C A T A L 0 G U E \«, ^^^' COLLECTION BIKDS' EGGS BRITISH MUSEUM. VOLUME IV. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 1905. {AH rif/hts reserved.) I'KIXTED BY TAYLOR AND FEANCIS, KKD I.IIIN COriiT, I'LEET STREET. CATALOGUE COLLECTION BIRDS' EGGS BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). VOLUME IV. CARINATiE (PASSERIFORMES continued). BT EUGENE W. GATES. ASSISTED BT CAPT. S A VILE G. REID. L 0 X D 0 :^ : PRINTED BY ORDEE OF THE TRUSTEES. SOLD BY LONGMANS & Co., 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.G.; B. QUARITCH, 1.5 PICCADILLY, W.; DULAU & Co., 37 SOHO SQUARE, W.; BEGAN PAUL & Co., 43 GERRARD STREET, W. ; AND AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), CROMWELL ROAD, S.W. 1905. P E E F A C E. I HAVE again been indebted to Captain Savile G. Eeid for his assistance in the preparation of the present volume, and for the additions which he has made to Mr. Gates' original MSS. The valuable collections -which the Museum has received during the past two years have greatty added to the importance of the present volume. The donations of Mr. W. Eadcliffe Saunders and Mr. C. B. Eickett have been especially valuable. E. RAY LANKESTER, Director. British Museum (Natural History), February 22, 1905. INTRODUCTION. The fourth volume of the Catalogue of Eggs corresponds with the fourth volume of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ' Hand-list of Birds.' The total number of species is 620, and the number of eggs catalogued 14,917, as shown in the following table : — No. of specimens Fiuiiily. No. of species. of eggs. Timeliida3 166 1873 Troglodytidte 37 481 Ciiiclidae 8 105 Mimid® 21 306 Turdid^ 73 3795 Sylviida} 149 5173 Vireonidffi 12 93 Ampelidae 2 56 Artamidse 9 129 Vangidce 2 11 Prionopidaj 17 144 Laniidse 65 1466 Paridfe 37 702 Chamaeidaj 1 3 Regulidae 5 250 SittidjB 11 232 Certhiidae 5 98 Total 620 14,917 I am indebted to Mr. W. E.. Ogilvie-Grant for much kind assistance in cataloguing and arranging the specimens in the present volume. SAYILE G. EEID. Februarv 20, 19(l.i. SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Sub-Class CARINAT^. Order PASS ERI FORMES. Sub-Order A C R o m y o d i (contiuiied). Pusseres Nor males (continued). Family Timeliid.e. Page Ortlionyx, Temm 1 temniincki, Vig. Sf Horsf. . 1 Ciuclosom;i, Vig. Sf Ilorsf. . . 1 punctatum {Lath.) 1 castannnotum, Gould .... 2 Eupetes, Temm 2 puleher, Shavpe 2 incertu?, Salvad 3 lorire, Salvad. ?> Drj'inaoedii.s, Gould ?> superciliaris, Gould 3 Hylacola, Gould 4 cauta, Gould 4 Psophodes, Vir/. Sf Horsf. . . 4 crepitans (Lath.) 4 Pterorhinus, Sivinh 4 davidi, Swink 4 Tro^halopterum, Elyth .... -5 variegatura ( F('/.) .^ erythrocephalum ( Tig.) . . o nigrimentum, Hodgs h rufigulare (Gould) 6 squamatiiin (Gould) .... 6 ellioti, J. Verr 7 phceniceum (Go!?W) .... 7 cachinnans (Jerd.) 8 falrbanki, Blanf. 8 canorum (Linn.) 0 taivanum (Swink.) 0 liueatum ( Vigors) 0 virpratum, Godivin- Ausfcn 10 vol.. IV. lanthocincla, Gould 10 cinereiceps (Styan) 10 Argya, Less 10 subrufa (.Te/v/ort) 11 ea-vlei (B/gt.k) 11 caudata (Drap.) 11 squamicep^ (Cretzschm.) . 12 gaUriA (Bli/th) 13 fulva (Desf.) 13 a?ac;ff! (Licht.) 13 malcolmi (Sgkes) 13 Pomatorhinus, Ilorsf. 14 montanus, Horsf. 14 borneensis, Cab 14 schisticeps, Hodgs 15 olivaceus, Bli/th 15 melanurus, Blyth 15 horsfieldi, -SyA-fls 15 temporalis, Vig. Sf Horsf. 16 superciliosus, Viq. Sj- Horsf. ■. 16 rubeculiis, Gould 17 ferruginosiis, Blyth .... 17 phayrei, Blyth 17 stenorhyucbus, Godwin- Au.'^ten 18 musicus, Sirinh 18 ruficoUis, Hodgs 18 bypoleucus (Bhi*h) .... 18 erythrogenys, Vig 19 macclellandi, Jerdon .... 19 Xipborhampbus, Blyth .... 19 superciliaris, Blyth .... 19 Garrulax, Less 20 leucolopbus, Hardic. . . .20 belangeri, Less 20 albigularis (Gould) 21 pecto:alis Gould) 21 moniliger (Hodgs.) .... 21 picticollis, Swinh 22 gularis (McClell.) 22 b ■ SYSTEMATIC TXDKX. Stactocichla, Shnrpe 22 mernlina fi?/(/e 23 "ruHcollis [J. ^ S.) 23 miclialis (Godwin- Austen) 24 pei'spicillatus (Gmel.) . . 24 sannio (Swhih.) 24 crerulatus (Hodgs.) .... 25 Crateropus, Swains - . 25 bicolor, Jard 2o hartlaubi, Bocnije 25 canorus (Liiui.) 26 griseus {fTinel.) 27 striatus [Swains.) 27 Calamanthus, Gould 27 fiiliginosus ( Vi(j. Sf Horsf.) 27 campe^tris (Gould) .... 28 Cinclorhamphus, Gould .... 28 cruralis ( Viff. ^- Horsf.). . 28 nifescens ( Vig. ^ Horsf.). 29 Timelia, Horsf. 29 jerdoni, Wald 29 beiio;alensis, Godwin- Austen 30 Pyctorhis, Hodys 30 sinensis {Gmel.) 30 nasalis, Legge 31 Ophrvdornis, Biittikofer .... 31 albigularis (Blyth) 31 Duraetia, Bhith 32 hyperytlira, Franld 32 Spheiioeacus, Strickl 32 afrieanus (G/ne/.) 32 Pellorneum, Swains 33 mandellii, Blanf. 33 ruficeps, Swains S3 snbocliraceiim, Swinh. . . 33 palustre, Gould 34 iprnotum, Hume 34 Bernieria. Bonap 34 madagascariensis (Gmel.). 34 Turdimis';; Blyth 35 abbotti (Bli/th) 35 sepiarius (Horsf.) 35 macrodactylas (Strickl.) . 36 Drvniocbjeia, Finsch 36 badicep", Finsch 36 DryuKK-ati'phus. Bhjth .... 36 capistratus ( Temm) .... 36 nigricapitatus (Eyton) . . 37 capistratoides (Strickl.) . . 37 tickelli (Blyth) 37 Page assamensis, Sharpe 38 Setaria, Blyth 38 albigularis, Blyth 38 Xantbouiixis, Sharpe 38 zostei'ops (Sharpe) 38 Nesobates, Sharpe 39 madagascaiieiisis (Gmel.). 'A9 Acuropsis, Sharpe 39 malaccensis (Hartl.) .... 39 Crateroscelis, Sharpe 39 murina (Sclnt.) 39 Tiirdimilus, Hume 40 roberti (Godwin-Austen) . 40 Corythocicbbi, Sharpe 40 striata ( Walden) 40 Rimator, Blyth 41 malacoptilus, Blyth .... 41 Alcippf-, Blyth 41 nipalensis (Hodys.) ... 41 niorrisonia, Svjinh 42 phfEocepliala (Jerd.) .... 42 phayrei, Bh/th 43 bueti, David 43 Rhopocichla, Oates 44 atriceps (Jerd.) 44 nigrifrons (Blyth) 44 Proparus, Hodys 44 vlnipectus (Hodys.) .... 44 cinereiceps (J. Verr.) . . 45 Scbneniparus, Hume 45 rutigularis (Mandelli) . . 45 dubiiis (Hume) 45 mandellii, Gpdwin-Austen 46 Pseudomiiila, Gates 46 castaneiceps (i/or/(/.5.) .. 46 Slacliyrhis, Hodys 47 nigriceps, Hodgs 47 borneensis. Sharpe 47 cbrysa'a, Blyth 47 assimilis, WaUlen 47 Stachyrhidopsis, Sharpe .... 48 riifieeps (Blyth) 48 rutilrcms (Hume) 48 pyrrbops ( Blyth) 49 Mixornis, Hodqs 49 gularis (Baffi}, 49 woodi, Sharpe 49 rubricapilla ( Tick ) .... 50 montana, Sharpe 50 Macronus, Jard. 4" Selh 50 ptilosus, Jard. Sf Selb. . . 50 striaticeps, Sharpe 50 MyiopboneiTS, Temm 51 temmincki, Viy 51 cjeruleus (Scop.) 52 borsfieldi, Tiy 52 BTSTEMATIC IXDEX. HI Page Aireiisra, Lens 52 hUahi, Huldsw 52 Brachyptervx, Hors/. 53 albiventii!*, Blunf. 63 rutiventris (Jevd.) 53 HettToxenicus, Sharpe .... 54 cruralis (lihjtli) 54 sinensis (liickett) 54 Dipalensis, Moore 54 carolinte ( La Tuiiche) . . 55 Lainprolia, Finsch 65 victorise, i'insch 55 Sibia, Hiidys 55 pic-aoides, Hoilgs 55 Lioplila, Blyth 56 capistiata ( Vi(/.) 56 g-ra-ilis (McClell.) 56 melanoleiica (Blyth) .... 56 Acliuodura, Gould 57 egertoLii, Gould 57 Stapliidia, Swinh 67 torqueola, Swmh 57 everetli, Sharpe 68 castaneiceps [Moore^. ... 58 Siva, Hodys 58 cyanuiTipleia, Hodys 58 Yuliina, Hodys 59 nitrriuientum, Hodys 59 pallida, La Tuuche 59 Ixulu?, Hodys 60 liavicollis, Hodys 60 Liothiix, Swains 60 calipygus, Hodys 60 liiteus (Scop.) 61 Ptervthius, Suriins 61 jBi-alatus (Tickel/) 61 ervthropterus ( Viy.) .... 61 Myzornis, Hodys 62 pynliui'ii, Hodys 62 Mesia, Hodys 62 argentauvis, Ho'lys 62 Conosloma, Hodys 62 teniodiiim, Hodys 62 Pamirus, Kuch 63 biarmicus (Linn.) 1 3 Suthoia, Hodys 63 webbiana, Gray 63 bulomacbus, Sicinh 64 Scjeorhynchus, Gates 64 gularis (Gray) 64 ruticeps (Blyth) 65 Family Troglodytid^. Ileleodytes, Cah 65 vnriegatii.s (Gnnl) 05 capistratu3 (Less.) 65 couesi (Sharpe) 66 affinis (Xttntus) 66 Thryopliilu^i, Baird 67 lonoirosti'is ( Vieill.) .... 67 niodestu.s ( Cah.) 67 nifrricapillu^ (Scl.) 67 Thnothorus, Vieill 68 ludovicianus {Lath) .... 68 berland eii, Baird 68 luiainensis, liidyic 68 grenadfDsis, Laiur 69 genibaibis, Swains 69 rutilu.s Vieill 69 Thryomanes, Sclater 69 bewickii (Aud.) 69 spiluvus ( Viyors) 70 Cistothoru.s, Cab 70 palusti-is ( Wilso7i) 70 paludicola, Baird 71 stellaris (2\ tytleii, Brooks 224 Oreopneuste, Swinh 224 artinis ( Tirhell) 224 fu.'^cata (Bli/tli) 225 iieglecta, Hume 225 Reguloides, Bbjth 225 prorefruhis (Pall.) 225 siiperciliosus (G?nel.). . . . 226 bumei (Brooks) 226 Acmthopneu-^te, Blasius . . 227 borealis (Bias.) 227 plumbeitarsiis (Swinh.). . 227 cnronata ( Temm.) 227 occipitalis {Bhjth) 227 davisoni, Gates 228 Chtboiiicola, Gould 228 sagittata (Za/;;.) 228 Acanttiiza, Vig. Sf Horsf. . . 229 nana, Vig. !<,• Horsf. .... 229 inornata, Gould 229 pusilla ( White) 229 dieracn'-nsis, Goidd .... 230 apical IS, Gould 230 pyrrhopygia, Gould .... 230 iineata, Gould 231 cbrvsorrboa (Quog ^■ Gaim.) 231 regiiloides. Vig. ^- Horsf. 232 Sericoinis, Gould 233 brunnea (Gould) 233 citreigularis, Gould .... 233 frontalis ( Vig. Sf Horsf.) . 233 magiiirostris (Gould). . . . 234 humilis, Gould 234 Apalis, Swains 235 tbnracica ( Shnw^-Xodde?-) 235 Dr3odroma9, Fi7is>f. 250 dorsalis, Lewin 251 Stipiturus, Less 251 malaehurim (S/tmc) . . . , 251 Bebrornis, S/iarpe 252 roderiL-aiuis ( E. Newton) . 252 Spheuiira, Licht 252 loiig-irostris {Gmdd) .... 252 Family Virkoxid.t:. reo, Vieill. . 25.3 calidiis {Linn.) . 253 olivaceus {Linn . 253 flavoviridis {Cassin) . . . . 253 chivi {Vieill.) . . 254 gilvus ( Vieill.) . 254 swainsoni [Baird) . 254 flavifrnns, Vieill . 255 solitarius ( Wilson) . . . . 255 plumbeus, Coues . 255 noveboracen.«is {GmeL) . . 255 belli, Audtib . 255 modestus, ^ Eggs Anstr. Birds, i. p. 265, pi. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 5 (190"3). The eggs of the Coach-whip Bird are of a regular oval form and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground is of an exceedingly pale greenish- white colour or pale greenish blue, and this is sparingly marked, except at the broad end of the egg, where the markings arc more numerous and form an indistinct cap, with specks, spots, small blotches, and short scrawls of black and underlying pale purple. They measure from 1-OS to 1*2 inch in length, and from -78 to •83 in breadth. 2. Australia. Crowley Bequest. 2. New South Wales. Gtould Coll. 2. New South Wales, 4th July. Gould Coll. 2. Pichmoud River, N.S.W., 20th Sept. Crowley Bequest. {A. J. North). 2 Gippsland, Victoria, Nov. W. Padeliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2 Whittlesea Ranges, Victoria, Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Bairnsdale, Victoria, 3rd Aug. Crowley Bequest. {A. J. N). Genus PTEROEHINUS, Siuinh. Pterorhinus davidi, Stuinh. (Plate III. fig. 18.) Pterorhinus davidi, David Sj- Oustulet, Ois. Chine, p. 187, pi. 50 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 353 (1883) ; Bleskein Prjev. Beist-n, Aves, p. 133 (1890) ; Hartcrt, Noo. Zool. i. p. G72 (1894) ; Sharpe, Uand-l. iv. p. 0 (1903). TROCIIALOPTF.RUM. The oggs of David's Laughing-Thrush are elliptical in shape, with a slight amount of gloss, and of a pale unspotted blue colour. They measure 1-08 by -78 and 1-05 by -76 inch respectively. 2. Koko-'S or (Triiif/ Museum). Crowley Bequest. Genus TROCHALOPTERUM, Bh/lh. Trochalopterum variegatum ( Vi(j.). (Plate III. fig. 19.) Troclialdptevum variegatuui, Shurpe, Cat. Birth B. M. vii. p. 859 (1883) ; Oatex, Fauna Brit, hid., Binb, i. p. 05 (1880) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests •^ Ei/gs Lid. Birds, i. p. 59 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1903). The eggs of the Eastern Variegated Laughing-Thrush are of an oval form, and they possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground is of a greeiiish-blue colour, and this is speckled and spotted with reddish and yellowish brown, of varying degrees of intensity. In some eggs the markings are spread all over the shell, but are most numerous at the thick end ; in others the markings are re- stricted to one or two large spots and a very few specks, and these are so dark as to a])iiear to be of a black colour. The eggs vary from 1 to I'lo in length, and from •70 to -82 in breadth. 2. Kfitegarh, Ilimalnvas, 30th April. Hume Coll. 2. Koteiiiirh, 2-211(1 Jiiin;. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 22ud June. Hume Coll. Trochalopterum erythrocephalum {Vig.). Trochalopterum erythrocephalum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 361 (1883); Ontes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 89 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Ft/t/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 55 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnd. p. 58 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1903). The eggs of the lled-headed Laughing-Thrush do not differ from those of T. variefjatwn. They measure from 1-1-i to 1'21 in length, and from "81 to -85 in breadth. 1. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 22nd June. Hume Coll. 1. Simla. Hume Coll. 2. Simla, June. Hume Coll. 1. Naini Tal, ith June. Crowley Bequest. Trochalopterum nigrimentum, Hod, Diirjiliufr (/. <''^.). Hume dll. 1. Mou-phoo, oUOO feet, 2oth April Hume Coll. {J. G.). 2. Mono^phoo, 4500 leet, oOtli April Hume Coll. {J. G.). Trochalopterum ellioti, J. Ten: Trochalopterum ellioti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 370 (1883) ; id. ILand-l. iv. p. 8 (1903). Trocliiilopteron prjevalskii, Menzbier, Ibis, 1887, p. 300. Trochalopteron elUotti, Pleske in Prjev. Jleise/i, Aves, ii. p. 135 (1890). The eggs of Prjevalski's Laughing-Thrush are pale blue with a few dots aud spots at the larger end of reddish purple. They are of a regular oval form, aud have a small amount of gloss. Both specimens measure I'O by '82 inch. 2. Kdko-'^ox (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest. Trochalopterum phoeniceum {Gould). (Plate I. fig. 1.) Trochalnpterum phreniceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 371 (1883) ; Oittes, Fauna Brtt. Ind., Birds, i. p. 93 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests lS- E(f[/.'i Ind. Birds, i. p. 58 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899); 8harpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 8 (1903). The eggs of the Crimson-winged Laughing-Thrush vary from a narrow to a broad oval form, and they have a large amount of gloss. The ground-colour is of a pale blue, and this is sparingly marked with an infinite variety of spots, blotches, dashes, scrawls, aud hieroglyphic-like lines of chocolate-brown, reddish brown and black. Intermingled with these are some small underlying spots of pale purple. Although the markings are larger and more numerous at the large end than elsewhere, there is no general tendency for these to coalesce and form a cap. The eggs measure from '98 to 1'15 in length, and from "7 to '82 in breadth. 5. Himalaya Mts. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. 13. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 7. Montrphoo, DarjiUug {J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Mougphoo, 14tii April (./. G.). Hume Coll. 4. Mongphoo, 24th April (/. G.). Hume Coll. 6. Mongphoo, 30th April {J. G.). Hume Coll. 6. Mongphoo, 6th May {J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Davjiling, 5th May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest. TIMELItDJE. Trochalopteriim cacliinnans (Jerd.). (Plate I. fig. 3.) Troclialoptenim cacliinnans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. \\i. p. 373 (18S3) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 97 ('1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 62 (1889) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Shar2)e, mmd-l iv. p. 9 (1903). The eggs of the Nilghiri Laughing-Thrush are of a broad oval form and possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground is of a somewhat pale blue colour, and at the larger end, and some- times over the Avhole shell, this is sparingly speckled, spotted and blotched with deep reddish brown and chocolate-brown. Many eggs are also blotched here and there with underlying pale purplish red. The eggs measure from -92 to 1-08 in length, and from -t-l to •8 in breadth. 3. Nilehirl Hills, S. India (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Nilghiri Hills, 28th March. Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiri Hills, 31st March. Hume Coll. 2. Mlghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 2. Nilghiri Hills, 3rd Mav. Hume Coll. 1. Kotagherry, 2oth Feb. {Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 15th March {31iss Hume Coll. Cockbu7-n). 2. Kotagherry, 22nd May (Miss Hume Coll. Cockbiam). 2. Kotagherry, 25th May (3Iiss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Curzon, 14th April. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, 19th April, Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, 1st May. Hiune Coll. 2. Curzon, 5th May, Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, April. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 16th May. Hume Coll. 1. Ootacamund, 11th March. Hume CoU. Trochalopterum fairbanki, Blanf. Trochalopterum fairbanki, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. \i\. p. .374 (1883) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 99 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 64 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903). The sole egg of the Palni Laughing-Thrush in the Collection is of a broad oval form with a very small amount of gloss. The ground is of a very pale blue colour, and this is sparingly marked all over with spots, small blotches, lines and scrawls, varying in colour from pale purple to rich maroon. The egg measures 1 by -75. 1. Palni Hills, S. India, 3Iay Hume Coll. (S. B. Fairbank). TiiociiALorTi;uuJi. 9 Trochalopterum canorum (Linn.). Troclinlopteriim canorum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 376 (18S.S) ; Nchrk. Kat. Eiersamnil. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharjjc, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (190.';). Eggs of the " Hwa-mei," or Chinese Laughing-Thrush, arc of a rather broad oval form, glossy, and of a spotless pale blue colour. They measure from 1-00 to 1-0-i in. length, and from -SO to -85 in "breadth. 4. Chinkiang, Fohkien, 12th May. C. B. Puckett, Esq. [P.]. Trochalopterum taivanum (Swinh.). Garrulus taivanus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1SG3, p. 279. Trochalopterum taivanum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 376 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903). Trochalopterou taivanum, La Touche, This, 1898, p. 357. The eggs of the Formosan Laughing-Thrush vary from a narrow to a very broad oval. They are highly glossy and of a sjiotlcss grccnish-blue colour. They measure from -92 to 1-2 in lengtli, and from '74 to '82 in breadth. 2. Tamsui, China, 20th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 24. Formosa {B. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 23. Formosa (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa (M. Sioinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Trochalopterum lineatum ( Vifjors). Trochalopterum lineatum, Sharpie, Cat. Birds B. 31. vii. p. 377 (1SS3) ; Gates, Fnwia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 101 (1889) ; id. vd. Htiine, Nests S; Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 64 (1880) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsainml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Handel, iv. p. 9 (1903). The eggs of the Himalayan Streaked Laughing-Thrush are of an oval form, but they vary very much in width. A few are elliptical. They are only moderately glossy and of a spotless greenish-blue colour, somewhat paler than the eggs of T. talvamnn. They measure from '9 to 1*1 in length, and from -67 to '76 in breadth, 3 3 1 9. 13 . 1 Kotegarh, Himalayas, 15th March. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, loth April. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 24th April. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 2nd May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 10th May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 11th May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 19th May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 22ud May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 30th May. Hume Coll. Kotegarh, 9th June. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegarh, 10th June. Hume Coll. 10 TIM ELI ID.?;. L'. Kotegarli, 14th June. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegarb, 15lli June. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 2:iDd June. Hume Coll. 0. Simla, June. Hume Coll. 1. Simla, 20th July. Hume Coll. 2. Simla, 7th May [E. C. Beaiaa : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. Landour, 27th May. Hume Coll. 2. Mussooi'ie {T. Hutt.on). Hume Coll. 2. Almorah, May ( W. E. Brooks : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Trochalopterum virgatum, Godwin-Austen. Trochalopterum virgatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 379 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 100 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombaif Nat. Hist. 8oc. viii. p. 175 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 10 (1903). The three eggs of the Manipur Streaked Laughing-Thrxish are of a regular oval form, slightly glossy, and are of a light spotless greenish-hlue colour. They measure from 1-08 to 1"10 in length, and from -SO to -81 in breadth. 3. Laisung Valley, N. Cachar, E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.J. 26th April. Genus lANTHOCINCLA, Gould. lanthocincla cinereiceps, iStijan. Trochalopteron cinereiceps, Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 166 ; La Totiche, Ihis, 1899, p. 181. lanthocincla cinereiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 10 (1903). An egg of Styan's Laughing Thrush is of a medium tint of blue, unspotted, with a slight amount of gloss. It is a regular oval shape and measures -95 by •74. 1. Kuatun, Fohlden, China, June C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (4tli April ( C T. JL). Delhi, 2nd May (C. T. £.). Agra, ]6th June. Agra, 18th June. Agra, 19th June. Agra, 26th July. Agra, 30th July. Agra, 4th Sept. Agra, 5th Sept. Pmreilly, 29th May. Eareilly, 23rd June. Mirzapur, 6th June ( IJ'. E. Brools : I'ristram Coll.). Mirzapur, 16th Aug. ( W. E. B. : Tristram Cull.). Allahabad, 11th July {C. T. Bingham). Allahabad, 28th July (C. T. B.). Etawah, 18th March. Jhansi, 24th June. Jhansi, 27th Julv. Etawah, 18th March ( W.E. Brooks: Tristram Coll). Deesa {E. A.Bidhr). Saugor, 14th July. Saugor, 14th July. Iloshungabad, 22nd July. Coonoor,Nilghiri Hills, loth March. Coonoor, 29th March. Coonoor, 13th May. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March. Curzon, 29th March. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 16th May {Miss Cockburn). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume ("oil. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Genus POMATORHINUS, Horsf. Pomatorliinus montauus, Horsf. Pomatorhinus montanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 410 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the Javan Scimitar Babbler in the Collection measure respectively : "98 by "7 ; 1 by '71. 2. Java, 25th April. Crowley Bequest. Pomatorhiuus borneensis, Cah. Pomatorhinus borneensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.vW. p. 411 (1883); id. Ihis, 1889, p. 411 ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). An egg of the Bornean Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea- sures -9 by 'Qo. 1. Kina Balu Mt., N.W. Borneo, 20th Jan. {J. Whitehead). Crowley Bequest. POMATORIIIN-irs. 15 Pomatorliinus scliisticeps, Jlodgs. Pomatorhinus scliisticeps, S/nirjje, Cat. Birds B.M.yW. p. 411 (1883); Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 116 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests S; Eggs hid. Birds, i. p. 81 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 60 (1899J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler are of an oval form, but varying much in width. They are very glossy and of a spotless white colour. They measure from 'Do to 1"U3 in length, and from -74 to -79 in breadth. 1. Darjiling, 3rd April (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 1. Dariiling, 22ad Ajiril (L. M.j. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 2tith April. Crowley Bequest. 2. Dcirjiling (./. Gaminio). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiiing, i'3id April \J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiliiig, 20th .May {J. G.). Hume Coil. Pomatorhinus olivaceus, Blyth. Pomatorhinus olivaceus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 414 (1883) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 118 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests Si- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. y2 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersaminl. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the Tenasserim Scimitar Babbler resemble those of P. schisticeps, but do not appear to have so much gloss. They measure from "9 to 1"03 in length, and from -72 to '74 in breadth. 3. Thoungvin River, Tenasserim, Hume C'lll. 4th March (C. T. Bingham). 2. Thounu'vin River, 5th March Hume Coll. {C.'^T. B.). 3. Thounsvin River, 7th March Hume Coll. (C.t.B.). Pomatorhinus melanurus, Blyth. Pomatorhinus melanurus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 501, pi. 34. fig. 2 (1879) ; ShariK, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 414 (1883) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Bird'', i. p. 118 (1889) : id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 83 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). An egg of the Cejionese Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea- sures -97 by '72. 1. Ceylon, 4th March {A. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. Pomatorhinus horsfieldi, Syl-es. Pomatorhinus horsfleldii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 415 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 119 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 84 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the South-Indian Scimitar Babbler, like those of 16 TIMELIII)^. F. scMstlceps, vary from a narrow to a broad oval form. They have a considerable amount of gloss, and are of a spotless white colour. The eggs vary from 1 to 1-1 in length, and from -75 to '8 in breadth. 3. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 2nd April. Hume Coll. 1. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 14th May. Hume Coll. 3. Ootacamimd, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 18th Feb. Huuie Coll. (Miss Cocklmrn). 2. Kotagherry, 28th April Hume Coll. {Miss Cochburn). Pomatorhinus temporalis, Vig. 4" Horsf. Pomatorhinus trivirgatus, Thim. Fortpjianz. ges. Voff. tab. xxvii. fig. 9,rt, b (1845-64). Pomatostomus temporalis, Gould, Handh. Birds Atistr. i. p. 479 (1865) ; North, Nests Sr Eyys Ausfr. Birds, p. 154,_pl. ix. fig. 7 (1889). Pomatorhinus temporalis, Ramsay, Trans. Phil. &oc. N.S. W. 18G5, pi. i. fig. 1 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 418 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersumml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests (^ Et/f/s Anstr. Birds, i. p. 270, pi. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Uand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). The eggs of the Australian Scimitar Babbler are for the most part nearly elliptical, but some are of a long oval form. The shell has a fine texture and considerable gloss. The ground-colour is of a pale creamy-buff, and this is covered with a network of hair-lines, veins, and smudges of very dark purplish brown. The markings for the most part extend across the shell, producing in many cases the appearance of marble. They measure from 1-02 to 1'21 in length, aud from "72 to -80 in breadth. 1. Australia. Gould Coll. 3. Welhngton, N.S.W., 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A.J. North). 1. Dobroyd, N.S.W. (E. P. Ramsay : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Bell River, N.S.W. {E. P. R. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick,Esq.,K.C.[P.]. 4. Murray River, Victoria, 10th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Viri. Sf Horsf. Pomatorhinus supercilioaus, Thien. P'vrtpfmiz. yes. Voy. tab. xxvii. fig. 8 (1845-54); Ramsay, Trans. Phil. !Soc. N.S.W. 1865, p. 318. pi. i. tig. 2 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 419 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests ^ Eqy.'i Austr. Birds, i. p. 272, pi. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, lland-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). Pomatostomus superciliosus, Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr. i. p. 482 (18G5) ; North, Nests ^ Eyys Austr. Birds, p. 156 (1889). The eggs of the Australian White-browed Scimitar Babbler vary from a rounded to a regular oval form ; some are glossy, others very POMATORniNtTS. 17 slightly so. They are of the same type as the eggs of P.temporalh, but smaller. The ground-colour varies from greyish olive to light brovi^n, and this is marked, more or less thickly, with hair-lines, veins and smudges of deep brown or black. They measure from •90 to 1-02 in length, and from -65 to -75 in breadth. n. South Australia. Gould Coll. a. Wellin-ton, N.S.W., 1st Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 2. Cardingtou, Bell Biver, N.S.^Y. Crowley Bequest. (E. P. Ramsay : Tristram ('oil.). Z. Murray River, N.S.W., Dec. W. Radcllffo Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Wimmera District, Victoria, Crowley Bequest. 11th Oct. {A. J. North). Pomatorhiims rubeculus, Gould. Pomatostomus rubeculus, (xouhl., Ilandb. Birds An.itr. i. p. 481 (1865); North, Nests ^- E(/ffs Austr. Birds, p. 155 (1889). I'omatorhiiius rubeculus, liamsai/, Froc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 4G (1881') ; Shar^ye, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 421 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests c^- iVys Austr. Birds, i. p. 274 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (190.3). ' Two eggs of the Red-breasted Scimitar Babbler in the Collection are exactly similar to those of P. temjjoralis. They measure respec- tively : 1-09 by '75; 1-05 by "75. 2. Dawson River, Queensland, 18th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (North Coll.). Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Bli/th. Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 85 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903 ). The eggs of the Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler in the Collection are of a blunt oval form, glossy and pure white. They measure respectively: 1-07 by -75; 1-08 by -82. 2. Sikhim, 5000 feet, 19th May Hume Coll. (/. Gamniie). Pomatorhinus phayrei, Blyth. Pomaturhinus phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. ]). 422 (1883) ; Outeo, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 121 (18i?9) ; Stuart Baker, Jouni. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 178 (1893) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). Eggs of Phayre's Scimitar Babbler are of a regular oval form, and spotless glossy white. They measure from '97 to l-Oii in length, and from '72 to •75 in breadth. 3. Foot of Mishmi Hills, A-sam, E. C. Stviart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 1 1th June. VOL. IV. C 18 TI3IELIIBJ3. Poraatorhinus stenorliyncliiis, Godwin-Austen. Poiriatorliiiius stenorhvncluis, Sliarpe, Cut. Birds B. M. yii. p. 424 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Jdurn. Bomhaii Nat. Hist. Soc. xiii. p. 401 (1901) ; SItnrpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). The eggs of the Narrow-hilled Scimitar Babbler iu the Collection are of a regular oval form, white aud slightl)' glossj-. They measure from -92 to -94 in length, and from "07 to -72 in breadth. 3. Hemdang, N. Cachar (6200 ft.). E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Pomatorliinus musicus, Swinh. Pomatorhinus musicus, Swinhoe, Hm, 1863, p. 284 ; SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 424 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899); Shmye, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). The eggs of the Formosan Scimitar Babbler are of a somewhat pointed oval form, very glossy, and of a spotless white. They measure from '93 to '99 iu length, and from "69 to "74 in breadth. 3. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 15th April (P. ^. JI.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 28th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa (P. Swin/we : Tristrani Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Hodgs. Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 426 (1883); Gates, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p. 122 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^y Fgqs Fid. Birds, i. p. 87 (1889) ; Ne/irk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). Pomatorhinus stridulus, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 183. The eggs of the Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler are not separable from those of P. musicus, but are on the whole rather smaller, measuring from '88 to "95 in length, and from "68 to ■" in breadth, 1. Darjiling, 6th May {J. Gammie'), Hume Coll. 5. Darjiling (/. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 26th April C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. JD. La Touche). Pomatorhinus hypoleucus (Bli/th). Pomatorhinus hypoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 428 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Lnd., Birds, i. p. 126 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Jour7i. Bo7itbai/ Kat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 179 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iv. p. 15 (1903). Three eggs of the Aracan Scimitar Babbler are pure white and glossy, but vary considerably in form : one is of a narrow oval, the roMVToiinixcs.— xiPiiORiiAiiPiius. 19 second almost pcrfectlj' elliptical, and the third of the regular oval type. They measure respectively : 1-01 by -72 ; 1-01 by '7'3 ; 1-06 by -76. 3. Hailakandj, Cachar, 12th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Vir/. Pomatorhinus erythrop-cnys, Sharpe, Vaf. Birch B. M. vii. p. 430 (1883^ ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nvsts Sf Eqrjs Ind. Birds, p. 87 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899) ; tikarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 1(5 (1903). The eggs of the Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler are mostly of a broad oval form, but some are elliptical and others biconical. The amount of gloss is variable, some eggs being very glossy and others almost devoid of it. The eggs are spotless white, and measure from 1 to \'l in length, and from '73 to "85 in breadth. 3. Sikhhu (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim {J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim (/. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Sikliim, 2nd April {J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, l-lth April {J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Sikliim, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim, 3rd May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. Pomatorhinus macclellandi, Jerdon. Pomatorhinus macclellandi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 431 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 1 25 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Juuni. Bombay Nat. Hist. Svv. viii. p. 179 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 16 (1903). The eggs of McClelland's Scimitar Babbler in the Collection are of a regular oval form, with considerable gloss, and pure white. They measure from 1'05 to 1'04 in length, and from '72 to '79 in breadth. 3. Ninglo Peak, N. Cachar (4500 ft.), E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. loth May. Genus XIPHORHAMPHUS, Bhjth. Xiphorhamphus superciliaris, Blyth. Xipborhamphus superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 433 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p. 128 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eyys Ltd. Birds, i. p. 89 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 1(1 (1903). The eggs of the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler are of a somewhat c 2 20 TIMF.I.TID.T. narrow oval shape, fairly glossy and ])ure white. Four eggs measure from 1 to 1-05 in length, and from -7 to -75 in breadth. 2. Mongphoo, Dariiling {J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 2 Sikhim, 7000 "feet, 29th April * Hume Coll. (/. G.). Genus GARRULAX, Less. The eggs of this genus are unspotted, and vary in colour from dark blue, through all intermediate shades of blue, to pure white. Garrulax leucolophus, Harclw. Garrulax leucolophus, Shar2ye, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 435 (1883) ; Oates, Fmma Brit. Inch, Birds, i. p. 77 (1889) ; id. ed. Hmne, Nests ^' Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 47 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. (iO (1899); Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 17 (1903). The eggs of the Himalayan "White-crested Laughing-Thrush are mostly very short broad ovals, and some of them are spheroidal in shape. They are very glossy and pure white. They measure from 1-03 to l-15"in length, and from -8 to -95 in breadth. 2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. \. Sikhim', 2500 feet, 17th May lluuie Coll. (/. Gammie). 8. Below Darjiling, July (./. G.)- Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, Darjilin2:"(j; G.). Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo, 9th May {J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mong-phoo, 17th May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, 17th jNIav (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo, 27th Juiie (J. G.). Hume Cull. Garrulax belangeri. Less. Garrulax belangeri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 436 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p. 79 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S,- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 48 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1903). The eggs of the Burmese White-crested Laughing-Thrush resemble those of G. lemoloplms, but they appear to be uniformly much narrower. They measure from 1-06 to V'22 in length, and from -82 to -92 in breadth. 1. Pegu, 8th .Tune {E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 22nd June {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 25th .July {E. W. Gates : Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll.). 1. Thoung\an River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 2nd April (C T. Bingham). * In Mr. Hume's work {I. c.) these eggs are said by Mr. Gammie to have been found on the 29th May. The date on the eggs is tlie 29th April. GARIU'LAX. 21 0. Tliouiif^vin River, 4th April lluine Coll. [c.f.n.]. .■). Kiiukarit;, Tenasserim, 2;3rd May Hume Coll. (C. T.B.). 4. Kaakarit, 23rd ^Slay (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Kaukarit, L'8tli Mnv (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. ;j. Kaukarit, :.'9tb May [C. T. B.). Hume Coll. Garrulax albigularis {Gould). (riate I. fig. 6.) Garrulax albip-ularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 439 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 82 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 4" Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 52 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1903). The eggs of the AVhite-throated Laughing-Thrush are of a narrow, pointed oval form, highly glossj', and of a very deep hlue colour. They measure from 1"12 to 1-22 in length, and from 'S to •85 in breadth. 3. Candahar. Capt. T. Hutton [P.]. 1. \AV. India. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 24th June. Hume Coll. 3. MuK3oorie (7'. ifM^^ow). Hume Coll. Garrulax pectoralis {Gould). (Plate I. fig. 7.) Garrulax pectoralis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 441 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 80 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S,- Ff/ffs Ind. Birds, i. p. 49 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1903). The two eggs of the Black-gorgeted Laughing-Thrush in the Collection are of a very broad, blunt oval shape, fairlj' glossy, and of a pale greenish-blue colour. They measure respectively : 1'3 by •96 ; 1-3 by -96. 2. Darjiling, July (i. Mandelli). Hume Coll. Garrulax moniliger {Hodfjs.). Garrulax moniliger, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 442 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 81 (1889) ; id. ed. Hone, Nests J^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 50 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Shwye, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1903). The eggs of the Necklaced Laughing-Thrush are of a broad, blunt oval form. They have a fine gloss, but one or two specimens almost want this. They are of the same pale greenish-blue colour as the eggs of G. j^ectoralis, and measure from 1 to 1-27 in length, and from 'S to •95 in breadth. 4. Sikbim. Crnwley Bequest. 1. Sikhim. Hume Coll. L"J tI3]i:uiii.t;. 1. ]?elow Darjiliiig, 1st June. Iliunu Coll. ;i. Darjiliug, 24th April (/. Gunimie). Ihimo Coll. 2. Darjiling, 30tli April (/. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Dariiling, 14th May {J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Uaijiliiig, 20th May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu Hills, 27th April (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 4th July {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 15th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll, 1. Pegu, 1.5th JulV {E. IF. ().). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 1.5th July {E. W. O.). Crowley T5equest. 2. Sinzaway, Teuasserim, 2otli March Hume Coll. (C. T. Binqham). 3. Sinzaway, 3rd April (C. T. ^.). Hume Coll. 5. Sinzaway, 17th April (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Thoungyin IMvei, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 29th "March [C. T. B.). 1. Meplay Choung, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 1st 'March ( f. T. B.). 1. Teuasserim, 20th April (C. T. B.). Crowley Bequest. Garrulax picticollis, Sivinhoe. Garrulax picticollis, David Sf Onstalet, Ois. Chine, p. 104 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. yii. p. 444 (lbti3) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1003). Two eggs of Swinhoe's Necklaced Laughing-Thrush are spheroidal in form, of a medium bluish tint, ^vith a very slight amount of gloss. They measure respectively : 1-10 by -98; 1-iO by -95 inch. 2. Ningpo, China {Leech : Scebohn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Garrulax gularis (McCIeU.). Garrulax gularis, Sharjie, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 445 (1883) ; Oate^, Faima Brit. Ltd., Birds, i. p. 81 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Jouni. Bombay Nat. Mist. Soc. yiii. p. 174 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnd. p. 61 (1899) ; >':i/iar2)e, Lland-i. iv. p. 18 (1903). The eggs of McClelland's Laughing-Thrush in the Collection are of a very pale blue colour, with a decided gloss. They vary in form from a somewhat broad to a long oval, and measure from 1-08 to 1-19 in length, and from -83 to -87 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 2nd June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.l. 2. Lakhenipur, Naga Country. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus STACTOCICHLA, Sharpe. Stactocichla nierulina (Blyth). Stactocichla nierulina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 449 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 104 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, ,Juurn. Bombay Aaf. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 176 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1903J. GRAMirATOrrlLV. DRYONASTES. 23 Two eggs of the Spotted-breasted Laughing-Thrush in tho Collection are blue, somewhat glossy, and with a satiny surface. They measure 1"24 by '86 ; 1*25 by "87 respectively. 2. ilaijlling, N. Cachar, 23rd July. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus GRAMMATOPTILA, EekJienh. Grammatoptila striata ( Vl[/.). Gramiuatoptila striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 450 (1883) ; Oaten, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 103 (188y) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ S/f/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 67 (1889) ; Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; iiharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 19 (1903). The eggs of the Striated Laughing-Thrush are of a sharply- pointed oval form, with only a small amount of gloss. They are of a pale greenish-blue colour. Some eggs are quite spotless, others are marked with a few very small reddish-brown specks about the larger end. They measure from 1'25 to 1-35 in length, and from •89 to -92 in breadth. 2. Darjiling, July. TTume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 5th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 2, Mongphoo, 5th May {J. G.). Hume Coll. Genus RHINOCICHLA, Sharpe. Rhinocichla treacheri, Sharpe. Rhinocichla treacheri, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 453 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1889, p. 412; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 19 (1903). The only egg of Treacher's Laughing- Thrush in the Collection is of a regular oval form, of a bright pale blue colour and rather glossy. It measures 1*06 by "83 inch. 1. Kina Balu Mt., Borneo, 17th March Crowley Bequest. {J. Whitehead). Genus DRYONASTES, Sharpe. The eggs of this genus are spotless and are of all shades of blue, from the very palest, barely distinguishable from pure white, to those of a rather deep blue tint. Dryonastes ruficoUis {J. 4' S.). Dryonastes ruficoUi.s, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 454 (1883) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 73 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume Nests (S- Ff/'/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 45 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersananl. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 20 (1903). 24 TIMELIID.^. The eggs of the Ilufous-necked Laiighing-Tliriish are of a some- what poiated oval form. They are highly glossy and of a very pale blue or bluish-white colour, they measure from -135 to I'l in length, and from "7 to "83 in breadth. 28. Mongphoo, Darjiling {J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 7. Mon^phoo, 30lh Apnl {J. G.). Hume Coll. ]. Mongpboo, May (.7. G.). Hume Coll. 1. IMongplioo, .'ird'Hay (J. G.). Hume Coll. 0. Mougphoo, 7th May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo, 8th MaV (J. G.). Hume Coll. 7. Mongphoo, 9th Mav (J. G.). Hume Coll. '2. Mongphoo, 15th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 4. Himalayas. * Crowley Bequest. Dryonastes nuchalis {Godwin-Austen). Garrulax nuchalis, Godin.-Amten, Ann. S,- Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xviii. p. 411 (1876) ; Hume, Str. F. v. p. 58 (1877) ; id. Str. F. 1879, p 96. Dryonastes nuchalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 45G (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. I'O (1903). The eggs of Ogle's Laughing-Thrush are similar to those of 1). ruficollis, but of a slightly deeper shade of blue. They measure from'l-05 to 1-15 in length, and from 0-75 to 0-85 in breadth. 1. Margherita, Assam, 14th May. E. C. StAiart Baker, Esq., (^ rp -, 3. Margherita, Assam, 9th June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. '" C. Stuart Baker, Es and Dr. H. CoUart Dryonastes perspicillatus (Gmcl.). Dryonastes perspicillatus, S/iarjx, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 458 (1883) ; Styaii, Ihis, 1S87, p. 218 ; Sharjie, Huiid-l. iv. p. 21 (1903). The eggs of the Chinese Laughing-Thrush are of an ordinary oval form, highly glossy, and of a very pale blue or bluish-white colour. They measure from 1-08 to 1-19 in length, and from -81 to '90 in breadth. 3. Foochow, China, April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P 3. Foochow, 9th Mav. 0. B, Eickett, Esq. [P 1. Foochow, 15th Mav. C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P. Dryonastes sannio (Sivinh.). (Hate I. fig. S.) Garrulax sannio, David ^- Ottstalet, Ois. Chine, p. 192 (1877). Dryonastes sannio, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 459 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 76 (1889) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) J Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 21 (1903). The only egg of the White-browed Laughing-Thrush in the dutonastes. — CRATi:Rorus. 25 Collection is of a regular oval form, unirorm pale blue in colour, and very glossy. It measures 1-0 by '8^ inch. 1. Anioy, China (li. S^viiihoe : Tris- Crowley Eequest. tram Coll.). Dryonastes caerulatus {Ilodgs.). Dryonastes Cferulatus, Sharpe, Cat. BirrU B. M. vii. p. 461 (18S3) ; Oatei, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 75 (1889) ; id. cd. Hume, Kests S^- Eggs Ltd. Birds, i. p. 46 (18811) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 01 (1899J ; iiharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. '21 (1903). The eggs of the Grey-sided Laughing-Thrush are of a somewhat narrow, pointed oval form. They have a considerable amount of gloss and are of a rather deep blue colour. They measure from I'Oo to 1-33 in length, and from -75 to -85 in breadth. 1. India. Crowley Bequest. 1. India (i\Wt;-^or>i Co//). Crowley Bequest. 4. Sikhim (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. 2. Near Darjiling, loth June {J. G.). Hume Coll. 19. Mongpho'o, Darjiling, luth June Hume Coll. {J. G.). 25. Mongjjhoo {J. G.). llume Coll. Genus CRATEROPUS, Swains. The eggs of this genus are glossy and spotless, and in colour vary from a verj- pale to a rather deep shade of blue. Crateropus bicolor, Jard. (Plate I. fig. 9.) Cva.t^ro]iVLs\iiCo\or, Andersson, Birds Damara-land,]^. 121 (1872) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 210 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 475 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; Stark ^• Sclater, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 23 (1903). Two eggs of the Pied Babbler in the Collection are elliptical in shape, of a delicate pale blue colour, and somewhat glossy. They measure I'Oo by '75 ; 1"00 by '73 respectively. 2. Ovanipo-landjS.W. Africa, 16th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (C. J. Andcrsson). Crateropus hartlaubi, Bocaje. Crateropus hartlaubi, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 214 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1883) ; Stark^ Sclater, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 58 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. j). 23 (1903). The eggs of Hartlaub's Babbler are glossy, departing but little 26 TIMKLIID^. from a true elliptical shape, and are of a fairly deep blue colour. They raeasuro from 1 to I'lO in length, and from -76 to -80 in breadth. 0. Africa. 1. Africa. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crateropus canorus (Linn.). Crateropus canorus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 110 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests 8c Eqf/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 74 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 24 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Jungle-Babbler vary greatly in shape, many being of an ordinary oval form, others spheroidal, and others, again, lengthened and cylindrical. They are excessively glossy and of a deep blue colour. A few of the eggs are somewhat paler than others, but the prevailing tint is a very deep blue. Eggs measure from -88 to 1-15 in length, and from -75 to -82 in breadth. 3. India. 3. Hansi, Punjab, 31st March. 1. Ilansi, 21st April. 3. Ilansi, 22nd April. 1. Ilansi, 2oth April. 1. Ilansi, 26th April. 3. Hansi, 28th April. 2. Ilansi, 29th April. 2. Ilansi, 30th April. 2. Ilansi, 5th May. 1. Ilansi, 6th May. 4. Ilausi, June. 1. Ilansi, July. 1. Dellii, 4th April (C. T. Binfjham). 1. Dellii, 31st July (C. 2'. -B.). 1. Agra, 17th June. 11. Agra, 22nd June. 1. Agra, 5th July. 4. Agra, 20th Jdly. 4. Agra, 24th Jul'y. 1. Agra, 2oth July. 1. Baraiteh, 6th Mav. 2. Bareilly, 16th & 17th May. 1. Bareilly, 21st May. 1. Bareilly, 17th June. 3. Bareilly, 18th June. 3. Lucknow, 5th May. 3. Lucknow, 11th May. 1. Lucknow, 21st May. 1. Lucknow, 17th June. 3. Lncknow, July. 1. Mirzapur, 28th June (W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 1. Etawah, 30th March. 1. Allahabad, 6th July (C. T. Biny- hani). Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. CEATEROPUS. CAl.A.AI ANTII US. 2/ 1. ISEaiinbhoom, April {E. C. Beavan). Salviu-Godinan Coll. .'{. Calcutta, 13th May. Crowley Bequest. 2. \^c. Neso bates madagascariensis {Gmel.). (riate II. fig. 10.) Oxylabes madagascariensis, Milne-Edicards 8,- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 357 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. It. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 148 (188:i) ; Shavpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. r)71 (1883). Nesobates madagascariensis, Sliarpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 40 (l!j03). The eggs of the Madagascar White-throated Babbler arc of a regidar oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is verj-^ pule pinkish white, and this is very delicately marked all over with very minute specks of reddish brown or chocolate-brown. The eggs measure from -oi to -oQ in length, and from •41 to '45 in breadth. 6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Genus ANUROPSIS, Sharpe. Anuropsis malaccensis {HartL). (Plate II. fig. 12.) Brachyptervx malaccensis, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. p. 59 (1870) ; ix. p.'lir(1880). Anuropsis malaccensis, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 588 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 41 (1903). Two eggs of Hume's Short-wing in the Collection are of a regular oval form and fairly glossy. They are cream-coloured, freckled, spotted and streaked all over with chestnut and lilac. The markings are denser at the broad end, where they are more or less confluent and form a zone or cap, which in one egg is somewhat indistinct, and in the other darker and well defined. They measure respec- tively : -84 by -62 ; -84 by -63. 2. Johore, Malay Peninsula, 8th March Hume Coll. ( W. Davison). Genus CRATEROSCELIS, Sharpe. Crateroscelis murina (Sclat.). (Plate II. fig. 13.) Crateroscelis murina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 590 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 41 (1903). Two eggs of the Mouse-coloured Babbler in the Collection are of a blunt oval form and moderately glossy. One specimen is of a light pinkish-buff colour, spotted and clouded, chiefly in a zone round the broad end, with pale brown and dark lavender. The other specimen is of a precisely similar character, but the ground-colouring 40 TIMELllD.j;, is of a darker reddish -liuff tiut, tuid the zone eonscqucnlly less distinct. They measure respectively : -88 by -(56 ; -87 by "05. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.l 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. Genus TURDINULUS, Hume. Turdinuhxs roberti {Godw.- Austen). (Plate III. fig. 9.) Pnoepvga roberti, Godtv.-Austen 4" Wahl. Ibis, 1875, p. 253; Hume, Stray Feath. 187(3, p. 218. Turdinulus murinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 593 (1883) ; Oates, B. Brit. Burm. i. p. 62 (1883). Turdinulus roberti, Sharpe, lland-L iv. p. 41 (1903). The eggs of Robert's Babbler are of a broad oval form : the ground- colour is -white devoid of gloss, and is either thickly and finely speckled all over with light red and dull lavender undermarkings, or has the markings larger and less numerous. In both forms the markings are most frequent towards the larger end of the shell, round which they sometimes form a distinct though somewhat inter- rupted zone. They measure '7 to '8 in length, and 'So to '58 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 30th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 3. Mai'gherita, Assam, oOtli May. E. C. Sluart Baker, Esq., and Br. H. Oollart [P.]. 3. Hungrum, N. Cacliar, 14tli May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [0.]. Genus CORYTHOCICHLA, Slmrpe. Corythocichla striata {Walden\ (Plate III. fig. 10.) Turdinus striatus, Walden, Ann. ^ Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) vii. p. 241 (1871) ; Godtv.-Austen, J. A. S. Beng. xlvii. p. 16 (1878). Corythocichla striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 593 (1883) ; Stuart Baker, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 191 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 42 (1903). The eggs of the Streaked Babbler are of a wide oval form, slightly pointed towards the smaller end ; the ground-colour is white with a very slight gloss, spotted and speckled all over with light red and pale lavender undermarkings. The markings are larger and most numerous towards the larger end, where they form an irregular zone. The eggs measure "75 to "8 in length, and '65 to -67 in breadth. Mr. Stuart Baker {I. c.) gives the average measurement of 14 eggs as '81 by 'G. 2. Margherita, Assam, 17th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 41 Genus RIMATOR, BlijtU. Rimator malacoptilus, Blyth. (Plate II. fig. 14.) Rimator malacoptilus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 594 (18.S3) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 175 (1889) ; Stuart-Baker, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sue. xiii. p. 404 (1901) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 43 (1903). The eggs of the Long-hilled Babbler are of a regular oval form, and are quite devoid of gloss. The ground is white, and this is sparingly marked with three kinds of markings : roundish spots of an intensely dark reddish brown ; small blotches and smears of a pink colour ; and specks and spots of underlying pale purple. Round the larger end of the egg, all three kinds of markings are rather thickly clustered together and form a pretty zone ; on the other parts of the egg the markings are very spare. Three eggs measure respectively : '86 by "6 ; -84 by "62 ; 8 by '62. 3. Sikhim. J. Gammie, Esq. [P.]