

SPINUS. 



181 



p. 320, pi. 39. figs. 22-20 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. 



p. 278(1902), 

 Acantliis citrinclla citriuella, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 81 



(1903). 

 Carduelis citrinella, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 64, pi. 10. figs. 22-26 



(1906). 

 Spinus citrinellus, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 231 (1908). 



The eggs of the Citril Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch and 

 Siskin so closely that they cannot be separated from them. One 

 clutch of eggs from Zurich is pale bluish-white and unspotted. 

 Specimens measure from -6 to -7 in length, and from -48 to -52 in 

 breadth. 



6. Switzerland, 7th May. 



5. Switzerland. 



4. Switzerland, 23rd June. 



4. Zurich, Switzerland, 2nd June. 



4. Jura Mountains, 3rd May ( T. Hol- 



land). 



1. Jura Mountains, 16th May ( T. H.}. 



3. Jura Mountains, 6th June ( T. H.). 



5. Sicily, 18th May. 



W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. 



[P.j. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. 



[P.J. 



Spinus tottus (Sparrm.). 



Chrysoniitris totta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 231 (1888) ; Stark, 

 Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 182 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 175 

 (1902). 



Spinus tottus, Reichenoiv, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 276 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 231 (1908). 



An egg in the Collection, said to be that of the South-African 

 Siskin, is of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is whitish 

 (probably faded), with one or two spots of dark brown and pale 

 brownish-lilac near the larger end. It measures *71 by *52. Stark 

 describes eggs of this species as being " pale bluish-green, sparingly 

 spotted and sometimes zoned with reddish-brown of two shades. 

 They average -72 x '54." 



1. Cape Colony (Tristram Coll.). 



Crowley Bequest. 



Spinus barbatus (Molina). 



Chrysoniitris magellanica, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 216. 

 Cbrysomitria barbata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 216 (1886). 

 Spinus barbatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 231 (1908). 



Two eggs of the Patagonian Siskin are elliptical in shape, slightly 

 glossy, and of a very pale bluish-white colour. They measure 

 respectively : -69 by '51 ; -7 by '5. 



Two eggs from the Crowley Collection, also believed to be of this 



