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SERINUS. By 
Serinus icterus ( Vieill.). 
Crithagra chrysopyga, Anderss. Birds Damara-Ld, p. 182 (1872). 
Crithagra ictera, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 484 (1875-84) 
Rk. B.§ J. D. 8. Woodward, Ibis, 1897, p. 411. 
Serinus icterus, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. xii. p. 356 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. 
Fiersamml. p. 110 (1899); Stark, Fauna 8S. Afr.. Birds, i. p. 173 
(1900) ; Retchenow, Veg. Afr. ii. p. 269 (1904); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 258 (1908). 
Serinus butyraceus, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 193 (1902). 
Eggs of the Golden-rumped Finch resemble the eggs of S. canicollis. 
They measure from ‘61 to *69 in length, and from -46 to ‘51 in 
breadth. 
1. {South Africa] (Nekrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
3. Natal (7. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
4. Umgeni River, Natal, 6th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E. }. 
1. Omapju, Damaraland, 5th Jan. (C. Crowley Bequest. 
J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 
Serinus serinus (Linn.). 
Fringilla serinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 400, tab. xxxv. fig. 15, a-c 
(1815-54); Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. iv. p. 25, pl. (1875); Seebohm, 
Brit. Birds, i. p. 83, pl. 12 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 240, 
pl. 56. fig. 16 (1896). 
Serinus flavescens, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Voy. tab. 20, fiz. 5 (1855-63). 
Serinus meridionalis, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313. 
Serinus hortulanus, Sawnders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220; Dresser, Birds Eur. 
lil. p. 549 (1875); td. Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 280 (1902), 
Serinus serinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 368 (1888) ; Rey, Eier 
Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 316, pl. 40. figs. 26-80 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 
v. p. 259 (1908). 
Serinus canaria serinus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 83 (1903); 
Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 65, pl. 11. figs. 26-30 (1906). 
The eggs of the Serin Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch so 
closely that no separate description of them is necessary. They 
measure from ‘6 to -7 in length, and from °45 to ‘52 in breadth. 
2. Setubal, Portugal, 29th May. Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- 
mento { P. }. 
5. South Spain, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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4, Andalucia, Spain, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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2. Granada, Spain, 2nd April (ZZ. Saun- Seebohm Coll. 
ders). 
5. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (HZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 
6. Malaga, 2nd June (7. S.). Seebohm Coll. 
4. Malaga, 8th June (A. Rwz). Seebohm Coll. 
5. Malaga, 25th May (A. &.). Seebohm Coll. 
5. Malaga, 30th March (A. 2). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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Hesse, Germany, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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