. Genus ALCIPPE, BJytli. Alcippe nipalensis (Hodrjs.). (Plate IV. figs. 1-4.) Alcippe nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 620 (1888); Kehrk. Kut. Eiersamnd. p. Go (1899) ; Sluupe, Hand-l. iv. p. 43 (1903). Alcippe nepalensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 157 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 104 (1889). The eggs of the Nepal Babbler differ in form from a broad to a regular oval, and have a considerable amount of gloss. Tiie colouring of the eggs presents much variation, and four types appear to be contained in the Collection. In the first the ground is white and this is sparingly marked with a few specks of rich maroon-brown, except at the larger end, where there are some spots, clouds, and lines of the same colour-, forming a cap. In the second, the ground is pinkish white, more or less heavily blotched towards the larger end with brownish lake interspersed with spots of dark brown, with some smaller and lighter markings of similar colouring irregularly distributed over the rest of the egg. In the third type, the ground is pale salmon-pink, and nearly the whole egg is covered with clouds and blotches of reddish chestnut, brighter in tint in some eggs than in others, overlaid with some spots of dark brown. In the fourth the ground is also salmon-pink, and the whole egg is rather closely covered with specks aud small streaks of pale rufous, which are denser at the larger end of the egg than elsewhere. In all the foregoing types there are always a 42 TIMELIIDJS. number of underlying pale purple markings scattered over the shell, but chiefly at the larger end. The eggs vary from '70 to '80 in length, and from -55 to '61 in breadth. 3. Himalayas. W. Eadclift'e Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 3rd May Hume Coll. {J. Gammic). 1. Mongphoo (j; G^.). Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo \j. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo {J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. N. Cachar Hills, ilst April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Alcippe morrisonia, Swinh. Alcippe morrisonia, Swiahoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 296 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 44 (1903). Alcippe morrisoniana. Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 621 (1883). The eggs of the Formosan Babbler apparently vary to nearly the same extent as those of A. nipalensis, and they are referable both as to form and coloration, with slight modifications, to one or other of the types of eggs of that species. They measure from "65 to '77 in length, and from -52 to 'G in breadth. 5. Formosa (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 12th April (P. A. S.)- Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formoea, 14th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 19th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 23rd May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 26th May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Alcippe phseocephala (Jerd.). (Plate IV. fig. 7.) Alcippe phajocephala, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. G22 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. ImL, Birds, i. p. 158 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S( Bqqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 106 (1889) ; Nchrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (]'899). Alcippe poeocephala, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 44 (1903). The eggs of the Nilghiri Babbler are of a broad, blunt oval form and glossy. The colouring is fairly uniform throughout the series. The ground-colour varies from a pale pink to a salmon-pink, and this is blotched and clouded with two shades of purplish carmine. There are, in addition, on almost every egg, a number of spots and hair-lines of a still darker shade, and also large clouds and smears of pale underlying lavender. The markings on a few eggs form a cap at the larger end, but as a rule they are very evenly distributed over the shell. Specimens vary from •73 to '85 in length, and from •57 to -65 in breadth. 43 1. Kliaiulcsli, Ifitli Au^"-. Crowley Bequest. 1. Niloliiri Hills, A])!-!!'. Hume Coll. 1 . Nilghiri HilLs, 3i(i April. Hume Coll. '2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 2'Sid April. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, :34th April. Hume Coll. 6. Curzon, ',ird May. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, 4th May, Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, 7th May. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, Otli May. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, lOtli May. Hume Coll. 2. Kodanand, Nilghiri Hills, 21st Jan. Hume Coll. Alcippe phayrei, Bluth. (Plate II. fig. 20.) Alcippe phayrii, Sharjie, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 623 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 158 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf B(j(js Ind. Birds, i. p. 108 (1889). Alcippe phayrei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 44 (1903). The three clutches of eggs of the Burmese Babbler are fairly uniform in colouring and resemble the eggs of A. pliceocephala, but the ground is more richly coloured and the lighter markings more suffused than in the eggs of that species. They measure from •G8 to '76 in length, and from "oS to -6 in breadth. 8. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 30tli March Hume Coll. (C. T. Bi7i(/ham). 3. Thoungyin Itiver, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 23rd Feb. (C. T. B.). 3. Nwalabo, Tavoy, 9th April Hume Coll. (J. Darling). Alcippe hueti, David. Alcippe hueti, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 185 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 43 (1903). The four eggs of Huet's Babbler are of a broad oval form, very slightly glossy. On a ground of pale pinkish white, they have a few underlying markings of lavender, nearly all at the larger end, overlaid with more numerous spots and blotches of purplish carmine, interspersed with darker lines and edgings of the same colour. These markings occur all over the egg, but somewhat sparingly towards the smaller end. The eggs, which are very handsome, measure "75 to -8 in length, by 'bb to -6 in breadth. Kuatun, Fobkion, China, 6th May {J. D. La Toachi). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [r.; 44 TIMELIID.E. Genus RHOPOCICHLA, Oales. RhopocicMa atriceps (Jerd.). (Plate IV. fig. 6.) Alcippe atriceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899). Rbopocichla atriceps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 160 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests 8c Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 109 (1889); Sharpe, lland-l. iv. p. 44 (1903). The eggs of the Black-headed Bahbler are of a regular oval form, and have a slight gloss. They are white, rather thickly speckled and spotted, especially at the broad end, with reddish brown and lavender. Five examples measure from '74 to "79 iu length, and from -Si to -58 iu breadth. 2. Mysore, 25th May {J. Macpherson). Hume Coll. 1. Mysore, 2nd July (J. M.). Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 18th June Hume Coll, ( Wait). 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 17th Hume Coll. June {Miss Cockhurn). RhopocicMa nigrifrons {Bhjth). (Plate IV. fig. 8.) Alcippe nigrifrons, Ler/ge, Birds Ceylon, p. 507, pi. 34. fig. 16 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1883). Ilhopocichla nigrifrons, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 160 (1889) ; id. ed Hume, Nests ^ F'Jijs Ind. Birds, i. p. 110 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 44 (1903). Two eggs of the Black-fronted Babbler in the Collection are of an elliptical form, with scarcely any gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched with two shades of reddish brown, more thickly towards one end. They measure respectively : "71 by 'oS ; •74 by -56. 2. Ceylon ( W. V. Leyye). Crowley Bequest. Genus PROPARUS, Hodrjs. ' Proparus vinipectus {Uodfjs.). (Plate II. fig. 19.) Alcippe vinipectus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 019 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersaymnl. p. 64 (1899). Proparus vinipectus, Oates, Fau7ia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 173 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Fygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 119 (1889) ; Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 468 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 45 (1903). The eggs of the Plain-coloured Tit-Babbler are of a regular oval form, and have little or no gloss. The ground is of a pale greenish PROPARFS. — SCHCEXIPAHUS. 45 grey, and the markings are chiefly confined to tlie hirger end of the egg, where a number of large continent clouds and blotches of olive- brown, intermingled with some blotches of underlying lavender, form a bold cap. A few isolated spots and streaks of the same colours are scattered over the shell, diminishing in number and size as they approach the smaller end. Three examples measure respectively : -68 by -52 ; -72 by -51 ; -71 by '52. 3. Tongloo,Sikhim, 10,000 feet, 29th Hume Coll. May {L. Mandelli). Proparus cinereiceps {J. Verr.). (Plate IV. tig. 11.) Fulvetta cinereiceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 628 (1883). I'roparus cinereiceps, Sharpe, Ucmd-l. iv. p. 45 (11103). Three eggs of the Grey-headed Tit-Babbler are of a rather brond oval form and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish blue, and both the underlying markings of lavender and the olive- brown and sage-green spots, blotches and clouds of the surface are mostly confined to the broader end, forming on one egg a well- detined cap, on the other two an irregular zone. The measure- ments are respectively : '70 by •52 ; -71 by -55 ; -73 by "54. 3. Kuatun,Fohkien. China, 2oth May C. B. Riekett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La louche). Genus SCHffiNIPARUS, Hume. Schceniparus rufigularis {MandeUi). (Plate II. fig. 16.) Minla rufigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 610 (1883). Schteniiuaus rufigularis, Oates, Fatmii Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 170 (1889) ; i^tuurt Baker, Journ. Bomhai/ Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 197 (1893) ; Sharpe, Mand-l. iv. p. 46 (1903). Eggs of the Eed-throated Tit-Babbler in the Collection much resemble those of /S'. mandeUii, but are slightly smaller and have rather more gloss, while the blotches and spots are of a somewhat richer brown. They measure from '78 to -80 in length, and from •59 to •GO in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 26th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Schceniparus dxibius (I/ume). (Plate II. fig. 17.) Minla dubia. Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 611 (1883). bchteniparus dubius. Gates, Faiaui Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 618 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests i^- Ef/gs Ind. Birds, i. p. 177 (1889); Sharpe, iland-l. iv. p. 46 (1903). 46 TlMELIIDj:. The eggs of Ilume's Tit-Babbler in the Collection vary from a somewhat narrow to a broad oval form, and they have a fair amount of gloss. The ground is of a very pale cream-colour, and this is marked, first, with clouds and smears of pale yellowish brown, secondly, with dots, lines and small blotches of dark purple-brown, thirdly, with a number of inconspicuous clouds and blotches of very pale lavender, chiefly towards the larger end of the egg. Six eggs measure from -75 to -81 in length, and from -54 to 'G iu breadth. 3. Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasseriin, Ilume Coll. 2l8t Feb. ( If. Bavisoti). •S. Mt. Mooleyit, 2;jth Feb. ( W. D.). Hume Coll. Schceniparus mandellii {Godwin- Austen). Minla mandellii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 010 (1883). ychreniparus mandellii, Oates, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p. 109 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Juurn. Bombai/ Nat. Jlist. Sue. viii. p. 190 (189.'3j; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 46 (1903). The eggs of Mandelli's Tit-Babbler are regularly oval, pointed towards one end, and fairly glossy. They are grey,_ marked with numerous blotches of pale brown, and also show some irregular lines and spots of a darker shade of brown. The measurements of three eggs are respectively : 'S by -6 ; "8 by '61 ; -82 by -01. 3. Laisung, N. Cachar, 21st May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus PSEUDOMINLA, Oates. Pseudominla castaneiceps {Ilodgs.). (Plate II. fig. 15.) Minla castaneiceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. vii. p. 608 (1883). Sittiparus castaneiceps, Oates, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p. 172 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs hid. Birds, i. p. 118 (1889). Pseudominla castaneiceps, Oates, Ibis, 1894, p. 480 ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 47 (1903). The eggs of the Chestnut-headed Tit-Babbler are of a pointed oval form, and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground is white. The three eggs procured iu Tenasserim are rather thickly marked with extremely minute reddish-brown dots, and round the larger end of each is a very regular, well-defined zone, made up of these dots and of some spots and smears of slate-grey. The egg procured in Sikhim is thickly marked with spots and small blotches of jmrplish brown and pale purple over the larger end, and with a few small specks elsewhere. These four eggs measure respectively : -68 by -51 ; •7 by -52 ; -72 by -53 ; '71 by -52. 1. S\kh\m,Ma,j (J. Gammte). JIume Coll. 3. Mooleyit Mountain, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 20th Feb. ( W. Davison). 8TACnTRII13. 47 Genus STACHYRHIS, Ho. Mongphoo, 12th April {J. G.). Iliiiue Coll. 4. ]\Iongphoo, 18th April {J. G.). Hume Coll. 4. Mongphoo, 20th April (/. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Darjihng, 14th May. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, June. Hume Coll. 3. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 20th Marcli (C. T. Binyham). 1. Tegu Hills, 20th April(^. W. OaO's). Gates Coll. Stachyrliis borneensis, SJun-pe. Stachvris borneensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 413; id. Iland-l. iv. p. 48 (1903). The eg-gs of the Bornean Black-throated Tit-Babbler are of a broad oval form, with scarcely any gloss, and are pure white. They measure respectively : "73 by -59 ; "72 by -58 ; "70 by •58. 3. Mt. Kiua Balu, Borneo, 18th Feb. Crowley Bequest. {J. Whitehead). Stachyrhis chrysaea, Bhjth. Stachvridopsis chrysfea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 601 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899). Stachyrhis chrysaja, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 103 (1889) : id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eyr/s Lid. Birds, i. p. 112 (1889). Stachyris chrysEea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 49 (1903). The eggs of the Golden-headed Tit-Babbler are of a broad oval form, glossy, and of a spotless white colour. Three examples measure : "62 by "47 ; '6 by "46 ; '02 by "5 respectivclj'. 2. Sikhim, .5000 feet, 1.5th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 1. Sikhim, 2nd May. Crowley Bequest. Stachyrhis assimilis, Walden. Stachvridopsis assimilis, Shurpc, Cat. Blnls B. M. vii. p. 002 (1883). Staehvris assimilis, Wahl. in Bli/lh's B. Burin, p. ll6(187o); Sharpe, Haud-l. iv. p. 49 (1903). 48 TIMELIID^. The eggs of the Allied Tit-Babhler are of a broad oval form, glossy white, with a few indistinct scattered dots and splashes of very pale red. They measure -6 to -63 in length, and -48 to -5 in breadth. 4. Margherita, Assam, 24th July. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus STACHYRHIDOPSIS, Sharpe. Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps {Bhjth). Stachyridopsis ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 598 ; La Toiiche, Ibis, 1899, p. 186 ; Nchrk. Kat. Eiersamvd. p. 64 (1899) ; Shar2)e, Kand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903). Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 164 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §■ Effffs Ind. Birds,!, p. 112 (1889). The eggs of the Eed-headed Tit-Babbler are of an oval shape, and they have only a small amount of gloss. The ground is white, and this is sparingly marked with specks and small blotches of pale rusty- red, and underlying pale purple, these being in some cases very faint, causing the eggs to appear pure white. The markings generally form a zone or imperfect cap at the larger end. The eggs measure from '66 to "7 in length, and from "5 to -53 in breadth. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. Mongphoo, IStii April (/. G.). Hume Coll. I. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest. 1. Darjiling, 27th May. Crowley Bequest. 1. Davjiling, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest. Dar'iiling, 6th .Tune. Crowley Bequest. Dariiling, 12th July. Hume Coll. Kuatun, Fohkien, Ciiina C. B. Pdckett, Esq. [P.]. (/. D. La Tuuche). Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons (Hume). (Plate III. figs. 6 & 8.) Stachyris rufifrons, Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 479; id. 1875, p. 117; id. 1876, pp. 274, 501 ; id. 1877, vol. i. p. 265 ; id. 1879, p. 95. Stachyridopsis rufifrons, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 599 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903). The eggs of Hume's Tit-Babbler are broad ovals with a white, somewhat glossy ground, dotted and freckled with light red and dull purplish, the markings being most numerous towards the larger end, and in some specimens forming an irregular zone round it. They measure "6 to -65 in length, and -48 to -53 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 14th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., and Dr. H. CoUart [P.]. 4. Marsrherita, Assam, 14th April E. C. Stuait Baker, Esq. [C.]. and 20th Julv. STACHYRHIDOPSIS. MI.XOR.VIS. 49 Stachyrhidopsis pyrrhops {Blifth). Stachvridopsis pyrrhops, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 600 (1883) • jV/. i/ff»^-/. iv. p. oO (1903). Stachvrhidopsis pyrrhops, Oafi-s, Fauna Brit, hid., Eird.i. i. p. 165 (1889) ; id. ed. ILnne, Ne.^f,s ^- J?y_9,s Ind. Birds, i. p. 114 (1889). The single eg-g of the Red-billed Tit-Babbler in the Collection closely resembles some of tlie eggs of S. rnjiceps, but the markings are somewhat larger and of dearer and more delicate tints. It measures "62 by -bl. 1. Murri, N.W. Ilimalavas, Iliime Coll. i^7th June (C. R.'r. Marshall). Cicnus MIXORNIS, Hod,js. ^ The eggs of the four species of this genus represented in the Collection are of quite the same type, and do not require to be described separately. They are of an oval form, and the majority possess_ a considerable amount of gloss. The ground is white, and this is speckled and spotted, bub not thickly, with shades of i-ather bright reddish brown and some pale underlying purple. The markings are more thickly clustered at the larger end of the egg and frequently form, at that part, a zone or cap of irregular shape. Mixornis gularis {llaffl.). Mixornis gularis, Sliarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 576 (1883) • Oa/es Fama Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 168 (1889) ; id. ed. Hump, Nests \qS''^ '^'"^' ^"''^^' '^' ^' ^^^ (l^^-*^); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 52 The eggs of the Sumatrau Yellow-breasted Tit-Ikbbler measure from -68 to -70 in length, and from -52 to -oB in breadth. 3. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 1st Juno Hume Coll. ( W. Dnrison). \. Salanga, Malay Peninsula. Crowley Bequest. Mixornis wooii, Sharpe. (Plate II. fig. 9.) MLxornis woodi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 577 (1883) ; Whitehead Ibis, 1890, p. 50 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 53 (1903J. ' The eggs of the Palawan Yellow-breasted Tit-Babbler measure respectively -71 by -52 and -72 by -52. 2. Island of Palawan, Philippines, Crowlev Beauest -'9th June {J. Whitehead). 60 TIMELIID^. Mixornis rubricapilla (r/cZ,-.). Mixornis rubricapilla, Shm-pe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 678 (18S3) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, i. p. 167 (18S9) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Lid Birds, i.-^. llo (1889); Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 53 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Yellow-breasted Tit-Babbler in the Col- lection measure from -6-1: to -71 in length, and from -5 to -53 in breadth. 3. Pegu, 25th .Tune (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 1 . Pegu, 28th May {E. W. 0.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Tavov, 6th May ( JV. Davison). Hume Coll. Mixornis montana, Sharpe. (Plate II. fig. 11.) Mixornis montana, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 448, 1889, p. 417 ; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 107 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 63 (1903). The eggs of Whitehead's Tit-Babbler in the Collection A'ary from •65 to -78 in length, and from -52 to -58 in breadth. 3. Mt. Kina Balu, N.W. Borneo. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 3. Mt. Kina Balu. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 3. Mt. Kina Balu, March (/. White- Crowley Bequest. head). Genus MACRONUS, Jard. cj- Selh. Macronus ptilosus, Jard. Sf Selb. Macronus ptilosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 583 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1889, p. 282; Everett, List Birds Boryieo, p. 108 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.ip.ryd (1903). The eggs of the Hairy-backed Tit-Babbler are of a blunt oval form, slightly glossy, and plain white. Three examples measure respectively : '8 by -58 ; -8 by -57 ; "8 by -58. 3. Mt. Kina Balu, Borneo, 17th Jan. Trowley Bequest. {J. Whitehead). Macronus striaticeps, Sharpe. Macronus striaticeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 5S4 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64, pi. ii. fig. 16 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 53 (1903), The eggs of the Striped-headed Tit-Babbler are of a narrow oval form, and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched with chestnut and lavender, especially at the MYIOPHONEUS. 51 broad end, where the markings are larger and more thickly gathered together. Three examples measure respectivelj- : -S by -57 ; '84 by -57 ; '79 by -58. .'i. Mindanao, Pliilippine Ldand^, April. rrowlev Bequest. Gcuns MYIOPHONEUS, Temm. The eggs of this genus may be briefly described as of a longish oval form, with little gloss, and of a ])aie greenish or greyish-white to ])inkisli ground-colour, more or less freckled and spotted with jjinkisL and yellowish brown. Myiophoneus temmincki, Vig. ilyioplioneus temmincki, Sliarpe, Cat. Birch B. M. vii. p. 7 (188S); Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birch, i. p. 178 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests &■ Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 50 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hund-l. iv. p. 54 (1903J. The eggs of the Himalayan Whistling-Thrush are chiefly of an elongated oval form, and slightly glossy. They are greyish or greenish white, freckled all over with minute specks of pale pink, brownish pink, and lavender-grey. In the majority of specimens these markings are very dense and confluent at the large end, forming an ill-defined cap or zone of darker colour. A few are also marked with some spots of yellowish l>rowa. The eggs measure from 1-22 to 1*52 in length, and from -9 to 1-04 in breadth. .".. Murdan, Punjab, 4th iSIay. Hume Coll. .•5. Himalayas. Hume Coll. 1. Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May. Orowlev Bequest. ^'. Dharmsala, ]Mav. Hume Coll. ;! Simla Hills, i'nd .luly. Hume Coll. 1. Simla, May. Hume Coll. 1. Simla, June. Hume Coll. 1. Koomarsaiu,Hiraalavas, 14tli Mav. Hume Coll. / . Kotegarh, .30th April Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarli, May. Hume Coll. •) Kotegarh, 5tli ]\Iay. Hume Coll. ;•;. Jvotegarh, 8th May. Hume Coll. •.',. Kotegarh, 9th Mty. Hume Coll. 0. Kotegarh, oth June. Hume Coll. ■>^ Mussoorie (T. Huttoii). Hume Coll. T. Darjiling, Sikhini. Hume Coll. 1. Uarjiliug, June. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 18th April (/. Gummie). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, l>lst Mny (.7. (i.). Hume Coll. ]. l>Mrjiling, \6i\\ April [J. G.). ("lowley Brquest. TiMnuiD.i:. Myioplioneus cseruleus (Scoji.). Myiophoneus cseruleus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 9(1883); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 178; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 54 (1903). Four eggs of the Chinese Whistling-Thrush are not separable from many of the eggs of M. temmincki. Tliey are greyish white, freckled all over with very pale brownish pink, which becomes of a slightly darker tint at the broad end. They measure respectively : 1 -4 by-1 ; 1-32 by -98 ; 1-33 by -98 ; 1-28 by -95. 4. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. April {J. D. La Louche). Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Vicj. Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 10 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 180 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sc Egqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 124 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersanim!. p. 50 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 55 (1903). Eggs of the Malabar "Whistling-Thrush are of much the same character as those of M. temminchi, but they are on the average more boldly marked. The ground-colour is greyish white or pinkish white, speckled, spotted and blotched with pale browni.'^h pink and underlying lilac, the markings being, as a rule, distri- buted all over the surface. In size they range from 1'14 to 1'45 in length, and from -93 to '98 in breadth. 1. Coonoor, Nilghiri IliUs, April Hume Coll. ( W. Davison). 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 22nd Hume Coll. March {Miss Cockburu). 1. Kotagherry, 12th June {Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). Kotagherry, 3rd July {Mis.9 Hume Coll. Cockhirn). Wynaad, 22nd July (./. Darlim/). Hume Coll. South India. Crowley Bequest. (ienus ARRENGA, Lexs. Arrenga blighi, Iloldfiw. (Plate III. fig. 15.) Myiophoneus blighi, Leqge, Birds Cei/Ion, p. 463 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 13 (1883). Arrenga bhghi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 183 (1889) ; Sharpe Hand-l. iv. p. 55 (1903J. The ground-colour in both eggs of the Cevlon Whistling-Thrush BKAcnrPTEUVx. 53 in tlie Cullrction is of a pinkish \^hite or cream-colour : one is j)rofuseIy speckled all over with hrownish pink and grey, with a zone of darker tint round the broad end ; the other is more sparingly freckled with brownish pink and lilac and has, in addition, a faint but well-defined wreath of lilac round the larger end and a few larger spots, irregularly distributed all over the shell, of reddish brown. These examples measure respectively: 1-16 by "82; 1-18 by -81. -'. Pundalova, Ceylon, 80th April. E. W. Antram, Esq. [F'.]. Genus BRACHYPTERYX, llon^f. Bracliypteryx albiventris {Blauf.). Callene albiventris, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 15 (1883K Brachypteryx albiventris, Gates, Fumia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1880) ; id. ed. Hume, JSests l^- Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 128 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1903). Until closely examined, the eggs of the White-bellied Short-wing appear to be of a nearly uniform rich olive-brown tint, but the ground-colour is greyish green, so densely mottled and clouded with warm brown that it is hardly distinguishable. The three specimens in the Collection have a slight darkening of the brown colour in the form of a zone at the larger end. They are of a rather long oval form, not very glossy, and measure respectively ; '9 by '63 ; •U by -63 ; and -9 by -64. 2. Paini Tlill-s S. India. Could Coll. 1. Paini Hills, Apiil {S. B. Fairhml;). Hume Coll. Brachypteryx ntfiventris (Jerd.). Callene rutiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. IG (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Hierscanml. p. 50 (1899). Urachypteryx ruliventris, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ; id. ed.Hume, Nests S,- Bi/qs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (^1889j; Skarjx', JIand-l. iv. p. 5(3 (1903). Of the three eggs of the llufous-bellied Short-wing in the Collection, two resemble closely those of the preceding species, B. aVnventris, but the third is much less heavily coated with brown, and shows a good deal of the greyish-green ground ; it also has several black hair-lines at the broad end. These eggs are longer in shape than those of the last-mentioned species, measuring re- spectively : -95 by -61 ; -97 by -06 ; and -99 by -63. 2. Nilghiri Hills, S. India, 18th June. Hume Coll. 1. Counoor, Is'ilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 54 timkliijj.t:. Genus HETEROXENICUS. Sharpe. Heteroxenicus cruralis {BUjth). Bracliyptervx crurali?, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 26 (1883). IJrvmochares cruralis, Oate^. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ; id. ed. JIuine, Nests S,- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (1889). Heteroxenicus cruralis, S/iarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (190o). Three eggs of the White-browed Shorl-wing are of a blunt oval shape, approaching the elliptical. They are very slightly glossy and plain white. They measure respectively: '87 by '62; 'S-i by "62; and -8 by "(J. 1. Parjiling-, Sikhiui, Orel June Hume Coll. (/.. Mnndf'lli). 2. Sikhiui, 1st .Iiiue. Hume Coll. Heteroxenicus sinensis (Rickett). (Plate III. fig. 20.) Brachvpteryx sinensis, Bicketf, Bull. B. O. C. vi. p. 1 (1897) ; id. 3,- La fouche, Ibis, 1897, p. ('07 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 19-j. Heteroxenicus sinensis, bharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1903). Eggs of the Chinese Short-wing taken by Mr. La Touche are of a blunt oval form, and devoid of all gloss. They are of a warm j)inkish-buff colour, the broad end beiiig of a slightly darker tint : they measure respectively : -83 by -62 ; -81 by -6 ; -87 by -So. 3. Kuatuu, Fohkien, China, 20th May C. B. Bickett, Es<^. [P.]. (,/. I). La 'J'ollr/lf). Heteroxenicus nipalensis (Moore). Brachvpteryx nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 29 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899). Drymochares nepalensis, Oates, Fau7ia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Xests ii; Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 130 (1889). Heteroxenicus nipalensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 57 (1903). The eggs of the Nepal Short-wing are of an oval form, but some- what pointed at the small end. They are slightly glossy, and of an olive stone-colour, mottled with a faint rufous zone at the broad end. Three examples measure respectively : -79 by -57 ; "8 by •57 ; •78 by •58. 1. Darjiling, Sikhim, loth June Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 2. Dariiliii"-, 8t]i .lulv [L. Maiidcl/i). Hume Coll. HKTEUOXENICCS. — LAMPEOLIA. SIBIA. 55 Heteroxenicus carolinae {La ToucJie). (Plate III. fig. 7.) Bracbvptervx carolinae, La ToncJie, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. ix (1898) ; id. Ills, 1899, pp. 123, 198. Heteroxenicus carolinfe, Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. o7 (1903). Four eggs of Caroline's Short-wing are of an elongated oval form, and not at all glossy. In colour they are inseparable from those of H. nrpalensis. though the rufous mottling on the olive-green ground is, with one exception, not so apparent. They measure respectively : -82 by -60 ; -81 by -59; -81 by -58; and -80 by -58. '■i. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. I). Im Touche). 1. Kuatuu, 25th May {J. D. La Touche). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Genus LAMPEOLIA, Flnsch. Lamprolia victorise, Finsck. (Plate III. fig. VS.) Lamprolia victoris, Layard, Ibis, 1876, p. 149; SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 31 (18«3) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 57 (1903). A single egg of the Fiji Short-wing in the Collection is of a long oval shape, entirely devoid of gloss, and of a pinkish-white colour, handsomely spotted and mottled, evenly all over, with lilac-red and blurred spots of pale purple. It measures "99 by ■65. 1. Fiji Islands. ^^^ A. Bailward, Esq. [P.], Genus SIBIA, IIolIjs. Sibia picaoides, Ilodys. (Plate I. lig. 4.) Sibia picoides, Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 401 (1883). ISibia picaoides, Oates, Fauna Brit. lad., Birds, i. p. 195 (1889) ; id. ed, Ilume, Nests lii" Fi/i/s I/id. Birds, i. p. 132 (^1880); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 58 (^1903j. The eggs of the Long-tailed Sibia bear a strong resemblance to tho.se of some of the Shrikes. They are of a broad oval form and have very little gloss. The ground is of a pale greyish white, and this is spotted and speckled with pale yellowish brown and dull purple. The markings are more numerous at the larger end of the egg, where they form a broad, irregular zone. Three eggs measure respectively: '9 by "Tl ; '9 by -7 ; -9 by '12. 4. Darjiling, 17th June (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. i)0 TIMELIID.K. Oeiuis LIOPTILA, Blt/th. L-optila capistrata {Vij-). (Plate 1. fig. 5.) Malacias capistrata, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 403 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersainnd. p. .59 (185^)9). Lioptila capistrata. Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 196 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests i^- Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 133 (1889) ; Sharpe, Ha7id-l. iv. p. 59 (1903). The eggs of the Elack-headed .Sibia are of a blunt oval form, and exhibit a little gloss. Tlie ground-colour is of a pale greenish white, and this is marlved in a complicated manner : " first there are usually a few, large, irregular, moderately daric brownish-red spots and sjilasbes ; then there are a very few, very dark, reddish-brown hair- lines, such as one finds on Buntings' eggs ; then there is a good deal of clouding and smudging here and there of pale, dingy purplish or brownish-red (all these markings are most numerous towards the large end) ; and then, besides these, and almost entirely confined to the large end, are a few pale purple s])ecks and spots. Sometimes the markings are almost wholly confined to the thicker end of the egg.'' (Hume.) Six eggs measure from "92 to 1 in length, and from •6t) to -72 in breadth. 1. Muni, 5th June (C. R. Code). Hume Coll. 1. SWihim (J. Gammie). Iliune Coll. i.'. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim (/. G.). Hume Coll. Lioptila gracilis {McCIeU.). (Plate III. fig. 4.) Sibia gracilis, Godmn-Aiist. J. A. S. Beng. xliii. pt. ii. p. 179 (1874). iNlalacias gracilis, ft/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 406 (1883). Li^iptila gracili.^, Gate.", Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 197 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Fqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 135 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 69 (1903). The eggs of the Grey Sibia in the Collection are of a broad oval form, exhibit a moderate amount of gloss, and are of a pale green colour mottled all over with pale rufous and lilac. They measure respectively : -86 by '71 ; "84 by '7. 2. Umian Vallev, Assam, 25th June. Col. H. II. Godwin-Austen [P.]. Lioptila melanoleuca (Bh/th). IMalacias melanoleuca, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 405 (1883). Ijioptila melanoleuca, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bird.'i, i. p. 198 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S' Eqqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 135 (1889) ; S/iarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1003). ACTI.N01)L-KA. — SIAPHIDIA. 57 The egffs of Tickeirs 8ibia in the Collecti-jii are of a somewliat pointed oval form : they have but little gloss, and are of a pale tipotlcss blue colour. Thcv measure respectively • -Q-^ bv -65 • -91 by -65. ' . - . , 2. Mt. Mpoleyit, Tenasserini, 21st Feb. Ilunie Coll. ( If. Davison). Genus ACTINODUEA, GoulJ. Actinodura egertoni, Gouhl. (Plate I. fig. 12.) Actinodura egertoni, S/inrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 40.3 (1883) • Oates I\tunn Brit. Ind., Biid.i, i. p. 201 (188U) ; id. ed. Hume., Nests '«- Eiersamvil. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. t;0 (1903). The eggs of the Rufous Bar-wing are of a regular oval form and e.xhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is bluish green, and this is spotted, smudged and marked with maroon- brown. Many of the markings take the form of hieroglvphic-like ligures ; others that of small blotches. There are in addition some small markings of pale puri)le scattered over the shell. Thev measure from -8.3 to -97 in length, and from -0.5 to -67 in breadth." 1. Ilimalayas {N,-hrkorn Coll.]. Cr„wlev T^equest. 2. Daipjmg, ooOO feet, 27th April Hume Coll. (J. (ifimmic). 1. Darjiliug, 4th U:vy (L. MandeUi). Hume Cell 1. -Uarjiliiig, 4ih June {L. M.). Hume Coll. Genus STAPHIDIA, Sa-u,h. Staphidia torqueola, Swinh. Stapliidia torqueola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. Glo (1883) • La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 406 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 61 (1903). ' The eggs of the Collared Staphidia are for the most part of a broad oval form, some being narrower and of a more regular shape Thev are white, speckled, dotted, and sometimes blotched, with purplish I'l-own and lavender. The markings are larger and more frequent at the broad end of the egg, where thev often form an irresular zone. The eggs are slighily glossy, and measure from 'Oy to -75 in length, and from -52 to •() in breadth. 2. Kuatun, Fohkien. China. Mav. J. D. I.a Touche Fsq fP 1 .;. Kuatun, 2(;th April (J. I). La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. ri'.T. 4 Kuatun, 29th Apiil (./. D. La T.). C. K. Rickett, Esq. fP t 2. Kuatun, May (./. D. La T.). C. B. l.'ickott, Esq ipl .). Kuatun, 3rd May (./. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. 'l\j.' 58 TiMEMin.i': Kuatun, 7th May (/. D. La T.). C. B. llidiett, Esq. [I'.\ Kuatun, 12th May (/. U. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. Kuatun, loth May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Bickett, Esq. [P.I. KiiatuD, June (,7". I). La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [B.]. Kuatun, May {J. D. La T.). Crowley Bequest. Staphidia everetti, Sliarpe. Staphidia everetti, S/iarjy, Ll>i.<, 1887, p. 447, 189:3, p. 56-'3; Everett, Jjiat Birch Borneo, p. 107 (1889) ; Kehrk. Kut. Eiersaminl. p. 64 ( 1890) ; liJiarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 61 (1903). One of the two eggs of Staphidia everetti in the Collection is of an elliptical, the other of a blunt oval form. On a ground-colour of creamy white they are marked with dots and blotches of various shades of reddish brown, which increase in size and are richer in colour towards the larger end, where they form a more or less distinct zone. They measure respectively '72 by -54 and '72 by "55. •J. .Mataug, N.W. Borneo, Feb. A. II. Everett, Esq. [P.]. Staphidia castaneiceps (Moore). (Plate III. fig. 5.) Ixulus castaneiceps, il/oo?-e, p. Z. . La T.). C. B. Kickett, Esq. [P.J. 60 TlilKLtlD^. Geuus IXULUS, Hodgs. Ixulus flavicollis, Ilodijs. (Plate II. fig. IS.) Ixulus fiiivic-ollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 012 (1883) ; Hume, Stray Feath. xi. p. 2Jl (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 218 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Xests ^- Ff/r/s Lid. Birds, i. p. 14o (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Haiirl-l. iv. p. 63 (1903). The eggs of the Tellow-naped Ixulus are of a regular oval form ■with but little gloss. 'J'he ground is creamy-white, sometimes pure white. The markings consist of specks, spots, and small blotches of two or more shades of reddish brown, and are rather thickly set over the shell, but they are most dense at the larger end, where they form a zone or cap, distinct and well-defined in some eggs, irregular and blotchy in others. Some underlyiug pale purple markiugs are also scattered over the egg. Speciraeus measure from -jr) to -S in length, and from "54 to '58 in breadth, 2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. 7. Mongphoo, Darjiliiig (/. G/immie). Hume Coll. 2. Maclii, Manipur, 6th May (A. O. Hume Coll. Hume). Genus LIOTHRIX, Sivnin.^. Liothrix calipygus, Hodjs. (Plate IV. fig. 13.) Liothrix lutea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 644 (18H3) [part.] ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 22 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Fi/ys Ind. Birds, i. p. 147 (1889) ; Ne/irk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 6o (1899). Liothrix calipygus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 64 (1903). The eggs of the Iled-billed Liothrix are of a regular oval, though some spec mens are found with a broader or more elongated form : they have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from very pale greenish white to a pale green or greenish blue, and this is spotted, blotched and clouded with j'ellowish brown, rufous, purple-brown, and lavender. The markings are nowhere thickly disposed except at the large end, where they form a cap or zone. The eggs measure from "76 to "95 in length, and from "59 to "66 in breadth. 19. Himalayas. "W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 16. Sikhim (./. Gammie). Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, 10th June (,/. G.). Plume Coll. 1. Sikhim, Uth June {J. G.). Plume Coll. 6. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. 3. Lebong, Sikhim, .Tune. Hume Coll. 2. Davjiliug, 24th April. Hume Coll. LKjTIIKIX. PXKUYlim-S. 61 :i DMijiling, >L,v. Hume Coll. 1. l»ai jilinj^, .luuf. Hume Coll. 10. ]\Ioii;.>-phoo, Darj^liiig- (J. Ganunie). Hume CJoll. 12. Monurphoo, 1st June (./. G.). Hume Coll. *i. Mong-phoo, 1st June (j; . Kuatun, 8th Mav {J. I). Ln T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 4. Kuatun, 15th Mky (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett. Esq. [P.]. 3. Kuatun, 2oth May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]- Genus PTERYTHIU3, Sivains. Pterythius seralatiis {Ticl-dl). (Plate III. Gg. 3.) Ptereythrius isralatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 114 (1883). Pteruthius feralatus, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 225 (1889). Ptererythius rerilatus, Z« Tuuche, Ihis, lS99, p. 40><. Pterythius peraliitus, Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 65 (1903). An egg of Tickell's Shrike-Tit in the Collection is very similar to that of P. erythropteras, described below, but the markings at the broad end are more delicate, and instead of forming a cap, are disposed in the shape of a very wide and straggliug zone. It measures '0 by "GG. 1. Kuatun, Fnhkien, China, 25th April C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. {J. T>. La Touche). Pterythius erythroptenis ( Vvj. ). (I'late III. fig. 2.) Pterervthrius erythropterus, Gadoiv, Cat. Bird" B. J/, viii. p. 113 (1883). Pteruthius erythropterus. Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 224 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Lid. Birds, i. p. 150 (1889J. Pterythius erythropterus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 65 (1903). An egg of the Red-winged Shrike-Tit in the Collection is of a ])ointed oval form and moderately glossy. It is pinkish white, lliickly speckled and sjiottcd with chestnut-brown and underlying 62 TIMELIID.i;. lilac-grey. At the broad end, the markings coalesce and form a small cap. It measures '89 bj' "CU. 1. Murri, IsWV. Himalayas. lOtli June Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock). Genus MYZORNIS, Hoclris. Myzovnis pyrrhura, IJodijs. Mvzomis pyrrluira, Sharpc, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. (I'io (1883); Gates Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 283 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Neds & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 155 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 06 (1903). Mr. Hume has expressed doubts regarding the authenticity of the sole egg in the Collection which is attributed to this species, and it must be accepted with reserve. It is of an oval shape, devoid of gloss, and somewhat discoloured, but it appears to have been pure white. It measures "68 by "S. 1. Native Sikliim, 10.000 feet, May. Hume Coll. Genus MESIA, Uodns. Mesia argentauris, Ilodijs. (Plate IV. fig. 10.) Mesia argentauris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. G42 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 244 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests i.y Eqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 160 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 3) ; &hariye, Hand-l. iv. p. 66 (1903). The eggs of the Silver-eared Mesia are in no way distinguishable from those o'i Llothrix calipjigxis, and require no separate description. Five eggs measure from -80 to -88 in length, and from •(> to -Q'd in breadth. 1. Sikhim, 20th INFay (J. Gannnie). Hume Coll. 2. Monorplioo, Darjilina:, 17tli May Hume Coll. (J. (J.). 2. Silihim, .June. Crowley I'eqiiest. Genus CONOSTOMA, Hodij!^. Conostoma semodium, Hodgs. (Plate I. fig. 10.) Conostoma semodium, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 485 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, i. p. 61 (188!)): id. ed. Hume. Nests i,- Fi/(/s Ind. Birds, i, p. 42 (1880) ; Sharjie. Hand-l. \\ . p. G7 (]'.iO;i). PAXURUS. SUTHORA. G3 The single cg£; of the Ked-billed Crow-Tit in the Collection is of a blunt oval form and but slightly glossy. The ground is creamy-white, and is spotted, blotched and smudged, but not thickly, M'ith pale yellowish brown. Intermingled with these markings are some underlying spots of deep lavender. It measures l-ll by -S. 1. Sikliiin, 10,000 feet, ]\Iav (Z. Man- Iliime Coll. del It). Genus PANURUS, Koch. Panurus biarmicus {Linn.). Panis biarmicus, Thim. Fortpjlnnz. ge^. Viij. p. 151, tab. xviii. fig. 12, «, b (184.'3-54). Calamophilos biarmicus, Buedclcer, Eier Eur. 7oV/. tab. 43. fig. 18 (l»o5-63). Calamophilus biarmicus, Ilewitson, Ei/qs of Brit. Birds, i. p. IGl, pi. xl. tig. iii (18.j6) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ili. p. 49 (1871 ). l^anurus biarmicus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 77 (1883) ; Seehohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 492, pi. 12 (1883) ; id., Egys of Brit. Birds, p. 214, pi. 53. tig. 20 (1896) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 68 (1903j. The eggs of the Bearded Titmouse are of a very broad oval shape, and some specimens approach the spheroidal. They have a con- siderable amount of gloss, and are white, very evenly and somewhat sparingly marked all over with short wavy lines, spots and streaks of dark brown. The eggs of this species apjiear to be remarkably uniform in coloration. They measure from "G to '75 in length, and from '53 to 'oO in breadth. 3. Laid in confinement, 3rd .July. Seebohm Coll. 5. llickliug Eroad. Norfolk, 24th Seebohm Coll, April (F. Norg(de). n. Ilicldiug Broad, lOtli June {F. X.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Hickling Broad, 12tli June {F. y.). Seebohm Coll. 11, llicklins Broad. Salvin-Godroan Coll. 6. Horsey,"" Norfolk. R. W. Chase, Esq. [P.]. 4. Hornsea, Norfolk. Salvin-God man Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, Holland (J. Bcfkpr). Seebohm Coll. Genus SUTHORA, IM,/s. Suthora webbiana, ^irai/. (Plate I. fig. ]4.) Suthora wf'ljbiana, David 4' Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 208 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. vii. p. 490 (1883) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 189; JVehrk. Kut. Eiersamnl. y. 61 (1899): Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p 70 (1903). The eggs of the (-hincse Suthora are of a regular oval form and are fairly glossy. In colour they are spotless blue, but this blue G4 TIMKLIID-T,. colour varies considerahlj- in intensitj', one clutch from Kuiitun being pure white. They measure from "6 to -7 in length, and from •5 to -52 in breadth. ' Chma. C. GouM, Ef^q. fP.]. Kuatiin, Fohlden, China, 17th Mar. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [P.]. Kuatun, May (/. D. La Touche). Crowlev Bequest. Kuatun. ]MaV (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Kuatun, Mav (J. I). La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.". Kuatun, Sth Mav (J. B. La 7'.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. I P.". Kuatun, 12th May {J. D. La T.). C. B. Kickett, Esq. [P.'. Kuatun, 14th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. IP.]. 4. Kuatun, 14th May (J. I). La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.'. 3. Kuatun, 1.5th May {J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Kuatun, 24th May {J. I). La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.'. Kuatun, 2.5th May {J. D. La 7'.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.;. Chinkiang, Foukien, 7th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Suthora biilomaclius, Siv'mJi. (Plate I. fig. 13.) Suthora bulomachus, David ^ Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 208 (1877) ; Sharjje, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 490 (1883) ; La Touche, Lbis, 1898, p. 3Gl ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 70 (1903). The eggs of the Formosan Suthora are ordinaiily of a regular oyal form, but a few are elliptical or even biconical. They possess a fair amount of gloss, and are of a spotless blue colour. They measure from '65 to '68 in length, and from -40 to '53 in breadth. 3. Formosa, 6th April fP. A. Llohf). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 9th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 9th April [P. A. IL). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, lOth April (P. A. If.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 11th Apiil (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 12th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 10th May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa (P. Swinlaie). Crowley Bequest. Genus SCffiORHYNCHUS, Ouies^. Scseorliynchus gularis ( drai/). (Plate I. fig. 15.) Suthora gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 492 (1883); Xehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899j. Scaeorhynchus gularis, Oates, Fahtia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 69 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, ^ests i^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 44 (1889j ; Sharpe, Ilund-l. iv. p. 71 (lii03). Paradoxornis gularis, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 188. The eggs of the Hoary-headed Suthora do not differ much from those of /S. mjicep.f. They are of a regular oval Ibrm and possess little gloss. They have a creamy-white ground-colour, IBOGL0DYTID,T3. G5 with under-markings of pale lavender, spotted and blotched irregu- lar]}', but sparingly, with pale and dark brown, the dark brown markings varying a good deal in size and shape. One egg is some- what thickly covered with pale brown, but has hardly any of the darker colour. They measure from '80 to '84 in length, and from •60 to 'GG in breadth. 1. Sikhim, 17th May (i. Mcmdelli). Hume Coll. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. {J. D. La Touehe). 2. Kuatun, 1:2th 31ay {J. D. La C. B, Eickett, Esq. [P.]. Touchi"). Scaeorhynchus ruficeps ( Blyth). Suthora ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 491 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899). Scaeorliyncbus ruficeps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 43 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 71 (1903). The three eggs of the Larger Rod-headed Suthora in the Col- lection very closely resemble the egg of Conostoma amodium in colour, but are very much smaller. They measure respectively : •85 by -62 ; -8 by -65 ; -8 by -6. 3. Sikhim, 2000 feet, loth May Hume Coll. {J. Gammie). Family TROGLODYTIDiE. Genus HELEODYTES, Cab. Heleodytes variegatus (Gm.). Campylorhynchus variegatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 188 (1881). Heleodytes variegatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 73 (1903). An egg in the Collection said to be that of the Brazilian Cactus- Wren is of a regular oval form, slightly blunted, and almost devoid of gloss. It is cream-coloured, speckled with pale lilac-red, the markings being dense on the broad end and forming a zone round that part. It measures 1-03 by '71. 1. [Brazil.] Crowley Bequest. Heleodytes capistratus (Less.). Campylorbynchus rufiuucha, >SV//y. lOis, 1866, p. 191. Campylcirlivnchus capistratus, Taglor, Ibis, 1860, p. 317; Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. I'entr.-Ainer., Aves, i. p. 64 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 191 (1881). Heleodytes capistratus, Shai-pe, Hand-l. iv. p. 73 (1903). VOL. IV. I 66 TROGLODTTIDiE. The two eggs of tlic Chest nut-liackfcl Cactus-Wren in the Collection are of a regular oval form and exhibit very little gloss. They are of a creamy-white colour, spotted and mottled all over with olive- brown and lavender, the markings forming an indistinct cap at the broad end. One of them measures -83 by -62 ; the other is unfor- tunately too much damaged to be accurately measured. 2. Chuacus, Guatemala (O. Saliin Sf Salviu-Godman Coll. F. D. Godinan). Heleodytes couesi {Sharpe). (Plate V. fig. 1.) Campylorhynchus biuuueicapillus, Baird, Brewer ^ Bidyw. N. Anier. Birds', i. p. 132 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 156 (1878) ; Sa(v. 8,- Godm. Biol. Cenfr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 67 (1880). Campylorhynchus couesi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 196 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eier.m7nml. p. 45 (1899). Heleodytes couesi, Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 74 (1903). The two eggs of Coues's Cactus- Wren in the Collection are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish-white colour, densely speckled and mottled aU over with brownish piuk, the markings forming an ill-defined zone round the broad end. Two examples measure respectively : '9 by '65 ; -SB by 'GS. 2. Tucson, Arizona (Henshaiu Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Heleodytes affinis {Xantus). 298; Campylorhynchus affiuis, Xavtus, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1859, p. Baird, Brewer £>- liiiff/to. N. Avier. Birds, i. p. 133 (1874). Campylorhvnchus brunneicapillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 197 (1881)' [part.]. Heleodytes aifinis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 75 (1903). The eggs of Xantus's Cactus-Wren vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are more or less glossy. They are of a creamy-white ground-colour, in some cases densely mottled, the ground-colour being completely hidden, in others speckled and spotted, and in others again speckled and blotched, with brownish pink and lilac. The markings are of a somewhat darker colour at the broad end, and generally form a zone or cap at that part. Specimens measure from •9 to 1-1 in length, and from -65 to -72 in breadth. 1. California (Stniths. Inst. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). .3. San Diego Co., California, 4th April. Crowley Bequest. 7. San Diego Co., California, 5th April. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. San Antonio, California, 2nd May. E. Lacy, Esq. [P.]. 2. Cape St. Lucas, California (J. Salvin-Godraan Coll. Xuntus). THRTOPHILtJS. 67 2. Cape St. Lucas, June (/. A'. ; Hen- Sfilviii-Godinan Coll. shaw Coll.). 2. Cape St. Lucas (Smiths. In-. S. ) . 3. Princeton, 9th June ( W.E. D. S.). 4. Priuceton, 11th June (rr.-B.D.iS.). 2. Bermuda. 4. Bermuda. 6. Beruiuda (/. Boog : Tristram Coll.). 3. Mt. Langton, Bermuda, May {Tristram Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salviu-Godman Coll. Capt. Bruce Hutton [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. N. Amer. Bound. Comm. N. Amer. Bound. Comm, N. Amer. Bound. Comm. PrincetonUniversity, N.J. [E.]. PrincetonUuiversity, N . J . PrincetonUniversity,N.J. PrincetonUniversity, N.J. PrincetonUuiversity, N.J. PrincetonUniversity, N.J. PrincetonUniversity, N.J. Salvin-Godman Coll. Purchased. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. fE.]. [E.]. 'E.J. E.]. E.^ E. m 86 Genus TOXOSTOMA, Wagl It is somewhat difficult to give any satisfactory general descrip- tion of the eggs of Toxostoma ; but it may be noticed that there are two very distinct and extrems forms — one {T. rufum) in which the pale greyish or greyish-blue ground-colour is almost concealed by the fine markings of reddish brown all over the surface ; and the other (T. crissale) of pure spotless blue of medium intensity. Starting from T. rufum, the eggs would seem to run in a descending scale of red markiLgs and an ascending scale of blue ground-colour, through T. lomjirostre, T. cinereum, T. bendlrei, T. curvirostre, T. iKilmeri, T. redivivum, and T. lecontei in the order named, to T. crissale, the blue form. Taken as a whole, the eggs of this genus do not vary much in size ; they are only moderately glossy. Toxostoma rufum (Linn.). Turdus rufus, Tkien. Fvrtiiflanz. ges. T'of/. tab. xxiv. fig. 21 (1845-54). Harporhynchus rufus, Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 9 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer ^ itidyw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 37 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 61 (1878) ; Sluuye, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 353 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma rufum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1903). The eggs of the Brown Thrasher are of a regular oval form, and are very pale grey or greyish blue, densely marked with minute dots of light reddish brown. In most specimens the markings are very iiniformly distributed over the entire shell, but in a few they are denser at the broad end and form an ill-defined cap. Specimens measure from -94 to 1"14 in length, and from •12 to -8 in breadth. 7. North America ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godniau Coll. 1. North America. Salviu-Godman Coll. 6. North America. W. Eadclifi'e Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, 16th June N. Amer. Boimd. Comm. (G. M. Dawson). 9. Massachusetts (Benshato Coll.). Salviu-Godman Coll. 4. Pennsylvauia (S. F. Baird). PrmcetonUniversity,N.J.[E.]. 2. New York (J. G. Bell : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). , Toxostoma cinereum (Xantus). Harporhynchus cinereus, Xantus, Proc. Philad, Acad. 1859, p. 298; Baird, Brewer ^- Ridgw. N. Amer, Birds, i. p. 40 (1874) ; S/tarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 365 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma cinereum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1903). The eggs of the Cape St. Lucas Thrasher and of the species next in order, the Arizona Thrasher, appear to have more general lOXOSTOMA. 