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CATALOGUE

OY THE
COLLECTION

oF

BIRDS EGGS

IN THE

BRITISH MUSEUM.

VOLUME IV.

LONDON:
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1908.

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CATALOGUE

ee
BIRDS’ EGGS

BRITISH MUSEUM
(NATURAL HISTORY).

VOLUME IV.

CARINATZ (PASSERIFORMES continued).

BY

EUGENE W. OATES.

ASSISTED BY

CAPT. SAVILE G. REID.

LONDON:
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SOLD BY
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AND AT THE
BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), CROMWELL ROAD, S.W.

1905.

PREFACE.

I Have again been indebted to Captain Savile G. Reid for his
assistance in the preparation of the present volume, and for
the additions which he has made to Mr. Oates’ original MSS. The
valuable collections which the Museum has received during the
past two years have greatly added to the importance of the
present volume. The donations of Mr. W. Radcliffe Saunders and
Mr. C. B. Rickett have been especially valuable.
E. RAY LANKESTER,

Director.

British Museum (Natural History),
February 22, 1905.

INTRODUCTION.

Tae 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

Family. No. of species. of eggs.
Timeliide ............ 166 1873
Troglodytide .......... 37 481
Cinclida ........... 8 105
Mimide .............. 21 306
Turdide .............. 73 3795
Sylviides oc cee. cece ee 149 5173
Vireonide ..........,. 12 93
Ampelide ............ 2 56
Artamid® ............ 9 129
Vangide ............ 2 11
Prionopide .......... 17 144
Laniide .............. 65 1466
Paridé: geinicacuue sais 37 702
Chameide ............ 1 3
Regulide ............ 5 250
Sittidie: einai eats 11 232
Certhiide ............ 5 98

Lota) es s.anaieacwce 620 14,917

I am indebted to Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant for much kind

assistance in cataloguing and arranging the specimens in the

present volume.

February 20, 1905.

SAVILE G. REID.

SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

Sub-Class CARINATZE:
Order PASSERIFORMES.

Sub-Order ACROMYODI
(continued ).

Passeres Nor males (continued).

Family Time.iip2.

Page

Orthonyx, Temm. ..........

temmincki, Vig. § Horsf. .

Cinclosoma, Vig. § Horsf. ..
punctatum (Lath.) ......
castanonotum, Gould ....

Eupetes, Temm.............
pulcher, Sharpe ........
Incertus, Salvad. ........
loriw, Salvad. .........-

Drymacedus, Gould
supetciliaris, Guuld ......

Hylacola, Gould............
cauta, Gould

Psophodes, Vig. & Horsf. ..
crepitans (Zath.)........

Pterorhinus, Swink. ........
davidi, Swink. ..........

Trochalopterum, Blyth ,
variegatum ( Vig.)
erythrocephalum (Vig.) ..
nigrimentum, Hodgs. ....
rufigulare (Gould)
squamatum (Grould)
ellioti, J. Verr.
pheeniceum (Gould)
cachinnans (Jerd.)
fairbanki, Blanf. ........
canorum (Zinn.) ........
taivanum (Swinh.)
lineatum (Vigors)
virgatum, Godwin-

MUON: jeaiena Gi eases
VOL. 1¥.

Tanthocincla, Gould ...,..
cinereiceps (Styav)......
Argya, Less. ....-.. 0.00
subrufa (Jerdon)
earlei (Blyth) ..........
caudata (Drap.)........
squamiceps (Creézschm.) .
gularis (Blyth)
fulva (Desf.) ........06
acacie (Licht.) ........
malcolmi (Sykes) ......
Pomatorhinus, Horsf.......
montanus, Horsf. ......
borneensis, Cab.
schisticeps, Hodgs.
olivaceus, Blyth
melanurus, Blyth
horsfieldi, Sykes
temporalis, Vig. § Horsf.
superciliosus, Vig. §
GTS 2oc-2 ison eas baete
rubeculus, Gould ......
ferruginosus, Blyth
phayrei, Blyth
stenorhyuchus, Godwin-
Austen. .ccceeevees
musicus, Swink. ........
tuficollis, Hodgs.
hypoleucus (Blyth)
erythrogenys, Vig.......
macclellandi, Jerdon ....
Xiphorhamphus, Blyth ....
superciliaris, Blyth
Garrulax, Less.
leucolophus, Hardw.
belangeri, Less. ........
albigularis (Gonld)
pectoralis Gould)
moniliger (Hodgs.)
Picticollis, Swink, ......
gularis (McClell.)

Stactocichla, Sharpe........
merulina (Blyth)
Grammatoptila, Reichend. ..
striata ( Vig.)
Rhinocichla, Sharpe
treacheri, Sharpe
Dryonastes, Sharpe ......-.
ruficollis (J. & 8.)
nuchalis (Godwin-Austen)
perspicillatus (Gmel.)
sannio (Swinh.)
cerulatus (Hodgs.)
Crateropus, Swains.......-.
bicolor, Jard. ........--
hartlaubi, Bocage
canorus (Zinn.)
griseus (Gmel.) ........
striatus (Swains.)
Calamanthus, Gowld ......
fuliginosus (Vig. §& Horsf.)
campestris (Gould) ....
Cinclorhamphus, Goud ....
cruralis (Vig. & Horsf.)..
rufescens (Vig. § Horsf.).
Timelia, Horsf.
jerdoni, Wald.
beogalensis, Godwin-
AUSLER, sssuiescacewlauises
Pyctorhis, Hodgs. .......-
sinensis (Gmel.) ........
nasalis, Legge..........
Ophrydornis, Biititkofer ....
albigularis (Blyth)......
Dumetia, Blyth ..........
hyperythra, Frankl. ....
Sphenceacus, Strickl. ......
africanus (Gimel.) ......
Pellorneum, Swains.........
mandellii, Blanf.
ruficeps, Swains, ......
subochraceum, Swink. ..
palustre, Gould ........
ignotum, Hume ........
Bernieria, Bonap.........
madagascariensis (Gimel.).
Turdinus, Blyth ..........
abbotti (Blyth)
sepiarius (Horsf.) ......
macrodactylus (Strickl.) .
Drymochera, Finsch ......
badiceps, Finsch........
Drymocatephus, Blyth
capistratus (Temm.) ....
nigricapitatus (Eyton) ..
capistratoides (Strickl.) ..
tickelli (Blyth)

vere e nae

~ Anvuropsis, Sharpe

SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

assamensis, Sharpe......
Setaria, Blyth
albigularis, Blyth
Xanthomixis, Sharpe
zosterops (Sharpe)....--
Nesobates, Sharpe ,.......
madagascariensis ( Gimel.).

malaccensis (Hartl.)....
Crateroscelis, Sharpe
murina (Sclat.)
Turdinulus, Hume
roberti (Godwin-Austen) .
Corythocichla, Skarpe......
striata ( Walden)
Rimator, Blyth.........045
malacoptilus, Blyth
Alcippe, Blyth .........-4.
nipalensis (Hodys.)
morrisovia, Swh.......
pheocephala (Jerd.) ....
phayrei, Blyth
hueti, David
Rhopocichla, Oates........
atriceps (Jerd.)
nigrifrons (Blyth)
Proparus, Hodgs. ........
vinipectus (Hodgs.) ....
cinereiceps (J. Fer'r.)
Scheeniparus, Hume ......
rufigularis (Mandell)
dubius (Hume) ........
mandellii, Godwin- Austen
Pseudominla, Oates ........
castaneiceps (Hodgs.) ..
Stachyrhis, Hodgs. ........
nigriceps, Hodgs. ......
borneensis, Sharpe......
chrysea, Blyth ........
assimilis, Walden ......
Stachyrhidopsis, Sharpe ....
vuficeps (Blyth) ........
‘rufifrons (ume)

ptilosus, Jard. & Selb.
striaticeps, Sharpe
Myiophoneus, 7’emm
temmincki, Vig
ceeruleus (Scop.)......5,
horsfieldi, Pig. 1.00... ;

eee eee

SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

Arrenga, Less. .... Gaaecaue tee
blighi, Holdsw. ....... ’
Brachypteryx, Horsf. ......
albiventris, Blanf.......
rufiventris (Jerd.) ......
Heteroxenicus, Sharpe
eruralis (Blyth) ........
sinensis (Pickett)
nipalensis, Moore ......
caroline (La Touche)
Lainprolia, Finsch ........
victorie, Finsch.......6
Sibia, Hodgs. ............
picaoides, Hodgs. ......
Lioptila, Blyth. ...........
capistrata (Vig.) ......
gracilis (McClell.) ......
melanoleuca (Blyth)....
Actinodura, Gould
egertoni, Gould ........
Staphidia, Swinh...........
torqueola, Swink. ......
everetli, Sharpe ........
castaneiceps (Moore)... .
Siva, Hodgs...... 0.0.0.0
cyanuroptera, Hodgs.....
Yuhina, Hodgs. ..........
nigrimentum, Hodgs.....
pallida, La Touche......
Ixulus, Hodgs. ..........4.
flavicollis, Hodgs. ......
Liothrix, Swains...........
calipygus, Hodgs. ......
luteus (Scop.) ..........
Pterythius, Swains.........
zralatus (7%ckell)
erythropterus (Vig.) ....
Myzornis, Hodgs...........
pyrrhura, Hudys. ......
Mesia, Hodgs. .........04.
argentauris, Hodgs.
Conostoma, Hodgs.........
emodium, Hodgs.......
Panurus, Koch
biarmicus (Zinn.)
Suthora, Hodgs. ..........
webbiana, Gray

bulomachus, Swinh. .... -

Sceorhynchus, Oates
gularis (Gray)
ruficeps (Blyth)

Family TRoGLODYTID2.

Heleodytes, Cab...........
". yariegatus (Gmel.).i....

Page

capistratus (Less.)......
couesi (Sharpe)
affinis (Xantus) ........
Thryophilus, Baird........
longirostris ( Vietld.) ....
medestus (Cab.)........
nigricapillus (Sel.) ......
Thryothorus, Vieil.........
ludovicianus (Zath.) ....
berlandieri, Baird ......
miamensis, Ridgw.......
grenadensis, Lawr.
genibarbis, Swains.
rutilus, Veetll...........
Thryomanes, Sclater ......
bewickii (Aud.)........
spilurus (Vigors) ......
Cistothorus, Cab.........465
palustris ( Walson)
paludicola, Baird
stellaris (Naum.)
platensis (Lath.)........
Troglodytes, Vieill. ........
aédon, Vieill. ......5060.
parkmanni, dud. ......
intermedius, Cab. ......
striatulus, Zafr.........
musculus, Naum. ......
hornensis, Less. ........
Anorthura, Rennie ........
troglodytes (Lznn.)
hirtensis (Seebohm) i
borealis, J. C. H. Fischer
hiemalis ( Viezdl.)
neglecta (Brooks)
Catherpes, Baird
mexicanus (Swains.) ....
Hemiura, Ridgw...........
solstitialis, Sclat. ......
brunneicollis (Se/at.). ..
Henicorhina, Sel. §& Salv. ..
leucophrys ( Z'schudi)....
Pnoepyga, Hodys.
albiventris (Hodys.) ....
pusilla, Hodgs. ........

Family Crnciipa&.

Cinclus, Bechst.
aquaticus, Bechst. ......
albicollis ( Viezd/.)
cinclus (Linn.)
kashmiriensis, Gowld ....
leucogaster, Bonap. ....
asiaticus, Swams, ...6..

xii SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

Page
mexicanus, Swains. .... 80
pallasi, Temm. .....055 81
Family Mimipa.

Mimus, Bote......eeeeeeee 81
polyglottus (Zinn.) .... 81
orpheus (Linn.) ....+++- 82
triurus ( Viel.) ......++ 82
longicaudatus (Tschudi). 82
thenca (Molina)........ 83
modulator (Gould)...... 83
gilvus (Viewll.) .....+-- 84

Oreoscoptes, Baird ........ 84
montanus (Townsend) .. 84

Galeoscoptes, Cab. ......+ 85
carolinensis (Zinn.) .... 85

Toxostoma, Wagl. ........ 86
rufum (ZLinn.).... 0.0055 86
cinereum (Xantus) .... 86
bendirei (Cowes) .......- 87
longirostre (Lafr.)...... 87
curvirostre (Swains.).... 88
palmeri (Coues) ........ 8&8
redivivum (Gambel) .... 88
lecontei (Zawr.)........ 89
crissale (Henry)........ 89

Melanotis, Bonap. ........ 90
ceerulescens (Swains.) .. 90
hypoleucus, Hartl....... 90

Margarops, Sclat........... 90
fuscatus (Vieill.) ...... 90
Family Turpip2%.

Platycichla, Baird ........ 91
flavipes (Vietll.)........ 91
venezuelensis, Sharpe .. 91

Myiedestes, Swains. ...... 91
ralloides (@’Orb.) ...... 91

Cochoa, Hodgs. .......... 92
viridis, Hodgs. ........ 92

Mimocichla, Sel. .......... 92
rubripes (Temm.) ...... 92

Merula, Leach ............ 92
merula (Linn.) ........ 92
mandarina, Bonap....... 95
boulboul (Zath.)........ 95
albocincta, Royle ...... 96
serrana (Tschudi) ...... 96
atrisericea (Zafr.) ...... 96
samoensis, Trisér. ...... 97
nigrorum (Qygi/vie-Grant). 97
nigropileus (Lafr.)...... 98
simillima (Jerd.) ...... 98

bourdilloni, Seebohm .... 99
kinnisi, Blyth ...... «ss. 100

ludoviciee, Lort Phillips. . 100
poliocephala (Lath.) .... 101
celzenops, Stejneger ...- 101
erythropleura, Sharpe .. 102

ruliventer, Viel. .....- 102
magellanica, King ....-- 103
falklandica (Q. § G.) .. 108
grayi, Bonap. ....++6++++ 104
tristis (Swains.) .....++- 104
leucauchen (Scl.) ...... 105
albicollis, Viedll.......++ 105
gymnophthalmus, Cad. .. 105
amaurochalina, Cab. .... 106
maculirostris, Berlepsch . 106
ignobilis (Sel.) .......- 106—
plebeia, Cab. ......-555 107
nigrirostris, Lawr....... 107
fumigata, Licht......... 107
aurantia (Gmel.) ...... 108
cardis (Temm.) ......4 108
unicolor (Tiek.).. awe ss 108
layardi, Seebohm ...... 109
xanthopus (Forster) .... 109
olivacea (Zinn.) ......6+ 110
Semimerula, Sel. .......-.. 110

fuscatra (d’Orb. § Lafr.) 110
gigas (Fraser) 1
Geocichla, Temm.

cyanonota (J. § 8.) ..., lll

citrina (Zath.) .....05 lll
wardi (Jerd.) 6.0... .6055 112
Cichloselys, Bonap......... 112
sibiricus (Pall.) .......- 112
Oreocichla, Gould ....... . 112
dauma (Lath.).. 00.0.0 1138
nilgiriensis, Blyth....... 116
papuensis (Seebohm) .... 118
lunulata (Lath.)........ 114
mollissima (Blyth)...... 114
Zoothera, Vig. .......+005- 115
marginata, Blyth ...... 115
Turdus, Zinn. . ......0.0. 115
viscivorus, Zinn. ...... 115
pilaris, Zinn. .......... 116
pallidus (Gi.) ........ 118

atrigularis (Temm.) .... 118
chrysolaus (Temm.) .... 119

obscurus (Gm.) ........ 119
torquatus (Litin.) ...... 120
alpestris (Brehm) ...... 121
castaneus, Gould ...... 121
migratorius, Linn....... 122
propinquus, Ridgw. .... 123
Hylocichle Baird ‘ cuatleearaai 123
mustelina (Gm.)........ 123

fuscescens (Steph.)...... 124

SYSTEMATIC INDEX. xiii

Page
alicie (Baird) ........ 124
ustulata (Nutt.)........ 125
swainsoni (Cab.) ...... 125
pallasi (Cab.).......... 125
guttata (Pall) ........ 126
iliaca (Zinm.) ..... 0.00. 126
coburui (Sharpe) ...... 127
musica (Zinn.) ........ 127
Monticola, Bote ........., 129
saxatilis (Zinm.)........ 129
Petrophila, Swains......... 129
eyanus (Linm.) ......4. 129
manilla (Bodd.) ........ 130
cinclorhyncha (Vig.).... 180
rupestris (Vieddl.) ...... 131
erythrogaster (Vig.) .... 181
Accentor, Bechst. ........ 131
himalayanus (Blyth).... 181
collaris (Scop.) ........ 1382
Tharrhaleus, Kaup........ 132
modularis (Zinn.) ...... 132
montanellus (Padl.) .... 133
rubidus (7. ¢ S.) ...... 1384
fulvescens (Severtz.) .... 184
atrigularis (Brandt) .... 184
jerdoni (Brovks) ...... 134
Ephthianura, Gould ...... 135
albifrons (Jard. § Selby). 135
tricolor, Gould ........ 135
aurifrons, Gould........ 135
Henicurus, Temm. ........ 136
leschenaulti ( Viel.) .... 186
immaculatus, Hodgs. .... 136
schistaceus, Hodgs. .... 136
guttatus, Gould ........ 187
maculatus, Vig. ........ 137
’ Microcichla, Sharpe........ 138
scouleri (Fig.) ........ 138
Pheenicurus, Forster ...... 188
pheenicurus (Zinn.) .... 188
mesoleucus (Hempr. &
NPS) ies Vin hee ee eae 139
titys (Scop.) .......... 139

rnfiventris (Vre7ll.) .... 140

semirufus (Hempr. &
TE Wei tise er more . 140
auroreus (Gim.) ........ 140
erythronotus (Zversm.) .. 141
frontalis (Vig.) ........ 141
Diplostocus, Hartert ...... 142
moussieri (Qlphe-Gall.).. 142
“‘Rhyacornis, Blanf......... 142
' fuliginosa (Vig.) ...... 142
Cyanecula, Brehm ........ 148
suecica (Linn.) ........ 143

cyanecula (Wolf)..,... 144

Page

Aedon, Forst. ........0005 144
megarhyncha, Brehm .. 144
luscinia (Zinn.) ........ 146
golzii (Cab.) .......... 146
Erithacus, Cumer ........ 147
rubecula (Zinn.)........ 147
superbus, Konig ...... 148
akahige (Temm.) ...... 148
Hodgsonins, Bonap. ....... 148
pheenicuroides (Hodgs.) . 148
Calliope, Gould .......... 149
calliope (Pall.) ........ 149
Tanthia, Blyth oo... cc. eae 149
rufilata (Hodgs.) ...... 149
Larvivora, Hodgs. ........ 149
cyanea (Pall.) ........ 149
brunnea, Hodgs......... 150
Adelura, Bonap. .......... 150

ceeruleocephala (Vig.) .. 150

Notodela, Less. .......... 151
leucura (Hodgs.)........ 151
Thamnobia (Swains.) ...... “151
cambaiensis (Lath.) .... 151
fulicata (Linn.) ........ 162
Copsychus, Wagler ........ 153
saularis (Zinn.) ....... 153
amoenus, Horsf.,....... 154
Gervaisia, Bonap. ........ 154
albispecularis (Eyd. &
GERD. ses sacaice oS aace das 154
pica (Pelz.).........005 155
Cittocincla, Sel. .......... 155
macrura (Gim.) ........ 155
luzoniensis (Avétl.)...... 156
Cossypha, Vig..........64. 156
caffra (Linn.) .......065 156
Pseudocossyphus, Sharpe .. 156
sharpei (Gray) ........ 156
Erythropygia, A. Smith .... 157
coryphus (ZLess.) ...... 157
leucophrys ( Viel.) .... 157
munda (Cad.).......... 158
poena, A. Smith ........ 158
Pratincola, Koch ..... «ee. 158
rubetra (Zinn.) ........ 158
rubicola (Zinn.)........ 159
sybilla (Zinn.) ........ 160
maura (Pall.).......... 160
torquata (Zinn.)........ 161
caprata (Linn.) ........ 161
atrata, Kelaart ........ 162
Oreicola, Bonap. ..........+ 163
ferrea (Houdgs.) ........ 163
Cercomela, Bonap. ........ 163
fusca (Blyth) ......660. 163
asthenia, Bonap, ...... 164

xiv SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

Page
Poliocichla, Sharpe........ 164
cinerea (Vieill.) .......- 164
sinuata (Sundev.) ...... 165
Saxicola, Bechst........... 165
familiaris, Steph. ...... 165
cenanthe (Linn.) ...... 165
stapazina (Linn.) ...... 167
caterine, Whitaker .... 167
albicans, HWahlb. ...... 168
isabellina, Cretzschm..... 168
picata, Biyth .......4.. 169
monticola (T%tezl.)...... 169
lugens, Licht. ........64 169
ersica, Secbohm........ 170
pleschanka (Lepech.) .... 170
leucura (Gm.).......0. 170
deserti, Temm. .......4 . 171
melanoleuca (Giild.) .... 171
occidentalis, Salvad. .... 172
finschi, Heugl. ........ 172
Campicola, Swains. ........ 173
pileata (Gin) 2... eee 173
Catharus, Bonap........... 173
melpomene (Cud.)...... 173
frantel, Cabs: 2 ses con Be 174
pheoplenrus, Sel. § Salv. 174
Sialia, Swatns. ..... 0... eee 174
sialis (Zinn.) ....6..e0e 175
agurea, Swuins. ........ 175
mexicana (Swains. &
Richards.) voc cece ee. 175
occidentalis, Towns. .... 176
arctica, Swains. ........ 176
Family Syiviupsz.
Agrobates, Swains. ........ 176

galactodes (Temm.) .... 176
familiaris (Ménétr.) .... 177

Locustella, Kay ........ 178
fluviatilis (Wolf) ...... 178
luscinioides (Savi) ...... 178
neevia (Bodd.).......... 179

lanceolata (Yemm.) .... 180
Acrocephalus, Naum. ...... 180

aquaticus (Temm.)...... 180
phragmitis (Bechst.) .... 181
turdoides (Meyer) ...... 181
orientalis (Temm.§ Schl.). 183
stentoreus (Hempr. §
DDS se secssesitee. dunsseiy wo 188
- australis, Gowld........ 183
palustris (Bechst.) ...... 184
streperus (J7teill.) ...... 185

dumetorum (Blyth) .... 186

Page
agricola (Jerd.) ....+++- 187
beeticatus (Vieill.)...... 187
syrinx (Kittl.) .......- 187
Tribura, Hodgs. ss... eeees 188
thoracica (Blyth) ....-- 1838
Lusciniola, Gray... 0.6.06 189
melanopogon (Temm.) .. 189
Sutoria, Nocholson ..... .. 189
sutoria ( Worst.) ........ 189
maculicollis (Moore) .... 190
Orthotomus, Horsf......... 190
atrigularis (Temm.) .... 190
chloronotus (Ogilvie-
GEO eo eresosscolaiogernniesets 191
Cisticola, Kaup .......... 191
ruficapilla, A. Smith .... 191
cisticola (Temm.) ...... 191
brunneiceps (Temm. &
5 eee 1938
cherina (4. Smith) .... 198
textrix (Vieill.) ........ 193
exilis (Vig. §& Horsf.) .. 194
tinniens (Licht.)........ 194
strangei (Fraser) ...... 195
natalensis (4. Smith) .. 195
lugubris, Riipp. ........ 195
subruticapilla (Smith) .. 196
Franklinia, Blyth... 0.20... 196
gracilis, Frankl......... 196
rufescens (Blyth) ...... 197
buchanani (Blyth) ...... 197
Laticilla, Blyth .......... 198
burnesi, Blyth ........ 198
Nesillas, Oberholser ........ 198
typica (Hartl.) ........ 198
lantzi (Grandid.) ...... 199
Spiloptila, Sundev. ........ 199
ocularis (A. Smith) .... 199
Megalurus, Horsf. ........ 199
palustris, Horsf......... 199
gramineus (Gould) .... 200
ruficeps, Tweedd. ...... 200
macrurus (Salvad.) 201
Scheenicola, Blyth ........ 201
platyura (Jerd.)........ 201
Bradypterus, Swains. ...... 202
brachypterus ( Vedi.) 202
Chetornis, Gray.. 2.00... 202
locustelloides, Blyth 202
Calamociclila, Sharpe ....., 202
newtoni, Hartl........, 202
leptorhyncha (Fisch. §
_ Reichenow) ........., 203
Origma, Gould ..........., 208

SYSTEMATIC INDEX,

Arundinax, Blyth
aedon (Pall.) ..........
Hypolais, Brehm ..........
hypolais (Zenn.)........
polyglotta (Viedl.)......
Iduna, Bonap. ............
olivetorum (Gould) .
languida ( Hempr. § Ehr.)

pallida (Hempr. & Ehr.) . 206
opaca (Cab.) .......... 207
rama (Sykes) .......... 207
caligata (Licht.)........ 208
Sylvia, Scop... ceca 208
nisoria, Bechst. ........ 208
sylvia (Linm.).......0.. 209
icterops, Ménétr. ...... 210
simplex, Lath. ........ 211
rueppelli, Temm. ...... 212
orpheus, Temm......... 212
eurruca (Zinn.) ........ 213
affinis, Blyth .......... 214
mystacea, Ménétr....... 214
conspicillata, Temm..... 215
atricapilla (Zinn.)...... 215
subalpina, Temm. ...... 216
Melizophilus, Leach........ 217
melanocephalus (Gimel.) . 217
undatus (Bodd.)........ 218
Phylloscopus, Bote ........ 219
sibilatrix (Bechst.)....,. 219
trochilus (Linn.) ...... 220
bonellii ( Vieill.)........ 922
minor (Forst.) ........ 222
tristis, Blyth .......... 223
tytleri, Brooks ........ 224
Oreopneuste, Swink. ...... 224
affinis (Z%ckell) ........ 224
fuscata (Blyth) ........ 225
neglecta, Hume ........ 225
Reguloides, Blyth ........ 225
proregulus (Pall.) ...... 225
superciliosus (Gmel.),... 226
humei (Brooks) ........ 226
Acanthopneuste, Blasius 227
borealis (Blas.) ........ 227
plumbeitarsus (Stoinh.).. 227
coronata (Temm.) ...... 227
occipitalis (Blyth) ...... 27
davisoni, Oates ........ 228
Chthonicola, Gould ........ 228
sagittata (Zath.)........ 228
Acanthiza, Vig. § Horsf. .. 229
‘nana, Vig. & Horsf. .... 229
inornata, Gould........ 229
pusilla (White) ........ 229
‘” diemenensis, Gould ..., 230

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Page
apicalis, Gould ........ 230
pyrrhopygia, Gould .... 230
lineata, Gould ........ 231
chrysorrhoa (Quoy &
Gaim.) wee eee eee 231
reguloides, Viy. § Horsf. 232
Sericornis, Gould .......... 233
brunnea (Gould). ....... 233
citreigularis, Gowd .... 233
frontalis (T%. § Horsf.) . 233
magnirostris (Gould).... 234
humilis, Gould ........ 234
Apalis, Swains. .......4.. 235
thoracica (ShawS Nodder) 235
Dryodromas, Linsch § Harti, 235
fulvicapilla ( Vieil.) .... 235
Neomixis, Sharpe.......... 235
tenella (Hartl.) ........ 235
Scotocerca, Sundev......... 236
inquieta (Cretzschin.) .. 236
saharee (Loche) ........ 236
Neornis, Blyth ............ 237
flavo-olivacea, Blyth.... 237
Forornis, Hodgs........... 237
fortipes, Hodgs......... 237
sinensis (La Touche). ... 237
brunnescens, Hume .... 288
cautans, Temm. § Schl... 238
canturians (Swink.) .... 238
diphone, Avttl, ........ 239
Cettia, Bonap. ...........- 239
cetti (Marm.)..... 6.605 239
Suya, Hodys. ............ 240
crinigera, Hodgs. ...... 240
atrigularis, Moore ...... 240
khasiana, Godwin-Austen 241
Prinia, Horsf. ............ 241
flavicans (Veell.) ...... 241
maculosa (Bodd.) ...... 242
mystacea, Riipp. ...... 242
l..ornata, Sykes ........ 249
planfordi (WWald.) ...... 243
extensicauda, Swinh..... 244
sylvatica, Jerd. ........ 244
polychroa (Z'emm.) 245
Burnesia, Jerd.........004. 245
flaviventris (Deless.).... 245
sonitans (Swinrk.) .. ... 245
superciliaris (Sa/vad.) .. 246
substriita (A, Sinith) 246
socialis (Sykes) ........ 246
gracilis (Cretzschm.) .... 247
lepida, Blyth .......0.. 248
Malurus, Véetll, .......... 248
cyaneus (Z.lis) ........ 248
gouldi, Sharpe 249

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SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

Page
splendens (Q.§ G.) .... 249
leucopterus, Q.% G..... 250
lamberti, Vig. & ae 250
pulcherrimus, Gold . 250
melanocephalus, Jy. 'G
LOE sa cossiiess sey iescn BBY 250
dorsalis, Zewin ........ 251

Stipiturus, Less. «2.2.6... 251
malachurus (Shaw) .... 251

Bebrornis, Sharpe ........ 252
rodericanus (Z. Newton). 252

Sphenura, Licht. .......... 252
longirostris (Gould) .... 252
Family VirEONIDA.

