fischer, Zeit. qes. Orn. i. p. 328 (1884). 

 Quelpa cardinalis, Sliorpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 256 (1890); Beich. 



Vfig. Afr. iii. p. 112 (1904) ; Shellei/, Birds Afr. iv. p. 119 ;]905) ; 



f^karpe, Hand-l. v. p. 423 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kelt. Eiersamml. p. 331, 



pi. iii. fig. 34 (1910). 



Eggs of the Cardinal Dioch vary in shape from a rather short 

 oval to a pointed oval, and exhibit a certain amount of gloss. The 

 ground-colour is greenish-white or white more or less thickly 

 spotted all over the shell with reddish-brown or purplish-brown and 

 underlying spots and small l)lotches of grej'. They vary in size 

 from '67 to -72 in length, and from -47 to -5 in breadth. 



4. Njemps, B. E. Africa, lOtli July. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 



1. Isjenips, 16tli Julv. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [0.]. 

 N.iemps, 19th Sept. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [CI. 

 Njemps, 19tli Sept. F. J. Jnckson, Esq. [0.]. 

 Nandi, 13. E. Africa, 7th May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 



Cluelea quelea (Linn.). 



Quelea quelea, Sharjje, Cat. Birds B. 31. xiii. p. 257 (1890) : SJiclleij, 



Birds Afr. iv. p. Ill (1905) ; Sliarjje, Hand-L v. p. 423 (1909). 

 Quelea sanguinirostris, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 108 (1904). 



Two eggs of the Elack-fronted Dioch laid in captivity are of 

 a short wide oval shape, devoid of gloss and pure white. They 

 measure respectively : "75 by -G, and "08 by "55. 



Dr. Reichenow describes an egg., also laid in captivity, as being 

 ]iale blue with small reddish-brown and grey spots. It measured 

 .81 by -55. 



2. Laid in captivity {J. J. JJ^eir). Crowley Bequest. 