87 resemblance to those of the genus Mimus than to those of Toxostoma, the surface-markings being fewer and larger, and in some examples fainter than those on the typical eggs of T. rufum, though the form and size of the egg and the ground-colour do not show any divergence. They measure from 'yO to I'll in length, and from •69 to "81 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Cape St. Lucas, California {J. Salviu-Grodman Coll. Xantus : Smiths. Ind.). 3. Cape St. Lucas, 21st May (J. X. : Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. Inst.). 2. Cape St. Lucas (J. X. ; Smiths. Crowley Bequest. Inst.). Toxostoma bendirei (Coues). (Plate IV. fig. 18.) Harporhynchus bendirei, Baird, Brewer ^ Bidgw. iV. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 500 (1874). Harporhynchus bendirii, Coues, Birds Color. Vail. p. 67 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 356 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 49 (18'J9). Toxostoma bendirei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). The single egg of the Arizona Thrasher in the Collection is of a rather broad blunt oval form; the ground-colour is pale bluish grey; the rather faint surface-markings, which in the form of spots and blotches are gathered together somewhat thickly at the larger end, are of a pale lavender-grey beneath, and of a soft rosy-brown above. It measures I'D-l by "SO. 1. Tucson, Ai-izona, Mav- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Toxostoma longirostre (Lafr.). Harporhynchus rufus, var. longirostris, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer, Birds, i. p. 39 (1874). Harporhynchus longirostris, Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 31 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 356 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma longirostre, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). Eggs of the Mexican Brown Thrasher are, as a whole, inseparable from those of T. rufum, though the two from Matamoras (Salvin- Godman Coll.) are less densely spotted and show more of the pale bluish ground-colour than the rest. They measure from '95 to 1"15 in length, and from -75 to -81 in breadth. 0. Brownsville, Texas, 2nd May. \V. RadcHfFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Mexico. Crowley Bequest. 1. Matamoras, Mexico (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Cnll. 1. Matamoras [Lt. Couch : Hensha^v Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.). 1. 'M.iit&movas {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 88 Toxostoina curvirostre (Swains.). (Plate lY. tig. 19.) Harporhjmclius curvirostris, JBaird, Brewer ^ Ridyiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 41 (1874) ; Siilv. 4" Godni. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 32 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 358 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersaviml. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma curvirostre, iSharjie, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). Eggs of the Grey Curve-biUed Thrasher have the general character of those of T. rufum and its allies, but difier from them in the much more conspicuous and decided greenish-blue tint of their ground and in the finer and lighter nature of the speckling, which in the form of minute reddish-brown dots is evenly distributed over their whole surface. But there are apparently exceptions to this type, in which there exists a decided zone or cap at the larger end, formed of a brighter and much denser gathering of the spots : a large proportion of the ten eggs of the Crowley Bequest (from Texas) are of this exceptional torm, and much handsomer than the ordinary eggs. The average measurements are 1"11 by 'TS, 2. Mexico {A. Forrer). Crowley Bequest. 1. Matamoras, Mexico {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Matamoras {Lt. Couch: Henshaw Salviu-Godman Coll. Coll.). 4. Tampico, Mexico, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Oaxaca, Mexico. C. G. Rickards, Esq. [P.]. 1. Texas [Lt. Couch: Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest. 10. Texas {Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Toxostoma palmeri {Corns). Ilarporhynchus curvirostris, var. palmeri, Baird, Bretuer S)~ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 43 (1874). Harporhynchus palmeri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 359 (1881) ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 50 (1899). Toxostoma palmeri, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). The single egg of Palmer's Curve-billed Thrasher in the Collection is exactly like tlie typical eggs of T. curvirostre already described. It measures 1*12 by '77. 1. Tucson, Arizona, 16th May. W. Radclifie Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel). Ilarporhynchus redivivus, Baird, Brewer S,- Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 45 (1874) ; Sharpie, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 360 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 50 (1899). Toxostoma redivivum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). The eggs of the California Thrasher in the Collection resemble those of T. curvirostre, but the ground-colour is decidedly bluer TOXOSTOM.V. 89 and the markings arc larger, being in the form of spots rather thaii siieckles or dots. They measure from I'lO to 1"25 in length, aud from "80 to -88 in breadth, 1. California (Siniths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. [Califumia.] Crowley JJequest. 2. Monterey, California (C. A. Cau- Crowley Bequest. Jield : Smiths. Inst.). 4. San Diego, California, ] oth March. VV. Radclilie Saunders, Esq. LP.]. Toxostoma lecontei (Lawr.). (Plate IV. fig. 20.) Ilarporhynchusredivivus, var. lecontei, Baird.Breicer iG) ; Sah-in, Ibis, 1859, p. 311 ; Godman, Ibis, 186C, p. 95; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. ^09 ; Dresser, Birds I^ur. ii. p. 91 (1872). Merula merula, Sfebuhm. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 235 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 235, pi. 8 (1883) ; id. Egr/s of Brit. Birds, p. 181, pi. 50. figs. 11 & 12 (1896); Sharpe in Seebohyri's Mon. Tu-rdidce, \\. p. 1 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe, liaml-l. \v . p. 117 (1903). Eggs of the Blackbird are mostly of an oval form ; a few aro pyriform, and others are spheroidal. They differ considerably in size and colour. As a rule they exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The most common type has the ground-colour bluish green, marked in various ways with pale chestnut or reddish brown and various tints of lilac. In typical specimelis the markings are small and very dense and evenly distributed over the whole surface ; in others the markings are minute and at the same time rather sparingly scattered over the egg. Others again are marked with spots and streaks of considerable size, and a few with clouds and smears. At the broad end of the egg there are often some black specks and lines. In addition to the above ordinary forms many striking varieties of Blackbird's eggs are met with, and a fair proportion of these is contained in the Museum Collection. Some are unspotted pale blue ; some are blue, with a few faint brownish spots ; some are plain blue, with a massive cap of rich reddish brown at the broad end, extremelj- handsome ; and others are creamy white, evenly- spotted and streaked all over with pale chestnut. It may, perhaps, be worthy of mention that among the large number of clutches in the Collection, there are only two containing the odd light bluish- coloured variety which occurs so much more frequently among the clutches of the Fieldfare. Specimens measure from 1 to 1'30 in length, and from -lb to "93 in breadth, 4. Co. Waterford, Ireland, 20th April. Miss F. Keane [r.]. 4. Dochfour, Inverness {Harfjitt Seebobm CoU. Coll.). 3. Loclieud, Inverness {Sarf/itt Seebobm Coll. Coll.). 4. England. Old Collection. 2. Kendal, Westmoreland, April. A. Garuett, Esq. [P.]. 4. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 23rd Blay Seebohm Coll. (/. Harrison : llaryilt Coll.). 3. Wilstrop, 28th Mav [J. IL. : liar- Seebohm Coll. (/ift Coll.). 3. Sheifield {II. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 2. Sheffield (//. .S'.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Sheffield (//. -S'.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Clumber, Notts, 9th May (U. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 4. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. iP.']. (^anibridgesliire. F. Bond, Esq. I P.]. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.J. 94 6. Cambridge, 23rd May. 5. Norfolk, 22nd April (F. Norgate). 4. Norfolk, 23rd May {F. N.). 4. Taplow, Berlisliire. 3. Ascot, ]3erkshire. 2. Ascot. 3. Bentley, Hampshire, 24tli April (Harrjitt Coll.). 4. Bentley, 27tli April (Ilarqitt Co'l). 3. Bentley, 1st May {Harr/itt Coll.). 4. Binsted, Hampshire, 4th May (E. Hargitt). 3. AviDgrton. Hampshire, May (&'. E. Shelley : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Avin<,Hon,'May {G. E. S. : Har- gitt Coll.). 6. Alton, Hampshire. 14. Alton. 1. Hastings, Sussex, 13th May. 3. Godalming, Surrey, June. 5. Tilford, Surrey. 3. Walton Oaks," Surrey. 4. Middlesex. 5. Middlesex. 2. Stanmore, Middlesex (Hargitt Coll.). 4. Wimbledon, Middlesex. 4. Wimbledon. 1. Eppiug Forest. 2. Dunmow, Essex, 2oth March. 4. Loughton, Essex (0. Salvin). 3. Valkerswaard, Holland, 14th May (H. Seebohm). 4. Valkenswaard, 2.3rd May [H. S.). 5. Valkenswaard, 28th May \H. S.). 1. Malaga, Spain [H. Samiders). 3. Malaga {H. S.). 3. Fayal, Azores [F. D. Godman). 3. Madeira, 5000 feet, 14th April {W.R. O.-G.). 4. Madeira, 5000 feet, 12th May {W.R. O.-G.). 1. Kef Laks, Algeria, April (O. Salvin). 3. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (//. Sechohm 8f T. Kriiper). 1. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S. ^■ T. K.). 3. Smyrna, 3rd May ( T. Eriijjer). 4. Nvmphion, Asia Minor, 6th June {H. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Cell. Seebohm CoU. Gould Coll. C. P. Leacli, Esq. [P.]. C. P. Leach, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. A. H. B. Kirkman, Esq. [P.]. E. E. Green, Esq. [P.]. Crowlev Bequest. Miss Fischer [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. McCormick Bequest. McCormick Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. A. P. Macklin, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. [P.]. Hon. C. Baring and W. R. Qo-ilvie-Graut, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 95 Merula mandarina, Bonap. Turdus mandarinus, Sivinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 38. Merula maudarina, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. 31. v. p. 238 (1881); La Touchc, Ibis, 1892, p. 412; Sharpe in iS'eebo/inis Mon. lurdidce, ii. p. 17 (1899) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 118 (1903). A considerable series of the eggs of the Chinese Ouzel are quite indistiuguishable from those of Turdus viscivonis ; the)' are but little liable to variety in colour or form. In size they range from 1-05 to 1-30 in length, and from '84 to -92 in breadth. 27. Amoy, China (JR. Swinkoe). 2. Amoy (B. StcinJioe). 1. Foochow, China, June. 2. Foochow, l-'jth May. t). Foochow, 15th May. 5. Foochow, 23rd May. 2. Chiukiang, N.W. Fohkien, 20th April. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Merula boulboul {Lath.). Merula boulboul, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 243 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 1.30 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests \ Eijgs Lnd. Birds, ii. p. 93 (1890) ; Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdidm, ii.' p. 19 (1899) ; JS'ehrh. Kat. Eiersatnml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 118 (1903). The eggs of the Grey-winged Ouzel in the Collection form a very striking and handsome group. They are of a regular oval form, and slightly glossy. The ground-colour, where visible, is a pale greenish blue, generally profusely streaked, mottled, and clouded with very bright reddish brown. In many specimens the ground is almost entirely concealed by the markings. Some varieties have a massive reddish cap at the broad end ; others are less heavily blotched with pale brown and purplish grey ; and a remarkably pretty type occurs in which the bright bluish-green ground-colour is but little hidden by the bold grouping of rich brown streaks and spots. The eggs measure from 1-11 to 1*30 in length, and from •80 to -91 in breadth. Esq. 5 Himalayas. W. Radcliffe Saunder [P.]. Crowley Bequest. 3 Himalayas. 2 Himalayas. Hume Coll. 3 Near Simla. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 1. Binsur, 8th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Darjiling, Sikhim, Ma}'. Hume Coll. 1 Darjiliug. Crowley Bequest. 2 Rishap, Sikhim. Hume Coll. 1 Mongphoo, Sikhim, 16th 3ray Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 7 ^longphoo, 1st June {J. G.). Hume Coll. 9G Merula albocincta, Royle. Morula albicincta, Ontes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 127 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eygs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 92 (1890) ; Osmastoyi, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sor. xi. p. G6 (1897) ; Sharpe in Seebo/mi's Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 23 (1900). Merula albocincta, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 245 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (190:3). The egg of the White-collared Ouzel in the Collection is of a regular oval form and fairly glossj'. It is greyish white, spotted and blotched, more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with brownish red and rich lilac, the markings of the latter colour being rather conspicuous. It measures 1'23 by "ST. 1. Native Sildiim, 27th June. Hume Coll. Merula serrana (Tschudi). Turdus serranus, -SW. Sr Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 491. Merula serraua, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 239 (1881) ; Sharjje in Seehohm's Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 41 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). The egg of the Peruvian Black Ouzel in the Collection is of a creamy-white colour, blotched and streaked with pale chestnut and underlying lavender, more densely about the broad end than else- where. It measures 1"17 by "81. This specimen appears to have faded, for in 1879 Messrs. Sclater and Salvin described the ground- colour as being pale greenish blue. 1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. ( T. K. Salmon). Merula atrisericea {Lafr.). Merula atrosericea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 239 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seeljohm''s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 43 (1900). Merula atrisericea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). The eggs of the Venezuelan Black Ouzel are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are cream-coloured, densely mottled and blotched, especially at the broad end where the markings are conflueiit, with bright reddish brown or chestnut. Three examples measure respectively: 1-1 by -76; 1"1 by '8; 1 by -71. 3. Venezuela {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Merula samoensis, Tristr. (Plate V. fig. 12.) IMerula vanicorensis, Finsch ^- Hartl. Fauna Centr.-Pulyn. p. 97, tab. i. fijr. 3 (1867); Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 4.39. Tiirdiis vanicorensis, Nehrk. J. f. 0. 1879, p. 405. Merula samoensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 242 (1881) ; Sharps in Seebohm^ s Mon. Turdidce. ii. p. 51 (1900) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hmid-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). The description of the eggs of the Samoan Black Ouzel, given by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe in Seebohm's ' Monograph of the Turdidae,' vol, ii. p. 51, is so accurate that it is here utilized : — " Eggs " collected by Mr. Whitmee are of two types and vary consider- " ably in size. In one form the ground-colour is light bluish " green, thickly spotted and flecked with pale reddish brown, and " faiut greyish-brown underlying spots. In the other type the " ground-colour is of a stone-colour or light blue, against which the " pale rufous spots and flecks are more in contrast and show up rather " more plainly than in the blue-green type." This description will be found to include the other eggs in the Collection, In size the eggs vary from 1-10 to 1-31, by from -76 to -88. Eev. S. J. Whitmee [CI. Eev. S.J. Whitmee [C.]. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [CI. liev. S. J. Whitmee [CJ. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C]. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Merula nigrorum {Ogilvie- Grant). ^J^late Y, fig. 18.) Turdus nigrorum, Oqilrie-Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 544; id. ^- Whifehend, Ibis, 1898, p. 238, pi. v. figs. 8, 0. Merula nigrorum, Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 65 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903). Two eggs of the Tfegros-Island Ouzel in the Collection, taken by Mr. Whitehead in 1896, are of a regular oval form and fairly glossy. They are of a greenish- or bluish-grey colour, thickly mottled and blotched with two shades of rather bright cliestnut-red. The markings are evenly distributed over the shell, but are in bolder blotches on one egg than the other. The eggs measure respectively : 1-10 by -82; 1-17 by -84. 2. Canloan Volcano, Negros Islaud, .1. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. rhilippiues, 12th April. VOL. IV. „ 1. Samoa. 2. Samoa. 2. Samoa, Feb. \. Samoa, May. 1. Samoa, Oct. 2. Samoa. I. Samoa {Godeffroy Museum). 98 Merula nigropileus (Lafr.). (Plate V. figs. 9 & 11.) Memla nigropileus, Seebohn, Cut. Birds B. M. v. p. 250 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 126 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 91 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seehohm's 3Ion. Turdidce, ii. p. 67 (1900) ; id. Hnnd-L iv. p. 119 (1903). The eggs of the Black-capped Ouzel are of a broad oval form and fairly glossy. They are of a pale greenish-grey or greenish-blue colour, marked with small spots and larger blotches of pale brown, reddish brown or chocolate, and undeiiying lilac or lavender. The markings generally form more or less of a cap at the broad end, but in two specimens the cap is at the pointed end. The eggs measure from 1-04 to 1-12 in length, and from "79 to '85 in breadth. 3. Khandala, India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume CoU. 1. LonauU, Khandala, July {H. Wetulen) Lonauli, 2nd Aug. Lonauli, 6th Aug. Lonauli, 13th Aug. Lonauli, 14th Aug. Lonauli, 17th Aug. India, 27th Merula simillima {Jerd.). Merula simillima, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 251 (1881) ; Dates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests <§• Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 88 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohn' s Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 71 (1900); «c^.iran(^;.iv. p. 119(1903). The eggs of the Nilghiri Ouzel in the Collection are all from the Nilghiri Hills, the bulk of them coming with the Hume Collection. Consequently the excellent description of the eggs given in Hume's ' Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds,' 2nd ed. vol. ii. pp. 89, 90, is here- with given verbatim : — " The eggs are very similar to many varieties " of those of the European Blackbird. In shape they are commonly " a broad oval, pointed towards one end ; but, as in the case of our "English favourite, the eggs are sometimes elongated and often " perfectly oval, the smaller end being rounded and obtuse. The " ground-colour varies somewhat, being sometimes of a beaiitiful " bright blue-green, at others of a dull olive-green, and various " intermediate shades occur. " They are richly speckled, mottled, and streaked, and at times " even boldly blotched, with brighter and duller, deeper and lighter " shades of brownish red, not unfrequently underlaid by faint spots " and clouds of purplish pink or grey. The markings vary a good " deal in extent and frequency, but, in perhaps a majority of the " eggs, form a more or less conspicuous and confluent cap at the large MKRUT.A. 99 ^ end. In some eggs all the markings are very fine and minute ' laid on, as it were, with a very fiiie-pointed brush ; in others they «' are coarse and streaky, and occasionally bold, blotchy and well " denned. "Specimens occur which could scarcely be separated from 1^ varieties of the English Ring-Ouzel's egg. The eggs have usually a slight gloss, and some specimens are highly glossy. As already " mentioned, in some examples secondary markings, small purple " clouds and spots, appear to underlie the red-brown blotches " In size the eggs range from 1-02 to 1-30 in length, and from -78 to -93 m breadth. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Nilghiri Hills, 1st April. Nilf.liiri Hills, April. Nilghiri Hills, April. Nilghiri Hills, May. Nilghiri Hills, 9th May. Ootacanumd, Nilghiri Hills. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 4th April. Curzon, 8th April. Curzon, 30th April. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Coonoor. Coonoor, .3rd April. Coonoor, 9th April. Coonoor, 10th April. Coonoor, 20th May. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 1st May (Aliss Cockbum). Kotagherry, 5th May {3Iiss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 9th May {Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 14th May (Miss Cock- burn) . Kotagherry, 16th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 17th May (Miss Cock- burn) . Kotagherry, 30th May {Miss Cock- burn). Kota^'-lierry, 10th .June (Miss Cockbum). Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Merula bourdilloni, Seehohm. Morula bourdilloui, Secbohn, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 251 (1881) Fauna Brit. Incl., Birds, ii. p. 125 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, . Gates, _,_.,' .. ! — ; r- \-w„v,; , ^vc. tio. j_i.<,,,„r. Nests &• Bffffslnd. Birds, ii. p. 91 (1890); Skarpe in Seebohm's Mon lurdidce, n. p. 75 (1900); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903). The egg of Bourdillon's Ouzel in the CoUection, which is one of those taken by Major Terry and mentioned in Hume's ' Nests and ]00 TTJEBTDJ5. Eggs of Indian Birds,' 2nd ed. vol. ii. p. 91 , is of a regular oval shape and possesses a considerable amount of gloss. It is of a pale greenish- blue colour, mottled and speckled all over with dull rufous brown and underlying lilac. It measures 1-07 by -81, and is undistinguish- able from small eggs of 31. shnillima. 1. Palani Hills, Southern India, Major Horace A. Terry [P.]. 3rd June. Merula kinnisi, Blyth. Turdus kinnisi, Leqge, Birds Ceylon, p. 449 (1879). Merula kinnisi, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 252 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit, hid.. Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^^ Fj/gs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 90 (1890); Sharpe in Seehohm s Mon. furdidcB, ii. p. 77 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903j. Two eggs of the Ceylon Ouzel in the Collection are somewhat unlike both in size and in the character of the markings. The ground-colour of both is a pale bluish green : the smaller egg, which measures 1-15 by -86, is boldly blotched, especially at the larger end, with rich rufous brown, with a very few smaller spots of the same colour here and there ; the larger specimen measures 1-25 by -89, and is more closely covered with smaller spots of a rather darker tint, forming at the larger end a thickish cap. 1. Uda Pusulawa, Ceylon, Jan. {A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). 1. Newara Eliya, Ceylon, Jan. {A.L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). Merula ludovicisB, Lort Phillips. (Plate V. fig. 7.) Merula ludoviciee, Lort Phillips, Bull. B. 0. C. iv. p. xxxvi (1895) ; id. Ibis, 1895, p. 383 ; id. Ibis, 1896, p. 78 ; Sharpe in Seehohris Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 79 (1900) ; id. Hmid-L iv. p. 119 (1903). As the two eggs of the Somali-land Ouzel in the Collection were taken by Mr. Lort Philips in Somaliland, and described by him in the ' Ibis ' for 1896, we cannot do better than quote from his account of the birds and their nest as follows : — " The eggs were " two in number, of a very delicate type for a Blackbird. The " ground-colour is a very pale greenish blue, plentifully sprinkled " with tiny spots of rufous, clouding together at the larger end ; " the underlying markings and spots are faint purplish grey. Axis " 1-10 in., diam. "70 in." 2. Somali-land (F. L. P.). E. Lort PhiDips, Esq. [P.]. 101 Merula poliocephala ( Lath.). (Plate V. fig. 19.) Merula poliocepliala, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 528J (1865) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 258 (1881); North, Nests <§- Egf/s Austr. Birds, p. 411 (1880) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersmnml. p. 38 (\m\)) ; Sharpe in Seebohm s Mon. TurdidcB, ii. p. 91 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903). There is not much variety among the eggs of the Norfolk-Island Ouzel in the Collection. The]' are of a creamy white, in some instances tinged with pink, somewhat sparingly mottled, blotched and spotted over the whole surface with pale rufous and lavender. In form they are regular, or slightly elongated, ovals. They measure from 1-07 to 1-21 by from -80 to -85, 1. Norfolk Island. Gould Coll. 1. Norfolk Island, 9th Oct. Seebohm Coll. 4. Norfolk Island, Oct. Dr. W. M. Crowfoot [P.]. 1. Norfolk Island (E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Norfolk Island, 9th Nov. ( Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Norfolk Island, Nov. {Croivfoot Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Merula celaenops, Stejneger. Turdus celasnops, Stejn. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 484. Merula cel^nops, Seebohm, Birds Jajjan. Emp. p. 50 (1890) ; Sharj>e in Seebohm's Mon. Turdidce, ii. p. 165 (1902) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1903). Of the eight eggs of the Seven-Islands Ouzel in the Collection, one pair are strikingly difi'erent in ground-tint from the rest. The majority are cream-coloured, but these two are bright greenish blue, having a few lilac under-markings towards the larger end, and being somewhat sparingly but boldly and handsomely blotched with brownish red, chiefly in the form of an irregular cap. The cream-coloured eggs are for the most part more thickly, though quite as boldly, blotched with a brighter chestnut-red, the markings being, if anything, a trifle larger and more numerous at the broad end ; but one pair, from the liadcliffe-Saunders Collection, have smaller markings and a more freckled appearance thau the others. The variations in size are from 1'15 to 1"2I in length, and from '79 to "90 in breadth. 4. Hachijo Island, .lapan, 10th May Crowley Bequest. {Owstun). 2. Hachijo Island, 12th April. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Hachiio Island, 6th Mav. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 102 Merula erythropleura, Sharpe. (Plate V. figs. 14 & 15.) Turdus erythropleurus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1887, p. 515. Merula erythropleura, Lister, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 517 ; Sharpe in Andretoss Mon. Christmas Island, p. 49 (1900) ; id. in Seebohn^s Mon. Turdidcs, ii. p. 173 (1902) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1903). Like M. nigrorum, the Christmas-Island Ouzel appears to la}"^ only two eggs in a clutch. The two sets in the Collection are of different types. The eggs of one are of a blunt oval form and of a pale bright bluish colour, spotted and blotched with rich dark purple-brown, the markings forming a large cap at the broad end. Those of the second clutch are of an elongated oval form and of a rather darker blue colour, evenly mottled and blotched all over, without any indication of a cap at the broad end, with dull rufous brown. All are moderately glossy. Thev measure respectively: 1-08 by -SO; 1-10 by "79 ; 1-10 by -SO; and 1-14 by -78. 2. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Sir John Mun-ay [P.]. 25th Dec. (C. W. Andrews). 2. Christmas Island, 28tb Dec. Sir John Murray fP.! {C. W.A.). Merula rufiventer, Vieill. Tardus rufiventer, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.\. p. 222 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Ttirdidce, i. p. 291 (1899) ; Nchrk. Kat. Eiersajiiml. p. 37 (1899). Turdus rufiventris, Scl. Sf Huds. Ari/ent. Orn. i. p. 3 (1888). Merula ruhventer, Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 121 (1903). It would appear, if the specimens in the Museum are correctly named, that there are two types of the eggs of the Rufous-bellied Ouzel. Those of the first type are of a broad, blunt, oval form, pale bluish green or greenish, boldly marked with large blotches of i-ich purplish red or liver-brown and with underlying patches of lavender-grey or pale purple, more thickly at the larger end. In the second type the eggs are larger and of a more regular oval form, somewhat blunted ; they have a greyish or pale stone ground-colour, rather thickly spotted, streaked and blotched, with reddish brown, fairly evenly over the whole surface, though perhaps somewhat more heavily at the broad end. The eggs of the first type measure respectively 1-02 x 82 ; 1-07 X "85 ; and 1-01 x -81, Those of the second type 1-2 x -86 ; 1-13 x -88 ; and 1-12 x '84. 3. Argentine Eepuhlic. Crowley Bequest. 3. S. America. W. Radclilfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. JIERtll.A. 103 Merula magellanica, King. Turdus magellaiiicus, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 548; Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. V. p. 223 (1881) ; Scl. 8r Huds. An/ent. Orn. i. p. 3 (1888) ; James, Nezv List Chilian Birds, p. 1 (1892); Sharpe in Seebohms 31 on. Turdidce, i. p. 295 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (ISi(l)). Merula uiagellanica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1903). The eggs of the Magellan Ouzel are for the most part of a regular oval form, aud fairly glossy. The ground-colour varies from a pale greenish white to a rather full greenish blue. The markings are of various shades of reddish brown and underlying lilac. On some specimens they consist chieily of well-defined spots and streaks, not very thickly disposed over the shell, but coalescing together at the large end and forming an irregular cap. In a second type they consist of small specks aud clouds, very densely distributed over the shell. Intermediate forms occur between these two types. A few examples have some black specks and lines intermingled with the other markings. Specimens measure from 1-07 to 1-3 in length, and from -8 to -92 in breadth. 3. Chile. Old CoUection. 1- [Chile]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-]- 1. C\\\\e {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Chile {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 4- Chile. Berkeley James Coll. 2. Central Chile {Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile {Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile {Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. (Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Santiago, Chile, 2nd Oct. {Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 3. Rio Bueno, Valdivia, Chile, 20th Crowley Bequest. Dec. 1. Kio Bueno, 25th Dec. Crowley Bequest. Merula falklandica (Q. 4- Q.). (Plate V. fig. 10.) Tardus falklandicus, Yarrell, P. Z. S. 1847, p. 59 ; Gould, P. Z. S. 1859 p. 94 ; Abbott, Ibis, 18(31, p. 152 ; Scl. ^ Salv. Zool. ' Challemjer ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 100 (1880); Scl. torn. c/<. p. 150; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 224 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm'' s Mon. Turdid(P, i. p. 297 (1899) ; Nefirk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899). Merula falklandica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1903). The eggs of the Falkland Island Ouzel in the Collection are similar to those of the second type of the Magellan Ouzel described above, but larger. They measure from 1-26 to 1-39 in length, and from -92 to -98 in breadth. 1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger. 104 TTTRDIDJ?. 3. Falkland Islands, Purcliased. 1. Falkland Islands {C. C. Abbott: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Merula grayi, Bonap. Turdus g-ravii, Scl. Sf Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 5, pi. v. fig. 7 ; Oiven, Ibis, 1861, p. 60 { Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 219 (^1881) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 36 (1899). Turdus grayi, Salv. S,- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 18 (1879) ; Sharpe in Seebolmi's Mon. Turdidm, i. p. 261 (1898). Merula grayi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 122 (1903). The eggs of Gray's Ouzel are for the most part broad ovals, with the smaller end rather blunt. They have but little gloss. The ground-colour varies from cream-colour to a very pale bluish green, and is thickly speckled, mottled and streaked with reddish- and purplish-brown and underlying lilac. The markings are evenly distributed over the shell, but occasionally form an ill-defined cap at the broad end. The eggs measure from =9 to 1"26 in length, and from -78 to -98 in breadth. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 3. Yucatan. Seebohm Coll. 1. Yucatan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. San Geronimo, Guatemala (B. Salvin-Godman Coll. Owoi). 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 28th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 1. Duenas, 1st June (0. 2nd May (R W. Oafes). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 10th June {E. TV. O.). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 22nd May (E. W. O.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Pegu, 10th June (E. W. O.). Seebohm Coll. Geocichla wardi (Jerd.). (Plate VI. fig. 12.) Turdus wardii, Leff(/e, Birch Ceylon, p. 4.53 (1880). Geocichla wardi, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 178 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, ii. p. 137 (1890) ; id. ed. Hmne, Nests l. 177, pi. 50. figs. 4, 6 (1896); Sharpe in Seebo/mi's Alan. Turdidexi, i. p. 139 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 138 (1903). In the variations of form, the eggs of the Mistle-Thrush closely follow those of the Song-Thrush {vide infra, p. 127), but they are not so glossy, and their coloration is extremely different. The ground-colour varies from pale bluish grey to pinkish brown, and the markings, which are pretty evenly distributed over the shell, consist of spots, small blotches, and clouds of various shades of rich pm-plish brown, not infrequently forming an irregular cap at the larger, and occasionally at the smaller, end. The underlying markings are prominent, and are of a pale purplish or lilac colour. In some specimens the markings are bold, in others they are small throughout. The eggs measure from 1-03 to 1'3 in length, and from "8 to •92 in breadth. 4. Ross-shire. Dr. R. Bowdler Sliarpe [P.]. 4. Ross-shire. Ur. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. 4. Mossford, Loch Luichart ( W. Mc- Seebohm Coll. Rae : Harqitt Coll.). 3. Mossford ( W'.MeU. : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Invermorriston, Inverness, 22ud Jlay Seebohm Coll. {Hargitt Coll.). i2 iir, 4. Povtdair, near Fort Augustus, 12th May (Hargitt Coll.). 4. Ashopton, Derbyshire, 19th April {H. Seebohm). 4. Edwinstow, Nottingham, 7th May (H. S.). 2. Edwinstow, 7th May {H. S.). 6. Cambridge ( W. Farren). 4. Sparhara, Norfolk, 30th March {F. Norgate). 4. Sparham, iOth April {F. N.). 6. Sparham, 1st May {F. N.). 4. Haddenham, Bucks, 22nd May. 5. Cookham, Berkshire, May. 4. Oakhanger, June. 5. Tilford, Surrey. 4. Tilford. 4. Tilford. 5. Crawley, Sussex, 20th May. 4. Crawley, 20th May. 4. Esthonia, Baltic Provs., 30th April (Riissinv). 1. Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders). 3. Olympus, Greece, 28lh April [T. Kriiper). 2. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 6th April. 5. Koteuarh, 22nd June. 6. Altai Mountains, 2ud May. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm CoU. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Turdus pilaris, Liun. (Plate VIII. figs. 19 & 22.) Turdus pilaris, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 19, a~c (1845- 54 J ; Baedeker, Bier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 2, tab. 75. fig. 2 (1855- 63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 84, pi. xxiv. fig. iii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 41 (1871) ; Wheelwright, Spring 8f Summer in Lapl. p. 282 (1871) ; Seebohm ^ Harvie-Broion, Ibis, 1876, p. 125 ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 2 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 205 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 228, pi. 8 (1888) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 180, pi. 50. tigs. 7, 9 (189()) ; Sharpe in Seebohm'' s Mon. Turdidce, i. p. 201 (1898) ; id. Rand-l. iv. p. 138 (1903). Much variation occurs in the form and size of the eggs of the Fieldfare, but they are still more variable in coloratiou. The ground-colour is tolerably constant, ranging from a pale bluish- green to a tint almost as bright and strong as that of the Song- Thrush's egg. The rich reddish-brown markings, however, are so different in their character, as to suggest a division into types as follows : — (i.) A small densely freckled egg which may be compared to that of the Redwing ; (ii.) a more heavily streaked and larger agg, the markings eventy distributed over the whole surface; (iii.) eggs with similar streaks, but these of a brighter colour and collected into a cap at the larger end. Types ii. and iii. may be likened respectively to the duller and more handsome forms of the Elackbird's eggs. TUEDUS. 117 (iv.) with fewer, bolder, and richer spots and small blotches, more or less conflneut, resembling typical eggs of the lling-Ouzcl ; and (v.) an extreme form, in which the markings ai-e scanty though bold and often of a bright tint, and usually more numerous at the larger end, the ground-colour being of the bright clear blue already alluded to. Two eggs of this last-named type in the Collection seem worthy of separate notice : one, from the Sundal Valley, Norway, has the spots and blotches, which ai-e not ver}- thickly collected at the larger end, of a very pale reddish lilac without any admixture of a darker colour ; while the second, from Molde, Norway, of a paler blue ground-colour, in addition to a few specks of this same colour, has only one other marking, a very conspicuous scrawl at the larger end, of intense purplish-black ; this is more than balf an inch in length and exactly as if it had been traced with a broad and heavy stroke of the pen. In many cases the occurrence is noticed of a single egg (rarely two) of type v. in a clutch of other types. Frequent instances of this are found in the Collection, and there are two clutches in which all the eggs are of that type. They measure from l'U3 to 1-35 in length, and from "73 to '0 in breadth. 5. Quickj ock, Lapland (//. IV. TTTieel- wriffht). Lapland, July (^R. D"ff: Haryitt Coll.). Tromso, Norway, 9th June {H. Seebolim). Tromso, 10th June {11. S.). Trom.-o, 10th June {H. S.). Tromso, llth June {H. S.). Tromso, 12th June {H. S.). Tromso, 13th June (H. S.). Tromso, 13th June {H. S.). Tromso, 13th June (H. S.). Tromso, 13th June (H. S.). Tromso, loth June {H. S.). Bodi), 30th Mav {F. D. S,- P. Godman). Bodo, 2nd June {F. D. Sf P. G.). Bodo, 2Dd June (J^. i». if P. G.). Bod.i, 2Dd June {F. I), if P. G.). Bodo, 2nd June (F. D. ^- P. G.). Sundal Valley, Norway, 20th June. Sundal Valley, 21st June. Sundal ^■ alley, 20th June. Sundal Valley, 6th June. Sund\l Valley, 6th June. Sundal Valley, 7th Juue. Sundal Valley, 10th June. Sundal Valley, 18th June. Christiansund, Norway, May. Christiansund, May. Christiansund, June {H. Upcher). Christiansund, June {H. U.). Christiansund, June {H. U.). Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. SeeboLm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godraan Coll. Salvin-Godnian Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.", Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [l'.^ Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe Bernard Hanson [P.l Bernard Hanson [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, P P, P, P P [P.], 118 TURDID.^K. 3. Cbristi.iDsund, July (H. U^Kher). Crowley Bequest. 5. Molde, Norway, 1st June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Molde, 1st Juue {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Molde, Ist June (If. .S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Molde, 1st June {H. *S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Molde, 1st June {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Molde, 1st June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Molde, 1st June {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Molde, 1st June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Nordland, June (H. S.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Mark Brandenburg- ( T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 6. East Pomerania ( T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 3, Petchora River, 67° N. Lat., 15th Seebohm Coll. June {H. Seebohm Sf J. A. Harvie-Brown). 5. Petchora Pdver, 68° N. Lat., 5th Seebohm Coll. June (11. S. ^ J. A. H.-B.). 5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd Seebohm Coll. June {H. S. S,' J. A. H.-B.). 4. Petchora River, 25th June ( H. S. Seebohm Coll. Sf J. A. H.-B. : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Yenesei River, 67° N. Lat., 4th Seebohm Coll. July {H. Seebohm). 4. Yenesei River, 67° N. Lat., 6th Seebohm Coll. July {H. S.). Tardus pallidus {Om.). (Plate VI. fig. 11.) Merula palhda, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 274 (1881) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdidm, ii. p. 185 (1902). Turdus pallidus, Tacz. Fauna Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 309 (1891) ; Sharj^e, Hand-l. iv. p. 138 (1903). An egg of the Pale Ouzel in the Museum Collection bears a strong resemblance to a common form of the egg of Merula mtrida. It is dall greenish, rather glossy, finely freckled all over with reddish brown, and having in addition a few coarser spots of the same colour here and there. It measures 1-16 by -82. 1. Amur-land. 9th April (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Turdus atrigularis (Temm.). Turdus atrigularis. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 83 (1878) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. OrieJit. p. 305 (1891) ; Fopham, Ibis, 1898, p. 494 ; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 446, pi. ix. figs. 9-12 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 139 (1903). Merula atrigularis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 267 (1881) ; id. Brtt. Birds, i. p. 249 (1883) ; id. Egffs of Brit. Birds, p. 182, pi. 51. fig. 1 (1896) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersumml. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdida; ii. p. 191 (1902). The small series of eggs of the Elack-throated Ouzel in the CoUec- TtTRDUS. 119 tion, seems to prove that they are very similar to the common type of egg of Merida menda. They are pale bluish green, speckled and mottled, generally more thickly at one end, with reddish brown and pale lilac. They vary in size from 1'12 to 1"21 in length, and from '80 to -85 in breadth. 1. Altai Mountains, 2nd May Seebohm CoU. ( Tancre) . 2. Altai Mountains, 2nd May Seebohm Coll. ( Tancre) . 5. Altai Mountains, 17th May Crowley Bequest. ( Tancr6). Turdus chrysolaus (Temm.). (Plate VI. figs. 15 & 18.) Merula chrysolaus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 275 (1881) ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 48 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 38 (1899) ; 'Sltarpe in Seehohm^s Man. Turdid(e, ii. p. 167 (1902). Tuidus chrysolaus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siher. Orient, p. 313 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 139 (1903). Though variable in ground-colour, the eggs of the Brown Japanese Ouzel in the Collection are of the ordinary Blackbird type. They vary from bluish to dull greenish blue, in the majority of cases marked with minute specks and small streaks of pale rufous brown and lilac, rather dense, and evenly distributed over the shell. In some eggs the markings are brighter in colour, fewer, and larger, being collected together in a more or less irregular cap. The sizes vary from 1'05 to 1'18 in length, by from 'IQ to -85 in breadth. 2. Japan {H. Pryei-), Seebohm CoU. 3. Japan {H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Japan (//. P.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Japan, 23rd June. Crowley Bequest. 2. Hondo, Japan, 28th May. Crowlev Bequest. 2. Fuji, Japan, 29th 3\ me. W. Radclitfe Saimders, Esq. [P.]. Tardus obscurus (Gm.). Tardus obscurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 71 (1878) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 4 ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 30G (1891) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 493; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 445, pi. ix. figs. 5-8; Sharpe, Ha7id-l. iv. p. 140 (1903). Merula obscura, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 273 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohms Mun. Turdidee, ii. p. 175 (1902). In colour and markings the eggs of the Dark Ouzel in the Collec- tion are insejjarable from those of Merula merula, but thej' are considerably smaller. They are bluish green, speckled and mottled 120 TUEDID^. with reddish brown and lilac, and measure fi'om 1*05 to I'lO in length, and from "75 to -81 in breadth, 1. Siberia {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Yenesei River, Lat. 60^° N., 26th Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm). 6. Amui'-land, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest. Tardus torquatus (Linn.). Turdus torquatus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 9.3, pi. xxv. figs, iii & iv (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 113, part. (1872) ; Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1903). Merula lorquata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 246, part. (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 243, pi. 8 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 181, pi. 50. fig. lO (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdidm, ii. p. 27 (1899) ; Nehrk. Eat, Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899). The series of eggs of the Ring-Ouzel in the Collection, renders it at once evident that, in spite of their general similarity to those of the Blackbird and Fieldfare, and, in some cases, the Missel- Thrush, a clearer type, with bolder and richer markings, prevails among them. In form they vary as much as the eggs of other Thrushes, and they have the same two shades of ground-colour, a greenish-blue and a stone-colour ; the markings are fairly evenly distributed, not often coalescing into a cap at one end, but they are of all tints of reddish brown, from bright chestnut to a dingy purple. In size they range from 1'05 to 1-30 in length, and from '79 to •90 in breadth. 2. Scotland. Old Collection. 3. Sutherland. 13th July {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Lochend, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Knockie, Inverness, 22nd May (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm CoU. 3. Knockie (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm CoU. 4, Castle Eden, Durham, May (H. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest. 4. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould CoU. 4. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould CoU. 5. Cumberland, llth May. Crowley Bequest, 5. Yorkshire. Lord Walsingham [P.]. 4. Malham Moor, Yorkshire ( W. Peterkin). Crowley Bequest. 4. Strines, near Sheffield, 9th May (H. Seebohm). Seebohm CoU. 4. Strines, 9th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Strines, 28th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Strines, 28th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Strines, Ist June (//. S.). Seebohm CoU. 4. Ashopton, Derbyshire, 11th May {H. S.). Seebohm CoU. 4. Ashopton, 11th May (H. S.). Seebohm CoU. TUEDTJS. 121 4. High Peak, Derbyshire {J. II. Crowley Bequest. Wise). 4. Bintrham's Moor, Derbyshire, Salvin-Godman Coll. May (O. Salvin). 4. Bino-ham's Moor, May (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. White Ed{a, Spain {H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnasaus, Greece, 13th May (i£". Seebohm Coll. Seehohm S; T. Kriiper). 3. Parnassus, 16th May {H. S. 4' Seebohm Coll. T. K.). 5. Parnassus, 28th May {E. S. S( Seebohm Coll. T. K.). 1. Parnassus, April. Crowley Bequest. 3. Smyrna, 28th April (T. /u-«;)er). Seebohm Coll. 2. Palestine, 2nd April {H. B. Crowley Bequest, Tristram), 1. Murree, Himalayas, 7th June Hume Coll. (O. H. T. Marshall). Petrophila manilla (Bodd.). Petrocossyphus manilleusis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 56. Monticola solitaria, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 319 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamtnl. p. 40 (1899). Petrophila solitaria, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 145 (1890). Petrophila manilla, Sharpe, liand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903). There is considerable difference in the size of the eggs of the Chinese series of the Eastern Blue Eock-Thrush in the Collection. In colour the eggs vary but little, being of the same delicate pale blue tint as those of their western congeners, in some cases sparingly dotted with rufous-brown at the larger end. In size they range from 0-9 to 1-27 in length, and from 0-75 to 0-85 in breadth. 4. Amur-land, 16th May. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Amoy, China {R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 1. Amoy (-R. S. : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Petrophila cinclorhyncha ( Vig.). (Plate VII. fig. 11.) Monticola cinclorhyncha, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 320 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899). Petrophila cinclorhyncha, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 144 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Egt/s Ind. Birds, ii. p. 103 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903). ' Eggs of the Blue-headed Eock-Thrush vary from a regular to a narrow oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are cream-coloured, speckled and mottled, more densel}' at the broad end as a rule, with pale brownish pink or pale chestnut, some- what resembling large pale eggs of Erithaciis ruhecula. They measure from '9 to '97 in length, and from "67 to -71 in breadth. 2. Kashmir, 2nd June. Hume Coll. 3. Dharmsala, Himalaj'as, 20th May Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock). PETROPHILA. ACCENTOR. 131 4. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 30tli April. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegarh, 29tli June. Hume Coll. 1. N.W. Himalayas, May ( W. E. Crowley Bequest. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 1. N.W. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest. PetropMla rupestris ( VieUl.). (Plate VII. fig. 2.) Monticola rupestris, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 219 (1875- 84) ; Seehohm, Cut. Birds B. M. v. p. 322 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eiersaminl. p. 40 (1899) ; Stark ^- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 181 (1901). Petropliila rupestris, Sharpe, Handnl. iv. p. 144 (1903). There are three eggs of the Cape Rock-Thrush iu the Collection. One example is of a bluish-white colour, very sparingly speckled with dark brown ; another is of a pale blue colour, mottled with pale rufous at the broad end ; and another resembles in coloration the eggs of P. cinclorhyncha. These three specimens measure respectively : 1-07 by -8 ; 1-04 by -71 ; 1*05 by -78. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. Petrophila erythrogaster ( Vig.). (Plate VII. fig. 3.) Monticola erythrogaster, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 325 (1881) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 179. Petrophila erythrogastra, Oat-es, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 143 (1890); id.efl. Hume, Nests S,' Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 102 (1890). Petrophila erythrogaster, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 145 (1903). An egg of the Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush in the Collection is of a very regular oval shape and moderately glossy. It is of a pale creamy-buff colour, freckled all over with very faint brownish pink. It measures 1*05 by "79. It appears, from what Mr. La Touche ■writes {I. c), that this egg was addled, and it may therefore be somewhat discoloured and not of a typical character. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 3500 feet, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 21st May [J. D. La Touche). Genus ACCENTOR, Beclist. Accentor himalayanus (Bli/th). Accentor himalayanus, Oafes, Fatma Brit. Lid., Birds, ii. p. 168 (1890) , Sharpe, Hatid-l. iv. p. 145 (1903). Accentor altaicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. fifJO (1883) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sitier. Orient, i. p. 223 (1891) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersaminl. p. 05 (1899). k2 132 TUEDIDJE. Tho esRS of the Altai Accentor resemble those of T. modulciris, though there seems to be a little more green in the blue tint. Four examples measure respectively: '84 by "59; "1 by "6; "79 by "58; •79 by -55. 2. Altai IMountains {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Altai Mountains, 3rd June ( Tancre). Crowley Bequest. Accentor coUaris {Scop.). Accentor alpinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vng. tab. xxiii. fig. 12, a, b (184.5-54); Baedeker, Eier Uur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 1 (1855-63); Hciritxon, Eq(if of Brit. Birds, i. p. 96, pi. xxvii. fig. ii (1856) ; Sec'hohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 501, pi. 12 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 216, pi. 54. fig. 4 (1896). Accentor collaris. Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 29 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 661 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 146 (1903). Eggs of the Alpine Accentor are of the same unspotted greenish- blue colour as those of the Common Hedge-Sparrow, but are much larger. They have a fair amount of gloss, and measure from "85 to •97 in length, and from ^64 to •67 in breadth. 1. Eui'ope. Old Collection. 4. Switzerland, 3vd June. Crowley Bequest. 4. Ursern, Switzerland (-esser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 285 (1876) ; Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 14; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 338 (188ljl ; Nvhrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899), Phcenicurus mesoleucus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1903). The eggs of Ehrenberg's Redstart are indistinguishable from those of F. phcenicurus. They measure from "72 to '8 in length, and from "55 to "58 in breadth. 5. Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor, Seebohm Coll. 25th April (C. G. Danford). 1. Taurus Mountains, 26th April Seebohm Coll. (C. G.D.). 2. Altai Mountains (Nehrlcorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Phcenicurus titys (Scoj).). Sylvia tithys, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Tog. tab. xxii. fig. 8, a-c (1845-53). Ruticilla tithvs, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tab. 27. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Saunders', Ibis, 1871, p. 210; Seebohm, Cut. Birds B. M. v. p. 339 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 29.3, pi. 9 (1883); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 187, pi. 51. fig. 5 (1896). Phoenicura tithys, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 105, pi. xxix. fig. iii (1856). Ruticilla titys, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 293 (1894). Pha-nicurus' titys, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1003). In shape the eggs of the Black Redstart vary from a broad to a rather long oval. They are pure white, unspotted, and very glossy, measuring from -68 to -82 in length, and from -54 to -02 iu breadth. 140 TURDID.E. 4. Dauphin^, S.E. France {//. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 3. Malaga, Spain, 9th May {H. Seebohm Coll. Saunders) . 2. Germany. Gould CoU. 4. Saxony {Charbonnier : Kargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 4. Brunswick, 14th May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Altenkirchen, 17th May (Sachse). Seebohm Coll. 3. Dresden. Crowley Bequest. 5, Bohemia, 2nd May (IF. . LaT ) C b" P^l // ^^' ^^\ '■ ToT' "r. tf- * ^' ''■>■ c: b: St Si ?■ • -!. l^oochow, .h'd May. p n t>„i t^J t^^ \-f.'4' 2. Fohkien Province; May. Sowle'^'ttueS.^- f^"^" Genus CYANECULA, Brehm. Cyanecula suecica (Linn.). Sylvia^suecica, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. For/, tab. xxii. tin-. 7 a-c (1845 51) ■ Wheehcrujht, Spring ^- Summer in Lapl. p. oge ^lS7l^ ^^^■^~^^) ' Cyauecula suecica Baedeker, Eier Eur. h/ tah. 27. J'? (1855 6S^ • ff.''-]'nBu-dsEur.u. p. .317 (1874) ,- ^.,6o/,,„ ^rJIanieSfofl' Ibu, l&.b^ p. 125 ; Oat_es, Fauna Brit, 'ind., Birds ii p 99 ri890 • Sharj)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 153 (1903) ^ l-ioyuj ; Phcemcura^suecica, Hetoitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 102, pi. xxix. Erithncus cieruleculus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. y. p 308 nSRlV ^Sehrk.Rat.Eiersamml. p. .39 (1899) ^- v. p. ovo (1681); Eritbacus suecica, -S'eeSo/^m, i/n;;. ^2V(^s, i. p 209 „] q nss-n •, ^ - H. S.). 6. Pomerania, May ( T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 7. Pomerania, 7tli" May [T. H.). Reebi>hm Coll. 6. Pomerania, 27th May {T. //.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Revel, Baltic Provs., 21st June Seebohm Coll. {Hussow). 3. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft., Fayal, Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. Azores, 27th May {W. ' R. Ogilvie-Grant). 3. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft., 27th May Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. ( W. R. O.-G.). Erithacus superbus, Konig. Erithacus superbus, Konig, J.f. 0. 1889, p. 183 ; id. J.f. 0. 1890, p. 383, pi. viii. fig. 4 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersaminl. