362 PLOCEIDJS. 



Foudia flavicans, E. Newton. 



Foudia flavicans, E. Newton^ Ibis, 1885, p. 153; Sharpe. Phil. Trans. 

 clxviii. p. 461 (1879) ; id, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 434 (1890); 

 Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 495 (1U05) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 479 

 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Rodriguez Weaver-Finch are of a regular oval 

 shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale blue colour. They 

 measure respectively : -75 by '51 ; and '12 by '52. 



2. Rodriguez (G. Gulliver : ' Transit Royal Society [P.]. 

 of Venus ' Exped.). 



Genus NELICURVIUS, Bonap. 

 Nelicurvius nelicourvi 



Hyphantornis pensilis, Cowan, Proc. R. PJiys. Soc. JEdin. vii. p. 149 



(1882). 

 Ploceus pensilis, Milne-Edwards 8r Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Mctdag., Ois. 



ii. p. 446, pi. 304, figs. 8, 8 a (1885). 

 Nelicurvius nelicourvi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xiii. p. 436 (1890) ; 



Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 459 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 479 



(1909) ; Nehrk. Kai. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). 



The eggs of Cowan's Weaver-Finch are almost elliptical in shape 

 (the two ends being nearly alike), slightly glossy, and of a pale blue 

 colour. They measure from -8 to '82 in length, and from -58 to '6 

 in breadth. 



4. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.], Crowley Bequest. 

 3. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



5. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



Genus PLOCEELLA, Oates. 



Ploceella javanensis (Less.). 



(Plate XV. figs. 17 & 20.) 



Ploceella javanensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 180 (1890) ; 

 id., ed. Hume, Nests Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 474 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 480 (1909) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). 



The eggs of the Burmese Golden Weaver-Finch are generally of a 

 pointed oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They 

 are varied in colour and Mr. Hume thus describes them : " The 

 ground-colour is white, greenish or greyish-white, a delicate dove- 

 grey or pale purplish stone-colour ; and while one or two of the 



