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Genus UROLONCHA, Cah. 



The eggs of the species of this genus do not differ in shape or 

 colour from those of the Munias of the genera SponTyinUias and 

 Munia. 



Urolonclia acuticauda {Hodgs.). 



Uroloncha acuticauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 3o6 (1890); 

 Oate.'i, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 184 (1890) ; id., cd. Hume, 

 Nests Sf E<j()s Ind. Birds, ii. p. 131 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 443 (1909J ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 333 (1910). 



The eggs of Hodgson's Muuia vary from -54 to 'GS in length, and 

 from -4 to -45 in breadth. 



Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe. 



Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 3o9 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899), p. 333 (1910); Sharpe, 



Haml-l. V. p. 443(1909). 

 IMimia acuticauda, La Touche, Ihis, 1892, p. 427. 



Five eggs of the Chinese Munia measure respectively: "6 by "4 ; 

 •63 hj -42 ; -65 by -44 ; and (2) -65 by -45. 



1. Foochow, Cliina, April. 



2. Foochow, 9tli May. 



2. Formosa {B. Swinhoe: Tristram 



Coll.). 



C. 13. Ricliett, Esq. [P.l. 

 C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 Crowley ISequest. 



Uroloncha striata (Linn.). 



Munia striata, Legcje, Birds Ceylon, p. 660 (1879). 



Uroloncha striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 359 (1890) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 185 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests i^- 

 Erpis Ind. Birds, ii. p. 133 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 

 (1899), p. 333 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 443 (1909). 



The eggs of the White-backed Munia measure from 'bb to '05 in 

 length, and from -42 to -47 in breadth. 



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