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are devoid of markings. They measure respectively 66 by °48, 
*66 by °45, and °65 by *4. 
3. Entebbe, Uganda, May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 
Cinnyris mariquensis, Smith. 
Cinnyris mariquensis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 211 (1876-80); Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 44 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 76 
(1899); Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 51 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-l, v. 
p- 45 (1906). 
Eggs of the Southern Bifasciated Sun-bird are of a nearly perfect 
oval form and have very little gloss; the ground-colour is pale 
bluish-white, and the entire shell is more or less thickly mottled all 
over with brown and grey, the brown markings being strongly 
doveloped in some specimens and very indistinct in others. They 
yary from °6 to ‘62 im length, and from -44 to *47 in breadth. 
J. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 
4. Damaraland (C. J. Andersson: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
Cinnyris osiris (/insch). 
Cinnyris osiris, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 215 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. 
Birds B. M. ix. p. 44 (1884); Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 53 (1900) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l, v. p. 45 (1906). 
An egg of the Abyssinian Bifasciated Sun-bird is of a pointed 
oval shape, with scarcely any gloss; its general colour is uniform 
dark smoky-grey, with some faint indications of markings round 
the larger end. It measures ‘66 by °45. 
1, East Africa (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
Cinnyris osea, Bonap. 
Cinnyris osea, Sielley, Monogr. Nect. p. 223 (1876-80); Gadow, Cat. 
Birds B. M. ix. p. 53 (1884); Nehrk, Kat. Liersammil., p. 76 (1899) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 46 (1906). 
Three eggs of the Palestine Sun-bird are of a somewhat pointed 
oval shape and slightly glossy; the ground-colour is yellowish- 
white, clouded with indistinct brownish-grey markings, more or 
less concentrated so as to form a faint zone round the cap. Two 
examples measure ‘6 by °45. 
1. Jericho, 183th April (4. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest. 
2. Wady Haman, Genesaret, 23rd May Crowley Bequest. 
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