10 Mr. A. no])eri^—()rnlfliolo;fin(l ^\>f<'s 



mm. mm. 

 Fio-. 7. 19-5 X 14- P, 



„ 8. 22-0 X U-7J ^" 



„ 9. 220x1 40. 



„ 10. 21"5x 14"2, Creamj ; confluent dark spots. 



„ 11. 21-0 X 14-5. 



„ 12. 21-0x]5'0. Creamy: profusely spotted. 



„ 13. 22-5 X 15-0. Blue: spotted. 



„ 14. 20-5 X ia-0. Blue : spotted. 



„ 15. 21 -Ox 14-5. Blue. 

 Unfig. 20*5 X lo'O. Creamy; small spots. 



Ma.\imuni lenoth of all 22'5 mm. 

 Minimum „ ,, 19"5 „ 



Maximum breadth „ 1;V0 „ 

 Minimum „ „ 13'0 „ 



[G. H. G.] 



X. — Ornithological JSotes from Wolmaransstad, Transvaal. 

 By Austin Roberts. 



1. Passer diffusus. (Southern Grey-headed Sparrow.) 

 These Sparrows are plentiful here, but often overlooked 



on account of their resemblance to the hen of Passer arm- 

 atus (Cape S])arrow). During Novemb<^r last, on the Vaal 

 River, near Venterskroon, I took several clutches of their 

 eggs from old nests of the Pied Barbet ( Irichokcma 

 leiicomelas). These nests had been warmly lined with soft 

 feathers, and the clutches consisted of from two to five eggs. 



2. Amauina ERYTHROCErHALA. (Red-headed Weaver 

 Finch.) 



During the months of March and April all the old Sparrows' 

 nests in the neighbourhood of the village were taken up by 

 these Finches for the purpose of incubation. 1 have not, 

 so far, met with a nest constructed throughout by these birds 

 themselves ; but have observed a large number of old 

 Sparrows' and Weavers' (^Hijphantornis velatus) nests which 



