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Estrilda vinacea (IfartL). 



Lagonosticta vinacea, Sharpe, Cat. Birch B. M. xiii. p. 286 (1890). 

 Estrilda vinacea, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 191 (1904); Shelley, Birds 

 Afr. iv. p. 224 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 455 (1909). 



An egg of the Vinaccous Waxbill is of a narrow oval form, 

 without gloss, and plain white. It measures -65 by "45. 



1. Laid in confinement. Mrs. F. Villiers [P.], 



Genus UE^EGINTHUS, Cabanis. 



The eggs of all the members of this genus are oval in shape, 

 pure white, and without gloss. 



Urseginthus phcenicotis, Swainson. 



Urseginthus phoenicotis, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 619 (1871); Kuschel, 

 J. f. O. 1895, p. 389; Sharpe, Han d-L v. p. 456 (1909); Nehrk. 

 Kut. Ziersamml. p. 335 (1910). 



Estrilda phoenicotis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 400 (1890). 



Urseginthus bengalus (Linn.}, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 207 (1904) ; 

 Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 186 (1905). 



Eggs of the Ruby-cheeked Cordon-bleu vary in length from 

 57 to '65, and in breadth from '4 to *43. 



The eggs from Witu are smaller and the majority are unusually 

 rounded. They measure about '48 by *41. 



3. Laid in confinement. Mrs. F. Villiers [P.]. 



2. Laid in confinement (Colonel Fagari). Crowlev Bequest. 



1. Elgeyu, B.E. Africa, llth July.' F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 



8. \\itu, B.E. Africa, 10th May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 



Urseginthus angolensis (Linn.}. 



Estrilda angolensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 402 (1890) ; Stark, 



Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 102 (1900) ; Symonds, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. 



ii. p. 28 (1906) ; Nea^e (nee Rrichenoiv, 1902), Mem. Lit. Phil. Soc. 



Manchester, li. no. 10, p. 95 (1907). 



UrSBginthus bengalus angolensis, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 209 (1904). 

 Ureginthus angolensis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 182 (1905) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. v. p. 457 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Angola Cordon-bleu measure respectively : 

 6 by -42, and -57 by -4. 



1. Petauke, N.E. "Rhodesia, 2nd March. S. A. Nenve, E?q. [C.l. 



1. East Coast of Natal, 26th Nov. G. A. K. Marshall, Esq. [P.]. 



