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Gymnorhis flavicoUis {Frankl.). Yellow-throated Sparrow (of India). 



2/4. 

 Carpospiza brachydactyla {Bp.). Short-toed Desert Sparrow. 1/3, 



1/4. 

 I am indebted to Mr. Stuart Baker for this interesting species 



from Persia. The eggs have a creamj'-white ground upon which 



there are a verj^ few large and small dark red spots. They are 



much like eggs of some of the Vireos of North America. 



Passer montanus {Linn.). Tree-Sparrow (of Europe). Series. 

 ,, saturatus (Stejn). 2/5. 



malaccensis (Dubois). Malacca Sparrow. 2/4, 1/5. 



domesticns {Linn.). House-Sparrow. Series. 

 ,, biblicus {Hartert). Palestine Sparrow. Series. 



niloticus. Egyptian Sparrow. 1/2, 1/3. 



indicus {Jard. and Selby). Indian House-Sparrow. 2/3. 

 ,, iialiae {VieilL). Italian Sparrow. 1/4, 

 „ hispaniolensis {Temm.). Spanish Sparrow. 2/5. 



maltae {Hartert). Maltese Sparrow. 1/5. 

 ,, cinnamomeus {Gould). Cinnamon Tree-Sparrow. 2/3. 



fiaveolus {Blyth). Pegu House-Sparrow. 1/3, 1/4. 

 ,, nielanurus {P. L. S. Miill). Cape Sparrow. Series. 



moabiticus {Tristr.). Tristram's Sparrow. 1/5. 

 ,, motitensis {Smith). Greater South African Sparrow. 1/4. 

 „ griseus {VieilL). 1/4. 



diffusus (Smith). Grey-headed Sparrow. 2 singles. 

 Though size and shade vary a lot, all the above look like 

 Sparrows' eggs. 



Alario alario (Linn.). Mountain Canary. Series. 

 Auripasser liiteiis (Licht.). Yellow Sparrow. 1/2. 

 Poliospiza albigularis (Smith). White-throated Seed-eater. Series, 

 ,, angolensis (Gm.). Black-throated Seed-eater. 2/3. 

 ,, leiicopygia (Sundev.). 1/3. 



,, striolata (Rilpp.). Streaked Serin Finch. 1/2. 



,, gularis (Smith). Streaky-headed Seed-eater. 2/3. 

 ,, canicapilla (Dii Bus), il^. 



Seriniis canicollis (Swains). Cape Canary. 1/3. 

 ,, stdphuratus (Linn.). Bully Seed-eater. 2/3. 

 ,, icterus (Vieill.). Golden-rump Canary. 1/3. 

 ,, serinus (Linn.). Serin Finch. 3/4, 1/5. 