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 154 (1903). Compared with eggs of E. rubecula, those of the Teneriife Eobin seem to be less glossy and more highly coloured, the markings being of a somewhat richer and darker rufous-brown, with a more noticeable amount of underlying lavender-grey, especially at the larger end. There is no difference in size ; the eggs in the Collection vary from "76 to •84 in length, and from -58 to -tiO in breadth. 4. Canai-y Islands. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.]. 4. Teneriffe. Crowley Bequest. Erithacus akaMge {Temm.). (Plate Vll. fig. 1.) Erithacus akahige, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 299 (1881) ; id. Birds Japan. £mp. p. 50 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharjye, Hand-l. iv. p. 164 (1903). Two eggs of the Japanese Robin in the Collection are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a very pale blue colour, without markings, and measure : '83 by '64 ; '88 by -Gl. 2. Seven Islands, Japan, 20th May. Crowley Bequest. Genus HODGSONIUS, Bomp. Hodgsonius phcenicuroides (Hodgs.). Hodgsonius phcenicuroides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 81 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 190 (1889) ; Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 67 (1897) ; Wilson, op. cit. xii. p. 635 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 52 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 155 (1903). The eggs of Hodgson's Short-wing are of a rather pointed oval form, glossy, and of a deep blue colour. Two examples in the Collection measure respectively : -SS by '62 ; -9 by -63. 2. Garhwal, Himalayas. B. B, Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. CALLIOPE. LAEVtVOEA. 149 Genus CALLIOPE, Gould. Calliope calliope (Pall.). Calliope camtschatkensis, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 433 ; 1873, taf. 1. fig. 13 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 341 (1875). Eritbacus calliope, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 305 (1881 ) ; Tacz. Faune Om. Siber. Orient, p. 335 (1891) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899). Calliope calliope, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 155 (1903). A pair of eggs of the Siberian Ruby-throated Robin in the Collec- tion are of a regular oval shape and rather glossy. They are of a plain dull blue colour, though, according to Taczanowski, the eggs of this species are usually faintly marlsed at the broad end with rufous. In size they measure respectively : -82 by '61 : and -9 by -63. 2. Lake Baikal, Siberia {Dybowski). Crowley Bequest. Genus lANTHIA, Bhjth. lantliia rufilata {Hodgs.). Tarsiger rufilatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 256 (1879) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 27 (1899). lanthia rufilata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 106 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eijgs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 68 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 156 (1903). Three eggs of the Red-flanked Wood-Robin are rather peculiar in shape ; they are broad ovals, much pointed at tho small end, and with a perceptible compression, almost amounting to a point, at the larger end. They vary in the amount of gloss on their surface, but are all of an extremely pale greenish-white, with a faint zone at the broad end composed of tiny specks of pale red-brown. The respec- tive measurements are : -70 by "55 ; '70 by '56 ; and "70 by -57. 1. Kashmir, 2nd June ( W. E. Brooks). Hume CoU. 2. Kashmir, 2ud June (IF. E. B.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus LARVIVORA, Hodgs. Larvivora cyanea (Pall.). Larvivora cyane, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 363 ; 1873, taf. 1. fig. 12 ; id. Faune 'Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 338 (1891 ). Eritbacus cyaueus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 303 (1881) ; id. Birds Japan, Emp. p. 53 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899). Larvivora cyanea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). Two eggs of the Siberian Blue Robin in the Collection resemble 150 TTIKDIDJ5. tliose of L. hrunvea, but arc rather longer. They are of a regular oval shape, slightly glossy, audof a plain blue colour. They measure respectively : -81 by -6 ; -78 by -59. 2. Hondo, Japan, 24th May. Crowley Bequest. Larvivora brunnea, Hodgs. (Plate VII. fig, 4.) Erithacus brunneus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 302 (1881) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersaminl. p. 39 (1899). Larvivora brunnea, Oafes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 182 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 127 (1889) ; Osmaston, Journ. Bomh. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 71 (1897), p. 468 (1898) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). The eggs referred by Mr. Hume (I. c.) to the Indian Blue Chat now prove to be those of some other bird. Nehrkorn's description of the egg is incorrect, as he himself suggests. Authentic eggs taken by Mr. Osmaston are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a delicate spotless blue colour, and measure respectively : -73 by '57 ; '75 by -55 ; "77 by -56 ; •76 by '6. Tous Valley, Himalayas, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. Genus ALELTJEA, Bonai^. Adelura csBruleocephala ( Virj.). (Plate VII. fig. 8.) Ruticilla cerulocephala, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. .353 (1881). Adelura creruleicephala, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 108 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 09 (1890). Adelura cffiruleocepliala, Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 58 ; iSkai'jK, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). The eggs of the Blue-headed Redstart in the Collection, taken by Colonel E. Gr. "Wardlaw Ramsay in Afghanistan, are somewhat similar to the eggs of Phcenicurtis frontalis taken by Mr. Osmaston, but the ground-colour is more creamy white tlian pink, and they are some- what rounder in shape, as will be seen from the measurements of the three specimens, which are respectively : "7 by '54 ; -7 by -SS ; •69 by -55. Mr. Hume, on the other hand, records the finding of an egg of this species on the 16th April in the Himalayas. He describes it as being of a uniform pale delicate blue colour, and measuring •83 by ^62. There was probably some mistake made about this egg, as Mr. Hume himself appears to suggest {I. c). 3 Afghanistan, 22nd May {11. G. Seebolnn Coll. Wnrdknc li(iinsny). NOTODELA. THAMNORIA. 151 Genus NOTODELA, Less. Notodela leucura (Hodgs.). Notodela leucura, SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 23 (1883) ; Oatcs, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 112 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Egys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 70 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). The eggs of the White-tailed Blue Eobin appear to be generally of a rather broad oval shape, pointed at the smaller end, but some of them incline towards a spheroidal form. They are not very glossy, and are of several shades of pinkish cream, or, as Mr. Hume remarks {I. c), of a cafe-au-lait colour : though all are apparently spotless, an ordinary reading-glass discloses the existence, in one specimen very distinctly, of an obscure mottling or freckling of palo reddish brown on a light ground, so that we may assume that tho darker eggs owe their extra colour to a dense mottling of a similar nature. In size the eggs measure from So to '92 in length, and from -65 to "70 in breadth. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 1. Mongphoo, May (/. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiliug, 8th May {L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 1. Daijiliug, 15th May (Z. M.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 10th June (L. M.). Hume Coll. 2. Darjilmg, 14th May. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 22nd June. Hume CoU, Genus THAMNOBIA {Swains.). Thanmobia cambaieiisis {Lath.). Thamnobia cambaiensis, Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 55 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 114 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Lid. Birds, ii. p. 71 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 158 (1903). Eggs of the Brown-backed Indian Robin resemble those of T. fulicata, and cannot be separated from them by any character. In size they vary from '72 to '88 in length, and from '48 to '07 in breadth. 2. Hansi, Punjab, 1st April. Hume CoU. 1. Ilansi, 3rd April. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 23rd April {C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 19th June (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Saharanpur, 28th April. Hume Coll. i! Bareilly, 15th May. Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 24th May. Hiune Coll. 2. Bareilly, 5th June. Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 28th Aug, Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 16th June. Iluiue Coll. 3. Agra, 10th June. Hume Coll. 152 Agra, 21st June. Etawah, 15tb April. Etawah. Mirzapur, 26th April ( W. E. Brooks : Tr-istrain Coll.). Mirzapur, 9th May ( W. E. B.: Tristram Coll.). Lucknow, 6th May Lucknow, 24th May. Lucknow, 13th June. Lucknow, l/)th June. Allahabad, 25th March. Jhansi, 7th May. Jhansi, 10th June. Jhansi, 22nd June. Jhansi, 26th June. Central India, 30th March (R. C. Beavan: Tristram Coll.). Central India, 3rd AprU {R. C. B.: Tristram Coll.). Sambhur, 10th May (R. M. Adam). Sambhur, 13th July {R. M. A.). Saugor, C. Provinces, June. Saugor. Maunbhoom, 20th April (-R. C. Beavan). Ilume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Tliamnobia fulicata {Linn.). Thamnobia fulicata, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 440 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 54 (1883) ; bates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 115 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 76 (1890) ; NehrJc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 158 (1903). A series of forty eggs of the Brown-backed Indian Eobin in the Collection are principally of a regular oval form, but many are somewhat elongated and a few pointed. They have a fair amount of gloss. The groi;nd-colour is white, often tinged with faint green or pink, and this is rather closely spotted, speckled, streaked, and mottled, with rich reddish or umber-brown and brownish yellow, with some underlying lavender. The markings are most dense at the larger end of the egg, where they often form an irregular zone or cap. Some eggs are very boldly and handsomely blotched with dark umber or reddish brown at the larger end, but striking varieties appear to be rare. One example in the Collection is almost spherical in form, of a pale blue colour, and very sparingly dotted with yellowish. Specimens measure from '76 to -84 in length, and from -55 to -62 in breadth. 3. ludia. 1. Ahmedabad, India, 2nd April. 4. Sholapur [II. Wenden). 2. Sholapur, 8th June {H. W.'). 1. Sholapur, 12th June (R. IV.). Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 153 1. Sholapnr, l.^th June (H. W.). 2. Sholapur, 21st June (H. W.). 3. Rholapur, 24tli June {II. W.). 1. Sholapur, 28th June (H. W.). 2. Sholapur, 8th July {H. W.). 17. Mysore. 2. Ceylon, July {A. L. Butler). 1. Ceylon, May {A. L. B.). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. , Genus COPSYCHUS, Wagler. Copsychus saularis {Linn.). Copsychus saularis, Layard, Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xii. p. 263 (1853) ; Ler/ge, Birds Ceylon, p. 433 (1879J ; Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 61 (1883) ; Oafes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 116 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Si- Eqqs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (189U) ; ShariK, Hand-l. iv. p. 160 (1903). The eggs of the Magpie-Robin are verj' variable in size, shape, and coloration. They are ordinarily of a regular oval form, some being short and blunt, others elongated and narrow, some almost globular. They have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground- colour is of some pale shade of green or greenish blue, and this is streaked, mottled, and blotched with diflferent shades of reddish brown and yellowish brown, and some underlying markings of pale purple. In most cases the markings are dense all over the shell, but they are always especially so at the larger end, where they form an irregularly mottled cap. Eggs measure from '78 to '95 in length, and from "6 to '75 in breadth. 16. India. Agrore Valley, Punjab, 18th May (Caj)t. Unwin). Mussoorie (7". Hutton). Saharuupur, 23rd April ((?. F. L. Marshall). Baraitch. Delhi, 12th June {A. O. Hume). Agra, Feb. {A. O. H.) Bareilly, 4 th Mav. Bareilly, 12th Mav {A. O. H). Bareilly, 21st June (A. O. H). Mirzapur ( W. E. Brooks: Iris- tram Coll.). Allahabad {C. T. Bingham). Jhansi, 24th June. Saugor, C. Prov., 2Gth June {F. R. Bleivitt). Saugor, 2Gth June (F. R. B.). Saugor, 7th July (F. R. B.). Saugor, 20th July {F. R. B.). Belgaum, 10th June {A. E. Butler). Hume Coll. Hume ColL Hume Coll. Hume Cull. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. 154 1. Arcot, 18th May. 7. Nilghiri HUls (Tristram Coll.). 1. Ceylon {E. L. Layard). 1. Ceylon [E. L. L.: Tristram Coll.). 2. Barrackpur {R. C. Beavan). 4. Dibrughur, Assam, 5th May (J. R. Crij}ps). 3. Pegu, April [E. W. Oates). 1. Pegu, 3rd April {E. W. 0.). 1. Pegu, 14th April {E. W. O.). 1. Pegu, 19th April {E. TV. O.}. 1. Pegu, 30th April {E. W. O.). 1. Pegu, 20th May (E. W. O.). 2. Pegu, 25th May (E. TV. 0.). 3. Tenasserim. 1. Meplay Choimg, Tenasserim, 16th March (C T. Bimjham). 3. Penang, 12th June. 5. Foochow, China, May. 2. Foochow, 5th May. 5. Foochow, 8th May. 2. Foochow, 9th May. 1. Foochow, 15th May. 1. Foochow, 17th May. 4. Foochow, 15th June. 4. Foochow, 20th July. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salviu-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume CoU. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. C. B. Rickett, Ptickett, Rickett, Rickett, Rickett, Rickett, Rickett, Rickett, Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Esq. P. . Esq. P.". Esq. P.". Esq. P.]. Esq. yX Esq. -p.i. Esq. p.]. Esq. -p.]. Copsychus amcenus, Tlorsf. Copsychus amcenus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 340 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. Tii. pp. 61, 65 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 160 (1903). The eggs of this species are larger than those of C. saularis, and they are, as a whole, more densely and brilliantly marked. lu some of the eggs little of the ground-colour is visible. They measure from '99 to 1"06 in length, and from '67 to •75 in breadth. 15. Lumbidan, Borneo. 2. Borneo (H. Low : Tristram Coll.). 2. Labuau Island, May (/. TVhitehead), o. Java. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Genus GEEVAISIA, Bonajy. Gervaisia albispecularis {Eyd. ^ Gerv.). Copsychus albospecularis typicus, Milne-Edwards Sf Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. "36.3, pi. 303. hg. 7 (1879). Gervaisia albospecularis, E. Newton, Ibis, 186-3, p. 345 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 66 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersanmil. p. 51 (1899). Gervaisia albispecularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 160 (1903). There are only three eggs of the Madagascar Magpie-Robin in the Collection, and these cannot bo separated from eggs of the OERVAISIA. CITTOCINCLA. 155 Western Madagascar form, G, pica, cither by colour or size. They measure respectively : "SS by 'tiS ; '88 by -64 ; and '89 by -Gl. 2. Madagascar, 27th Oct. {J. Caldwell : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Madagascar (rm. tab. 27 fin- 12(185.5-6.3)- Salmn, Ibis, 18o9, p. 307 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 263, part (1873) • t^^'l-f^L-^^'f ^- ^-j^- P- ^^'5 (l^^y) 5 Seebohm, Brit. Birds i. p. 317 (18b3) ; id. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 191, pi. 51. fig. 16 (1896) • Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 171 (1903). o v ; , The eggs of the Stonechat are of the same type as those of the VV hinchat, but the ground-colour is of a paler greenish blue, and the spotting IS frequently very dense. The Collection contains no plain eggs ; all the examples are marked in varying degrees with pale chestnut. In some there are merely a few faint specks and smears- m the majority the markings consist of specks, spots, and small blotches, very thickly disposed over the broader end, nearly always in the form of a conspicuous cap or zone. They measure from -05 to -To m length, and from -oo to -6 in breadth. Co. Waterford, 13th April (E. J. Usshcr). Co. Waterford, 13th April (B. J. U.). Co. ^^■atel•ford, 24th April (R. J. U.). Co. Waterford, .5th Mav (B. J. U.). Co. Waterford, 19th May (i?.j; U.). Cherry Hiutou, Cambridgeshire, 28th May (O. Salvin). Hampstead Heath (O. S.). Brighton Race-com'se (F. Bond ■ Haryitt Coll.). Brigliton Ilace-course [F. B. : Haryitt Coll.). Brighton (7/. Saunders). Brighton, May (B. B. Sharpe). Brighton, May (R. B. S.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 160 Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. SeeboLm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebolim Coll. Seebohm Coll. Louis Fraser, Esq. [C.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Brig-htoTi, May. 6. Churt, Surrey, June. 6. Churt. 5. Churt. 5. Churt, May. 6. Elbeuf, France {Noury : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 27th May (H. Seebohm). 4. Valkenswaard, 29th May {H. S.). 5. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (Ruiz). 3. Parnassus, Greece, 7th May {H. See- bohm i>f T.Kruper). 2. Tunis. 3. Khifan M'Sakta, Algeria, 13th April (O. Salnin). Pratincola sybilla {Linn.). Pratincola torquata, Milne-Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. p. 338, pi. 303. fig. 5 (1879). Pratincola sybilla, lioch 8f E. Neivton, Ibis, 1862, p. 272 ; E. Ncioto)i, Ibis, 1863, p. 345, pi. xiii. tig. 2 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 191 (1879); Cmcan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 148 (1882); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 25(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 172 (1903). Closely resembling bright-coloured eggs of P. ruhicola, those of the Madagascar Stonechat have the ground-colour of a more pleasing tint of delicate bluish-green, and the markings bolder and richer. They vary in size from '65 to '76 in length, and from '52 to "60 in breadth. 14. Betsileo, Madagascar. Madagascar, May {E. Neioton : 2'ristram Coll.). Madagascar [Tristram Coll.). Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclifi'e-Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Pratincola maura {Pall.). Pratincola rubicola, pt. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 263 (1873). Pratincola maura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. iv. p. 188 (1879); Wardla^o- Eamsay, Ibis, ISf^O, p. 55 ; Oates, Fauna Brit, hid.. Birds, ii. p. 61 (1890)"; id. ed. Hume, Nests S) Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 48 (1890); Seebohm, Birds Japan, Emp. p. 67 (1890) ; Sliarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 172 (190.3). Pratincola indica, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, i. p. 355 (1891). The eggs of the Asiatic Stonechat resemble those of P. ruhicola, and are subject to the same variations. They are, however, rather smaller, measuring from "6 to '75 in length, and from "48 to "oS in breadth. Eggs taken in Afghanistan show but the faintest trace of the ground-colour. In one clutch they arc densely freckled with brownish pink ; in another with very pale yellowish brown. PRATINOOLA. 101 In two clutches from Japan the ground-colour is of a bright but pale greenish-bluo, and one of them is so faintly zoned with the palest brownish-red, that the eggs appear plain, iintil closely examined. 5. Afg-lianistan, i>8th May {R. G. Seebohm Coll. l\'(triU(iiv-Ramsay). 4. Af-haiiistau, 28th May (R. G. Seebohm Coll. W.-R.). 1. Kotegarli, Himalayas, lOch April. Hume Coll. 12. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll. 11. Kotegarh, May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, V?,t\\ May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 25th May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 2(jth May. Hume Coll. 12. Kotegarh, 21st June. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 11th July. Hume Coll. 6. Simla. Hume Coll. 1. Mussoori. Hume Coll. 1. Almora, 14th May ( W. E.Brooks). Hume Coll. 2. Almora, 17th May ( W. E. £.). Hume Coll. 1. Almora, 29th Mav ( IF. E. £.). Hume Coll. 2. Almora, 21st May ( JF. E. B. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Cull.). 2. Altai Mountains, May. Crowley Bequest. 2. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 6. Japan {H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. 4. Japan {H. P.). Seebohm Coll. Pratincola torquata {Linn.). Pratincola torquata, Sharpe, ed. LayarcVs Birds S. Africa, p. 2.'^6 (1875- 84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 190 (1879) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eii'r.mniml. p. 2.5 (1899) ; Stark i^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 190 (1901); Shar2)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 172 (1903). The eggs of the South-African Stonechat are not separable from those of P. rubicola. They are of a pale dull greenish-blue colour, speckled and clouded with pale chestnut, the markings being densest at the large end and forming an irregular zone or indistinct cap. Specimens measure from '7 to -8 in length, and from '53 to -01 in breadth. 4. Berg River, S. Africa, Sept. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 11. Tiiiiii^vaiil, (Jet. {T. Ayres : Tristra7n Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Pratincola caprata (Linn.). Pratincola caprata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 195, part. (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Xe.sts Sj- Eyys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 41 (1890) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. \x. {Suppl.) p. 33 (1895); ShariiB, Hand-l. iv. p. 173 (1903). The eggs of the Common Indian Pied Bush-Chat are mostly of a broad oval form, more or less pointed, and fairly glossy. The VOL. IV. i£ 162 TUEDIDiE. ground-colour varies from a pale greenish or bluish-white to a rather darker shade of the same colour, and this is somewhat coarsely speckled, streaked, and often blotched with bright chestnut and lilac, the markings of the latter colour being inconspicuous and underlying those af the former. The markings are sparse in some specimens, dense in others, and they are generally more thickly set about the larger end, where they form an irregular cap or zone, sometimes a rich and handsome one. Examples vary from -61 to •76 in length, and from '5 to "oS in breadth. 2. Dharmsala. Kashmir, 20th April. Hume Coll. "1. Almora, Himalayas, 1st March. Hume Coll. S3. Sind. Hume Coll. 8. Sind, 21st March. Hume Coll. 1. Sind, 27th March. Hume Coll. 4. Sultanpur, 10th May. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 27tb March. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 9th June. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 2nd March. Hume Coll. 1. Sholapur, 21st June (J. Davidson). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 20th INIarch {E. W. Oates). Gates Coll. 3. Java, Sept. (/. Whitehead). Seebohm Coll. 3. Tosari, Java, 5th Sept. {J. White- Crowley Bequest. head). Pratincola atrata, Kelaart. Pratiucola caprata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 195, part. (1879). Pratincola hicolor, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 430 (1879). Pratiucola atrata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 60 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Xexts 8r Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 46 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 173 (1903). The eggs of the Southern Pied Bush-Chat resemble those of r. capratci, but are larger, and perhaps a trifle brighter and richer in their markings. They measure from "Go to -8 in length, and from "55 to '6 in breadth. 4. Southern India, 26th March. Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills, 16th Feb. Hume Coll. 11. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 17. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, March. Hume Coll. 3. Coouoor, 3rd March. Hume Coll. 7. Coonoor, 17th March. Hume Coll. 1. Coouoor, 12th April. Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, 14th April. Hume Coll. 4. Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills, 11th March. Hume Coll 1. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 15th April. Hume Coll 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 7th March {Miss Cockburn). Hume Coll. 1. Neddivutum, Madras, 26th March. Hume Coll. 4. Bramaghiri Hills, Coorg, 18th April. Hume Coll. OREICOLA. — CEKCOMELA. 163 Genus OREICOLA, Bonap. Oreicola ferrea {Hodgs.). (Plate VII. figs. 18 & 19.) Oreicola ferrea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 266 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 66 (1S90); id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Fffi/s Ind. Birds, ii. p. 50 (1890) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 201 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 27 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 173 (1903). The eggs of the Dark-grey Bush-Chat are of two very distinct types. Those taken on the Himalayas resemble the eggs of Pra- iiwcoZa mnitra, being of various shades of pale bluish green, speckled, more or less densely, with chestnut and pale rufous. Eggs taken in China, of which there is a considerable series in the Collection, are of a plain, decidedly greenish-blue colour, resembling those of Tharrliale^is modularis. They measure from "GS to '77 in length, and from "53 to "6 in breadth. 2. Simla, 8th May (B. C. Beavan : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 6. Kotegarh, Himalayas, May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 21 st May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 28th May. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegarh, 21st June. Hume Coll. 2. Darjiling, 17th April. Hume Coll. 4. Rishap, Darjiling, 23rd May Hume Coll. {J. Gammie). 11. Mongphoo, Darjiling {J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 11th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Darjiling, 19th May. Crowley Bequest. 9. Kuatun, Fohkien,' China, May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. {J. D. La Touche). 3. Kuatmi, 4th May ( /. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. .'5. Kuatun, 9th May {J. D. La T). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 5. Kuatun, 9th May (/. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Genus CERCOMELA, Bonap. Cercomela fusca {Bhjtli). Myrmecocichla fusca, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. 31. v. p. 360 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899). Cercomela fusca, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 54 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 174 (1903), The series of eggs of the Indian Chat-Eobin in the Museum are mostly of a broad oval form and of a light greenish-blue colour, speckled and spotted with pale brown or rufous-brown of varying degrees of intensity, chiefly at the broad end, where the markings form an imperfect cap or zone. Occasionally the markings are -M 2 1 64 TUEDID.^. entirely wanting. Specimens measure from '78 to -87 in length, and from -57 to '65 in breadth. 2. Punjab, 14th April. Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, Punjab. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 14th April ( C. T. Bim/ham). Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 10th May {E. M. Adam). Hume Coll. 3. Ajmere, oOth Aug. {A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 8. Ajrra, 18th June. Hume Coll. 3. Etawah, 29th Mnrch. Hume Coll. 2. Etawah, 6th April. Hume Coll. 2. N.W. Provinces, India, May Crowley Bequest. ( W. E. Brooks : Tristram Coll.). 3. t^augor, C. Provs., 12th May. Hume Coll. Cercomela asthenia, Bonap. (Plate YII. fig. 13.) Pratiucola melanura, apud Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 97. Myrmecocichla yerburii, Sharpe, Bull. B O. C. iv. p. xxxviii (1895) ; id. Ibis, 1895, p. 384 ; Yerbtiry, Ibis, 1896, p. 24. Cercomela asthenia, Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 174 (1903). The small series of eggs of Bonaparte's Chat-Robin in the Collection are very like those of C. fusca, but they are slightly smaller, and the markings appear to be larger and more decided, with the ground- colour a trifle paler. Six examples measure from -71 to -78 in length, and from -57 to '61 in breadth. 4. Wilderness of Judiea, 2oth April Crowley Bequest. (If. B. Tristram). 2. Palestine, 6th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Genus POLIOCICHLA, Sharpe. Poliocichla cinerea ( Vieill.). Saxicola cinerea, Sharpe, ed. Bayard's Birds S. Africa, p. 242 (1875-84). Myrmecocichla cinerea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 358 (1881). Emarginata cinerea, Stark ^- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 204 (1901). Poliocichla cinerea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). The eggs of the Lesser Sickle-winged Chat-Robin are of a regular oval shape and very glossy. They are of a blue colour, speckled with rust-colour, chiefly at the broad end. They measure from •8 to -9 in length, and from -6 to -64 in breadth. 2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. S. Africa (E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 3. Nel's Poort, S. Africa {T. Atmore: Crowley Bequest. Tristram CoU.\. POLIOCICHLA. — SAXICOLA. 165 Poliocichla sinuata (Sumlev.). (Plate VII. fig. 9.) Myrmecocichla sinuata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 359 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersmnml. p. 40 (1899). Saxicola sinuata, Sharpc, ed. Layard's Birds 8. Africa, p. 23G (1875-84). Emarjrinata sinuata, Stark 4" Sclnter, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 203 (1901). Poliocichla sinuata, Shurpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). In outline the eggs of the Russet Sickle-winged Chat-Robin vary from a narrow to a bi-oad oval. They are of the same glossy blue colour as those of P. cbierea, but rather smaller. Some are perfectly plain, others are indistinctly freckled with very pale rufous at the broad end. Examples measure from '7 to '83 in length, and from -55 to -62 iu breadth. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Africa {E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 2. Cape Colony {E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus SAXICOLA, Bechst. Saxicola familiaris, Steph. (Plate YII. fig. 7.) Saxicola galtoni. Sharps, ed. Layard^ s Birds S. Africa, p. 234 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B.M. v. p. 390 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola familiaris. Stark <^ Sclater, Fauna S. Afnca, Birds, ii. p. 201 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). The eggs of the Familiar Chat have a rather bright blue ground- colour, with a very variable amount of light rufous and reddish- brown markings. One clutch of three eggs is absolutely spotless, other specimens are faintly dotted with rust-colour, mostly at the larger end, while two are quite thickly streaked and spotted. They range from '73 to 'Sj in length, and from "58 to "62 in breadth. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 3. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. South Africa {E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 3. Cape Colony (2'. Atmore). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola cenanthe (Linn.). Saxicola cenanthe, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Fog. tab. xxiii. fig. 2, a-c (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. T'oy. tab. 27. fig. 14 (1855-63); Heioifson, Eyys of Brit. Birds, i. p. 110, pi. xxx. fig. iii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 187 (1874); Seehvhm if Hnrvie-Bruicn, Ibis, la76, p. 215 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 391 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 298, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 188, 166 pi. 51. fig. 9 (1896) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). The eggs of the Wheatear are of a pointed oval form and are usually very glossy. They are of a pale greenish-blue colour, generally spotless, but occasionally marked with a few brown or purple specks, chiefly on the larger end. A clutch of six eggs from the Seebohm Collection, taken in Holland, are, comparatively speaking, quite heavily spotted with pale and dark purple-red. The eggs measure from •72 to -OS in length, and from '56 to '65 in breadth. Greenland [E. Feneker : Hm-gitt Coll.). Faroe Islands {H. C. Millie r : Hanjitt Coll.). Faroe Islands {H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands [H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M. : Harqitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. M.). Unst, Shetlands (Rich). Orkneys. Sandaig Island, Inverness, 18tli May (Hargitt Coll.). Camberland (Hegsham). Cumberland (Hegsham). Cumberland (Hegsham). Alston Moor,Oumberland,24th May. Cambridgeshire. Elveden, Suffolk (A. Newton). Elveden. Hampshire. Churt, Surrey. St. Aubin, Elboeuf, France, June (Nourg : Hargitt Coll.). Elboeuf (Nourg: Hargitt Coll.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 15th May (C. B. Wharton 8f H. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 21st May ( C. B. W. S( H. S.). Valkenswaard, 21st May ( C. B. W. ^ H. S.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W. ^ H. S.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W. Sf H. S.). Valkenswaard, 25th May ( C. B. W. Sf H. W.). Vallcenswaard, 28th May (C. B. W. 4- H. S.). Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. Purchased. Crowley, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould CoU. Crowley Bequest. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. I 1G7 4. Laplaud (A. Newton). 2. Sweden. 6. Petcliora River, Lat. 68° N., 2Gtli June {!£. Seebohm Sf J. A. Hariiie-Brown) . G. Parnassus, Greece, 8th May {11. Seebohm c^ T. Krilpcr). Salvin-Godmau Coll. S. O. Salilin, Estj. [P.]. Seebolim Coll. Seebohm Coll. Saxicola stapazina {Linn.). Saxicola stapazina, Salvad. Ibis, 1904, p. 75. Saxicola aurita, Thien. FoHpJtanz. yes. Voc/. tab. xxiii. fig. 5, a-c, part. (184.5-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. p. 101, pi., part. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 394, part. (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola albicollis. Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (190.3). Saxicola amphileuca, Shurpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1903). A series of the eggs of the Eastern Black-eared Chat in the Collection, chiefly from Greece and Palestine, do not differ much inter se. The ground-colour is of a bright greenish-bhie of a pleasing tint, and the markings, which are usually collected together towards the larger end in the form of a more or less perfect zone, consist of spots of various shades of reddish- and lilac-brown. In some cases the markings are very faint, but there are no actually spotless forms in the series. Size from -71 to "85 in length, and from -55 to '61 in breadth. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 4th May (H. Seebohm ^ T. Kriiper). 5. Parnassus, 9th May (H. S. Sr T. K). 6. Parnassus, 18th May (if. S. i^ T. K.). 6. Parnassus, 19th May {H. S. Sr T. K.). 5. Parnassus, 21st May (//. S. S/- T. K). 3. Smyrna, 30th April ( T. Kriiper). G. Smvrna, 11th May (r. A'.). 1. I'alestine, 25th April (H. B. Tristram). 4. Mt. Tabor, 12th April {E. Bart- leU. : Tristram Coll.). 3. Kulat es Shukif, Palestine, 28th May {H. B. Tristram). 2. Judaja, 23rd April (J. H. Coch- rane: Tristram Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Saxicola caterinae, Whitalcer. Saxicola aurita {nee Temm.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. .307; Saiinder.'!, Ibis, 1871, p. 211 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 394^ part. (1881). Saxicola amphileuca {nee II. i^- E.), Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 96 Saxicola caterina), Wltitaker, Ibis, 1898, p. 625; id. Bull. B. O. C. xii p. 78 (1902). As in the case of the eggs of the allied species S. mclanolcuca 168 TTIRDIDA'. and S. occidentalis, there seems to be a remarkable, though slight, difference between the eggs of the Western Black-eared Chat and those of the preceding species, S. stapaziyia ; and this coincidence appears to indicate some climatic influence causing the colouring-matter to be brighter in one region than in the other, for it is the Eastern race or form of each species that lays the more highly-coloured eggs in both cases. It is unnecessary, perhaps, to say more in describing the eggs of the Western race, than that they resemble those of S. stapazina in form and size, but have a duller and slightly darker ground and less conspicuous markings. 4. Andalusia, Spain {A. Muiz: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Malaga, Spain (//. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 7th May. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.]. o. ]\lalaga, 3rd June. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Valencia, Spain (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Algeria, May (7/. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest. Sa^icola albicans, Wahlb. Saxicola stricklandii, Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 105 (1872). Saxicola albicans, Sharpe, ed. Lai/ard's Birds S. Africa, p. 237 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 398 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899); Stark ^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 199 (1901) ; SharjJe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1903). The only two eggs of the Pale Chat in the Collection are rather elongate in form. Ground-colour clear pale greenish-blue, faintly speckled with light brownish-lilac, principally towards the broad end. They measure respectively: -82 by 59 and -81 by "60. 2. Uvanipo-land, S. Africa {C. J. Crowley Bequest. Anderssun : Tristram Coll.). Saxicola isabellina, Cretzschm. Saxicola ifabellina, Tristram, Ibis, 18C7, p. 94 ; Hevf/l. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. .344, taf. xliii. fig. 12 (1869) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 199 (1874) ; . Bree, Birds Bur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 110, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 399 (1881) ; id. Egqs of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pi. 51. fig. 13 (189G); Gates, Fauna Brit.'ind., Birds, ii. p. 77 (1890); Rattray, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 339 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1903). Saxicola saltatrix, Tacz. J.f. O. 1873, p. 117, taf. ii. fig. 29. Of the three sets of eggs of the Isabelline Chat in the Collection two are exactly like ordinary eggs of S. oenanthe : the third set has the ground-colour of a considerably darker tint of greenish blue, and the eggs are more or less faintly spotted with purple. In size they vary from -SO to "90 in length, and from 'Ol to "68 in breadth. 5. Sarepta, S. Russia, 19th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Smyrna, 17th April (7". -BTrWjUf;-). Seebohm Coll. 5. Mt. Hermon, Palestine, 4th June Crowley Bequest. {H. B. Tristram). 169 Saxicola picata, Blyth. Saxicola picata, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. .367 (1881); Barnes, Straii Feath. ix. p. 217 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind. Birds, ii. p. 71 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 52 (1890) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. {Suppl.) p. 29 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 177 (1903). The eggs of the Pied Chat are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a very pale blue colour, thinly speckled with pale rufous, the markings being more numerous at the larger end, forming an incomplete zone. Three examples measure respectively : -84 by 'O ; '82 by -6 ; '79 by -61. 3. Cbaman, Afghanistan, Btb May Hume Coll. (//. .S. Barnes). Saxicola monticola (Vieill.). (Plate VII. fig. 12.) Saxicola monticola, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 24G (1875-84); Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 380 (1881); Butler, Feilden Sf JReid, Zool. 1882, p. 211 ; JVehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899) ; Stark ^ Sclnter, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 194 (1901). Saxicola leucomelsena, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 247 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 377 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 177 (1903). The eggs of the lilountain-Chat are of a pale greenish-blue colour, speckled and mottled with light chestnut-red and underlying lavender, more densely at the broad end, where the markings often form a well-defined zone. They measure from -94 to -99 in length, and from -7 to -73 in breadth. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa {E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 2. Dundee, Natal, 2nd Oct. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 5. Transvaal ( T. Ai/res : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. Leeuwspruit, O.R.C., 2nd Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [P.]. 2. Leeuwspruit, 4th Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [P.]. 1. Nel's Poort. Cape Colony {T. At- Crowley Bequest. more: Tristram Coll.). Saxicola lugens, Licht. (Plate VII. fig. 6.) Saxicola lugens, Loche, E.vpl. Sci. Alg6r., Ois. i. p. 207 (1867) ; Seebohm, Cat. Bird.'< B. M. t. p. 370 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899) ; Shari^e, Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). 170 TTJEDID^. Algeria and Tunis, are light greenish blue in colour, with spots of pale rusty brown thinly scattered over the whole surface, and be- coming more numerous, and in some cases much larger, about the broad end. In size they vary from '77 to •82 in length, and from •61 to '63 in breadth. 2. Algeria {Locke). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Lagouat, Algeria (Loche). Crowlev Bequest. 1. El Djem, Tunis ( V. Bogo). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. El Djem (F. B.). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola persica, Seebohm. Saxicola persica, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 372 (1881) ; Sharps, Kand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). The eggs of the Persian Pied Chat, forming part of the Crowley Bequest, are exactly like those of S. picata, already described. They measure -8 by -59, and '76 by -6 respectively. 2. Astrabad, Persia, April. Crowley Bequest. Saxicola pleschanka {Lcpecli.). Saxicola morio, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 235, part. (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 372 (1881) ; Tacz. Faime Orn. Siber. Orietit. p. 347 (1891) ; Nekrk. Eat. Etersamml. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola leucomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. lOo, pi. (1875). Saxicola pleschanka, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 73 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs hid. Birds, ii. p. 53 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). The eggs of the Siberian Pied Chat are of a somewhat broad oval shape, clear pale blue in colour, speckled and spotted with light rufous of two shades. The markings are much more numerous at the large end of the egg than elsewhere, sometimes forming an imperfect cap. Specimeus measure from "76 to '8 in length, and from -58 to -61 in breadth. 6. Kustendji, Dobrudscha, 25th May Seebohm Coll. {Dr. Cullen). 4. Crimea, 21st May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Altai Mountaias {Nehrkorii Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola leucura (Gm.). Saxicola leucura, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 18 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 247 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 89, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 375 (1881) ; Sharpe, Haml-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). Dromolaea leucura, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 211. Eggs of the Black Chat are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground-colour varies from bluish white to very pale greenish blue and is lightly speckled with lilac-red and underlying lavender or violet spots, which are chiefly confined to the broad end SAXICOLA. 171 of the egg, where they form a delicate and beautiful wreath. Specimens measure from "SG to "97 in length, and from "07 to "7 in breadth. 1. Southern Europe. Old Collection. 3. Valencia, Spain, May (S- Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain, 8th April {H. 8.). Seebohm CoU. 3, Malaga, 9th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. Saxicola deserti, Temm. Saxicola deserti. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 215, part. (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 383 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 304, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eqys of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pi. 51. fig. 14 (1896) : Pleske in Prje'v. Reisen, Voq. pi. v. fig. 3 (1889-94) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamvil. p. 41 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 179 (1903). Two eggs of the Desert-Chat in the Collection are of a regular oval form, delicately pale blue in tint, with a few light chestnut spots and small blotches. In one egg these are so few and faint as to be almost invisible, while the other egg has an imperfect but quite conspicuous zone at the larger end. In size they measure respectively '"S by •(> and '79 by "59. 2. Kuldja, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest. Saxicola melanoleuca (Giild.). Saxicola eurymelsena, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 95 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). Saxicola melanoleuca, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 211 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 385 (1881) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). Not much variation can be observed among the eggs of the Black-throated Chat in the Collection. AU have the same beautiful pale blue ground-colour, sparingly dotted and blotched with pale chestnut, and nearly all have a more or less dense zone round the larger end. A few are very faintly marked, appearing at first sight to be quite spotless. In size they range from -68 to "8 in length, and from -57 to '64 in breadth. 4. Greece (T. Kriiper : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 3rd May {H. Seebohm^- Seebohm Coll. T. Kriiper). 4. Parnassus, 5th May {H. S. S,- T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Parnassus, 8th Mav {H. S. 4" T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 8th May (//. .S. ^- T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnassus, 12th May (U.S. ^- T.K.^. Seebolim Coll. 3. Parnassus, 12th Mav {S.S. |- T.K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 12th May (H.S. ^- T.K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 17th May (H.S. S> T.K.). Seebohm CoU. 5. Parnassus (T. AOvVyjer). Crowley Bequest. 2. Palestine, 31st May {H. B. T.). Canon Tristram [C.]. 172 TUEDID^. 4. Palestine, 30th May {H. B. T.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Bethany, 22nd April {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Jericho, 25th April {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola occidentalis, Salvad. Saxicola stapazina (nee Linn.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 211 ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 96, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 387 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. -307, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 190, pi. 51 fig. 15 (1896). Saxicola rufa. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 297 (1874) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). Saxicola occidentahs, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) iii. p. 116 (1886) ; id. Ibis, 1904, pp. 77, 78. Though very similar to those of the preceding species, S. eury- melcena, the eggs of the Eusset Chat are a shade darker in their ground-colour, which is not of such a pale delicate tint, and the markings are less conspicuous in consequence. As with S. eury- melania, there are some almost spotless eggs in the series. In size they vary from '72 to '8 in length, and from -55 to -Gl in breadth. 5. Spain. Seebohm Coll. 5. Spain, 6th June. Seebohm Coll. 6. Andalusia, Spain, 8th May {A. Buiz : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt, Coll.). 5. Seville, Spain, 26th April {IL Seebohm Coll. Saunders) . 4. Malaga, 6th May (R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 17th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 15th June {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Algeria, 23rd May (0. »S'a/cirt). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 13th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (0. S.). 5. Ain Djendeli, 13th May {H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristrayn). 2. Madracen, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest, (H. B. T.). 2. Zaua, Algeria, loth June {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Tunis. L. Fraser, Esq. [C.]. Saxicola finschi, Heugl. Saxicola libanotica, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, pp. 91, 94. Saxicola erythrsa. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 219 (1874). Saxicola fiiischii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 338 (1881) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola finschi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). Considerable likeness exists between the eggs of the Euphrates Pied Chat and those of S. leucura already described : this similarity is noticed by Nehrkorn (I. c). There is only a small series of each in the Collection, but, judging from the material available, it would appear that the eggs of the present species are of a slightly paler ground-colour and do not display their pale chestnut markings to CAMPEICOLA. CATHARTJS. 173 such advantage as those of S. leucura. Thej- measure from "84 to •95 in length, and from '02 to "66 in breadth. 1. Jericho, 12th April (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristrmn). 2. Jericho, l.'Sth April (J. H. Coch- Crowley Bequest. rane ; Tristram Coll.). 4. Jericho, 22nd April {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Genus CAMPICOLA, Swains. Campicola pileata {Gm.). (Plate VII. fig. 10.) Saxicola pileata, Sharpe, ed. LayarcFs Birds S. Africa, p. 238 (1875-84) ; Seebo/im, Cat Birds B.M.\. p. 397 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899); Stark Sf Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 196 (1901). Campicola pileata, Skarpe, JIand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). Eggs of the Black-hooded Chat are of a pale greenish-white colour, without markings of any sort. They are large compared with the size of the bird, of a broad oval form, pointed at the small end, and rather glossy. Size from '87 to -98 in length by from -67 to •73 in breadth. These measurements are considerably less than those given by Layard and by Stark (Z. c), viz. 1^00 by.-7o ; but the Museum series contains one or two unusually small specimens. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa (E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 1. Cape Colony ( r. ^i?«o>-e : Tristrani Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Namaqualand. Crowley Bequest. Genus CATHAEUS, Bonap. Catharus melpomene (Cab.). Catharus melpomene, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 362; Scl. ^- Sah. Ibis, 1860, p. 29; Salv. 4' dodman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 2 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 288 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). Eggs of the Common Central-American Thrush-Robin vary in shape from a short to a long oval, and in colour from greenish-grey to bluish-green, and are marked with specks, clouds, and very small blotches of pale rufous and underlying lilac and purple. In some cases the markings are somewhat evenly and thickly distri- buted, concealing much of the ground-colour, especially towards the broad end ; in others the ])lotchcs are larger and fewer in number. 174 TTTEDTD^, They measure from -91 to 1*00 in length, and from -65 to -73 in breadth. 3. Mexico. Gould Coll. 2. Mexico ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Jalapa, Vera Cruz {de Oca). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Costa Rica, 27th May ( C. F. Under- Crowley Bequest. wood). 2. Costa Rica, 8th July [C. F. U.). Crowley Bequest. Catharus frantzii, Cab. Catharus frantzii, Salv. ^' Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 4 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 290 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 181 (1903). A pair of the eggs of the Costa-Rican Thrush-Robin in the Col- lection are of a slightly blunted oval shape and dull texture. They are of a pale blue colour, prettily speckled and spotted with lilac-red and lUac. They measure respectively : -97 by -71 ; '98 by -71. 2. Irazu, Costa Rica, 9th Jime (C. F. Crowley Bequest. Underwood). Catharus phseopleurus, Scl. 4' Salv. Catharus phfeopleurus, Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 491 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 287 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 182 (1903). The eggs of the Colombian Thrush-Robin appear to be of a regular oval form, but the specimen from the Crowley Collection is much elongated. They are of a pale bluish-white colour, spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and underlying lilac. Measure- ments vary from -95 to 1-08 in length, and from -70 to -72 in breadth. 2. Antioquia, U. S. Colombia (r. A'. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salmon). 2. Medellin, Antioquia {T. E. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Genus SIALIA, Swains. The eggs of the species of Sialia represented in the Collection are of a broad oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are of a pale spotless blue colour, and are so much alike in size and colour that the eggs of the different species cannot be separated from each another. 175 Sialia sialis (Linn.). Sialia sialis, Baird, Brewer ^- Jiidffiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 62 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 329 (1881) ; Reid, Btdl. U.S. Nat. Mus. No. 2o, p. 173 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 183 (1903). The eggs of the Eastern Blue-bird measure from -78 to '95 in length, and from -61 to -7 in breadth. 4. Laid in confinement, 31st May Crowley Bequest. [Heatley Noble). 8. North America {Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Boaz Island, Bermuda (Tm^rffwj Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Bernuida. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 4. Ithaca, New York, 29th April Princeton University, N.J. (C. J. Pinnock). [E.]. 2. Massachusetts, 28th May. W. liadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Princeton, New Jersey, 3rd April Princeton University, N.J. (W. E. D. Scott). [E.]. 5. Princeton, 22nd April ( W.E.D.S.). Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. 4. Carolina. Crowley Bequest. Sialia azurea, Siuains. Sialia wilsoni, Oicen, Ibis, 1861, p. 60. Sialia sialis, Salv. 8,- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 45, part. (1879). Siaha azurea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 331 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 183 (1903). The eggs of the Long-tailed Eastern Elue-bird in the Collection measure from 'S to "89 in length, and from -Q-^ to '66 in breadth. 3. North America. Bruce Hutton, Esq. [P.] 1. North America [Audubon). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 10th Salvin-Godman Coll. May [R. Owen). Sialia mexicana (Swains. S[ Richards.). Sialia mesicana, Baird, Brewer <§• Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 65, part. (1874) ; Cones, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 80, part. (1878) ; Salv. 4" Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 47, part. (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 331 (1881) ; Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899) ; Sharpe, Uand-l. iv. p. 183 (1903). In size the three eggs of the Mexican Blue-bird in the Collection measure respectively : -83 by -62 ; -84 by -61 ; -88 by -66. 1, North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Monterey, California (C A. Salvin-Godman Coll. Caujield : Henshaw Coll.). I. Monterey ( C ^. C : Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest. 170 Sialia occidentalis, Towns. Sialia raexicana, Baird, Brewer S( Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 65, part. (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 80, part. (1878) ; Salv. ^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ams, i. p. 47, part. (1879). Sialia occidentalis, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 33:^ (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 184 (1903). Eggs of the Western Blue-bird in the CoUection varj;^ from '76 to •87 in leugth, and from 'BS to -GO in breadth. 3. British Columbia {J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. [P.]. 2. California, 2ud June. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Sialia arctica, Siuains. Sialia arctica, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woobvich, iv. p. 338 (1865) ; Baird, Brewer ^ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 67 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 14 (1874) ; Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. AL v. p. 333 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899); Sharjje, Haml-l. iv. p. 184 (1903). The size of the eggs of the Eocky Mountain Blue-bird in the Collection, varies from -8 to -9 in length, and from -63 to -09 in breadth. 1. North America. Crowley Bequest. 3. British Columbia {J. E. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. [P.]. 3. Silver City, New Mexico, 10th June. W. Kadcliife Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Family SYLYIIU.^. Genus AGROBATES, Swains. Agrobates galactodes (Temm.). Sylvia galactodes, Thien. Fortpjiaiiz. ges. Vog. p. 20o, tab. xxi. fig. 4, a, b, c, part. (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 34 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 418, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 205, pi. 53. fig. 2 (1896). Aedon galactodes, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 22, part. (1855- 63) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 419 ; 1867, p. 80; Heugl. Orn. N.O.