AURIPA^SHU. - I'uLIOSPIZA. -1 1 



Genus AURIPA3SER, 

 Auripasser euclilorus, Bonap. 

 (Plate X. tigs. 17 & 18.) 



Pass-r eiushlorus, Shar^ Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 341 (1888) ; Yerbury, 

 Ibi*, 1SJH-), p. 27; Nehrfa Kat. Eiersamml. p. 109(1899); OgrtYw'e 

 Grant, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 246 (1900) ; S/tetfew. /?*/<& Afr.' m. p. 259 

 (1902). 



Auripasser euclilorus, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 250 (1904) ; Sharpe^ 

 Hand-L v. p. 253 (1908). 



The eggs of the Arabian Yellow Sparrow taken by Colonel Yer- 

 bury are not separable from many of the eggs of Passer montanus. 

 They are of an ordinary oval form and slightly glosay. The 

 ground-colour is greyish- white, streaked and blotched with ashy- 

 brown and underlying lavender-grey. Three examples measure 

 respectively : -12 by '52 ; '73 by '51 ; '68 by '5. 



3. Aden, Arabia, May. Col. J. W. Yerbury [P.], 



Genus SORELLA, Hartl. 



Sorella emini, Hartl. 



(Plate X. fig. 14.) 



Passer emini, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 332 (1888) ; Shelley, Birds 



Afr. iii. p. 256 (1902). 



Auripasser emini, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 248 (1904). 

 Sorella emiiii, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 253 (1908). 



Eggs of Emm's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape or slightly 

 pointed at one end, and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour 

 is white or pale bluish-white somewhat sparingly spotted with 

 brownish-black, grey, and lilac. They vary from '65 to -76 in 

 length, and from *49 to '54 in breadth. 



4. Njemps, Lake Baringo, B. E. Africa, F. J . Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.l. 



'16th July. 



4. Njemps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.~ 



4. Njernps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. i C." 



4. N'jemps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C/ 



Genus POLI03PIZA, 



Poliospiza albigularis (Smith). 



Crithagra albogularis, Sharpened. Layunl, Birds S. Africa, p. 485 (1875- 



84). 

 Serinus albigulavis, .S7/^v^, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 360 (1888) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eier*amnil. p. 1 10 ( ]s<H)) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr.. Birds, i. p. 174 



(1900) ; Slu-lle,/, />V/v/.s Afr. iii. p. 223 (1902). 