Varteo,, Peels. acy cnave eaiecuers 253
calidrig (Zinn.) ........ 253
olivaceus (Linn......... 253
flavoviridis (Cassin) .... 253
chivi (Vieill.).......... 254
gilvus (Vieill.) ........ 254
swainsoni (Baird) ...... 254
flavifrons, Vieill, ...... 255
solitarius (Wilson) 255
plumbeus, Cowes........ 255
noveboracensis (Gmel.).. 255
belli, Audub. .......... 255
modestus, Sel. ........ 256
Family AMPELIDA.

Ampelis, Linn........ 00005 256
garrulus, Linn. ........ 256
cedrorum ( Vieill.)...... 257
Family ARTAMID™.

Artamus, Viel. . .... 0... 257
leucogaster (Valenc.) .. 257
mentalis, Jard. ..... »»» 258
fuscus, Mieill. 0.2.0... 258
superciliosus (Gould) 259
pemecans (Gould) 259

ypoleucus, Sharpe 260
melanops, Gou/ld........ 260
sordidus (Lath.)........ 261
minor, Vveill........ . 261
Family VANGID».

Abbottornis, Richmond .... 262
chabert (P. Z. 8. Miill.) . 262

Mangas Waele ace scwiseccngie dacs 262
curvirostris (Gmel.) .... 262

Family PRIoNoPID&.

Grallina, Viedll.

picata (Lath.)........
Hemipus, HTodgys......+4%
picatus (Sykes) ......
capitalis, McClell.....
Tephrodornis, Swazns.....
pondicerianus (Gimel.) ..
pelvicus (Hodgs.) ......
gularis (Raffl.) ......
Eurocephalus, Smith ....
anguitimens, A. Smith ..
Collyriocichla, Vig. & Horsf.
harmonica (Lath.)......
rectirostris, Jard. § Selb..
brunnea, Growld ......
rutiventris, Gould ....
Pinarolestes, Sharpe ....
parvulus (Gould) ....

gouldi (Gray)

rufiventris, Sharpe....
vitiensis (Hartl.) ....
Hypocolius, Bonap.......
ampelinus, Bonap.....

Family Lanupz.

Gymuorhina, Gray ......

tibicen (Lath.)

hyperleuca (Gould)

Cracticus, Viel]. ........
quoyi (Less.) ........
nigrigularis (Gould) ....
cassicus (Bodd.)......
leucopterus, Gould... .

destructor ( Zemm.)

cinereus (Gould)... . ie

Lanius, Zinn.

minor, Gim..........,4
excubitor, Zinn.......

rere Cass.

htora (Sykes) .... nee
algeriensis, Less. ....

meridionalis, Temm.

ludovicianus (Lznn.)...,.
excubitoroides, Swains..
authonyi, Mearns ....
Phoneus, Kaup..........
nubicus (Licht.) ......
pomeranus (Sparrm.)
rutilus (Zath.) ......
Fiscus, Bonap. ......0.4.

humeralis (Stanley)

weer eee

leuconota, Gray......

SYSTEMATIC INDEX, xvii

Page
collaris (Linn.) ........ 282
excubitorius (Prév, & Des
MUrey Sse aigees oi 283
caudatus (Cab.) ........ 283
Enneoctonus, Bonap. ...... 283
collurio (Linn.) ....... . 283
vittatus (Val.)» ........ 285
Cephalophoneus, Fitz....... 285
bucephalus (Zemmn. &
Schleg. Vi sence giuntas sey 285
tephronotus (Vig.)...... 286
erythronotus (Vig.) .... 286
caniceps (Blyth)........ 287
schach (Linn.) ........ 288
bentet (Horsf.) ........ 288
nigriceps, Frankl. ...... 288
nasutus (Scop.) ........ 289
Otomela, Bonap. ........0.. 289
phoonicuroides (Sever eh 289
cristata (Zinn.) ........ 290
isabellina (Hempr.§Ehr.) 290
superciliosa (Lath.) .... 290
Chlorophoneus, Cab. ...... 291
sulphureipectus (Zess.).. 291
Pelicinius, Bote .......... 291
gutturalis (P. Z. S. Mill.) 291
Rhodophoneus, Heugl. 292
cruentus (Hempr. & Ehr.) a
Laniarius, Viedll....... 6...
rufiventris, Stcains. ..., a
atrococcineus (Bur'ch.) .. 292
Pomatorhynchus, Bote °... 293
senepalus (Zinn.) ...:... 298
blanfordi (Sharpe) ...... 293
australis (Smith) ...... 293,
tschagra (Viedll.) ....., 294
Faleunculus, Vieill......... 294
leucogaster, Gould...... 204
Oreoica, Gould........000. 294
cristata (Lewin) ........ 294
Pachycephala, Vig. § Horsf. 295
torquata, Layard ..... . 295
rosseliana, Hartert...... 295
gutturalis (Zath.) ...... 296
glaucura, Gould ........ 296
chlorura, Gray ....... . 296
obscurior, Hartert...... 297
xanthetreea (Forst.) .... 297
rufiventris (Lath.) ...... 297

olivacea, Vig. & oe .. 298
xanthoprocia, Gould.... 298
Hyloterpe, Cab. .......... 299
philippinensis, Walden ., 299
Pachycephalopsis, Saivad. .. 299
poliosoma, Sharpe ...... 299
Eopsaltria, Swais. ........ 299

VOL. 1V.

australis, White........ 299
georgiana (Q. §& G.) .... 300
flaviventris, Shurpe .... 300

Family Paris.

Peecile, Kaup .......... -» 301
dresseri, Steyn. ........ 301
palustris (Zenn.)........ 301
borealis (Selys-Longch.) . 301
lugubris (Temm.) ...... 302

cincta (Bodd. )
carolinensis (Aud.) .... 803

atricapilla (Zinn.)...... 3803
Sittiparus, Selys-Longch. .. 303
sieboldi, Seebohm ...... 303
Lophophanes, Kaup ...... 304
cristatus (Zinn.) ...... 304
inornatus (Gambel) .... 805
Periparus, Selys-Longch..... 805
ater (Linn.)........06.. 805
britannicus (Sharpe &
Dresser) ..... cece 305
melanolophus (Vig.).... 306
Machlolophus, Cad......... 306
HEX, Dad: avs ed a4 3 ce0% 306

Pardaliparus, Selys-Longch... 307
venustulus (Swinh.) .... 307

Parus, LM, cc csasaeoscise 307
minor, Temm. § Schley... 307
major, Linn. .......... 307
cinereus, Vietll. ........ 308
bokhariensis, Licht. .... 809
monticola, Vigors ...... 309

Pentheres, Cab. .......... 310
afer (Gmel.) .......... 310

Cyanistes, Kaup’.......... 310
ceeruleus (Linn.) ...... 310
persicus (Blanf.) ...... 311
ultramarinus (Bonap.) .. 311
teneriffee (Zess.)........ 311
cyanus (Pall.).......... 812

Aigithaliscus, Cab. ........ 312
erythrocephalus ( Vig.) .. 312

Psaltriparus, Bonap. ...... 312
minimus (Zownsend).... 312

Akgithalus, Herm. ........ 313
eaudatus (Zinn.) ...... 312
roseus (Blyth) ........ 313

irbyi (Sharpe § Dresser). 314
tephronotus (Giinther) .. 314

Remiza, Steyn. ..........04 314
pendulina (Zinn.) ...... 314
Anthoscopus, Bote ........ 316
minutus (Lath.)........ 315
Auriparus, Baird.,........ 315
flaviceps (Sundev.)...... 315

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-Aphelocephala, Oberh. 316
leucopsis (Gould) ...... 316

Sphenostoma, Gould ...... 316
cristatum, Gould ...... 316
Family CoaMz1pZ.

Chamea, Gambel .......... 317
fasciata (Gambel) ...... 317
Family Recurw2.

Regulus, Kach ......0.0005 317
regulus (Zenn.) ......4+ 317
teneriffe, Seebohm ..... -, 318
ignicapillus (Brehm).... 318
maderensis, Vernon Har-

COURL, imate wan 6 oa 319
calendula (Zinn.) ...... 319

Family Srrripa.

DIA LARN. s cae ee Dean's 820
cesia, Meyer §& Wolf.... 320
neumayeri, Michah. .... 320

SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

tephronota, Sharpe......
krueperi, Pelz.
whiteheadi, Sharpe
castaneiventris, Frank...
leucopsis, Gould........
pygmea, Vig... ss sees
Dendrophila, Swains. ......
frontalis, Swains.
Neositta, Hellmayr ........
chrysoptera (Lath.) ....
pileata (Gowld) ...... a

Family CertTHiip2.

Certhia, Zinn. ....... 0.44.
familiaris, Zinn.........
hodgsoni, Brooks

Salpornis, Gray
spilonotus, Frankl. ....

Tichodroma, Liliger........
muraria (Linn.) ........

Climacteris, Temm.........
scandens, Z'emm,

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CATALOGUE

BIRDS’ EGGS.
VOL. IV.

Sub-Class CARINATZE.

Order PASSERIFORMES.
Sub-Order ACROMYODI (continued).

PASSERES NORMALES (continued).

Family TIMELIID/A,

Genus ORTHONYX, Temm.

Orthonyx temmincki, Vig. g Horsf.

Orthonyx spinicaudus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 607 (1865);
North, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 151 (1889).

Orthonyx spinicauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 329 (1883); Camp-
bell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 252 (1901).

Orthonyx temmincki, Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 2 (1903).

The eggs of the Spine-tailed Log-runner are of an elliptical form,
moderately glossy, and of a plain whitecolour. Three eggs measure

respectively: 1-07 by °76; 1:13 by 8; 1:17 by °8.

1. New South Wales ( Wilson) Gould Coll.
2. New South Wales (Allen), Gould Coll.

Genus CINCLOSOMA, Vig. g: Horsf.

Cinclosoma punctatum (Lath.).

Cinclosoma punctatum, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 6
(1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 433 (1805); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 382 (1883); North, Nests § Lygs Austr.

VOL, TV. B

2 TIMELIID A,

Birds, p. 151, pl. xi. fig. 10 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnil. p. 58
(1899) ; Campbell, Nests & Logs Austr. Birds, i. p. 254, pl. 10 (1801) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 2 (1908).

The eggs of the Spotted Ground-bird in the Collection vary in
form from an elongated to a broad oval. They have a considerable
amount of gloss. The ground is cream-coloured, and this is rather
closely and evenly spotted and blotched with olive-brown and very
dark chocolate, and equally numerous underlying markings of pale
purple-grey. They measure from 1-25 to 1:42 in length, and from
*91 to 96 in breadth.

1. Australia, Sir D. E, Cooper [P.].
2. Australia. Crowley Bequest.
2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.
2. Western Point, Victoria, 23rd Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
1. Victoria. * >i Philbrick, Esq., K.C.
Pil:

Cinclosoma castanonotum, Gould.
(Plate III. fig. 14.)

Cinclosoma castanotis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxvii. fig. 7, a, b
(1845-54).
Cinclosoma castaneonotum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 485 (1865),
Cinclosoma castanonotum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 338 (1888) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 256 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 2 (1908).
The eges of the Chestnut-backed Ground-bird vary from a regular
to a blunt oval form and very closely resemble in coloration the eggs
of C. punctatum, being perhaps on the average rather more thickly

spotted. Five specimens measure from 1°18 to 1:25 in length, and
from ‘88 to ‘90 in breadth.

2. Australia (Tristram Coll.). _. Crowley Bequest.
1. West Australia, 9th Sept. _ Gould Coll.
2. West Australia, Sept. ~ -Gould Coll.

Genus EUPETES, Temm.
Eupetes pulcher, Sharpe.

Hanae eolenmnct Salvad. pt.; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 840
Eupetes pulcher, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 3 (1908).

An egg of the Chestnut-backed Eupetes in the Collection is of a
broadish oval form. The ground-colour is pale pinkish brown
somewhat heavily marked at the larger end with underlying blotches
of purple-grey, a few.longitudinal. streaks and dashes of which
colour also occur on the other parts of the surface ; the overlying
blotches, also longitudinal, of rich “brown are evenly and not ver
as distributed over the whole egg. It measures 1:15 by 87
inch. :

1. S.E. New Guinea. My. E. Weiske [C.].

w

EUPETES.—-DRYMADUS,

Eupetes incertus, Salvad.

Eupetes incertus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 341 (1883) ; id. Hand-l.
iv. p. 18 (1908).

An egg of Salvadori’s Eupetes in the Collection is white, with a
few underlying markings of pale lavender at the larger end, the
whole surface being sparingly dotted with dark madder-brown,
larger spots of which colour occur somewhat more thickly towards
the a end. It is of a regular oval form, and measures 1:13 by
*82 inch.

1, S.E. New Guinea. _ Mr. E. Weiske [C.].

Eupetes loriz, Salvad.
(Plate ITI. fig. 11.)
Eupetes loriw, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 3 (1903).

The only egg of the Black-throated Eupetes in the Collection is of
a regular oval form, with a very slight amount of gloss. The
ground-colour is a warm pinkish brown; it is sparingly marked,
at the larger end ehiefly, with longitudinal blotches of purple-grey,
the surface-markings being rich brown, mostly collected together at
the larger end in the form of an interrupted ring or zone of blotches
and spots. It measures 1:28 by °95 inch.

1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.].

Genus DRYMACDUS, Gould.

Drymacedus superciliaris, Gould.
(Plate III. fig. 16.)

Drymodes superciliaris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 291 (1865);
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 107 (1889).

Drymacedus superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 344 (1888) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 262 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 4 (1908).

The eggs of the Eastern Scrub-Robin are of a broad, blunt oval
shape, and they have a small amount of gloss. The ground is of a
dull white colour; in one egg this is very thickly speckled and
spotted with brown and pale purple; in a second egg the ground is
spotted and blotched with brown and pale purple, and far more of
the ground is visible than in the first egg. Two eggs measure
respectively : °98 by °68; 1:02 by °7.

2. Cape York, Australia, 17th Nov. Gould Coll.
(J. Macgillivray).

B2

4 TIMELIID.E.

Genus HYLACOLA, Gould.

Hylacola cauta, Gould.
(Plate ITI. fig. 17.)

Hylacola cauta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 847 (1865) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 347 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p. 58
(1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 264, pl. 11

. (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 4 (1903).

An egg of the Rufous-rumped Ground-Wren in the Collection is
of a broad oval shape and moderately glossy. It is of a purplish-
brown colour, mottled, almost entirely at the broad end, with a
darker shade of the same. It measures -86 by °65.

1. Gippsland, Victoria. F, A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].

Genus PSOPHODES, Jig. g Horsf.

Psophodes crepitans (Lath.).

Psophodes crepitans, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p, 312 (1864); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B, M, vii. p. 350 (1888); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 72, pl. viii. fig. 7 (1889); Mehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 58
(1899) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 265, pl. 11 (1901) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 5 (1903).

The eges of the Coach-whip Bird are of a regular oval form and are
almost devoid of gloss. The ground is of anexceedingly pale greenish-
white colour or pale greenish blue, and this is sparingly marked,
except at the broad end of the egg, where the markings are more
numerous and form an indistinct cap, with specks, spots, small
blotches, and short scrawls of black and underlying pale purple.
They measure from 1:08 to 1:2 inch in length, and from -78 to
83 in breadth,

Australia, Crowley Bequest.
New South Wales. Gould Coll.
New South Wales, 4th July. Gould Coll.

Richmond River, N.S.W., 20th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

Gippsland, Victoria, Nov. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
Pail

Whittlesea Ranges, Victoria, Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P

Bairnsdale, Victoria, 8rd Aug. Crowley Bequest,
(A. J N.).

Genus PTERORHINUS, Swinh.

Pterorhinus davidi, Swinh.
(Plate ITT. fig. 18.)
Pterorhinus davidi, Dawid § Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 187, pl. 50 (1877) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 353 (1883); Pleske in Priev. Reisen,

Aves, p. 183 (1890) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 672 (1894); Shar
Hundel, iv, p. 6 (1908). : Dera ee

TROCHALOPTERUM. 5

The eggs of David’s Laughing-Thrush are elliptical in shape, with
a slight amount of gloss, and of a pale unspotted bluecolour, ‘They
measure 1-08 by -78 and 1:05 by °76 inch respectively.

2. Koko-Nor (Zring Museum). Crowley Bequest.

Genus TROCHALOPTERUM, Blyth.

Trochalopterum variegatum (Vig.).
(Plate III. fig. 19.)

‘Trochalopterum variegatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 359 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 95 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 59 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1908).

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 greenish-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 appear to be of a black colour. Tho eggs vary
from 1 to 1°15 in length, and from °76 to ‘82 in breadth.

2, Kotegarh, Himalayas, 30th April, Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 22nd June, Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 22nd June. Hume Cull.

Trochalopterum erythrocephalum (Vig.).

Trochalopterum erythrocephalum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 36)
(1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 89 (1889); td. ed.
Hume, Nests § Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 55 (1889); Nehrk, Kat.
' Eiersammi. p. 58 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1903).

The eggs of the Red-headed Laughing-Thrush do not differ from
those of 7’. variegatum. They measure from 1:14 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, 4th June. Crowley Bequest.

Trochalopterum nigrimentum, Hodgs.

Trochalopteron chrysopterum, Jerd. Birds Ind. ii. p. 48 (1863).

Trochalopterum chrysopterum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 362
(1883); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 58 (1899).

Trochalopterum nigrimentum, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 91
(1889); 7d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 57 (1889) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1903).

The eggs of the Western Yellow-winged Laughing-Thrush closely

6 TIMELIIDE.

resemble those of 7’. variegatum and T. erythrocephalum, but the
markings are of a deep chocolate-brown colour. Some eggs are
nearly spotless; and in others the markings are confined almost
entirely to the large end of the egg, some few markings assuming
the form of lines and scrawls. The eggs measure from 1:09 to 1:24
in length, and from ‘8 to ‘17 in breadth, |

2. Sikhim, 2nd June. ; Crowley Bequest.
1, Mongphoo, Darjiling, 15th April Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
8. Mongphoo, 7th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 15th May (J. G.). Hume Ooll.
2. Mongphoo, 25th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 2nd June (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 17th May (L. Mandeih). Hume Coll.
5. Darjiling, 18th May (L. JM). Hume Coll.

Trochalopterum rufigulare (Gould).

Trochalopterum rufigulare, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 365 (1883) ;
Nehrk, Kat. Hiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p.7 (1908).

Ianthocincla rufigularis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 86 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 54 (1889).

The eggs of the Rufous-chinned Laughing-Thrush are usually
of an oval form, but a few are nearly perfect ellipses. They are
highly glossy and plain white. They measure from ‘91 to 1:15 in
length, and from °73 to °8 in breadth.

1. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 25th May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
3. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Darjiling. Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, July. Hume Ooll.
1. Darjiling, 20th July. Hume Coll.
1. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest.
2. Himalayas, 29th May. Crowley Bequest.
1. Himalayas, 10th June. Crowley Bequest.

Trochalopterum squamatum (Gould).

Trochalopterum squamatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 367 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 96 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 61 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi, p. 59
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 7 (1908).

The eggs of the Blue-winged Laughing-Thrush vary in form from
oval to elliptical. Many eggs are highly glossy, others are quite
dull, and all are of a spotless blue colour. They vary from 1°14 to
1-23 in length, and from -83 to ‘9 in breadth.

2, Sikhim. Hume Coll.
1, Sikhim. Crowley Bequest,
8. Darjiling (J. Gammie Hume Coll,

TROCHALOPTERUM. 7

2. Rishap, Sikhim, 5000 feet, 10th © Hume Coll.
June (J. G.).
2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. oy 5000 feet, 25th April Hume Coll.
2, Mongphoo, 4500 feet, 30th April © Hume Coll.
, G).

Trochalopterum ellioti, J. Verr.
Trochalopterum ellioti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 870 (1883) ; id.
Hand-l. iv. p. 8 (1903).
Trochalopteron prjevalskii, Menzbier, Ibis, 1887, p. 800.
Trochalopteron elliotti, Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Aves, ii. p. 185 (1890).

The eggs of Prjevalski’s Laughing-Thrush are pale blue with a
few dots and spots at the larger end of reddish purple. They are
of a regular oval form, and have a small amount of gloss. Both
specimens measure 1:0 by 82 inch.

2. Koko-Nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest.

Trochalopterum pheeniceum (Gould).

(Plate I. fig. 1.)

Trochalopterum phceniceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 871 (1883) ;
Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 93 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 58 (1889); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59
(1899); Sharpe, 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,
and 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 acap. The eggs measure
from ‘98 to 1°15 in length, and from ‘7 to ‘82 in breadth.

5. Himalaya Mts. - W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P;],

2. Sikhim. onhity Bequest.
18. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.

7. Mongphoo, Darijiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.

1. Mongphoo, 14th April (J. G.). Hume Ooll.

4. Mongphoo, 24th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

6. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll,

6. Mongphoo, 6th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.

2. Darjiling, Sth May (J. G.). Hume Coll.

1. Daryjiling. Crowley Bequest.

8 TIMELIIDA,

Trochalopterum cachinnans (Jerd.).

(Plate I. fig. 3.)

Trochalopterum cachinnans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 378 (1883)
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind.,. Birds, i. p. 97 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 62 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 59
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-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 whole 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 -74 to
‘8 in breadth.

3. Nilghiri Hills, 8. India (Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coil.).
1. Nilghiri Hills, 28th March. Hume Coll.
1. Nilghiri Hills, 8lst March. Hume Coll.
2. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll.
2. Nilghiri Hills, 3rd May. Hume Coll.
1. Kotagherry, 25th Feb. (Miss Hume Coll.
Cockburn).
1. Kotagherry, 15th March (Miss Hume Ooll.
Cockburn).
2. Kotagherry, 22nd May (Miss Hume Coll.
Cockburn).
2. Kotagherry, 25th May (Miss Hume Coll.
Cockburn).
1, Curzon, 14th April. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 19th April. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, lst May. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 5th May. Hume Coll.
2. Coonoor, April. Hume Coll.
2. Coonoor, 16th May. Hume Coll.
1, Ootacamund, 11th March. Hume Coll,

Trochalopterum fairbanki, Blanf.

Trochalopterum fairbanki, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. . 374 (18 A
Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 99 (1889) 3 td. we Hons pee
§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 64 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. 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

ieee ie pale purple to rich maroon, The egg measures
y 75.

1. Palni Hills, 8. India, Ma Hi
(SK. dint en

TROCHALOPTERUM. 9

Trochalopterum canorum (Linn.).

Trochalopterum canorum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 876 (1888) ;
Nehrk, Kat, Eiersammi. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903).

Eggs of the “ Hwa-mei,” or Chinese Laughing-Thrush, are of a
rather broad oval form, glossy, and of a spotless pale blue colour.
They measure from 1:00 to 1:04 in length, and from -80 to ‘85 in
breadth.

4, Chinkiang, Fohkien, 12th May. C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.].

Trochalopterum taivanum (Swinh.).

Garrulus taivanus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 279.

Trochalopterum taivanum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 376 (1888) ;
id. Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (19038).

Trochalopteron taivanum, La Touche, Ibis, 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 spotless
greenish-blue colour. They measure from -92 to 1:2 in length, and
from ‘74 to ‘82 in breadth.

2. Tamsui, China, 20th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
24, Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.
23. Formosa (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll.
3. Formosa (BR, Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Trochalopterum lineatum (Vigors).

Trochalopterum lineatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 377 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 101 (1889); td. ed. Hume,
Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 64 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi,
p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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 1. tatvanum. ‘They measure
from ‘9 to 1+1 in length, and from -67 to °76 in breadth.

38. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 15th March. Hume Coll.
3. Kotegarh, 15th April. Hume Coll.
1. Kotegarh, 24th April. Hume Coll.
9. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll.
18. Kotegarh, May. Hume Coll.
1. Kotegarh, 2nd May. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 10th May. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 11th May. Hume Coll.
3. Kotegarh, 19th May. Hume Coll.
8. Kotegarh, 22nd May. Hume Coll.
1, Kotegarh, 30th May. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 9th June. Hume Coll,
8. Kotegarh, 10th June. _ Hume Coll.

TIMELIIDE.

10
2. Kotegarh, 14th June. Hume Coll.
3. Kotegarh, 15th June. Hume Coll.
1. Kotegarh, 22nd June. Hume Coll.
8. Simla, June. Hume Coll.
1. Simla, 20th July. Hume Coll.
2. Simla, 7th May (&. C. Beavan: Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coll.). ;

3. Landour, 27th May. Hume Coll.
2, Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.
2.

Almorah, May (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Trochalopterum virgatum, Giodwin-Austen.

Trochalopterum virgatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 379 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Stuart baker,
Journ, Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 175 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 10 (1903).

The three eggs of the Manipur Streaked Laughing-Thrush are
of a regular oval form, slightly glossy, and are of a light spotless
greenish-blue colour. They measure from 1:08 to 1:10 in length,
and from -80 to 81 in breadth.

38. Laisung Valley, N. Cachar, E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
26th April.

Genus IANTHOCINCLA, Gould.

Ianthocincla cinereiceps, Styan.

Trochalopteron cinereiceps, Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 166; La Touche, Ibis,
1899, p. 181.
Janthocincla cinereiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 10 (1908).

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, Fohkien, China, June (. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

Genus ARGYA, Less.

_ The eggs of the birds of this genus are normally of a regular
oval form, but it is not unusual to meet with eggs which are of an
elliptical or spheroidal shape. They are highly glossy.

The eggs of all are of a rather dark unspotted blue, varying in
intensity of tint even in those of the same species. In fact, when
large series of eggs are examined, it will be found that a gradual
blending of colour takes place between the eggs of one species and
those of another. The eggs also vary immensely in size.

ARGYA, 11

Argya subrufa (Jerd.).

(Plate I. fig. 2.)

Argya subrufa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 390 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 109 (1889); ad. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 74 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 59
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 11 (1908).

Three eggs of the Large Rufous Babbler measure respectively :
96 by °74.; -96 by °74; 95 by -74.

3. Manantoddy, Wynaad, 8. India, Hume Coll.
28rd April.

Argya earlei (Blyth).

Argya earlii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 892 (1883); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 105 (1889) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 11 (1903).

The eggs of the Striated Babbler vary from °78 to °95 in length,
and from ‘61 to °71 in breadth.

India. Crowley Bequest.
Eastern Narra, Sind (8. Doig). Hume Coll.
Eastern Narra, 8th May (S. D.). Hume Coll.

Eastern Narra, 26th May (S. D.). Hume Ooll.

Saharunpur, 15th April (C. HZ. 7. Hume Coll.
Marshail).

Delhi, 28th March (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll.

Delhi, 28th March (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll.

Pegu District, 24th July. Hume Coll.

Ge Ce Ser <r eas

Argya caudata (Drap.).

Argya caudata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 393 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 106 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 70 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 11 (1908).

Argya eclipes, Hume; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 394. ’

Argya huttoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 394.

The eggs of the Common Indian Babbler vary from °72 to ‘92 in
length, and from -6 to ‘7 in breadth.

18. Fao, Persian Gulf, June. W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.].
8. Jask, Gulf of Oman, 28th March. 8. Butcher, Esq. tp 7

4, Jask, lst April. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.].

1. India. Crowley Bequest.

1. India, 7th July. Hume Ooll.

5. India, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

Pi,

7. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll.

1. Sind (J. H, G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Sind (J. H. G.: Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Hansi, 30th March (W. Blewitt). Hume Coll.

Hb
bo

TIMELIID.&.

