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Genus UROLONCHA, Cab. 



The eggs of the species of this genus do not- differ in shape or 

 colour from those of the Munias of the genera Spor&ginthus and 

 Munia. 



Uroloncha acuticauda (Ffodgs.). 



Uroloncha acuticauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 356 (1890); 

 Gates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 184 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, 

 Nests $ Eggs Lid. Birds, ii. p. 131 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 443 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). 



The eggs of Hodgson's Munia vary from -54 to '68 in length, and 

 from -4 to '45 in breadth. 



22. Siklrim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



2. Sikhiin, 10th June (J. G.}. Hume Coll. 



4. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll. 



6. Lebong, Sikhim, July (L. Man- Hume Coll. 



delii). 



4. Tavoy, Tenasserim, 16th March Hume Coll. 



(IF. Davison). 



1. Kussoom, Malay Peninsula, 23rd Hume Coll. 



Feb. ( W. D.}. 



8. Salaug, Malay Peninsula, 23rd Hume Coll. 



2. Salang. Crowley Bequest. 



Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe. 



Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 359 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899), p. 333 (1910); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. v. p. 443(1909). 

 Munia acuticauda, La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 427. 



Five eggs of the Chinese Munia measure respectively: '6 by *4 ; 

 63 by -42 ; -65 by -44 ; and (2) -65 by -45. 



1. Foochow, China, April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



2. Foochow, 9th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.], 

 2. Formosa (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.}. 



Uroloncha striata (Linn."). 



Munia striata, Legye, Birds Ceylon, p. 660 (1879). 



Uroloncha striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 359 (1890); 



Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 185 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests # 

 JSfff/* Lid. Birds, ii. p. 133 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 

 (1899), p. 333 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 443 (1909). 



The eggs of the White-backed Munia measure from '55 to -65 in 

 length, and from -42 to -47 in breadth. 



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