UROLONCHA. — AIDEMOSTNE. 339 



iVe.?/"*- Sr Ens Ind. Birch, ii. p. 130 (1890) ; Slinrpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 444 (1909). 



The four eggs of the llufous-bollied Munia measure respective!)' : 

 •Co by -46 ; -Glj by -40 ; -Gl' by -42 ; -65 by -45. 



3. Kotagherry, Nilpliiris, 19th July Hume Coll. 



(Miss L'oclihuvn). 

 1. Kotao-herry, JOth July (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 

 bia-n). 



Urolonclia kelaarti (Jerd.). 



Munia kelaarti, Leqge^ Birds Ceylon, ii. p. 650 (1879). 



Uroloncha ke\iiarti','Shar/)e, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 36G (1890) ; Onfes, 



Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, n. p. 187 (1890) ; 8/utrpe, Hand-l. v. p. 444 



(19U9) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersumml. p. 333 (1910). 



The eggs of the Ceylon Munia vary from -62 to -OS iu length, 

 and from '45 to '46 in breadth. 



4. Ceylou, 2nd June (.4. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 



Uroloncha molucca {Linn.). 



Uroloncha n-olucca, Sharpe, Cat.. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 367 (1890) ; id., 

 Hund-l. V. p. 444 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnd. p. 334 (U»10). 



Eggs of the Moluccan ilunia measure respectively -59 by '43 ; 

 •58 by -43 ; and -56 by -43. 



3. Waigiu, Molucca Islands (iAW<;7ior?i Crowlej' Bequest. 

 Coll.). 



Genus AIDEMOSYNE, Reickenh. 



The eggs of the iluiiids of this genus resemble those of the 

 genera Spora'gintlms, Munia, and Ufolonclia. 



Aidemosyne modesta (Gould). 



Aidemosyne modesta, Gou/d, Ilnndh. Birds Aitstr. i. p. 414 (1865) ; 

 North, Nests Sc Er/gs Austr. Birds, p. 162 (1889) ; Sharpp, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xiii. p. 368(1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899) ; 

 Campbidl, Neds 1^- Ef)(/s Austr. Birds, i. p. 489 (1901); North, 

 Nigfs ^- Eff(/s Anstr. Birds, ii. p. 287 (1909); Sharpe, Haud-l. v. 

 p. 445 (19U9) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910;. 



Eggs of the Plum-head Munia are of a long oval shape and 

 equally rounded at both ends. They are plain white, devoid of 

 gloss, and measure respectively: ^64 by -4; "63 by -42: and '62 

 by -41. 



Mr. Xorth (7. c.) states that two specimens in his possession 

 measure rcsiiectively : -64 by '44 and -62 by •45, Mr. Campbell 



