spoRiceiNintis. — mttnia. 333 



Sporseginthus melpodus ( Vieill.). 



Sporsepnthus melpodus, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 325 (1890); 



Kiischel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 839 ; Butler, Foreign Finclies in Captivity, 



p. 110 (1895) ; Shai-jK, Hund-l. V. p. 439 (1909). 

 Eatrelda maviposa (sic), Beralall, Ibis, 1892, p. 221. 

 Estrilda melpoda, Meich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 186 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds 



Afr. iv. p. 202 (1905). 



An egg of the Orange-cheeked "Waxbill is of a rather narrow oval 

 shape, and dull white. It measures '58 by -36. 



1. Laid in captivity {Dr. Kutter). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MTJNIA, Hodgs. 



The eggs laid by the various species of this genus resemble those 

 of the species of S-porceginihus, being usually of a somewhat pointed 

 oval shape, pure white, and devoid of gloss. 



Munia orizivora {Linn.). 



Munia orizivora, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 828 (1890) ; Oates, 

 ed. Hume, Nests ISf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 128 (1890) ; id., Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 162 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 439 

 (1909); Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 882 (1910). 



Padda oryzivora, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 148 (1905). 



Two eggs of the Java Sparrow are of a regular oval form, devoid 

 of gloss, and pure white. They measure respectively : '77 by "53 ; 

 •68 by -65. 



2. West Africa. Crowley Bequest. 



Munia malacca {Linn.). 



Munia malacca, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 652 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xiii. p. 330 (1890) ; Oafes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 182 

 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests Sr Fags Ind. Birds, ii. p. 126 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 440 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 332 

 (1910). 



The eggs of the Black-headed Muiiia measure from -57 to -12 in 

 length, and from -44 to -5 in breadth. 



23. Belgaum, India (^.^.-Bwi!M- Hume Coll. 



18. Belgaum, 2nd Sept. {E. A. B.). Hume Coll. 



7. Belgaum, 7th Sept. {E. A. B.). Hume Coll. 



1. Bundara, C. Provs., 19th July Hume Coll. 



{F. R. Blewitt). 



3. Pathanore, Madras, 28th Oct. Hume Coll. 



{A. G. It. Theobald). 



1. Wynaad, S. India, 5lh Dec. Hume Coll. 



3. [Southern India.] Crowley Bequest. 



