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Genus LEPIDOPYGIA, llekhcnh. 



All the species of this genus appear to lay pure white eggs, 

 devoid of gloss. 



Lepidopygia poensis {Praser). 



Spermestes poensis, Shai-pe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 262 (1890j ; Reich. 



Tog. Afr. iii. p. 152 (1904) ; Skelleij, Birds Afr. iv. p. 164 (1905). 

 L>pidopygia poensis, Sharps, Han-l-l. v. p. 425 (1909). 



Four eggs are of a moderately long oval form ; they average 

 •55 by -4. 



4. Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, lltli Subscribers to Fernando Po 

 Jan. (C. E. Seimund). Exped. [P.]. 



Lepidopygia nana {Pueher.). 



Spermestes nana, Cowan, Proc. B,. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; 



Milne-Bdioards 4" Qrandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 455, 



pi. 304. fig. 10 (1885) ; Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 266 (1890) ; 



Nehrh. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 125 (1899) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 174 



(1905). 

 Lepidopygia nana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 42G (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 



lamml. p. 331 (1910). 



The eggs of the Madagascar Mannakin are of a regular oval form 

 They measure from "55 to '59 in length, and from -41 to -44 in 

 breadth. 



Messrs. Milne-Edwards and Grandidier (I. c.) describe and figure 

 the eggs of this bird as green spotted with brown. 



4. Madagascar. W. Radcliffu Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4. Madagascar ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



4. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.J. 



6. Tamala, Madagascar {W. D. C. .• Crowley Bequest. 

 Tristram CM.). 



Genus SPERMESTES, Siuains. 



Spermestes cucullatus. Swains. 



Spermestes cuoullata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 204 (1&90) ; 



Retidall, Ibis, 1892, p. 221 ; Kusehel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 340; Reich. 



Vog. Afr. iii. p. 149 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 167 (1905) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 331 (1910). 

 Spermestes cucullatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 426 (1909). 



An egg said to be that of Swainson's Bronze Mannakin is of 

 a perfect oval shape, and pure white devoid of gloss. It measures 

 •5 by -41. 

 1. [West Africa.] Crowley Bequest. 