- Afr. i. p. 276, taf. xliii. figs. 16, 17 (1869) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 214; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 647 (1874). Aedon galactotes, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 308. Agrobates galactodes, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185 (1903). The eggs of the Eufous "Warbler vary in shape from a broad to a narrow oval, and a few specimens approach the elliptical. They have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground is in some cases pale bluish white, iji others pale grey, and the markings consist of n; specks, spots, streaks, and confluent blotches of umber-brown and lavender-grey. In some examples they consist entirely of fine spots ; in others, the majority, of coarse streaks and blotches which are often confluent on the broader half and form an irregular cap. Examples measure from "82 to '95 in length, and from -6 to '7 in breadth. Malaga, Spain, 30th May. MalrtLCrt, I'Oth June {H. Saunders: HanjUt Coll.). Malaga, 22ud June {H. S.). Malaga, 26th June. Malaga {A. Ruiz), Tunis. Susa, Tunis, May ( V. Bogo: Tris- tram Coll.). Chemora, Algeria, 19th May (O. Salvin). Chemora, 21st May (O. .S".). Chemora, 24th May (O. S.). Chemora, 24th May (O. S.). Chemora, .30th May (O. S.). Chemora, 2nd June (O. 7>e, /6es, 1877, pp. 16, 113; id. Ibis, 1879, p. 259 ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 235 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 192 (1903). The four eggs of the Black-throated Tailor-bird in the Collection are rather wide-pointed ovals, with the ground-colour white and somewhat glossy ; the entire surface of the shell is sparingly blotched and spotted with light red and lavender-grey, the markings being most numerous at the larger end, where they sometimes form an irregular zone. They measure from '55 to "58 in length, and from •42 to "44 in breadth. 4. Margherita, .\ssam, 29th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. ORTROTOMTTS. CISTICOLA. 191 Orthotomus cMoronotus {Ogilvie-Grant). (Plate IX. fig. 12.) Orthotomus chloronotus, Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. B. 0. C. v. p. ii (1895) ; id. Ibis, 1896, p. 117; id. Sf Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 240; Sharpe, Sand-l. iv. p. 192 (1903). The eggs of the Green-backed Tailor-bird are of a blunt oval form and very slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly dotted and spotted, fairly evenly all over, with lake-brown and underlying pale lilac. They measure respectively : "65 by -48 ; -63 by '48 ; •63 by -48. 3. Province of Isabella, North-east J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Luzon, PhiUppines, 29th May. Gemis CISTICOLA, Kaup. Cisticola ruficapiUa, A. Smith. (Plate IX. figs. 13 & 14.) Cisticola aberrans, Sharpe, ed. Layard^s Birds S.Africa, p. 271 (187-5-84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 245 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899) ; Stark ^- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 143 (1901). Cisticola ruficapilla, Sliarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 194 (1908). The eggs of Smith's Fantail- Warbler are of a lengthened oval shape and very glossy. Those forming one clutch are white, speckled with lilac-red and lavender, chiefly at the broad end. Those forming a second clutch are of a pinkish cream-colour, densely mottled all over with reddish brown and lavender. They measure from '63 to '7 in length, and from •45 to -5 in breadth. 4. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. 4. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. Cisticola cisticola (Temm,). Sylvia cisticola, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. x.^i. fig. 11, a,b (1845-54). Cisticola schoenicola, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 23 (1855-63) ; Saunders, His, 1871, p. 214. Acrocephalus cisticola, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 23, pi. (1875). Cisticola cursitans, Heiigl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 267, taf. xliii. figs. 4-6 (1873) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 3 (1877) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 374 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 4" Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 230 (1889). Cisticola cisticola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 259 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). The eggs of the Fantail-Warbler taken in Europe are extremely variable, whereas those taken in India and Burma appear to be always of one type. 192 STLVIIDiE. In shape the eggs are typicallj- of an oval form, the majority being somewhat sharply pointed. They are very glossy. European eggs, so far as they are represented in the Collection, are of live types: (1) plain white ; (2) plain, pale greenish blue; (3) white, very minutely speckled all over with pale purple and dark purplish brown ; (4) pinkish white, densely speckled all over with reddish brown ; (5) pale blue, speckled and spotted with pinkish brown and underlying pale lilac, or with dark chocolate-brown. Indian eggs, though varying slightly among themselves, may be considered as of one type. They are white, marked with reddish brown and underlying pale lilac. The markings are for the most part small specks, sometimes small spots, or the two combined. In a few specimens there is a ring of confluent blotches round the larger end with comparatively few markings elsewhere. They measure from -55 to 'GS in length, and from "44 to "48 in breadth. 1. 4. 2. 2. 4. ]. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 4. 10. 3. 1. 4. 1. 4. 2. 2. 1. Valencia, Spain {H. Saunders). Andalucia {A. Ruiz : Hargitt Coll.). Malaga, Spain, 5th June {H. S.). Southern Spain, 21st May. Southern Spain, 13th June. Southern Spain, 15th June. Southern Spain, 16th July. Southern Spain. Southern Spain. Southern Spain. Algeria (Loche). Algeria, June {H. B. Tristrnin). Sikhim Terai, India, 5th April. Sikhim Terai, 26th April. Sikhim Terai, 2nd May. Sikhim Terai, 21st May. Sikhim Terai, 25th May. Sikhim Terai, 29th May. Sikhim Terai, 29th May. Sikhim Terai, 28th July. Sikhim Terai, 9th Aug. Sikhim Terai, 26th Aug. Sikhim Terai, 28th Sept. Delhi, 27th March ( C. T. Bim/ham). Delhi, 29th June (G T. B.). ' Etawah, 14th Aug. Etawah, 28th Aug. Eaipur, C. Prov. Raipur, 8th July. Eaipur, 11th July. Saugor, C. Prov. Ceylon, May {A. L. Butler). Pegu, 7th June {E. W. Oates). Pegu, 7th Sept. (E. W. O.). Pegu, 1st Oct. (E. W. 0.). Pegu, 2nd Nov. {E. W. O.). Seehohni Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. i T.):5 Cisticola brunneiceps (Temm. 4' l^chl.). Salicaria (Cisticola) bruuueiceps, Temm. ^ Schl. Fauna Jap., Aivg^ p, l.'U, pi. 20 (1850). Cisticola brunneiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). Three eggs of the Japanese Fantail- Warbler are rather wide ovals, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end. The ground-colour is white with the faintest bluish tinge, sparsely spotted and speckled with light red and reddish brown, the markings being most nume- rous round the lirger end, where there are underlying spots and blotches of pale lilac, the whole forming an ill-defined zone. The eggs measure "6 to "So in length, by '48 in breadth. 3. Fuji, Japan, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Cisticola cherina {A. Smith). Cisticola madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards S^- Grandidier, Hist Nat Madaq., Oi^. i. p. 325, pi. 303. fig. 3 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Fhus. Soc. Edinh. Tii. p. 148 (1882). Cisticola cherina, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 278 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. "p. 264 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 56 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). The eggs of the Brown Fantail- Warbler are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pale bluish-green colour, speckled, spotted, and blotched with brownish chestnut, lilac-red, and lavender. In some examples the markings are evenly dis- tributed over the shell ; in others they are chiefly clustered round the broad end of the egg in the form of a bold zone. Specimens measure from •59 to -71 in length, and from -47 to -5 in breadth. 17. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 2. Madagascar (^. iV^ezt'ioH; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Ma.dagn!icar {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. Cisticola textrix ( VieilL). Heniipteryx tectrix, Sharpe, ed. Lai/ard's Birds S. Africa, p. 279 (1875-84). Cisticola textrix, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 206 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899) ; Stark ^- Sclat.er, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 146 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). The eggs of the Pinc-pinc Fantail- Warbler in the Collection are of two types. One specimen is of a pale greenish-blue colour, marked, chiefly at the broad end, with some blotches and hair-lines of deep umber-brown and lilac. Two other specimens are of a plain bluish-white colour. They measure respectively: -GSby^O; '62 by -47 ; -64 by -45. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P,]. 2. Nel's Poort, Cape Colony Crowley Bequest. (T.At7uore: Tristram Coll.). to:,. IV. o 194 SYLVim.Ti;. Cisticola exilis (Vig. 4' Horsf.). Cisticola exilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 269 (1883) ; Campbell, Nests 8r Efff/s Aiistr. Birth, i. p. 227, pi. 10 (1901) ; Slunye, Iland-l. iv. p. 198 (1903). Cisticola ruficeps, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 353 (1865) ; Bamsay, Ibis, 1868, p. 277 ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr Birds, p. 127 (1889). Cisticola erytliiocephala, Jerd. Birds Lid. ii. p. 175 (1863) ; Davifori, Stray Feath. x. p. 392 (1883) ; Terry, Stray Feath. x. p. 476 (1887) ; Gates, Faima Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 371 (1889). Cisticola volitans, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. ;;04 ; Oates, Faicna Brit. Tnd., Birds, i. p. 373 (1889) ; id. ed. Htime, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p, 230 (1889). The eggs of the Red-headed Fan tail- Warbler are short ovals, somewhat pointed, and moderatelj' glossj-. The ground is pale blue. Those of the Formosan bird are spotted and speckled with chocolate- brown, and the markings are rather dense at the large end, sparse elsewhere. The eggs of the Pegu bird are spotted Avith pale rufous, ver}' evenly over the whole shell. In one specimen the markings consist entirely of a few very large blotches. The eggs vary from •52 to -57 in length, and from -4: to -45 in breadth, but the eggs from Pegu are distinctly larger than those from Formosa. Eggs from Australia appear to vary from the narrow to the broad oval in shape and to be moderately glossy. They are also of a bluish-green colour, speckled and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish brown and lilac. They measure from "58 to -68 in length, and from •46 to -5 in breadth. 1. Palni Hills, South India, 3rd June. Major Horace Terrv [P.]. 3. Hot Springs, N. Cachar. E. 0. Stuart Baker,' Esq. [C.]. 2. Pegu, 28th May (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 28th May (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 4. Formosa, 12th April (P. ^.7?oZ,si;). Seebohm Coll. 7. Formosa, 15th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Java, 26th and 27th April. Crowlev Bequest. 1. New South Wales (E. P. Bavmnj). Gould Coll. 3. Lismore, Richmond, N.S.W., Crowley Bequest. 30th Nov. (A. J. North). 23. North Queensland. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. Cisticola tinniens (Licht.). Drymoeca levaillantii, Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 291. Cisticola tinniens, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 265 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 273 (1883) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899'>; Stark §• Scluter, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 147 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 198 (1903). The eggs of Le Yaillant's Fantail-Warbler are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and very glossj-. Those in the Collection are of several distinct types. The eggs of one clutch are pinkish white, freckled with pinkish brown, principally at the broad end, where a conspicuous broad zone or cap is formed. The eggs of a second clutch are blue, spotted and bIotched_, especially at the broad end, CISTICOLA. 195 with chocolate-brown and lilac. Other eggs are pale blue, blotched equally all over with pale chestnut and lilac. Others again are white, in some cases speckled, in others spotted, with chestnut and lilac. They measure from "61 to -64 in length, and from -46 to -48 in breadth. 4. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. fCJ. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 7. Potchefstroom, Transvaal Crowley Bequest. {T. Ayres: Tristram Coll.). Cisticola strangei (Fraser). (Plate IX. fig. 15.) Cisticola strangei, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 276 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 198 (1903). The eggs of Strange's Fantail- Warbler in the Collection are of a pointed oval shape and rather glossy. They are pale blue, densely speckled with pale reddish brown and lilac-grey, and they bear a close resemblance to the eggs of C. natalensis. Two examples measure respectively : -69 by '5 ; "68 by "49. 2. Boussa, Nigeria, 14th July. Dr. Cuthbert Christy [P.]. Cisticola natalensis (A. Smith). DrymcBca curvirostris, Gurney, Ibis, 1863, p. 323. Cisticola natalensis, Sharpe, ed. Bayard's Birds S. Africa, p. 261 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 278 (1883) ; Stark Sf Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. loo (1901) ; SharjJe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). Cisticola curvirostris, SIua']je, ed. Layard^s Bii-ds S. Africa, p. 263. The eggs of the Natal Fantail-Warbler are of a lengthened oval shape and moderately glossy. They are pale blue, covered with extremely minute specks of reddish brown and lilac. On a few specimens the markings are somewhat denser at the broad end than elsewhere. Seven examples measure from '76 to -81 in length, and from -53 to -55 in breadth. 4. Natal. T. Avres, Esq. [C.]. 3. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. Cisticola lugubris, li'npp. (Plate IX. tig. 16.) Cisticola fulvifrons, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 264 (1875-84). Cisticola lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 280 (1883) ; Tsehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899); Stark S,- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 153 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). The eggs of the Buff-fronted Fantail-Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and excedingly glossy. Some are uniformly brick-red in colour; others are of a salmon-pink colour, mottled and blotched o2 ine KYLVIID."E. ■with chestnut ajul lilac-red. They measure from ■& to -7 in length, and from -47 to -51 in breadth. 2. Natal. _ Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. 2. East Afrira. Crowley Bequest. 2. East Africa. Crowley Bequest. 1. Witu, East Africa. Crowley Bequest. Cisticola subruficapilla (Smith). Cisticola subruficapilla, Sharpe. ed. Laynrd's BvrJs S. Africa, p. 206 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 283 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; Stark ^- Sdater, Fanna S. Africa, Bird.?:, ii. p. 151 (1901); Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). The eggs of the Grey-backed Fantail-Warbler are of an ordinary oval shape and highly glossy. They are of a pale blue colour, spotted and blotched, mostly at the broad end, with pale umber- brown and lilac. Some specimens are also marked with a few spots and hair-lines of dark umber-brown. Thev measure from "Gl to •64 in length, and from '42 to -45 in breadth. 8. Namaqua-land, S. Africa. Crowley Bequest. Genus FRANKLINIA, Bhjth. Franklinia gracOis (Frankl.). Prinia gi-acilis, Jerd. B. Tnd. ii. p. 172 (1863). Priuia hodgsoni, Leqqe, Birds Cei/lon, p. 523 (1879). Cisticola gracilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 253 (1883) ; NehrJc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899). Franklinia gracilis, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 376 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, msts S,- Ei/()s Ind. Birds, i. p. 240 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903). The eggs of Franklin's Wren-Warbler are of an oval form, some being pointed and others somewhat blunt. They are very glossy. They are of two t3-pes of coloration, and these are about equally represented by the specimens in the Collection. In the first, the egg is of a plain greenish-blue colour, absolutely unmarked. In the second, the ground is greenish blue, speckled and spotted with chestnut and reddish brown, generally very thickly at the broad end, where the marlcings form a cap or zone, and sparingly else- where. The eggs measure from -53 to '62 in length, and from -4 to '45 in breadth. 2. India. Crowley Bequest. 1. Delhi, 12th March ( C. T. Bingham). Crowley Bequest. 24. Central India. Hume Coll. 3. Seoni, C. Provs., 16th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, 17th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, 20th Aug. Hume Coll. 4. Seoni, 21st Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Seoni, 23rd Aug. . Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, 23rd Aug. Hume Coll. FRAXKLINIA. 197 4. Seoni, 26th Aug-. Hume Coll. 5. Raipur, C. Provs., 12tli July. Hume Coll. 6. Raipur, l:itli July. Hume Coll. 1. Raipur, 7th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, Bui-ma, 19th Aug. {E. W. Gates Coll. Gates). 4. Margherita, Assam, 25th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. Franklinia rufescens (Blyth). Prinia beavani, Wald. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 551. Cisticola beavaui, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. vii. p. 255 (1883) ; JS'ehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899). Franklinia riilesceus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 377 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 242 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903). The eggs of Beavan's Wren- Warbler are of a regular oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. One egg in the Collection is of a plain greenish-blue colour. The others have the ground of this same colour, but are speckled and spotted with cliestnut. The markings are thinly scattered over the shell, except at the broad end, where they are confluent and form a well-marked zone. Specimens measure from '55 to '61 in length, and from •45 to -47 in breadth. 3. Dibrughur, Assam, 3rd June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C], 3. Dibrughur, 3rd June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C". 3. Dibrughur. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 1. Pegu, 2i)th June {E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 1st July [E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 25th July (i?. TT': 0.).' Oates CoU. 2. Pegu, 25th Jidy (^E. W. O. : See- Crowley Bequest. boJim Coll.). Franklinia buchanani (Bli/th). (Plate IX. fig. 17.) Cisticola buchanani, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 246 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899). Fraukliuia buchanani, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 378 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eg,js Ind. Birds, i. p. 243 (1889) ; Sharije, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903).' The eggs of the Rufous-fronted Wren-Warbler vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are fairly glossy. They are greyish white, sometimes with a slight tinge of green, thickly speckled all over, but most densely at the larger end, with reddish brown in some specimens, purplish brown in others, and underlying dull purple or lilac. The markings are generally minute, but on many examples they are intermingled with spots or small blotches, especially at the large end, where they are frequently confluent and form a cap or zone. The density of the speckling varies greatly in different specimens. The eggs measure from "55 to '65 in length, and from -43 to '52 in breadth. 198 SYLVIID^. 18. Hansi, Punjab, Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 2Gth June ( 0. T. Binyham). Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 4th Oct. (C. T. li.). Hume Coll. 25. North-west Provinces. Hume Coll. 1. Chunar, 20th June ( W. E. Brooks). Hume Coll. 5. Mirzapur ( W. E. B. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Allahabad. Hume Coll. 5. Jhansi. Hume Coll. 1. Hoshungabad, C. Provs. Hume Coll. Genus LATICILLA, Bhjth. Laticilla burnesi {Bhjtli). (Plate IX. fig. 20.) Laticilla burnesi, Sharpe, Vat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 119 (18"<3) ; Oates, Enuna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 380 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Effffs Ind. Birds, i. p. 247 (18^9) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903). The eggs of the Long-tailed Grass-Warbler are of a rather blunt oval shape, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are white in some cases, pale green in others, densely spotted and blotched with umber-brown and lavender or with brownish chest- nut and lavender. The markings are generally coarse and confluent at the broad end. Specimens measiu'e from '71 to '82 in length, and from -53 to "57 in breadth. 2. Eastern Narra, Sind {S. Eoitj). Hume CoL 2. Eastern Narra, 11th March {S. D.). Hume Coll. 2. Eastern Narra, 8th April (6'. D.). Hume Coll. ' 2. Eastern Narra, 3rd June (6'. I).). Hume Cull. Genus NESILLAS, Oberhoher. Nesillas typica (Hartl.). Ellisia typica, E. Neiuton, Ibis, 1863, p. 343, pi. xiii. fig. 6 ; Cowan, Proc. R. Piiys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; tSharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 120 (1883) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 52 (1899) Ellisia madagascariensis typica, Milne-Edwards i^- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madaff., Ois. i. p. 329, pi. 303. figs. 1,1a (1879). Nesillas typica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1903). The eggs of Hartlaub's Warbler are of the same type as those of Hypolais hypolais and its allies. They are of a greyish-pink colour, marked with spots, streaks, blotches, and twisted lines of deep purplish brown and lavender-grey. On some specimens the lines are numerous and wind about the broader half of the shell, much as in some of the eggs of the Buntings. Other specimens are blotched and clouded with brownish pink, the dark markings and lines of purplish brown being nearly entirely absent. Specimens measure from '77 to '87 in length, and from '55 to "65 in breadth. NESILLAS, MEGALtTRTTS. 199 21. Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 10. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. 1. Madagascar {E. Newton: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Nesillas lantzi (Grandid.). EUisia madagascariensis, var. lantzii, Milne- Edivards ^ Grandidier, Hint. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 330, pi. 303. tigs. 2,2 a (1679). Ellisia lantzii, Cowan, Proc. R. I'hijs. Soc. Edinh. vii. p. 148 (1882). Ellisia lantzi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds li. M. vii. p. 121 (18S3J ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 52 (1899). Nesillas lantzi, Sharpe, Hand-1. iv. p. 201 (1903). The eggs of Lantz's "Warbler are very similar to those of N. tijpica, but they have a much darker greyish-pink ground, the markings are less frequent, and in many specimens the twisted lines are altogether absent. Nine examples measure from "77 to •85 in length, and from 'oS to '63 in breadth, 9. Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. Genus SPILOPTILA... Sundev. Spiloptila ocularis {A. Smith). Drymoeca ocularia, Ay res, Ibis, 1871, p. 101 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 2o6\l87o-84). Spiloptila ocularia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 232 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899) ; Stark ^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa^ Birds, ii. p. 138 (1901). Spiloptila ocularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1903). The eggs of the Eufous-eared Grass- Warbler are, according to Stark, of a pale bluish-greeu colour, rather thickly blotched with pale reddish browu. Those in the Collection, however, taken by L'lyard, are quite plain, one being of a pale blue colour and two others of a bluish-white colour. They are of a blunt oval form and glossy. Two examples measure respectively : -63 by '49 ; •58 by -46. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.J. 2. South Africa [E. L. Layard : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Genus MEGALURUS, Horsf. Megalurus palustris, Horsf. Megalurus palustris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 123 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 383 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^^ Eijijs hid. Birds, i. p. 249 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 52 (l899j ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 202 (1903). The eggs of the Striated Marsh-"Warbler vary much in shape, some being narrow ovals, others broad ovals, and others again 200 spheroidal. They exhihit a small amount of gloss. The ground colour is white, and this in some cases is densely speckled, in others speckled, mottled, and streaked, with purplish brown, umber- brown, and underlying lavender. The markings are more closely set together at the broad end than elsewhere, and sometimes form an irregular cap. Examples measure from -8 to -92 in length, and from '62 to -68 in breadth. 1. Iloshungabad, India, 4th May Hume Coll. {E. C. Nunn). Calcutta, 7th May. Dibrugurh, Assam, 3rd April (J. R. Cnpps). Dibrugurh, 3rd May (J. R. C). Sadiya, Assam, 29th May {Cock- burn). Wau, Pegu, 19th > May {E. W. Ontes). Pegu, 19th May (^. W. O.). Pegu, 19th May {E. W. O. : See- bohm Cull.). Java. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Megalurus gramineus (Gould). Sphenceacus gramineus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 400 (1865). Megalurus gramineus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 125 (1883) ; North, Nests ^ E(jqs Austr. Birds, i. p. 146 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 224, pi. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 202 (1903). The eggs of the Little Australian Grass-Warbler are of a blunt oval form and almost devoid of gloss. They are pinkish white, densely speckled and mottled with reddish brown, purplish red and underlying lavender. lu some examples the markings are ex- tremely dense round the larger end and form a broad zone. In others they are evenly distributed over the shell. Specimens measure from -7 to •75 in length, and from -52 to '58 in breadth. 2. South Australia. 4. Melbourne ( W. Bridger). 1. Melbourne {W.B.: Tristram Coll.). 3. Canterbury, N.S.W., 9th Nov. (A. J. North). 1. Albert Park, Victoria, 30th Nov. (A. J. N). 2. Tasmania {E. D. Atkinson). Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Megalurus ruflceps, Tiwedd. (Plate IX. fig. 19.) Megalurus ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 125 (1883) ; Sttere, List Birds Sf- Mamm. Philipp. p. 30 (1890) ; Grant ^- Whitehead, MEOALUEITS. SCHCENICOL.V. 20l ^''^^{'V- " ff- '"/;'''''-'■ ^"'- ^'-~^- P- -53, taf. ii. ng. w (l»yy) ; ^hai-pe, lland-l. iv. p. 202 (lyO;i). iJof' T^ 'l*^' l^>^f«"«-lieaded Marsh- Warbler in the Collection are ot a blunt oval shape and rather glossy. They are pinkish tTrnT^^i""' 't '''''''''' ''''^''"^ ^^^ °^^^ -i^^ pinkish^rown and lilac, ihe markings are denser at the larger end than else- where and form an Undefined zone or cap at%hat part ^^e 8 by^6 ! ^g^^'^^^^^^^^P'^^ti-eiy = -y-^ by -6 ; -84 by -62 ; %6 by 64 ; ^' ^^^8thMr^' Plulippiiie Islands, Steere Exped. 2. Marinduque, May (Steere Exped.). Crowley Bequest. Megalurus macrurus {Salvad.). J^at. M.zersa7nml. p. 5d (1899) j ^/ia/-;?e, ^a«rf-/. iy. p. ^02 (lyo^j. « ;tlf"^ ''^ the Long-tailed Grass-Warbler in the Collection is of a regular oval shape and fairly glossy It is of a orpvi^v, i colour, speckled and%lotched, iiflly aV the\"oad enf, irth"^ "h brownish purple and lavender. There are also a fe^ ia h-lmes mingled with the other markings. It measures -bS by 62 Ihe three eggs from i\ew Guinea also referred to this snecies are of aa entirely different type ; the ground-colour is pinki h wh te densely speckled all over with rich brownish purple, especially toward the larger end, where the markings unite nto cloudv blotches. They measure -9 to -95 by -60 to -64. ^ 3' sZu^'^'T ^f'^'-^y^ ^'"^^•)- Crowley Bequest. 3. bouth-easteru New Guniea. Mr. £. Weiske [C.J. Genus SCH(ENICOLA, Blyth. Schoenicola platyura (Jerd.). Schoenicola platyura, SMrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 110 (1883) ■ Oates i-^^naB t^lnd BMs, i. p. 384 {\^%'^),^led.RunSNets% Eyy^ Ind. Bu-ds, i. p. 251 (1889) ; Sharpe, Uand-l. iv. p. 203 (itosf The egg of the Broad-tailed Grass- Warbler in the CoUection is ot a very broad oval form and fairly glossy. It is white densely speckled and blotched with dull ehestiiut-brown ani pale uS Ijing lavender. At the broad end the markings are denser and more or less confluent. The example measures -73 by -6 1. Belgauni, India, 19th Sept. Ilimie Coll. l-c.. A. Butler). 202 Genus BRADYPTERUS, Swains. Bradypterus bracliypterus {Vieill.). Bradypterus trachvpterus, Shurpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 286 (1875-84); Butler, Feilden Sf Beid', Zool. 1882, p. 245; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 113 (1883) ; Stark ^ Scluter, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 99 (1901; ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 204 (1903). The eggs of the Stripe-throated Reed-'Warbler in the Collection are of a blunt oval form and moderately glossy. They are of a greenish-white colour, thickly spotted and mottled, especially at the broader end, with reddish brown and lavender. They measure respectively : '9 by "62 ; '8 by •62. 2. Cape of Good Hope {Miss Dacres : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus CHiETORNIS, Grcnj. Chsetornis locustelloides (Blijth). (Plate IX. fig. 18.) Chc-etornis locustelloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds' B. M. vii. p. 130 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 388 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests (§• Ft/qs Ind. Birds, i. p. 252 (1889) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eicrsumml. p. 53 (1899) ; Shcuye, Hand-l. iv. p. 205(1903). The eggs of the Bristled Grass-Warbler are of a regular oval form and but very slightly glossy. They are white, with a tinge of pink, speckled and spotted, more densely at the larger end than elsewhere, with pinkish brown, lilac-red, and lavender. They measure from "76 to -85 in length, and from •57 to "02 in breadth. 1. Deesa, Central India, 18th May Hume Coll. {E. A. Butler). 4. Faridpur, Bengal, 23rd May Hume Coll. {J. R. Cripps). 4. Faridpur, 27tli May (/. B. C). Hume Coll. 3. Faridpur, 28th May [j. R. C). Hume Coll. Genus CALAMOCICHLA, Sharpe. Calamocichla newtoni (Hartl.). Calamoherpe newtoni, F. Neioton, Ibis, 1863, p. 344, pi. xiii. fig. 3 ; Cotvan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Fditib. vii. p. 148 (1882). Calamodyta newtonii, Milne-Edwards ^ Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Maclag., Ots. p. 336, pi. 303. %• 4 (1879). Calamocichla newtoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 131 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 63 (1899J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 205 (19U3). The eggs of Newton's Grass-Warbler are of an ordinary oval form and but very slightly glossy. They are of a pale greyish- CALAMOCICHLA. AEUNDTNAX. 203 green colour, blotched all over with two shades of brown and with purplish grey or lavender. Three examples measure respectively : •86 by -62 ; -83 by -59 ; -78 by -6. 2. Tamala Country, Madagascar Crowley Beciuest. ( IF. Deans Cowan). 1 . Betsileo, Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. Calamocichla leptorhyncha (Fisch. Sf Reiclienow). (Plate X. fig. I.) Turdinus leptorhyuchus, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 54:6 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eievsamml. p. 6.3 (1899). Calamocichla leptorhyncha, tSharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 206 (1903). The eggs of the East-African Grass-Warbler are of a regular oval form and without gloss. The colour is very pale grey, with numerous spots and dots of olive-brown and lavender-grey. In one specimen the markings mostly appear as very pale lavender-grey blotches, with a few spots of light brown. They measure from '71 to '7- in length, and from -51 to -54 in breadth. 2. East Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. Zanzibar. Crowley Bequest. Genus ORIGMA, Gould. Origma rubricata {Lath.). Origma rubricata, Ramsay, Ibis, 1803, p. 445 ; Gould, Handh. Birds Austr. i. p. 385 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 135 (1883) ; North, Nests Sf Eyys Austr. Birds, p. 142, pi. xiii. lig. 8 (1887); Camjjbell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 226 (19Ul) ; Sharpie, Hand-l. iv. p. 207 (1903). The egg of the Rock-AVarbler in the Collection is of an oval shape, slightly glossy and pure white. It measures 'SQ by "6. 1. New South Wales [E. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll. Genus ARUNDINAX, Blyth. Arundinax aedon (Pall.). (Plate X. fig. 7.) Arundinax aedon, Tacz. J.f. 0. 1872, p. 353; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 390 (1889) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 227 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 207 (1901). Arundiuax olivacea, Tacz. J.f. O. 1873, taf. i. fig. 1. Lusciniola aedon, *S'ee6oA/n, C'«<. Birds B. M. v. p. 121 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899). The eggs of the Thick-billed Warbler in the Collection are of a regular oval form and very glossy. They are purplish grey, mottled with a darker shade of the same and marked with numerous thin, 204 SYLVIID.E. blackish hair-lines and streaks, like the eggs of some of the Buntings, They measure -87 to -9 in length, and -6 to -65 in breadth. 2. Lake Baikal, Siberia, 7th July Seebohm Coll. {Dyboivski). 3. Dauria, June {Dybowshi : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Genus HYPOLAIS, Brehm. Hypolais hypolais {Linn.). Sylvia hypolais, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 168, tab. xix. fig. 13, a-d (1845-54). Hypolais salicaria, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 1 (1855-63). Sylvia icteriua, Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 58 (1867). Hypolais icter'ma, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 521 (1874); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. V. p. 77 (1881). Hypolais hypolais, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 381, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Egffs (if Brit. Birds, p. 198, pi. 52. fig. 10 (1890) ; Sharj)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 207 (1903). The eggs of the Icterino Tree-Warhler are of a regular oval form and possess a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from greyish pink to pale brownish pink or salmon-pink, and is marked rather sparingly with spots of deep purplish brown or black. The spots on some specimens are very small, on others large, but they are always well-defined. A few examples are also marked with short lines and streaks, while others are covered with very fine lines which run over the shell in all directions and resemble the lines of a cobweb. The underlying markings are obsolete and often absent. Specimens measure from '67 to -81 in length, and from "51 to -56 in breadth. 1. Boulogne, France. L. II. Sitwell, Esq. [P.]. 5. Elbeuf, France, 4th June {Noury : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Foret de Bord, Elbeuf {Noury : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Holland {J. Baker). Crowley Bequest. 6. Valkenswaard, Holland (,7. 5.). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 4. "Valkenswaard, 28th May {H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). 16. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest. 6. Pomerania (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 4. Cassel, Germany, 30th May Seebohm Coll. (T.Holland). 5. Moscow, 2nd June (Zo?'ewz). Seebohm Coll. Hypolais polyglotta (Vieill). Ilippolais polyglotta, Saluin, Ibis, 1859, p. 306; Tristram, torn. cit. p. 418. Hypolais polvglotta, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 517 (1874) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2ud ed. ii. p. 150, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 79 (1881) ; Shnrpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903). 205 Hypolais salicaria, Lilford, ILis, 186G, p. 187. Ficedula polyglotta, Sminders, Ibis, 1871, p. 213. The eggs of the Melodious Tree-Warbler do not differ in any respect from those of H. 7iyj)olais. [Spain.] Spain. Malaga, Spain, 18th May (A. Rmz). ISIalaga, 25th May {A. i?.). Malaga, 31st May (A. B.). Malaga, 12th June {A. S.). Malaga, 2oth June (A. S.). Malaga, 16th May (S. Saunders). Malaga, 24th May [H. S.). Malaga, 26th June (H. S.). Seville, Spain {II. S.). Seville (//. S.). Seville (//.«.)._ Chemora, Algeria, 26th May (O. Saliin). Chemora, 27th May (O. S.). Chemora, 29th May (O. S.). Chemora, 1st June (0. ^S".). Chemora, 2nd Jime (0. th June {E. S. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Kiev, Russia, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Kiev, 30th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Turkey {Robson). Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. 5. Lebanon, 20th May {J. H. Goch- Seebohm Coll. rnne). 5. Altai Mountains (7rt;(w^). Crowley Bequest. Sylvia sylvia {Linn.). (Plate Vlir. fig. 11.) Syhia cinerea, Tftim. Fort]>Jlanz. ges. Vog. p. 179, tab. xx. fig. 6, a-e (1845-54) ; Baedeher, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Hewitson. Egqs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 130, pi. xxxv. figs, i & ii (1856); Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 84; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 8 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 405, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Bird^, p. 202, pi. 52. fig. 16 (1896). Sylvia rufa, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 377 (1876). Sylvia sylvia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1903). Eggs of the Common Whitethroat in the large series in the Collection vary from a pointed to a blunt oval shape and are slightly gloss}'. The ground-colour ranges from pale buff to pale grey and from greenish-white to pale green. The markings consist of specks, spots, and blotches of various shades of grey, olive-brown, olive-green, umber- brown, and underlying lavender, and whereas in many examples these are evenly distributed over the whole shell, in others they are chiefly confined to the broader half of the e^g., where they are often confluent and form a dense cap or zone. Some eggs are comparatively faintly marked, others have the markings very dark. Specimens measure from 'Go to '8 in length, and from "5 to '6 in breadth. 5. Lochend, near Inverness, 1st June Seebohm Coll. (Harqitt Coll.). 5. England. Old Collection. 5. Norfolk, 15th May (F. Norqate). Seebohm Coll. 5. Norfolk, 17th May (7-'. N.)'. Seebohm Coll. VOL. IV. P 210 STLTIID^. Norfolk, 31st May {F. ^'ore/ate). Cambridgeshire. Cambridge, 19th May (O. Salvi?i). Cambridge, 23rd May (O. S.). Haddenliam, Cambridge, 23rd May. Tn.plow, Berkshire. Taplow. Berkshire, 13th May. Maidenhead, 4th May. Near Beutley, Hants, 21st May (Han/itt Coll.). Near Bentley, 2ud July {Hcn-- gitt Coll.). Alton, Hants. Alton. Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salvin). Caen Wood, Finchley, 11th June {O.8.). Epping Forest, Essex. Tilford, Surrey. Churt, Surrey. Churt. Sweden. Valkenswaard, Holland, 2Sth INIay (C. B. Wharton ^ H. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 28th May ( W. S^ S.). Elbeuf , France (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seville, Spain {H. Samiclers). Parnassus, Greece, 6th May {H. Seebohm cS" T. Ki'iiper). Parnassus, 17th May {H. S. ^- T. K.). Smyrna, 22nd May {T. Kriipei-). Galilee, 4th April {H. B. Tris- tram). Plain of Gennesaret, 4th April {H. B. T.). Mount Tabor, 5th April (E. Bart- lett : Tristram Coll.). Kadesh Naphthali, 18th May (H. B. T.). Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.], Salvin-Godman Coll. Sah'in-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Old Collection. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. S. O. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Sylvia icterops, Menetr. Sylvia cinerea, var. fuscipilea, Severtzotv, J. f. 0. 1875, p. 177. Sylvia fuscipilea, Seelohm. Ibis, 1884, p. 427. Sylvia icterops, Sharpc, Harid-l. iv. p. 209 (1903). The eggs of the Eastern Whitethroat do not differ from those of the common species, and the dimensions are the same. Altai Mountains, May. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. 211 Sylvia simplex, TMth. (Plate VIII. fig. 13.) Sylvia hortensis, Thien. Fortjtflanz. ges. Vog. p. 175, tab. xx. fig-. 2, a-e (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 128, pi. xxxiv. figs, iii, iv (1856); Seebohni, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 10 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 400, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 201,' pi. 52. figs. 12, 13 (189(3). Ciirnica hortensis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 11 (1855-63). Sylvia salicaria, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 429 (1876). Sylvia simplex, Shari^e, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1903). The eggs of the Garden-Warbler are of a somewhat pointed oval form and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They vary much in coloration. The ground-colour is sometimes pure white, but more commonly it ranges from creamy white to greenish white. In one type the marlciugs consist of clouds and smudges of pale underlying lavender and yellowish brown, and some surface-spots and lines of deep umber-brown. In another type the surface-spots and lines are absent, aud the shell is thickly blotched and smudged with yellowish brown and underlying lavender. In a third type the umber-brown surface-markings preponderate and the underlying markings are comparatively few and faint. In a fourth type, an unusual one, the ground-colour is salmon-pink, clouded with pinkish brown and spotted with umber-brown. Specimens measure from •7 to -So iu length, and from -52 to -Q"! in breadth. 4. 1. 3. 2. 6. 1. 4. 6. 4. 11. 5. 5. 6. Crieff, Perthshire. Brecon, Wales. Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire. Norwich, 4th July. Taplow, Berkshire. Taplow, May. Alton, Hants, May. Fincbley, Middlesex, 12th Jime (O. 8.). Near London. Chart, Surrey. Churt. Vosges Mts., France, May {Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, Normandy (Nourg : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf (iS^owry : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, 20th i\lay {Nourg : Hargitt Coll.). Valkeuswaard, Holland, 2oth May (/f. Seehohm). Valkenswaard {H. S.). Valkonswaard (//. ^ T. K.). Parnassus, 21st May {U. S. ^- T. K). Delphi, Greece, 2nd May (H. S. ^ T. A'.). Delphi, 8rd May {H. S. ^ T. K). Delphi, 20th May {11. S. ^ T. K.). Smyrna (7'. Kriiper). Smyrna, 4th May (T. K). Smyrna, 8th May ( T. K.). Smyrna, 12th May {T. K.). Smyrna, 13th May {T. K.). Sm^Tna, 26th May (T. K.). Smyrna, 30th May (7*. K.). Palestine, 6th 3une(H.£. Tristram). Birket es Dan, Palestine, 16th May {U. B. T.). Kati- Idiz, Giiead, 6th May {H. B. T.). Mount Hermon, 4th June {H. B. T.). Mount Uernion, 6th June (//. B. T.). Gliemora, A'geria, 2nd June (O. Scdvin). Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 15th May (O. -S'.). Aiii Djendeli, 18th May (0. S.). Ain Djendeli, 20th May (O. S.). Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coil. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Canon Tristram [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godnian Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Sylvia curruca {Linn.). Sylvia curruca, Thien. Fortpfanz. yes. Voy. p. 181, tab. xx. fig. 11, a-d (1840-.54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 51. tig. 8 (185.5-63); Ilcwitson, Eyys of Brit. Birds, i. p. 132, pi. xxxv. fig. iv (1856) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 84 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 383 (1876) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 16 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 410, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 203, pi. 52. lig. 20 (1896) ; S/tarjje, Rcmd-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). The eggs of the Lesser Whitethroat are of a pointed oval form. The amount of gloss on the shell is very variable, some specimens being highly glossed and others wanting it. They are of a white or greyish-white colour, blotched and spotted, chiefly at the large end, ■where the markings generally form a zone or a cap, with olive or greenish-browD, iimber-brown, and underlying lavender. Many siiecimens are marked in addition with some spots and lines of very deep brown or black. They measure from '63 to -75 in length, and from -49 to -oo in breadth. 6. England. 6. Sheffield {H. Seebohm). 5. Cambridgeshire. 5. Cambridge, 23rd May. 5. Taplow, Berkshire. Old Collection. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Ksq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. 214 4. Taplow. 6. New Forest {H. Saunders). 5. Alton, Hants, May. 6. Hampstead, Middlesex (O. S.). 4. Finchley, Middlesex (0. S.). 4. Cburt, Surrey, May. 6. Churt, May. 5. Churt, June. 6. Valkenswaard, Holland, 23rd May (C. B. Wharton ^- H. Seebohm). 5. Pomerania, 27th May {T. Holland). 5. Stolp, Pomerania, 5th June {T. H.). 3. Saxony ( Charhonnier : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Parnassus, Greece, 16th May {T. Kriiper). 3. Lebanon, Palestine, 16th June (H. B. Tristram). 2. Mount Hermon, 16th May (If. B. T.). Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Sylvia affinis, Bhjth. (Plate X. fig. 3.) Sylvia aiBnis, Wardlaiv-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 59; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. V. p. 19 (1881) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 397 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 257 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). Sylvia curruca, Tacz. Fuune Orn. Siber. Orient, i. p. 277, part. (1891). The eggs of the Indian Lesser Whitethroat are not separable from those of S. curruca. The specimens in the Collection measure from '65 to "75 in length, and from -47 to '55 in breadth. 6. Astrachan. Seebohm Coll. 2. Afghanistan, 28th May {R. Wardlaiv-Eamsay). G. Seebohm Coll. 2. Afghanistan, 28th May {R. W.-R.). G. Seebohm Coll. 4. Afghanistan, 28th May {R. W.-R.). G. Seebohm Coll. 3. Afghanistan, 28th May {R. W.-R.). G. Seebohm Coll. 1. Kashmir, 24th May {W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Kashmir, June (C R. Cock: tram Coll.). Tris- Crowley Bequest. Sylvia mystacea, Menetr. (Plate X. fig. 4.) Curruca momus, Hempr. Sf Ehr. Symb. Phys., Av. i. fol. bb (1833). Sylvia momus, Dresser, B. Eur. ii. p. 407 (1880). Sylvia rubescens, Blanf. Ibis, 1874, p. 77 ; id. East. Pers. ii. p. 177, pi. xii. (1876). Sylvia mystacea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 20 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). SYLVIA. 215 Five eggs of Bowman's Warbler are indistinguishable from those' of S. subaljnna belonging to the brown type. They are white, thickly freckled all over with yellowish brown and underlying grey. They measure "7 to "71 in length, by "52 to '54: in breadth. 5. Shiraz, Persia, 2nd May. H, F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. Sylvia conspicillata, Temm. S3'lvia couspicillata, TJiien. Forfpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 182, tab. xx. fig. 8, «, b (1845-54) ; Salvin, Ibis, 185^, p. 305 ; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 417 ; Wright, Ibis, 1804, p. 68 ; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 38, pi, (1867) ; 2ud ed. ii. p. 132, pi. (1875) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 393 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 22 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). Stoparola conspicillata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vbg. tab. 51. fig. 6 (1855-63). The eggs of the Spectacled Warbler are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a greenish-grey colour, speckled and mottled with brown, which in some specimens is pale, in others dark. The markings are usually evenly distributed over the whole shell, but in a small number of specimens they form a cap at the broad end. Examples measure from •62 to '66 in length, and from -48 to "ol in breadth. 5. Malaga, Spain (iZ. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 5th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 5th June (II. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. ^iidta {C. A. Wright). Crowley Bequest. 3. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 18th May Salviu-Godmau Coll. (O. Salvm). 4. Ain Djeudfli, 19th May (O. S.). Salviu-Godman Coll. 2. Ain IJJendeli, 14th May {H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 4. Madracen, Algeria, 30th May Crowley Bequest. (if. B. T.). 3. Madracen, 3rd June {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Sylvia atricapilla {Linn.). (Plate VIII. figs. 10 & 14.) Sylvia atricapilla, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Viig. p. 173, tab. xx. fig. 1, a-d (1845-54) ; Hcioitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 126, pi. xxxiv. ligs. i, ii (1856); Godman, Ibis, 1866, p. 95; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 421 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. V. p. 23 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 394, pi. 10 (1883); Meade- Waldo, Ibis, 1893, p. 189; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 201, pi. 62. figs. 17, ]S, 19 (1896); Sharpe, IIa?idrl. iv. p. 211 ( 1903). Curruca atricapilla, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 12 (1855-63) ; TristraHi, Ibis, 1859, p. 417. The eggs of the Blackcap are mostly of a pointed oval form and they are often very glossy. In the common type the ground-colour varies from greyish white to grey, and this is smudged and mottled 216 -with olive-brown, yellowish brown, and underlying pale lavender. Many specimens of this type are also spotted with deep umber- brown. In another type the g'-ound-colour is salmon-pink, smudged and clouded with darker pink and grey and marked with spots and lines of rich reddish brown. In a third type the shell is white, prettily blotched and speckled with chestnut and pale lavender. Comparatively few egss of the Blackcap exhibit any well-defined cap or zone at the larger end, the markings being generally evenly distributed over the whole shell. They measure from -7 to "ST in length, and from -515 to '6 in breadth. Shropshire, 29th May. Cambr idgesh ire. Cambridgeshire. HistoD, Cambridge. Bristol, 19th Way. Avington, Hampshire, May (E. B. Sharpe : Hargitt Coll.). Alton, Hampshire, June. Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salcin). FiuchleV (O. S.). Hampstead, Middlesex (O. -S".). Stanmore, Middlesex [Haryitt Cull.). Churt, Surrey. Churt, May. Maidstone, Kent (Hargitt Coll.). Vo?ges Mts., France i^Nuury: Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, Normandy (Kourg : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, 1st Blay [Nourg : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf [Novry: Hargitt Coll.). Malaga, Spain, 28th May {H. Saun- ders : Hargitt Coll.). Malaga, 31st May. Pomerania, 26th May ( T. Holland). Pomerauia, 29th May [T. H). Pomerania, 4th June (T. H.). Pomerania, 8th June (T. H.). Pomerania, 10th June (T. H.). Pomerania, 12th June {T. H.). Pomerania, 13th June (T. H.). Pomerania, 13th June {T. H.). Fayal, Azores, June (i\ D. Godman). Tenerife, Canary Islands, 19th March. Mustapha, Algeria, May {H. B. Tristrajn). Lake Halloula, Algeria, June [H. B. T.). Gould Coll. F. Bond, Esq. rp.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Dr. J. A. Norton [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohui Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. E. G. Meade-Waldo, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Sylvia suhalpina, Temm. Sylvia passerina, Thien. Fortpjlavtz. f/es. Viiq. p. 183, tab. xx. fig. 9, a, b (184.5-54). Stoparola subalpina, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. lig. 7 (1855-63). STLVIA. MELIZOPHILTJS. 217 Sylvia subalpina, Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 29, pi. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 122, pi. (lB7o) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 389 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 27 (1881) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 33 ; Seebohm, Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 204, pi. 53. figs. 3, 4 (18'J6) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 211 (1903). The eggs of the Sub-alpine Warbler are of a broad oval form, a few specimens being rather lengthened and others spheroidal. They have very little gloss. The eggs are of two distinct types. In one, the ground-colour is greyish or bluish white, thickly speckled and mottled with pale brown or greenish brown and underlying lavender. . In the other, the ground-colour is pinkish white, thickly marked, as in the first type, with reddish brown and pale lavender. Three examples, forming a clutch, differ from both the above types in being pure white, speckled and spotted, almost entirely at the broad end, with dark umber-brown and pale lavender. Specimens measure from "6 to ub in length, and from -48 to -55 in breadth. 8. Madrid {H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Madrid (//. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 9th June {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [CI 2. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.J. 2. Corsica {J. Whitehead). Seebohm Coll. 4. Corsica, 6th May {J. W.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Corsica, 6th May (J. jr.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Attica, Greece, 10th June (7". Seebohm Coll. Kriijier). 1. Parnassus, Greece, May (T. X.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Parnassus, 4th June (7". K.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Parnassus, 10th June (T. A'.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Parnajsus, 26th April (7*. A'.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Parnassus, 26th May [T. K.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Lake Ilalloula, Algeria, June (if. B. Crowley Bequest. Trisiravi). Genus MELIZOPHILTJS, Leach. Melizophilus melanocephalus {Gmel.). Sylvia melauocephala, Thieii. Fvrtpjianz. ges. Voy. p. 186, tab. xx. tig. 7, a, b (1845-54) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 154 ; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 33, pi. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 127. pi. (1875); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 401 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 29 (1881) ; Irby, Ibis, 1872, p. 199; id. Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 54 (1895). Pyrophthalma melanocephala, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Toy. tab. 51. fig. 4 (1855-63). Melizophilus melanocephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1903). The eggs of the Sardinian Warbler are mostly of a pointed oval shape and exhibit comparatively little gloss. In one type, the ground-colour is greyish white or greenish white, jjrofusely mottled and speckled with olive-brown and underlying pale lavender. In another, the ground-colour i.s white or pinkish white, thickly mottled and spotted with lavender and reddish brown, the latter colour 218 STLVIIDJ5. varying in tint in different clutches. In both these types the markings are generally evenly spread over the shell. In a third type, the ground-colour is nearly pure white, and the broader half of the egg is thickly spotted and blotched with chestnut-brown and lavender, the smaller half being very sparingly marked. Measurements vary from -66 to '75 in length, and from -52 to •56 in breadth. 2. Malaga, Spain {S. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 2nd May {H. 8.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 8th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 2(;th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. INIalaga, 27th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 29th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Malaga, 29th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Malaga, 29th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 18th June (R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 26th June {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Malaga, 8th July (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Valencia, Spain {S. Martin). Seebohm Coll. 5. Gibraltar {G. Bantez). Seebohm Coll. 3. Algeria {H. B. Tristram). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Kouba, Algeria, 20th April (if. i?. T.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Algeria, I9th April {B. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Algeria, 21st April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 4. Algeria, 9th May (//. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Algeria, June {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Melizophilus undatus (Bodd.). Sylvia provincialis, Tkien. Fortpjlanz.ges. Tog. p. 184, tab. xx.fig. 10, «, b (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 31 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 414, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 204, pi. 53. fig. 1 (1896). Melizophilus ^vo\'mc\alvi,Baedeker,EierEur. FoV/.tab. 51. fig.3(1855-63) ; id. J.f. O. 1856, p. 32, taf. i. fig. 4 ; Sewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 143, pi. xxxvii. (1857) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418. Melizophilus undatus, Dre.tser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 441 (1875) ; SharjK, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1903). The eggs of the Dartford Warbler are of a rather pointed oval shape, and while some specimens exhibit a high gloss, others are entirely devoid of it. The common type of egg of this species is of a greyish or greenish-white colour, or, occasionally, of a pure white colour, speckled and blotched with umber-browu and lavender. In some examples the markings are small and distinct ; in others they are coarse, frequently coalescing and forming a bold cap at the broad end. A clutch of eggs from Spain differs from the above in being of a pinkish-white colour, speckled with chestnut, lilac-red, and lavender, very densely at the broad end, where the markings form a cap. Two specimens, forming another clutch, are of an olive-grey colour, mottled with lavender-grey and pale brown, and spotted, in the case of one example, with umber-brown. I PHTLLOSCOrUS. 