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Philetairas sociiis, Reich. Vog. Afi: iii. p. 242 (190-t) ; Shelley, Bii-d.-i 

 4/i-. iv. p. 130 (190o). 



Two eggs of the Sociable Weaver-bird are of a broad oval shape 

 and devoid of gloss. They are of a very pale yellowish-white colour, 

 densely speckled and mottled all over wiih purplish-grey. They 

 measure respectively : '78 by "62 ; '8 by '62. 



Another egg, also referred to this species, is pale bluish-green 

 sparingly spotted with distinct spots and dots of dark brown and 

 purplish-grey. It measures about -77 by -59. The descrii)tion 

 given in Sharpe's edition of Layard seems to refer to an egg of 

 this type. 



2. Ondonga, Ovampnland (C J. Crowley Bequest. 



Anderssoii : Tristram Coll.). 

 1.' Kalahari Desert [J. J. Weir). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PSEUDONIGRITA, Reiehenow. 



Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Bonap.). 



(Plate XIV. fig. 8.) 



Nigrita arnaudi, Sevc/l. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 541 (1871) ; Fischer, Zeit. 



qes. Orn. i. p. 329 (1884) ; Hartl. J. f. O. 1837, p. 310: Kuschel, 



J./. 0.1895, p. 336, 

 Philseterus arnaudi, Sharps, Cat. Sirds B. M. xiii. p. 550 (1890). 

 I'seudonigrita arnaudi, Reich. VUg. Afr. iii. p. 171 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



v. p. 421 (1909). 

 Philetairus arnaudi, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv, p. 132 (1905). 



An egg of Arnaud's Social Weaver is of a regular oval shape and 

 devoid of gloss. It is white with small spots and dots of yellowish- 

 umber scattered all over the shell, but most numerous towards the 

 larger end. It measures '77 by '51. 



1. Machakos, B. R Africa, 4th April F. J. Jackson, Esq. [0.]. 



Genus PYRENESTES, Sivains. 

 Pyrenestes ostrinus ( Vieill.). 



Pyrsnestes ostrinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 252 (1890) ; 

 Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 336; Reich. VUg. Afr. iii. p. 106 (1904) ; 

 Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 284 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 422 

 (1909; ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). 



Four eggs of Vieillot's Knotch-billed Weaver are of a rather 

 short oval shape, pure white and without gloss. Tney measure 

 respectively : -68 by -55; -68 by -55 ; -68 by -52 ; and -67 by -53. 



Eggs of this species have been described by Nehrkorn and others 

 as yellowish-white or salmon-colour, with underlying yellowish- 

 brown marks and clear reddish-brown spots. 



There is no reason to doubt the correctness of Mr. Kemp's identi- 

 fication, and probably those described by Nehrkorii have been 

 wrongly referred to this species. 



4, Abutja, E. Niger, Sept. K. .Kemp, Esq. [C.]. 



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