84 The Oologists' Record, December i, 1922. 



I need not enlarge on the scientific value of specimens so secured. 

 I have made considerable sacrifices of valuable palaearctic and 

 nearctic specimens in exchange for some of the rarer North American 

 species, but at the same time I have>to thank many correspondents 

 for humouring me in my desire to enrich this collection. 



There are some notable blanks, chief among which is the total 

 lack of any of the species breeding in the Galapagos Islands. 

 There is a great weakness too in South American species, and it is 

 in this connection that I hope to increase the collection in the near 

 future. Comparatively " easy " species, such as the Trumpeter 

 Bullfinch [E. githaginea), Scotch Crossbill, Afghan Sparrow {Passer 

 rutilans) and man}' Madeiran, Canarian and Mauretanian local 

 varieties, will no doubt be added also in the near future. 



With the exception, perhaps, of Harris Sparrow and some 

 few other very interesting species, North America is pretty well 

 represented in the collection. The most welcome additions in the 

 future would without doubt be some of the rare species from the 

 high Himalayan regions and from Central Asia. 



The arrangement is based on Sharpe's Hand List, in which 

 about 1,200 species of Fringillidae are enumerated. No doubt over 

 100 species should now be added to this total. 



The collection is housed in a 44-drawer series of teak cabinets, 

 with drawers approximately 24 inches square, each drawer having 

 a glazed lid. Data are attached to foolscap sheets bound in 

 " clutch " files. 



I have not given dimensions, and limited space permits of only 

 a brief description of some of the more interesting species, but I 

 shall be happy to give details to any reader interested in an\'' 

 particular species. 

 Ligurinus chloris {Linn.). Greenfinch. A series. 



,, aurantiiventris {Cab.). Southern Greenfinch. 4 sets. 



„ chloroticus {Bp.). Palestine Greenfinch. A fine series. 



,, sinicus {Linn.). Chinese Greenfinch, c/2. 



,, minor {Temm. and Schl.). Japanese Greenfinch. A series. 



,, — - — ■ i* South Russian Greenfinch, c/4. 



The eggs of the various species of Greenfinch run through 

 pretty much the same types, but the British eggs stand out as the 

 largest. The South Russian set was obtained by Capt. Kennedy 

 in the Crimea during the War. The Palestine series are all from 

 Capt. Pitman. 