219 The eggs vary from -64 to -72 in length, and from "49 to -53 in breadth. Alton, Hampshire (7'. Crowley). Wolmer Forest, 28th April. Siu-rey. Farnham, Surrey (if. Burton). Farnham (//. B.). Faroham \H. B.). Farnham {F. Bond: JIargitt Coll.). Churt, Surrey. Churt. Churt. Churt {Hargitt Coll.). Churt, March (P. Croivley). Churt, May (P. C). Churt. Churt, May. Churt. Churt, June. Churt, June. Churt, June. Kent. Malaga, Spain, 24th April. Boghar Forest, Algeria, 2nd June {H. B. Tristram) . Tunis ( V. Bogo ; Tristram Coll.). Tunis [v. B.: Tristram Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Col. H. W. Feilden, C.B. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Montagu Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, Genus PHYLLOSCOPUS, Boie. Phylloscopus sibilatrix (BecJist.). Sylvia sibilatrix, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 166; tab. xix. fig. 11, a-d (1845-54) ; Heicitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 135, pi. xxxvi. fig. iii (1856). Phyllopnenste sibilatrix, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 5 (1855-63). Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 497 (1876) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 54 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 426, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Bird.^, p. 206, pi. 53. fig. 12 (1896). Phylloscopus sibilator, Sharpe, Hand-L iv. p. 212 (1903). The eggs of the Wood- Wren are mostly of a broad oval shape, a few being spheroidal. They have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is white, occasionally tinged with pink or grey, speckled and streakily blotched with umber or purjjlish brown and underlying lavender-grey. The markings are usually dense every- where, but they are larger and frequently confluent at the broad end. The eggs measure from 'G to "7 in length, and from -47 to •54 in breadth. Dunham Park, Altrincham (F. Nicholson). Cambridge. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 220 STLVIID.E. 6. 7. 4. 5. 4. 4. 3. 6. 6. 12. Cookliam, Berkshire. Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salvin). Bishop's Wood, Finchley (0. S.). Bishop's Wood, 30th May (O. S.). Caen Wood, Finchley (O. S.). Colney Hatch (O. S.). Park Hatch, Surrey {F. D. Godman). Churt, Surrey. Churt. New Forest, Hampshire (C. B. Wharton: Har(/iU Coll.). Vosges Mts., France (Mouyel: Har- ijitt Coll.). \osQes'!sits.{Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). El be uf, France (iVoKry; Hargitt Coll.) Elbeuf, 2nd May {Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Pomerania, 1st June (T. Holland). Poiuerania, 6th June (T. H.). Pomerania, 6th June ( T. H.). Reval, Baltic Provs., June [Uussoiv). Gouhl Coll. Salvin-(Todiuan Coll. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Phylloscopiis trochilus {Linn.). Sylvia trochilus, Tlnen. Fortjrflanz. ges. Vtig. p. 163, tab. xix. fig'. 9, a-c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, F(jgs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 137, pi. xxxvi. figs, i, ii (1856). Phyllopneuste trochilus, Baedeker, JSier Bur. Tog. tab. 19. fig. 7 (1855-63). Phylloscopus trochilus, Seebohm ^ Harvie-Broivn, Ibis, 1876, p. 215 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 491 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. V. p. 56 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 430. pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 206, pi. 53. figs. 5, 0 (1896) ; Shariie, Hand-l. iv. p. 213 (1903). The eggs of the Willow-Wren vary in shape from the oval to the spheroidal, and they have a moderate amount of gloss. The ground is white or creamy white, occasionally tinged with verj'^ pale pink. The markings are of two types. In one, they consist of very small specks of pale reddish brown, profusely sprinkled over the whole shell ; in the other, they consist of distinct spots and small blotches of pale reddish brown, sparingly set over the shell, except at the broad end, where they are more frequent and often form an irregular zone. Some specimens are very sparingly sprinkled with a few dots only. The majority of the eggs of this species have no underlying markings ; in a few there are some obsolete dots of pale lavender. Numerous examples measure from -55 to '73 in length, and from •45 to '5 in breadth. 6. Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 8. Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 4. Near Inverness {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Near Inverness, 25th May {Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 6. Near Inverneas, 29th May {Hargitt Seebohm Coll, Coll.). PHYLLOSCOPCS. 221 5. Near Inverness, Ctb June (Ilargilt Coll.). 6. Near Inverness, 5th June {Hargitt Coll.). 4. Loch end, near Inverness, 26th May {Hargitt Coll.). 4. Dunaiu, near Inverness, 5th June {Hargitt Coll.). 3. Dochfour, near Inverness, 2nd June (Hargitt Coll.). 14. England. 5. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 22nd May [Hargitt Coll.). 7. Longshaw, Derbyshire, 5th June (0. Salvin). 6. Norfolk, Mav {F. Korgate). 6. Norfolk, 16th May (F. N.). 4. Cambridgeshire. 6. Cambridgeshire. 4. Bentley, Hants, 9th May {Hargitt Coll.). 8. Alton, Hants, May. 9. Bishop's Wood, Finchley, Middlesex (0. S.). 7. Bishup'sWood (O. ,«.). 7. Tilford, Surrey. 7. Churt, Surrey, May. 6. Churt, May. 5. Brighton {H. Sivagsland.) 5. Briuhton (//. S.). 8. Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May (C. B. Wharton c^r H. Seebohin). 6. Valkenswaard, 16th May (C. B. W. ^ H. S.). 8. Valkenswaard, 23rd May (C. B. W. ^- H. S.). 6. Valkenswaard, 27th ]May {C. B. W. 8f H. S.). 5. Valkenswaard, 28th May {C. B. W. 8,- H. S.). 6. Elbeuf,Franee(^Y)?«-y: HargittColL). 4. Eoret de Bord, Elbeuf {Nourg : Hargitt Coll.). 5. Foret de Bord, 17th April {Noury : Hargitt Coll.). 6. Vosges Mts., France {Noury: Har- gitt Coll.). 5. Finland, 27th June {Russow). 5. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 23rd J une ( //. Seebohm ^J.A. Harvie- Brown) . 5. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 26th June {H. S. ^- J. A. H.-B.). 4. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N.. 26th June {H.S. S,- J. A. H.-B.). 6. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 4th July (If. -S'. ^J. A. H.-B.). G. i'omerauia, 30th May {T. Holland). Seebohm Cull. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Old CoUection. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Es4. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowlev Bequest. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 222 Phylloscopus bonellii ( VieilL). Sylvia bonellii, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Viiq. p. 1(36, tab. xix. fig. 12, a-c (1845-54); Bree, Birds'Eur. \\. p. 45, pi. (1867) . Phyllopneuste bonelli, Baedeker, JEier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 213. Phylloscopus bonellii, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418 ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2n(l ed. ii. p. 154, pi. (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 503 (1876); Seebuhm, Cat. Birds B.M. v.' p. 59 (1881) ; Irh/, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 63 (1895) ; Shmpe, Sand-l. iv. p. 213 (1903). The eggs of Bonelli's Willo-w-Warbler are similar to those of P. sibilaior, and require no separate description. They measure from 'So to -65 in length, and from '45 to '5 in breadth. 1. South Europe. Old Collection. 4. Madrid {H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Gibraltar {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Gibraltar, 2Gth May. Seebohm CoU. 4. Gibraltar, May {L. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 1. Savoy. Salvin-Godmau Coll 3. Athens, 10th May (T. Krdpe •)• Seebohm Coll. 3. Parnassus {T. K). Seebohm CoU. 4. Lake Halloula, Algeria, 10th {H. B. Tristram). May Crowley Bequest. 1. Lake Halloula, 2nd June {H. B. T). Crowley Bequest. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. {H. B. T). 2. Algiers, 4th June {H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Phylloscopus minor (Forst.). Sylvia rufa, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 164, tab. xix. fig. 10, a-c (1845-54) ; Heioitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 139, pi. xxxvi. fig. iv (1856). Phyllopneuste rufa, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 9 (1855-63). PhvUopneuste sylvestris, Baedeker, t. c. tab. 19. fig. 8. Phylloscopus collybita. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 485 (1879). Phylloscopus rufus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 60 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 435, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 207, pi. 53. figs. 7 & 8 (1896). Phylloscopus minor, Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 213 (1903). The eggs of the Chiffchaff are usually of a regular oval form, but some are spheroidal. They possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is white, and the markings consist of fine dots, small spots, and less frequently of small blotches. Many specimens are marked entirely with fine specks of deep purplish brown, almost black in its intensity : others with spots of reddish brown, which are large and more numerous at the broad end, where they often form an irregular zone. Eggs of both types exhibit specks and spots of underlying lilac or violet-grey, which, however, are generally very inconspicuous. Although some of the eggs of the Chiffchaff are not separable from some of those of the Willow-Wren, the eggs of the former species may generally be recognized by the deeper colour of the markings, which are also PHYLLOSCOPTJS. 223 much less numerous and smaller. Specimens measure from -55 to •65 in length, and from '45 to -5 in breadth. Inverness (J£arf/itt Coll.). England. Derbyshire, May. Cambridgeshire. Taplow, Berlisbire. Cookbam, Berkshire. New Forest, Hampshire (ZT. Saunders). Alton, Hampshire, May. Fiucbley, Middlesex. Staines, Middlesex. Bishop's Wood, Fincbley. Brighton, 3rd May. Brighton. Surrey. Surrey, May. Valkenswaard, Holland, 29th May (C. B. Wharton ^- H. Seebolim). Vosges Mts., France (Noury : Hiircjitt Coll.). Vosges Mts., April {Moitgel: Hargitt Coll.). Vosges Mts. {Mougcl: Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, France {Noin-g : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf {Nourg : Harqitt Coll.). Elbeuf (Vo?/?-y ; Hargitt Coll.). Elb.'uf (iN'o«ry .- Hargitt Coll.). Foretde Bord, Elbeuf, April [Xoury: Hargitt Coll.). Foret de Bord, Elbeuf, April {Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Pomerania, 2:ind May [T. Holland). romerania, 23rd May (T. H.). Pomerania, 24th May {T. H.). Pomerania, 27th May (T. H.). Pomerania, 30th May (T. H). Pomerania, Gtli June (T. H.). Pomerania, 10th June {T. H.). Pomerania, .^Oth June (T. //.). Brunswick, 17th May. Eeyal, Baltic Provs. (Etissotv). Seebohm Coll. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Salyin-Godman Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salyin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salyin-Godman Coll. Purchased. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Phylloscopus tristis, Blgth. PhvUoscopus tristis, J);rsse/', Birds Eur. ii. p. 477 (1875) ; Seebohm, Ibis, ]s7!t, p. 10; id. Cat. Birds B. M. y. p. 63 (1881): Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, i. p. 403 (1889) ; Kehrlc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 32 (1809) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 213 (1903). Phyllopseuste tristis, Vian, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1886, p. 666. I'hyllopneuste tristis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Silwr. Orient, p. 271 (1891). The eggs of the Brown "Willow-Warbler or Siberian Chiffchaff resemble those of P. minor so closely, that no separate description is 224 SYLviiDJi:. necessary. They measure from -58 to "64 in length, and from -45 to -5 in breadth. One very narrow, lengthened example measures •75 by -44. 5. Yenesei Valley, Lat. 70^° N., 1st July Seebohm Coll. {H. Seebohm). 5. Yenesei V., Lat. 70i° N., 2nd July Seebohm Coll. (H. S.). 6. Yenesei V., Lat. 70^° N., 4th July Seebohm Coll. {U.S.). 4. Yenesei V., Lat. 70i° N., 6th July Seebohm Coll. (H. S). 4. Yenesei V., Lat. 70i° N., 7th July Seebohm Coll. 3. Yenesei V.', Lat. 67° N., 2nd July Seebohm Coll. {H.S.). 1. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 6th July Seebohm Coll. (Kibort). C>. Altai Mountains (Trtwrr^). Seebohm Coll. 3. Altai Mountains, 2oth May. Crowley Bequest. 4. Altai Mountains, 2oth May. Crowley Bequest. Phylloscopus tytleri, Brools. Phylloscopus tvtleri, Seebohm,_ Cnt. Birds B. M. v. p. 66 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit, hid.. Birds, i. p. 402 (18S9) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eijgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 258 (1889) ; Shar2)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 214 (1903). An egg of Tytler's Willow-Warbler, taken by Capt. Cock, is of a regular oval shape, totally devoid of gloss and of a plain white colour. It measures -57 by -46. 1, Sonamurg, Kashmir, 4th June (C. R. Crowley Bequest. Cock: Tristram Coll.). Genus OREOPNEUSTE, Sivinh. Oreopneuste affinis (Tickcll). Phylloscopus affinis. Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 6.5 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 401 (1889) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 671 (1894). Oreopneuste affinis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 214 (1903). The eggs of Tickell's Willow-Warbler are rather blunt ovals, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end ; they are pure white with some gloss, one specimen being almost devoid of markings, the other three with a faint freckled zone of light rufous-brown round the larger end. They measure •53 to '62 in length, by '48 in breadth. 4. Koko-nor ( Trint/ Museum). Crowley Bequest. OKEOPNETTSTE. EEGULOIDES. 225 Oreopneuste fuscata {Blyth). PhvUopneuste fuscata, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 357 ; 1873, taf. i. fig. 6. Lusciniola fuscata, Seebohm. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 127 (1881); Tacz. Faiine Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 272 (1891) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). Phylloscopiis fuseatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Inch, Birds, i. p. 405 (1889). Oreopneuste fuseatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903). The eggs of the Dusky Willow-Warbler are of a pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a plain white colour. Five examples measure respectively : "67 by -52 ; -63 by -5 ; -64 by '5 ; -60 by -51 ; •68 by -5. 1. Lake Baikal, Siberia (D//io?i'.<^-i"). Seebohm Coll. 2. Kultuk, Lake Baikal, 1 2th June. Crowley Bequest. 2. Dauria, June (Dybowski). Crowley Bequest. Oreopneuste neglecta, Hume. PhyUoscopus neglectus, Hume, Ibis, 1870, p. 148 ; Blanf. East. Persiajii. p. 182 (1876); Seebohn, Ibis, 1877, p. 99; Wiiherby, Ibis, 1903, p. 537. Lusciniola neglecta, Seebohm, Ibis, 1880, p. 277 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 131 (1881). Oreopneuste neglectus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903). The eggs of Hume's Grass-Warbler are oval in shape, distinctly pointed towards the smaller end, and pure white with a slight gloss. They measure "6 by ■45. 4. Dasht-i-arjan, Persia, 28th April. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. Genus REGULOIDES, Blyth. Regnloides proregulus (Pall.). Reguloides proregulus, Tacz. J.f. O. 1872, p. 360, 1873, taf. i. fig. 10 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903). PhyUoscopus proregulus. Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 71 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit, hid.. Birds, i. p. 408 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Kests ^ Eggs Lid. Birds, i. p. 260 (1889) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. Lx. (Suppl.) p. 73 (1895). PhyUopneuste proregulus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 267 (1891) The eggs of Pallas's Willow-Warbler in the Collection are of a rather broad but pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a creamy-white colour, speckled and spotted with reddish brown and lilac, densely on the broader half, where the markings form a zone, and sparingly elsewhere. They measure -53 by •ii and "54 by -43 respectively. 1. Kashmir, 30tli May (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll. 1. Ea-shrair, 2nd June (C. H. C; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). VOL. IT. a 226 Eeguloides superciliosus (Omel). Phylloscopus superciliosus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 469 (1874) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 12 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 68 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 441, pi. 10 (1883) ; id. Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 208, pi. 63. %. 9 (1896) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 496. Phyllopneuste superciliosa, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sih6r. Orient, p. 264 (1891). Reguloides superciliosus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 216 (1903). The eggs of the Yellow-hrowed, or Crowned Willow- Warbler in (he Collection are inseparable from many of the eggs of R. humei, being white, speckled and spotted, more so at the large end than elsewhere, with reddish brown and some obsolete underlying lavender. Five examples measure from -56 to "6 in length, and •45 in breadth. 5. Yenesei Valley, Lat. 66^° N., 25th Seebohm CoU. June {S. Seebohm). Reguloides humei (Brooks). (Plate X. figs. 5 & 6.) Phylloscopus humii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 67 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 410 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 262 (1889) ; Wilson, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 636(1899). Reguloides humei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 216 (1903). The eggs of Hume's Willow-Warbler vary from a pointed to a blunt oval shape and possess little gloss. They are white, marked with specks and spots of reddish brown and very pale underlying lavender. On some specimens the markings are very fine, on others rather coarse and blotchy, but in either case they are most dense over the broader half of the eg^, where they form an ill-defined cap. Examples measure from "52 to '6 in length, and from "42 to •45 in breadth. 6. Kashmir ( W. E. Brooks). Hume Coll. 3. Kashmir, 1st June ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir, 2nd June ( W. E. B.). Huuie Coll. 8. Kashmir, 3rd June ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Kashmir, 4th June ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Kashmir, 6th June (W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Kashmir, 31 st May ( W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir ( W. E. B.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Kashmir, June ( J^r. .E. ^. ; Tmiram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Kashmir, 2nd June ( W. E. B. : Crowley Bequest, Tristram Coll.), ACANTHOPNEUSTB. 227 Genus ACANTHOPNEUSTE, Blasius. Acanthopneuste borealis (Bias.). Phylloscopus borealis, Dresser, Birds Eui: ii. p. 509 (1878) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 9 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 40 (1881). Acanthopueuste borealis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Itid., Birds, i. p. 412 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 216 (1903). Phyllopueuste borealis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 254 (1890). The eggs of the Arctic Willow-Warbler in the Collection are of a regular oval form and glossy. They are white, sparsely marked all over with specks and small spots of pale pink. They are all of the same size, and measure '64 by •49. 6. Yenesei Valley, Lat. 67° N., 6th July Seebohui Coll. (If. Seebohm). Acanthopneuste plumb eitarsus (Swinh.). Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 507 (1878) ; See- bohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 45 (1881). Acanthopneuste plumbeitarsus, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 414 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 217 (1903). PhvUopneuste plumbeitarsus, Tacz. Faune Orn. SibSr. Orient, p. 259 ' (1891). The egg of Middendorff s Willow- Warbler in the Collection is of a regular oval form, slightly glossy and plain white. It measures •62 by -49. 1. Lake Baikal, Siberia (Di/bowski). Seebohm Coll. Acanthopneuste coronata (Temm.). Phylloscopus coronatus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 48 (1881); id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 69 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 32 (1899). Acanthopneuste coronatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 417 (1889). Phyllopneuste coronata, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 359, 1873, pi. i. fig. 9 ; id. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, i. p. 262 (1891). Acanthopneuste coronata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 218 (1903). The eggs of Temminck's Crowned Willow- Warbler are oval in shape and plain white, with a considerable amount of gloss. They measure respectively '61 by •46, and •63 by '48. 2. Hondo Isl., Japan, 25th May. Crowley Bequest. Acanthopneuste occipitalis {Blyth). Phylloscopus occipitalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 50 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 32 (1899). Acanthopneuste occipitalis. Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 418 (1889) ; id. ed. mime, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 267 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 218 (1903). «2 228 SYLVIID^. The eggs of the Large Crowned "Willow- Warbler vary from a pointed to a blunt oval form. They are moderately glossy and plain white. Fonr examples measure respectively : '65 by '5 ; 'Q3 by '49 ; •63 by -46 ; -62 by -48. 1. Kashmir, 21st May (C.i?. CocA-). Hume Coll. 1. Kashmir, 3rd June (C. It. C). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir, 4th June (C. R. C). Hume Coll. 1. Kashmir, 31st May {C.E.C.: Crowley Bec^uest. Tristrayn Coll.). Acanthopneuste davisoni, Oates. PhyUoscopus viridipennis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 53 (1881). Acanthopneuste davisoni, Oaten, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 420 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S,- Eqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 269 (1889) ; Oates, Ibis, 1894, p. 482 ; Sharpe, Handel, iv. p. 218 (1903). The eggs of the Burmese White-tailed Willow-Warbler are of a rather broad oval form, moderately glossy, and plain white. Four specimens measure respectively : -58 by -49 ; '58 by "48 ; '57 by -48 ; •6 by -46. 1. Byingyi Mountain, Upper Burma, Oates Coll. March {E. W. Oates). 3. Mooleyit Mountain, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 2nd Feb. ( W. Davison). Genus CHTHONICOLA, Gould. Chthonicola sagittata (Lath.). Chthonicola sagittata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 390 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 290 (1883) ; North, Nests Sr Egqs Austr. Birds, p. 149 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersainml. p. 56 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests Sj- Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 28, pi. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 219 (1903). The eggs of the Little Field- Wren are of a very broad oval form and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are of a chocolate- red colour, with the broad end somewhat darker than the other parts. They measure from •? to '8 in length, and from -57 to '6 in breadth. 2. Dohroyde, N.S.W. (jE". P. i^am.sffj/; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Ashfield, N.S.W. (E. P. It .- Tris- Crowley Bequest. t}-am Coll.). 3. New South Wales (jE:. P. P.). Gould Coll. 3. New South Wales [G. Bennett). Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. r.A.Philbrick,Esq.,K.C.[P.]. 3. Oakleigh, Victoria, 21st Sept. (^./. Crowley Bequest. North). 1. Australia. W. Radchffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. ACANTHIZA. 229 Genus ACANTHIZA, Vig. Sf Horsf. Acanthiza nana, Vismall blotches of reddish purple, pinkish brown, and pale lilac. Examples measure from •57 to -Go in length, and from "45 to "47 in breadth. 4. South Africa. H. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. Natal (7". ^yres). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus DRYODROMAS, Finsch 6,- Hartl. Dryodromas folvicapilla ( Vieill.). (Plate X. fig. 16.) Dryodromas fulvicapillus, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 301 (1875-84). Dryodromas lulvicapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 144 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 53 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 225 (1903). Cisticola fulvicapLIla, Stark ^- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 141 (1901). The eggs of the Tawny- headed Grass- Warbler are of a lengthened oval shape and exhibit no gloss, They are of a bluish-white colour, sparingly speckled with lilac-red and lavender. Three examples measure respectively : -69 by -49 ; -68 by -49 ; '68 by '5. 3. Ondonga, Ovampo-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). Genus NEOMIXIS, Sliarin. Neomixis tenella (Hartl.). (Plate X. fig. 17.) Eroessa tenella, Milne-Edicards Sf Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 321, pi. 302. fig. 16 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 151 (1883) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 58 (1899). Neomixis tenella, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 226 (1903). 236 STLVIIDiE. The eggs of the Madagascar Grass-Warbler are of a regular oval form aud slightly glossy. They are white, marked with minute specks of dark umber-brown, reddish brown, and lavender. Three examples measure respectively : "63 by '49 ; -6 by '45 ; "55 by '45. 1 . Madagascar (E. Newton : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. [Madagascar.] Crowley Bequest. Genus SCOTOCERCA, Sundev. Scotocerca inquieta {Cretzschm.). Scotocerca inqiiieta, Barnes, Stray Feath. ix. pp. 217,455 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 213 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 432 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Egqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 276 (1889) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. {Siippl.) p. 99 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersatnml. p. 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. iv. p. 234 (1903.) The eggs of the Streaked Scrub-Warbler are of a regular oval form aud have a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from white to pinkish white, and is rather densely marked with specks and small dots of bright chestnut and lilac-red. The markings are denser at the broad end, where they sometimes form a very irregular broad zone. When very closely examined, a few minute pale purple underlying specks may be discovered on the broader half of the shell. Specimens measure from '62 to '67 in length, and from "47 to '5 in breadth. 4. Chaman, Afghanistan, 27th March Hume Coll. (H. E. Barnes). 3. Nowshera, Punjab, 28tb April Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock). 1. Nowshera, April (C. iZ. C). Hume Coll. 1. Dharmsala, 27th May ( C. R. C). Crowley Bequest. Scotocerca saharse (Loche). (Plate X. fig. 18.) Drymoica striaticeps, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 58. Scotocerca saharte, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 214 (1883) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Stippl.) p. 133 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 234 (1903). The eggs of the Algerian Scrub-Warbler arc somewhat similar to those of S. inquieta, but they are characterized by the coarseness of their markings. These consist not only of specks and dots, but also of rather large blotches of deep chestnut. These are, moi-eover, in some examples, extremely dense at the broad end and form a more or less conspicuous and confluent cap or zone. Intermingled with the chestnut markings there are others of a pale purple colour. They measure from -62 to 'GG in length, and from '44 to '5 in breadth. NEOHNIS. — nOROKNIS. 237 1. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Algeria. Seebohm Coll. 4. Algeria. Seebolim Coll. 1. Hadjeira, Algeria, May {Loche : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus NEORNIS, Blytli. Neornis flavo-olivacea, Bhjth. (Plate X. fig. 20.) Cettia flavolivacea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 138 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier,mmml. p. 34 (1899). Neornis flavolivacea, Oatex, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 433 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests »^ Bf/ffs Ind. Birds, i. p. 277 (1889) ; Osmaston, Jonrn. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 470 (1898). Neornis flavo-olivacea. Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903). The eggs of the Olive-and-Yellow Warbler in the Collection, authenticated by Mr. Gammie, are of a blunt oval form, highly glossy, and of a deep chocolate-purple colour. Thev measure respectively : -07 by -54 ; -66 by -53 ; -67 by -52 ; -68 by -53. Mr. Osmaston describes the eggs of this species as being " of an uniform — rather pale — terracotta, absolutely devoid of gloss." 4. Sikhim {J. Gammie). Hume Coll. Genus HORORNIS, Hodgs. Horornis fortipes, Hodgs. Cettia fortipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 136 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). Horornis fortipes, Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, i. p. 435 (1889) ; id.ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 279 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903). The eggs of the Strong-footed Bush-Warbler are of a blunt oval form and, as a rule, highly glossy. Thej' vary in colour from light chocolate to dark chocolate-purple. They measure from •64 to '72 in length, and from •48 to -55 in breadth. 1. Sikbim, 7th May (Z. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim, 29th May (L. M.). Hume Coll. 4. Sikhim, 30th May {L. M.). Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim. Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, 17th May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Sikhim, 20th MaV. Seebohm Coll. 1. Sikhim, 28th Junn. Crowlev Bequest. 1. Lebong, Sikhim, 12th .June (Z.ili".). Hume Coll. 2. Lehong, 7th July (i. 31.). Hume Coll. Horornis sinensis {La ToucJie). Cettia sinensis, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 297 : liickett c^- La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 388 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 207. Horornis sinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903). 238 STLVITD^. The eggs of the Chinese Bush-Warbler are of a regular oval shape, very glossy, and of a dark chocolate-red colour. Three examples measure respectively : '72 by "51 ; 'Tl by -52 ; "67 by '5. 3. Kuatun, Fohlden, China, 15th May C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). Horornis Tjrunnescens, Hume. (Plate X. fig. 19.) Cettia fortipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 136, part. (1881). Horornis brunnescens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 435 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iv. p. 235 (1903). Cettia brunnescens, Rickett 4" La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 328 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 209. An egg of Hume's Bush-Warbler is of a regular oval shape, slightly glossy, and of a chocolate-red colour. It measures '63 by 'o. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 12th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. {J. D. La Touche). Horornis cantans (Temm. 6f ScM.). Cettia cantans, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 140 (1881) ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 74 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). Horornis cantans, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 236 (1903). The eggs of the Large Japanese Bush- Warbler in the Collection are of an oval shape, glossy, and of a chocolate-red colour. They measure '7 to -72 by -52 to -55. 2. Hondo Isl., Japan, 3l3t May. Crowley Bequest. 2. Yokohama (77. Prye?-). Seebohm Coll. 6. Fuji Yama, 6th May. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Horornis canturians (Sivinh.). Arundinax canturians, Sivinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 52. Lusciniopsis canturians, Simihoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 32. Calamoherpe canturians, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p 306. Cettia canturiens, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 141 (1881). Horornis canturians, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 236 (1903). The eggs of the Chinese Bush-Warbler are of a blunt oval form, glossy, and of a lighter or darker brick-red colour, and closely resemble those of Gettia cetti. They measure from '7 to •78 in ength, and -6 in breadth. China. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Kiuliiang Lake, China (Leech). Seebohm Coll. Shanghai, China, 17th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Chinkiang, China, 13th May. 0. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Chinkiang, 13th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Chinkiano-, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Chinkiang, 15th Mav. C. B. Rickett, Esq. rP.J. Chinkiang, 24th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P 239 Horornis diphone {Kittl.). Cettia diphone, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 77 (1890). Four eggs of the Bonin Bush-Warbler are of a regular oval shape, somewhat glossy, and of a dull rufous-chestnut colour. They measure "63 by '5. 4. Chichijimo, Bonin Is., Japan, 26tli' May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus CETTIA, Bonap. Cettia cetti {Mam.). Sylvia cettii, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 210, tab. xxi. fig. 3, a, b (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 93, pi. (1867). Cettia sericea, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 24 (1855-63). Calamodvta cettii, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 305; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 639 (1876). Bradjpterus cettii, Sautiders, Ibis, 1871, p. 214. Acrocephalus cettii, Bree, torn. cit. 2nd ed. iii. p. 30, pi. (1875). Cettia cetti, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 135 (1881) ; Irby, Orn.Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 61 (1895) ; S/iarj^e, Hand-l. iv. p. 238 (1903). The eggs of Cetti's Warbler are of a broad oval form and for the most part very glossy. They vary in colour from dark pink to brick-red. About half of the total number of specimens in the Col- lection are plain ; the other half are marked with a more or less distinct zone of pale purplish specks round the larger end. They measure from "67 to 'TT in length, and from -5 to '58 in breadth. 1. Europe. 3. Andalucia, Spain (Hargitt Coll.). 6. Seville, Spain, 14th May. 5. Seville, 14th Mav {H. Saunders). 4. SeviUe, 16th June [H. S.). 3. Malaga, Spain, 16th June. 4. Granada, Spain, 27th May {H. Saunders). 1. Attica, Greece, 1st June ( T. Kriiper). 4. Parnassus, Greece, loth May (7'. K. S,- S. Seebohm). 4. Parnassus, 28th May ( T. K. (§• H. S.). 2. Parnassus, 2nd June ( T. K. ^■ H. S.). 4. SmjTna {T. Kriiper). 1. Smyrna ( r. A'.). 3- Astrakhan (Henke). 5. Astrakhan (Henke). 1. Algeria, 20th May (0. Salvin). 3. Lake Ilalloula, Algeria, 19th May (H. B. Tristrai7i). 5. Lake Ilalloula, 20th May (.ff.^. T.). H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowlej' Bequest. 240 Genus SUYA, Hodgs. Suya crinigera, Hodgs. Suya striata, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 301. Suya criniger, Godw.-Aust. Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. xl. 'pt. ii. p. 142 ' aB7i). Suya crinigera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 177 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 444 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 8^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 282 (1889) ; Shmpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 238 (1903). The eggs of the Brown Hill-Warbler are typically of an elongated oval shape. The majority are highly glossy ; some are nearly devoid of all gloss. They are white or cream-coloured, often tinged with pink, speckled and blotched with chestnut and pale grey. The markings at the broad end are generally dense and confluent, forming a well-defined zone at that part. Specimens measure from •65 to "75 in length, and from '46 to -55 in breadth. 6. Himalayas. 1 . Kashmir, 19th May ( TT. E. Brooks ; Tristram Coll.). 8. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 15th April. 1. Kotegarh, 19th April. 3. Kotegarh, 20th June. 2. Kotegarh, 22nd June. 2. Dilloo, Kangra Valley, 26th May (A. 0. H.). 1. Jerripani, Mussoorie (T. Hutton). 38. Darjiling (J. Gammie). 1. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 12th April (/. G.). 2. Mongphoo, 18th April (J. G.). 3. Mongphoo, 23rd April {J. G.). 1. Mongphoo, 26th April (J. G.). 3. Gorakhpur, Oudh [E. W. Cleveland). 4. Shillong, Assam, 23rd May. 4. Formosa, 11th May (P. ^.^oZsO- 4. Formosa, 5th June (P. A. H.). Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen [C.]. Seehohm Coll. Seehohm Coll. Suya atrigularis, Moore. Suya atrigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 180 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 445 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs Ind. Birds,\.^. 285 (1889) ; Shmpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 239 (1903). The eggs of the Black-throated Hill-Warbler are of an elongated oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a pale blue colour, sparingly speckled with reddish brown and lilac, except round the larger end, where the markings generally form a dense and well- defined zone. Specimens measure from "63 to "74 in length, and from "45 to -5 in breadth. 11. Himalaya Mts. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. SUTA. — PRINIA. 241 2. Lebong, Sildnm, 15tli July. Hume Coll. 8. Dai'jiling (J. Gammie). Hume Cull. 9. Mongplioo, Daijiling', 12tli April Ilume Coll. (/. G.). 5. JMongphoo, IStli April {J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. ]\rongphoo. 20tli April [J. G.). Hume Coll. 19. Monn-phoo (J. 6-'.). Hume Coll. 5. [Sikliim.] Crowley Bequest. Suya khasiana, Godwin- Austen. (Plate X. fig. 21.) Suya khasiana, Godwin- Austen, Ann. 8,- Maq. Nat. Hist. (4) xviii. p. 412 (1876); ^/larpc, Cat. Birds B. M. vi'i. p. 181 (1883); Gates ed. Hume, Nests &: Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 286 (1889) ; Sliarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 239 (1903). Two eggs of Godwin-Austen's Hill- Warbler are of a broad oval shape. The ground-colour is white with some gloss, thickly spotted and dotted with light, red and underlying lilac towards the large end, and sparingly dotted with the same colours over the rest of the shell. They measure "65 in length, and from '49 to "5 in breadth. Another somewhat larger ^%% is very similarly marked, but the ground-colour is pale sca-grccn. It measures "74 by •52. 2. Margherita, Assam, .30th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. 1. Margherita, 30th June. E. C. Stuart Baker; Esq. [P.]. Genus PRINIA, Horsf. Prinia flavicans ( VieilL). Drymoica flavicans, Ai/res, Ibis, 18G9, p. 290; Sharpe, ed. Layards Birds S. Africa, p. 254 (1875-84). Drvmoica flavicans, Andersson, Birds Damara-land, p. 84 (1872). Prinia flavicans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. vii. p. 186 (1883) ; Ne/irk. Kat. Eiersaninil. p. 54 (1890) ; Stark S)- Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 136 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). Two eggs of the Elack-chested Wren-Warbler from Potchef- stroom are of a broad oval shape and glossy. The ground-colour is pale bluish green, irregularly and somewhat sparingly blotched and spotted all over with chocolate-brown, pale brown, and underlying lavender markings. Two from Damara-land are similar, but the blotches are fewer and much larger and bolder, and there is a zone of scribbled lines round the larger end. They measure -oS to -65 in length, and '-lo to "5 in breadth. 2. Potehefstroom, Transvaal ( T. Ayres : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Damara-land, 26th Nov. (C. J. Crowley Bequflst. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). VOL. IV. B 242 Prinia maculosa (Bodd.). Drymoeca maculosa, Sharpe, ed. Laycird''s Birds S. Africa, p. 259 (1875- 84). Trmia mapiilosa, SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. yii. p. 189 (1883) ; Nelirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899) ; Stark Sf Sclatei; Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 133 (1901) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). The eggs of the Cape Wren-'NVarbler resemble those of P.flavkans described from Potchefstroom, but are of a longer oval shape. The average measurement is -QQ by '45. 6. South Africa. W. Radcliflfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Q,a.^&Co\ony{E.L.Layard:Tris- Crowley Bequest. train Coll.). 3. Cape Colony ( T. Atmore : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tratu CjIL). Prinia mystacea, EUpp. (Plate XL fig. 1.) Drymoeca affinis, Sliarpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 258 (1875-84). Prinia mvstacea, SIiar2]e, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 191 (1883) ; Marshall, i6(".s,"l900, p. 231 ; Kekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899) ; Stark ^• Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 135 (1901) ; Sharjje, Hcmd-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). The eggs of the Tawny-flanked Wren-Warbler are of a regular oval form and glossy. The ground-colour is pale pinkish buff or pale blue or bluish white, spotted and blotched with pale brown and pinkish brown. Some specimens have a wreath of fine inter- twined lines round the broad end. The eggs of this species are quite intermediate between those of P. inornnta and P. hlan- fordi, described below, having the ground-colours of the latter and the markings of the former. They measure from 'oT to -69 in length, and from -43 to -48 in breadth. 4. 'Natal (T.Ai/res). Salvin-Godman CoU. 3. Potchefstroom, Transvaal ( T. At/res : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Prinia inornata, Si/les. Prinia inornata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 194 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 452 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests S^ Fgys Ind. Birds, i. p. 301 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Wren-Warbler are of a blunt oval form, sometimes approaching the spheroidal, and very glossy. They are thus described by Mr. Hume : — " The ground-colour is normally a beautiful pale greenish blue, most richly marked with various shades of deep chocolate and reddish brown. Nothing can exceed PEINIA. 243 the beauty or variety of the markings, which are a combination of bold blotches, clouds, and spots, with delicate, intricate inter- woven lines recalling somewhat, but more elaborate and, I think, finer than, those of our old favourite — the Yellow Ammer. The markings are invariably most conspicuous at the large end, where there is very commonly a conspicuous confluent cap, and the delicate lines are almost without exception confined to the broader half of the egg. " Very commonly the smaller end of the egg is entirely spotless, and I have a beautiful specimen now before me in which the only markings consist of a ring of delicate lines round the large end. Some idea of the delicacy and intricacy of these lines may be formed when I mention that this zone is barely one-tenth of an inch broad, and yet, in a good light, between twenty and thirty interlaced lines making up this zone may be counted." The eggs measure from '53 to "7 in length, and from -42 to -o in breadth. 18. India. W. EadclifTe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Sind (J. II. Gould). Salvin-Gndman Coll. 6. Sind {J. H. G.). Gould Coll. 261. North- West Provinces, India. Hume Coll. 32. Agra, Julv and Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Aligarh, Au?. Hume Coll. 3. Allahabad, oth Julv. Hume Coll. 3. Allahabad, 29th July. Hume Coll. 5. Bombay, 13th Oct. " Hume Coll. 15. Saugor, C. Provs., Aug. Hume Coll. 8. Raipur, C. Provs. Hume Coll. 1. Belgaum (E. A. Sutler). Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor,Nilghiri Hills. 22nd May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotagherrv, Nilghiri Hills, 5th' Hume Coll. July {Mhs Cockhurn). 6. Cevlon, March and April {A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). Prinia blanfordi {Wald.'). Prinia inornata {nee Sykes), Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 195, part. (188;^). Prinia blanfordi, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 454 ('1889) ; id. ed. Hume. Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 305 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). The egg3 of the Burmese AVren-Warbler differ from those of P. inornata in the colour of the ground, which in the majority of specimens is pale pinkish buff; in others pale blue or greenish white ; and in others again a pale salmon-pink. The markings are of quite the same character in the eggs of the two species, but in those of the present bird they are always bolder and larger, 2. Pegu, 30th May {E. TV. Gates). Gates Coll. 2. Pegu, 28th June (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 2. Pegu, 10th Julv {E. U'. O.). Gates Coll. 244 STLVIID,"E. 7. Pegu, lOth July [E. W. Gates). Ilunie Coll. 17. Peau, 2()tli .lulv (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 28th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 1st Auo-.-C-E. ir. O.}. Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 28tli Aug. {E. W. O.). Tlume Coll. 33. Pegu, Atig. {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. Prinia extensicauda, Swinh. Urymoeca extensicauda, Stcin/toe, Ihi/t, 1863, p. 250. Prinia inornata (nee Sykes),SIiar2)e, Cat. Birds B. M.\n.\^.\d5, part. (1883). Prinia extensicauda, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 454(1889); Shnrpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903). Prinia inornata, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. SCO. The eggs o£ the Chinese Wren-Warbler are Inseparable from those of P. hiornaia, and are consequently quite distinct from those of P. hlanfordi. 353. YoYmosi&iR. Swinhoe). Seelx)hm Coll. 4. Tamsui, Formosa, end of June. C. B. Ptickett, Esq. [P.]. 3. Foochow, China. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 4. Foochow, 5th May. C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Prinia sylvatica, Jcrd. Drymceca yalida, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 525 (1879). Drymoeca jerdoni, Legge, op. cit. p. 527 (1879). Prinia sylvatica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 199 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna, Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 451 (18891 ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sj- Ei/gs Ind. Birds, i. p. 299 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903). The eggs of the Jungle Wren-Warbler are of a rather elongate oval form and glossj-. The ground-colour varies ; in many speci- mens it is of a pale greenish-blue or greenish-white colour, in others, perhaps the majority, it is cream-coloured or very pale pinkish buff. It is usually very thickly freckled with reddish- brown, and the markings generalljr become excessively dense and form a well-defined zone round the broad end. In a few examples the markings are larger and more blotchy, but the zone at the large end is always present, as in the common type of egg. A series of specimens measure from •G4 to "75 in length, and from •49 to '53 in breadth. 4. India. Crowley Bequest. 2. Sitapur, Oudh, 8th Aug. (C. E. Hume Coll. Cock). 1. Jhausi, Aug. Hume Coll. 20. Central India. Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, C. Provs., 24th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Raipur, C. Provs. Hume Coll. 15. Raipur, 1st July. Hume Coll. 10. Deesa, 17th Aug. (E. A. Butler). Hume C^oU. 1. Kandesh, 7tli Sept. Hume Coll. 3. Muddapur, Bengal, 12th July Hume Coll. (W.E.Brooks). 2 . Ceylon, 10th April (^4. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. PRINI.V. — BL'RXBSIA. 245 Prinia polychroa (Temm,). (Plate XI. fig. 2.) Suva polvchroa, Nicholson, Ibis, 1881, p. 150. Piiuia polychroa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 202 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899; ; Skarjje, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903). The egg of the Java Wren-Warbler in the Collection is of a blunt oval form and fairly glossj'. It is of a very pale greenish-blue colour, marked at the broader end with a large cap of rich chestnut and with a few blotches of the same colour elsewhere. The cap is of very irregular shape and portions of it reach as far as the middle of the egg. This example measures "Gl by '47. 1. Java, 25th April {H. O. Forbes). F. Nicholson, Esq. [P.]. Genus BURNESIA, JmZ. Burnesia flaviventris (Delcss.). Biu-nesia flaviventris, S/iarpc, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 204 (1883) ; id. Ha7id-l. iv. p. 241 (1903). Priuia flaviventris, Oates, tauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, i. p. 449 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eyys hid. Birds, i. p. 289 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899). The eggs of the Ycllow-beliied Wren-Warbler are of a broad oval shape, approaching the spheroidal in many cases. They are highly glossy. 'J'hey vary from a bright chestnut to a deep purplish- chestnut colour. Little of the ground-colour is ever visible in the eggs of this species, but when glimpses of it are to be seen it is found to be of a slightly paler colour than the markings. They measure from '52 to -6 in length, and from '4.3 to '48 in breadth. 0. Eastern Xarra, Sind (■S'. Doit/). Hume Coll. 2. Calcutta, 14th Mav (H. C. Parker). Hume Coll. 5. Calcutta, 15th July (H. C. R). Hume Coll. 1. Pe;2U, 28th July {E. Jl'. Oates : Crowley Eequest. iSeebolim Coll.). Biiruesia sonitans (Swinh.). Prinia sonitans, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 50 ; 1863, p. 302 ; La Tonche, Ibis, 1898, p. 359. Burnesia sonitans, Shaz-pe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 205 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903). The eggs of the Clamorous Wren- Warbler are of a broad oval form and very glossy. They arc cream-coloured, denselj^ streaked and mottled with bright chestnut. In manj- specimens about one-third of the ground-colour is visible, in others only one-fourth, aud in a few the ground is completely covered and the egg is 246 STLVIID^. uniform chestnut. They measure from -52 to "04 ia length, and from -43 to '5 in breadth. 207. Formosa (72. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 7. Formosa (iJ. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley JJequest. Coll.). 2. Foochow, China, 5th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.l. 5. Foochow, 20th May. C. B. liickett, Esq. [P.J. Buniesia superciliaris (SalvacL). (Plate XL fig. 4.) Prinia superciliaris, Sharpe, P. Z. S 1879, p. 341. Burnesia superciUaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 206 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1889, p. 278; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 102 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 ri903). The eggs of the Born can Wren-Warbler are broad ovals and very glossy. They vary from pinkish brown to a rich dark chestnut colour. They are almost uniform, little or none of the ground- colour being visible. They measure from "59 to '64 in length, and from •48 to -51 in breadth. 13. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 2. Borneo. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.]. o. Labuan, 20th May (/. Whitehead). Ci'owley Bequest. 15. Labuan {Sir Hugh Loic). Crowley Bequest. Burnesia substriata (^4. Smith). (Plate XL fig. 3.) DrjTuceca substriata, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 256 (1875-84). Burnesia substriata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 206 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903). Prinia substriata, Stark ^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 131 (1901). The eggs of the White-breasted Wren- Warbler resemble those of typical Prinia. They vary in shape from a rather blunt to a long oval form and are highly glossed. The ground-colour is pale sea- green, sparingly blotched and spotted all over with chocolate- brown, reddish brown, and under-lying lavender markings. They measure from "6 to -QS in length, and "44 to 45 in breadth. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 4. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. Burnesia socialis (Si/kes). Prinia socialis, Lefffje, Birds Ceylon, p. 529 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Bi-it. Iml, Birds, i. p. 450 (1889) ; id. ed. Hu7ne, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 291 (1889). Burnesia socialis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 208 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eievsamml. p. o4 (1899J : Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 242 (1903). 247 The eggs of the Ashj'- "VVren-Warbler are of a somewhat pointed oval form and exceedingly glossy. They vary from brick-red to rich chestnut in colour, some being paler, some darker. The broad end of the egg is generally darker than the remainder of the shell, and exhibits a cap or zone. The eggs measure from "6 to •68 in length, and from "45 to "5 in breadth. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest, 27. 6. 1. 4. 3. 1. 1. 3. 3. India. Hansi, Punjab, Aug. Agra, 16th June (^4. O. Hume). Agra, 17th July (.4. O. H.). Agra, 20th July (A. O. H.). Agra, 26th July {A. O. II.). Agra, 27th Jidv (A. O. II.). Agra, 28th July \a. O. H.). Agra, 3Uth July {A. O. H.). Agra, 1st to 8th Aug. (A. O. H.). Agra, 14th Aug. {A. 0. H.). Agra, 16th Aug. {A. O. H.). Agra, 23rd Aug. {A. O. H.). Mirzapur ( JV. E. Brooks : Tris- tram Coll.). Raipur, C. Provs. {A. O. II.). Saugor, C. Provs. {A. O. II.). Belgium. 22ud July {K A. Butler). Nilglnri Hills, 16th May. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 13th Juiie l^Miss Cockhurn). Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 22nd May. Coonoor. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 2nd May. Ceylon, March (.4. L. Butler). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Huine Coll. Crowley Bequest. Burnesia gracilis {Cretzschm.). JIalurus gracilis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vor/. p. 162, tab. xix. hg. 5 (184.5-54). _ Drymoeca gracilis, Tristram, Ibis, 1865, p. 82; Heui/l. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 242, taf. xliii. fig. 7 (1873J ; Dresser, Birds Eur. 'in. p. 13, part. (1879). Burnesia gracilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 210 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eivrsamml. p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Haiid-l. iv. p. 242 (1903). The eggs of the Streaked Wren-Warbler are of a somewhat broad oval form and fairly glossy. They are of a pinkish cream- colour, densely freckled with chestnut, especially round the broad end, where the markings form either a cap or a broad zone. Ten specimens measure from '57 to '6 in length, and •45 in breadth. 3. Palestine, 18th May. Waters of Merom, Palestine, 27th May (//. B. Tristram). Egypt. Nubia, 13th June. Soudan, 28th May {W. Verner). Canon Tristram [C.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Old Collection. Col. W. Verner [P.]. Seebohm Coll. 24S Burnesia lepida {Bhjth). Biirnesi.a lepida, A. Anderson, Ihis, 1872, p. 2^7; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 211 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1891, p. 109; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 242 (1903). Prinia lepida, Oatcs, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 448 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Indian Birds, i. p. 287 (1889). The eggs of the Indian Streaked Wren- Warbler are mostly of a short broad oval shape, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The gronnd-colour varies from greenish white to pale greenish blue, and is very thickly freckled, streaked, and blotched with bright chestnut-brown. In many specimens the markings are more dense at the broad end than elsewhere, and form an ill- defined, irregular zone. The eggs, as remarked by Mr. Hume, are very similar in colour to those of the Common Blackbird. They measure from -48 to '59 in length, and from -4 to "45 in breadth. 16. Fao, Persian Gulf. W. D. Gumming, Esq. [P.]. 2. Siud {J. H. Gould). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 12. Sind (/. H. G.). Gould Coll. 3. Sind (J. H. G.). Crowley Bequest. 40. Sind. Hume Coll. 4. Delhi, 28th March (C. T. Bing- Hume Coll. ham). 4. Delhi, 12th June (C. r.i?.). Hmne Coll. Delhi, 29th June (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Futtehgurh. Hume Coll. 1. Allahabad, 8th May. Hume Coll. 1. Allahabad, 12th May. Hume Coll. Allahabad, 20th June. Hume Coll. Allahabad, l.'Sth July. Hume Coll. Allahabad, 16th July. Hume Coll. Genus MALUEUS, Vitill. Malurus cyaneus {Ellis). Malurus cyaneus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Viig. p. 161, tab. xix. fig. 1 (1845-54) ; Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr. i. p. 317 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 286 (1879) ; North, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 112 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 28 (1899) ; Camp- bell, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 163, pi. 8 (1901); Sharjje, Hand-l. iv. p. 243 (1903). The eggs of the Blue Superb- Warbler are of a regular oval shape and nearly devoid of all gloss. Thej^ are of a white or pinkish- white colour, marked with chestnut and lilac-red. On some examples the markings are very minute, merely specks, evenly spread over the whole shell ; on others they consist of confluent blotches at the broad end, forming a zone, and of small spots else- where ; and on others, again, they consist of spots and small blotches, evenly distributed over the shell. Specimens measure from -64 to 'Tl in length, and from "48 to -53 in breadth. .1. Queensland {Given). (4ould Coll. 3. Queeuslaud {Owen). Gould Coll. 1IALUEU3. New South Wales. JJobroyde, N.S.W., Nov. {E. P. Ramsay : Trktram Coll.). Sydney (E. P. P.: Tristram Coll.). Began lliver, N.S.W., 30th Sept. (with an egg of Chalcococcyx basalis), Melbourne. Mouth of Yarra Eivei-, Melbourne, 21st Nov. (A. J. North). South Austraha. South Australia. South Australia. South Australia. South Australia, Nov. {Tristram Coll.). Werribee, Victoria, 8th Dec. 249 Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Goflman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. ' Malurus gouldi, Sharpe. Maluru^bngicaudus r^^„^ J,;.