362 PLOCEID%. 
Foudia flavicans, /. Newton. 
Foudia flavicans, 2. Newton, Ibis, 1865, p. 153; Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 
elxviil. p. 461 (1879); zd., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 434 (1890) ; 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 495 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 479 
(1909). 
Two eggs of the Rodriguez Weaver-Finch are of a regular oval 
shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale blue colour. They 
measure respectively: °75 by ‘51; and ‘72 by °52. 
2. Rodriguez (G. Gulliver: ‘ Transit royal Society [ P. ]. 
of Venus’ Exped.). 
Genus NELICURVIUS, Bonap. 
Nelicurvius nelicourvi (Scop.). 
Hyphantornis pensilis, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin, vii. p. 149 
(1882). 
Ploceus pensilis, Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. 
il, p. 446, pl. 804, figs. 8, 8 a (1885). 
Nelicurvius nelicourvi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xiii. p. 486 (1890) ; 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 459 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 479 
(1909) ; Nekrhk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 839 (1910). 
The eggs of Cowan’s Weaver-Finch are almost elliptical in shape 
(the two ends being nearly alike), slightly glossy, and of a pale blue 
colour. They measure from ‘8 to ‘82 in length, and from °58 to °6 
in breadth. 
4. Madagasear (7ristram Coil.), Crowley Bequest. 
3. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
5. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 
Genus PLOCEELLA, Oates. 
Ploceélla javanensis (Less.). 
(Plate OV. figs, 73% 205) 
Ploceélla javanensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 180 (1890) ; 
id., ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890) ; Sharpe, 
Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 474 (1890) ; td., Hand-l. v. p. 480 (1909) ; 
Nehrk, Kat. Liersamml. p. 339 (1910). 
The eggs of the Burmese Golden Weaver-Finch are generally of a 
pointed oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They 
are varied in colour and Mr. Hume thus describes them :—‘‘ The 
ground-colour is white, greenish or greyish-white, a delicate dove- 
grey or pale purplish stone-colour; and while one or two of the 