7. Hansi, 8rd April (IV. B.). IIume Coll.
5. Hansi, 20th April (W. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 26th April (W. B.). Hume Coll.
8. Hansi, 30th April (W. B.).. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 1st May (W. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 3rd May (W. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 6th May ( W. B.). Hume Coll.
5. Hansi, 8th May (WV. B.). Hume Coll.
8. Hansi, June (W. B.). Hume Coll.
7. Hansi, July (W. B.). Hume Coll.
6. Sambhur, 26th June-1lth July Hume Coll.
(R. M. Adam).
2. Ahmedabad, 21st April. Hume Coll.
3. Saharunpur, 15th March (C. A. Hume Coll.
T. Marshall).
1. Gurgaon District, 12th April. Hume Coll.
2. Gurgaon District, 23rd March, Hume Coll.
2. Gurgaon District, 30th March. Hume Coll.
2. Delhi, 7th April (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll.
1. Delhi, 16th May (C. 7. &.), Hume Coll.
1. Delhi, 27th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.
G. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll.
2. Agra, 17th June, Hume Coll,
2. Agra, 4th Sept. Hume Coll.
1. Agra, 5th Sept. Hume Coil.
4. Baveilly, May. Hume Ooll.
2. Bareilly, 14th May. Hume Coll.
3. Bareilly, 18th May. Hume Coll.
3. Bareilly, 21st May. Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 5th June. Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 7th June. Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 9th June. Hume Coll,
2. Bareilly, 12th June. Tune Coll.
2. Bareilly, 13th June. Hume Coll.
4, Eareilly, 14th June. Hume Coll.
4, Bareilly, 23rd June. Hume Coll.
2, Etawah, 4th April. Hume Coll,
5. Etawah, 13th April. Hame Coll.
3. Etawah, 15th April. Hume Ooll.
3. Etawah,7th May (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).
2. Etawah, May (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.). :
2, Jhansi, 20th May. Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, 19th June, Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, 22nd June. Hume Coll.
4, Jhansi, 5th July. Hume Coll.
2, Jhansi, 7th Aug. Hume Coll.
2. Saugor. Hume Coll.
2. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Argya squamiceps (Cretzschm.).

Crateropus chalybeius, Tristram, Ibis, 1865, p. 79.

Argya squamiceps, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii, p, 23 (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vii. p. 395 (1883) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 12 (1903).

ARGYA. 4 13

The eggs of the Palestine Babbler measure from ‘98 to 1:11 in
length, and from -71 to ‘78 in breadth.

4. Jericho, 16th April (H. B. Tris Salvin-Godman Coll.

tram).
3. Jericho, 16th April (H. B. T.). Canon Tristram [P.].
1. Jericho, 16th April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Jericho, 19th April (ZZ. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

Argya gularis (Blyth).
Argya gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 396 (1883); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 107 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 12 (1903).
The eggs of the White-throated Babbler in the Collection measure
respectively ; -87 by ‘69; ‘9 by ‘7; °82 by -66.
3. Upper Burma, 15th June. Oates Coll.

Argya fulva (Desf).

ee numidicus, Loche, Cat. Mamm. et Ois. Algér. p. 75 (1858).

Argya fulva, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 21 (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M., vii. p. 397 (1883); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 12 (1903).

The eggs of the Algerian Babbler in the Collection measure from
*9 to 1:05 in length, and from °71 to ‘76 in breadth.

2. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Algeria (Loche: Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
5. Djebel Svar, Tunis, 4th May. Crowley Bequest.

Argya acacie (Licht.).

Crateropus acaciee, Shelley, B. Egypt, p. 69 (1872).

Malacocercus (Chatarrhea) acaciz, Blanf. Geol. § Zool. Abyss. p.372 (1870).

Argya acacie, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 84 (1850) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vii. p. 897 (1883) ; td. Hand-l, iv. p. 12 (1903).

Eggs of the Acacia Babbler measure respectively: 85 by 68;
*88 by “66.

2, Katul, Monula, Soudan, 31st Oct. Capt. H. W. Dunn [P.].

Argya malcolmi (Sy/es).

Argya malcolmi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 398 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 108 (1889); 2d. ed. Hume, Nests §
Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 72 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 59
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 12 (1908).

The eggs of the Large Grey Babbler measure from ‘87 to 1-1 in
length, and from °73 to °85 in breadth,

5. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P.).

5. India. we Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.}.

4, Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll.

14 TIMELIIDE.

4. Delhi, 25th March (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll.

2, Delhi, 24th April (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

3. Delhi, 2nd May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll.

6. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll.

8. Agra, 19th June. Hume Coll.

1. Agra, 26th July. Hume Coll.

J. Agra, 30th July. Hume Coll.

2. Agra, 4th Sept. Hume Coll.

2. Agra, 5th Sept. Hume Coll,

1. Bareilly, 29th May. Hume Coll.

l. Bareilly, 23rd June. Hume Ooll.

], Mirzapur, 6th June (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Mirzapur, 16th Aug. (W. E. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Allahabad, llth July (C. 7’. Hume Coll.
Bingham).

J. Allahabad, 28th July (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Etawah, 18th March. Hume Coll.

4, Jhansi, 24th June. Hume Coll.

12, Jhansi, 27th July. Hume Coll.

1. Etawah, 18th March (W.E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

1. Deesa (£. A. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

2, Saugor, 14th July. Hume Coll.

3. Saugor, 14th July. Hume Coll.

2. Hoshungabad, 22nd July. Hume Coll.

1. Coonvor, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March, Hume Coll.

1. Coonoor, 29th March. Hume Coll.

3. Coonoor, 13th May. Hume Coll.

2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March. Hume Coll.

J. Curzon, 29th March. Hume Coll.

3.

Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 16th = Hume Coll.
May (Miss Cockburn).

Genus POMATORHINUS, Horsf.

Pomatorhinus montanus, Horsf.

Pomatorhinus montanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 410 (18838) ;
en Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18
( 3

The eggs of the Javan Scimitar Babbler in the Collection measure
respectively: -98 by ‘7; 1 by *71.
2. Java, 25th April. Crowley Bequest,

Pomatorhinus borneensis, Cab.

Pomatorhinus borneensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 411 (1888);
id. Ibis, 1889, p. 411; td. Hand-l. iv. p.13 (1908). :

An egg of the Bornean Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea-
sures ‘9 by ‘65.

1. Kina Balu Mt., N.W. Borneo, Crowley Bequest.
20th Jan. (J. Whitehead).

POMATORHINUS, 15

Pomatorhinus schisticeps, JZodgs.

Pomatorhinus schisticeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 411 (1883) ;
Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 116 (1889); 2d. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 81 (1889); Nesrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p- 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (19038).

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 °95 to 1-03 in length,
and from -74 to ‘79 in breadth.

1. Darjiling, 3rd April (Z. Mandellt). Hume Ooll.
1. Darjiling, 22nd April (Z. J). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 26th April. Crowley Bequest.
2. Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll,
1. Darsyjiling, 23rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 20th May (J. G.). Hume Coll,

Pomatorhinus olivaceus, Blyth.

Pomatorhinus olivaceus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 414 (1883) ;
Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 118 (1889); 2d. ed. Hume,
Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 82 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
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. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
Ath March (C. T. Bingham).

2. Thoungvin River, 5th March Hume Coll.
(C. fT. B.)..

8. Thoungyin River, 7th March Hume Coll.
(C. T. B.).

Pomatorhinus melanurus, Blyth.

Pomatorhinus melanurus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 501, pl. 34. fig.2 (1879) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 414 (1883) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind.,
Birds, i. p. 118 (1889); 7d. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind, Birds, i.
p. 83 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1908).

An egg of the Ceylonese Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea-
sures ‘97 by ‘72.

1. Ceylon, 4th March (4. L. Butler). | Crowley Bequest.

Pomatorhinus horsfieldi, Sykes.

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 415 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 119 (1889); td. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 84 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13
(1908).

The eggs of the South-Indian Scimitar Babbler, like those of

16 TIMELIIDZ,

P. schisticeps, 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 ‘Sin breadth.

Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 2nd April. Hume Coll.

Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 14th May. Hume Coll.

Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll.

Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 18th Feb. Htme Coll.
(Miss Cockburn).

Kotagherry, 28th April Hume Coll.
(Miss Cockburn).

RO rie ce

Pomatorhinus temporalis, Vig. & Horsf.

Pomatorhinus trivireatus, Thien. Fortpfians. ges. Veg. tab. xxvii. fig. 9,@, 5
(1845-54).

Pomatostomus temporalis, Gould, Handb, Birds Austr. i. p. 479 (1865) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 154, pl. ix. fig. 7 (1889).

Pomatorhinus temporalis, Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N.S.W. 18685, pl. i.
fic. 1; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M’ vii. p. 418 (1888); Mehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 60 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eygs Austr. Birds, i.
p. 270, pl. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903).

The eggs of the Australian Scimitar Babbler are for the most
part nearly elliptical, but somo 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,
and from ‘72 to °80 in breadth.

1. Australia. Gould Coll.

3. Wellington, N.S.W., 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

1. Dobroyd, N.S.W. C2. P. Ramsay : Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

1. Bell River, N.S.W. (4. P. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].

4, Murray River, Victoria, 16th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

2. South Australia. Gould Coll.

Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Vig. g Horsf.

Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fic. 8
(1845-54); Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. NS. W. 1865, p. 318. pl. i.
tig. 2; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ae 419 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
LTnersammi. p. 60 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i.
p. 272, pl. 11 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1908). ,

Pomatostomus superciliosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i, p. 482 (1865) ;
North, Nests § Eygs 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

POMATORHINUS, : 17

slightly so. They are of the same type as the eggs of P. temporalis,
but smaller, The ground-colour varies from greyish olive to light
brown, 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.

5. South Australia. Gould Coll.
3. Wellington, N.S.W., 1st Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
2. Cardington, Bell River, N.S.W. Crowley Bequest.
(LZ. P. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.).
3. Murray River, N.S.W., Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
. _ {P.]
4, Wimmera District, Victoria, tieeley Bequest.

11th Oct, (A. J. North).

Pomatorhinus rubeculus, Gould.

Pomatostomus rubeculus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 481 (1865) ;
North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 155 (1889).

Pomatorhinus rubeculus, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. NS.W. vii. p. 46
(1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 421 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
Liersamml, p. 60 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr, Birds, i.
p. 274 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903).

Two eggs of the Red-breasted Scimitar Babbler in the Collection
are exactly similar to those of P. temporalis. ‘They measure respec-
tively: 1:09 by °75; 1-05 by °75.

2. Dawson River, Queensland, 18th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coilt.).

Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Blyth.

Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); 2d. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 85 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-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.
(J. Gammie).

Pomatorhinus phayrei, Blyth.

Pomatorhinus phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 121 (1859); Stuart Baker, Journ.
Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 178 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-i, iv.
p. 14 (1908).

Eggs of Phayre’s Scimitar Babbler are of a regular oval form, and
spotless glossy white. They measure from ‘97 to 1:03 in length,
and from °72 to °75 in breadth.

8. Foot of Mishmi Hills, Assam, E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
11th June. f
von. IY. c

18 TIMELIIDA.

Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Godwin-Austen.
Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 424 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); Stuart Baker,
Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xiii. p. 401 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 15 (1903).
The eggs of the Narrow-billed Scimitar Babbler in the Collection
are of a regular oval form, white and slightly glossy. They
measure from *92 to ‘94 in length, and from ‘67 to -72 in breadth.

8. Hemdang, N. Cachar (6200 ft.). E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Pomatorhinus musicus, Swinh.

Pomatorhinus musicus, Swinhve, Ibis, 1863, p. 284; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vii. p. 424 (1883); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ;
Sharpe, 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 in length, and from ‘69 to °74 in breadth.

3. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll.

4. Formosa, 15th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Formosa, 28th April (P. A. H). Seebohm Coll.

2. Bn (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
‘oll.).

Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Hodgs.

Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 426 (1888);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 122 (1889); id. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 87 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamnil.
p. 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903).

Pomatorhinus stridulus, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 188.

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°7 in breadth.

1. Darjiling, 6th May (J. Gammie), Hume Coll.

5. Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.

1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 26th April C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

Pomatorhinus hypoleucus (Blyth).
Pomatorhinus hypoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 428 (1883) +
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p, 126 (1889) ; ee Pie

Journ, Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 179 (1893): Shar, |
iv. p. 15 (1903). PLS Se esa

Three eggs of the Aracan Scimitar Babbler are pure white and
glossy, but vary considerably in form: one is of a narrow oval, the

POMATORHINUS, —XIPHORHAMPHUS. 19

second almost perfectly elliptical, and the third of the regular oval
type. They measure respectively: 1:01 by -72; 1:01 by °73;
1:06 by -76.

3. Hailakandy, Cachar, 12th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Vig.

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 480 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); ad. ed. Hume,
Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, p. 87 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Hiersammi. p. 90
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 16 (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 1°2 in length, and from ‘73 to ‘85 in breadth.

3. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
3. Sikbim (J. G.). Wume Coll.
3. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Sikhim, 2nd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Sikhim, 15th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Sikhim, 3rd May (J. 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. 125 (1889); Stuart Baker,
Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 179 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 16 (1908).

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.

8. Ninglo Peak, N. Cachar (4500 ft.), E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
16th May.

Genus XIPHORHAMPHUS, Blyth.

Xiphorhamphus superciliaris, Blyth.

Xiphorhamphus superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 483 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 128 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 89 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 16
(1903). ,

The eggs of the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler are of a somewhat
c2

20 TIMELIID Zt.

narrow oval shape, fairly glossy and pure white. Four eggs measure
from 1 to 1:05 in length, and from ‘7 to *75 in breadth.

2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim, 7000 feet, 29th April* Hume Coll.
(J. 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, Hardw.

Garrulax leucolophus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 485 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 77 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 47 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 60
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 17 (1908).

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
1:08 to 1:15 in length, and from °8 to :95 in breadth.

2. Sikhim. ’ Crowley Bequest.
1. Sikhim, 2500 feet, 17th May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
8. Below Darjiling, July (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 9th May (J. G.). > Hume Ooll.
3. Mongphoo, 17th May (7. G.). Hume Coll.
8. Mongphoo, 17th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 27th June (J. G.). Hume Coll.

Garrulax belangeri, Less.

Garrulax belangeri, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 486 (1888) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 79 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 48 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1908). ;

The eggs of the Burmese White-crested Laughing-Thrush
resemble those of G. lewcolophus, but they appear to be uniformly
much narrower. They measure from 1:06 to 1-22 in length, and
from *82 to -92 in breadth.

1. Pegu, 8th June (Z. W. Oates), Hume Coll.

2. Pegu, 22nd June (£. W. O.). Hume Coll.

1. Pegu, 25th July (2. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest.
Seebohm Coll).

1, Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
2nd April (C. T. Bingham).

* In Mr. Hume’s work (/. c.) these eggs are said by Mr. G; i
been found on the 29th May. The date on tha eggs is the 29th ‘April. ee

8

GARRULAX. 21

8. Thoungyin River, 4th April Hume Coll,
(C. T. B.).

3. Kaukarit, Tenasserim, 23rd May § Hume Coll.
(C. T. B.).

4. Kaukarit, 28rd May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Kaukarit, 28th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

8. Kaukarit, 29th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

Garrulax albigularis (Gould).
(Plate I. fig. 6.)

Garrulax albigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 489 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 82 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 52 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 60
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1903).

The eggs of the White-throated Laughing-Thrush are of a
narrow, pointed oval form, highly glossy, and of a very deep blue
colour. They measure from 1°12 to 1:22 in length, and from °8 to
‘85 in breadth.

3. Candahar. Capt. T. Hutton [P.].
1. N.W. India. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 24th June. Hume Coll.
3. Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

Garrulax pectoralis (Gould).
- (Plate I. fig. 7.)

Garrulax pectoralis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 441 (1883) ; , Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 80 (1889); zd. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 49 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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, fairly glossy, and of
a pale greenish-blue colour. They measure respectively: 1:3 by
96; 1:3 by ‘96. :

2. Darjiling, July (Z. Mandell). Hume Coll.

Garrulax moniliger (Hodgs.). :

Garrulax moniliger, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 442 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 81 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 50 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p. 60 (1899),
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (19038).

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. pectoralis, and measure from 1 to 1-27 in length,
and from °8 to °95 in breadth.

4, Sikhim. Crowley Bequest.
1, Sikhim. Hume Ooll.

22 TIMELILDE.

1. Below Darjiling, Ist June. Hume Coll.
3. Darjiling, 24th April (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2. Darjiling, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Ooll.
2. Darjiling, 4th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Darjiling, 20th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu Hills, 27th April (2. W. Oates). lume Coll.
2. Pegu, 4th July (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 15th July (£. TV. O.). Huime Coll.
1. Pegu, 15th July (Z. W. 0.). Oates Coll.
1. Pegu, 15th July (2. W. 0.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 25th March Hume Coll.
(C. 7. Bingham).
3. Sinzaway, 3rd April (C. T. B.). Hume Ooll.
5. Sinzaway, 17th April (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.
3. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
29th March (C. T. B.).
1. Meplay Choung, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
ist March (C. T. B.).
1. Tenasserim, 20th April(C. 7. B.). | Crowley Bequest.

Garrulax picticollis, Swinhoe.

Garrulax picticollis, David § Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p- 194 (1877) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 444 (1888) ; id. Hana-l, iv. p. 18 (1903).

Two eggs of Swinhoe’s Necklaced Laughing-Thrush are spheroidal
in form, of a medium bluish tint, with a very slight amount of
gloss. They measure respectively : 1:10 by ‘98; 1°10 by +95 inch.

2s eee China (Leech: Seebohm Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Garrulax gularis (McCleil.).

Garrulax gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 445 (1888); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 81 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ.
Bombay Nat, Hist. Soc. viii. p. 174 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi..
p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1908).

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. ©. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.
2. Lakhenipur, Naga Country. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. fe

Genus STACTOCICHLA, Sharpe.

Stactocichla merulina (Blyth).

Stactocichla merulina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 449 (1888) ;-
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 104 (1889) ; Stuart Baker,
Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, viii. p. 176 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l,
iv. p. 18 (1908), ‘

GRAMMATOPTILA.—DRYONASTES, 23

Two eggs of the Spotted-breasted Laughing-Thrush in the
Collection are blue, somewhat glossy, and with a satiny surface.
They measure 1:24 by -86; 1:25 by ‘87 respectively. :

2, Haijiling, N. Cachar, 23rd July. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Genus GRAMMATOPTILA, Reichenb.

Grammatoptila striata (Vig.).

Grammatoptila striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 450 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 103 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume,
Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 67 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, 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. Hume Coll.

2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 5th May Hume Coll.
J. Gammie).

2. Mongphoo, 5th May (V/V. G.). Hume Coll.

Genus RHINOCICHLA, Sharpe.

Rhinocichla treacheri, Sharpe.

Rhinocichla treacheri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 453 (1883) ; zd.
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 ruficollis (J. & S.).

Dryonastes ruficollis, nears Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 454 (1883);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind. Birds, i. p. 73 (1889); id. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 45 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p- 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 20 (1908).

24 TIMELIIDE,

The eges of the Rufous-necked Laughing-Thrush are of a some-
what pointed oval form. They are highly glossy and of a very pale
blue or bluish-white colour. They measure from ‘95 to 1:1 in length, |

and from °7 to ‘83 in breadth.

28. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.

7. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 3rd May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
6. Mongphoo, 7th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 8th May (/. G.). Hume Coll,
7. Mongphoo, 9th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 15th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
4, Himalayas. Crowley Bequest.

Dryonastes nuchalis (Godwin-Austen).

Garrulax nuchalis, Godw.-Austen, Ann. §& Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xviii.

p. 411 (1876); Heme, Str, F. v. p. 58 (1877); id. Str. F. 1879,
p. 96.

Dryonastes nuchalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 456 (1888) ; 2d.
Hand-l. iy. p. 20 (1903).

The eggs of Ogle’s Laughing-Thrush are similar to those of
D. ruficollis, but of a slightly deeper shade of blue. They measure
from 1-05 to 1-15 in length, and from 0-75 to 0°85 in breadth.

8. Margherita, Assam, 9th June. E. C, Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
1. Margherita, Assam, 14th May. E. C, Stuart Baker, Esq., P
and Dr. H. Collart. [T.].

Dryonastes perspicillatus (Gmcl.).

Dryonastes perspicillatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 458 (1883) ;
Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 218; Sharpe, Hand-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,

8. Foochow, China, April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Foochow, 9th May. C. B, Rickett, Esq. | P.).
1, Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. ip. ;

Dryonastes sannio (Swinh.).
(Plate I. fig. 8.)

Garrulax sannio, David § Oustalet, 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. Eyer
p. 61 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-) iv. p. 21 tiga Pee eo ae

The only egg of the White-browed Laughing-Thrush in the

DRYONASTES,— CRATEROPUS, 25

Collection is of a regular oval form, uniform pale blue in colour, and
very glossy. It measures 1:6 by °84 inch.

1. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coil.).

Dryonastes cerulatus (Hodgs.),

Dryonastes cerulatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 461 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 75 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 46 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 61 (1899) ;
Sharpe, 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 1:05
to 1:33 in length, and from °75 to ‘85 in breadth.

1. India. Crowley Bequest.
1. India (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
4. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Flume Coll.

2. Near Darjiling, 15th June (J. G.). Hume Coll.
19. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 15th June Hume Coll.
JG

25. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.

Genus CRATEROPUS, Swains.

The eggs of this genus are glossy and spotless, and in colour vary
from a very pale to a rather deep shade of blue.

Crateropus bicolor, Jard.
(Plate I. fig. 9.)
Crateropus bicolor, Andersson, Birds Damara-land, p. 121 (1872) ; Sharpe,
ed. Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 210 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M.
vil. p. 475 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 61 (1899); Stark §
Sclater, Fauna 8. 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 1:05 by *75; 1:00 by °73 respectively.

2, Ovampo-land,S.W. Africa, 16th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(C. J. Andersson).

Crateropus hartlaubi, Bocage.

Crateropus hartlaubi, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. 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. p. 23
(1908).

The eggs of Hartlaub’s Babbler are glossy, departing but little

26 TIMELIID A.

from a true elliptical shape, and are of a fairly deep blue colour.
They measure from 1 to 1:10 in length, and from °76 to ‘80 in
breadth.

3. Africa. Crowley Bequest.
1. Africa. 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 &
Eggs 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,
mauvy being of an ordinary oval form, others spheroidal, and others,
again, lengthened and cylindrical. They are excessively glossy aud
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. Crowley Bequest.
3. Hansi, Punjab, 31st March. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 21st April. Hume Coll.
3. Hansi, 22nd April. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 25th April. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 26th April. Hume Ooll.
3. Hansi, 28th April. Hume Coll.
2. ansi, 29th April. Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 80th April. Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 5th May. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 6th May. Hume Coll.
4, Hansi, June. Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, July. Hume Coll.
1. Delhi, 4th April (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll.
1. Delhi, 31st July (C. T. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Agra, 17th June. Hume Coll.
1l. Agra, 22nd June, Hume Coll.
1. Agra, 5th July. Hume Coll.
4. Agra, 20th July. Hume Coll,
4, Agra, 24th July. Hume Coll.
1, Agra, 25th July. Hume Coll.
1. Baraiteh, 6th May. Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 16th & 17th May. Hume Coll.
1. Bareilly, 21st May. Hume Coll.
1. Bareilly, 17th June, Hume Coll.
3. Bareilly, 18th June. Hume Coll.
3. Lucknow, 5th May. Hume Coll.
3. Lucknow, 11th May. Hume Coll.
1. Lucknow, 21st May. Hume Coll.
1. Lucknow, 17th June. Hume Coll,
8. Lucknow, July. Hume Coll,
1, Mirzapur, 28th June (W. £. Crowley Bequest.
Brooks: Tristram Coll.).
1. Etawah, 30th March. Hume Coll,
1. Allahabad, 6th July (C. J. Bing- Hume Coll,

ham).

CRATEROPUS,— CALAMANTHUS.

2. Maunbhoom, April (R. C. Beavan). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Calcutta, 13th May. Crowley Bequest.

2, Bengal (Theobald: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

2. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, Hume Coll.

1. Coonoor, 8th April. Hume Coll.

1. Coonoor, 14th Oct. Hume Coll.

3. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Ooll,

6. Mysore. Hume Coll.

Crateropus griseus (Gmel.).
Crateropus griseus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 480 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 112 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests §

Figgs Ind. Birds, i. p.78 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Fiersammil. p. 61
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 24 (1903).

The eggs of the White-headed Babbler, judging from the specimens
in the Collection, are inseparable from those of C. cunorus. They
measure from °89 to 1:03 in length, and from ‘63 to -78 in breadth.

4, Mysore (J. Macpherson). Hume Coll,
3. Madras, May (W. Davison). Hume Coll.
3. 8. India (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest,

Crateropus striatus (Swains.).

Malacocercus bengalensis, Layard, A. M. N. H. 2nd ser. xii. p. 271
(1853).

Malacocercus striatus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 494 (1879).

Crateropus striatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 481 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 112 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 79 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eversammil. p. 61 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 24 (1903).

The eggs of the Southern Indian Babbler in the Collection vary
in form from a broad to a regular oval: they are highly glossy, and
exactly resemble in coloration the deeper-coloured eggs of C. canorus.
They measure from ‘92 to 1-00 in length, and from °70 to °74 in
breadth.

2. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
1. Ceylon (£. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll,
8. Ceylon, 15th July (4. Z. Butler). | Crowley Bequest.

Genus CALAMANTHUS, Gould.
Calamanthus fuliginosus (Vig. § Horsf.).
Calamanthus fuliginosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 388
(1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 501 (1883) ; North, Nests
& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 147 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62

(189Y) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr, Birds, i. p. 278, pl. 11
(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 25 (1903).

The eggs of the Australian Striated Babbler are of a pointed oval
shape and very glossy. They are of a pinkish-buff colour, blotched

&
2 6, TIMELIIDZ,

and clouded, especially at the broad end, with purplish brown and
lavender. They measure from °85 to ‘9 in length, and from ‘67 to

‘71 in breadth.

3. Australia. Crowley Bequest.

2. Cape Otway, Victoria (#. P. Crowley Bequest.
Seymour).

1. Tasmania ( Wilson). Gould Coll.

Calamanthus campestris (Gould).
(Plate I. fig. 11.)

Calamanthus campestris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 889 (1865) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 502 (1883); North, Nests §& Egys
Austr. Birds, p. 148 (1889) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 279 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 25 (1903).

The eggs of the Australian Field Babbler resemble those of
C. fuliginosus, but are somewhat more richly coloured. Two
specimens, however, in the Collection are of a light chocolate
colour, with a darker zone round the broad end of the egg.
Specimens measure from °75 to ‘82 in length, and from ‘57 to °62
in breadth.

2. West Australia, Oct. Gould Coll.
2. West Australia (Wilson). Gould Coll.
3. West Australia, 19th Sept. Gould Coll.

Genus CINCLORHAMPHUS, Gould.

Cinclorhamphus cruralis (Vig. & Horsf.).

Cinclorhamphus cruralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 894 (1865)

Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 498 (1883); North, Nests §& Eggs

Austr. Birds, p. 152 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899);

Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 276, pl. 11 (1901);

Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903).
eee cantillans, Gould, tom. cit. p. 8395; Ramsay, Ibis, 1866,

Pp: a

The eggs of the Australian Black-breasted Babbler are of a

pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of very variable size.
They are of two types: in one, the commonest, the ground-colour
is pinkish white, thickly speckled and mottled with rufous and
lavender or lilac; in the other the ground-colour is pinkish white,
mottled with pale lavender only. Specimens measure from ‘87 to
1:02 in length, and from °66 to -7 in breadth.

2. Australia. Purchased.
2. Australia. Crowley Bequest.
1. West Australia, Gould Coll,
8. South Australia, lst Nov. (Angas), Gould Coll.
3. South Australia (White). Gould Coll.
2. South Australia. Gould Coll,
2, South Australia. Gould Coll.

CINCLORHAMPHUS.—-TIMELIA. 29

3. Port Lincoln, S. Aug Gould Coll.

3. New South Wales. > Gould Coll.

2, Victoria, : y Govt. of Victoria [P.].
3. Victoria, 21st Nov. (/ “owley Bequest.

1, Gippsland, Victoria.

‘. "Philbrick, Esq., K.C.

Cinclorhamphus rufescens ( "y. & Horsf.).

Ptenoedus rufescens, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 897 (1865).

Cinclorhamphus rufescens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. i. vii. p. 500 (1883) ;
North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 153 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 62 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i.
p. 276, pl. 11 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903).