^^^^^^ ^ (l»4o-o4) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Ajistr. i. p. 320 (186.5) Malurus gouldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv.^ p. 287 (1870) • North ;^95f)!r!,;,ss?iv^:i.i(iS;/-^'-- ^^-^^^ '■ p- ^^^ The eggs of the Long-tailed Superb-Warbler resemble those of iUcyrme*;,. They measure from -GG to -71 in length, and from o to -50 in breadth. Australia {E. D. Atkinson). Sandhurst, Victoria, 20th (A. J. North). Tasmania. Tasmania (C Gould). Tasmania ( Wilsoji). Tasmania [W. II. Biynold). Nov. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Malurus splendens (Q. cj- (?.). (Plate XI. fig. o.) Malurus splendens, Tluen Eortpftanz. yes. Viiy. p. 1G2, tab. xix. fig. 4 ofj^V ^'"'\^'J'.^^">"J'>- I^»-ds Austr. i. p. ,323 (18G5); Sharm, C,.^ i?,,v7. i>- 1/ IV. p m (1870); North, Nests\- E,ys Austr. fit Nf^fl^i^^^^^l' ^^t- ^''.'- ^'-•*-«'-«'- P- 28 (1890); Camp. The eggs of the Banded Superb-Warbler in the Collection resemble some of those of M. ajancus, and exhibit a well-marked •48 ■ -esT 5 '"'^' '^^'^' "'''''''''' ^^«P^'^ti^-c^y : '" by 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 250 Malurus leucopterus, Q. 4' bell). 1. South Australia ( White). Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales. GJould Coll. Malurus pulcherrimus, Gould. Malurus pulcherrimus, Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr. i. p. 326 (18n5) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 294 (1879) ; North, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 116 (1889) ; Camvbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 177 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903). Two eggs of the T51ue-breasted Superb- W^arbler are white, marked at the broad end with a few blotches of chestnut-red and lilac, and with a few specks of the same elsewhere. They measure respectively : -QQ by -48 ; -65 by -49. 2. Wongan Hills, West Australia, Gould Coll. 27th Oct. Malurus melanocephalus, Virj. c|- Horsf. Malurus melanocephalus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 333 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv p. 296 (1879) ; North, Nests <^- Eggs MALUKUS. STiriTTJEUS. 251 Austr. Birds, p. 117 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 28 (]899) ; Campbell, Nests Sf E(/(/s Austr. Birds, i. p. 180 (1901) ; tSharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903). The eggs of the Orange-backed Superb-Warbler resemble those of M. cijaneKS. They measure from "(J to '07 iu length, and from •45 to '48 in breadth. 2. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll. 2. Queensland, 18th July (Alder). Gould Coll. 8. Queensland. W. S. Day, Esq. [P.] 1. Kew South Wales, 11th Dec. Gould Coll. ( Wilson). Malurus dorsalis, Lewln. (Plate XI. fig. 6.) Malurus cruentatus, Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr. i. p. 334 (1865); Nortli, Nests Si- Ur/f/s Austr. Birds, p. 118 (1889). Malurus dorsalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. iv. p. 296 (1879) ; Nehrh. Kat. Jiiersumml. p. 28 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests ^- B(/gs Austr. Birds, i. p. 179 (1901) ; Sharjye, Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903). Malurus brownii, liamsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 408 (1882). Malurus cruentatus boweri, Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 05 (1899). The eggs of the Eed-baeked Superb-Warbler resemble those of 31. ci/amt(s, but are much smaller. Thej- measure from "56 to '6 in length, and from •45 to ^47 in breadth. 2. Cape York, N. Austraha. Gould Coll. 3. Port Essington. Gould Coll, 3. Rockhanipton Bay, Queensland, Crowley Bequest. 2uth Nov. (North Coll.). 3. Dawson River, Queensland, Crowlev Bequest. 17th March (North Coll.). Genus STIPITURUS, Less. Stipiturus malachurus (Shaiv). (PJate XI. tig. 8.) Stipiturus malachurus, E. P. Eamsaij, Ibis, 1863, p. 177 ; Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr. i. p. 3.'>9 ; North, Nests ^~ Egqs Austr. Birds, p. 124 (18b!)); Campbell, Nesfs S( ES/iarr?»,). ,._., , .... „^^. „., , .,. — , ,... .-. ..„.. _, .^ (1896). Euneoctonus ruficeps, Baedeker, Eier Eur. 1 6g. tab. 52. fig. 5 (1855-63). 280 Lanhia aiiriculatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 407 (1871); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 207 ; Gadoio, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 283 (1883). Lanius pomeranus, Wliitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 37. Phoneus pomeranus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 283 (1903). The eggs of the Woodchat-Shrike are normally of a pointed oval shape, in some cases the smaller end being blunt and rounded. Many eggs possess a fair amount of gloss, some are entirely with- out it. Thej' are exceedingly variable in colour and form. Of the many types to be found, the following may be enumerated: — Ground-colour of some shade of green, varying from the palest greenish white to a clear but pale green, marked with olive-brown or yellowish brown and lavender. Ground-colour greyish white, marked with pale brown, or rarely with dark chocolate-brown, and violet-grey. Ground-colour varying from cream-colour to pale buff, marked with various shades of brown and dark grey. Ground-colour pinkish cream-colour, marked with pale red and purplish grey. Ground- colour salraon-pink, marked with chestnut and purplish grey. As in almost all eggs of the Shrikes, the tendency of the mark- ings is to form a broad zone round the larger end, the remainder of the shell being very sparingly spotted. The specks and blotches forming this zone are sometimes distinct, but more frequently confluent. The eggs vary in size from 'SI to 1 in length, and from '61 to '71 in breadth. 4. Holland, 25th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 21st May (H. Seebolim). Seebohm Coll. 5. Valkenswaard, 21st May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Valkenswaard, 23rd May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Valkensward, 27th May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 29th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Near Elbeuf, France, 15th May (Noiiry : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. St. Pierre, Eure, France [Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. -I. St. Pierre (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Spain, 29th April {H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 8. Castille. Lord Lilford [P.]. 6. Malaga, 6th May {H. Saunders: Harqitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 30th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 7th June' [H. S. : Han/iit Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Seville [A. Ruiz). Seebohm Coll. 4. Seville {A. R.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Seville {A. R.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C] 2 Malta. Gould Coll. 3. Dalmatia. Seebohm Coll. 4, Parnassus, Greece, 19th May (if. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 281 5. Parnassus, 19th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 19th Mav {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnassus, 21st May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Pai-nassus, 21st May [H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 21st May {H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Parnassus, 2.5th May {T. Krilper). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, 1st June {f. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 1st June (T. X.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 1st Jime ( T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, 1st June {T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, 19th June (T. X.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, 19th June {T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Nymphion, Greece, 3rd June Seebohm Coll. [H. Seehohm). 2. Smyrna, 11th May (r..ffTO^«-). Seebohm Coll. 4. Smyrna, 14th May {T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Smyrna, 22nd May (r. X). Seebohm Coll. 4. Smyrna, 25th May ( T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, June (r. A'.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, 14th June (T. jE".). Seebohm Coll. Phoneus rutilus {Lath.). Lanius rufus {Gmel.), Grant, Xov. Zool. ix. p. 46-5 (1902). Phoneus rutilus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 283 (1903). Eggs of the Eastern Woodchat-Shrike are indistinguishable from those of P. pomeranus. 4. Safed, Palestine. 2. Tunis. 8. Algeria {Tristram Coll.). 6. Algeria (O. Salvin). 4. Madracen, Algeria, 27th May (O. S.). 4. Zana, Algeria, 11th June (0. S.). 3. Chemora, Algeria, 26th May {O.S.). 4. Chemora, 26th May (O. iS".). 2. Chemora, 27th May {0. S.). 4. Chemora, 27th May {H. B. Tris- tram). 1. Ain Djeudeh, Algeria, 13th May (O. .S'.). 1. Ain Djendeli, 16th May (0. S.). 2. Ain DiendeH, 20th May (O. .S.;. 2. Ain D'iendeli, 23rd May (O. S.). 3. Ain Djendeli, 24th May (O. S.). 3. Ain Djendeli, 14th May {^H. B. Tristram). 1. Ain Djendeli, 16th May ( Tf. B. T.). 2. Fondouk, Algeria, 9th May {H. B. T.). Canon Tristram [C] Old Collection. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salyiu-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman CoU. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. 282 Genus FISCUS, Bonap. Fiscus humeralis (Stanley). (Plate XII. fig. 13.) Lanius humeralis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 2o5 (1883) ; Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 466 (1902). Fiscus humeralis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 284 (1903). Pour eggs of the Eastern Fiscal Shrike differ somewhat in shape and vary from a broad oval to a somewhat pointed oval. All have the ground-colour greenish white, spotted and marked with pale rusty brown and larger underlying markings of lavender-grey, -which are mostly clustered so as to form a wide irregular band round the larger end. In two of the eggs, the markings are inuch stronger and deeper in colour, while in the fourth they are comparatively faint. The eggs measure from "85 to '9 in length, and -6 to -68 in breadth. 4. Harrar, S. Abyssinia, June. Mr. Zaphiro [0.]. Fiscus collaris {Linn.). Lanius collaris, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 325, tab. xsxi, fig. 6 (184-5-54); Sharpe, ed. Laxfard's Birds S. Africa, p. 374 (1875- 84) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B'. M. viii. p. 255 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899); Haagner, Ibis, 1901, p. 15; Stark ^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 6 (1901). Fiscus collaris, Ayres, Ibis, 1876, p. 429 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 284 (1893). The eggs of the Fiscal Shrike vary in shape from a narrow pointed, to a broad blunt, oval, and they are devoid of gloss. The ground is of a pale greyish-white colour in some specimens, cream-coloured in others, marked, chiefly on the larger half, with blotches, streaks, and spots of pale brown and underlying lavender. As in the eggs of other Shrikes, the markings are often confluent round the larger end and form a broad zone, and less frequently an irregular cap. E.xamples measure from -9 to 1-12 in length, and from -68 to "73 in breadth. 3. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1 . South Africa {E. L. L. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 6. South Africa. Gould Coll. 9. Transvaal [T. Ayres: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Natal. T. Avres, Esq. [C.]. 2. Deelfontein, 19th December (C. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.]. Grant ^ E. Seimund). 4. Leeuwspruit. O.R.C, 10th Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [P.]. FISCUS. ENNEOCTONTTS. . 283 Fiscus excutitorius {Prev. . Kulu, Himalayas, 23rd May. Hume Coll. 4. Kotgarh, Himalayas, 2nd May. Hume Coll. 10. Kotgarh, 19th June. Hume Coll. 5. Jeripani, Mussoorie {J. Hutton). Hume Coll. 3. Umballa, 1st July. Hume Coll. 9. Hansi, July. Hume Coll. 7. Hansi. Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 3rd Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 24th June. Hume Coll. 1. Agra, 10th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Agra, 23rd Aug. Hume Coll. 4. Agi-a, 31st Aug. {E. C. Nunn). Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 27th May. Hume Coll. 1. Allahabad, 9th April. Hume Coll. 8.. Hoshungabad, June (E. C. Nunn). Hume Coll. 13. Jhansi (F. R. Bhicitt). Hume Coll. 8. Jhansi, 19th June {F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Jhansi, 27th July (F. R. £.). Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, 29th July (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, 3rd Aug. {F. R. B.). Hume Coll.- Q. Jhansi, 5th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, 7th Aug. {F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Saugor, C. Pro vs., 2ud July. Hume Coll. 3. Saugor, 7th Jnly. Hume Coll. 1. Raipur, C. Provs., 10th July. Hume Coll. 2. Raipur, 12th July. Hume Coll. Cephalophoneus caniceps {Blyth). (Plate XIII. fig. 1.) Lanius caniceps, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 383 (1879); Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 265 (1883). Cephalophoneus caniceps, SJiarjie, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903). Eggs of the Southern Eufous-backed Shrike are not to be dis- tinguished from those of C. erythronotus. 1. Madras. Hume CoD. 4. Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume CoU. 4. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll. 4. Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll. 4. Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll. 4. Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll. 2. Nilghiri Hills. Crowley Bequest. 5. Nilghiri Hills ( Tridram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Coonoor, Nilghiris, 24th Feb. Hume CoU. 3. Coonoor, March. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 30th March. Hume Coll. 3. Coonoor, April. Hume Coll. 288 LANIIDJ3. 2. Coonoor, Btli April. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 8th April. Hume Coll. 3. Coonoor, 9th April. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 16th April. Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, 9th May. Hume Coll. 1. Ceylon, 6th April {W. V. Legge). Crowley Bequest. Cephalophoneus schach {lAnn,). Lanius schach, Thien. Foripjlanz. (/es. Tog. p. 326, tah. xxxi. fig. 7, a, h (1845-54) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 261 (1883) ; Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 225; La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 423; Nehrk. Kat. Eierswnml. p. 72 (1899). Lanius schach, var. formosae, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 270. Cephalophoneus schach, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903). The eggs of the Chinese Rufous-backed Shrike are larger than those of 0. erythronotus, but otherwise very similar to them. They measure from "93 to 1-1 in length, and from -71 to -79 in breadth. 6. Amoy, China (JR. Swinhoe : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 2. Amoy {R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Amoy (B. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Amoy (B. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Amoy {B. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Amoy (B. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Shanghai, China, 7th May. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 2. Foochow, China, 19th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Cephalophoneus bentet (Horsf.). (Plate XIII. fig. 3.) Lanius bentet, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 266 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899). Cephalophoneus bentet, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903). The eggs of the Bentet Shrike in the Collection are very similar to some of those of C. erythronotus. In shape they vary from a broad to a rather long oval. The ground-colour is creamy white, with fine dots and spots of brown and underlying blotches of pale lavender-grey scattered over the whole shell. They measure from -8 to '93 in length by 'GS in breadth. 3. West Java, 30th April. Crowley Bequest. Cephalophoneus nigriceps (FranH.). Lanius nigriceps, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 268 (1883) ; Oates, Fatma Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 463 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 315 (1889), Cephalophoneus nigriceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903). The eggs of the Black-headed Shrike resemble those of Lanius CEPllALoPnONKUS. OTOMELA. 289 lahtora and C. eri/thronotus and are intermediate to them in size. They measure from -82 to 1 in length, and from -68 to -79 in breadth. The series contains three clutches of eggs of the same abnormal coloration found among eggs of C. erythronotus, as already noticed. 4. Sildjim (J. Gaimnie). Hume Coll. 'J. Sikliim [J. G.). ' Hume Coll. 11. Sikhim (J. G'.). Hume Coll. tl. yikliiin. nth June (.7. (?.). Hume Coll. 18. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Cnll. 3. Mongphoo, 20tb April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mon^'-phoo, 2.3rd April (.7. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, 2.3rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 2;!rd April (/. GA. Hume Coll. 2. Mougpboo, 29th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Monp-phoo, 30th April (/. G.). Hume Coll. 4. Faridpur, Beugal, 23rd April Hume Coll. (J. R. Cripps). 4. Faridpur, 24th April {J. R. C). Hume Coll. Cephalophoneus nasutus (Scop.). Lanius cephalomelas, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 269 (1883) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899). Cephalophoneus nasutus, Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903). Three eggs of the Philippine Black-headed Shrike are of a wide blunt oval shape, with little or no gloss. The ground-colour is greenish-white or creamy-white, spotted and blotched, especially round the larger end, with rusty brown and pale lavender under- lying markings. They measure 'SS to -9 in length, and -6 to -7 in breadth. 2. Philippine Islands (Moseley). Crowley Bequest. 1. Luzon, Philippine Islands. Crowley Bequest. Genus OTOMELA, Bonap. Otomela phcenicuroides {Severtz.). (Plate XIII. fig. 4.) Lanius phoenicuroides, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 278 (1833) ; Ontes, Fauna Brit. Lid., Bird;s, i. p. 4G8 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 73 (1899). Otomela phoenicuroides, Sharjje, Hand-l. iv. p. 288 (1903). Eggs of the Rufous Shrike display considerable variety both in size and markings. Four of those in the Museum Collection are of a blunt broad oval form with a certain amount of gloss, but the fifth, from the Altai Mountains, is of a narrower oval shape. The ground-colour varies from greenish-white in the last named to pinky or creamy-white in the former, in which the reddish-brown and lavender spots and blotches are mostly grouped round the larger end. In the Altai specimen the markings are distributed all over VOL. I v. u 290 LAIfllDJ!. the shell. The measurements vary from "79 to -So in length, and from -6 to -66 in breadth. 1. Altai Mountains (iNW»7i:orw C«/^.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Kuldja, Turkestan. Crnwiey Bequest. 2. Kuldja, 7th June. Crowley Bequest. Otomela cristata (Linn.). Lanius cristatus, Gadow, Oit. Birch B. M. viii. p. 271 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Jnd., Birds, i. p. 4G8 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899). Otomela phoenicura, Tarz. Faune Orn. Siher. Orient, p. 493 (1891). Otomela cristata, Sharjje, Iland-l. iv. p. 288 (1903). Of the five esgs of the Brown Shrike in the Collection, four have the ground-colour greenish white, while the fifth from Dauria is of the rufous-huff type. The yellowish-hrown or rufous markings and the underlying lavender blotches are much the same as in the allied forms. The measarements vary from ■85 to -92 in length, and from '62 to -63 in breadth. 1. Darasun, Dauria, June {Dylowshi : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Amur-land. Crowley Bequest. 2. Amur-laud. Crowley Bequest. Otomela isabellina {Hempr. cj- Ehr.). Lanius arenarius, Jf?-(f . Birds Ind. i. p. 407 (1862). Lanius isabellinus, Dresser, Birds Fur. iii. p. 413 (1878) ; Gadnw, Cat. Birds B. Af. viii. p. 277(1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 467 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersam^nl. p. 72 (1899). Otomela isabellina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 288 (1903). Four eggs of the Isabelline or Pale-brown Shrike belong to the type with the ground-colour greenish white, and resemble those of 0. cristata and other allied forms. Measurements vary from 'Si to "86 in length, by -65 in breadth. 2. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. 2. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. Otomela superciliosa {Lath.), Lunius superciliosus, Gadoto, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 273 (1883) ; Jouy, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. \\. p. 292 (1883); Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 104 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899). Otomela superciliosa, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 288 (1903). The eggs of the Japanese Red-tailed Shrike are of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are of a rich creamy-buff colour, spotted and blotched with pale chestnut-brown and lavender. As is the case with the eggs of the Shrikes in general, the markings are chiefly confined to the larger half of the egg and form a zone round the broad end. Nine examples measure from -82 to -96 in length, and from -67 to '7 in breadth. cni-oKOPnoNEUs. — pelicinius. 291 2. Japan {H. Pryer). Seebolim Coll. 4. Japan (/f. P.)- Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (//. P.). Seebohm Coll. Genus CHLOROPHONEUS, Cah. Chlorophoneus sulphur eipectus {Less.). (riate XIII. fig. 8.) Laniarius sulphureipectus, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 384 (1875-84) ; Stark ^ Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 40 (1901). Laniarius sulphureipectus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 159 (1883). jNlalaconotus sulphureipectus, A/e.rander, Ibis, 1899, p. 583. Chlorophoneus sulphureipectus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 291 (1903). The eggs of the Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike are of a narrow elliptical shape, somewhat pointed at both ends, and moderately- glossy. They are of a bluish-green colour, mottled all over with pale brown and grey. Three examples measure respectively : '75 by -53; -76 by -53; -78 by -55. 2. Bissao, Senegambia {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. [Senegambia.]* Crowley Bequest. Genus PELICINIUS, Boie. Pelicinius gutturalis {P. L. S. Mull.). Lanius bacbakiri, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vog. tab. xxxi. fig. 12, a, b (1845-54). Laniarius gutturalis, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 385 (1875- 84) ; Stark ^ Sclafer, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii.p. 33 (1901). Laniarius bakbakiri, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 162 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 70 (1899). Pelicinius gutturalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 292 (1903). The eggs of the Bakbakiri Bush-Shrike are of a regular oval shape and glossy. They are of a blue colour, spotted and blotched, more densely^ on the broad half, with reddish brown and lavender or lilac. They measure from -98 to 1"06 in length, and from -73 to •8 in breadth. 6. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Africa (-E. Z. Zayrtz-fZ). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. South Africa {E. L. L. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Cape Colony (r. ^^»!ore .• Tristram Crowlev Bequest. Cop.). * This eg^, there can be little doubt, forms part of the same clutch as the two preceding ones. V 2 29:'. LANIID.'E. Genus RHODOPHONEUS, Heugl Ehodophoneus cruentus (IJempr. (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 99, part. (1871) ; Gadotv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 49, part. (1883). Poecila palustris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 13 (1855-63). Pcecile palustris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 317 (1903). The eggs of the Marsh-Titmouse and those of its allies, P. dresseri and P. horealis, cannot be separated from each other by any character. They are of a rather pointed oval form, and while some have a slight gloss others are devoid of gloss. They are -white, speckled and spotted -with two shades of chestnut. The markings are everywhere sparse, except at the broad end, where they are, in many specimens, dense, and form either an irregular zone or an ill-defined cap. Many examples, however, are evenly marked all over with very small specks. They measure from -59 to •66 in length, and from -lo to -52 in breadth. 7. Stolp, Pomerania, 4th Maj' Seebohm Coll. ( T. Holland). 7. Stolp, lOtli May ( T. H). Seebohm Coll. 8. Stolp, 18th Mav (7'. H.). Seebohm Coll. Pcecile borealis (Selgs-Longch.). Pcecile alpestris, Baedeker, J.f. O. 1850, p. 33, tab. ii. fig. 13. Poecila borealis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viig. tab. 43. fig. 16 (1855-63). I'arus borealis, Wheehcright, A Spring and Smnmer in Lapl. p. 289 (1871) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 107 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd 302 PAPaDj. eel. iii. p. 77, pi. (1875) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 51 (188:3). Poecile boreali.?, Sliaiye, Hand-l. iv. p. 319 (1903). The eg2;s of the Xorthern Marsh-Titmouse do not differ from those of P. palustris in any respect. 9. Sweden, 8th May {H. W. Gould Coll. Whedw)-i(/ht). 3. Sweden, 16tli May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Jura Alps, 3rd Mav ( W. Schliiter). Seebuhm Coll. 5. Savoy, 25th April ( W. S.). Seebohm Coll. Pcecile lugubris (Temm.). Parus lutjubris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 148, tah. xviii. fig'. 4, a, b (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 121 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eiir. 2nd ed. iii. p. 58, pi. (1875); Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 9; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 47 (1883) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1889). Poecila lugubris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tah. 43. fig. 14 (1855-63). Poecile lugubris, Sharps, Hand-l. iv. p. 319 (1903). The eggs of the Sombre Titmouse are of a blunt oval form and possess a very slight amount of gloss. They are white, rather sparingly speckled with chestnut and pale pink. The markings on some examples tend to form an irregular zone round the broader end ; in others they are evenly spread over the entire egg. Four specimens measure respectivelj : '66 by -53 ; •67 by "54 ; '7 by '52 ; • 69 by -54. 4. Asia Minor, 23rd April (C. G. Seebohm Coll. Danford). 1. Smyrna, 12th May (T. Krupef). Seebohm Coll. Pcecile cincta (Bodd.). Parus cinctus. Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 125 (1871) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds, B. M. viii. p. 35 (1883). Parus sibiricus, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 62, pi. (1875). Poecile cincta, Sharpe, 'Hand-l. iv. p. 320 (1903). The eggs of the Lapp Titmouse are of an excessively broad oval form, some specimens approaching the sjiheroidal. They are ■white, devoid of gloss, and sparingly speckled and spotted with pale chestnut. In most examples the markings are very evenly distributed over the shell ; in a few they are somewhat more dense at the larger end, but seldom conspicuously so. In the eggs of this species the spots are remarkably well-defined and distinct, and rarely coalesce. Examples measure from '62 to -75 in length, and from '5 to '54 in breadth. 2. Swedish Lapland {J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 8. Lapland {3Jeres). Seebohm Coll. 2. Lapland {J. Wolley : Tristram Gould Coll. Coll.). I'OXILE. KITTIPAUrS. 303 11. Lapland (//. ITmchins : Ilnniitt Seebobm Coll. Coll.). 3. Laplanrl, 2fitli Mav. Crowlev Bequest. 2. Lapland (J. WnV'ey). Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Lapland (A. Keictnn). Salvin-Godman Coll. 8. Wuonioniska, Lapland, Sth May. 8eebolim Coll. 4. Finland, 3rd .Tuae {J. Wolle'y : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll. ). Pcecile carolinensis {And.). Parus carolinensis, Baircl, Breicer S^- Biilqw. N. Amer. Birch, i. p. 102 (1874) : Gadou; Cat. Birds B. M. vii'i. p. 4G (1883). Poecile carolinensis, S/iarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. ;'.2l (1903). The eggs of the Carolina Titmouse are of a broad oval form and -without gloss. They are white, delicately marked with specks and very small blotches of chestnut. The markings are more numerous at the larger end than elsewhere, and form an ill-defined cap at that part. Specimens measure from -55 to 'SS in length, and from -44 to -46 in breadth. 1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Washington, D.C, 27th April Salvin-(iodman Coll. {Ilenshaw Cull.). Pcecile atricapilla (Linn.). Parus atricapillus, Coues, Birds N.-JVest, p. 20 (1874); Baird, Bretrer Sr Ridgti'. N. Amer. Birds. \. p. 96 (1874); Gadoio, Cut. Birds B. M. viii. p. 44 (1883); ^'ehrk. Cat. Eiersa^nml. p. 66 (1899). Poecile atricapilla, Sluuye, Hand-l. iv. p. 321 (1903). The eggs of the American Black-capped Titmouse are broad ovals and without gloss. They are white or pinkish white, speckled and blotched with chestnut. Some specimens are merely speckled all over ; others have blotches of small size combined with specks and spots, especially at the larger end, where an indistinct cap is often formed. They measure from -55 to -6 in length, and from -45 to •5 in breadth. 10. Massachusetts, U.S.A. {Eensliaw Salvin-Godman Coll Coll.). 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus SITTIPARUS, Sehjs-Longch. Sittipams sieboldi, Seehohm. Parus varius, Gadou\ Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 37 (1883) ; Seehohm, Birds Jap. Emp. p. 8-3 (1890). Sittiparus sieboldi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 322 (1903). Two eggs of the Japanese Titmouse are of a very broad oval shape, with the usual reddish-brown and lavender spots and dots distributed more or less generally over the whole shell. They measure -Q by -b. 2. Japan, 30th May. Crowley Bequest. 304 Genus LOPHOPHANES, Kaup. Lophophanes cristatus (Linn.). Parus cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voff. p. 152, tab. xviii. fi^. 10, a~c (1845-51) ; Heuntson, Er/gs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 154, pi. xxxix. fig. iii (1856) ; Gadow, Cut. Birds B. M. viii. p. 27 (1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 481, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eqijs of Brit. Birds, p. 213, pi. 53. tig. 18 (1896) ; Irbii, Orn. Str. Gihr. 2nd ed. p. 73 (1895). Lophophanes cristatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. To'i. tab. 43. fij;'. 17 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 151 (1871) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 323 (1903). The eggs of the Crested Titmouse are of a broad pointed oval shape, and in some cases slightly glossy. They are white, usually marked in a bold manner with rich chestnut. In the majority of specimens the markings are chiefly on the larger end of the egg, where they coalesce and form a well-defined cap or broad zone. In others the markings are small and distinct, and although more dense at the broad end than elsewhere, they do not form a notice- able cap. Many of the more richly-marked examples are blotched with pale purplish red, underlying the chestnut. They measure from •6 to -7 in length, and from -46 to -57 in breadth. Ross-shire (/. Hancock ■■ Tristram Coll.). Speyside, Morayshire. Speyside, 16th May. Valkenswaard, Holland, 23rd May. Vosges Mts., France (Moiyel: Har- giti Coll.). Gibraltar(L. If. 1»%). Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). Sweden (H. W. W.). Sweden, Ist May [H. W. W.) Carlstad, Sweden (H. W. W. : Tristram Coll.). Gardsjo, Sweden, 25th April (H. W. W.). Gardsjo [H. W. W.). VVermland, Sweden, April (^. W. W.). Wermland, 20th April (Hargitt Coll.). Pomerania, 3rd May (T. Holland). Pomerania, 5th May (T. H.). Pomerania; 6th May (T. H). Reval, Baltic Provs., 28th April (Enssow). Saxony. Cilli, Styria (E. Seidensacher). Gilli (E. S.). Cilli {E. S.). Crowley Bequest. J. J. Dalgleish, Esq. [C.]. A. H. Evans, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coil. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Cowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godnian Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. lopnornANE?. — PEEirAEUs. 305 Lophophanes inornatus {Gamiel). Lojihoplianes inornatus, Baird, Brewer S,- liide/w. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 91 (1«74) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 114 (1878) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iv. p. A-2A: (1903). Parus inornatus, Gadinv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 32 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. OG (1899). The eggs of the American Plain Titmouse are of a pointed oval form and slightly glossy. They are white, marked with delicate specks of pale chestnut, which are confined almost entirely to the larger end, where, in three examples, they form a narrow hut distinct zone, and in a fourth a small cap. They measure respectively: "69 by -5 ; -68 by -5 ; -75 by -54 ; -64 by -5. 4. Oakland, California, 3rd April Salvin-Godman Coll. ( W. E. Bryant : Ilenshaw Coll.). Genus PERIPARUS, Selys-Longcli. Periparus ater {Linn.). Parus ater, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 149, tab. xviii. fig. 6, a, b (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viig. tab. 43. fig. 10 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 87 (1872) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 40 (1883). Periparus ater, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 325 (1903). The eggs of the European Coal Titmouse are of a rather broad, pointed oval form and without gloss. They are white, somewhat thickly speckled and spotted with two shades of pale chestnut, especially at the broad end, where the markings often form an imperfect cap. The spots on the egg of this Titmouse are usually firm and distinct, but in a clutch taken in Pomerania they are cloudy and blotchy, as if sunk into the shell. Examples measure from •56 to -65 in length, and from -45 to -5 in breadth. 3. Vosges Mts., France {Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Vosges Mts. {Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Vosges Mts. [Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 10. yo9,ge9.'^lts. [Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 9. Pomerania, 14th May (r.if&//a»icZ). Seebohm Coll. Periparus britannicus {Sharpe i^- Dresser). Parus ater, apud Heioitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 15G, pi. xxxix. fig. iv (1856). Parus britannicus. Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 93 ("1872) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p 41(1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 472, pi. 9 (1883) j id. EggsofBnt. Birds, p. 21], pi. 53. fig. 16 (1896). Periparus britannicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 325 (1903). The eggs of the British Coal Titmouse are very similar to those of P. ater, and cannot be separated from them, but owing to the larger series of the eggs of the British bird they appear more varied than those of the other. A few examples are cream-coloured, quite VOL. IV. X 306 PAEID.'E. spotless; others are minutely speckled all over; and others again are handsomelj' blotched, as well as spotted, at the larger end. They measure from -58 to -7 in length, and from -42 to -5 in breadth. 9. Co. Waterford, Ireland, 15th May. R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P.]. 4. England. ' Old Collection. 2. Norfolk. Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Norfolk, 20th May (T. i\o;T/«^<')- Seebohm Coll. y. Cookham, Berkshire, 20th May. (Joiild Coll. 3. Cookham. Gould Coll. 6. New Forest {H. Satindeis). Seebohm Coll. 9. Epping Forest, 9th May (O. Scilvm). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 4. Hampstead, London (6.^.). Salvin-Godman CoU. 13. Churt, Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest. 9. Tilford, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 10. Tilford. Cowley Bequest. Periparus melanolophus {Vig.). (Plate XIV. fig. 1.) Parus melanolophus, Gadow, Cat. Birch B. M. viii. p. 28 (1883). _ Lophophanes melanolophus, Oatvs, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 57 (1889) ; id. ed. Hvnte, Nests S,- Er/r/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 28 (1889). Periparus melanolophus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 326 (1903). The eggs of the Crested Black Titmouse are of a regular oval form and very slightly glossy. They are white, speckled and blotched with dull chestnut-brown and underlying pale lavender. The markings are dense at the larger end, and form an imperfect cap at that part. Examples differ much in size, the smallest measuring -58 by -43, and the largest -7 by -52. 2. Kashmir, June (C. B. Cock: Crowley Bequest. Tristram. Coll.). 1. Kotgarh, N.W. Himalayas, 17th Hume Coll. April. 1. Kotgarh, 27th April. Hume Coll. 3. Kotgarh, 14th May. Hume Coll, Genus MACHLOLOPHUS, Cal. Machlolophxis rex, David. (Plate XIV. fig. 2.) Machlolophus rex, Bavid ^- Oust. Ois. Cidne, p. 286 (1877) ; La ToucJie, Ibis, 1899, p. 402 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 327 (1903). Parus rex, Gado^v, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 367 (1883). The e2;gs of the King Titmouse are of a blunt, pointed oval shajie and exhibit a very slight gloss. They are creamy white, very densely speckled and mottled with bright chestnut and lilac. They measure from -67 to -7 in length, and from -51 to -55 in breadth. 3. Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, C. B. Pickett, Esq. [P.]. 24th April {J. 1). La Toucht). 3. Kuatun (J. B. La T.). C. B. Pickett, Esq. [P.]. PAEDALIPAHrS. — rAETTS. 307 Genus PARDALIPARUS, Sehjs-Longcli. Pardaliparus venustulus (SwiuJioe). (Plate XIV. fig. 4.) Parus venustulus, Oadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 23 (1883) ; La Touche, Ihk, 18f)9, p. 401. Pardaliparus venustulus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 328 (1903). The e^gs of the White-napcd Titmouse are of a blunt oval form and without gloss. They are white, rather thickly speckled all over with, chestnut and underlying lilac. Three examples measure respectively : -65 by "5 ; -^36 by "5 ; -67 by •49. 3. Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, C. B. Lickett, Esq. [P.]. 1st June (/. D. La Toiiche). Genus PARUS, Unn. Parus minor, Temm. 6f ScJil. Parus minor, Gadotc, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 15 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 48 (1889) ; Tarz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient. p. 428 (1891); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 401; Nekrk. Eat. Fiersamml. p. 66 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 328 (1903). The eggs of the Japauese Grey Titmouse are inseparable from those of P. cinereus described below. 2. Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 21st April (J. D. La Touche). 4. Kuatun, 2Sth June {J. D. La T.). C. B. Packett, Esq. [P.]. 1. Amoj , Gh'ma, {R. Swinhoe : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tra^n Coll.). 2. Amur-land, 18th June (Tancre). Crowley Bequest. Parus major, Linn. Parus major, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 146, tab. xxviii. fig. 2, a, h (1845-54): Baedeker, Eier' Eur. Vo(j. tab. 43. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Heicitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 149, pi. xxxix. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Birds -Ewr. iii. p. 79 (1871); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 28; Seebohin, Brit. Birds, i. p. 463, pi. 9 ( 1883) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. 3L viii. p. 19 (1883) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 210, pi. 53. fig. 13 (1896) ; Shmpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 328 (1903).. The eggs of the Great Titmouse are of a broad oval shape and possess a slight amount of gloss. They are white, marked with specks, spots, and small blotches of two shades of chestnut. In many specimens the markings are evenly distributed over the shell ; in others they are more dense at the large end, where they are often confluent and form a rough zone or cap. A few examples are so feebly marked that they appear, at first sight, to be plain white. They measure from -Go to -8 in length, and from -5 to -55 in breadth. x2 308 10. G. 2. 5. 5. 11. 8. 11. 7. 6. 9. England. Yorkshire {Ilargitt Coll.). Norfolk, 11th May {F. Noryate). Norfolk, 17th May (F. N.). Norfolk, 3rd June {F. N.). Norfolk, 6th June {F. N.). Cambridgeshire. Cookham, Berkshire, IVFay. Wickham, Hants {\V. Farren), 21st May. Alton, Hants, June. Alton, June. Finchlev, Middlesex (0. Sulvin). Clay, Hythe, Kent, 16th May (6.S.). Churt, Surre3^ Till'ord, Surrey. Elbeuf, France {Koury : Haryltt Coll.). Elbeuf {Notiry : Ilargitt Coll.). Malaga, Spain, 29th April {H. Satmders). Malaga, 10th June {H. S.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 21st May. Valkenswaard, 2ord May Pomerania, llth May [T. Hol- land). Pomerania, llth May (T. H.). Pomerania, 12th May (T. H.). Pomerania, 16th May {T. H.). Pomerania, 28th May (T. H.). Parnassus, Greece, 2nd June {T. Kriiper). Smyrna, 20th May {T. K.). Old Collection. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salyin-Godman ColL Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coil. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Parus cinereus, Vit'dl. Parns ntvice-ps, Leyye, Birds Ceylon, p. 557 (1879); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 46 (1889) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 31 (1889) ; Betham, Joiirn. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sac. xii. p. 779 (1899). Parus cinereus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. yiii. p. 16 (1883); Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 115 (1895) ; S/iarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 329 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Grey Titmou.se are mostly of a regular oval form. Sonje have a slight gloss; the majority are entirely with- out gloss. They are white, rather boldly spotted and blotched with chestnut. The markings are far more dense and fre(]uent at the larger end than elsewhere, and form at that part an ill-defined cap or zone of confluent blotches. The eggs vary much in size, the smallest example in the Collection measuring -6 by '48, and the largest "TS by 'ol. 1. Kashmir (C Ji. Cock Coll.). 4. Nilsrhiri Hills, Tristram Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. 809 Nilghiri Hills, 9tli Feb. Nilghiri Hills, April. Nilg-hiri Hills, lOth April. Xilg-hiri Hills, 4tli June. Kotagherrv, Nilghiri Hills, 17th ^ Jan. (Miss Cuckburn). Kotagherry, 17th Feb. {Miss Cockburn). Kotagherry, 6th March (Miss Cockburn) . Kotagherry, 8th April [Miss Cockburn). Curzou, Nilghiri Hills, 8th May. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Coouoor, 12th iMay. Ootacamimd, Nilghiri Hills, 4th April. Ceylon, May {A. L. Butler). Foochow, China, 30th March. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. Parus bokhariensis, Lkht. Parus boccharensis, Gadow, Cat. Birch B. M. viii. p. 16 (1883). Parus bokhareusis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 119 (1895). Parus bokhariensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 329 (1903). Two eggs of the Bokhara Grey Titmouse are of a rather long, pointed oval form. The ground-colour is white, with light red and lavender dots and spots scattered pretty thickly over the whole shell. They measure respectively -71 by -5 and •74 by -51. Kuldja, Turkestan (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Parus monticola, Vigors. (Plate XIV. fig. 3.) Parus monticolus, Gadoio, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 320 (1883). Parus monticola, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds i. p. 49 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 35 (1889) : Sharpe, Kand-l. IV. p. 329 (1903). ^ " ^ ' The eggs of the Green-backed Titmouse are very similar to those of the Indian Grey Titmouse. The markings, however, are of a inuch richer colour, being of a deep reddish-brown or purplish-red. ypecimens measure from -i'A to -75 in length, and from -5 to •'o\ in breadth. 3. Himalayas. 1. Dharmsala. Himalayas, 28th April. 3. Simla, April. 1. Leboug, Sikhim, 14th July. 4. Mongphoo, Darjiling (■/. Gammie). 2. Mongphoo, 6th' April (,/. G.). 2. Mougphoo, 11th April {J, G.). Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 310 PAKID^. Genus PENTHEEES, Cah. Pentheres afer {Gmel.). (Plate XIV. fig. 7.) Parus afer, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Viig. p. 146, tab. xviii. fig. \, a, b (1845-54) ; SJuuye, ed. LayarcVs Birds S. Africa, p. 329 (1875-84) ; Gadoiu, Cat. Birds B. 31. viii. p. 39 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 66 (1899). Pentherea afer, Shmye, Handel, iv. p. 332 (1903). The eggs of the South-African Titmouse in the Collection are of a very broad oval shape and without gloss. They are white, often densely speckled and spotted all over with pale rufous and under- lying lilac. They measure '75 by -57. 1. South Africa. E. L. Lavard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa {E. L. L. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Nels Poort, Cape Colony- (T. ^i- Crowley Bequest. more : Tristram Coll.). Genus CYANISTES, Kaup. Cyanistes caeruleus {Linn.). Parus caeruleus, Thien. Fortpjianz. ges. Yog. p. 147, tab. xviii. fig. 3, a, 6, c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 151, pi. xxxix. fig. ii (1856) ; Dressei-, Birds Eur. iii. p. 131 (1871) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 12 (1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 468, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 210, pi. 53. figs. 14, 15 (1896). Cyanistes caeruleus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viig. tab. 43. fig. 11 (1855-63) ; Sliar2)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 333 (1903). The eggs of the Blue Titmouse are of a broad pointed oval shape and have little or no gloss. They are white, marked with light chestnut-brown. In many specimens the markings consist entirely of small specks and spots ; in others of specks, spots, and small blotches. They are almost invariably more thickly disposed at the broad end than elsewhere, and form an indistinct cap or zone. They measure from "55 to '7 in length, and from '41 to '5 in breadth. 5. England. Old Collection. 4. Yorkshire {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 9. Norfolk, 11th May {F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll. 12. Norfolk, 20th May {F. N.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Norfolk, 22nd May (F. N.). Seebohm Coll. 11. Norfolk, 26th May (F. N.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Norfolk, 3rd June {F. N.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 7. Haddeuham, Cambridgeshue, Salvin-Godman Coll. 21st May (0.6'.). 4. Cookham, Berkshire, April. Gould Coll. 7. Epping Forest, 9th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Chart, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 9. Churt, May, Crowley Bequest. CYANISTES. 311 10, Elbeiif, France {Noury: Hanjitt Secboliin Cull. Coll.). 1 1 . Pomeraiiia, lOtli May ( T. Holland). Seebolini Coll. \-2. Pomerania, 13th May (T. If.). Seebohm Coll. 8. Pomerania, 15tli May (r. 2f.). Seebohm Coll. Cyanistes persicus (Blanf.). Parus (Cyanistes) persicus, Blanf. Ibis, 1873, p. 89 ; id. East. I'ers, p. 230, pi. xvi. lig. 2 (1876). Parus persicus, Guduiv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14 (1883). Cyanistes persicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 3.'i3 (1903). Parus ca3ruleus persicus, Withevby, Ibis, 1903, p. 530. Two eggs of the Persian Blue Titmouse resemble those of C. cctruleus. 2. Dasht-i-Arjan, S.W. Persia (6700 11. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. ft.), 9th' April. Cyanistes ultramarinus {Bonap.). Cyanistes ultramarinus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viiy. tab. 43. fig. 12 (1855-63) ; id. J.f. 0. 1856, p. 33, tab. ii. iig. 14; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 334 (1903). Parus ultramarinus, Saloin, Ibis, 1859, p. 310. Parus teneriilie. Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 139, part. (1871) ; Gadoiu, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14, part. (1883) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 72 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 06 (1899). Eggs of the Ultramarine Titmouse in the Collection are of a regular oval form and devoid of gloss. One is white, marked equally all over with specks and spots of two shades of chestnut-brown, while others are more heavily blotched towards the blunt end. They measure "58 by --IT. 1. Algeria (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Morocco, 6th May. Crowley BecLuest. Cyanistes teneriflfae {Less.). (Plate XIV. fig. 0.) Parus tenoriffiE, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 139, pjirt. (1871), ix. {Suppl.) p. 127 (1895) ; Gadnic, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14, part. ( 1883) ; licid, Ibis, 1887, p. 433. Cyanistes teneritlle, Sharpe, Haud-l. iv. p. 334 (1903). The eggs of the Canarian Blue Titmouse are of a pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. They are white, speckled and spotted, more thickly at the broad end than elsewhere, with chocolate-brown. In some specimens the smaller half of the egg is almost unmarked. Five specimens measure from "01 to "OO in length, and from •48 to •5 in breadth, 5. Canary Islands. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.]. 6. Teiierife, March {R. Gomez). Crowley Beque.st. 4. Tenerife. Crowley Bequest. 312 TARID^. Cyanistes cyanus {Pall.). (Plate XIV. fig. 5.) Parus cyanus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 143 (1872) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 10 (1883). Cyanistes cyanus, Tacz. Fauna Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 432 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-'l. iv. p. 334 (1903). Two eggs of the Azure Titmouse are like those of C. caruleus, but the one from the Altai Mountains has a peculiarly glossy shell. 1. Dauria, Siberia (Di/bowski), Crowley Bequest. 1. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. Genus .fflGITHALISCUS, Cab. .ffigithaliscus erythrocephalus ( Vig.). (Plate XIV. fig. 11.) Aeredula erythrocepbala, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. yiii. p. 66 (1883) ; Nehrk.'Xat. Eiersamml. p. 07 (1899). Tillgithaliscus erythrocephalus, Oates, Fauna Brit, Iiid., Birds, i. p. 60 (1889) ; Oates ed. Hmne, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 36 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 335 (1903). The eggs of the Eed-headed Titmouse are of a blunt oval form and with scarcelj' any gloss. The ground is pinkish or creamy white, and the markings are almost entirely confined to a conspicuous and well-defined zone round the larger end of the egg. This zone is composed of a multitude of minute purplish-red specks which are coufiuent in the majority of specimens. A few minute specks of the same colour are scattered over the remainder of the shell. The eggs measure from "53 to '6 in length, and from "43 to -46 in breadth. 4. Kotgarh, Himalayas. Hume Coll. 3. Simla (^. O. if.). Hume Coll. 2. Simla, April {A. O. H.). Hume CoU. 5. Simla, May {A. 0. H.). Hume Coll. Genus PSALTRIPARUS, Bonap. Psaltriparus minimus {Townsend). Psaltriparus minimus, var. minimus, Baird, Brciver S,- Hidgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 109 (1874) ; Sharim, Hand-l. iv. p. 336 (1903). Aeredula minima, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. Al. viii. p. 56 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899). The egg of the Bush-Titmouse in the Collection is of a regular oval shape, glossless and plain white. It measures -56 by -42. 1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Sulvin-Godman Coll. SGITHALrs. 313 Genus ^GITHALUS, Herm. ^githalus caudatus {Linn.). Parus caudatus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voy. p. 153, tab. xviii. fi"' 11 a-d (1845-54). o- > Mecistura caudata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viiff. tab. 43. fiff. 19 (1855-63) Acredula caudata Z)/mer, i?»V^, Eur. ni. p. 67 (1872)5 Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M.Vin.^.m [lam). ^ n , ■ ^githalus caudatus, Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 337 (1903). The eggs of the Long-tailed Titmouse are of a pointed oval form and have a small amount of gloss. They are of two types ol coloration, both apparently equally common. In the first type the egg IS plain white ; in the second it is white or pinkish white speckled and freckled with two shades of pale chestnut or rufous and some faint lavender. The markings are usually denser at the broad end than elsewhere, and sometimes form an indistinct zone or cap at that part. Specimens measure from -51 to -57 in leuo'th and from -39 to --IS in breadth. ° ' 1. Sundal Valley, N. Norway, 20th Dr. R. Bawdier Sharps [P.! June {R. B. S.). ^ '- -' 8. Stolp, Pomerania, 16th May Seebohm Coll. (?'. IIolla7id). 11. Stolp, 16th May (7'. 1^.). Seebohm Coll. ^githalus roseus {Blyth). Parus caudatus, apud UewiUon, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 158 nl xl tig. a (i856J. ^ ' ^ ■ Acredula rosea, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 62 (1873) ; Gadoio, Cat. Birds B M. vm.jA-A (1883J ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 486, pi. 9 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 214, pi. 53. tig. 19 (1896). ^i^githalus roseus, Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 337 (1903). The eggs of the British Long-tailed Titmouse are very numerously represented in the Collection. They vary in shape from a long pointed, to a short broad, oval form, and, as a rule, they possess a small amount of gloss. Like the eggs of R^. caudatus thev are of two types of coloration : plain white, and white speckled With rufous and pale purple. The two types, judging from the series in the Collection, are of about equal occurrence. The markings on some examples are very faint and indistinct, but they impart a rosy tinge to the shell. Specimens measure from -52 to -(S-A in len^-th and from -4 to -48 iu breadth. ° ' «. Dochfour, Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 8. Port Clair, Inverness {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 9. Port Augustus, Inverness {Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 8. Knockie, Inverness {Ilarqitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll 9. Co. Waterford, 20th April [R. J. Seebohm Coll. Lsshcr). 314 PARIDJD. 8. Co. Waterford, 12th May Seeboliui Coll. {H. J. U.). 3. Sparbam, Norfolk, 7tb May Seebobm Coll. {F. Korqate). 4. Sparbam, 7tb May {F. N.). Seebobm Coll. 8. Sparbam, 13tb May {F. N.). Seebobm Coll. 9. Cambridgesbire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. (3. Cambridge.sbire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 7. Lougbtou, Essex. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. BiUericay, Essex. G. Scbolaing, Esq. [P.]. 8. Driukstone Park, Suffolk. T. II. Powell, Esq. [P.]. 8. Valkenswaard, Holland, -IQih May Seebobm Coll. {H. Seebohm). .ffigithalus irbyi {Sharpe ^ Dresser). Acredula caudata, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 207. Acredula irbii, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 73 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 83, pi. (1875) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 63 (1883) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 35 ; Irbtj, Om. Sfr. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 71 (1895). ^gitbalus irbyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 337 (1903). The eggs of Irby's Long-tailed Titmouse do not differ iu any respect from those of ^. roseus. 3. Gibraltar (H. Saunders). Seebobm Coll. 2. Corsica. J. Wbitebead, Esq. [C.]. 4. Porto Veccbio, Corsica, 20th April Seebobm Coll. {J. Whitehead). .ffigitlialus tephronotus (GunfJier). Acredula tepbronota, Elwes 8f Buckley, Ibis, 1870, p. 199 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 75 (1872J ; Gadoiu, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 04 (1883). ^gitbalus tepbronotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 338 (1903). The eggs of the Turkish Long-tailed Titmouse in the Collection are broad ovals, without gloss, white, with a few very minute specks of extremely pale rufous at the larger end. They measure respectively : '54 by -42 ; "oo by "5 ; •54 by •43. 3. Turkey (T. Eobson). Dr. Pt, Bowdler Sbarpe [P.]. Genus KEMIZA, Slejn. Remiza pendulina {Linn.). Parus pendulinus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voff. p. 56, tab. xviii. fig. 13, a, b (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 70, pi. (1875). ^gitbalus pendulinus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vmj. tab. 43. bg. 20 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 159 (187G) ; Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 67 (1883). Bemiza pendulina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 339 (1903). ANTHOSCOPUS, ATJKIPARTJS. 315 The eggs of the Penduline Titmouse are of an elongated oval form, without gloss and plain white. Three examples measure respectively : "64 by "41 ; '63 by --i-i ; -6 by --14. 