SPORJTGINTnUS. — JIITNTA. 833 



Sporaeginthus melpodus ( VieilL). 



Spora?eiiitliiis melpodus, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. .120 (1890); 



Kuiichel, J. f. O. 1805, p. ou9 ; Butler, Foreiqn Fiticlies in Captivity ^ 



p. 110 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 439 (1909). 

 Estrelda niaiiposa (sic), liem/al/, Ibis, 1892, p. 221. 

 Estiild.'i raelpoda, Jieich. TiJy. Afr. iii. p. 186 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds 



Afr. iv. p. 202 (1905). 



An egg of the Orange-checked "Waxbill is of a rather narrow oval 

 shape, and dull white. It measures '53 by -36. 



1. Laid in captivity {Dr. Kutter). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MUNIA, Uodjs. 



The eggs hiid hy the various sjiecics of this genus resemble those 

 of the species of Spor/pginthus, being usually of a somewhat pointed 

 oval shape, pure white, and devoid of gloss. 



Munia orizivora (Liun.). 



Munia orizivora, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 328 (1890) ; Gates, 

 ed. Hume, .Xe.sts 4" F(/ys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 128 (1890) ; id , Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Bird.9, ii. "p. 182 (1890); S/iarpe, Hand-l. v. p. 439 

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



Padda oryzivora, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 148 (1905). 



Two eggs of the Java Sparrow are of a regular oval form, devoid 

 of gloss, and pure white. They measure respectively : "77 by -53 ; 

 •68 by -65. 



2. West Afiica. Crowley Bequest. 



Munia malacca (Linn.). 



Munia malacca, Legr/e, Birds Ceylon, p. 652 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xiii. p. 330 (1890) ; Gates, Fatiiia Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 182 

 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests if Fays Ind. Birds, ii. p. 120 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 440 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 332 

 (1910). 



The eggs of the Black-headed Munia measure from •o~ to '72 in 

 length, and from -44 to -5 in breadth. 



23. Belgaum, India {E. A. Butler). Hume Coll. 



13. Belgaum, 2ud Sept. {E. A. B.). Hume Coll. 



7. Belgaum, 7th Sept. {E. A. B.). Hume Coll. 



1. Bundiua, C. Provs., 19th July Hume Coll. 



{F. B. Bk'witt). 



3. Pathanore, Madras, 28th Oct. Hume Coll. 



{A. G. B. Theobald). 



1. Wynaad, S. India, olh Dec. Hume Coll. 



3. [Southern India.] Crowley Bequest. 