The eggs of the Australian Rufous Babbler vary from blunt to
pointed oval in shape, are moderately glossy and variable in size.
The ground-colour ranges from pinkish white to salmon-pink, and
this is thickly speckled and blotched with rich chestnut and
lavender. The markings are fine on some examples, coarse
and blotchy on others. The largest specimen in the Collection
measures *Y by -7; the smallest ‘8 by °6.

1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.

2. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.

2. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.

3. Queensland. Gould Coll.

3. Dawson River, Queensland, 14th Oct. Crowley Bequest.

2, New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

8. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales (Gould: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.

2. Candinzton, Bell River, N.S.W. (Z. Crowley Bequest.
P. Ramsay: Tristram Coil.).

8. Fish River (#. P. R.: TristramColl.). Crowley Bequest.

8. Toorak, Victoria, Ist Dec. (4. J. Crowley Bequest.
North). ;

1. Adelaide, South Australia (Z. P. Crowley Bequest.
Ramsay).

Genus TIMELIA, Horsf.
Timelia jerdoni, Wald.
(Plate I. fig. 19.)

Timelia pileata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii, p. 507 (1883) [part.];
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 182 (1889) [part.]; td. ed.
Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 90 (1889); Nehrk. Kat,
Eiersamml, p. 62 (1899).

Timelia jerdoni, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903).

The eggs of Jerdon’s Red-capped Babbler are normally of a
broad oval form, but a few are lengthened and some approach the
spheroidal shape. They have a considerable amount of gloss,

30 TIMELIID B,

The ground is white, and this is pretty thickly speckled and
blotched, more so at the thicker end than elsewhere, with reddish
brown and chocolate-brown. Intermingled with these markings
are numerous small spots of underlying pale purple. The eggs
measure from ‘7 to ‘75 in length, and from ‘55 to °6 in breadth.

8. Pegu, 4th April (Z. W. Oates), Oates Coll.
2. Pegu, 16th April (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll.
2. Pegu, 4th July (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll.
1. Pegu, 14th July (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 28th July (2. W. O.). Oates Coll.
1. Siam (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Timelia bengalensis, Gocw.-Aust.

Timelia pileata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 507 (1888) [part.];
Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 90 (1889) [part.,
Calcutta}.

Timelia bengalensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903).

The eggs of the Bengal Red-capped Babbler are indistinguishable
from those of 7. jerdoni.

2. Calcutta, 14th Aug. (J. C. Parker). Hume Coll.
1, Akyab, 17th April (Z. R. Shopland). Crowley Bequest.

Genus PYCTORHIS, Hodgs.

Pyctorhis sinensis (Gmel.).

(Plate I. figs. 16 & 18.)

Pyctorhis sinensis, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 510 (1888) ; Oates
Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 137 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, ‘Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 95 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 62
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1908).

The eggs of the Yellow-eyed Babbler are mostly of a short
broad oval form, very frequently almost spherical, and very glossy.
The ground varies from a pinkish white to a rich salmon-pink
with underlying spots and blotches of lavender-grey. The surface-
markings are of a rich chestnut, reddish-brown or maroon colour.
and vary much in shape and distribution over the shell. In one,
not uncommon, type, these consist of dots and small specks, and
occasionally streaks, thickly spread over the whole egg. In another
type, the markings consist of large confluent clouds, smears and
blotches, combined with a few lines. In a third type, the markings
consist of well-defined spots, scrawls, and hieroglyphic-like figures
somewhat sparingly distributed over the shell. The eggs incasuite
from ‘65 to ‘8 in length, and from ‘53 to ‘68 in breadth.

PYCTORHIS.—OPHRYDORNIS, 31

4, Sind. Crowley Bequest.
1. Hansi, July. Hume Coll.
3. Hansi, Aug. Hume Coll.
3. The Dhoon. Hume Coll.
2, Agra, 3rd Aug. (A. O. Hume: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
1. Agra, 8rd Aug. Hume Coll.
2. Agra, 21st Aug. Hume Coll,
1. Hoshungabad, 22nd July. Hume Coll.
1. Dhulia, Khandesh, 7th Sept. Hume Coll.
23. Jhansi, July & Aug. (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll.
1. Jhansi, 16th July (F. BR. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
4, Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
5. Jhansi, Aug. Hume Coll.
4, Jhansi, Aug. Hume Coll.
2, Saugor, C. Provinces, 29th July. Hume Coll.
4, Saugor, 3rd Aug. Hume Coll.
2. Saugor, 7th Aug. Hume Coll.
2, Saugor, 7th Aug. Hume Coll.
1. Raipur, C. Provinces. Hume Coll.
3. Pegu, June (EZ. W. Oates). Oates Coll.
3. Pegu, Aug. (Z. W. 0O.). Hume Coll.

Pyctorhis nasalis, Legge.

Pyctorhis nasalis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 512, pl. 84. fiz. 4 (1879);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 512 (1883); Outes, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, i. p. 138 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds,
i. p. 98 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903).

The eggs of the Ceylon Yellow-eyed Babbler in the Collection
closely resemble those of the first type of the preceding species,
being somewhat thickly spotted and blotched with rich reddish
brown. They measure respectively: 71 by 57; -72 by °57.

2, Ceylon, 10th April (4. Z. Butler). | Crowley Bequest.

Genus OPHRYDORNIS, Biittikofer.
Ophrydornis albigularis (Blyth).
(Plate I. fig. 22.)

Dumetia albogularis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 505 (1879).

Dumetia albigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 514 (1883);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 184 (1889); id. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 94 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eliersamml,
p. 62 (1899).

Ophrydornis albigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 27 (1908).

The eggs of the Small White-throated Babbler are of an elon-
gated oval form, and glossy. The ground is white, occasionally
tinged with pink, and this is closely speckled with a profusion of
deep reddish-brown spots, which are more frequent at the larger
end than elsewhere and form a zone or cap, more or less distinct.

32 TIMELIIDA.

A few pale purple specks are also spread over the shell. The eggs
measure from °66 to ‘8 in length, and from °5 to °55 in breadth.

13. Mysore (J. Macpherson). Hume Coll.
8. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 9th Hume Coll.
June (Miss Cockburn).

8. Kotagherry, 12th June (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.
burn).

3. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 30th Mar. Hume Coll.

8. Curzon, Nilzhiri Hills, 27th April. Hume Coll.

3. Curzon, 7th May. Fume Coll.

4. Ceylon (A. LZ. Butler), Crowley Bequest.

Genus DUMETIA, Blyth.

Dumetia hyperythra (frankl.).

Dumetia hyperythra, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 515 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 183 (1889); td. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 92 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hund-l. iv. p. 27
(1908).

The eggs of the Rufous-bellied Babbler closely resemble those
of the preceding species, but they are smaller, and somewhat
broader in relation to their length. The ground-colour varies from
white to a pronounced pink, and the markings on many eggs are
much coarser than on those of the allied species. The eggs measure
from °6 to ‘7 in length, and from ‘5 to °56 in breadth.

1. India. Crowley Bequest.
2. India. Hume Coll.
1. Chunar, 26th June (W. E. Brooks), Hume Coll.
1. Raipur, Central Provinces. Hume Coll.
9. Raipur, lst July. Hume Coll.
6. Raipur, Aug. Hume Coll,

Genus SPHENGACUS, Strick.
Spheneacus africanus (Gm.).

(Plate ITT. fig. 1.)

Sphenceacus africanus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 280
(1874-84); id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 95 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
Exersamml, p. 52 (1899); Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds,
ii. p. 167 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 29 (1903). ’ :

The eggs of the Pointed-tailed Grass-Warbler are of a narrow
and blunt oval shape, and glossy. They are of a white colour,
mottled with very pale grey. The average size of five specimens
is *88 by -61. : ,

1. South Africa, F, L. Layard, Esq. [P.].

4, South Africa (2. L. Layard: Tris. Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.),

1

PELLORNEUM. 33

Genus PELLORNEUM, Swains.

Pellorneum mandellii, Blanf.

Pellorneum nipalense, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p-. 518 (1883) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899).

Pellorneum mandellii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 140 (1889) ;
td. ed, Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 99 (1889); Stuart
Baker, J. Bomb. N. H. Soe. viii. p. 180 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 29 (1903).

The eggs of Mandelli’s Spotted Babbler are of a blunt oval shape,
and exhibit a slight gloss. The ground is white, and this is very
thickly speckled with chocolate-brown and reddish brown. These
markings are larger and more numerous at the thick end of the
egg, where they usually form an indistinct cap. The shell is also
marked with some pale purple underlying specks. The eggs
measure from °81 to ‘9 in length, and from ‘61 to -66 in breadth.

1. Sikhim, 4th May. Hume Coll.
1. Sikhim, 5th June. Hume Coll.
1. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest.
2. Darjiling, July. Hume Coll.
4, Mongphoo, Darjiling (. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2, Assam, 18th April. Crowley Bequest.

Pellorneum ruficeps, Swains.
(Plate J. fig, 21.)

Pellorneum ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 520 (1883) ; Oates,
' Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 141 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests §
Liggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Nekrk, Kat. Eiersamml, p. 63
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 30 (1908).
The single egg of the Spotted Babbler in the Collection resembles
the eggs of P. mandeliii. It measures ‘84 by ‘63.

1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 28th | Hume Coll.
March (Miss Cockburn).

Pellorneum subochraceum, Swinh.

(Plate I. fig. 20.)

Pellorneum subochraceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 521 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 142 (1889); id. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 62 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 186 (1903).

The eggs of the Burmese Spotted Babbler are inseparable from
those of P. mandellu, hut they are, on the average, rather smaller.
They measure from ‘78 to ‘86 in length, and from ‘6 to -64 in
breadth.

1, Pegu, 2nd May (Z. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest.
Seebohm Coll.).
VOL. Iv. D

34 "gM ELIDA.

1, Pegu, 2nd May (Z. W. Oates). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 29th June (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 29th June (Z. W. O.). Crowley Bequest.
3. Pegu, 28th July (£. W. 0.). Hume Coll.
3. Kaukarit, Tenasserim, 11th July. Hume Coll.
2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
7th April. (C. T. Bingham).
3. Thoungyin River, 12th April Hume Coll.
(C. T. B.).

Pellorneum palustre, Gould.
(Plate ITI. fig. 12.)
Pellorneum palustre, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 522 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 148 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ.

Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 186 (1898) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 30 (1908).

Three eggs of the Marsh Spotted Babbler in the Collection are of
a regular oval form, and are somewhat glossy. The ground-colour
is white with a few underlying streaks and blotches of lavender,
somewhat thickly overlaid with fine reddish-brown spots and dots,
chiefly towards the larger end.

3. Umrung Plateau, N. Cachar, E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
12th June.

Pellorneum ignotum, Hume.
(Plate IT. fig. 7.)

Drymocataphus ignotus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 556 (1888).

Pellorneum ignotum, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 144 (1889);
Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, viii, p. 186 (1893) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 30 (1903).

The eggs of the Assam Babbler are either of a blunt oval or
elliptical shape, and aro slightly glossy. In colour they are pink,
freckled all over with warm brownish red; in some eggs the freckles
are more numerous on the larger end, forming a kind of cap. The
measurements of eleven specimens vary from ‘8 to ‘85 in length,
and from ‘59 to ‘62 in breadth.

3. Margherita, Assam. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
3. Margherita, Assam, 20th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
3. Margherita, Assam. E. C. Stuart Baker, sq. [C.].
2. Assam, 13th May. Crowley Bequest.

Genus BERNIERIA, Bonap.

Bernieria madagascariensis (G'mel.).
(Plate I. fig. 17.)

Bernieria madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat.
Madag., Otis. p. 849 (1879); Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin, vii.

BERNIERIA.—TURDINUS. 35

p. 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 529 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 31 (1908).

The eggs of the Madagascar Babbler are of a narrow, pointed
oval form, and have a considerable amount of gloss. There are
two types in the Collection, and the eggs of one differ considerably
from those of the other. Those of one type at first sight appear to
be of a uniform bright chestnut-colour, When closely examined,
however, they will be found to be very closely mottled with chestnut
on a somewhat lighter ground of the same. Each of the eggs is
marked with a few black lines. The eggs of the second type have
a much lighter ground-colour, varying from pinkish cream to pale
chestnut, and this is clouded and blotched with deep chestnut or
maroon-brown, sparingly in some cases and rather thickly in others.
They measure from ‘88 to -94 in length, and from ‘62 to °65 in
breadth.

3. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
4, Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
4, Madagascar. Crowley Bequest.

Genus TURDINUS, Blyzh.

Turdinus abbotti (Blyth).

Turdinus abbotti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 541 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 154 (1889); 2d. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 103 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p, 63
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 32 (1903).

The eggs of Abbott’s Babbler are of a very broad, blunt oval
form, and are highly glossy. The ground is of a pale salmon-pink
colour, and this is sparingly marked with roundish spots, scrawls
and hieroglyphic-like marks of rich chestnut. About the larger
end there are also many spots of a pale purple colour. The eggs
measure from ‘73 to °85 in length, and from -6 to ‘66 in breadth.

1. Peou, 30th April (Z. W. Oates), Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 30th April (Z. W. 0O.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Pegu, 28rd May (£. W. O.). Hume Coll.
2. Pegu, 7th June (Z. W. 0.). Hume Coll.
2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.

23rd Feb. (C. T. Bingham).

Turdinus sepiarius (Horsf).
(Plate IT. fig. 1.)

Turdinus sepiarius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 544 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Fiersammi. p. 63 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 32 (1903).

An egg of Horsfield’s Babbler is of a blunt oval form, and fairly
glossy. The ground-colour is salmon-pink, and on this there are
some irregular blotches of light reddish brown and also some very

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36 TIMELIID.

conspicuous and bold hieroglyphic-like scrawls of very dark reddish
brown towards the larger end. There are also a few underlying
markings of lavender-grey. The measurements are ‘85 by “62.

1. Lawang, Java, 5th Nov. (7. White- Crowley Bequest.
head).

Turdinus macrodactylus (Strickl.).

Turdinus macrodactylus, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. p. 60 (1879); Sharpe,
Cat. Buds B. M. vii. p. 548 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 34 (1908).

The eggs of Strickland’s Babbler in the Collection are of a blunt
oval form, and only moderately glossy. The ground is white,
and this is spotted, streaked and smeared with rich maroon and
pale pink. Some of the markings resemble scrawls and hiero-
glyphics. In addition, and at the large end of the egg, there are
numerous spots and blotches of dull purple. The eggs bear a close
general resemblance to those of 7’. abbott, but are very much larger.
They measure respectively : ‘92 by °7; -96 by °68.

2. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th Hume Coll.
April (WV. Davison).

Genus DRYMOCHARA, Finsch.

Drymochera badiceps, Finsch.
(Plate IT. fig. 5.)

Drymochexra badiceps, Nehrk. J. f. O. 1879, pp. 399, 404; Sharpe, Cat.
Bids B. M. vii. p. 550 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 638
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 36 (1903).

Two eggs of the Fijian Babbler in the Collection vary con-
siderably in colour as well as size. The smaller of the two is of a
very rich dark tint of reddish chocolate, with a still darker but
indistinct cap at the larger end, and highly glossy. The larger is
of a uniform chocolate-colour without the admixture of red as in
the smaller one, and there is a larger and less indistinct zone of a
darker shade at the larger end; the surface is only moderately

glossy. The respective measurements are ‘71 by ‘55 and ‘81
by °59.

1. Fiji Islands. Crowley Bequest.
1. Viti ee Fiji Islands (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.
Coll.). ,

Genus DRYMOCATAPHUS, Blyth.

Drymocataphus capistratus (Temm.).
(Plate IT. fig. 3.)

Drymocataphus capistatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 553 (1883) ;
(1903), Kat. Kiersammil. p. 63 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 36

DRYMOCATAPAUS, 37

The eggs of the Javan Black-capped Babbler are of a regular oval
shape, and have a small amount of gloss. The colour is pale pink,
clouded with a darker shade of pink and very light chestnut. Over-
lying these there are also hieroglyphic-like scrawls and spots of.
dark reddish brown irregularly distributed, and a few similar under-
lying markings’ of purplish grey. They .measure respectively :
*85 by °62; -87 by 62; -90 by °65.

1. Java, 24th April. Crowley Bequest.
2. Java, 25th May. Crowley Bequest.

Drymocataphus nigricapitatus (Zyton).
Drymocataphus nigricapitatus, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 554
(1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 145 (1889) ; ad. ed.
Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 102 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l,
iv. p. 36 (1903).

The eggs of the Malayan Black-capped Babbler in the Collection
are of an elliptical form and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss.
The ground, of which very little is visible, is of a creamy-white
colour, and this is thickly freckled and mottled with brown and
underlying pale purple, the two colours being of about equal extent.
They measure respectively: -82 by -61; “81 by °62.

2, Klang, Malay Peninsula, 3rd April Hume Coll.
(W. Davison).

Drymocataphus capistratoides (Strickl.).
(Plate IT. fig. 4.)

Drymocataphus capistratoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 555
(1883) ; 7d. Hand-l. iv. p. 86 (1908).

Two eggs of the Bornean Black-capped Warbler are of an elliptical
form and glossy. The ground-colour is light grey, almost entirely
covered with freckles and streaks of brown and pale purple, these
forming a more or less distinct cap at one end. They measure
respectively: ‘9 by ‘64; °86 by ‘61.

2. Borneo (Sir Hugh Low). Dr. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].

Drymocataphus tickelli (Blyth). ;
Drymocataphus tickelli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 557 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 146 (1889); Stuart Baker,
Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist, Soc. viii. p. 189 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iy. p. 87 (1903).

Eggs of Tickell’s Babbler in the Collection resemble those of
D. assamensis in shape and markings, but the ground-colour is
greenish grey, instead of pale bluish. They measure from ‘86 to °87
in length, and from “61 to “64 in breadth.

3. Hungrum, N. Cachar, 14th June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

38 TIMELIDE,

Drymocataphus assamensis, Sharpe.

Drymocataphus assamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 557 (1888) ;
Oates, Fawna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 147 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 87 (1903).

Eges of Austen’s Babbler are of a broad, blunt oval shape, the
ground-colour being of a pale bluish tint with indistinct under-
markings of a pale purple-grey, thickly freckled and blotched with
pale reddish brown, and especially towards the larger end, where
the markings form a more or less distinct zone. They measure
respectively: *84 by °62; 86 by °63; ‘86 by “64.

3. Margherita, Assam. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Genus SETARIA, Blyth.

Setaria albigularis, Blyth.
(Plate II. fig. 6.)

Setaria albigularis, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. pp. 61, 161 (1879) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 89 (1903). . +
Malacopterum albigulare, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 568 (1883).

The two eggs of the Malayan White-throated Babbler in the
Collection are of a blunt oval form, glossy, and of a spotless pale
greenish blue. They measure respectively: °75 by ‘53; °75 by -52.

2. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th March Hume Coll.
(W. Davison).

Genus XANTHOMIXIS, Sharpe.

Xanthomixis zosterops (Sharpe).
(Plate IT. fig. 8.)

Bernieria zosterops, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag.,
Ois. i. p. 854, pl. 802. figs. 18, 18a (1879); Cowan, Proc, R. Phys.
Soc. Edin. vii. p. 148 (1882). j

Xanthomixis zosterops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 570 (1883) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 39
(1908).

The eggs of the Madagascar Spectacled Babbler are of a regular
oval form and exhibit a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour
varies from a pinkish white to a pale salmon-pink, and this is
densely spotted, blotched and clouded with deep maroon in some
cases, deep reddish brown in others. At the larger end, the markings
are generally confluent and form a well-defined cap. Some under-
lying pale purple spots and blotches are also spread over the shell.
The eggs measure from *71 to ‘8 in length, and from ‘54 to 56
in breadth,

8. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
3, Madagascar (W. Deans Cowan). Crowley Bequest.

NESOBATES,-—CRATEROSCELIS, 39

Genus NESOBATES, Sharpe.

Nesobates madagascariensis (Gmel.),
(Plate II. fig. 10.)
Oxylabes madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat.
Madag., Ors. i. p. 857 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin, vii.

p- 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 571 (1888).
Nesobates madagascariensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 40 (1903).

The eggs of the Madagascar White-throated Babbler aro of a
regular oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is very
pale pinkish white, and this is very delicately marked all over with
very minute specks of reddish brown or chocolate-brown. The-eggs
measure from 54 to ‘59 in length, and from *41 to -45 in breadth.

6. Betsileo, Madagascar, Rey. W. Deans Cowan [C.].

Genus ANUROPSIS, Sharpe.

Anuropsis malaccensis (Hartl.).
(Plate IT. fig. 12.)

Brachypteryx malaccensis, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. p. 59 (1879) ; ix.
p. 111 (1880).

Anuropsis malaccensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 588 (1883) ; zd.
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 IT. fig. 13.)

Crateroscelis murina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 590 (1888) ; ¢d.
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 TIMELIID.Z.

is of a darker reddish-buff tint, and the zone consequently less
distinct. ‘They measure respectively: *88 by 66; -87 by 65.

1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske fet
1. S.E. New Guinea. My. E. Weiske [C.

Genus TURDINULUS, Hume.

Turdinulus roberti (Godw.-Austen).
(Plate IIT. fig. 9.)

Pnoepyga roberti, Godw.-Austen § Wald. Ibis, 1875, p. 253; Hume,
Stray Feath, 1876, p. 218.

Turdinulus murinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 598 (1883) ; Oates,
B. Brit. Burm. i. p. 62 (1888).

Turdinulus roberti, Sharpe, Hand-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 °55 to °58 in
breadth.

3. Margherita, Assam, 30th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.},
3. Margherita, Assam, 80th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Eisq., and

Dr. H. Collart [P.}.
3. Hungrum, N. Cachar, 14th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Genus CORYTHOCICHLA, Sharpe.

Corythocichla striata (Walden).
(Plate ITT. fig. 10.)
Turdinus striatus, Walden, Ann. § Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) vii. p, 241 (1871) ;
Godw.-Austen, J. A. 8. Beng. xvi. p. 16 (1878).
Corythocichla striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 593 (1888) ; 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 (J. c.) gives the average measurement of 14
eggs as ‘81 by °6.

2, Margherita, Assam, 17th April, E. C, Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

RIMATOR.~—ALCIPPE. Al

Genus RIMATOR, Blyth.

Rimator malacoptilus, Blyth.
(Plate II. fig. 14.)

Rimator malacoptilus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 594 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 175 (1889) ; Stuart-Baker,
Journ. Bomb, Nat. Hist. Soc, xiii. p. 404 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 48 (1908).

The eggs of the Long-billed 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, Blyth.

Alcippe nipalensis (Hodygs.).
(Plate IV. figs, 1-4.)

Alcippe nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 620 (1883); Nehkrk.
Kat. Hersammi. p. 65 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 48 (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. The
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 and 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 TIMELIIDZE.

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, bi cies Saunders, Esq.
2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 8rd May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
1, Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1, Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
8. Mongphoo (v7. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. N. Cachar Hills, 21st April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.}.

Alcippe morrisonia, Swink,
Alcippe morrisonia, Swinkoe, Ibis, 1868, p. 296; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 44 (1908). 3
Alcippe morrisoniana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 621 (1888).

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 °6 in breadth.

5. Formosa (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll.
3. Formosa, 12th April (P. A. H.) Seebohm Coll.
3. Formosa, 18th April (P. A. #7.) Seebohm Coll.
3. Formosa, 14th April (P. A. .). Seebohm Coll.
2. Formosa, 19th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Formosa, 28rd May (P. A. Z.). Seebohm Coll,
3. Formosa, 26th May (P. A. H,). Seebohm Coll.

Alcippe pheocephala (Jerd.).
(Plate IV. fig. 7.)

Alcippe pheocephala, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 622 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 158 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests &

rei o" Birds, i. p. 106 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65
99).

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.

ALCIPPE, 43

1. Khandesh, 16th Aug, Crowley Bequest.
1. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll,
1. Nilghiri Hills, 8rd April. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 23rd April. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 24th April. Hume Coll.
6. Curzon, 3rd May. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 4th May. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 7th May. Hume Coll.
2. Curzon, 9th May. Hume Coll.
sg Curzon, 10th May. Hume Coll.

Kodanand, Nilghiri Hills, 21st Jan, Hume Coll.

Alcippe phayrei, Blyth.
(Plate IT. fig. 20.)

Alcippe phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 623 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 158 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests §
Lggs 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. pheocephala, but
the ground is more richly coloured and the lighter markings more
suffused than in the eggs of that species. They measure from
*68 to °76 in length, and from °53 to °6 in breadth.

8. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 30th March = Hume Coll.
(C. T. Bingham).

8. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
23rd Feb. (C. T. B.).

3. Nwalabo, Tavoy, 9th April Hume Coll.
(J. Darling).

Alcippe hueti, David.

Alcippe hueti, Za 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 ‘55 to °6 in breadth.

4, Kuatun, Fohkien, China,6th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

44 TIMELIID AS.

Genus RHOPOCICHLA, Oates.

Rhopocichla atriceps (Jerd.).
(Plate IV. fig. 6.)

Alcippe atriceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 65 (1899). ; :

Rhopocichla atriceps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 160 (1889) ;
ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 109 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 44 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-headed Babbler 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 in length,
and from ‘54 to ‘58 in breadth.

2. Mysore, 25th May (J. Macpherson). Hume Coll,

i, 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 Cockburn).

Rhopocichla nigrifrons (Blyth).
(Plate IV. fig. 8.)
Alcippe nigrifrons, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 507, pl. 34. fig. 16 (1879) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1883).
Rhopocichla nigtifrons, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 160 (1889) ;

id. ed Hume, Nests § Eggs 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: °7] by ‘55;
“T4 by *56.

2, Ceylon (W. V. Legge). Crowley Bequest.

‘Genus PROPARUS, Hodgs.

Proparus vinipectus (Hodgs.).
(Plate II. fig. 19.)
Alcippe vinipectus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 619 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 64 (1899).
Proparus vinipectus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p.178 (1889) ;
id, ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 119 (1889) ; Osmaston,

Journ. Bomb, Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 468 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hund-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

PROPARUS, —SCHENIPARUS. ‘45

grey, and the markings are chiefly confined to the larger end of the
egg, where a number of large confluent 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 (LZ. Mandelli).

Proparus cinereiceps (J. Verr.).
(Plate IV. fig. 11.)

Fulvetta cinereiceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 628 (1883),
Proparus cinereiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 45 (1903).

' Three eggs of the Grey-headed Tit-Babbler are of a rather broad
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 ege a well-
defined 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,25thMay C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

, Genus SCHOHENIPARUS, Hume.
Scheniparus rufigularis (Mandell).

(Plate IL, fig. 16.)

Minla rufigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 610 (1883).

Scheeniparus rufigularis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 170 (1889) ;
Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 197 (1893) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 46 (1903).

Eggs of the Red-throated Tit-Babbler in the Collection much
resemble those of S. mandellii, 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 *60 in breadth.

3. Margherita, Assam, 26th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Scheniparus dubius (Hume).
(Plate IT. fig. 17.)

Minla dubia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 611 (1883).

Schceniparus dubius, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 618 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 177 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 46 (1908).

46 TIMELIIDE.

The eges of Hume’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 °5+4 to °6 in breadth.

8. Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
21st Feb. (W. Davison).
3, Mt. Mooleyit, 25th Feb. (W. D.). Hume Coll,

Scheniparus mandellii (Godwin-Austen),

Minla mandellii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 610 (1883).

Schoeniparus mandellii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 169 (1889) ;
Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat, Hist. Soc. viii. p. 196 (1893);
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 46 (19038).

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 : ‘8 by ‘6; -8 by ‘61; -82 by -61.

8. Laisung, N. Cachar, 21st May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Genus PSEUDOMINLA, Oates.
Pseudominla castaneiceps (Hodgs.).

(Plate II. fig. 15.)

Minla castaneiceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p.608 (1883).

Sittiparus castaneiceps, Oates, Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 172 (1889) ;
ad. ed Bone: Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 118 (1889).

a ae ao03) Oates, Ibis, 1894, p. 480; Sharpe, Hand-l.

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 in 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 purplish
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 °535 °71 by “52, ;

1, Sikhim, May (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
3. Mooleyit Acitaine Tenasserim, Hume Goll.
20th Feb. (W. Davison).

STACHYRHIS. 47

Genus STACHYRHIS, Hodgs.
Stachyrhis nigriceps, Hodys.
Stachyris nigriceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 582 (1888); zd.
Hand-l. iv. p. 48 (1903).
Stachyrhis nigriceps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 162 (1889) ;

id, ed. Hume, Nests §& Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 110 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat.
Eversammi. p. 63 (1899).

