SPINUS. 181 
p- 320, pl. 39. figs. 22-26 (1900); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. 
p- 278 (1902). 
Acanthis citrinella citrinella, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 81 
(1903). 
Carduelis citrinella, Jowrd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 64, pl. 10. figs. 22-26 
(1906). 
Spinus citrinellus, Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 251 (1908). 
The eggs of the Citril Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch and 
Siskin so closely that they cannot be separated from them. One 
clutch of eggs from Zurich is pale bluish-white and unspotted. 
Specimens measure from ‘6 to -7 in length, and from °48 to *52 in 
breadth. 
5. Switzerland, 7th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
Pets 
5. Switzerland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 
4, Switzerland, 25rd June. Crowley Bequest. 
4. Zurich, Switzerland, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
[Pal 
4. Jura Mountains, 3rd May (7. Hol- Seebohm Coll. 
land), 
1. Jura Mountains, 16th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. 
3. Jura Mountains, 6th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. 
5. Sicily, 18th May. W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. 
(ee 
Spinus tottus (Sparrm.). 
Chrysomitris totta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 231 (1888); Stark, 
Fama S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 182 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 175 
(1902). 
Spinus tottus, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iil. p. 276 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 231 (1908). 
An egg in the Collection, said to be that of the South-African 
Siskin, is of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is whitish 
(probably faded), with one or two spots of dark brown and pale 
brownish-lilac near the larger end. It measures *71 by *d2. Stark 
describes eggs of this species as being “‘ pale bluish-green, sparingly 
spotted and sometimes zoned with reddish-brown of two shades, 
They average °72 x °54.” 
1. Cape Colony (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
Spinus barbatus (Molina). 
Chrysomitris magellanica, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 216. 
Chrysomitris barbata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds L. M. xii. p. 216 (1886). 
Spinus barbatus, Sharpe, Land-l. vy. p. 251 (1908). 
Two eggs of the Patagonian Siskin are elliptical in shape, slightiy 
glossy, and of a very pale bluish-white colour. They measure 
respectively: 69 by ‘51; ‘7 by °5. 
Two eggs from the Crowley Collection, also believed to be of this 
