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Serinus icterus ( Vieill.). 



Crithagra chrysopyga, Anderss. Birds Damara-Ld. p. 1S2 (1872). 



Crithiigra ictera, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 484 (1875-84) 

 R. B. Sf J. D. S. Woodward, Ibis, 1897, p. 411. 



Seriuus icterus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 356 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kut. 

 Mersamml. p. 110 (1899); Stark, Fauna S. Afr.. Birds, i. p. 173 

 (1900) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 269 (1904)'; Sharpe, Rand-l. v. 

 _ p. 258 (1908). 



Serinus butyraceus, SJielley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 193 (1902). 



Eggs of the Golden-rumpedrinch resemble the eggs of (Sf. canicollis. 

 They measure from -01 to -69 in lengch, aud from -46 to -51 in 

 breadth. 



1. [South Africa] (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Be(juest. 



3. Nata} (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Ooll. 



4. Umgeni River, Natal, 6th Dec. Major R. SpaiTow [E.j. 

 1. Omapju, Damaraland, 5th Jan. (C Crowley Bequest. 



J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). 



Serinus serinus {Linn.). 



Fringilla serinu?, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. p. 400, tab. xxxv. iig. 15, a-c 



(18J5-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 25, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, 



Brit. Birds, ii. p. 8;^, pi. 12 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Bnt. Birds, p. 240, 



pi. 56. fig. 16 (1896). 

 Serinus flavescens, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 5 (1855-63). 

 Serinus meridionalis, Saloin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313. 

 Serinus hortulanus, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220; Dresser, Birds Eur. 



iii. p. 549 (1875) ; id. Man. Pal. Birds,^t. i. p. 280 (1902). 

 Serinua serinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M- xii. p. 368 (1888) ; Mey, Eier 



Viig. Mitteleurop. p. 316, pi. 40. figs. 26-30 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



V. p. 259 (1908). 

 Serinus oanaria serinus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 83 (1903) ; 



Jmrd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 65, pi. 11. figs. 26-30 (1906). 



The eggs of the Serin Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch so 

 closely that no separate description of them is necessary. They 

 measure from -6 to •? in length, and from '45 to '52 in breadth. 



2. Setubal, Portugal, 29th May. Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- 



mento [P.J. 



5. South Spain, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4 Andalucia, Spain, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 2. Granada, Spain, 2nd April (H. Saun- Seebohm Ooll. 



■ders). 

 ,5. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (H. 8.). Seebohm Ooll. 



6. Malaga, 2Dd June (H. S'.). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Malaga, 8th June (A. Ruiz). Seebohm OoH. 



5. Malaga, 25th May {A. R.). Seebohm Coll. 



5. Malaga, 80th March (A. R.). W. Radchffe Saunders, Esq. 



4 Hesse, Germany, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



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