The Oologists' Record, December i, 1922. 



Astragalinus hesperophilus (Oberh.). Green-backed Goldfinch. 1/4, 



1/5- 

 „ lawrencei {Cass.). Lawrence's Goldfinch. 1/5. 



All the above are very light blue, except the last which is pure 

 white, and quite unspotted. 



Linaria flavirostris {Linn.). Twite. Series. 



,, rufostrigata {Walton). 1/3, 1/5. 



„ cannabina {Linn.). Linnet. Series. 



„ mediterranea {Tschiisi). Mediterranean Linnet. 1/4. 



,, fringillirostris {Bp. and Schl.). Eastern I>innet. i single, 



,, linaria {Linn.). Mealy Redpoll. Series. 



„ nifescens {Vieill.). Lesser Redpoll. Series. 



,, exilipes {Cones). Coues' Redpoll, i single. 



There are many so-called eggs of the Coues' Redpoll in collec- 

 tions, but the authenticity of many of them is very doubtful. 

 My single specimen was taken by Col. Meiklejohn at Kem, on the 

 Karelian Coast, and he sent the birds home for identification. It 

 is a rather brighter green than most Redpoll eggs and is very faintly 

 marked, though I have Mealy Redpoll eggs from Labrador quite 

 as sparingly marked. 



Montifringilla nivalis {Linn.). European Snowfinch. 



griseinucha {Brandt). Aleutian Rosy Finch. 1/3. 

 Rhodospiza obsoleta {Licht.). i single. 



Erythrospiza zedlitzi {Neumann). Algerian Desert Bullfinch. 1/3. 

 ,, amantum {Hartert). Canary Is. Desert Finch. 2/5. 



The eggs of E. zedlitzi are smaller and I think the markings are 

 more generally distributed than in the case of E. amantum or the 

 typical species, which, strangely enough, I have not yet been able 

 to secure. 



Petronia petronia {Linn.). Rock Sparrow. 1I4, i}^. 



maderensis {Erlanger). Madeiran Rock Sparrow. 1/3. 

 „ dentata {Sundev.). Grey-headed Sparrow. 1/5. 



super ciliar is {Blyth). Diamond Sparrow. 2/3. 

 My P. dentata eggs are from Mr. Baily's aviary. They seem to be 

 almost unspotted and to present a uniform dirty grey appearance. 

 The two sets of Diamond Sparrow, from the same source, are pretty 

 little eggs, almost spherical, with rather large dark greenish-grey 

 spots all over the surface. 



