218 PKINGILLIB^. 



Genus SYCALIS, Boie. 

 Sycalis flaveola (Dinn.) 



Sycalis flaveola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 377 (1888) ; Nehrh. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899) ; Euler, Bev. Mus. Paulista, iv.p. 26 

 (1900) ; Iliering, Rev. Mus. Paulistu, iv. p 214 (1900) ; Berlepsch 8r 

 Hartert, Nov. 'look ix. p, 27 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 201 

 (1908). 



Two eggs said to be those of the Yellow Seed- Fin oh are of 

 a regular or slightlj- pointed oval form and faintly glossy. The 

 ground-colour is pale greenish-white, very finely spotted all over 

 with maroon-red and lilac-grey, the markings heing concentrated 

 towards the larger end and forming, in one specimen, especially, a 

 rather stronglj' marked cap. Thej' measure respectively '78 by '59 

 and -8 by -6.' 



2. [Brazil.] Crowley Bequest. 



Sycalis pelzelni, Sclater. 



(Plate X. fig. 9.) 



Sycalis pelzelni, Durnford, Ibis, 1877, p. 172; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xii. p. 380 (1888)"; Scl Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 66 (1889) ; Hol- 

 land, Ibis, 1892, p. 197; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899); 

 Ihering, Bev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 214 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 261 (1908). 



Eggs of Pelzeln's Seed-Finch are of a pointed oval shape and 

 nearly devoid of gloss. Those in the Collection are of two types. 

 In one the ground is cream-colour, very thickly streaked and 

 mottled all over with brown and greyish-brown. In a second 

 the ground-colour is pale green, streaked and blotched, but not 

 very densely, with brown and lavender-grey. They measure from 

 •78 to -85 in length, and from '5 to -67 in breadth. 



3. South Brazil, Au<r. (Nehrhurn Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.: Tristram Coll.). 



2. Argentina, Oct A. H. Holland, Esq. fC.l. 



4. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.]. 

 2. Argentina, 28th Dec. Crowley Bequest. 



Sycalis arvensis, Kittl. 



Sycalis arvensis, Dalgleish, Proo. B. Phys. Soc. Edinb. viii. p. 84 (1883-5) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 382 (1888) ; James, New Litt Chilian 



Birds, p. 2 (1892) ; Law, Ibis, 1897, p. 24 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 111(1899); Iherim/, liev. Mus. Paulista, iv. to. '214 (idOO); Sharpe, 



Hand-l V. p 262 (1908). 

 Sycalis luteola, Sd. ^ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 69 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 



1892, p. 197. 



Eggs of the Misto Seed-Finch vary from a narrow to a broad 

 oval shape and possess a moderate amount of gloss. They are 

 white or pale bluish- -^hitc, thickly speckled, mottled and, in some 



