IIVPIIAXTUKGUS. 349 



Jlyphanturgus ocularius, Sliarpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Afr. p. -l-">o 



(1875-84) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 385 (1905) ; Sharp*, lland-l. 



v. p. 407 (1909) ; jfekrk. Kat. Eicrwmml. p. 336 (1910). 

 Sitagra ocularia, Sharpe, Cat. Jiird* />'. M. xiii. p. 427 (1890) ; Stark, 



Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 66 (1900) j Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. 



\. p. 9, pi. L (1906). 

 Symplectes ocularius, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. 



Eggs of Smith's Weaver-bird are of a rather long and somewhat 

 pointed oval form. The ground is white, pinkish-white, pale 

 greenish-white, or very pale blue, and generally spotted more or 

 less all over the shell with dull maroon, or pale brown and purplish- 

 grey. They vary from '8 to -96 in length, and from -58 to -61 in 

 breadth. 



2. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. ' 



3. Durban, Natal, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.l 

 3. Durban, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.J. 

 3. Durban, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.J. 

 3. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Grahamstown, Cape Colonv, Oct. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



1. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colon}', Nov. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. 

 (L. Palmer). 



Hyphanturgus brachypterus (Swains.). 



Sitagra brachyptera, Sharpc, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 429 (1890). 

 Symplectes brachypterus, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. 

 Ploceua ocularius brachypterus, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 47 (1904). 

 Hyphanturgus brachypterus, Shell ei/, Birds Afr. iv. p. 389 (1905) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 468 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 336 



(1910). 



Four eggs of Swainson's Spectacled Weaver-Einch are of a rather 

 long oval shape and devoid of gloss. They vary much in colour 

 and markings. The ground is very pale greenish-blue or white ; 

 two of the eggs are rather thickly and finely spotted with light red 

 and lilac ; another has a few rather distinct scattered reddish-brown 

 spots, mostly towards the larger end ; the fourth is white with a 

 few faint smudges of umber. Three eggs measure respectively : 

 9 by -63; '81 by -6; and -8 by -6. 



1. Senegarnbia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Gunnal, Portuguese Guinea, 15th Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. 



July. 



!>. Gunnal, 27th July. Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. 



Hyphanturgus aurantius ( Vieill.). 

 (Plate XIV. figs. 16, 17, & 21.) 



Hyphantornia aurantius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 444 (1890). 

 Ploceua aurantius, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 49 (1904). 



