178 FRlNGILLlpji;, 



4. Shifnal, Shropshire, 4th June. 



4. Epsom, Surrey, 17th May. 



5. Eeigate, Surrey, 22nd May. 



3. Oare, Faversham, Kent, 23rd May 



(H. T. Booth). 



4. Near Selling, Kent, 20th May. 



5. Alton, Hants. 



6. Alresford, Hants, May. 



W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



WT Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P-.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Carduelis parva, Tschud s x Serinus canaria {Linn.) $ . 



Four eggs laid by the Canary are of a rather broad, somewhat 

 pointed oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is 

 pale greenish-white, rather faintly and finely mottled all over with pale 

 rufous and purplish-grey. They measure from -68 to -7 in length, 

 and "5 in breadth. 



4. f Madeira.] 2nd April. 



W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Carduelis africana, Hartert. 



Carduelis elejrans, Sahin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220. 

 Acanthis carduelis africauus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 69 



(1903). 

 Carduelis carduelis, WhiiaJcer, Birds Tunis, i. p. 191 (1905). 

 Carduelis carduelis africana, Jourd. Eggs Swop. Birds, p. 61 (1906). 

 Carduelis africana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 228 (1908). 



Eggs of the Iberian Goldfinch are indistinguishable from those of 

 the European form. They vary from "62 to -7 in length, and from 

 •5 to -62 in breadth. 



Setubal, Portugal, 6th May. 



Colmenar, S. Spain, 15th June 

 (jET. Saunders: Ilargitt Coll.). 

 Ma%a, S. Spain, 19th May {H. 8. : 



Ilargitt Coll.). 

 Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 12th May 

 (O. Salvin). 

 1. Ain Djendeli, 13th May (H. B. 



Tristram). 

 1. Ain Djendeli, 18th May {H.B. T.). 



Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- 



mento [P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Carduelis orientalis (Eversm.). 



Acanthis caniceps orientalis, Hartm-t, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 70 



(1903). 

 CardueUs orientalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 229 (1908). 



Eggs of the Eastern Goldfinch are similar to those of C. carduelis, 



