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Eremopteryx melanauchen (Cwb.). 
Pyrrhulauda melanauchen, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 655 (1890) ; 
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 843 (1890) ; ad., ed. Hume, Nests 
& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 248 (1890). 
Pyrrhulauda frontalis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 79 (1902). 
Eremopteryx melanauchen, Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 187 (1908). 
Eggs of the Black-crowned Finch-Lark resemble those of /. grisea, 
but appear to have a purer white ground and, as a rule, the 
markings are coarser and better-defined. They measure from °69 to 
‘81 in length, and from °5 to °6 in breadth. 
27. astern Narra, Sind (S. Doty). Hume Coll. 
J. Eastern Narra, 25th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. 
1. Eastern Narra, 27th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. 
Eremopteryx verticalis (Smith). 
Pyrrbulauda verticalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 656 (1890); 
Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 195 (1900); Shelley, Birds Afr. 
ili. p. 83 (1902). 
Kremopteryx verticalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 186 (1908). 
Two eggs of the Grey-backed Finch-Lark are perfectly similar 
to those of H. australis. They measure respectively -68 by °5 
and -7 by 5. 
2. Ondonga, Ovampoland, 31st March Crowley Bequest. 
(C. J. Andersson: Tristram 
oll.). 
Family FRINGILLID. 
Genus LIGURINUS, Koch. 
Ligurinus chloris (Linn.). 
Fringilla chloris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 409, tab. xxxvi. fig. 4, a—c 
(1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 74, pl. 12 (1884) ; ed., Eggs 
of Brit. Birds, p. 239, pl. 56. fig. 18 (1896). 
Chlorospiza chloris, Baedeker, Kier Eur, Voy. tab. 20. fig. 1 (1855-63), 
Coccothraustes chloris, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 204, pl. li. 
fig. i (1856). 
Ligurinus chloris, Suanders, Ibis, 1871, p. 219; Dresser, Birds Hur, iii. 
p. 567 (1875); Rey, Lier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 315, pl. 39. figs. 17-21 
(1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt.1. p. 283 (1902) | part.] ; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. v. p. 196 (1908). 
Chloris chloris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. xii. p. 21 (1888) [part.]; Jourd. 
Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 46, pl. x. tigs. 17-21 (1906). 
Chloris chloris chloris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 61 (1903). 
The eggs of the Greenfinch are of a regular oval shape and 
possess a fair amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from 
