rEINGILlIDjE. 149 



Eremopteryx melanauchen (Gab.). 



Pyrrhuliiuda melanauchen, Sharjie, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 655 (1890) ; 



Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 348 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 



8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 248 (1890). 

 Pyrrhulauda frontalis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 79 (1902). 

 Eremopteryx melanauchen, tSharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 187 (1908). 



Eggs of the Black-crowned Finch-Lark resemble those oiE. grisea, 

 but appear to have a purer white ground and, as a rule, the 

 markings are coarser and better-defined. They measure from -69 to 

 •81 in length, and from -5 to -6 in breadth. 



27. Eastern Narra, Sind {S. Doig). Hume Cell. 



]. Eastern Narra, 25th Aug. (& Z).). Hume Coil. 

 1. Eastern Narra, 27th Aug. {8. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eremopteryx verticalis (Smith). 



Pyrrbulauda verticalis, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 656 (1890) ; 



Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 195 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. 



iii. p. 83 (1902). 

 Eremopteryx verticalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 186 (1908). 



Two eggs of the Grey-baoked Pinch-Lark are perfectly similar 

 to those of E. australis. They measure respectively "68 by '5 

 and -7 by "5. 



2. Ondonga, Ovampoland, 31st March Crowley Bequest. 

 ( C. J. Andersson : Tristram 

 Coll.). 



Family FKINGILLID^. 



Genus LIGURINUS, Koch. 



Ligurinus cMoris {Linn.). 



Fringilla chloris, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Viig. p. 409, tab. xxxvi. fig. 4, a-c 



(1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 74, pi. 12 (1884) ; id.. Eggs 



of Brit. Birds, p. 239, pi. 66. fig. 13 (1896). 

 Chlorospiza chloris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 1 (1855-63). 

 Coccothraustes chloris, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 204, pi. Iii. 



fig. i (1856). 

 Ligurinus chloris, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 219; Dresser, Birds Eur. in. 



p. 667 (1875) ; Bey, Eier Vof/. Mitteleurop. p. 315, pi. 39. figs. 17-21 



(1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 283 (1902) [part.] ; Shar2ie, 



ira»(i-/. v. p. 196(1908). 

 Chloris chloris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 21 (1888) [part.]; Jourd. 



Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 46, pi. x. figs. 17-21 (1906). 

 Chloris chloris chloris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 61 (1903). 



The eggs of the Greenfinch are of a regular oval shape and 

 possess a fair amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from 