The eggs of the Black-throated Tit-Babbler are of a broad oval
form, glossy and spotless white. They measure from °68 to ‘84 in
length, and from °55 to °61 in breadth.

8. Sikhim (J. Gammie), Hume Coll.
21. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.
5. Mongphoo, 12th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
4. Mongphoo, 18th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
4, Mongphoo, 20th April (J. G.). Hume Coll,
2. Darjiling, 14th May. Hume Ooll.
1, Darjiling, June. Hume Coll.
3. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, Hume Coll.
20th March (C. FT. Bingham).
1. Pegu Hills, 20th April(Z. W. Oates), Oates Coll.

Stachyrhis borneensis, Sharpe.

Stachyris borneensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 413; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 48
(1903).

The eggs 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. Kina Balu, Borneo, 18th Feb. Crowley Bequest.
(J. Wi hitehead).

Stachyrhis chrysxza, Blyth.
Stachyridopsis chrysea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 601 (1883) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899).
Stachyrhis chrysea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 163 (1889);
id. ed. Hume, Nests & LEygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 112 (1889).
Stachyris chryswa, Sharpe, Hand-I, iv. p. 49 (1908).

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; °62 by ‘5 respectively.

2, Sikhim, 5000 feet, 15th May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
1. Sikhim, 2nd May. ‘Crowley Bequest.

Stachyridopsis assimilis, Sharpe, Cat. Bir
Stachyris assimilis, Wald. in Blyth’s B.
Hand-l. iy. p. 49 (19038).

B. M. vii. p. 602 (1883).

Stachyrhis ca ity Walden.
urm. p. 116 (1875); Sharpe,

48 TIMELIIDE.

The eggs of the Allied Tit-Babbler 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 (Blyth).

Stachyridopsis ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 598; La Touche,
Ibis, 1899, p. 186; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903).

Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 164 (1889) ;
ad, ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds,i. p. 112 (1889).

The eggs of the Red-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.

2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Flume Coll.

2. Mongphoo, 18th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

1. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest.

1. Darjiling, 27th May. Crowley Bequest.

1. Darjiling, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest.

2. Darjiling, 6th June. Crowley Bequest.

2. Danjiling, 12th July. Hume Coll.

5. Kuatun, Fohkien, China C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

(J. D. La Touche).

Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons (Hume).

(Plate III. figs. 6 & 8.)

Stachyris rufifrons, Hume, St. F. 1873, p. 479; id. 1875, p. 117; id.
1876, pp. 274, 501; zd. 1877, vol. i. p, 265; id. 1879, p. 95.

Stachyridopsis rufifrons, Sharpe, Cat, Bards 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

J, Margherita, Accom; Udth Agel’ “HL. Stat Belen 5

. Margherita, Assam ri _ C. Stuart Baker .[C.].
and 20th July, ’ a ae

STACHYRHIDOPSIS.— MIXORNIS. 49

Stachyrhidopsis pyrrhops (Blyth).
Stachyridopsis pyrrhops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 600 (1883) ;
id. Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903).
Stachvrhidopsis pyrrhops, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 165 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 114 (1889).

The single egg of the Red-billed Tit-Babbler in the Collection
closely resembles some of the eggs of S. ruficeps, but the markings
are somewhat larger and of clearer and more delicate tints, It
measures ‘62 by ‘52.

1. Murti, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll.
27th June (C. H. 7. Marshall).

Genus MIXORNIS, Hodgs.

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, but not thickly, with shades of
rather 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 (Raff.).

Mixornis gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 576 (1883); Oares,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 168 (1889); wd. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 116 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 52
(1903).

The eggs of the Sumatran Yellow-breasted Tit-Babbler measure
from ‘68 to ‘70 in length, and from °52 to ‘53 in breadth.

8. Klang, Malay Peninsula, lst June Hume Coll.
(W. Davison).
1. Salanga, Malay Peninsula. Crowley Bequest.

Mixornis woodi, Sharpe.

(Plate II. fig. 9.)

Mixornis woodi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 577 (1883) ; Whitehead,
Ibis, 1890, p. 50; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 53 (1903).

The eggs of the Palawan Yellow-breasted Tit-Babbler measure
respectively ‘71 by °52 and °72 by -52.

2. Island of Palawan, Philippines, Crowley Bequest.
29th June (J. Whitehead).

VOL. IV. E

50 TIMELIIDZ,

Mixornis rubricapilla (Tick.).

Mixornis rubricapilla, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 578 (1833); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 167 (1889); zd. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind Birds,i. p. 115 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. 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 -64 to 71 in length, and from ‘5 to °53 in
breadth.

8. Pegu, 25th June (EZ. W. Oates). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 28th May (Z. W. 0.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Tavoy, 6th May (W. Davison). Hume Coll.

Mixornis montana, Sharpe.
(Plate IT. fig. 11.)

Mixornis montana, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 448, 1889, p. 417 ; Everett, List
Birds Borneo, p. 107 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 53 (1903).

The eggs of Whitehead’s Tit-Babbler in the Collection vary from
“65 to ‘78 in length, and from ‘52 to ‘58 in breadth.

8. Mt. Kina Balu, N.W. Borneo. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.].
3. Mt. Kina Balu. A. H. Everett, Esq. tos,
3. rs Balu, March (J. White- Crowley Bequest.

ad).

Genus MACRONUS, Jard. & Selb.

Macronus ptilosus, Jard. § Selb.

Macronus ptilosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 583 (1883) ; cd. Ibis
1889, p. 282; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 108 (1889): Sharpe.
Hand-l. iy, p. 53 (1903). i

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.

Crowley B
(J. Whitehead). ey Bequest,

Macronus striaticeps, Sharpe.

Maeronus striaticeps, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 534 (1883); Nehrk.

a done p- 64, pl. ii. fig. 16 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.

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

MYIOPILONEUS, 5L

broad end, where the markings are larger and more thickly gathered
together. Three examples measure respectively: -S by ‘57; ‘84
by ‘57; *79 by °58.

3. Mindanao, Philippine Islands, April. Crowley Bequest.

Genus MYIOPHONEUS, Temm.

The eggs of this genus may be briefly described as of a longish
oval form, with little gloss, and of a pale greenish or greyish-white
to pinkish ground-colour, more or less freckled and spotted with
pinkish and yellowish brown.

Myiophoneus temmincki, Vig.

Myiophoneus temmincki, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 7 (1883);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 178 (1889); id. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 50 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 54 (1903).

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 brown. The eggs measure
from 1-22 to 1°52 in length, and from ‘9 to 1-04 in breadth.

8. Murdan, Punjab, 4th May. Hume Coll.
3. Himalayas. Hume Coll.
J. Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May. Crowley Bequest.
2, Dharmsala, May. Hume Coll.
3. Simla Hills, 2nd July. Hume Coli.
1. Simla, May. Hume Coll.
]. Simla, June. Hume Coll.
1, Koomarsain, Himalayas, {th May. Hume Coll.
7, Kotegarh, 30th April. Ilume Coll.
1. Kotegarh, May. Tiume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 5th May. lume Coll.
3. Kotegarh, 8th May. Ifume Coll.
3. Kotegarh, 9th Mey. Tlume Coll.
10. Kotegarh, 5th June. IIume Coll.
2, Mussoorie (7. Hutton). ILume Coll.
1. Darjiling, Sikhim. Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, June. TIume Coll.
J. Darjiling, 18th April (7. Gummie). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 2lst May (J. G.). Tlume Coll.
1. Dayjiling, 18th April (7. G.). Ciowley Bequest.

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or
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Myiophoneus ceruleus (Scop.).

Myiophoneus ceruleus, Sharpe, Cut. 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.. They 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 Touche).

Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Vig.

Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 10 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 180 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests &
Lggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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. temmincli, but they are on the average
more boldly marked. The ground-colour is greyish white or
pinkish white, speckled, spotted and blotched with pale brownish
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 Hills, April Flume Coll.
(W. Davison),

1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 22nd Hume Coll.
March (Miss Cockburn).

1. Kotagherry, 12th June (Miss Hume Coll.

Cockburn).

2. Kotagherry, 8rd July (Miss Hume Coll.
Cockburn).

1. Wynaad, 22nd July (7. Darling). Hume Coll.

8. South India. Crowley Bequest.

Genus ARRENGA, Less.

Arrenga blighi, Holdsw.
(Plate III. fig. 15.)
Myiophoneus blighi, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 463 (1879); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vii. p. 13 (1883). pee ie Seren?
Arrenga blighi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ; Sharpe
Hand-l. iv. p. 55 (1903). ;

The ground-colour in both eggs of the Ceylon Whistling-Thrush

BRACHYPTERYX, 53

in the Collection is of a pinkish white or cream-colour: one is
profusely speckled all over with brownish 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, @ faint
but well-defined wreath of lilac round the larger end and a few
larger spots, irregularly distributed all over the shell, of reddish

eae i These examples measure respectively : 1:16 by 82; 1:18
yaks

2, Pundaloya, Ceylon, 30th April. E. W, Antram, Esq. [P.].

Genus BRACHYPTERYX, Zorsf.

Brachypteryx albiventris (Blanf.).

Callene aibiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 15 (1883).

Brachypteryx albiventris, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ;
ad. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 128 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 55 (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
term of a zone at the jJarger end. They are of a rather long oval
form, not very glossy, and measure respectively: -9 by ‘63;
“9 by -63; and -9 by -64.

2. Palni Hills, S. India. Gould Coll.
1. Palni Hills, April (S. B. Fairbank). Hume Coll.

Brachypteryx rufiventris (Jerd.).

Callene rufiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 16 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 60 (1899).

Biachypteryx rutiventris, Oates, Huuna Brat. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Lygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1903).

Of the three eges of the Rufous-bellied Short-wing in the
Collection, two resemble closely those of the preceding species,
B. albiventris, 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 long
in shape than those of the last-mentioned species, meart ring
spectively: ‘95 by *61; -97 by -66; and -99 by ‘63.

2. Nilghiri Hills, S. India, 18th June. Hume Coll.
1. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll.

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Genus HETEROXENICUS, Sharpe.

Heteroxenicus cruralis (Blyth).
Brachypteryx cruralis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 26 (1883).
Drymochares cruralis, Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 188 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (1889).
Teteroxenicus cruralis, Sharpe, Hund-l. iv. p. 56 (1903).

Three eggs of the White-browed Short-wing are of a blunt oval
shape, approaching the elliptical. They are very slightly glossy and
plain white. They measure respectively: ‘87 by -62; ‘84 by °62;
and ‘8 by 6.

1. Dasjiling, Sikhim, 8rd June Hume Coll.
(L, Mandell).
2, Sikhim, Ist June. Hume Coll.

Heteroxenicus sinensis (Ltickett).
(Plate ITI. fig. 20.)

Brachypteryx sinensis, Richkett, Bull. B. O. C. vi. p.1 (1897); id. § La
Touche, Ibis, 1897, p. C07 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 195.
Heteroxenicus sinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1903).

Kees 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
pinkish-buff colour, the broad end being of a slightly darker tint:
they measure respectively : *83 by 62; -81 by *65 °87 by °63.
5. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 20th May C. B. Rickett, Esy. [P.].
(J.D. La Touche),

Heteroxenicus nipalensis (J/oore).
Brachypteryx nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 29 (1888) ;
Nehrk. Kat, Eiersanonl. p. 51 (1899).
Drymochares nepalensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ;
ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 180 (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. hey 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, 15th June Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
2. Darjiling, 8th July (LZ. Mandedli). Hume Coll.

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HETEROXENICUS,— LAMPROLIA.—SIBIA, 55

Heteroxenicus caroline (La Touche).

(Plate III. fig. 7.)
Brachypteryx caroline, La Touche, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. ix (1898) ; zd.
Jéis, 1899, pp. 128, 198.
Ileteroxenicus caroline, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p: 67 (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. nipalensis, 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.

8. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).
1, Kuatun, 25th May (J.D. La Touche), C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.}.

Genus LAMPROLIA, Finsch.

Lamprolia victoria, Finsch.
(Plate III. fig. 13.)

Lamprolia victoria, Layard, Ibis, 1876, p. 149; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vii. p. 31 (1883) ; 2d. Hand-l. iv. p. 57 (1908).

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. W. A. Bailward, Esq. [P.].

Genus SIBIA, Hodys.

Sibia picaoides, Hodgs.
(Plate I. fig. 4.)
Sibia picoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 401 (1883).
dibia picacides, Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 195 (1889) ; id. ed.

Hume, Nests § Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 132 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l,
iv. p. 58 (1903).

The eggs of the Long-tailed Sibia bear a strong resemblance to
those 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 °71; °9 by ‘7; °9 by ‘72.

4, Darjiling, 17th June (J. Gammie). Hume Coll,

56 TIMELIIDS.

Genus LIOPTILA, Blyth.

Lioptila capistrata (Viy.).
(Plate I. fig. 5.)
Malacins capistrata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 403 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat. Eversammi. p. 59 (1889). . ,
Lioptila capistrata. Oates, Fama Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 196 (1889) ; id.
ed. Hume, Nests § Lygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 133 (18389) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 59 (1903).

The eges of the Black-headed Sibia are of a blunt oval form, and
exhibit a little gloss. The ground-colour is of a pale greenish white,
and this is marked in a complicated manner: “first there are usually
a few, large. irregular, moderately dark brownish-red spots and
splashes ; 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 specks 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
*66 to *72 in breadth.

1. Murti, 5th June (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll.
1. Sikhim (J. Game). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim (J. G). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim (J. G.). - Hume Coll.

Lioptila gracilis (MfcCTell.).
(Plate III. fig. 4.)
Sibia gracilis, Godwin-Aust. J. A, S. Beng. xiii. pt. ii. p. 179 (1874).
Malacias gracilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 406 (1883).
Lioptila gracilis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 197 (1889) ; zd. ed.
Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 185 (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 Valley, Assam, 25th June. Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen
(P.}.

Lioptila melanoleuca (Blyth).

Malacias melanoleuca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 405 (1888).

a a home ae Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 198 (1889) ;
wd. ed. Flume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 185 ;
Hand-l. iv, p. 50 (1903). a

ACTINODURA,—SIAPHTIDIA, 57

The eggs of Tickell’s Sibia in the Collection are of a somewhat
pointed oval form: they have but little gloss, and are of a pale
spotless blue colour, They measure respectively: -92 by °65; -91
by ‘65.

2. Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasserim, 21st Feb, Hume Coll.
(WH. Davison),

Genus ACTINODURA, Gould.

Actinodura egertoni, Gould.
(Plate I. fig. 12.)

Actinodura egertoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 463 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 201 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eiygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 186 (1889): Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6O (1903).

The eggs of the Rufous Bar-wing are of a regular oval form and
exhibit 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
figures ; others that of small blotches. There are in addition some
small markings of pale purple scattered over the shell. They
measure from ‘85 to ‘97 in length, and from °65 to -67 in breadth.

J. Himalayas (Nehrkorn Coll). Crowley Bequest.
2. Darjiling, 5500 feet, 27th April Iume Coll,
(J. Gammie).
1. Darjiling, 4th May (Z. Mandell). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 4th June (Z. .W.). Iiume Coll.

Genus STAPHIDIA, Swinh.

Staphidia torqueola, Swinh.

Staphidia torqueola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 615 (1883) ; La
Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 406 ; Sharpe, Hund-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. They
are white, speckled, dotted, and sometimes blotched, with purplish
brown and lavender. ‘The markings are larger and more frequent
at the broad end of the egg, where they often form an irregular
zone. The eggs are slighily glossy, and measure from ‘63 to ‘75 in
length, and from ‘52 to ‘6 in breadth.

—

Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May. J
Kuatun, 26th April (J. D. La T.). Cc
Kuatun, 29th April (J. D. La T.). Cc
Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). Cc

Kuatun, 3rd May (J. D. La T.), C

). La Touche, Esq. [P.].
B. Rickett, Esq. (TP. }.
B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
B. Rickett, Esq. | P. }.
B. Rickett, Esq. tp.

or tO OP LO

58 TIMELIID.

ickett, Esq. [P.].

Kuatun, 7th May (J. D, La T.). R
Rickett, Esq. | P.].
R

C. B.
Kuatun, 12th May (J. D. La 7.). C.B.
Kuatun, 15th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P.].
Kuatun, June (J. D. La 7°). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). Crowley Bequest.

WIR

Staphidia everetti, Sharpe.

Staphidia everetti, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 447, 1893, p. 563; Everett,
List Birds Borneo, p. 107 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Liersamml. p. 64
(1899) ; Sharpe, 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,

2. Matang, N.W. Borneo, Feb. A. H. Evetett, Esq. [P.].

Staphidia castaneiceps (A/oore).
(Plate IIT. fig. 5.)
Txulus castaneiceps, Moore, P. Z. 8, 1854, p. 141; Horsf. § Moore, B.
LE. I. Co, Mus. i. p. 411 (1854).
Staphidia castaneiceps, Godw.-Austen, J. A. S. Beng. xlvii. pt. ii. p. 20
(1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 616 (1888) ; ed. Hand-l. iv.
p. 61 (1908).
Three eggs of the Chestnut-headed Staphidia are broad ovals, and
very similar in colour to those of S. everett. They measure ‘7 to
“71 in length, and °55 in breadth.

3. Laisung, N. Cachar, 7th May. i. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].

Genus SIVA, LHodys.

Siva cyanuroptera, Hodys.
(Plate IV. fig. 12.)

Siva hecoaa eas Sharpe, Cat. Bards B. M. vii. p. 640 (1888); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 209 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests
Lygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 1388 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil. p. 65
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 62 (1908).

The two eggs of the Blue-winged Siva in the Collection are of a
somewhat elongated oyal form, of a blue ground-colour, and fairly
glossy. One of them is very sparingly speckled with pale red and

YUHINA. 59

very dark brown, the markings being more numerous at the larger
end: the other has at the larger end an incomplete and irregular
zone of purple-red blotches and spots, the remainder of the egg
being quite plain. They measure respectively ‘75 by ‘52 and *76
by *52.

2. Sikhim (LZ. Mandell). Hume Coll.

Genus YUHINA, Hodygs.

Yuhina nigrimentum, Hodys.
(Plate IV. fig. 9.)

Yuhina nigrimentum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 633 (1883) ;
Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p, 212 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests
§ Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 139 (1889) ; Baker, Ibis, 1895, p.220 ; Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv, p. 63 (1903).

The two eggs of the Black-chinned Yuhina taken by Mr. Stuart
Baker are of a broad oval form, and have a slight gloss. They are
of a very pale green colour, finely speckled and streaked with
yellowish brown. These markings are very dense round the broad
end, and form a wide zone. Intermingled with them are a few
spots of underlying pale lavender. They measure respectively : -S6
by -45; 58 by -47.

2. North Cachar Hills, 30th July. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.].

Yuhina pallida, Zu Y'ouche.
(Plate IV. fig. 5.)

Yuhina pallida, Za Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. £17; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 63
(1903).

The eggs of the Pale Yuhina in the Collection vary from an
elongated to a blunt oval in form. The ground-colour is very pale
green, and this is more or less freckled, spotted and streaked with
light reddish brown and lavender. On four of the eggs the markings
are much thicker towards the broader end, but on the remaining
one they are evenly distributed over the whole surface, almost
hiding the ground-colour, They measure from ‘60 to ‘68 in length, :
and from ‘48 to °49 in breadth.

3. Iuatun, Fohkien, China, May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche). :

1. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.].

1. Kuatur, 14th May (7. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, esq. | P. |.

60 A TIMELOD.E.

Genus IXULUS, Hudgs.

Ixulus flavicollis, Hodys.
(Plate IT. fig. 18.)
Ixulus flavicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 612 (1883): Hume,
Stray Feath. xi. p. 251 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.
p. 218 (1880); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 145
(1889); Nehrk. Kat. Biersammil. p. 64 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv,
p. 63 (1903).

The eggs of the Yellow-naped Ixulus are of a regular oval form
with but little gloss. The 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
tuickly 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 underlying
pale purple markings are also scattered over the egg. Specimens
measure from ‘75 to ‘8 in length, and from ‘54 to 58 in breadth.

2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest.

7. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.

2. Machi, Manipur, 6th May (4. O. Hume Coll.
Hlume).

Genus LIOTHRIX, Swains.

Liothrix calipygus, Hodgs.
(Plate IV. fig. 13.)
Liothrix lutea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 644 (1883) [part.] ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p.22 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests §& Egys

Ind. Birds, i. p. 147 (1889); Nehkrk. Kat. Etersammi. p. 65 (1899).
Liothrix calipygus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 64 (1903).

The eggs of the Red-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 yellowish 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 °S5Y to °66 in
breadth,

19, Himalayas. ne Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
16. Sikhim (2 Gammie). ulin! Coll.

1. Sikhim, 10th June (J G.). Hume Coll.

1. Sikhim, 11th June (J. G). Hume Coll.

6. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest.

3. Lebong, Sikhim, June. Hume Coll.

2. Darjiliug, 24th April. Hume Coll,

LIOTHRIX.— PTERYTHIUS. 61

’ 8. Darjiling, May. Ifume Coll.
I. Darjiling, June. Hume Coll.
10. Mongphoo, Darjiling (7. Gammie). Hume Coll.
12, Mongphoo, 1st June (7. G.). Hume Coll.
6. Mongphoo, Ist June (J, G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 15th June (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 17th Oct. (J. G.). Hume Ooll.

Liothrix luteus (Scop.).
Liothrix luteus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 644 (1883) [part., China];

La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 40+; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 64 (1903).

The eggs of the Chinese Liothrix are indistinguishable from those
of L. calipygus.

2, Kuatun, China, May (J. D. La C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.].
Touche).

Kuatun, 8th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

Kuatun, 15th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Tisq. [P.].

Kuatun, 25th May (J. D. La T.). ©. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.].

form Co

Genus PTERYTHIUS, Swaine.
Pterythius zralatus (Tickell).

(Plate III. fig. 3.)

Ptereythrius eralatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 114 (1883).
Pteruthius eralatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 225 (1889).
‘Ptererythius erilatus, La Touche, Lhis, 1899, p. 408.

Pterythius eralatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 65 (1908).

An egg of Tickell’s Shrike-Tit in the Collection is very similar
to that of P. erythropterus, 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 strageling zone. It
measures *9 by ‘66.

1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th April OC. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche}.

Pterythius erythropterus ( V72q.).
(Plate ITT. fig. 2.)
Ptererythrius erythropterus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 118
1883), |
Pteruthius erythropterus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 224

(1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 150 (1889).
Pterythius erythropterus, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 65 (19038).

An egg of the Red-winged Shrike-Tit in the Collection is of a
pointed oval form and moderately glossy. It is pinkish .white,
thickly speckled and spotted with chestnut-brown and underlying

62 TIMELIID.E.

lilac-grey. At the broad end, the markings coalesce and form a
small cap. It measures 89 by ‘69.

1. Mui, N.W. Himalayas, 10th June ume Coll.
(C. BR. Cock).

Genus MYZORNIS, Hodgs.

Myzornis pyrrhura, Hodqs.

Myzornis pyrrhura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 635 (1883) ; Oates
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 233 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 155 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 66
(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 ‘5,

1. Native Sikhim, 10,000 feet, May. TIume Coll.

Genus MESIA, Hodgs.

Mesia argentauris, /lodys.
(Plate TV. fig. 10.)

Mesia argentauris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 642 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 244 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests §-
Leggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 160 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Liersamml. p. 65
(1899} ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 66 (1903).

The eggs of the Silver-eared Mesia are in no way distinguishable
from those of Liothria: calipygus, and require no separate description.
Five eggs measure from ‘80 to 88 in length, and from ‘6 to ‘63 in
breadth.

1. Sikhim, 20th May (J. Gammie). TIume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 17th May Hume Coll.
Ne G.).
2. Sikhim, June. Crowley Bequest.

Genus CONOSTOMA, Hodgs.
Conostoma emodium, Hogs.

(Plate I. fig. 10.)

Conostoma emodium, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 485 (2883) ;
Oatex, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 61 (1880); rd. ed. Hume,
nee Leggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 42 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy, p. 67

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PANURUS.—SUTHORA. 63

The single ege of the Red-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, with pale yellowish brown. Intermingled with these

markings are some underlying spots of deep lavender. It
measures 1:1i by :8,

1. epee 10,000 feet, May (Z. Man- Hume Coll.
dell).

Genus PANURUS, Koch.

Panurus biarmicus (Linn.).

Parus biarmicus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 154, tab. xviii.
fig. 12, u, 6 (1845-54). ;

Calamophilos biarmicus, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 48. fig. 18
(1855-63).

Calamophilus biarmicus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 161, pl. xl.
fig. iii (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 49 (1871).

Panurus biarmicus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p.77 (1883); Seebohm,
Brit. Birds, i. p. 492, pl. 12 (1883) ; id., Egys of Brit. Birds, p. 214,
pl. 53. fig. 20 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 68 (1903).

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 appear to be remarkably
uniform in coloration. ‘They measure from ‘6 to ‘75 in length, and
from ‘53 to 59 in breadth,

8. Laid in confinement, 3rd July. Seebohm Coll.
5. Hickling Broad, Norfolk, 24th Seebohm Coll.
April (#. Norgate).

5. Hickling Broad, 10th June (F. N.). Seebohm Coll.
5, Hickling Broad, 12th June (F. N.). Seebohm Coll.
11. Hickling Broad. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. Horsey, Norfolk. R. W. Chase, Esq. [1’.].
4. Hornsea, Norfolk. Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Valkenswaard, Holland (J. Baker). Seebohm Cull.

Genus SUTHORA, Hodgs.

Suthora webbiana, Gray.

(Plate I. fig. 14.)

Suthora webbiana, David § Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 208 (1877); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 490 (1883) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 189;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 70
(1908).

The eggs of the Chinese Suthora are of a regular oval form and
are fairly glossy. In colour they are spotless blue, but this blue

6+ TIMELIID.F.

colour varies considerably in intensity, one clutch from Kuatun
being pure white. ‘They measure from ‘6 to “7 in length, and from
‘5 to ‘52 in breadth.

6. China. C. Gould, Esq. [P.].

2. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 17th May. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [P.].
4, Kuatun, May (J. D. La Touche). Crowley Bequest.

5. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
4. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Kuatun, 8th May (J. D. La 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.}.
6. Kuatun, 12th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
5. Kuatun, 14th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P. |.
4, Kkuatun, l4th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
8. Kuatun, 15th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Kuatun, 24th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Kuatun, 25th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Chinkiang, Fohkien, 7th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.}.

Suthora bulomachus, Swink.
(Plate I. fig. 13.)
Suthora bulomachus, David & Oustalet, Ovs. Chine, p. 208 (1877);

Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. AL. vii. p. 490 (1883); La Touche, Ibis, 1898,
p. 861; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 70 (1903).

The eggs of the Formosan Suthora are ordinarily of a regular
oval forma, 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 -49 to ‘53 in breadth.

3. Formosa, 6th April (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll.
2. Jormosa, 9th April (P. 4. Z.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Formosa, 9th April (P. 4. Z.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Formosa, 10th April (2. A. H.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Formosa, llth April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Formosa, 12th April (P. A. Z.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Formosa, 10th May (P. 4. H.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Formosa (&, Swinhoe). Crowley Bequest.

Genus SCHORHYNCHUS, Outes.

Sceorhynchus gularis (Gray).
(Plate I. fig. 15.)

Suthora gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 492 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammil. p. 62 (1899).

Sceorhynchus gularis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 69 (1889) ;
ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 44 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 71 (1903).

Paradoxornis gularis, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 188.

The eggs of the Hoary-headed Suthora do not differ much
from those of S. ruficeps. They are of a regular oval form and
possess little gloss. They have a ereamy-white ground-colour,

TROGLODYTIDA, 65

with under-markings of pale lavender, spotted and blotched irregu-
larly, 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 66 in breadth,

1. Sikhim, 17th May (Z. Mandelii). Hume Coll.

1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

2, Kuatun, 12th May (J. D. La C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
Touche).

Scxorhynchus ruficeps (Blyth).

Suthora ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 491 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 62 (1899).

Scxorhynchus ruficeps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ;
td. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 43 (iso) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 71 (1908).

The three eggs of the Larger Red-headed Suthora in the Col-
lection very closely resemble the egg of Conostoma cwmodiwm in
colour, but are very much smaller. They measure respectively :
*85 by °62; *8 by °65; “8 by “6.

