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Genus ZONEGINTHUS, Cab. 
Zoneginthus bellus (Lath.). 
Zoneginthus bellus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 406 (1865) ; North, 
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 160 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 
xiii. p. 293 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 126 (1899), p. 382 
(1910); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 479 (1901) ; 
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 271 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, 
y. p. 433 (1909). 
The eggs of the Fire-tailed Finch are of an elongate oval shape, 
without gloss, and plain white. They appear to vary greatly in size. 
Two specimens from Tasmania measure respectively : *75 by *52; *75 
by -5. Three from Cranbourne measure respectively : "76 by °83 ; 
‘75 by ‘57; and °74 by ‘65. Others from Cape Otway and from 
Melbourne, taken by Mr. Bridger, are very much smaller and 
average only °65 by “45. 
8. Cranbourne, Victoria, 5rd Noy. (4. Crowley Bequest. 
J. North). 
2. Cape Otway, Victoria, (Z. P. S:y- Crowley Bequest. 
mour). 
6. Melbourne (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
2. Tasmania, 17th Nov. Gould Coll. 
Zoneginthus oculatus (Quoy g Gain.). 
Zoneginthus oculeus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 407 (1865). 
Zoneginthus oculatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xiii. p. 294 (1890); 
Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 126 (1899), p. 382 (1910); Campbell, 
Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 480 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p. 438 (1909). 
‘Two eggs of the Red-eared Finch are of a somewhat elongate 
oval form, devoid of gloss, and pure white. They measure 
respectively : ‘69 by -49, and -65 by 46. 
2. W. Australia (4. J. Campbell). Crowley Bequest. 
Genus COCCOPYGIA, Reichenb. 
Coccopygia dufresnei (Vieidl.). 
Estrelda dufresnii, Gurney, Itis, 1862, p. 82; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 
S. Africa, p. 469 (1875-84); Stark, Faun. S. Africa, Birds, 1. 
p. 107 (1900). 
Coceopygia dufresnii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 305 (1890) ; 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 233 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-d. v. p. 436 
(1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 332 (1910). 
Neisna dufresnei, Reich. Vég. Afr. ili. p. 205 (1904). 
The eggs of Dufresne’s Waxbill are of an ordinary oval form, 