1. South France (Dr. Companyon). Seobohm Coll. 2. Parnassus, Greece, 8th May tseebohm Coll. (if. Seebohin). Genus ANTHOSCOPUS, Boie. Anthoscopus minutus {Lath.). Anthoscopus capeusis, Sharpe, ed. LayarcCs Birds S. Africa, p. 327 (1875-84). ^i^gitbalus cnpensis, Gadoio, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 70 (1883) ; i\ehrk. Kat. Eiersaminl. p. 67 (1899). Anthcscopus minutus, ISharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 340 (1903). The eggs of the Cape Penduline Titmouse are of a very narrow and elongated oval form, devoid of gloss and plain M'hite. Three examples measure respectively : "56 by -SS ; "52 by -SG ; '58 by -38. 3. South Africa, E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Genus AURIPARUS, Baird. Auriparus flaviceps {Sundcv.). (Plate XIV. fig. 8.) Auriparus flaviceps, Baird, Brewer Sf Bidgic. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 112 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 129 (1878) ; Salv. ^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 59 (1880) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 341 (190.3). yEgithalus flaviceps, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 72 (1883) j Nclirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899). The eggs of the Yerdin or Yellow-headed Bush-Titmouse are of a broad oval form and without gloss. They are pale blue, speckled with rufous brown. The markings are sometimes very dense at the larger end, where they become confluent and form a well-defined cap. In one example, however, the specks are very evenly distributed over the entire shell, and in another they are very sparse over the smaller half. Two examples measure respectively : "6 by '46 ; •58 by -44. 1. California {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Cape St. Lucas, Calit'ornia, May Salvin-Godmau Coll. {J. Xantus). 3. Cape St. Lucas, 4th i^pril (/. A".). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 316 Genus APHELOCEPHALA, Ohcrh. Aphelocephala leucopsis {Gould). Xerophila leucopsis, Gould, Ilandh. Birds Austr. i. p. 382 (1865) ; Hatiisai/, P. L. S. N.S.W. vil p. 407, pi. 3. fia:. 7 (1882); Gadozv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 73 (1883) ; North, Nests S,- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 150, pi. ix. fig, 14 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 68 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests ^' Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 287, pi. 11 (1901). Aphelocephala leucopsis, S/iarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 342 (1903). The eggs of the White-faced Titmoi;se are of a pointed, but broad, oval form, and have a fair amount of gloss. They are described by llamsay as being " of a dull white thickly spotted and freckled all over with reddish-brown, dull chocolate-brown, or dark wood-brown ; in some specimens the whole of the ground- colour is obscured by reddish-brown freckles, others have a zone of confluent spots of dark blackish-brown on the larger end and only a few dots or freckles on the remaining portion ; average length '7 by '53 inch." Two examples in the Collection measure *79 by -58. 4. Australia. Purchased. Genus SPHENOSTOMA, Gould. Sphenostoma cristatum, Gould. p. 68 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests% Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 269, pi. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 342 (1903). The eggs of the Crested Wedge-bill are of an ordinary oval form and possess a considerable amount of gloss. Thej' are blue, sparingly speckled and spotted with black and neutral tint. The markings are small and distinctly defined, and more frequent at the larger end than elsewhere. They resemble very closely the eggs of the common Song-Thrush. Six examples measure from '92 to 1 in leugth, and from -67 to '75 in breadth. 2. Australia. Purchased. 2. N.W. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. CHAM^ID.?:. — EEGDL1D,T5. 317 Family CHAM.EID^. Genus CHAMPA, Gamhel. Chamaea fasciata {Gamhel). Chanifpa fasciata, Baird, Brewer l^- Ridytc. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 84 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Color. Valley, p. 108 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 311 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 343 (1903). Eggs of the Wren-Tit are of a pointed oval form and of a pale spotless greenish-blue colour, rather dull in appearance. The three specimens in the Collection measure '72 by "55 ; '76 bj' '56 ; and •76 by -60, respectively. 2. California, (R. Ridyway : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 1. California, April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Family KEGULID^. Genus REGULUS, Koch. Regulus regulus (Linn.). Reguliis flavicapillus, TJiien. FoHpJlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xix. fig. 7, a~c (1845-54). Regulus crococephaUis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tab. 51. fio-. \ (1855-(;3). Regulus auricapillus, Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 140, pi. x.xxviii. tigs, i & ii (1856). Regulus cristatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 453 (1874) ; Seehohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 453, pi. 11 (1883) ; Gadmo, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 80 (1883) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 208, pi. 53. tig. 10 (1896). Regulus regulus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 343 (1903). The eggs of the Goldcrest, or Golden- crested Wren, are of an ordinary oval shape and exhibit very little gloss. The majority of the eggs of this species are dull white, densely mottled, generally on the larger half, in the form of a broad zone or large cap, with pale brown and lavender intermingled. Some specimens, however, are almost plain white ; others are of a pale creara-colour, very faintly mottled all over with the very palest brown, but less densely on the smaller half than on the larger. Specimens measure from "52 to "6 in length, and from "4 to '44 in breadth. 9. Co. Waterford, 24th April Seebohm Coll. (7?. J. Ussher). 11. Co. Waterford, May (/e. J. eg. Seebohm Coll. 9. Co. Waterford, otli Mav Seebohm Coll. {R. J. U.). 318 EEGTJLID^. 9. Co. Waterford, Qtli May Seebohm Coll. (R. J. U.). 8. Co. Waterford, 22nd May Seebohm Coll. {R. J. U.). 9. Co. Waterford, 23rd May Seebohm Coll. {R. J. U.). 8. Co. Waterford, June (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Brancepeth, Durham (J'/7A'6-«??t Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 9. Dochfom', Inverness, 2nd June Seebohm Coll. (Harffkt Coll.). 8. Norfolk, 2oth May {F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll. 5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 2. Bristol, 6th Aug. G. C. Norman, Esq. [P. 5. New Forest {H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 7. New Forest (If. /S.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Alton, Hants. Crowley Bequest. 4. Hampstead, London (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Loughton, Essex (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 9. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 10. Tilford, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 11. Tilford. Crowley Bequest. 7. Tilford. Crowley Bequest. 9. Altenkirchen, Prussia, 9th June Seebohm Coll. {Sachse). Eegulus teneriffae, Seehohm. (Plate XIV. fig. 10.) Regulus teneriflfe, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 4o9- (1883) ; Sharpe, If«H/^-/.iv. p. 344(1903). Regulus satelles, Koeniq, J. f. O. 1890, p. 279, taf. viii. fig. 9 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p." 68 (1899). The eggs of the Tenerife Golderest do not appear to differ from those of B. regulus, either in size or coloration. 7. Tenerife, 27th May. Crowley Bequest. Eegulus ignicapillus (BreJim). Regulus ig-nicapillus, Thien. Fortpflatiz. ges. Vog. tab. xix. fig. 6, a, b (1845-54) ; Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 148, pi. xxxviii. fig. iii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 459 (1874) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 458, pi. 11 (1883) ; Gadoro, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 83 (1883) ; Seebohm, Eqgs of Brit. Birds, p. 209, pi. 53. fig. 11 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. .344 (1903). Regulus pyi'ocephalus, Baedeker, Bier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 2 (1855-63). The eggs of the Fire-crested Wren are of quite the same character as those of B. regulus, but the ground-colour is tinged with pink, and the markings are of a pale lilac-red colour, mingled with lavender or pale brown. There is uo appreciable difference in the size of the eggs of the two species. 319 3. Germany {Tn'strn?n Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 10. Wiederstein, Prussia, 11th May Seebohm Coll. (Sac/isc). 4. Altenkirchen, Prussia, 11th May Seebohm Coll. (Sachse). 8. Altenkirchen, 22ud May (Sac/ise). Seebohm Coll. 8. Altenkirchen, 22ud May (Sarhse). Seebohm Coll. 8. Altenkirchen, 14th May {Sachse). Crowley Bequest. 4. Altenkirchen, 26th May {'Sac/ise). Crowley Bequest. 7. Coblentz (//. U. IJressef). Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Coblentz, 10th xMay {H. E. D.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. Hesse, ISth June. Crowley Bequest. Regulus maderensis, Vernon Harcourt. (Plate XIV. figs. 9 & 12.) Regulus maderensis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 46-5 (1874) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 84 (1883) ; Koenig, J. f. O. 1890, p. 278 taf. viii. fig. 8 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 344 (1903). Four eggs of the Madeiran Goldcrest in the Collection differ from those of R. regulus and R. ir/uiccrpillus in being densely marked with specks, spots, and small blotches of lilac-red and lavender. The markings are most dense on the broad half of the egg. Four examples measure respectively: -55 by "43; "57 bj- '43; -55 by •42 ; -57 by -45. 4. Raha^al, Madeira, June. C. J. Cossart, Esq. [P.l. Regulus calendula {Linn.). Regulus calendula, Bai'rd, Brewer ^ Ridrjio. "N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 75 (1874); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 85 (1883); Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 68 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hcmd-l. B. iv. p. 344 (1903). The eggs of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the Collection appear to have become discoloured by damp, probably soon after the}' were taken from the nest, or they may have been addled. Herr Nehrkorn states that the eggs of this species resemble those of R. vjnicaj)illus. Six examples measure on the average '55 by '45. 6. Nova Scotia, 9th June {Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 320 Family SITTID^. Genus SITTA, Limi. Sitta csesia, Meyer Sf Wolf. Sitta europea, TMen. Fortpfanz. ges. Tog. tab. xvii. iig. 16, a, h (1845- 54) ; Ilevntson, Eggs of Brit.' Birds, i. p. 247, pi. Ixii. fig;, iv (1856). Sitta csesia, Baedeler, Bier Evr. Vog. tab. 43. fip:. 6 (185o-C3) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 175 (1873) ; Gadoio, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 347 (1883) ; f-'eebolwi, Brit. Birds, i. p. 523, pi. 12 (1883) ; id. Eqgs of Brit. Birds, p. 219, pi. 54. figs. 7 & 8 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 347 (1903). The eggs of the Common Nuthatch are mostly of a narrow and pointed oval shape, and slightly glossy. They are white, marked with reddish brown and lilac or lavender. On many specimens the markings consist chiefly of small blotches, either evenly distributed over the entire shell, or forming a cap at the broader end. Some examples are evenly speckled all over, and others are unmarked, except at the broad end, where a small and well-defined cap of two or three shades of red mixed up together is formed. Examples measure from -68 to 'SS in length, and from -5 to -6 in breadth. 5. Sparham, Norfolk, 24th April Seebohm Coll. {F. Nor gate). 5. Sparham, 30th May {F. N.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Middlesex. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Epping Forest (0. Sahin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Finchley (O. '.). Hume Coll. ]. Chamin, 20th April (//. A'. i>'.). Hume C..11. 1. Chaman, 28th Api-il (Tf. A'. />'.). Hume Coll. 1. Chaman, Ist May (//. E. B.]. Hume Coll. VOL. IV. Y 322 Sitta krueperi, Pelz. Sitta krueperi, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 189 (1872); Danford, Thix, 1878, p. 10; Gadou; Cut. Birds B. M. Vn\. p. 360 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersmnml. p. 75 (1899) ; Sharpe, IIui,d-l. iv. p. 348 (1903). The eggs of Kriiper's Nuthatch are of a broad pointed oval shape and very slightly glossy. They are white, profusely speckled and spotted -with reddish-brown and lilac. The markings are denser at the broad end than elsewhere, and generally form an ill- defined cap at that part. Specimens measure from -62 to -7 in length, and from -51 to -bo in breadth. 1. Smyrna, 18th April (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 1. Smyrna, 4th June [T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Taurus, Asia Minor, 17th April Seebohm Coll. ( C. G. Danford). 7. Taurus, 17th April (C. 6'. i).). Seebohm Coll. 4. Taurus, 17th April (C. G. i>.). Seebohm Coll. (1 Taurus, 18th April (C. G. I).). Seebohm Cull. .5. • Taurus, 18th April (C. G. I).). Seebohm Cull. 6. Taurus, 18th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll. Sitta whiteheadi, Sharpe. (Plate XIY. fig. 15.) Sitta whiteheadi, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 233; WMfehecid, Ihis, 1885, p. 28, pi. ii. ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (&up2)l.) p. 133 (1895) ; Sharjie, Hand-l.iy.^. 348 (1903). The eggs of the Corsican Nuthatcli are not distinguishable from those of /S'. li-nteperi. Seven examjiles measure from •UG to •? in length, and from -49 to -52 in breadth. 3. Corsica. J. Whitehead Esq. [C.]. 4. Corsica, 21st May (/. Whilcliead). Seebohm Coll. Sitta castaneiventris, FranM. (Plate XIV. fig. 13.) Shta castaneiventris, G«rf(«t', Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 351 (1883) ; Gates, Eauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 304 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Kests ^• Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 194 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamntl. p. 75 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 348 (1903). The eggs of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch resemble those of aS'. l-rueperi, and require no separate description. They measure from '65 to -7 iu length, and from "5 to oo ia breadth. 3. Sitapur, Oudh ( C. ^. Coc/.). Hume Coll. 1. Sitapur, 19th March (C. i?. C). Hume Coll. 1. Sitapur, 23rd March (C. i?. C). Hume Cull. 1. Sitapur, 24th March [C. B. C). Hume Cull. 2. Sitapur; 2oth March (C. B. C). Hume Coll. siTiA. — DDNiiiioriirn. 323 Sitta leucopsis. Gould. (Plate XIV. fig. 14.) Sitta leucopsis, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 352 (1833); Oaie% Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 306 (1899) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, i.p. 306 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 75 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 349 (1903). The eggs of the White-cheeked Nuthatch do not appear to differ in any manner from those of S. Icrueperi. Three examples measure respectively : -66 by "oo ; -67 by -53 ; "7 by "53. 3. Sonamaro-, Kaohrair, 29th May Hume Coll. (C. li. Cuck). Sitta pygmsea, Vi, 187. agricolus (Acrocephalus), 187. Agrobates, 176. akaliige (Krithacus), 148. albicans (Saxicola), 168. albicincta (Merula), 96. albii;ollis (Ciuclu's), 79. albicollis (Merula), 105. albicoUis (Saxicola), 167. albicollis (Turdus), 105. albi Irons (Ephthiauura), 135. albigiilare (Malacopte- runi), 38. albigularis (Dunietia), 31. albigularis (Garrulax), 21. albigularis (Ophrydor- nis),3l. albigularis (Setaria), 33. albi.specularis(Grervaisia), 154. albivontris (Artanius), 201 ». albiventris (Brachypte- ryx), 53. albiventris (Callene), 53. albiventris (Pnoepyga), 78. albiventris (Turdus), 106. alboi^incta (Merula), 98. aibogularis (Dutnetia), 31. albos])ecularis (Ger- vaisia), 154. albospecularis typicus (Uopsychus), 151. albospecularis, var. pica (Copsychus), 155. Alcippe. 41,44. algei-iensis (Lanius), 277. alicia; (Hylocicbla), 124. alicia; (Turdus), 124. al|)estris (Merula), 121. alpestris (Pcecile), 301. alpestris (Turdus), 121. alpinus (.Vcceutor;, 132. altaieus (Accentor), 131. altiloaua (Vireosylvia), 253. ainaurochalina (Merula), 106. ainoenus (Copsychus), 154. anipelinus (Hypocolius), 269. Ampelis, 256. araphileuca (Saxicola), 167. anguitiuiens (Euroce- phalus), 266. Anorthura, 74. anthonyi (Lanius), 278. Aiithoscopus, 315. Anuropsis, 39. aoualashkffi (Turdu.s), 126. Apalis, 235. Aphelocephala, .316. apicalis (Acauthiza), 230. aquatica (Calamodj'ta), 180. aquatioa (Sylvia), 180. aquations (Acrocephalus) , 180. aquaticus (Cinclus). 79. arbustorura (Calamo- herpe), 185. arctica (Sialia), 176. arenarius (Lanius), 290. argentauris (Mesia), 62. Argya, 10. Arrenga, 52. Ai'tauuis, 257. arundinacea (Cdlamo- herpe), 185. arundiuacea (Salicaria) 182. arundinacea (Sylvia), 185. arundinaceu.s (Acro- cepiiahis), 182, 185. Arundiuax, 203. asiaiicus (Ciuclus), 80. 328 ALrnABETICAL INDEX. assamensis (Drymoeata- phus), 38. assiiiiili8(StachTridopsis), 47. as8iiuilis (Stachyris), 47. asthenia (Cercomela), 164. ater (Parus), 305. ater (Periparus), 305. atrata (Pratiucola), 162. atrirapilla (Curruca), 215. atricapilla (Poecile), 303. atricapilla (Sylvia), 215. atricapilluB (Parus), 303. atrieops (Alcippe), 44. atriceps (Parus), 308. airiceps (Bhopociclila), 44. atrigularis (Accentor), 134. atrigularis (Merula), 118. atrigularis (Orthotoaius), 190. atrigularis (Suya), 2-10. atrigularis (Tharrbaleus), 134. atrigularis (Turclus), 118. atri.sericea (Merula), 96. atrococciiieus (Laniarius), 292. atiosericea (Merula), 9Q. aurantia (Merula), 108. auricapillus (Kegulus), 317. auriculatus (Laiiius), 280. aurifrons (Ephtliianura), 135. Aunparus, 315. aurita (Saxicola), 167. aurorea (Ruticilla), 140. auroreus (Phcenicurus), 140. australis (Acrocepbalus), 183. australis (Calamoberpe), 183. australis (Eopsaltria), 299. australis (Grallina), 263. australis (Potaiuorbyu- cbus), 293. australis (Telepl'.ouus), 293. azurea (Sialia), 175. bacbakiri (Lanius), 291. badic<^ps (Drvmoehaern), baiticatus (Acrocepbalus), 187. bakbakiri (Laniarius), 291. Barita, 270. beavani (Cisticola), 197. beavani (Prinia), 197. Bebrornis, 252. belangeri (Garrulax), 20. belli (Vireo). 255. bendirei (Harporbyn- chus), 87. bendirei (Toxostoma), 87. bendirii (Harporliyn- chus), 87. bengalensia (Malaoo- cercus), 27. bengalensis (Timelia), 30. bentet (Cepbalopboneus), 288. bentet (Lauius), 288. berlandieri (Tbryo- tborus),68. bermudianus (Galeo- scoptes), 85. Bernieria, 34, 38. bevvickii (Tbryomanes), 69, 70. bewickii (Tbryotborus), 70. bewickii, var. bewickii (Tbryomanes), 69. bevvickii, var. spilurus (Tbryotborus), 70. biarmicus (Culauio- philos), 63. biarmicus (Calanio- pbilus), 63. biarmicus (Panurus), 63. biarmicus (Parus), (i3. bicolor (Crateropus), 25. bicolor (Pratincola), 162. blanfordi (Pomatorbyu- cbus), 293. blanfordi (Prinia), 243. blanfordi (Teleplionus), 293. blighi (Arrenga), 52. bligbi (Myiopboneus), 52. bdccharensis (Paru.s), 309. bokbarensis (Parus), 309. bokbariensis (Parus), 3U9. Bombyeilla, 256. bonelli (Pbyllopneuste), 222. bor.ellii (Pbvlloscopus), 222. boneUii (Sylvia), 222. borealis (Acartbo- pneuste), 227. borealis (Auortbura), 75. borealis (Parus), 301. borealis (Pbyllopneuste), 227. borealis (Pbylloscopus), 227. borealis (Pcecila), 301. boreidis (Poecile). 301. borealis (Troglodytes), 75. borneensis (Pomato- rbinns), 14. borneensis (Stacbvris), 47. boulboul (Merula), 95. bourdilloni (Merula), 99. brachydactyla (Certbia), 324. bracbypterus (Brady- pterus), 202. Bracbypteryx, 39, .53. Bradypterus, 202. britanhicus (Parus), 305. britannicus (feriparus), 305. brownii (Malurus), 251. brunnea (Collnricincla), 267. brunnea (Collyriocicbla), 267. brunnea (Collj'rioeincla), 267. brunnea (Larvivora), 150. brunnea (Sericurnis;, •S',3. brunneicapillus (Cauipy- lorbynolius), 66. brunneiceps (Cisticola), 193. brunneiceps (Salicaria), 193. brunneieollis (Hemiura), 77. brumieicollis (Troglo- dyte.s), 77. brunnescens (Cettia), 238. brunnescens (Horornis), 238. brunneus (Eritbacus), LoO. brunneus (Pj-rrlioljemus), 233. buceplialus (Cepbalo- pboneus), 285. bucepbalus (Lanius), 285. buflianani (Cisticola), 197. bucbanani (Franklinia), 197, ALrHABETICAL INDEX, 329 biilomachus (Suthora), (i4. biiniesi (Laticilla), 198. Burnesia, 245. cachiniians (Trocluilo- ptennn), 8. citi-ulatus (Dryonaste.s), 2b. carulecula (Cvaneoula), 144. cacruleculus (Erilhaciis), 143. Cffiruleicepbala ( Aclelura), 150. ca3riileocepliala ( Adelura), l.-il. Cipnileocepliala (Rnti- cilla), I.'jO. cuTiilescens (Melanotis), 90. ca;ruleus (Cyanistes), 310. coeruleus (Myioplioneus), 52. caruleus (Pai-us), .310. cseriileus persicus (Parus), 311. cjEsia (Sitta), 320. cnffra (Cossypha), 156. Ciilamanthus, 27. Calaraocichla, 202. Calamodyta, 178. 202. Calamoherpe, 181. Calamophilos, (>3. Calainopbiliis, 63. calaiidria (Miinus), S3, calendula (Regulus), 319. calidris (Vireo), 253. caligata (Acroceplialus), 208. caligata (Hypolais), 208. caligata (Idiina), 20S. calipygiis (Liotbrixj, GO. Callene, 53. CalHope, 149. calliope (Calliope) 149. calliope (Eritbnciis), 149. canibaiensis (Tbamno- bia), 151. campestris (Calauian- thus),28. ^ Campicola, 173. Ciimpylorbynclius, 65. canitscbatkensis (Cal- liope), 148. canieeps (Ceplialopbo- neus), 287. canieeps (Laniiis), 287. canoriiin (Trochalo- pteriiipi). 9. canorus (Orateropiis), 26. cantans (Cettia), 2.38. cjintans (Horornis). 238. cantillans (Cinclorbam- pbn.s), 28. cauturians (Arundinax), 238. canturians (Calamo- herpe), 238. canturiaus (Horornis), 238. canturians (Lnsoini- opsis), 238. canturieiis (Cettia), 238. capensis (.Egitbalus), 315. capensis (Anthoscopus), 31.5. capistrata (Lioptila), 56. capistrata (Malacias), .56. capistratuides (Dryiuo- catapbus), 37. capistratus (Campylo- rbyncbus), 65. capistratus (Drymocata- phus), 36. cajiistratus (Heleodvtes), capitalis (Heuiipu.s), 264. caprata (Pratiiicola), 1 61, 162. carbonaria (Merula). 91. cardis (Merula), 108. cardis (Tiirdns), 108. carolinoe (Bracbypterjx), 55. carolinas (Heteroxenicus), 55. carolinensis (Aiupelis), 257. carolinensis (Galeo- scoptes), So. carolinensis (Minius), 85. carolinensis (Parus), 303. carolinensis (Pcecile), 3(J3. casbnieriensis (Cincliis), 80. cassiciis (Craclicns), 272. castanea (.Morula), 121. castaneiceps (Ixulus), 58. castaneiceps (Minla), 46. castnneiceps (Pseudo- luinla), 46. castaneiceps (Sittiparus), 4(). castaneiceps (Stapbidia), 58. castaneiventris (Sitta), 322. castaneonotum (Cinclo- soma), 2. castaneus (Turdus), 121. castanotis (Cinclosoiua\ 2. castanonotum (Cinclo- sonia), 2. castanunotus (Eupetes), 2. caterinffi (Saxicola), 167. Catbarus, 173. Catberpes, 77. caudata (Acredula). 313. caudata (Argya), 11. caudata (Mecistura), 313. candatus (TEgitbalus), 313. caudatus (Fiscus), 283. candatus (Lanius), 283. caudatus (Parus), 313. cauta (Hylacola), 4. cedroruni (Aiupelis), 257. cel.Tnops (Merula), 101. celrenops (Turdus), 101. cepbaloiuelas (Lanius), 289. Cepbalophoneus, 285. Cerconiela, 163. Certbia, 324. cetli (Cettia). 239. Cettia, 237, 239. cettii (Acrocepbalus), 239. cettii (Bradyi)terus), 239. cettii (Calamodyta), 239. cetlii (Sylvia), 239. cbabert (Abbottornis), 262. cbabert (Leptopterus), 262. Cbwtornis, 202. cbalybeius (Crateropus), ri. Cbamaea, 317. cberina (Cisticola), 193. cbivi (Yireo), 2.^4. cbloronotus (Ortboto- nius), 191. Cbloropeta, 205. Cbloropboueus, 291. cblorura (raebveeiihala), 296. 330 ALl'UABiniCAL IMDEX. cbrysrea (Stacliyrhis), 47. chrye£Ea(Stacliyriilopsi>i), 47. chrysiiea (Stachyris"), 47. clirvsolaiis (Merula), Ht). clirvsolaiis (Turclus), I'lg. clirvsoptera (Neositta"), 824. clii'j'soptera (Sittella), ■&2i. clirysoptPrinii (TrocLalo- pteron), 5. clirysoptei'um (Troclialo- pterum). 5. chrysorrlioa (Acanthiza), 231. chrysorrhoea (Geobasi- leus), 231. cbrysorrlioiis (Geobasi- leus), 231. CbtJionicola, 228. Cicblberminia, 90. . Cicbloselys, 112. C'hiclorhamphus, 28. ciuelorhynclm (MotUi- cola), 130. cinclorhyncba (Petru- pbila), 130. Cmelosoma, 1, 2. Cinclus, 79. cincliis (Cinclus), 80. oincta (FcBcile), 302. ciactus (Parus), 302. cinerea (Oulliincinola), 266. cinerea (Emarginata), 164. cinerea (Myrmecocicbla), 164. cinerea (Polioeicbla), 164. cinerea (Saxicala), 164. cinerea (Sylvia), 209. . cinerea, var. f'liscipiiea (Sylvia), 210. cinereiceps (Fulvetta), 45. cinereiceps (lantbocin- cla), 10. cinereiceps (Propariis), 45. cinereiceps (Trocbalo- pteron), 10. cinereum (Tosostoma), 86. cinereus fCraeticus), cinereus (Harporbyn- cbus), 80. cinereus (Parus), 308. Cisticola, 191. cistieola (Acrocepbalus), 191. cisticola (Cisticola), 191. cisticola (Sylvia), 191. Cistotborus, 70. citreigularis (Serioornis), 233. citreogularis (Sericornis), 233. citrina (Geocicbla), 111. Cittocincla, 155. Climacteris, 326. coburni (Hylocicbla), 127. Cocboa, 92. coUaris (Accentor). 132. collaris (Fiscus), 282. eollaris (Laniiis). 282. CoUuricincla, 266. Collurio, 278. collurio (Enneoctonus), 283. collurio (Lanius), 283. collybita (Pbylloscopus), 222. Colfp-'io, 278. Collyriocicbla, 266. Collj'riocincla, 2ti6. Coi ostoina, 62. ccnspicillata (Stoparola), 215. eonspicillata (Svlvia), 2L5. Copsycbus, 15.3. coronata (Acantbo- pneuste), 227. coronata (Pbyllopnenste), 227. coronatus (Acantbo- pnenste), 227. coronatus (Pbylloscopus), 227. corypbffa (Aedon), 157. corypbffius (Erytbro- pygia), 157. Corytbocicbla, 40. Cossypba, 156. coslEe (Certbia), 324. couesi (Oampylorbyn- cbus), 66. couesi (Heleodytes), 66. Cracticus, 272. Crateropus, 13, 25. Crateroscelis, 39. crepitans (Psopbudes), 4. criniger (Suya), 240. criiiigera (Suya), 240. crissalc (Toxostonia), 89. crlssalis (Harporbyn- cbus), 89. cristata (Oreoica), 294. cristata (Otornela), 290. cristatum (Spbenostoma), 316. cristatus (Lanius), 290. cristatus (Lopbopbanes), 304. cristatus (Parus), 3lI4. cristatus (Regulus), 317. crococepbalus (Regulus), 317. oruentatus boweri (Malu- rus), 251. cruentatus (Lauiarius), 292. cruentatus (Malurus), 251. cruentus (Laniarius), 292. cruentus(Rbodopboneus), 292. cruralis (Bracbvpteryx), 64. cruralis (Cinclorbam- pbus), 28. cruralis (Drvniocbares), 54. cruralis (Heteroxenicus), 54. cucullatus (Telepbonus), 294. Curruea, 211. curruca (Sylvia), 213, 214. CLirsitans (Cisticola), 191. curvirostris (Cisticola), 195. curvirostris (Drynioeca), 195. curvirostris (Harporbyu- cbiis), 88. curvirostris (Toxostoma), 88. curvirostris (Vanga), 262. curvirostris, var. palmeri (Harporbyncbus), 88. cyana (Petrophila), 129. cyane (Larvivora), 149. cyanea (Larvivora), 149. cyanea (Petrocincla), ' 129. Cyanecula, 143. cvanecula (Cyanecula), cvaneculus fErilhacus), ■ 144. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 331 cjaneua (Eritbacus), J 49. cyaneus (Maluriis), 248. cvaueus (Turdus), 129. C'yanistes, 31 (J. cvanoaota (Geocicbla), * 111. cyanouotus (Geocichia), 111. cyanuroptera (Siva), 58. cyanus (Cyaiiistes), 312. cyanus (Mouticola), 129. cyanus (Petrocossyphus), " 129. cyanus (Parus), 312. cyanus (Petrophila), 129. Daulias, 146. ilauma (Geociclila). 113. dauuia (Oreociclila), 113. dauiua (Oreocincla), 113. davidi (Pterorbinus), 4. davisoni (Acantho- pneuste), 228. Dendropliila, 323. deserti (Saxicola), 171. destructor cinereus (Crac- ticus), 274. destructur (Cracticus), 273. destructor (Yanga), 273. diemenensis (Acantbiza), 230. dipbone (Cettia), 2.39. diphone (Horornis), 239. Diplootocus, 142. domesticus (Troglodytes), 72. dorsalis (MaUirns), 2.j1. dre.sseri (Parus), 301. dresseri (Poeeile), 301. Droniolaea, 170. Drymaoedus, 3. Drymocatapbus, 34, 31'). Dryinocbajra, 3(>. Drymocbares, 54. Dryniodes, 3. Drynioeea, 194. Dryuioica, 236. Dryodroiuas, 235. Drj-ouastes, 23. Dryoscopus, 292. dubia (Miiila), 45. diibius (Scboeniparus), 4.n. Pumetia, 31, 32. Dumetic'ola, 188. dumetorum (Acroceplia- lus), 186. earlei (Argya), 11. ecUpes (Argya), 11. egertoni (Actinodura), 57. elaeica (Cbloropeta), 206. elaica (Cbloropeta), 207. elaica (Hypolais), 206. elaica (Sylvia), 20(). ellioti (Trocbalopteruni), 7. elliotti CTrocbalopteron), 7. Ellisia, 108. Eniarginata, 164. J^uneoctonus, 279, 283. Eopsaltria, 299. Epiitbianuia, 135. Eritbacus, 147. E^roessa, 235. Erythaon, 147. erytlirrea (Saxicola), 172. erytbrocepbala (Acre- dnla), 312. erytbrocepliala (Cisti- cola), 194. erytbrocepbalum (Tro- cbalopteruni), 5. erytbrofepbalus (-Egi- tbaliscus), 312. ei'ytbrogaster(Monticola), 131. ervtbrogaster (Petro- pbila), 131. ervtbrogastra (Petro- ■pbila), 131. erytbogenys (Pomato- j-binus), 19. erytbrouota (Ruticilla), "141. erytbronotus (Cepbalo- pboneus), 286. ervtbroaotiis (Lanius), 286. erytbronotus (Plicenicu- rus), 141. ervthrupleurus (Morula 1, "102. erytliropleurus (Turdus), 102. erj-thropterns (Pterery- \brius). 61. ervtbropterus (Pteru- "thius), 61. erytbropterus (Ptery- "thiua), 61. ervihropterus (Tele- ■pbonuj), 203, 294. Erytbropygia, 157. Eupetes, 2. Eurocepbalus, 266. europeeus (Troglodytes), 74. europea (Sitta), 320. eurymelaina (Saxicola), 171. everetti (Stapbidia), ri8. exeubitor (Lanius), 275. excubitorius (B^iseus), 283. excubitorius (Lanius), 2(S3. excubitoroides (Lauius), 278. exilis (Cisticola), 194. exten^ic:luda (Uryiuceea), 244. extensicauda (Prinia), 244. fairbanki (Troclialo- pterutn), 8. Falcunculus, 294. falklandica (Merula), 10;^ f'alklandicus (Turdus), 103. fallax (Lanius), 275. faniiliaris (AtJdon), 177. faiuiliaris (Agrobates), 177. familiaris (Ccrtbia), 324. familiaris (Saxicola), 165. familiaris (Sylvia), 177. fasciata (Cbanuea), 317. fflivox (Turdus), 85. ferrea (Oreicola), 163. ferrugineus (Dryosco- pus), 292. ferrugineus (Laniarius), 292. ferruginosus (Poniato- rbinus), 17. fervidua (Accentor), 134. fervidus (Tbarrbaleus), 134. Ficedula, 205. finschi (Saxicola\ 172. finscbii (Saxicola), 172. Fiscus, 282. flavicans (Drvmoeca), 241. flavicans (Drymoica), flavicans (Prinia), 241. flavicapillus (Regulus), 317. 332 ALrnABIillCAL INDEX. flaviceps (^l^^gitlialus), ol5. flaviceps (Auriparus), 317. flavicollis (Ixulus), 60. flavifrons (Lanivireo), 2.54. flavi Irons (Vireo), 2.54. flavignster (Eopsaltria), fluvigastra (Eopsaltria), ■MO. flavipes (Merula), 91. flavipes (Platyciclila). 91. flaviventris (Burnesia), 245. flaviveatria (Eopsaltria), 3t)U. flaviventris (Prinia), 24.5. flavolivacea (Cettia), 237. flavolivacea (Neoruis), 237. flavo-olivacea (Neornis), 237. flavoviridis (Vireo), 253. fluviatilis (AiiJonops), 178. fluviatilis (Locustella), 178. fluviatilis (Sylvia), 178. fortipes (Oettia), 237, 238. fortipes (Horornis), 237. yranklinia, 196. i'rantzii (Cathanis), 174. frontalis (Dendrophila), 323. frontalis (Phoenicurus), 141. frontalis (Rnticilla), 141. frontalis (Sericornisj, 233. frontalis (Sitta), 323. fulicata (Tluunnubia), 152. fuliginosa (Rhyacornis), 142. f iiliginosa (Xanthopvgia), 142. fuliijinosus (Calaman- tluis), 27. fnliginosus (Rhvaeornis), 142. fulva (Argj'a), 13. fnlveseena (Accentor). 134. fulvescens (Tliarrhaleus), 134. Fuhetta, 45. fulvioapilla (Cisticola), 235. fulvicapilla (Dryodro- uias), 2.")5. fulvicapilliis (Dryodro- nias), 235. fiilvifrons (Cisticola), 195. fuiuigata (Merula), 107. fiiniigatus (Turdus), 107. furvus (Troglodytes) 73. fusca (Cercomela), 163. fusca (Myrmecooichla), 163. fuscata (Cicblherminia), 90. fiiscata (Luseiniola), 225. fuscata (Oreopneuste), 225. fuscata (Pbyllopueuste), 225. fuscatra (Merula), 110. fuscatra (Semiuierula), 110. fuscatus (Margarops), 90. fusoatiis (Oreopneuste), 225. fusoatus (Phylloscopus), 225. fuscesceus (Hylocicbla), 124. fuscescens (Turdus). 124. fiiscipilea (Sylvia), 210. fuscus (Artamus), 258. galaetndes (Aedon), 176. galactodes (Agrobales), 176. galactodes (Sylvia), 176. galactotes (Aedon), 176. Galeoscoptes, 85. galtoni (Saxicola), 165. garrula (Bombyeilla), 256. Garrulax, 20. Garrulus, 9. garrulus (Ampelis), 256. genibarbis (Tbryotborus), 69. genibarbis (Troglodytes), 69. Geobasileup, 231. Geoeicbla, 111, 113. georgiaua (Eopsaltria), 300. Gervaisia, 154. gigas (Merula), 110. gigas (Semi merula), 110. gigas (Turdus), 110. gilvus (Mimus), 84. gilvus swainsoni (Vireo), 254. gilvus, var. svpainsoni (Vii'eosylvia), 254. gilvus (Vireo), 254. gilvus (Vireosylvia), 254. glaucura (Pacbycephala), 296. golzii (Aedon), 146. golzii (Daulias), 146. golzii (Eritbaeus), 146. gouldi (Collyriocinda), 268. gouldi (Malurus), 249. gouldi (Pinaroleste.s), 268. gracilis (Burnesia), 247. gracilis (Cisticola), 196. gracilis (Drvmoeca), 247. gracilis (Frauklinia), 196. gracilis (Lioptila), 56. gracilis (Malurus), 247. gracilis (Mimus), 84. gracilis (Prinia), 196. Grallina, 263. graiuineuB (Megalurus), 200. grauiineus (Sphenoeacus), 200. Grararaatojitila, 23. grayi (Merula), 1114. gi'ayi (Turdus), 104. grayii (Turdus), 104. grenadensis (Tbryotbo- rus), 69. griseogularis (Eopsaltria), 300. griseogularis (Pachy- cepbala), 300. griseus (Crateropus), 27. gularis (Argya), 13. gularis (Garrulax), 22. gularis (Misornis), 49. gularis (Paradoxornis), 64. gidaris (Scasorbyncbus), 64. gularis (Suthora), 64. gularis (Tepbrodornis), 265. g\ittata (Hylocicbla), 126. guttatus (Henicurus), 137. guttatus (Turdus), 126. gutturalis (Lauiarius), 291. gutturalis (Oreoica), 294. gutt uralis(Facbycepbala), 296. gutturalis (Peliciiiius), 291. Ai.i'nAinrrifAi, indkx. 3.'?3 gymnoplitliaiimis CSie- rula), 105. gymnoplithalmus (Tiir- dus), 105. Gyiunorliina, 270. liarmonica (Oolluri- cincla), 266. liarmonica (Collyrio- cio'blii), 266. liarmonica (Collvrio- cinela), 2()6. Tliirporliyncbiis, Sli. liai-tiaubi (Oraleropus), 25. Heleodj'tes, 65. Jlemipteryx, 193. Ilfiriipus, 263. Ilemiura, 77. Honicorliina, 78. lleiiicunis, 136. Heteroxenicus, 54. Iiiemaliii (Anorthura), 76. hiinalavaiius (Accentor), 131." llippolai?, 204. liirtensis(Anortliura),75. liirtensis (Troglodytes), 75. liodsjsoni ('Cerfliia\ 325. liodgsorii (I'rinia), Wtii. Hodgsonius, 148. lioniensis (Troglodytes), 74. Ilorornis. 237. liorsfieldi(Mvi(iphuneiis), 52. lioisfieldi (roiiiato- rliinus), 15. liorlensis (Curriica), 21 1. hortensis fSjlvia). 211. liueti (Aleip|ie). 4.3. liuniei (Kei;uloi(les). 22(). liiimeralis (bisciis), 282. luiiiieralis (Lanius), 28 '. liuinii (Pliyllosoopiis), 226. liuinilis (SericnrriiN), 234. Inittoni (Argya), 11. liydropbilos (_Culanio- herpe), 185. llylacola, 4. llyloiicbla, 123. llyloterpe, 2(■>. languida (Idiina). 206. Laniarius, 291, 202. Lanius, 274. Lanivireo. 254. lantzi (Ellisia), 199. lantzi (Nesillas), 199. lantzii (Ellisia), 199. Larvivora, 1 19. Laticilla, 198. layardi (Mernla), 109. lecontei (Toxostouia), 89. leeontii (Harporlnn- ebns), 89. lepida (Biirnesia), 248. lepida (Prinia), 248. Leptopterus, 2(i2. leptoriiyneha (Calamo- cicbla), 203. leptorhyncbus (Tnrdi- niis), 203. lescbenaulti (Heuicuriis), 136. lencaucben (Mernla), 105. leucauchen (Turdns), 105. leucogaster (Artamus), 257. leucogaster (Cinclus), 80. leiKogaster (Falcuncu- lus), 294. leucogeuys (Mernla), 108. leueolopbus (Garnilax), 20. leucomela (Saxieola), 170. leucoineIa?na (Sa\icola), 169. leiiconielas (Tuidus), 106. leuconota (Parita), 270. leueonota (Gyiinioibina), 270. Icucopbrys (Aedoii), 157, 1.58. leucophrys (Erytbro- pygia); 157. leucophrys (Henieo- rbina), 78. lencopsis (C'eplia!o- cepbala). 316. lencopsis (Sitta), 323. 334 AI.rilABEriCAL INDKX. lencopsis (Xeropliila), 316. leiicoplerus (Cracticus), 273. Icucopterus (Malui-us), 250. leiicopygialis (Artamus), 257. lencorhjnchiis (Arta- mus), 257. leucorljynus (Artamus), 257. leucura (Dromolrea), 170. leucura (Notodela), 151. leucura (Saxicoln), 170. levaillantii (Dryiuceca), 1V)4. libanotica (Saxicola), 172. lineata (Acanthiza), 231. lineatura (Troebalopte- rum), 9. Lioptila, 56. Liothrix, GO. Locustella, 178. locustella (Locustella), 179. locustella (Salicaria), 179. locustella (Sylvia), 179. locustelloides (Cliajtor- nis), 202. longicaudatus (Mimus), 82. longicaudus (Malurus), 249. longirostra (Toxostoma), 87. longirostris (Ilarporhyn- ehus), 87. longirostris (Sphenuni ), 252. longirostris (Tliryophi- lus), 67. Lophophanes, 304. lorire (Ea)ietes), 3. ludovicia; (Merula), 100. ludovicianus (Collurioj, 278. ludovicianus (Collyiio), 278. ludovicianus (Lanius), 278. ludovicianus (Thrvotbo- rus), 68. ludovicianus, var. berlan- dieri (Tliryotborus), ludovicianus, var. e\- cubitoroides(CoIlui'io). 278. ludovicianus, var. ludo- vicianus (Thryotbo- rus\ 68. ludovicianus, var. mia- mensis (Thryothorus), 68. lugens (Saxicola). 169. lugubris (Cisticola), 195. lugubris (Parus), 302. lugubris (Poecila), 302. lugubris (Pceoile), 302. lunulata (Geocicbla), 114. lunulata (Oreocichla), 114. lunulata (Oreocincla"), 114. luscinia (Aedon), 146. luseinia (Daulias), 144. luscinia (Erithacus), 144. luscinia (Pbiloniela), 144. luscinia (Sylvia), 144. luscinioides (Locustella), 178. luscinioides (Sylvia), 178. Lusciniola, 178, 188, 189. Lusciniopsis, 178. luscinoides (Calamodyta), 178. luscinoides (Salicaria), 178. lutea (Liotbrix), 60. luteus (Liothrix), 61. luzonieusis (Cittocinela), 150. macclellandi (Pomato- rliinus), 19. Macblolopbus, 306. maerodactylus (Tur- dinus), 36. Macron us, 50. macrura (Cittocinela), 155. maerurus (Copsycbus), 155. maerurus (Megaliirus), 201. niaciilatus (Ilenicurus), 137. maculicollis (Orlhoto- mus), 190. maculicollis (Sutoria), 190. niaculirostris (Merula), 106. maculirostris (Turdus), 106. maculosa (Drymoeca), 242. maculosa (Prinia), 242. madagascariensis (Berni- eria), 34. madagascarieneis (Cisti- cola), 193. madagascariensis (Xeso- bates), 39. madagascariensis (Oxv- labes), 39. madagascariensis typica (EUisia), 198. madagascariensis, var. lantzii (Ellisia), 199. maderensis (Regulus), 319. magellanica (Merula), 103. magellanicus (Troglo- dytes), 74. magellauicus (Turdus), 103. magiiirostris (Acro- cepbalus), 183. magnirostris (Sericornis), 234. major (Parus), 307. major (Philomela), 146. malaccensis (Anuropsis), 39. malaccensis (Brachy- pteryx), 39. malaohurus (Stipituru;.), 251. Malacias, 56. Malacoeercus, 13, 27. Malaeonotus, 291. Malacopterum, 38. malacoptilus (Rimator), 41. malacurus (Stipiturus), 251. malcolmi (Argya), 13. Malurus, 247, 248. mandarina (Merula), 95. mandariuus (Turdus), 95. mandellii (Minla), 46. uiaTidellii (Pellorneum), 33. mandellii (Scbceniparus), 46. manilla (Petrophila), 130. inanillensis (Petrccussy- pbus), 1.30. Margarops, 90. ALIMIATiKTICAL IXPHX. 335 marginata (Geooiclila), 115. iiiai-giiiata (Zootheni), 115. iiiaui-a (Pratincola), IGO. Mecistura, 313. Megaluriis, 199. inegiirhjucha (Aedon), 144. luelanocephala (Melizo- pliilus), 217. melanopephabi (Pyro- phthahna), 217. luelanocephala (Sj-lvia), •J 17. nielauoceplialua (Malu- nis), 250. melanogaster (Ciiiclus), S. pinetoram (Calamo- berpe), 185. platensis (Cistotborus), 71. platensis (Trogludytes), 71. Platycichla, 91. platyura (Schoenicola), 201. plebeia (Merula), 107. plebeiiis (Tardus), 107. pleschanka (Saxicola), 170. pluuibeitarsus (Acantho- pneuste), 227. plumbeitarsus (Phyllo- pneuste), 227. plumbeitarsus (Phyllo- scopus), 227. plumbeus (Vireo), 255. Pnoepvga, 40, 78. PcTcila, 301. Ptecile, 301. poena (Aedon), 1.58. poena (Erythropygia), 158. poeocephala (Alcippe), 42. poliocephala (Merula), 101. Poliocichla, 164. poliosoma (Pacby- ccphala), 299. poliosoma (Pachy- cephalopsis), 299. polychroa (Prinia), 245. polycliroa (Suva), 245. polyglotta (Ficedula), 205. polyglotta (Hippolais), 204. 207. polvglotu (Hypolais), 204. polyglottus (Mimus), 81, 82. polyglottus (Turdus), 81. Pomatorbinus, 14. Poiuatorhyncbus, 293. Pomatostomus, 16, 17. pomeranus (Lauius), 280. pomeranus (Phoneus), 279. pondicerianus (Tephrod- ornis), 264. Pratincola, 158. Prinia, 196, 241. prjevalskii (Trocbalo- pteron), 7. Proparus, 44. Ijropinquus (Turdu.s), 123. proregulus (Phyllo- pneuste), 225. proregulus (Phyllo- scopus), 225. proregulus (Reguloides), 225. provincialia (Melizo- philus), 218. provineiahs (Sylvia), 218. Psaltriparus, 312. Pseudocossyphus, 156. Pseudominla, 46. Psophodes, 4. Ptenoedus, 29. Ptererythius, 61. Ptererytbrius, 61. Ptereythrius, 61. Pterorhinus, 4. Pterutbius, 61. Pterytbius, 61. ptilosus (llacronus), 50. pulcber (Eupotes), 2. pulcherrimus (Malurus), 250. 338 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. puiictatum (Cinclosoma), 1. pusilla (Acanthiza), 229. pusilla (Pnoepyga), 78. Pyctorhis, 30. pygiutea (Sitta), 323. pyi'ocephalus (Eegulns), 318. Pyrophtbalma, 217. Pyrrholsemus, 233. pyrrhops (Stachyrhido- psis), 49. pyrrhops (Stachyrido- psis), 49. pyrrhopygia (Acanthiza), 230. pyrrhura (Myzoruis), 62. quoyi (Cracticus), 272. ralloides (Myiadectes), 91. ralloides (Myiadestes), 91. ralloides (Myiedestes), 91. rama (Hypolais), 207. rama (Iduiia), 207. rectirostri.'' (Collyrio- ciehla), 267. rectirostris (Collyrio- cincla), 267. redivivnui (Toxostoma), 88. redivivus (Harporhyn- chus), 88. redivivus lecontii (Har- porhynchus), 89. Eeguloides, 225. reguloides (Acanthiza), 232. reguloides (Geobasileus), 232. Eegulus, 317. regulus (Regulus), 317. Kemiza, 314. rex (Machlolophus), 306. rex (Parus), 306. Ehinociehla, 23. Rbodophoneus, 292. Rhopocicbla, 44. Rbyacornis, 142. Rimator, 41. roberti (Pnoepyga), 40. roberti (Turdinuhis), 40. robustus (Cracticus), 97 'J rodericanus (Bebrornis), 252. rodericanus (Brady- pterus), 252. rosea (Acredula), 313. roseus (jligitbalus), 313. rosseliana (Pachyce- phala), 295. rubecula (Erithacus), 147. rubecula (Erythaca), 147. rubecula (Erytbacus), 147. rubecula (Sylvia), 147. rubeeulus (Pomato- rbiuus), 17. rubeeulus (Pomatosto- iinis), 17. rubescens (Syhna), 214. rubetra (Pratincola), 158. rubetra (Saxicola), 158. rubic.ola (Pratincola), 159. rubicola (Saxicola), 1.59. rubidus (Accentor), 134. rubidus (Tharrhaleus), 134. rubricapilla (Mixornis), 50. rubricata (Origma), 203. rubripes (Miinocichla), 92. rubripes (Turdus), 92. rueppelli (Curruca), 212. rueppelli (Sylvia), 212. rufa (Phyllopneuste), 222. rufa (Saxicola), 172. rufa (Sylvia), 209, 222. rufescens (Calamoherpe), 187. rufescens (Cinclorham- phus), 29. rufescens (Franklinia), 197. rufescens (Ptenoedus), 29. ruficapilla (Cisticola), 191. ruficeps (Cisticola), 194. ruficeps (Enneoctonus), 279. ruficeps (Megalurus), 200. ruficeps (Pellorneum), 33. ruficeps (Scworhynchus), 65. ruficeps (Stacbyrhido- psis), 48. ruficeps (Stachyridopsis), 48. ruficeps (Suthora), 65. ruficollis (Dryonastes), 23. ruficollis (Pomatorhi- nus), 18. rufifrons (Stachyrido. psis), 48. rutifrons (Stacbyris), 48. rufigaster (Collyrio- cincla), 268. rufigaster (Pinarolestes), 268. ruRgulare (Trochalo- pterum), 6. rufigularis (lanthocincla), 6. rufigularis (Minla), 45. rufigularis (Schoeuiparus), 45. ruSlata (lanthia), 149. rufllatus (Tar.siger), 149. rufinueha (Campylo- rhynehus), 65. ruflventer (Morula), 102. rufiventer (Turdus), 102. rufiventris (Brachy- pteryx), 53. rutiveutris (Callene), 53. rufiventris (CoUuri- cincla), 267. rufi\entris (Collyrio- cichla), 267. rufiventris (Collyrio- cincla), 267. rufiventris (Dryoscopus), 292. rufiventris (Laniarius), 292. rufiventris (Pachjce- phala), 297. rufiventris (Phoenicurus), 140. rufiventris (Pinarolestes), 2()8. rufiventris (Ruticilla), 140. rufiventris (Turdus), 102. rufum (Toxostoma), 86. rufus (Harporhynehus) 86. rufus (Lanius), 279,281. rufus (Phylloscopus), 222. rufus (Turdus), 86. rufns, var. longirostris (Harporhynehus), 87. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 339 rupestris (Monticola), 131. rupestris (Petrophila), 131. riippelli (Sjlvia), 212. Euticilla, 150. riiticilla (Phoenicura), 138. rutiliis (Phoneus), 2SI. riitilus (Thryothorus), i;y. siigittata (Clithonicola), 228. sahariE (Scotocprca), 23(5. Salicaria, 178. salicaria (Hypolais), 2(14, 205. salicaria (Locustella), 208. salicaria (Sylvia), 211. Salpornis, 325. saltatrix (Saxicola), 163. saraoensis (Merula), 97. sannio (Dryonastes), 24. sannio (Garruiax), 24. satelles (Regulus), 318. saiilaris (Copsychus), 1.53. savii (Lusciniola). 178. savii (Lusciniopsis), 178. saxatilis (Monticola), 129. saxatilis (Petroeincla), 129. saxaiilis (Turdus), 129. Saxicola, 158, 164, 165. Sca!orhynchus, 64. scandens (Climacteris), 326. schach (Cephalophoneus), 288. schach (Lanius), 288. schach, var. forniosae (Lanius), 288. schistaeeus (Ilenicurus), 136. schisticeps (Pomatorhi- nus), 15. Schoenicola, 201. schcenicola (Cisticola), 191. Schceniparus, 45. sehcenoboenus (Acroce- phalus), 181. Scotocerca, 236. Ecouleri (Microcic-hla), 138. Sflbii (Colluricincia), 267. Seraimerula, 110. seniirufa (Rutieilla\ 140. serairufus (Phoenicurus), 140. senegalus (Laniarius), 293. senegalus (Pomatorhyn- chus), 293. senegalus (Telephonus), 293. sepiarius (Turdinus), 35. sericea (Oettia), 239. Sericoruis, 233. serrana (Merula), 96. serranus (Turdus), 96. Setaria, 38. sbarpei (Cossypha), 1.56. sharpei (Pseudocossy- phus), 156. sharpii (Pseudocossy- phus), 1.56. Sialia, 174. sialis (Sialia), 17.5. Sibia, 55. sibilator (Phylioscopus), 219, sibilatrix(PhTllojinpuste), 219. sibilatrix (Phylioscopus), 219. sibilatrix (Sylvia), 219. sibirica (Oeocichla), 112. sibiricus (Cichloselys), 112. sibiricus (Oreocincla), 112. sibiricus (Parus), 302. sibiricus (Turdus), 112. sieboldi (Sittiparus), 303. siuiillima (Merula), 98. simplex (Sylvia), 211. sinensis (Brachypteryx), 54. sinensis (Cettia), 237. sinensis (Heteroxenicus), .54. .sinensis (Horornis), 237. sinensis (Pyctorhis), 30. sinuata (Emarginata), 165. sinuata (Myrmecocichla), 165. sinuata (Poliocichla), 165. sinuata (Saxicola), 165. Sitta, 320. Sittella, 324. Sittiparus, 4ti, 303. Siva, 58. socialis (Burnesia), 246. socialis (Prinia), 246. solitaria (Monticola), I. SO. solitaria (Petrophila). 130. solitariua (Lanivireo), 255. solitarius (Vireo), 2.55. solitarius, var. pluin- beus (Lanivireo), 255. solstitialis (Hemiura), 77. solstitialis (Troglodytes), 77. sonitans (Burnesia), 245. sonitans (Prinia), 245. sordidus (Artamus), 261. Sphenoeacus, 32, 200. Sphenostoma, 316. Sphenura, 252. spilonotus (Salpornis), 325. Spiloptila, 199. spilurus (Thrvonianes), 70. spilurus (Thryothorus), 70. spinicauda (Orthonvx), 1. spinicaudus (Orthonvx), 1. splendens (Malurus), 249. squamata (Pnoepyga),78. squamatum (Trochalo- pteruni), 76. squamiceps (Argya), 12. Stachyrhidopsis, 48. Stachyrbis, 47. Stachyridopsis, 47. Stachyris, 47. Stactoeichla, 22. stapazina (Saxicola), 167, 172. Staphidia, hi. stellaris (Oistothorus), 71. stellaris (Troglodytes), 71. stenorhynohus (Poniato- rhinus), 18. stentoreus (Acrocepha- lus), 188. Stipiturus, 251. Stoparola, 216. strangei (Cisticola), 195. strepera (Salicaria), 185. streperus (Acrocephalus), 185. striata (Corythocichia), 40. striata (Granitnaloptila), 23. striata (Suya), 240. striaticeps (Dr\uioica), 2ofi. 340 AtrHABETICAL INDEX. striaticeps (Maeronus), 50. striatiilus (Troglodytes), 73. siriatus (Orateropus), 27. striatus (Malacocercue), 27. striatus (Tiirdinus), 40. stricklandii (Saxicola), 1B8. stridulus (Pomatorbi- nus), 18. subalpina (Stoparola), 216. subalpina (Sylvia), 216, 217. subocbraceum (Pellor- neum), 33. subrufa (Argya), 11. subrufieapilla (Cisticola), 196. substriata (Burnesia), 246. substriata (Drymoeca), 246. substriata (Prinia), 246. snecica. (Cyanecula), 143. suecica (Erithacus), 143. suecica (Phcenicura), 143. suecica (Sylvia), 143. sulpbureipectus (Cbloro- phoiieus), 291. sulpbureipectus (Lania- rius), 291. sulpbureipectus (Malaco- notus), 291. superbus (Eritbacus), 148. superciliaris (Burnesia), 246. superciliaris (Dryma- ccdus), 3. superciliaris (Drymodes), 3. superciliaris (Prinia), 246. superciliaris (Xipbo- rhanipbus), 19. superciliosa (Otomela), 280. superciliosa (Phyllo- pneuste), 226. superciliosus (Artamus), 259. supercilifsus (Lanius), 290. superciliosus (Phyllo- scopus), 226. superciliosus (Pomato- rliiuus), lU. superciliosus (Poniato- stomus), 16. superciliosus (Eegu- loides), 226. Sutbora, 63. Sutoria, 189. sutoria (Sutoria), 189. sutorius (Ortbotomus), 189. Siiya, 240. swainsoni (Hylocicbla), 125. swainsoni (Vireo), 254. swainsonii (Turd us), 125. Bj-billa (Pratincola), 160. sylvatica (Prinia), 244. sylvestris (Pbyllo- pneuste), 222. Sylvia, 146, 208, 209. svlvia (Sylvia), 209. syri.-ica (Sitta), 320, 321. syrinx (Acrocepbalus), 187. taivanum (Trochalo- pterou), 9. taivanum (Trocbalo- pteruiu), 9. taivanus (Garrulus), 9. Tarsiger, 149. tectrix (Cisticola), 193. tectrix (Hemipteryx), 193. Telepbonus. 293. Telnialodytes, 70. temii:incki (Myiopho- neus), 51. temniincki (Ortbouyx), 1. temporalis (Poniatorbi- nus), 16. temporalis (Pomatosto- nius), 16. tenella (Eroessa), 235. tenella (Neomixis), 235. tenerift'.'e(Cyanistes),311. teneriflae (Parus), 311. tenerifta? (Eegulus), 318. Tepbrodornis, 264. tephronota (Acredula), 314. teplironota (Sitta), 321. tepbrouotus (yEgitbalus), 314. tepbronotus (Cepbalo- pboneus), 286. tepbronotus (Lanius), 286. tessellatus (Troglodytes), 73. Tbaninobia, 151. Tliarrlialeus, 132. tbenca (Mimus), 83. tbenca (Turdus), 83. tboracica (Apalis), 235. tboracica (Dnmeticola), 188. tboracica (Lusciniola), 188. tboracica (Tribura), 188. Tbryoraanes, 69. Tbryopbilus, 67. Tbryotborus, 67, 68, 70. tibicen (Barita), 270. tibicen (Gymnorhina), 270. Ticbodroma, 326. tickelli (Drymoeatapbus), 37. Timelia, 29. tinniens (Cisticola), 194. tithys (Pboenicura), 139. titbys (Ruticilla), 139. titbys (Sylvia). 139. titvs (Pbcenicurus), 139. litys (Euticilla), 139. torquata (Merula), 120. torquata (Pacbyeepbala), 295. torquata (Pratincola), 160, 161. torquatus (Cracticus), 273. torquatus (Turdus), 120. torqueola (Stapbidia), 57. Toxostoma, 86. treacberi (Ebinocicbla), 23. Tribura, 188. tricolor (Cittocincla), 155. tricolor (Ephthianura), 135. tristis (Merula), 101. tristis (Pbyllopneuste), 223. tristis (Phyllopseuste), 223. tristis (Phylloscopus), 223. tristis (Turdus), 104. triurus (Mimus), 82. trivirgatus (Laniarius), 293. trivirgatus (Pomato- rbinus), 16. trivirgatus (Pomato- rbyucbus), 293. trivirgatus (Telepbonus), 293. Trocbalopteron, 5, 6, 7. Trocbalopterum, 5. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 341 trochilus(Phyllopneuste), 220. trochilus (Pbjlloscopus), 220. trocbilus (Svlvia), 220. Troglodytes' 69, 71, 72. troglodytes (Anorthura), 74. troglodytes biemalis (Anorthura), 76. troglodytes, var. biema- lis (Anorthura), 76. tschagra (Pomatorhyn- chus), 294. tschagra (Telephonus). 294. Turdinulus, 40. Turdinus, 35, 40, 20.3. turdoides (Aerocephahis), 181. turdoides (Calainoherpe), 181. turdoides orientalis (AcrocephaUis), 183. turdoides (Sylvia), 181. Turdus, 81, 115. typica (Elhsia), 198. typica (Nesillns), 198. tytleri (Phylloscopiis), 224. ultraraarinus (Cyanistes), 311. ultramarinus (Parus), 311. undata (Nisoria), 208. undatus (Melizopbilus), 218. unicolor (Merula), 108. upcheri (Hypolais), 206. ustulata (Hylocicbia), 125. ustulatus (Turdus), 125. ustulatus swainsonii (Turdus), 125. valida (DrjTiioeca), 244. Vanga, 262, 273. vanicorensis (Merula), 97. vanicorensis (Turdus), 97. variegatuui (Trochalo- plerum), 5. Tariegatus (Oaaipylo- rhynchus), 65. variegatus (Heleodytes), 65. varius (Parus"), 303. vunezueleusis (Jlerula), 91. venezuelensis (Plat}-- cichla), 91. venustulus (Pardali- parus), 307. venustulus (Parus), 307. victorias (Lamprolia), 55. vinipectus (Alcippe), 44. vinipectus (Proparus), 44 Vireo, 253. Vireosylvia, 253. virgatum (Trochalo- pterum), 10. viridipennis (Pbyllosco- pus), 228. viridis (Oocboa), 92. viridis (Leptopterus), 262. viscivorus (Turdus), 115. vitiensis (Merula), 109. vitiensis (Pachycephala), 269. vitiensis (Pinarolestes), 269. vittatus (Enneoctonus), 285. vittatus (Lanius), 285. volitans (Oisticola), 194. vulgaris (Anorthura), 74. wardi (Geoeichla), 112. wardii (Turdus), 112. webbiana (Suthura), ()3. whiteheadi (Sitta), 322. wilsoni (Sialia). 175. wolfi (Cyanecula), 144. woodi (Mixornis), 49. xantherytbra?a (Pachy- cephala), 297. xantbetraja (['achyce- phala), 297. Xanthomixis, 38. xanthoprocta (Pachy- cephala), 298. xanthopus (Merula), 109. Xeropbila, 316. , Xipborhamjjbus, 19. yerburii (Myriueco- cichla), 164. Yuhiua, 59. Zoothera, 115. zosterops (Bernieria), 38. zosterops (Xanthomixis), 38. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Plate I. Fig. 1. Troch(doitterum 2>hceniceum. 2. Argija subrafu. 3. Troclialopterum cachianans. 4. ^iibia picaoides. 5. Liojptila capisirata. 6. Garrulax albif/ularis. 8. Dryonastes sannio. 9. C rateropus bicolor. 10. Conostoma cemodium. 11. Ccdanianthus campestris. 12. Actinodura eyertoai. 13. Suthora btdoiuachus. 14. ,, xuehbiana. 15. Sccorhipichus gularis. 1 6. Pyctorhis sinensis. 17. Bernieria madagascariensis. 18. Pi/ctorhis sinensis. 10. Timelia jerdoni. 20. Pellomeum subochraceum. 21. ,, rujiceps. 22. Oplirydornis albigularis. 344 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES, Plate II. rig. 1. Turdinus sepiarius. 2. ,, macrodactylus. 3. Drymocataplms capistratus. 4. ,, capistratoides. 5. Jhymoclwra hadiceps. 6. Setaria cdbigularis. 7. PeUorueum ignotum. 8. XantJtomivis zosterop>s. 9. Mixornis luoodi. 10. JVc'sohates madagascariensis. 11. Mixornis montana. 12. Anuropsis malaccensis. 13. Cratcroscelis murlna. 14. lilmator malacoptUus. 15. Pscudomiida castaneiceps. 16. Sclicfniparvs rvfigidaris. 17. ,, duh'ius. 18. Ixu lus Jla vicollis. 19. Froparus vinipectus. 20. Alcippe phayret. Tlate III. rig. 1. SjJ^ieno'aciis africanvs. 2. Ftcrytliius icrt{s. 3. „ crcdatus. 4. Lioptila r/raciUs. 5. Sf(q)Mdia casfcmeiceps. 6. Siachyrhidopsis rvjifroiis. 7 . Neieruxenicus caroUnce. 8. Stachyrhidopsiis rvjifrons. 9. Turdimdus roherti. I'J. VorytlwcichJa striata. 11. Eitpctes lor I IT. 12. I'dlvrinvm pidusirr. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 345 Fig. 13. Lamprolia victorice. 14. Cinclosoma castanonotum. 15. Arrenga hU(jhi. 16. Brymacedus superciliaris. 17. Hylacola cauta. 18. Pterorhinus davidi. 1 9. Troclmlopterum varierjatum. 20. Heteroxenicus sinensis. Plate IV. Fie. 2. I . yAlclppe nipulaisis. 3. I ^J 5. YuMna piaUida. 6. Rhopocichla atriceps. 7. AJcippe phcKOcephala. 8. lihopocichla nigr'tfroiis. 9. Yuliina nigrimentum. 10. Mesia argentauris. 11. Proparus cinereiceps. 12. >S'it;rt ciianuroptera, 13. Liothriv calipygus. 14. On'oscoj)tes montanus. 15. Mimus modulator. 16. ,, orplieus. 17. ,, longicaudaius. 18. Toxostoma bendirei. 19. „ curvirostre. 20. „ lecontei. 21. „ crissah. 346 EXPLANATION OF THE TLATES. Plate V. Fig. 1. Heleoch/tes couesi. 2. Thryothorus grenadensis. 3. Troglodytes striatulus. 4. Thryopliilus nigricapillus. 5. PlatyciMa flavijies. 6. Cochoa vii'idis. 7. Merula ludovicice. 8. „ niyrirostris. 9. ,, nigropileus. 10. „ falldandica. 11. „ nigropileus. 12. ,, sainoensis. 13. ,, gymnophthalmus. \ 5> erytliropleura. 15. ) 16. „ gymnophtludmus. 17. Mimocichla ruhripes. 18. Merula nigrorum. 1 9. „ poliocephala. Plate YI. Fig. 1. Merula cardis. 2. „ xanihopus. 3. „ layardi. 4. ,, cardis. 5. ,, olivacea. 6. Semimerula gigas. 7. Merula olivacea. 8. Geociclda citrina. 9. Oreocichla papuensis. 10. „ dauma, 11. Turdus pttllidus. 12. Geociclda wardi. 13. OreocicJda molUssiina. EXPLANATION OK THE PLATES. 347 Fig. 14. Zoothera mimjinata. 15. Turdus chrt/sohms. 16. 17. ly. „ chrysolaus. castaneus. Plate VII. Fig. 1 . Erithticus aJcahic/e. 2. PctropMla rvpestris. ^- „ erijtlirogaster. 4. Larvivofd hrimnea. 5. Plicenicurus auroreus. 6. Saxicola lugeas. ' ■ „ fmniUaris. 8. Adelura ccerideocephala. 0. PoUocicMa sinuata, 10. Canipicola jjUeata. 11. Petrophila cinclorhi/ncha. 12. Saxicola monticola. 13. Gercomehi asthenia. 14. Aedon golzii. 15. CUiociiuia luzoidensis. 1 (J. Myiedestes ralloides. 17. Eriithropuijia conjphaius. 18.] . / • , \ Oreicola ferrea. 20. Rhijacorn is fidiginosa. 21. Tharrhaleiis ruhidus. I'late YIII. FiL'. 1. . yMcrida merula, 3., 5. ^tcZoH )nc(jarhijncha. 348 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Fis .6. Eritliacus rubecula. 7. Merula merula. 8. Eritliacus rubecula. 9. Aedon megarhyncha. 10. !^ylvia atriccqnlla. 11. „ Sylvia. 12. HylocicJila musica. 13. Sylvia simplex. 14. „ atricapilla. 15." 1 16. 17. 1 yHylocichla musica. 1 18. 1 J 19. Turdus pilaris. 20. Acrocephalus streperus. 21. Locustella navia. 22. Turdus pileiris. Plate IX. Fig. 1. Acrocephalus dumetorum. 2. 1 I Ayrohates famiUaris. 4. Acrocephalus dumetorum. 5. Tribura thoracica. 6. 7. I Acrocephalus syrinx. 8. Tribura thoracica. 9. Locustella lanceolata. 10. Sutoria maculicollis. 11. Ortliotomus atriyularis. 12. „ chloronotus. 13. 14. ■ Cisticola rujicapilla. 15. „ strangei. 16. „ lugubris. 17. FranJclinia buchanuiii. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 349 Fig. 18. Cha'tornis locustelloides. 19. Mec/alurus mficeps. 20. LalicUla hurnesi. Plate X. rig. 1. CalamocicJila leptorhyncUa. 2. Iduna lavguida. 3. Sylvia affinis. ■4. „ mijstacea. G. Beijidoides Jtamei. 7. Arundina.v aedon. 8. Acantliiza inornata. 9. „ apicalis. 10. Sericornis frontcdis. 11. 1 }■ „ humilis. 13. „ frontalis. 14. Acanthiza lineata. 15. Apalls tlioradca. 1 6. Dryodromas fulvicapilla. 17. Neomixis tenella. 18. Scotocerca saharce. 19. Horornis hrunnescens. 20. Neornis jJavo-oiivacea. 21. /Sn^/a Ihasiana. Plate XI. Fig. 1 . Prinia mijstacea. 2. „ pohjchroa. 3. Burnesia suhstriata. 4. „ sicperciliaris. 5. Malurits sjdendens. G. „ doi'salis. 7. Spliemira lowjirostris. 350 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Fig. 8. Sti^nturus malachurus. 9. Behrornis rodencaniis. 10. Artamus fuscus. 11. Vireo Jlavifronn. 12. „ modesfus. 13. Artamus mentalis. 14. Tephrodornis pelvicus. 15. Artamtis superciliosus. 1 (i. „ hypoleucus. 17. Ahhottomis cliabert. 18. Vanga curvirostris. 19. Hemipus capitalis. 20. „ picatus. 21. Tephrodornis gularis. Plate XII. Fig. 1. Tephrodornis pondicerianu!^. I Colh/riocichla brunnea. 3. J -^ 4. Tephrodornis pondicerianus. 5. Eurocephalus anguitimens. 6. Hypocolius ampelinus. 7. Pinarolestes vitiensis. 8. ,, riijiventris. 9. Craciicus cassicus. 10. „ (juoyi. 11. ,, leucopterus. 12. Flsciis excuhitorhis. 13. ,, humeralis. 14. Lanius pallidirostris. 15. Bhodophoneus crnenttis. 16. 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CiMomorphce : Part V., containing the families Paridae and Laniidae (Titmice and Shrikes) ; and Certhiomorphw (Creepers and Nuthatches). By Hans Gadow, M.A., Ph.D. Pp. xiii., 386. Woodcuts and 9 coloured Plates, [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1883, Svo. 17s. 20861 A 2 4 LIST OP PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Birds in the British Mnaenm.— continued. Vol. IX. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Cinni/rimorjjhce, containing the families Nectariniidae and Meliphagidse (Sun Birds and Honey-eaters). By Hans Gadow, M.A., Ph.D. Pp. xii., 310. Woodcuts and 7 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1884, 8vo. 14s. Vol. X. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. FringilNformes : Part I., containing the families Dicseidse, Hirundinidae, Ampelidae, Mniotiltidse, and Motacillidae. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xiii., 682. Woodcuts and 12 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 1/. 2s. Vol. XI. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Fringillifonnes : Part II., containing the families Coerebidae, Tanagrida;, and Icteridas. By Philip Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. xvii., 431. Woodcuts and 18 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1886, 8vo. 1/. Vol. XII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. FiHngillifonnes : Part III., containing the family Fringillidse. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xv., 871. Woodcuts and 16 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1888,