3. Sikhim, 2000 feet, 15th May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).

Family TROGLODYTIDZ.

Genus HELEODYTES, Cad.

Heleodytes variegatus (Gm.).

Campylorhynchus variegatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 188 (1881).
Heleodytes variegatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 78 (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.).

Campylorhynchus rufinucha, Salv. Ibis, 1866, p. 191.

Campylorhynchus capistratus, Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 817; Salv. § Godin,
‘Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 64 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 191 (1881). :

Heleodytes capistratus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 73 (1908).

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66 TROGLODYTIDA.

The two eggs of the Chestnut-backed 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 (0. Salvin § Salvin-Godman Coll.
F. D. Godman).

Heleodytes couesi (Sharpe).
(Plate V. fig. 1.)

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 182 (1874); Coues, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 156 (1878) ;
Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 67 (1880).

Campylorhynchus couesi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 196 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi, p. 45 (1899).

Heleodytes couesi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 74 (19038).

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 all over with brownish pink,
the markings forming an ill-defined zone round the broad end,
Two examples measure respectively : ‘9 by *65; °86 by °63.

2. Tucson, Arizona (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll,

Heleodytes affinis (Xantus).

Campylorhynchus affinis, Xantus, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1859, p. 298;
Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 133 (1874).

Meee ses brunneicapillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 197
(1881) [part.].

Heleodytes affinis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 75 (1908).

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,

California (Smiths. Inst.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
San Diego Co., California, 4th April. Crowley Bequest.
San Diego Co., California, 5th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P i

San Antonio, California, 2nd May. ntiey, Esq. [P.].
Cape an Lucas, California (J. Salvin-Godman Coll.
antus),

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THRYOPHILUS. 67

2. Cape St. Lucas, June (J. X.; Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll.
shaw Coll.).

2. Cape St. Lucas (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Cape St. Lucas (J. X.: Smiths. Inst.), Crowley Bequest.

Genus THRYOPHILUS, Baird.

Thryophilus longirostris ( Viedil.).

Thryophilus longirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 206 (1881) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 45 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus,
Paulista, iv. p. 199 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 77 (1903).

The eggs of the Long-billed Wren in the Collection are of a
somewhat narrow oval shape and devoid of all gloss. They are of a
ereamy-white colour, somewhat thickly speckled with pale reddish
brown and lavender, especially at the broad end, where the markings
form a very well-marked zone. Twoexamples measure respectively :
*88 by °6; °82 by ‘6.

2. Iguapé, Brazil, 12th Nov. Crowley Bequest.

Thryophilus modestus (Cab.).

Thryophilus modestus, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 83
(1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 209 (1881); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 78 (1908).

The eggs of the Central-American Wren in the Collection are of a
narrow oval form, devoid of gloss, and plain white. They measure
respectively : ‘84 by ‘57; *83 by °56.

2. Costa Rica, 16th May (C. F. Under- Crowley Bequest.
wood).

Thryophilus nigricapillus (Sc/.).
(Plate V. fig. 4.)

Thryothorus nigricapillus, Se. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 84.

Thryophilus nigricapillus, Sel. § Salv. P. ZS. 1879, p. 498 ; Salv. § Godm.
Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 89 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 217 (1881) ; td. Hand-l. iv. p. 80 (1908).

Eggs of the Black-capped Wren in the Collection are of an abnor-
mally lengthened oval shape, devoid of gloss, and of a creamy-white
colour, sparingly spotted with black and lavender, the spots being
irregularly distributed over the whole surface. They measure 1:01
by °60 and 1:01 by -62.

2. Nanegal, Ecuador (Z. Fraser). Salvin-Godman Coll.

F2

68 TROGLODYTIDE.

Genus THRYOTHORUS, Vieill.

Though the eggs of this genus vary slightly in size, and more so
in the amount and intensity of the surface-markings, they bear a
strong resemblance one to the other. The ground-colour is of a
dull or creamy white, either thinly dotted or densely mottled with
shades of pinky brown, sometimes evenly distributed, more often
collected towards the larger end, and occasionally forming a well-
defined zone or cap.

Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.).

Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. ludovicianus, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw.
N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 142 (1874).

Thryothorus ludovicianus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 221 (1881) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 80
(1908).

The eggs of the Great Carolina Wren are of a broad oval shape,
and are dull or rather glossy. On a creamy-white ground they
are spotted and blotched with pale chestnut, dark reddish brown,
and lilac, and there is a well-marked and rather handsome
zone at the larger end. They measure from °72 to °78 by from
56 to °59.

1. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. New Jersey, 15th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P. J.

Thryothorus berlandieri, Baird.

Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. berlandieri, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw.
NV. Amer. Birds, i. pp. 141, 144 (1874).

Thryothorus berlandieri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 222 (1881); id.
Hand-l. iv. p. 80 (1908).

The three eggs of Berlandier’s Wren have the markings distributed
evenly over the whole surface, and most nearly resemble eggs of
T. grenadensis. They measure ‘72 to ‘73 in length, and °d55 in
breadth.

3. Texas (D. G. Elliot : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Thryothorus miamensis, Ridgw.

a ludovicianus, var. miamensis, Ridgw. Amer. Nat. ix. p. 469

(1875).

Thryothorus miamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p- 222 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat, Eiersamml. p.46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 81 (1908).

The single egg of Maynard’s Wren in the Collection is of a
blunt oval shape, creamy white, rather thickly covered with speckles
and small blotches of pale reddish brown and lavender-grey, which
are perceptibly thicker round the crown. It measures -74 by -59.

1. Tampa, Florida, 2nd May. ae Saunders, Esq.

THURYOTHORUS.—THRYOMANES. 69 .

Thryothorus grenadensis, Law.
(Plate V. fig. 2.)

Thryothorus grenadensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 228 (1881) ;

race Kat. Fiersamml. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 81

The eggs of Ober’s Rufous Wren are of a broad oval shape and
rather dull surface. They have a pinkish-white ground-colour,
thickly spotted and blotched with brownish chestnut, lilac-red, and
lavender. The markings are pretty evenly distributed over the
shell; the two clutches are remarkably constant in character.

Specimens measure from -7 to -73 in length, and from °55 to ‘59
in breadth.

6. Grenada, W. Indies (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest.
4,. Grenada, 26th June (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest.

Thryothorus genibarbis, Swans.
Thryothorus genibarbis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 283 (1881); Nehré.

Kat. Fiersammil. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 82 (1903).
Troglodytes genibarbis, von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 200 (1900).

An egg of Swainson’s Moustached Wren is of a slightly blunted
oval form, and of a pinkish-white colour, speckled with pale chestnut
and lilac, the markings being more dense round the broad end and
forming a zone. The specimen measures °79 by ‘57.

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

Thryothorus rutilus, Vieill.

Thryothorus rutilus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 238 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 47 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv.
p. 200 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 84 (1908).

The eggs of the White-bellied Orange-breasted Wren in the
Collection are of a regular oval shape and very slightly glossy.
They are pinkish white, somewhat densely mottled all over with
brownish pink, lilac-red, and lavender, the spots thickening suffi-
ciently towards the larger end to form themselves into a zone or
crown. They measure respectively °75 by ‘55 and °76 by °54.

1, Venezuela, Crowley Bequest.
1. Venezuela (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
Genus THRYOMANES, Sclater.
The eggs are very similar to those of Thryothorus.

Thryomanes bewickii (Aud.).

Thryothorus bewickii, var. bewickii, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 145 (1874).

70 TROGLODYTIDZ,

Thryothorus bewickii, Dresser, Ibis, 1865, p. 484; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vi. p. 225 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 146 (1899).
Thryomanes bewickii, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 84 (1908).

The eggs of Bewick’s Wren are of a broad oval form, somewhat
wanting in gloss. They are white, speckled with chestnut, lilac-red,
and lavender, the markings being more dense at the broad end than
elsewhere, sometimes forming a distinct zone or cap at that part.
Specimens measure from ‘65 to °75 in length, and from ‘5 to ‘53
in breadth.

4. W.Texas (D. G. Elliot: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

2. San Antonio, Texas (H. EZ. Dresser). Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. Brownsville, Texas, April. W. apa Saunders, Esq.
[P.].

1. Missouri, 1st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].

Thryomanes spilurus (Vigors).

Thryothorus bewickii, var. spilurus, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 147 (1874).

Thryothorus spilurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 225 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. p. 46 (1899).

Thryomanes spilurus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 84 (1903).

The three eggs of Vigors’s Wren in the Collection are of a regular
oval form and moderately glossy. They are white, very delicately
speckled (in two out of the three in the shapo of a zone round the
broad end) with brownish pink, lilac-red, and lavender. They
measure respectively: -63 by -5; ‘61 by 5; and -65 by °5.

2. ae (R. Ridgway: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
‘oll.).
1. Los Angeles, California, 20th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].

Genus CISTOTHORUS, Cad.

Cistothorus palustris ( Wilson).

Telmatodytes palustris, Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 84 (1874).

Cistothorus palustris, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 161
(1874) ; Saw. § Godm. Biol. Centr.Amer., Aves, i. p. 104 (1880) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 241 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 47 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 86 (1908).

The eggs of the Eastern Long-billed Marsh-Wren vary in
shape from a regular to a broad oval and are fairly glossy. The
ground-colour, where visible, is ashy grey, and this is very densely
mottled or streaked with chocolate-brown, some specimens pre-
senting the appearance of being almost uniformly of this colour.
In a few cases there is a distinct crown or cap at one end, of a still
darker tint. They measure from ‘57 to *67 in length, and from -49
to ‘51 in breadth.

CISTOTHORUS. 71

North America (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).
N. eas (D. G. Elliot: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
oll.)
Montreal, Canada (Tristram Coll.). | Crowley Bequest.
Hudson River, New York, 20th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

Pennsylvania (Krider: Smiths. Inst.). atv Godman Coll.
New Jersey (TL. M. Brewer). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 17th Princeton University, N.J.
June (W. E. D. Scott). [.]
Barnegat Bay, 28th June(W.E. D.S.). Princeton University, N.J.
[E.].

coon eS Se oe US

Cistothorus paludicola, Baird.

Cistothorus palustris, var. paludicola, Baird, Review Amer. B. p. 148
(1864); Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 161 (1874).
Cistothorus paludicola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vi. p. 242 (1881); Mehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 47 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 87 (1903).
The eggs of the Western Long-billed Marsh-Wren resemble those
of C. palustris.

4. Little Slave Lake (8. Jones: Hen- Salvin-Godman Ooll.

shaw Coll.).
5. Vancouver Island. Dr. Lyall [P.].
1, Salt Lake City, Utah. we Toe Saunders, Esq.
: P.].
2. Marysvale, Utah, 12th June. ie University, N.J.
[E.].

Cistothorus stellaris (Vaum.).

Troglodytes stellaris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 18
(1845-54),

Cistothorus stellaris, Cowes, Birds N.- West, p. 36 (1874); Baird, Brewer
& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 159 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Col. Vall,
p. 180 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 248 (1881): Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 47 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 87 (1908).

The eggs of the Short-billed Marsh-Wren in the Collection are
of a broad oval shape, much pointed at the small end, and slightly
glossy. They are plain white, and measure respectively: °57 by °45;
“6 by 5; ‘6lby ‘5. Thienemann (J. c.) figures an egg considerably
spotted, but the most reliable American authorities agree in stating
that the eggs are white and spotless.

1. North America (Krider : Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Cistothorus platensis (Lath.).

Troglodytes Yeates Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 15
(1845-54). ;

Cistothorus platensis, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vi. p. 244 (1881); Sel.
& Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 15 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian
Birds, p. 1 (1892); Nehrk, Kat. EHiersamml. p. 47 (1899); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iy. p. 87 (1903).

7D TROGLODYTIDZ.

In describing the eggs of this species, the La Plata Marsh-Wren,
we have only at the present date (1902) the figure given by Thiene-
mann (J. c.) and the description of Nehrkorn (J. ¢.) to guide us.
Both these authorities give the egg as thickly spotted, as in the
case of our three eggs from the Crowley Bequest, but we have in
addition six eggs from Central Chile, from the Berkeley James Col-
lection, which are pure spotless white. ‘With this limited material
it appears premature to conclude that there are two distinct types.
It remains only to describe the three eggs, which are of a regular
oval form, rather glossy, the ground-colour pinkish white, thickly
speckled, especially towards the larger end, with bright reddish
brown. The measurements of all the eggs in the Collection vary
from ‘61 to -69 by from °48 to *52.

6. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll.

1, Chile. Crowley Bequest.

2. Santiago, Chile, 24th Oct. (Zr stram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Genus TROGLODYTES, V%eiil.
Troglodytes aédon, Vieill.

Troglodytes aédon, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 149
(1874); Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, i. p. 98 (1880) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 87 (1903).

Troglodytes domesticus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 248 (1881).

The eggs of the American House-Wren are of a broad pointed oval
or spheroidal form, glossy and pinkish white, very closely speckled
and spotted with reddish brown and lavender. The markings are
sometimes so dense that little or nothing of the ground remains
visible. Specimens measure from ‘6 to ‘66 in length, and from -48
to ‘52 in breadth.

5. N. America (Zrist7. Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

6. N. America (Henshaw Coll.), Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Rhode I, Mass., 2nd June. Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. N, America. Old Collection.

6. Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Maryland (WV. Giles: Smiths. Inst.) Princeton University, N.J.

Troglodytes parkmanni, Aud.

Troglodytes parkmanni, Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 5, 1863, p. 67.

Troglodytes aédon, var. parkmanni, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i, p. 153 (1874).

Troglodytes parkmanni, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 88 (1908).

The eggs of the Western House-Wren resemble those of the
closely allied 7, aédon,

1, 49th Parallel (G. M. Dawson). N. Amer. Bound. Comm.

1. Fort Carlton, Canada (F. W. Blakis- Crowley Bequest.
tox: Tristram Coll.).

TROGLODYTES, 73

3. Fort Carlton, 10th June (F. W. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. British Columbia. Crowley Bequest.
2. San Francisco, California. May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
. EP.)
5. San Diego, California, lst June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[Peds

Troglodytes intermedius, Cab.

Troglodytes intermedius, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.--Amer., Aves, i. p. 100
(1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 252 (1881); id. Hand-i. iv.
p. 88 (1903).

The eggs of the Ruddy-sided House-Wren in the Collection are
of an oval form, slightly glossy, pinkish white, freckled and mottled
with reddish brown and lavender. Two examples measure respec-
tively: *68 by ‘5; °65 by -51.

2. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. Irazu, Costa Rica, 4th June (C. F, Crowley Bequest.
Underwood).

Troglodytes striatulus, Lafr.
(Plate V. fig. 3.)

Troglodytes tessellatus, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 498.

Troglodytes furvus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 101,
part. (1880).

Troglodytes striatulus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 254 (1881); éd.
Hand-l. iv. p. 88 (1908).

The eggs of the Colombian House-Wren are of a broad oval form
and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are pinkish white,
densely spotted and freckled with reddish brown and lavender.
Three examples measure respectively : *76 by ‘54; ‘71 by 55; ‘74
by °55.

3. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll.

(T. K. Salmon).
2. Medellin (7. K. S.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Troglodytes musculus, Naum.

Troglodytes furvus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 14 (1845-54) ;
Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. viii. p. 81 (1883-5), x. p. 77
(1888-90) je Scl. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p.12 (1888) ; Holland, Ibis,
1892, p. 194. .

Tosplodyic musculus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 255 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat. Eversammi. p. 47 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus.
Paulista, iv. p. 199 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 88 (1908).

The eggs of the Brazilian House-Wren are of a regular oval form,
very glossy, pinkish white, minutely and densely stippled and
dotted with red and underlying lavender. Many specimens exhibit
a well-defined zone or cap of deeper red at the large end. They
measure from ‘64 to °7 in length, and from ‘5 to ‘53 in breadth.

74 TROGLODYTID.E,

5. Rio Janeiro, Brazil (Nehrkorn Coll.), Crowley Bequest.

1. Brazil (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

3. Brazil. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.}.

5. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. -

Troglodytes hornensis, Less.

Troglodytes magellanicus, Bridges, P. Z. 8. 1843, p. 111; James, New
List Chilian Birds, p. 1 (1892). .

Troglodytes hornensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 257 (1881) ;
Nehrk, Kat, Eiersamml. p. 47 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 88
(1903).

The eggs of the Pale House-Wren, though in general resembling
those of Z. domesticus, are subject to more variation. They are
pinkish white, marked with red and pale underlying lavender,
The markings consist of specks, spots, and tiny blotches, and while
in some specimens the ground-colour is almost entirely concealed
by them, in others more than half the ground remains visible.
The markings frequently form a dark zone or cap at the large end
of the egg. Examples measure from ‘54 to ‘7 in length, and from
48 to ‘53 in breadth.

6. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll.
6. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll.
5. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll.
7. Central Chile, Sept. Berkeley James Coll.
6. Chile. Old Collection.

1. Chile (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Chile. Crowley Bequest.

2. Santiago, Chile. E. C. Reed, Esq. [P.].

Genus ANORTHURA, Rennie.

Anorthura troglodytes (Zinn.).

Troglodytes parvulus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xii. figs. 12, a, 5
(1845-54) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 1861, p. 14, tab. i. fig. 2; Dresser, Birds
Eur. iti. p. 219 (1873) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 505, pl. 11 (1883) ;
Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 75 (1895); Seebohm, Dae of Brit.
Birds, p. 216, pl. 54. fig. 2 (1896).

Troglodytes europeeus, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 1 (1855-63).

Anorthura vulgaris, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p, 244, pl. Ixii.
fig. iii (1856).

Anorthura troglodytes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 269 (1881); id.
Hand-l, iv. p. 91 (1908).

The eggs of the Common Wren are typically of a regular oval
shape, but many are more or less spheroidal. The ground-colour
is white, and this is sprinkled with minute specks of reddish brown,
Sometimes evenly distributed over the entire shell, but more often
thicker towards the larger end. In some specimens, however, the
markings are larger, and these are often set over the broad end of
the egg only ; in others the specks are so minute and few in number

ANORTHURA. "5

that they might easily escape observation, and eggs absolutely
spotless are of frequent occurrence. They measure from ‘60 to °75
in length, and from -45 to ‘55 in breadth.

1. Stromness, Orkneys. Crowley Bequest.
9. England. Old Collection.
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
7. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. te :
4. Sparham, Norfolk, 18th May Seebohm Coll.
(F. Norgate).
6. Taplow, Berkshire, May. Gould Coll.
6. Bottisham Lock, Cambs., 13th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
11. Alton, Hants, May. Crowley Bequest.
8. Alton, June. Crowley Bequest.
6. Avington, Hants, 18th May Seebohm Coll.
(R. B. Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.).
2. Finchley (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Hampstead (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
9. Tilford, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.
7. Valkenswaard, Holland, 19th May § Seebohm Coll.
(HI, Seebohm).
7. Pomerania, 3rd May (J. Holland), Seebohm Coll.
5. Pomerania, 9th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Pomerania, 16th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.
9. Pomerania, 4th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Gibraltar (Z. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll.

Anorthura hirtensis (Seebohm).

Troglodytes hirtensis, Seebohm, Zool. 1884, p. 333; ad. Br. B. iii. p. 661
(1885) ; 7d. Eggs Br. B. p. 217, pl. 54, fig. 3 (1896).

Anorthura hortensis (err.), Sharpe, Handb. B. of Gt. Brit.i. p. 317 (1894).

Anorthura hirtensis, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 91 (1908).

The eggs of this large race of A. troglodytes, known as the St.
Kilda Wren, in the Collection, are of a creamy-white colour, spotted
and blotched with reddish, chiefly at the larger end, and in a bolder
manner than is usual with those of the ordinary species. They are
also unmistakably larger, measuring from ‘70 to ‘77 by from
52 to ‘59,

5. St. Kilda, June (C. Dixon). Seebohm Coll.
6. St. Kilda, 20th June. J. Steele Elliott, Esq. [P.].

Anorthura borealis, J. C. H. Fischer.

Troglodytes borealis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 76. fig. 16 (1855-63) ;
Fischer, J. f. O. 1861, p. 14, tab. i. fig. 1; Feilden, Zool. 1872, p. 3222 ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 229 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii.
p. 48, pl. — (1875).

Anorthura borealis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 272 (1881); dd.
Hand-l. iv. p. 91 (1903).

The eggs of the Farde Island Wren resemble those of A. troglo-
dytes, but are more heavily spotted, and the percentage of unspotted
and feebly marked specimens is certainly less than with the typical
species. They measure from ‘68 to ‘8 by from °5 to ‘61.

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Anorthura troglodytes hyemalis, Coues, Birds Col. Vall.
Troglodytes parvulus, var. hyemalis, Baird, Brewer §

Anorthura hiemalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M., vi.

TROGLODYTID.E.

Tceland (Benzon).]
‘aroe Islands (HL, C. Miiller: Hargitt
Coll.). -

Farée Islands (H. C. M.).
Faroe Islands (H. C. M.
Farée Islands (H. C. M.
Faroe Islands (H. C. M.
Farde Islands (H. C. M.
Farée Islands, 18th May
Farée Islands, 20th May
Farée Islands, 24th May
Faroe Islands, 24th May
Farée Islands, 26th May (
Farée Islands, 28th May (H.
Farée Islands, 2nd June (H.
Faroe Islands, 4th June (H.
Farée Islands, 4th June (H.
Faroe Islands, 4th June (HZ.
Faroe Islands, 5th June ced
Faroe Islands, 8th June (H. C.
Faroe Islands, 14th June (H. Cc
Faroe Islands (H. W. Feilden).
Faroe Islands (HZ. C. Miiller).
Faroe Islands, 25th May (H. C. M.).
Farée Islands (HZ. C. M.).

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Salvin-Godman 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.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Col. H. W. Feilden, C.B. [P.}.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

Anorthura hiemalis (Vieill.).
Anorthura troglodytes, var, hyemalis, Coues, B. N.- West, p. 33 (1874).

Birds, i. p. 155 (1874).
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899) ;

. 176 (1878).
idgw. N. Amer.

p. 275 (1881); Nehrk.

Sharpe, Hons iv. p. 92 (1908).

The eggs of the Winter Wren in the Collection resemble, as stated

by Nehrkorn, those of Cistothorus platensis, and are quite unlike
our other eggs of the genus Anorthura. They are of a regular oval
form, thickly speckled on a pinkish-white ground with bright reddish
and dull purplish brown, chiefly towards the larger end. They are
from ‘66 to *7 by from °46 to ‘51...

7. Victoria, Brit. Columbia. Crowley Bequest.

Anorthura neglecta (Brooks).

aks nipalensis, Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, 1st ed. p. 218

Anorthura neglecta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 278 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 338 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests §
Lggs Ind. Birds, i, p. 221 (1889); Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat.
Fist. Soe. xi. p. 469 (1898) ; Wilson, t. ce. xii. p. 635 (1899); Neark,
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 92 (1908).

The eggs of the Kashmir Wren resemble those of A. troglodytes,
and are of either an ordinary or broad short oval form. Sometimes
they are plain white ; but for the most part they are white, deli-
cately and very sparingly speckled with rufous and lilac. Four

CATHERPES,—HEMIURA. 77

examples measure respectively: *68 by 49; ‘6 by ‘5; ‘6 by °5;
65 by °48.

1. Kashmir, 2nd June (W. E. Brooks). Hume Coll.

1. Kashmir, lst July (W. £. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Kashmir (C. E. Cock: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coil.).

Genus CATHERPES, Baird.

Catherpes mexicanus (Swains.).

Catherpes mexicanus, Salv. §& Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i, p. 72
(1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 281 (1881); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 93 (1908).

An egg of the Mexican White-throated Rock-Wren in the
Collection is of a blunt oval shape, and of a glossy white, sparingly
speckled with pale rufous and lilac, the minute markings being
more numerous at the larger end. It measures *71 by ‘55.

1. [Mexico.] Crowley Bequest.

Genus HEMIURA, Ridgw.

Hemiura solstitialis (Sclat.).

Troglodytes solstitialis, Scl. § Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 493; Salv. & Godm.
Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 102 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 269 (1881).

Hemiura solstitialis, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 94 (1903).

The eggs of the Rufous-necked House-Wren are broad ovals, finely
glossy, white, speckled with pale red and underlying lavender, more
densely at the large end of the egg than elsewhere. Two examples
measure respectively : ‘66 by °52; -68 by ‘53.

2. Sta. Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll.
(J. K. Salmon).
1. Colombia. Crowley Bequest.

Hemiura brunneicollis (Sclaz.).

Troglodytes brunneicollis, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, i.
p. 108 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 261 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 48 (1899).

Hemiura brunneicollis, Sharpe, Hand-i. B. iv. p. 94 (1903).

Two eggs of the Brown-necked House-Wren differ greatly from
one another in shape and markings. Both have the ground-colour
white. The shorter egg, which is of a blunt oval shape, has the
markings light Indian red, with underlying blotches of dull lavender ;
almost all these markings are confined to the larger end, where they
form an irregular cap or mass. In the second egg, which is larger
and of a longer oval shape, the markings are browner, more nume-
rous towards the smaller end, and form a wide interrupted zone

78 TROGLODYTIDE.

round the larger end. They measure respectively: ‘6 by ‘47;
‘68 by °46.

2. Yucatan (Nehrkorn Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus HENICORHINA, Sel. § Saiv.

Henicorhina leucophrys (T'schud:).

Henicorhina Jeucophrys, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 493; Salv. §& Godm.
Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,i. p. 80 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 288 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersammi, p. 48 (1899); Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 95 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey-chested Wren in the Collection are of a
lengthened oval shape and moderately glossy. One example is of
a plain white colour; a second is white, very lightly and minutely
speckled with pale rufous. They measure respectively: ‘8 by ‘53;
*82 by °57.

2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll.
(J. K. Salmon).

Genus PNOEPYGA, Hodgs.

Pnoepyga albiventris (Hodgs.).

Pnoepyga squamata, Jerd. Birds Ind. i. p. 488 (1862); Oates, Fauna
rit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 8342 (1889).
Pnoepyga albiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 302 (1881); Oates
ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 223 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 99 (1908).

The eggs of the Scaly-breasted Hill-Wren are of a broad oval
shape, slightly glossy, and plain white, with very fragile shells.
Three examples measure respectively: ‘76 by ‘54; ‘75 by ‘55;
73 by ‘56. ;

2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). | Hume Ooll.
1. Darjiling, May. Hume Coll.

Pnoepyga pusilla, Hodgs.

Pnoepyga pusilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 304 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 343 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ.
Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. ix. p. 10 (1894); La Touche, Ibis, 1899,
p. 410; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 99 (1908).

The eggs of the Brown Hill-Wren are of a broad oval shape, and
plain white. Four examples measure respectively: *7 by °53;
69 by 54; -67 by 51; ‘7 by °52.

2. N. Cachar Hills, 16th July. E. ©. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.],
2. Kuatun, N.W.Fohkien, China, 18th C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.].
April (J. D, La Touche).

CINCLIDZ,

79

Family CINCLID.

Genus CINCLUS, Bechst.

The eggs of the Dippers are of a sharply-pointed oval form and
possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are all invariably
plain white, and the eggs of the different species cannot be separated
by any character.

Cinclus aquaticus, Bechst.
Cinclus aquaticus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxvii. figs. 4, a, 6

2.

ao PRO oA COOP PO w@

(1845-54); Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 35. fig. 13 (1855) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 77, pl. xxii. (1856); Dresser,

Birds Eur. ii. p. 167 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi.
(1881); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 253,

p. 307

pl. 11 (1883) ; 7d. Egys of

Brit. Birds, p. 183, pl. 51. fig. 8 (1896) ; Nehrk, Kat, Erersammi.
p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 100 (1903).

The eggs of the Common White-throated Dipper measure from
-92 to ‘98 in length, and from *7 to ‘77 in breadth.

Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire
(A. Lawler: Hargitt Coll.).
Near Edinburgh (R. Small:

Hargitt Coll.).
England.
Northumberland (W. Proctor).
Northumberland (2. Greenwell).
Cumberland (Heysham).
Cumberland (Heysham).
Cumberland (f. Nicholson :
Hargitt Coll.).
Keswick, Cumberland (J. Law).

Alston Moor, Cumberland, 1st June.

Yorkshire.

Ashopton, Derbyshire, 29th April
(H. Seebohm).

Ashopton, lst May (7. &.).

Wales.

