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Genus LEPIDOPYGIA, Rnchenh. 



All the species of this genus api)ear to lay pure while eggs, 

 devoid oi gloss. 



Lepidopygia poensis (Fraser). 



Spermestes poensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. AI. xiii. p. 262 (18:J(Jj ; Iteich. 



Tog. Aft: iii. p. 152 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 164 (1905). 

 Ljpidopygia poensis, Sharpe, Hani-l. v. p. 425 (1909). 



Four eggs are of a moderately long oval form ; they average 

 •bb by •4. 



4. Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, 11th Subscribers to Fernando Po 

 Jan. (C. E. Seimund). Exped. [P.]. 



Lepidopygia nana (Piu-Jier.). 



Spermestes nana. Cowan, Proc. R. Pki/s. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; 

 Mibie-Ed^uards Sf Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madaq., Vis. ii. p. 455, 

 pi. 304. tig. 10 (1885) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 266 (1890) ; 

 Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 125 (1899) ; Shellei/, Birds Afr. iv. p. 174 

 (1905). 



Lepidopygia nana, Sharpe, Uand-l. v. p. 426 (1909) ; Nehrk: Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 331 (1910). 



The eggs of the Madagascar Mannaliiu are of a regular oval form 

 They measure from -bb to "59 iu length, and from -41 to -44 in 

 breadth. 



Messrs. Milne-Edwards and Grandidier {I. c.) describe and figure 

 the eggs of this bird as green spotted with brown. 



4. Madagascar. W. RadclifFu Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4. Madagascar ('//-isfrrtm C«/^.). Crowley Bequest. 



4. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Ueaus Cowan [P.]. 



6. Tamala, Madagascar {W.D.C.: Crowley Bequest. 

 Tristram Coll.). 



Genus SPERMESTES, Swains. 



Spermestes cncullatus, Swains. 



Spermestes cucullata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 264 (1890) ; 



liendall. Ibis, 1892, p. 221 ; Kmchel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 340; Reich. 



Vol/. Afr. iii. p. 149 (1904) ; Shelleq, Birds Afr. iv. p. 167 (1905) ; 



Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 331 (1910). 

 Spermestes cucullatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 426 (1909). 



An egg said to be that of Swainson's Bronze Mannakin is of 

 a perfect oval shape, and pure white devoid of gloss. It measures 

 •5 by -41. 



1. [West Africa.] Crowley Bequest. 



