328 I'LOCEIDJB. 



Lagonosticta ruberrima, Rtichenow. 



Lagonosticta brunueiceps ruberrima, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 198 



(1904). 

 Lagonosticta ruberrima, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 429 (1909) ; Oyihie- 



Grant, Trans. Zool. Sac. xix. p. 301. (1910). 



Three eggs of the Equatorial form of the Brown-capped Fire- 

 Finch measure '55 by -44 ; '54 by '45 ; and '53 by "44. 



3. Mokia, S.E. Ruw^nzori, 3400 ft., Subscribers to the Ruwenzori 

 10th June (It. B. Woosnam). Exped. [P.]. 



Lagonosticta rufopicta (Fraser). 



Lagonosticta rufopicta, Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 70 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 II. M. xiii. p. 278 (1890) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 339; Reich. 

 Vog. Afr. iii. p. 198 (1901); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 2J2 

 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 430 (1909). 



An egg of the Bar-breasted Fire-Finch measures *61 by '45. 

 1. Lado, River Nile (Nehrkorn Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 



Lagonosticta rnbricata ( Licht.). 



Lagonosticta xubricata, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 281 (1890) ; 

 Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 92 (1900) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. 

 p. 199 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 254 (1905)'; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. v. p. 430 (1909). 



Eggs of the South African Ruddy Fire-Finch are of a broad oval 

 form. They vary iu length from *58 to *6, and in breadth from 

 46 to -47. 



5. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colony, Dec. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. 

 2. Blaauw Krantz, Jan. (O. Palmer). B E. Jupp, Esq. [C.J. 



Genus STICTOSPIZA, Sliarpe. 



Stictospiza formosa (Lath.). 



Stictospiza formosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 287 (1890) ; 

 Oate*, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 191 (1890); id., ed. Hume, 

 Nests 8f Egos Ind. Birds, ii. p. 145 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 432 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 331 (1910). 



The eggs of the Green Munia are of a long, pointed oval shape, 

 plain white, and measure from *61 to -7 in length, and from -45 

 to '48 in breadth. 



11. BundaiM District, C. Provs., L.dia, Hume Call. 

 17th July (F. R. Blewitt,).. 