Vosges Mountaius, France (Mougel:

Hargitt Coll.).
Altenkirchen, Prussia, 13th May
(C. Sachse).

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Gould Coll.

Gould Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

Lord Walsingham [P.].
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Gould Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Cinclus albicollis ( Vieil?.).

Cinelus albicollis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 181 (1874); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vi. p. 810 (1881) ; ¢d. Hand-l. iy. p. 100 (1903).

The two eggs of the Pale-backed White-throated Dipper in the
Collection measure respectively: 1:01 by °72; 1:06 by °71.

Parnassus, Greece, 11th May
(HZ. Seebohm),

Seebohm Coll.

80 OINCLID A,

Cinclus cinclus (Zinn.).
Cinclus melanogaster, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 177 (1874).
Cinclus cinclus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 811 (1881) ; td. Hand-l.
iv. p. 100 (1903).
Two eggs of the Black-bellied White-throated Dipper measure
respectively : 1°02 by 75; 1-02 by -79.

2. Norway. Crowley Bequest.

Cinclus kashmiriensis, Giowld.

Cinclus cashmeriensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 312 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899). ‘

Cinclus kashmiriensis, Oates, Fuuna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 162 (1890) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 100 (1908).

Three eggs of the Brown-backed White-throated Dipper measure
respectively: 1:05 by 73; 1:02 by °73; -95 by °75.

2. Altai Mountains, May. Crowley Bequest.
1. Altai Mountains (Nehkrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Cinclus leucogaster, Bonap.

Cinclus leucogaster, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 314 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi, p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 101 (1903).

The eggs of the White-bellied Dipper vary from °91 to 1:05 in
length, and from ‘71 to ‘8 in breadth.

3. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). | Crowley Bequest.
6. Altai Mountains, May. Crowley Bequest.
2. Altai Mountains, May. Crowley Bequest.

Cinclus asiaticus, Swains.

Cinclus asiaticus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 314 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 163 (1890); ed. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eygs. — Birds, ii. p. 112 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 101
(1908).

The eggs of the Himalayan Brown Dipper vary from ‘99 to 1:09
in length, and from °7 to °8 in breadth.

2. Mussoori (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.
2. Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th March Hume Coll.
(C. R. Cock).

1, Dharmsala, 12th March (C. 2. C.). Crowley Bequest.

Cinclus mexicanus, Swaine.

Cinclus mexicanus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. B. i. p. 56
(1874) ; Cowes, B. N.-West, p. 10 (1874); id. B. Col. Vail. p. 89
(1878); Salvin § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i, p. 44 (1879);

MIMIDZ. 81

(08 Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 317 (1881); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 101

The eggs of the American Dipper in the Collection measure from
1-to 1:09 in length, and from -69 to -74 in breadth.

6. Colorado, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P

Cinclus pallasi, Temm.

Cinclus pallasi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 816 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 164 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899,
p. 193; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 101 (1903),

Two eggs of Pallas’s Dipper measure respectively : 1:02 by ‘77;
1:02 by °79.

2. Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, O. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
March (J. D. La Touche).

Family MIMID.

Genus MIMUS, Boie.

The eggs of the genus Mimus are much alike in their general
character. In all of them the ground-colour is of a light tint
varying from greenish blue to greenish grey, and the markings,
which are most variable in their combinations and tints, even in
eggs of the same species, consist of spots, blotches, and clouds of
many shades of purplish-brown and russet.

Mimus polyglottus (Zinn.).

Turdus polyglottus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 12, a, 6
(1845-54).

Mimus polyglottus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 49
(1sf4), Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 338 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 102 (1903).

The eggs of the American Mocking-Thrush are usually of a broad
oval form. They vary from greenish to bluish white, and are
spotted, blotched, and clouded with various shades of reddish and
purple-brown and underlying lavender-grey. The markings are
generally densest at the broad end, where they often form an
irregular cap. Specimens measure from ‘9 to 1:07 in length, and
from ‘68 to °8 in breadth.

8. North America (Audubon: Tris- | Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
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82 MIMIDZ.

3. North America (C. J. & F. Princeton University, N.J.[E.].

Pinnock). ;
10. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. North America. Old Collection.
4, New York (D. G. Elliot: Tris- | Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
5, Grand Coteau, Louisiana (Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll.
shaw Coll.).
6. Austin, Texas, 10th June. Ww. aes Saunders, Esq.
P.].
4, Texas, 15th June. : W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
Pj.

Mimus orpheus (Linzn.).
(Plate IV. fig. 16.)

Mimus polyglottus (mec Linn.), Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 144 (1847).
Mimus orpheus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 340 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 102 (1908).

. The eggs of the Jamaican Mocking-Thrush are not distinguish-
able from those of M. polyglottus. They measure from -91 to 1:08
in length, and from -7 to 75 in breadth.

10. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke [P.].
1. Jamaica, 14th May (Osburn). Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Jamaica. Crowley Bequest.
1. Jamaica. vo Saunders, Esq.
-].

Mimus triurus (Vieiil.).

Mimus triurus, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 589; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 842 (1881) ; Sel. & Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 8 (1888) ; Holland,
Ibis, 1897, p. 166; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe,
Hand-l, iy. p. 103 (1908).

Two eggs of the White-banded Mocking-Thrush in the Collection
are of a long narrow oval form and slightly glossy. They are pale
green, rather densely speckled with pale reddish brown and under-
og lilac-grey. They measure respectively: 1:03 by 71; 1:1 by

2. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.].

Mimus longicaudatus (Tschudi).
(Plate IV. fig. 17.)

Mimus longicaudatus, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vi. p. 342 (1881);

; (1503) Kat, Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108

The only egg of the Long-tailed Mocking-Thrush in the Collection
is almost elliptical in form, and in colour is very pale blue, spotted

‘

MIMUS. 83

and streaked with light reddish brown over the whole surface, but
a little more thickly towards one end. It is slightly glossy, and
measures 1-1 by °8.

1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

Mimus thenca (Molina).

Turdus thenca, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxiv. fig. 16 (1845-54).

Mimus thenca, Fraser, P. Z. 8. 1848, p. 111; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
vi. p. 845 (1881); James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 1 (1892);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108
(1903).

The eggs of the Chilian Mocking-Thrush vary in shape from a
narrow to a broad oval and are moderately glossy. In ground-colour
they range from bluish- to greenish-white or grey ; but the character
of the surface-markings appears to indicate the existence of two
types sufficiently distinct but nevertheless connected by intermediate
forms. The first type, which is that figured by Thienemann (1. c.),
is regularly and rather thickly covered with freckles and short streaks
of pale reddish brown, somewhat denser at the larger end; while the
eggs of the second type closely resemble in their bolder coloration
those of M. polyglottus.

An intermediate example, from Convento, has the freckles larger
and less numerous than in the first type, the ground-colour being
quite conspicuous. The eggs measure from 1:07 to 1:18 in length,
and from 79 to *91 in breadth.

3. Chile. Old Collection.

38. Central Chile (Zandbeck). 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. Chile (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

8. Santiago, Chile, lst Dec. (Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).
1. Convento, Chile, 1st Dec. Crowley Bequest.

Mimus modulator (Gould).
(Plate IV. fig. 15.)

Mimus modulator, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 347 (1881); Sel. &
Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 5 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 194;
Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 162; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 49 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 103 (1908).

Mimus calandria, Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin, viii. p. 81 (1880-1).

The eggs of the Calandria Mocking-Thrush resemble those of
M. polyglotius in colour, but they are rather larger. The general
coloration, moreover, is suffused with a more rosy tint ; and the seven
specimens from the Crowley Bequest, apparently selected from
various sets, are exceedingly handsome and richer, both in ground-

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84 MIMIDE.

colour and markings, than ordinary eggs of M. polyglottus. They
measure from 1:03 to 1:1 in length, and from -75 to ‘85 in breadth.

7. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest.

5. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.].
1. Uruguay, 22nd Oct. O, V. Aplin, Esq. [P.].
2. Uruguay, 15th Nov. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.].

1. Uruguay. °O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.].

Mimus gilvus (Vicill.).

Mimus gracilis, Owen, Ibis, 1861, p. 60, pl. ii. fig. 2. :

Mimus gilvus, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 492; Salv. & Godm. Biol.
Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 86 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi.
p. 850 (1881); Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 104 (1903),

The eggs of the Graceful Mocking-Thrush resemble very closely
those of M. polyglottus, but one set of three from Grenada differs
so much from the ordinary type that it deserves special mention.
To begin with, the eggs are all of a very long pointed oval form:
each differs strikingly from the others, the first being of a very clear
pale blue with only the faintest trace of yellowish-brown spots ; the
second is densely freckled all over with tiny specks of pale reddish
brown, more so even than in the case of the first type of M. thenca
already described ; while the third egg has larger and less numerous
spots, allowing more ground-colour to be seen and thereby approach-
ing the ordinary type. The other set from Grenada is a handsome
one, the eggs being boldly marked and the colouring of the blotches
a rich red-brown. They measure from ‘92 to 1:1 in length, and
from ‘70 to -79 in breadth.

3. Grenada, W. Indies (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest.

3. Grenada, 3rd July (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest.

2. St. Vincent, W. Indies, May Salvin-Godman Coll.
(Mrs. D. W. Smith).

1

2

Yucatan. Crowley Bequest.
San Geronimo, Guatemala, May = Salvin-Godman Coll.
(BR. Owen).
8. San Geronimo, 380th May (R. 0.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. San Geronimo, May (R. 0.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll.
(T. K. Salmon).

Genus OREOSCOPTES, Baird.

Oreoscoptes montanus (Townsend).
(Plate IV. fig. 14.)

Oreoscoptes montanus, Cowes, Birds N.-West, p.7 (1874); Baird, Brewer
& Lidgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 32 (1874) ; Cowes, Birds Color. Vall.
p. 48 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 833 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Kiersamml. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1908).

The eggs of the Mountain Mocking-Thrush, or Sage-Thrasher,
have a very striking and handsome appearance. They are of a

GALEOSCOPTES. 85.

broad oval form and possess a considerable amount of gloss. The
ground-colour is of a deep blue, much speckled and blotched,
especially at the larger end of the egg (where the markings are
collected into the form of a more or less distinct zone), with
chocolate or umber-brown and some underlying markings of lilac-
grey. They measure from ‘92 to 1:01 in length, and from "68 to
‘71 in breadth.

2. Austin, Nevada, 8rd July (R. Ridg-
way: Tristram Coll.).

5. Reno, Nevada, 20th May (H. W.
Henshaw).

2. Fort Garland, Colorado, 22nd June
(A.W. H).

Crowley Bequest,
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

Genus GALEOSCOPTES, Cad.

Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Zinn.).

Turdus felivox, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 6 (1845-54).

Mimus carolinensis, Lord, Proc. R.A. Inst., Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865) ;
Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 8 (1874).

Galeoscoptes carolinensis, ’ Baird, Brewer < Ridgw. N.-Amer. Birds, i.
p. 52 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. il. vi. p- 335 (1881); Nehrk.
Cat. Eiersamml. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 106 (1903),

Mimus (Galeoscoptes) carolinensis, Coues, Birds Color. Vall. p. 66

(1878).

Galeoscoptes bermudianus, Bangs & Bradlee, Auk, xviii. p. 253 (1901).
The eggs of the Cat-bird are of a regular oval form, highly glossy,

and of a deep greenish-blue colour.

They measure from ‘87 to

1:04 in length, and from °63 to °73 in breadth.

13. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. North America (Smiths. Inst.). » Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. North America. Capt. Bruce Hutton [P.].
4. North America. W. ana Saunders, Esq.
P,
1. British Columbia (J: K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm.
].- Pembina, Dakota, 4th June (G. N. Amer. Bound. Comm,
M. Dawson).
2. 49th Parallel (G. M. D.). N. Amer. Bound. Comm.
5. Princeton, New Jersey.(W.£..D. PrincetonUniversity, N.J.[E. ].
Scott
4. Becen 18th May (W.E.D.S.). PrincetonUniversity,N.J.[E. ].
3. Princeton, 27th May(W.£.D.S&.). _ PrincetonUniversity,N.J.[E. ].
3. Princeton, 27th May (W.E. D.S.). PrincetonUniversity, N.J.[E. |.
3. Princeton, 5th June (W.L.D.8.). PrincetonUniversity, N.J.| E.
3. Princeton, 9th June(W.#.D.S8.). PrincetonUniversity,N.J. E.).
4. Princeton,1]th June(W.£.D.8.). PrincetonUniversity, N.J.[E.].
2. Bermuda. Salvin-Godman Coll,
4, Bermuda. Purchased.
6. Bermuda-(J. Boog : Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
3. Mt. it Bermuda, May Crowley Bequest.

(Tristram Coll.).

86 MIMIDA.

Genus TOXOSTOMA, Wap.

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 extreme forms—one (7. rufwm) 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 (Z. crissale) of pure spotless blue of medium intensity.
Starting from 7. rufum, the eggs would seem to run in a descending
scale of red markings and an ascending scale of blue ground-colour,
through TY. longirostre, T. cinereum, T. bendirei, T. curvirostre,
T. palmeri, T. redivivum, and 1. lecontec 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 rufam (Linn.).

Turdus rufus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 21 (1845-54),

Harporhynchus rufus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 9 (1874); Baird, Brewer
& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 37 (1874); Coues, Birds Colorado
Vall. p. 61 (1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 358 (1881) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. 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 uniformly 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 -72 to °8 in breadth,

7. North America (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
4, North America (Simiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. North America. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. North America. We aden Saunders, Esq.
3. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, 16th June ner, Bound. Comm,

(G. M, Dawson).
9. Massachusetis (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Pennsylvania (8. F. Baird). Princeton University, N.J.[E.].
2. ey i (J. G, Bell: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

oll.).

Toxostoma cinereum (Xantus).

Harporhynchus cinereus, Xantus, Proc. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 298;
Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer, Birds, i. p. 40 (1874) ; Sharpe,
We “alg B. M. vi. p. 855 (1881); Netrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 49

Toxostoma cinereum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1908),

The eggs of the Cape St. Lucas Thrasher and of the species next
in order, the Arizona Thrasher, appear to have more general

TOXOSTOMA. 87

resemblance to those of the genus Mimus than to those of Towostoma,
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 -90 to 1:11 in length, and from
“69 to °81 in breadth.

1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Cape St. Lucas, California (J. Salvin-Godman Coll.

. Aantus: Smiths. Inst.).

8. Cape St. Lucas, 21st May (J. X.: Salvin-Godman Coll.
Smiths. Inst.).

2. Cape St. Lucas (J. X.; Smiths. Crowley Bequest.
Inst.).

Toxostoma bendirei (Cowes).
(Plate IV. fig. 18.)

Harporhynchus bendirei, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii.
p. 500 (1874).

Harporhynchus bendirii, Coues, Birds Color. Vall. p. 67 (1878) ; Sharpe,
ABO B. M. vi. p. 356 (1881); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 49

ioe 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 1-04 by °80.

1. Tucson, Arizona, May. oo Saunders, Esq.

Toxostoma longirostre (Lafr.).

Harporhynchus rufus, var. longirostris, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i, p. 89 (1874).

Harporhynchus longirostris, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i.
p. 81 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 356 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. 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 deusely 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.

5. Brownsville, Texas, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq,
5. Mexico. Crowley Bequest.
1, Matamoras, Mexico (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Matamoras (Lt. Couch: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Ooll.
Coil.).
1. Matamoras (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

88 MIMID.

Toxostoma curvirostre (Swains.).
(Plate IV. fig. 19.)

Harporhynchus curvirostris, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i.
p. 41 (1874); Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 32
(1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 358 (1881); Nehrk. Kat.
Etersammil. p. 49 (1899). ‘

Toxostoma curvirostre, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903).

Eggs of the Grey Curve-billed Thrasher have the general character
of those of 7. rufum and its allies, but differ 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 form, and much handsomer than
the ordinary eggs. The average measurements are 1:11 by °78.

2. Mexico (A. Forrer). Crowley Bequest.

1. Matamoras, Mexico (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Matamoras (Lt. Couch: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll.

Coll.).
4. Tampico, Mexico, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
(P.I.

2. Oaxaca, Mexico. C. G. Rickards, Esq. [P.].

1. Texas (Zt, Couch: Smiths. Inst.). | Crowley Bequest.
10. Texas (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Toxostoma palmeri (Coues).
Harporhynchus curvirostris, var. palmeri, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw.
NV. 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-i. iv. p. 107 (1908).

_ The single egg of Palmer’s Curve-billed Thrasher in the Collection
is exactly like the typical eggs of J. curvirostre already described.
It measures 1:12 by -77.

1. Tucson, Arizona, 16th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
Js

Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel).

Harporhynchus redivivus, Buird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i.
p. 46 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 360 (1881); Neirk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 50 (1899).

Toxostoma redivivum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903).

The eggs of the California Thrasher in the Collection resemble
those of 7. curvirostre, but the ground-colour is decidedly bluer

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and the markings are larger, being in the form of spots rather than
speckles or dots. They measure from 1:10 to 1:25 in length, and
from -80 to ‘88 in breadth.

1. California (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. (California. } Crowley Bequest.
2. Monterey, California (C. A. Cau- Crowley Bequest.
field : Smiths. Inst.).
4. San Diego, California, 15th March. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.

Toxostoma lecontei (Zawr.).
_ (Plate IV. fig. 20.)

Harporhynchus redivivus, var. lecontei, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N.-Amer.
Birds, i. p. 44 (1874).

Harporhynchus redivivus lecontii, Cowes, Birds Color. Vall. p. 70 (1878).

Harporhynchus lecontii, Sharpe; Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 361 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 50 (1899).

Toxostoma lecontei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108 (1908).

The egg of Leconte’s Thrasher from Nevada is indistinguishable
from examples of 7. redivivum; but the clutch from S. Bernardino,
California, are of a brighter and clearer blue, marked with a very
few spots and specks of reddish brown, chiefly at the broader end of
the egg. These three measure respectively: 1:06 by ‘81; 1:05
by -8; 1:15 by -78; and the Nevada egg 1-10 by 81.

1. Nevada. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P

[P.].
3. S. Bernardino, Colorado Desert, W.G. Wright, Esq. [P.].
California, 15th May *.

Toxostoma crissale (Henry).
(Plate IV. fig. 21.)

Harporhynchus crissalis, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i.
p. 47 (1874); Coues, Birds Color. Vail. p. 73 (1878); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vi. p. 361 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 50
(1899).

Toxostoma crissale, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108 (1903).

The three eggs of the Rufous-vented Thrasher in the Collection
are of a uniform spotless greenish-blue colour and rather glossy,
resembling in every respect those of the next genus Melanotis, and
thereby differing from all others of their own genus. They measure
respectively : 1:01 by °81; 1:09 by °79; and 1:08 by -80.

1. California (Nehrkorn Coll). Crowley Bequest.
2. [California. Crowley Bequest.

* The parent birds and nest, accompanying these eggs, are now mounted in
the Bird Gallery of the Natural History Museum.

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F

Genus MELANOTIS, Bonap.

Melanotis cerulescens (Swains.).

Melanotis cerulescens, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 28
(1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 362 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat.
EFiersammi. p. 50 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108 (1903).

The two eggs of the Slaty-blue Mocking-Thrush in the Collection
are glossy and of a regular oval form. They are of a spotless
greenish blue, of a decided tint, and measure respectively 1-05 by
-72 and 1:03 by *71. Nehrkorn describes the eggs as spotted, but
all the available information respecting the eggs of the genus seems
to indicate that they are spotless.

2. {Mexico.] Crowley Bequest.

Melanotis hypoleucus, Hartt.

Melanotis hypoleucus, Sed. § Salv. Ibis, 1859, p.7; Salv. & Godm. Biol.
Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 29 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi.
p. 363 (1881); id. Hand-l. iv.-p. 108 (1903).

The two eggs of the White-breasted Blue Mocking-Thrush in the
Collection are of a narrow oval form and have a considerable amount
of gloss. They are of a plain unspotted bluish-green colour, rather
lighter than those of M. cerulescens. They are of the same size,
measuring 1°20 by ‘75.

2. Duefias, Guatemala, 80th May Salvin-Godman Coll.
(O. Salvin).

Genus MARGAROPRS, Sclat.

Margarops fuscatus (Vievll.).

Cichlherminia fuscata, A. § E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p, 141, pl. xii. fig. 8;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 329 (1881); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 48 (1849).

Margarops fuscatus, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 110 (1908).

The eggs of the White-eyed Mocking-Thrush are somewhat
narrow pointed ovals, with a fair amount of gloss and of a plain
greenish-blue colour. They measure from 1:17 to 1:35 in length,
and from ‘8 to °9 in breadth. :

2. St. Croix, West Indies, June (4. Salvin-Godman Coll.

EE. Newton).
1. St. Croix, July (4.$ #. M). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. St. Croix (A. § £. M.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. St. Croix, July (A. § B N.). Crowley Bequest.
5. St.Thomas, West Indies (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).

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Family TURDID&.

Genus PLATYCICHLA, Baird.

Platycichla flavipes (Viezll.)
(Plate V. fig. 5.)

Merula flavipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 253 (1881); Sharpe in
Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 81 (1900) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus.
Paulista, ii. p. 199 (1900).

Platycichla flavipes, Sharpe, Hund-i. iv. p. 111 (1903).

The three eggs of the Brazilian Grey Ouzel are of a narrow oval
shape and of a dull surface. They are pale greenish blue, rather
coarsely blotched and spotted with reddish brown and lilac-grey.
In two of the examples the blotches are larger at the broad end
than elsewhere. They measure respectively : 1:2 by'8; 1:18 by °8;
1:22 by °8.

3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.].

Platycichla venezuelensis, Sharpe.

Merula flavipes, auct. pt., ex Venezuela.

Merula carbonaria, Nehrk, Kat. Eversammi. p. 38 (1899).

Merula venezuelensis, Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p, 88
(1900).

Platycichla venezuelensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 111 (1903).

The eggs of the Venezuelan Grey Ouzel are represented in
the Collection by four specimens from the Crowley Bequest.
They resemble those of P. flavipes in colour, but are smaller,
rather more glossy, and, in general appearance, brighter. One
of the four differs trom the others in being very thickly spotted and
streaked all over, but little ground-colour being visible. In size they
vary from -96 to 1-11 in length, and from ‘73 to °79 in breadth.

4, Venezuela (Gugenheimer). Crowley Bequest,

Genus MYIEDESTES, Swains.

Myiedestes ralloides (d’Orb.).
(Plate VII. fig. 16.)

Myiadestes ralloides, Sel. §& Salv. P. Z. 8S, 1879, p. 492.

Myiadectes ralloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 375 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Fiersamml, p. 50 (1899).

Myiedestes ralloides, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1908).

The eggs of the Andean Solitaire are of a rather broad, pointed,
oval shape, and slightly glossy. The ground is white or pinkish-

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white, somewhat thickly speckled and mottled, especially at the
broad end, with bright chestnut, brownish lilac, and lavender-grey.
Five examples measure from °91 to 1:02 in length, and from -67 to
‘7 in breadth.

3. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Colombia (7. K. Salmon). ‘
2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest.

Genus COCHOA, Hodgs.

Cochoa viridis, Hodgs.
(Plate V. fig. 6.)

Cochoa viridis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 2 (1879); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 160 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind.
Birds, ii. p. 111 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 115 (1898).

An egg of the Green Thrush in the Collection is elliptical in shape
and very glossy. It resembles many of the eggs of the Common
Blackbird (Merula merula), being pale greyish green, densely speckled
and mottled with reddish brown and pale lavender. It measures
1:03 by °75.

1, Native Sikhim, 10,000 feet, June. Hume Coll.

Genus MIMOCICHLA, Sel.

Mimocichla rubripes (Temm.).
(Plate V. fig. 17.)

Turdus rubripes, de la Sagra, Cuba, Ois. p. 46 (1839).

Mimocichla rubripes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 283 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 88 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii, p. 213 (1902); id. Handel, iv. p. 115 (1908).

A single egg of the Cuban Grey Thrush in the Collection is rather
handsome. It has a cream-coloured ground, and some shell-
markings of lavender-grey, the whole surface being thickly streaked
and mottled with rich though not very dark chestnut. Size 1:19
by °88.

1. Cuba (Tristram Coll.), Crowley Bequest.

Genus MERULA, Leach.

Merula merula (Linn.),
(Plate VIII. figs. 1-4 & 7.)

Turdus merula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 20, a-c (1845-
54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 8, tab. 75. fig. 9
(1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 91, pl. xxv. figs. 1

MERULA. 93

& ii (1856) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 311; Godman, Ibis, 1866, p. 95;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 209; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 91
(1872).

Merula Cais Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 235 (1881); id. Brit.
Birds, i. p. 285, pl. 8 (1888) ; ed. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 181, pl. 50.
figs. 11 & 12 (1896); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 1
(1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 117 (1908).

Eggs of the Blackbird are mostly of an oval form; a few are
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 specimens 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
plue; 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, extremely 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 -75 to -93
‘in breadth.

4, Co. Waterford, Ireland, 20th April. Miss F. Keane [P.],
4. Dochfour, Inverness (Huargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.). 5
3. eee Inverness (Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
4. England Old Collection.
2. Kendal, Westmoreland, April. A. Garnett, Esq. [P.].
4, Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 23rd May Seebohm Coll.
(J. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.).
3. Wilstrop, 28th May (/. #.: Har- Seebohm Coll.
gitt Coll.).
3. Sheffield (2. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll.
2. Sheffield (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Sheffield (Z. 8). Seebohm Coll.
4, Clumber, Notts, 9th May (ZZ. &.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
4, Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. | P.].
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. iB ;
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P. }.

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TURDIDA,

Cambridge, 23rd May.

Norfolk, 22nd April (F. Norgate).
Norfolk, 23rd May (F. W.).
Taplow, Berkshire.

Ascot, Berkshire.

Ascot. .
Bentley, Hampshire, 24th April
(Hargitt Coll.). :
Bentley, 27th April (Hargitt

Coll).
Bentley, Ist May (Hargitt Coil.).
Binsted, Hampshire, 4th May
(Z. Hargitt).

Avington. Hampshire, May (G.
E, Shelley: Hargitt Coll). '
Avington, May (G. £. S.: Har-

gitt Coll.),
Alton, Hampshire.
Alton.
Hastings, Sussex, 13th May.

Godalming, Surrey, June.

Tilford, Surrey.

Walton Oaks, Surrey.

Middlesex.

Middlesex.

Stanmore, Middlesex (Hargitt
Coll.).

Wimbledon, Middlesex.

Wimbledon.

Epping Forest.

Dunmow, Essex, 25th March.

Loughton, Essex (0. Salvin).

Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May
(1. Seebohm).

Valkenswaard, 23rd May (ZH. S.).

Valkenswaard, 28th May (H. S.).

Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders).

Malaga (H. S.).

Fayal, Azores (F. D, Godman).

Madeira, 5000 feet, 14th April
(W. R. O0.-G.).

Madeira, 5000 feet, 12th May
CW. BR. 0.-G.).

Kef Laks, Algeria, April (0.
Salvin).

Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (H.
Seebohm § T. Kriiper).

Parnassus, 21st May (A. 8S. &
T.&).

Smyrna, 8rd May (T. Kriiper).

Nymphion, Asia Minor, 6th
June (#. &).

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Seebohm Cell.
Seebohm Coll.

Gould Coll.

C. P. Leach, 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.

a]:
E. e Green, Esq. [P.].
Crowley 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 Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

W. py Ogilvie-Grant, Esq.

Hon. C. Baring and W. R.
Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. [P.].

Salvin-Godman Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll,

MERULA. 95

Merula mandarina, Bonap.

Turdus mandarinus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 38.

Merula mandarina, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 288 (1881); La
Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 412; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii, p. 17 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml, p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1908).

A considerable series of the eggs of the Chinese Ouzel are quite
indistinguishable from those of Turdus viscivorus; they 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 (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.
2. Amoy (BR. Swinhoe). Crowley Bequest.
1. Foochow, China, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
6. Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
5. Foochow, 23rd May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Chinkiang, N.W. i ohkien, 20th C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

April.
Merula boulboul (Zath.).

Merula boulboul, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 243 (1881) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ti. p. 180 (1890) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 93 (1890) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii, p. 19 (1899); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1908).

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.

5. Himalayas. WwW. ma Saunders, Esq.
3. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest.
2. Himalayas. Hume Ooll.

8. Near Simla. Hume Coll.

j. Kotegarh, 38rd May. Hume Coll.

j. Binsur, 8th Aug. Hume Coll.

