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least sign of animosity. The nest is placed in some hole or cranny in a wall or chimney, under 
the eaves or amongst the thatch of a roof, or else amongst the ivy or in a tree or large bush. It 
is a bulky structure, often rather carelessly, though warmly, constructed of straws, grass-bents, 
woollen or cotton rags, &c. &c., and carefully lined with feathers or other soft materials. The 
eggs, usually from four to six in number, are greyish white or French-white, more or less 
blotched and spotted with pale grey underlying shell-markings and greyish black or brownish 
black surface-spots; but some are very closely freckled or spotted all over with grey and brown. 
They differ much in coloration, size, and shape; but the normal size appears to be about 23 by 
24 inch. 
The specimen figured (on the same Plate with Passer italiw) is the adult male above 
described. As the female so closely resembles the female of Passer hispaniolensis, I have not 
deemed it necessary to figure it. 
In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens :— 
E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 
a,2. Hampshire, January 1848 (P. L. Sclater). 6,2. Copenhagen, October 1870 (Benzon). cd. Copen- 
hagen, December 1870 (Benzon). d,?,¢.9,f,3,g, 6. Hareskov, January 1871 (Benzon). h,d. Co- 
penhagen, February 1871 (Benzon). i, 9. Nislefgaard, Denmark, November 1870 (Benzon). j, 3. Con- 
stantinople (Robson). k,2. Olympus, October 1869 (Dr. Kriiper). 1,3. Tangier (Olcese). m,¢. 
Baluchistan, March 1872 (W. T. Blanford). n, 3, 0,¢. Htawah, August 29th (W. E. Brooks). 
p. Ceylon. 
E Mus. Howard Saunders. 
a, dg ad., b, 2 ad. Valencia, March. c,d im. Murcia, November 16th. d,e,d im. Malaga, January Ist and 
7th. f, 9,2. Granada, April and May. h, dad. Malaga, April 6th. i, dad. Andraix, Isle of Majorca, 
May 20th, 1870 (H. S.). 
E Mus. R. Swinhoe. 
a, 6,3. England. c,d. Bengal (Blyth), 
