342 ploceicyTs. 



from a narrow, rather pointed oval to a wide, regular oval. They 

 vary from -59 to -65 in length, and from -40 to '46 in breadth. 



9. Australia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Poephila nigrotecta, Hartert. 



Poephila atropygialis, Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 496 



(1901). 

 Poepliila nigrotecta, SaHert, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. lix (1899) ; Le Souef, 



Ibis, 1900, p. 461 ; North, Nests S; Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 800 



(1909) ; Shavpe, Band-l. v. p. 447 (1909) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 334 (1910). 



Eggs of the Black-rumped Grass-Knoh vary in shape from a 

 regular oval to a rather pyriform oval. They measure from 'oQ to 

 '65 in length, and from -46 to "47 in breadth. 



4. Noorkonong, N. Queensland, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



26th Nov. [P.]. 



4. Noorkonong, 30th Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



LP.]. 



1. Noorkonong, .30th Jan. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



2. Noorkonong, 31st Jan. W. Radcliffe Saimders, Esq. 



[P-l- 



4. Noorkonong, 1st Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



2. Noorkonong, 2nd Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



5. Noorkonong, 3rd Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq 



[P.I- 



3. Noorkonong, 8th Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Poephila cincta (Gould). 



PoepMla cincta, Oould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 425 (1865) ; North, 

 Nests Sf Eygs Austr. Birds, p. 166 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xiii. p. 376 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests 8r Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 494 (1901) ; North, Nests ^ 

 Epgs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 295 (l909); Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 447 

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



The eggs of the Banded or Black-throated Grass-Finch are of a 

 somewhat pointed oval form. They measure from -61 to 'GS in 

 length, and from -45 to -5 in breadth. 



1. Queensland [Br. Hey). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Queensland (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



3. Herbert River, Queensland. S. Boyd, Esq. [PJ. 



5. Herbert River. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.]. 

 5. Dawson River, Queensland, 9th Mar. Crowley Bequest. 



(A. J. North). ' ^ 



1. New South Wales, 20th Nov. Gould Coll. 



(Wilson). 



