182 FKINGILLIBiE. 



species, are of a rather pointed oval shape. One is greyish-white 

 and the other greenish-white, and hoth are uns-potted. They 

 measure respectively •? by -52 and -71 by 'oS. 



2. South America. Old Collection. 



2. [South America.] Crowley Bequest. 



Spinus ictericns (Lieht.). 



Chrysomitris mageJlauica, Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 30. 



Chrysomitris icterica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 217 (1888) ; Scl. 



^ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 64 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 197 ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Pauluta, 



iv, p. 213 (1900). 

 Spiuus ictericus, Sharpe, Hand-l, v. p. 231 (1808). 



The eggs of the Black-headed Siskin are of a regular oval form, 

 devoid of gloss, and of a plain bluish-white colour. They measure 

 from -65 to -68 in length, and from -49 to -51 in breadth. The 

 eggs of this species are said to be sometimes spotted. 



2. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C], 



3. Argentina, Oct. ' A. H. Holland, Esq. [O.J. 



Spinus Botatus {Du Bus). 



Chryfoniitria notata, Sah: (^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amev., Aves, i. p. 428 



(1886) ; NehrJc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). 

 Spinus notatus notatus, Bidgw. Birds North 8^ Middle Amer. i. p. 102 



(1901). 

 Spinus notatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 232 (1908). 



The two eggs of the Mexican Black-headed Siskin are of a pale 

 bluish-white colour, entirely devoid of markings. One is of a 

 rather blunt oval shape, the other more pointed, and both are devoid 

 of gloss. They measure respectively "60 by '42 and '68 by '44. 



Probably the eggs described by Nehrkorn as being of this species 

 have been wrongly identified : they are apparently much too large 

 (19 by 12^ mm.). 



2. Mexico. Gould Coll. 



Genus HYPACANTHIS, Gab. 

 Hypacanthis spinoides (Vig.). 



Chrysomitris spinoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 201 (1888) ; 

 Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 277 (1902). 



Hypacanthis spinoides, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p, 231 (1890) ; 

 id., ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 166 (1890) ; -S7iarae, 

 Hand-l. V. 1). 233 (1908). ^ 



Acanthis spinoides, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 73 (1903). 



Eggs of the Himalayan Siskin are of a regular oval shape and 

 slightly glossy. They are very pale green, speckled and otherwise 



