330 



Geiuis ZON^GINTHUS, Cah. 

 Zonaeginthus bellus {Lath.). 



Zona-ginthiis bellus, Gould, Hmulb. Birdi Amir. i. p. 40G (I860) ; North, 

 Nests Sf Efjqs Amfr. JBhrh, p. lUO (188U) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xiii. p. 293 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnd. p. 120 (1899), p. 332 

 (1910); Campbell, Neds ^- Efff/s Austr. Birds, i. p. 479(1901); 

 North, Nests 8f Egys Avstr. BirdSj'n. p. 271 (1909); Sharpe,Hand-l. 

 V. p. 433 (1909). 



The eggs of the Fire-tailed Finch are of an elongate oval shape, 

 without gloss, and plain white. They appear to vary gi-eatly in size. 

 Two specimens from Tasmania measure respectively : '75 by -52 ; -75 

 by '5. Three from Cranbourne measure respectively : '76 by "53 ; 

 •75 by -57 ; and '74: by -55. Olhers from Cape Otway and from 

 Melbourne, taken by Mr. Ejidger, are very much smaller and 

 average only -65 by -45. 



3. Cranbourne, Victoria, 3rd Nov. [A. Ciowley Bequest. 



J. North). 



2. Cape Otway, Victoria, {E. P. S. ?/- Crowley Bequest. 



mour). 



0. ]\relbouvne ( TV. Bridge?-). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



2. Tasmania, 17th Nov. Gould Coll. 



Zonseginthns oeulatus (Quoi/ 4' Gaim.). 



Zoufeo'inthus oculeus, Gould, Havdh. Birds Austr. i. p. 407 (1865). 



Zonfeginthus oeulatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 294 (1890); 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnil. p. 120 (1899), p. 332 (1910); Campbell, 

 Nests 4- Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 480(1901); Hharpe, Hand-l. \. 

 p. 433 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Ecd-eared Finch are of a somewhat elongate 

 oval form, devoid of gloss, and pure white. They measure 

 respectively : -09 by --19, and -05 by -46. 



W. Au.straba (J. J". C(miphell). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus COCCOPYGIA, BeicJiaih. 



i 



Coccopygia dufresnei ( Vieid.). 



Eslrelda diifresnii. Gurnet/, His, 1862, p. 32; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 



S. Africa, p. 469 (1875-84) ; Stark, Faun. S. Africa, Birds, i. 



p. 107 (1900). 

 Coccopvgia dufresnii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 305 (1890); 



Shelh-g, Birds Afr. iv. p. 233 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. ^. i^6 



(1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 332 (1910). 

 Neisna dufresnei, Eeich. Tog. Afr. iii. p. 205 (1904). 



The e"-"-s of Dufresne's "Waxbill are of an ordinary oval form, 



