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Genus AMADINA, Swains. 
Amadina fasciata (Gmel.). 
Amadina fasciata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 289 (1890); Butler, 
Fareign Finches in Capt. p. 195 (1894); ee. je 1895, p- 039 ; 
Nehrk, Kat. Liersamml. p. 125 (1899), p. 881 (If )10) 5 Reich. Vig. 
Afr. iii. p. 146 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 128 (1905) ; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. vy. p. 452 (1909). 
Three eggs of the Banded Weaver-Finch or “ Cut-throat” Finch 
are of a very blunt oval form, devoid of gloss, and plain white. 
They measure *66 by *43. 
1. West Africa. Salvin-Godman Coll, 
2. West Africa (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
Amadina erythrocephala (Linn.). 
Amadina erythrocephala, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 467 
(1875-84) ; 2d., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 290 (1890); Kuschel, 
J. f. O. 1895, p.: 539; Nehrk. Kat. Lersammil. p. a (1899), p. 38 
(1910) ; Stank; IIAP iS, Afr, birds i. p. 118 a OO) ; Reich. Veg. 
Afr, iii. p. 147 (1e04); Shelley, Birds Afr. p: ey Cos 
Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. i p- 10 (19085) ; ae J. S. Afr. 
Orn. U. ii. p. 10 (1906); Teschemaier, Avicult. Mag. iv. p. 304 
(1806) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v, p. 453 (1909). 
Three eggs of the Red-headed Weaver-Finch are of a broad oval 
form, devoid of gloss and plain white. They measure respectively : 
“75 by ‘6; °75 by °58; and -73 by °58. 
1, Otjimbinque, Damaraland, 28th Aug. Crowley Bequest. 
(C.J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 
1. Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 19th Aug. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.]. 
(C. H. B. Grant). 
1. Laid in confin- ment, W. H. Beeman, Esq. [P.]. 
Genus STEGANOPLEURA, Reichend. 
Steganopleura guttata (Shaw). 
Steganopleura guttata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 417 (1865) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 433 (1909); Nehrk. Kat, Eversaniml. p. 3382 
(1910). 
Staganopleura guttata, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 164 (1889) ; 
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 292 (1890): Nehrk. Kat, Esersamnil. 
p. 126 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 478 (1901) ; 
North, Nesis § Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 268 (1909). 
Eggs of the Spotted-sided Finch are white and of a very broad 
oval shape. They measure from ‘65 to °75 in length, and trom 
“52 to -55 in breadth. 
7. Queensland. Gould Coll. 
8. New South Wales (2. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest. 
2. Dobroyde near Sydney (Z. PB. #.: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
5. Canterbury near Sydney, 2Ist Oct. A.J. North, Esq. [P.]. 
