^GINTHA. POBPHJLA. 341 



(1899); Campbell, Nests ^ Byqs Austr. Birds, i. p. 490 (1901); 

 North, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 288 (1909J ; Sharpe, Maiid-l. 

 T. p. 446 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersuvml. p. 334 (1910). 



The eggs of the Tled-eyebrowed Finch vary from an ordinary to 

 a lengthened oval shape, and are plain white. They have a very 

 slight amount of gloss. The measurements vary from -57 to -69 m 

 length, aud from -44 to -49 in breadth. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



] . New South Wales. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



5. Eoseville, near Sydney, N.S. Wales, A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. 



23ud Sept. 



1. Dobroyd, N.S. Wales, Oct. (E. P. Crowley Bequest. 



Ramsay: Tristram Cull.). 



1. Do\,xosA(E.P.R.: TristramColl). Crowley Bequest. 



5. Belmore, N. S. Wales, 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



{A. J. North). 



6. Yarra River, Victoria, 28th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



{A.J.N.). ^ 



5. South Australia, Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P-] 



2. Dawsle_y, near Adelaide; S. Aus- E. S. Mouldeu, Esq. [P.]. 



tralia. 



Genus BATHILDA, Reichenb. 



BatHlda ruficauda {Gould). 



Bathilda ruficauda, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 412 (186-'5) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds £. M. xiii. p. 374 (1890) ; Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, i. p. 492 (1901) ; Gladstone, Avicult. Mag. vi. p. 30 (1908); 

 North, Nests !^ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 291 (1909) ; Sharpie, Hand-l. 

 V. p. 446 (1909; ; NeJirk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). 



The eggs of the Eed-faced Finch are of an oval form, plain white 

 and very slightly glossy. Four specimens measure respectively : 

 •65 by -45; -62 by -46 ; -64 by -45 ; -65 by -46. 



1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



London). 



2. New South Wales, 17th Nov. Gould Coll. 



1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A.' Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. 



[P.]. 



Genus POEPHILA, Gould. 

 All the species lay pure white eggs devoid of gloss. 



Poephila acuticauda (Gould). 



Poephila acuticauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 375 (1890) ; 

 Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 493 (1901) ; North, Nests 

 ^ E(/gs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 293 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 446 

 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). 



Eggs of the Long-tailed Grass-Finch vary considerably in shape, 



