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Philetairus socius, Reich. Vw/. Afr. iii. p. 242 (1904); Shelley, Bird* 

 Afr. iv. p. 130 (1905). 



Two eggs of the Sociable Weaver-bird are of a broad oval shape 

 and devoid of gloss. They are of a very pale yellowish-white colour, 

 densely speckled and mottled all over with purplish-grey. They 

 measure respectively : '78 by '62 ; '8 by -82. 



Another egg, also referred to this species, is pale bluish-green 

 sparingly spotted with distinct spots and dots of dark brown and 

 purplish-grey. It measures about '77 by -59. The description 

 given in Sharpe's edition of Layard seems to refer to an egg of 

 this type. 



2. Ondonga, Ovampoland (C. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Andersson : Tristram Coll.). 

 1. Kalahari Desert (J. J. Weir). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PSEUDONIGRITA, Ktiehe.ww. 



Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Bonap.). 



(Plate XIV. fig. 8.) 



Nigrita arnaudi, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 541 (1871); Fischer, Zeit. 



ges. Orn. i. p. 329 (1884); Hartl.J.f. O. 1837, p. 310; Kuschel, 



J.f. O. 1895, p. 336. 



Philaeterus arnaudi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 250 (1890). 

 Pseudonig-rita arnaudi, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 171 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



v. p. '421 (1909). 

 Pliiletairus arnaudi, Shelley, Birds Aft-, iv. p. 132 (1905). 



An egg of Arnaud's Social Weaver is of a regular oval shape and 

 devoid of gloss. It is white with small spots and dots of yellowish* 

 umber scattered all over the shell, but most numerous towards the 

 larger end. It measures *77 by *51. 



1. Machakos, B. E. Africa, 4th April F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 



Genus PYRENESTES, Swains. 

 Pyrenestes ostrmus ( Vieill.). 



(1909) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). 



Four eggs of Vieillot's Knotch-billed Weaver are of a rather 

 short oval shape, pure white and without gloss. Tney measure 

 respectively : -68 by '55 ; -68 by -55 ; -68 by -52 ; and -67 by -53. 



Eggs of this species have been described by Nehrkorn and others 

 as yellowish-white or salmon-colour, with underlying yellowish- 

 brown marks and clear reddish-brown spots. 



There is no reason to doubt the correctness of Mr. Kemp'"s identi- 

 fication, and probably those described by Nehrkorn have been 

 wrongly referred to this species. 



4. Abutja, K. Niger, Sept, \\. Kemp, Esq. [C.]. 



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