342 



PLOCElUiE. 



from a narrow, rather pointed oval to a wide, regular oval. They 

 vary from •o'J to -65 in length, and from "40 to '46 in breadth. 



9. Australia {Tristram Coll.). 



Crowley Bequest. 



Poephila nigrotecta, Eariert. 



Poephila atropygialis, Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Uirds, i. ji. 496 



(1901). 

 Poephila nigiotecta, Hartert, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. lix (1899) ; Le Souef, 



Ibw, 1900, p. 461 ; North, Nests ^- Egijs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 300 



(1909) ; Shiuye, Hand-l. v. p. 447 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 334 (1910). 



Eggs of the Black-rumped Grass-Finch vary in shape from a 

 regular oval to a rather pyriform oval. They measure from "59 to 

 •65 in length, and from '40 to "47 in breadth. 



W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W, Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



LP.]. 



"\V . Padcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



W. Hadcliffe Saimders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saimders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 "W . Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



n . Radcliffe Saimders, Esq 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 

 [P.]. 



4. Noorkouong, N. Queensland, 



26th Nov. 



4. Noorkonong, 30th Jan. 



1. Noorkonong, .30th Jan. 



2. Noorkonong, 31st Jan. 



4. Noorkonong, 1st Feb. 



2. Noorkonong, 2nd Feb. 



5. Noorkonong, 3rd Feb. 



3. Noorkonong, 8th Feb. 



Poephila cincta (Gould). 



Poephila cincta, Oould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 425 C1865) ; North, 

 Nests ^f E(/ffs Austr. Birds, p. 166 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xiii. p. 376 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899) ; Ca?>ip- 

 bell, Nests 8) Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 494 (1901); North, Nests Sr 

 Eor;s Austr. Birds, ii. p. 29.5 (1909); Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 447 

 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). 



The eggs of the Banded or Black-throated Grass-Finch are of a 

 somewhat pointed oval form. They measure from "Bl to '65 in 

 length, and from -45 to -5 in breadth. 



1. Queensland (Dr. Key). 



1. Queensland (Nehrkorn Coll.). 



3. Herbert River, Queensland. 



5. Herbert River. 



6. Dawson River, Queensland, 9th Mar. 



(A. J. North). 

 1. New South Wales, 20th Nov. 

 (Wilson). 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 S. Boyd, Esq. [P.J. 

 S. Boyd, Esq. [P.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Gould Coll. 



