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The eggs of the Penduline Titmouse are of an elongated oval 

 form, without gloss and plain white. Three examples measure 

 respectively : -64 by -41 ; -63 by -44 ; -6 by -44. 



1. South France (Dr. Companyon). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Parnassus, Greece, 8th May Seebohni Coll. 



(H. Seebohm). 



Genus ANTHOSCOPUS, Boie. 

 Anthoscopus minutus (Lath.). 



Anthoscopus capensis, Sharpe, ed. LayariTs Birds S. Africa, p. 327 



(1875-84). 

 vEgithalus capensis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 70 (1883) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899). 

 Anthoscopus minutus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 340 (1903). 



The eggs of the Cape Penduline Titmouse are of a very narrow 

 aud elongated oval form, devoid of gloss and plain white. Three 

 examples measure respectively : -56 by '38 ; '52 by '36 ; *58 

 by -38. 



3. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 



Genus AURIPARUS, Baird. 



Auriparus flaviceps (Sundev.). 



(Plate XIY. fig. 8.) 



Auriparus flaviceps, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 

 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 129 (1878) ; Salv. $ Gc 



112 



Godm. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 59 (1880) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 341 

 (1903). 

 iEgithalus flaviceps, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 72 (1883) j 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899). 



The eggs of the Verdin or Yellow-headed Bush-Titmouse are of a 

 broad oval form and without gloss. They are pale blue, speckled with 

 rufous brown. The markings are sometimes very dense at the larger 

 end, where they become confluent and form a well-defined cap. 

 In one example, however, the specks are very evenly distributed 

 over the entire shell, and in another they are very sparse over the 

 smaller half. Two examples measure respectively : -6 by *46 ; 

 •58 by -44. 



1. California (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Cape St. Lucas, California, May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(J. Xantus). 



3. Cape St. Lucas, 4th April (/. X.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



