912 FRINGILLID&. 
Poliospiza albigularis, Reichenow, Vég. Afr. iii. p. 252 (1904) ; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. y. p. 254 (1908). 
Four eggs of the White-throated Finch closely resemble the eggs 
Serinus sulphuratus. Two examples are spotted with chocolate- 
brown only; two others are marked both with chocolate-brown and 
with lilac. They measure respectively: -81 by °55; °79 by 6; 
"85. by °58; °8 by °6. 
4, South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 
Poliospiza crocopygia (Sharpe). 
(Plate X. fig. 10.) 
Serinus crocopygius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M,. xii. p. 360 (1888) 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 222 (1902). 
Poliospiza crocopygia, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. ili. p. 253 (1904); Sharpe, 
Hand-l. vy. p. 254 (1908). 
Five eges of the Damaraland White-throated Finch are of a 
rather wide and somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. 
The ground-colour is white, with spots, blotches, and irregular 
markings of deep chocolate, umber-brown, and faint underlying 
lilac-grey, arranged in a ring round the larger end. They measure 
from °74 to ‘81 in length, and from °53 to °59 in breadth. 
5. Otjimbinque, Damaraland, 12th Jan. Crowley Bequest. 
(C. J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 
Poliospiza leucopygia (Sundev.). 
Serinus leucopygius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 366 (1888) ; Shelley, 
Birds Afr. iii. p. 216 (1902). 
Poliospiza leucopygia, Rewchenow, Vog. Afr. iil. p. 255 (1904) ; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. v. p. 255 (1908). 
Two eggs of the White-rumped Canary laid in captivity are of a 
long oval shape and slightly glossy. Both are white: one is 
sparingly marked about the larger end with very small spots and 
dots of blackish-brown ; in the other the markings are indicated 
by very minute dots. ‘hey measure respectively -64 by -44 and 
65 by °43. 
2. J.aid in captivity. Crowley Bequest. 
Poliospiza gularis (Smith). 
Poliospiza gularis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 482 (1875-84); 
ad., Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 348 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eter- 
samml. p. 109 (1899); Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 165 (1900) ; 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 226 (1902) ; Reichenow, Veg. Afr. iii. p. 258 
(1904); Sharpe, Haund-l. v. p. 256 (1908). 
Four eggs of the Streaky-headed Seed-eater are of a somewhat 
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