3. Darjiling, Sikhim, May. Hume Coll.

1. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest.
2, Rishap, Sikhim. Hume Coll.

1. Mongphoo, Sikhim, 16th May Hume Coll.

J. Gammie).
7. Mongphoo, Ist June (J. G.). Hume Coll.

96 TURDIDA.

Merula albocincta, Royle.

Merula albicincta, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 127 (1890) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 92 (1890) ; Osmaston,
Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 66 (1897) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s
Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 23 (1900). +

Merula albocincta, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M. v. p. 245 (1881); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903).

The egg of the White-collared Ouzel in the Collection is of a
regular oval form and fairly glossy. 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 °87.

1. Native Sikhim, 27th June. Hume Coll.

Merula serrana (Tschudi).

Turdus serranus, Scl. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 491.

Merula serrana, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 239 (1881) ; Sharpe in
Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 41 (1900); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 118
(1908).

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.
(L. K. Salmon).

Merula atrisericea (Lafr.).

Merula atrosericea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 289 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii. p. 48 (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 confluent, 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. 97

Merula samoensis, Tristr.
(Plate V. fig. 12.)

Merula vanicorensis, Finsch §& Hartl. Fauna Centr.-Polyn. p. 97, tab. i.
fig. 3 (1867); Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 489.

Turdus vanicorensis, Nehrk. J. f. O. 1879, p. 405.

Merula samoensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 242 (1881); Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p.51 (1900); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 87 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-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 Turdidz,’
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
“ sreen, thickly spotted and flecked with pale reddish brown, and
“ faint 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,

1. Samoa. Rev. 8. J. Whitmee [C.].
2. Samoa, Rev. 8. J. Whitmee [C.].
2. Samoa, Feb. Rev. 8. J. Whitmee [C.].
1, Samoa, May. Rey. 8. J. Whitmee [C. ].
1. Samoa, Oct. Rev. 8. J. Whitmee [C. ].
2. Samoa. Crowley Bequest.

1. Samoa (Godefroy Museum). Seebohm Coll.

Merula nigrorum (Ogilvie Grant).
(Plate ¥. fig. 18.)
Turdus nigrorum, Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 544; id. § Whitehead,
This, 1898, p. 238, pl. v. figs. 8, 9.

Merula nigrorum, Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 65 (1900) ;
id, Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903),

Two eggs of the Negros-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 chestnut-red. The
markings are evenly distributed over the shell, but are in bolder
blotches on one egg than the other. The eggs measure respectively :
1:16 by °82; 1:17 by °84. ,

2. Canloan Volcano, Negros Island, J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.}.
Philippines, 12th April.

VOL. IV. a

98 TURDIDE.

Merula nigropileus (Lafr.).
(Plate V. figs. 9 & 11.)

Merula nigropileus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 250 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 126 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 91 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 37
(1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 67 (1900); zd.
Hand-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 underlying 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.].
1. Lonauli, Khandala, India, 27th Hume Coll.
July (H. Wenden).

1. Lonauli, 2nd Aug. Hume Ooll.
1. Lonauli, 6th Aug. Hume Coll.
1, Lonauli, 13th Aug. Hume Coll.
1. Lonauli, 14th Aug. Hume Coll.
1. Lonauli, 17th Aug. Hume Coll.

Merula simillima (Jerd.).

Merula simillima, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 251 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890); td. ed. Hume, Nests
§ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 88 (1890); Mehrk. Kat. Etersamml.
p. 87 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 71 (1900);
wd. Hand-l. 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 beautiful
“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

MERULA. 99

“end. In some eggs all the markings are very fine and minute,
“laid on, as it were, with a very fine-pointed brush ; in others they
“are coarse and streaky, and occasionally bold, blotchy, and well
“ defined.

“Specimens occur which could scarcely be separated from
“ 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 in breadth.

Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
Nilghiri Hills, 1st April. Crowley Bequest.
Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll.
Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll.
Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll,
Nilghiri Hills, 9th May. Hume Coll.
Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills. Crowley Bequest.
Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 4th April, © Hume Coll.
Curzon, 8th April. Hume Coll.
Curzon, 30th April. Hume Coll,
Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll.
Coonoor. Hume Coll,
Coonoor, 3rd April. Hume Coll.
Coonoor, 9th April. Hume Coll.
Coonoor, 10th April. Hume Coll.
Coonoor, 20th May. Hume Coll.

Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 1st May Hume Coll.
(Miss Cockburn).

Kotagherry, 5th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.
burn).

Kotagherry, 9th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.
burn).

Kotagherry, 14th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.

burn).

Kotagherry, 16th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.
burn).

Kotagherry, 17th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll.

burn).

Kotagherry, 80th May (Miss Cock- § Hume Coll.
burn).

Kotagherry, 10th June (Miss Hume Coll.
Cockburn).

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Merula bourdilloni, Seebohm.

Merula bourdilloni, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 251 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 125 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind, Birds, ii. p. 91 (1890); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdida, ii. p. 75 (1900) ; id. Hand-i. iv. p. 119 (19083).

The egg of Bourdillon’s Ouzel in the Collection, which is one of
those taken by Major Terry and mentioned in Hume’s ‘ Nests and

H2

100 TURDIDE.

Eggs of Indian Birds, 2nd ed. vol. ii. p. 91, is of a regular oval shape
and possesses a considerable amount of gloss. Itis 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 M. simillima.

1. Palani Hills, Southern India, «Major Horace A. Terry [P.].
8rd June.

Merula kinnisi, Blyth.

Turdus kinnisi, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 449 (1879).

Merula kinnisi, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 252 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890); zd. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind, Birds, ii. p. 90 (1890); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdida, ii. p. 77 (1900) ; td. Hand-l, iv. p. 119 (1903).

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.(4.Z. Crowley Bequest.
Butler).

1. Newara Eliya, Ceylon, Jan. (4. Z. Crowley Bequest.
Butler).

Merula Indovicix, Lort Phillips.
(Plate V. fig. 7.)

Merula ludovicise, Lort Phillips, Bull. B. O. C. iv. p. xxxvi (1895) ; id.
Ibis, 1896, p. 383; td. Ibis, 1896, p. 78; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdide, ii. p. 79 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1908).

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. 75 in.”

2. Somali-land (Z. L. P.). E, Lort Phillips, Esq. [P.].

MERULA. 101

Merula poliocephala (Zath.).
(Plate V. fig. 19.)

Merula poliocephala, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p, 528° (1865) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 258 (1881); North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 411 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p. 38 (1899) ;
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 91 (1900) ; 2d. Hand-l. iv.
p. 119 (1908).

There is not much variety among the eggs of the Norfolk-Island
Ouzel in the Collection. They 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 (Z. LZ. Layard: Orxowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).
1, a a 9th Nov. (Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Ol. ).
2.

Norfolk Island, Nov. (Crowfoot - Crowley Bequest.
Coll). :

Merula celznops, Stejneger.

Turdus celeenops, Stejn.. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 484.

Merula celenops, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 50 (1890) ;, Sharpe in
Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, 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 different 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 Radcliffe-Saunders Collection,
have smaller markings and a more freckled appearance than the
others. The variations in size are from 1:15 to 1:21 in length, and
from ‘79 to ‘90 in breadth.

4. Hachijo Island, Japan, 10th May Crowley Bequest.

(Owston).
2. Hachijo Island, 12th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.].
2. Hachijo Island, 6th May. Mee Saunders, Esq.

102 TURDIDE.

Merula erythropleura, Sharpe.
(Plate V. figs. 14 & 15.)

Turdus erythropleurus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1887, p. 515. : ;

Merula erythropleura, Lister, P. Z. 8.1888, p. 517; Sharpe in Andrews’s
Mon. Christmas Island, p.49 (1900) ; ad. in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii. p. 178 (1902) ; td. Hand-l, iv. p. 121 (1908).

Like M. nigrorum, the Christmas-Island Ouzel appears to lay
only two eggs ina 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. They measure
respectively : 1:08 by ‘80; 1:10 by °79; 1:10 by 80; and 1-14
by °78.

2. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Sir John Murray [P.].
25th Dec. (C. W. Andrews).

2. Christmas Island, 28th Dec. Sir John Murray [P.].
(C. W. A.).

Merula rufiventer, Vicill.

Turdus rufiventer, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 222 (1881); Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdide, i. p. 291 (1899); Nehrk. Kat.
Etersammi. p. 87 (1899).

Turdus rufiventris, Sed. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 3 (1888).

Merula rutiventer, Sharpe, Hand-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
rich 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 havea 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 82; 1:07x°85; and 1:01:81. Those of the
second type 1:2 x 86; 1:13x°88; and 1:12x-84.,

3, Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest.
3. 8, America. si Saunders, Esq.

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Merula magellanica, King.

Turdus magellanicus, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 648; Seebohm, Cat. Birds
B. M. v. p. 223 (1881); Sel. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 8 (1888) ;
James, New List Chihan Birds, p.1 (1892); Sharpe in Seebohm’s
ree Turdide, i, p. 295 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Etersamml, p. 87

ys

Merula magellanica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1908).

The eggs of the Magellan Ouzel are for the most part of a
regular oval form, and 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 chiefly 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 and 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 Collection.
1. [Chile]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
LP. ].
1. Chile ( Tristram Coil.). gay Bequest.
1. Chile (Nehrkorn Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
4. Chile. Berkeley James Coll.
2. Central Chile (Zandbeck). Berkeley James Coll.
8. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll.
3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll.
8. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll.
3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll.
1. Santiago, Chile, 2nd Oct. (Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coil.).
3. Rio Bueno, Valdivia, Chile, 20th Crowley Bequest.
ec,
1. Rio Bueno, 25th Dec. Crowley Bequest.

Merula falkjandica (Q. ¢ G.).
(Plate V. fig. 10.)

Turdus falklandicus, Yarrell, P. Z. S. 1847, p.59; Gould, P. Z. 8. 1859,
.94; Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 152; Sel. & Salv. Zool. ‘ Challenger’
‘ped. ii. pt. viii. p. 100 (1880); Sel. tom. cit. p. 150; Seebohm,

Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 224 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon,
Turdida, i. p. 297 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. 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-Godman Coll.
2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ‘ Challenger.

104 TURDIDE.

8. Falkland Islands. Purchased.
1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Merula grayi, Bonap.

Turdus grayii, Sel. § Salv. Ibis, 1859, p.5, pl. v. fig. 7; Owen, Ibis, 1861,
p. 60; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 219 (1881); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 36 (1899). :

Turdus grayi, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 18 (1879) ;
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, 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. ; Sa. a eins Coll.
10, San Geronimo, Guatemala (R. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Owen).
1. Duchen Guatemala, 28th May Salvin-Godman Coll.
(O. Salvin).
1. Duefias, lst June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Dueias, 12th June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Duefias, 8th May (0. S.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Costa Rica, 10th May. C. F. Underwood, Esq. [C.].
2. Costa Rica, 16th May. C.F. Underwood, Esq. [C.].
3. Veragua (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Chiriqui (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
1. Chiriqui. Crowley Bequest.

'

Merula tristis (Swains.).

Turdus tristis, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 15 (1879) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 211 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s
io i. p. 219 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 36
(1899).

Merula tristis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 123 (1908).

An egg of the Mexican White-throated Ouzel in the Collection,
from the Crowley Bequest, has a rather bright pale blue ground,
not very thickly sprinkled, except at the larger end where there is
a distinct cap, with spots and small blotches of purple-brown and
bright lilac, bearing a considerable resemblance to the lighter-
coloured eggs of the Fieldfare. It measures 1:15 by °83,

1. Mexico. Crowley Bequest.

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Merula leucauchen (Sclater).

Turdus leucauchen, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 212 (1881); Sharpe
in pean Mon. Turdida, i. p. 223 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
Menila leucauchen, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 123 (1903).

The Collection contains three eggs of Sclater’s White-throated
Ouzel, which are greenish grey, spotted and blotched with rich
chestnut-brown. Two have the markings fairly evenly distributed,
though certainly rather denser and larger at the broad end; the
other has a thick handsome zone in the same position. The
oo measurements are 1:06 by 80; 1°10 by °81; and 1°12 by

1. Guatemala. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].
2. Honduras, 3rd July. Gli Bequest.

Merula albicollis, Viciil.

Turdus albicollis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 209 (1881); Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdida, i. p. 229 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 86 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 198 (1900).
Merula albicollis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv p. 128 (1908).

The eggs of Vieillot’s White-throated Ouzel in the Collection are
of a regular oval form and moderately glossy. They are greyish,
tinged with pale blue or green, thickly sprinkled with fine spots
and occasionally streaked or blotched with chestnut-brown and
underlying lilac. They vary in size from 1:05 to 1-22 in length,
by from ‘82 to 87 in breadth.

1. Brazil. Seebohm Coll.

3. Brazil. Crowley Bequest.

1. Rio de Janeiro. Seebohm Coll.

2. Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.].

Merula gymnophthalmus, Cad.
(Plate V. figs. 13 & 16.)

Turdus gymnophthalmus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 212 (1881) ;
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 231 (1898); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersamml, p. 86 (1899). ;

Merula gymnophthalmus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 123 (1908).

The five eggs of the Bare-eyed Ouzel in the Cellection from the
island of Grenada, West Indies, are very variable in appearance,
though they are all pale green, spotted with various tints of brown.
Two of them are very thickly covered with dull brown blotches, in
one example forming a heavy cap at the smaller end, while the other
three are much less strongly marked, though the colour is decidedly
richer, and many underlying spots of bright lilac are visible.
In the latter, too, there is a conspicuous gathering of the spots

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at the larger end. They measure from 1:05 to 1°12 by from
“78 to *82.

2. Grenada, W. Indies, 30th April Crowley Bequest.
(J. G. Wells).
8. Grenada, 12th June (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest.

Merula amaurochalina, Cad.

Turdus leucomelas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds -B. M. v. p. 218 (1881); Sel.
§ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 1 (1888); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdide, i. p. 225 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 86 (1899) ; von
Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 197 (1900).

Merula amaurochalina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 124 (1903).

Two of the eggs of the Dusky Ouzel in the Collection are very
unlike each other. One, a remarkably long pointed oval in shape,
is light greenish blue, sprinkled all over, especially at the larger end,
with spots and streaks of bright reddish brown and lavender ; while
the other is of a blunt oval form, boldly blotched with chestnut-
brown and violet, very handsome. Both are fairly glossy. They
measure respectively: 1:22 by ‘77 and 1:08 by ‘83.

2, Argentine Republic, Crowley Bequest.

2. Brazil. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
cP].
L

Merula maculirostris, Berlepsch.

Turdus albiventris, Sci. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 328.

Turdus leucomelas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 213, part. (1881).

Turdus maculirostris, Sharpe in Scebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 289
(1898).

Merula maculirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 124 (1903).

The eges of the Ecuadorian Dusky Ouzel are of a regular oval
form and almost devoid of all gloss. They are of a faint blue or
bluish-green ground-colour, somewhat thickly speckled and blotched
with reddish brown and lilac. The markings are more dense at

the broad end, where they form a very distinct cap. They average
1:18 by °83.

2. Pallatanga, Ecuador (L. Fraser). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Pallatanga (LZ. F.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Merula ignobilis, Sci.

Turdus ignobilis, Sed. § Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 491 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds
B. M. v. p. 214 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,i. p. 241
(1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersamml. p. 36 (1899).

Merula ignobilis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 124 (1903).

The six eggs of the Colombian Dusky Ouzel in the Collection
are of two very distinct types. The first is rather lightly marked
with reddish purple and purplish brown, the spots and blotches
being gathered together at the larger end on a ground of pale
bluish grey to form an irregular cap. In the second the ground

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is cream-colour, almost obscured by a dense freckling of dull
reddish brown and faint lavender underlying markings. It is
worthy of remark that one of each type occurs in the two pairs
of eggs from Medellin: one of these pairs was obtained by Salmon
with the female bird.

In size the eggs vary from 1:18 to 1:22 in length, and from ‘80
to °86 in breadth.

2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll.

(T. K. Salmon).
2. Medellin (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
1. New Granada. Crowley Bequest.
1. Peru. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.].
Merula plebeia, Cad.

Turdus plebeius, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 17 (1879) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 215 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s
Mon. Turdide, i. p. 247 (1898).

Merula plebeia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 124 (1903).

.

An egg of the Costa-Rican Ouzel in the Collection is considerably
larger than those of the other South-American Thrushes with which
we are now dealing. It is singularly destitute of the usual Thrush-
like markings, these being restricted to a few scattered minute dots
of reddish lilac on a ground of pale glossy blue. It measures 1°30
by °91.

1. Costa Rica, 24th March (C.F, Crowley Bequest.
Underwood).

Merula nigrirostris, Lawr.
(Plate V. fig. 8.)

Turdus nigrirostris, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 218 (1881) ; Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 253 (1898).
Merula nigrirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 125 (1908).

Two eggs of the St.-Vincent Ouzel in the Collection are bluish
white, blotched and spotted with light and dark shades of reddish
brown. These markings are not very dense except at the larger
end, where they form a well-defined cap. They measure respectively:
1-21 by ‘85 and 1:3 by °87.

2, St. Andrews, Grenada (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest.

Merula fumigata, Licht.

Turdus fumigatus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 216 (1881); Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i i. p. 255 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnil,
36 (1899).
iui fumigata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 125 (1908).

Two eggs of the Russet-bellied Ouzel from Venezuela are much
alike in shape and colour, though differing somewhat in size. The

108 TURDIDE.

markings are rather small speckles and spots of pale chestnut and
violet fairly thickly distributed throughout, with a slight prepon-
derance at the larger end, on a bright ground of light blue. They
measure *94 by *70 and 1:00 by °76.

2. San Esteban, Venezuela (Nehrkorn Orowley Bequest,
Coll.). .

Merula aurantia (@mel.).

Merula leucogenys, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 136 (1847).

Merula aurantia, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 247 (1881); Sharpe in
Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 151 (1901) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 125
(1908).

The eggs of the Jamaica Ouzel closely resemble the commonest
type of egg of M. merula. They are pale greenish blue, densely
mottled all over with reddish brown and underlying pale lilac.
Four examples measure respectively: 1:18 by ‘82; 1:18 by °86;
1:18 by ‘87; and 1:19 by 90.

4, Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke (C.].

Merula cardis (Temm.).

(Plate VI. figs. 1 & 4.)

Turdus cardis, Blakiston § Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 240.

Merula cardis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 261 (1881) ; td. Birds
Jap. Emp. p. 45 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 38 (1899);
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdida, ii. p. 148 (1901); 2d. Hand-l. iv,
p. 195 (1908).

There is a considerable resemblance between the eggs of the Grey
Japanese Ouzel and those of Turdus viscivorus. They vary a good
deal in size and shape; the ground-colour is a rich, or even pinkish,
cream-colour, with faint lilac under-markings, overlaid with spots,
clouds and blotches, of pale and darker reddish brown, often collected
to form a light cap round the broad end. They measure from 1-05
to 1:22 in length, and from ‘73 to ‘81 in breadth.

3. Japan (HZ. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.
2, Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Japan (ZZ. P.). Seebohm Ooll.
3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll.
2. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Japan, 5th June. Crowley Bequest.
2. Hondo, Japan, 15th May. Crowley Bequest.

Merula unicolor (Tick.).

Merula unicolor, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 271 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, ii. p. 182 (1890); Po ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 96 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 38

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(1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 147 (1901); id.
Hand-l. iv. p. 126 (1908).

The eggs of Tickell’s Ouzel vary in shape from a blunt to an elon-
gated oval, while sometimes they are spheroidal. They vary in colour
from greyish white to pale green, streaked and mottled with rich
reddish brown and pale underlying purple. In some specimens the
markings are small freckles with a cap or zone at the larger end, in
others they are larger and dense, covering the greater part of the
ground-colour. They measure from ‘92 to 1-20 in length, and from
“70 to ‘83 in breadth.

1, Murree, N.W. Himalayas, 11th Hume Coll.
June (C. H. T. Marshall).

1. Murree, 5th June (C. H. T. M.). Crowley Bequest.

7. Mussoorie, Himalayas (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

1. Mussoorie, 18th June. Hume Coll.

Merula layardi, Seebohm.
(Plate VI. fig. 3.)

Merula vitiensis (nec Layard), Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 278
(1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 38 (1899). :

Merula layardi, Seebohm, P. Z. 8, 1890, p. 667 ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdide, li. p. 1385 (1901) ; td. Hand-l. iv. p. 126 (1908).

Two pairs of the eggs of the Viti-Levu Ouzel, from the Crowley
Bequest, have a similar ground-colour, a dull and pale greenish blue,
but they differ a little in their markings, which in one pair are bold
and of a bright purple-brown, chiefly at the large end; while in the
other they are duller in colour and take the shape of more numerous
spots and small blotches: these are evenly distributed over the
surface, but there is an additional thickening or cap at the larger
end. In size they range from 1°13 to 1:19 in length, and from °82
to ‘85 in breadth.

2. Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. Crowley Bequest.
2. Viti Levu. Crowley Bequest.

Merula xanthopus (Forster).
(Plate VI. fig. 2.)

Merula xanthopus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 276 (1881) ; Sharpe
in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 189 (1901) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 126
(1903).

There is one egg of the New-Caledonian Ouzel in the Collection,
obtained by Mr. FE. L. Layard. It has the ground-colour of a rather
bright greenish blue, closely mottled over with streaks and blotches
of dull chestnut. In shape it is a regular oval, measuring 1°20 by ‘89.

1. Noumea, New Caledonia (Z. L. Crowley Bequest.
Layard: Tristram Coll).

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Merula olivacea (Liin.).
(Plate VI. figs. 5 & 7.)

Turdus olivaceus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 200 (1875-84) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 227 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon,
Turdide, i. p. 807 (1899); Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899);
Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 175 (1901).

Merula olivacea, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 127 (1903).

Though the Museum series of the eggs of the Cape Ouzel is
quite a small one, it displays considerable variation in colour and
size, especially the latter. The ground-colour ranges from a delicate
verditer-blue to a much less striking bluish grey, the markings in
all cases being large and handsome and not very thickly distributed,
though more numerous at the obtuse end, and in colour ranging
from pale chestnut to purplish brown. In size they vary from 1:10
to 1:25 in length, and from ‘81 to ‘89 in breadth.

2. §. Africa. ] E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
2. 8. Africa. Crowley Bequest.
1. S. Africa (£. Z. Layard). Crowley Bequest.
]. Transvaal (7. Ayres). Crowley Bequest.
2. Nels Poort (7. Atmore). Crowley Bequest.

Genus SEMIMERULA, Sci.

Semimerula fuscatra (D’Orb. g Lafr.).

Merula fuscatra, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 243 (1881); Nehrk,

Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,

ii. p. 55 (1900).
Semimerula fuscatra, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 129 (1903).

The eggs of D’Orbigny’s Ouzel in the Collection resemble those

of M. samoensis very closely. Four examples measure from 1:12
to 1:24 in length, and from -78 to ‘86 in breadth.

1. Chile. Old Collection.
2, Chile. ; Old Collection.
1. Santiago, Chile, Dec. G. O. 8. Napier, Esq. [P.].

Semimerula gigas (Fraser).
(Plate VI. fig. 6.)
eee a Sel. P. Z. 8. 1858, p. 550; Sel. §& Salv. P. Z. S. 1879,

p.
Merula gigas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 244 (1881); Nehrh. Kat.
Etersamml. p. 387 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii.
p. 57 (1900).
Semimerula gigas, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 129 (1908).

The eggs of the Giant Ouzel vary in shape from a broad to
an elongated oval. They are blue of various shades, speckled,
mottled and spotted with reddish or purplish brown and lilac,
On some specimens the markings consist entirely of small specks ;

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on others of streaks and spots, and they are very evenly distributed
over the entire surface of the shell, but not very densely,
Examples measure from 1:28 to 1:56 in length, and from -90 to
1:00 in breadth.

2. New Granada. Crowley Bequest.

2. Bogota (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Colombia (7. K. Salmon).

2. Ecuador. L. Fraser, Esq. [C.].

1. Puellaro, Ecuador, April (LZ. Crowley Bequest.
Fraser).

1. Puellaro, April (Z. F.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Venezuela. Seebohm Coll.

Genus GEOCICHLA, Temm.
Geocichla cyanonota (J. g S.).

Geocichla cyanonotus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 172 (1881) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 139 (1890); id. ed. Hume,
Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 98 (1890); Seebohm, Mon. Turdide,
i. p. 55 (1898) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 35 (1899),

Geocichla cyanonota, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 182 (1903).

The eggs of the White-throated Ground-Thrush are of a broad
pointed oval form, and rather glossy. They are pale bluish or
greenish white, profusely speckled, streaked and blotched with
various shades of reddish and purple-brown and underlying violet.
Some specimens are more densely marked than others, especially at
the broad end, where a broad cap of confluent markings is often
formed. The eggs measure from ‘94 to 1-04 in length, and from
-71 to °78 in breadth.

1. India. Crowley Bequest.
6. Dapuli, South Konkan, India (A. Hume Coll.
Jardine).

2. Kulputty Hill, Wynaad, 5th June Hume Coll.
(J. Darling).

Geocichla citrina (Zath.).
(Plate VI. fig. 8.)

Geocichla citrina, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 457 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds
B. M.v. p. 172 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 140
(1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 100 (1890) ;
Seebohm, Mon. Turdida, i. p. 62 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.,
p. 35 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 182 (1903).

The eggs of the Orange-headed Ground-Thrush are of a rather
broad oval form, and fairly glossy. The ground-colour ranges from
white to bluish white, and is marked with various shades of reddish
brown and underlying lavender-grey, in the shape of specks, spots
and streaks, more or less confluent and densely set over the whole
surface, especially at the broad end, where they form a more or less

112 TURDIDZ.

well-defined cap. Examples measure from ‘99 to 1:07 in length,
and from °73 to ‘81 in breadth.

1. Himalayas (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
8. Mussoorie, Himalayas (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

3. Sikhim, July, Hume Ooll.

1. Pegu, 22nd May (£. W. Oates). Oates Coll.

1. Pegu, 10th June (£. W. O.). *Oates Coll.

1. Pegu, 22nd May (£. W. O.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Pegu, 10th June (Z. W. O.). Seebohm Coll.

Geocichla wardi (Jerd.).
(Plate VI. fig. 12.)

Turdus wardii, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 453 (1880).

Geocichla wardi, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 178 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 187 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 97 (1890) ; Seebohm, Mon. Turdida, i. p. 89
(1898); Nehrk. Kat. Etersammil. p. 35 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 183 (1903).

The egg of the Pied Ground-Thrush in the Collection is almost
elliptical in shape and possesses a fair amount of gloss. It is of a
very pale bluish-white colour, spotted, streaked and blotched, more
thickly at the large end than elsewhere, with ruddy brown and
underlying lilac-grey. The egg measures 1:00 by °72.

1. Naini Tal, Himalayas, 22nd May § Hume Coll.
(G. F. L. Marshall).

Genus CICHLOSELYS, Bonap.
Cichloselys sibiricus (Pail.).

Turdus sibiricus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 87 (1876).

Geocichla sibirica, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B MM. v. p. 180 (1881); id. Brit.
Birds, i. p. 204 (1883) ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 44 (1890) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 188 (1890); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit.
Birds, p. 177, pl. 50. fig. 3 (1896); id. Mon. Turdide, i. p. 97
(1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 35 (1899); Popham, Dis, 1898,
p. 494; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 447, pl. ix. figs. 13-16.

Oreocinela sibiricus, Tacx. Faune Orn. Stbér. Orient. p. 282 (1891).

Cichloselys sibiricus, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 183 (1903).

The eggs of the Siberian Ground-Thrush in the Collection vary
from a regular to a blunt oval form and are not particularly glossy.
They are of varying shades of greenish blue, mottled and streaked
with pinkish or reddish brown and underlying purple-grey. In
one specimen the markings are larger than usual and well-defined,
allowing much of the ground-colour to.be seen ; in the others they
are small, more or less confluent, and cover the greater portion of
the surface of the egg. In size they vary from 1:04 to 1-22 in
length, and from *76 to °88 in breadth.

1, Laké Baikal (Dybowsk?). Crowley Bequest.
3. Koko-nor, Tibet, 20th May. Crowley Bequest.
3. Japan (H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.

OREOCICHLA. 113

Genus OREOCICHLA *, Gould.

Oreocichla dauma (Lath.).
(Plate VI. fig. 10.)

Oreocincla dauma, Brooks, Stray Feathers, iii. p. 237 (1875); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 152 (1890); id. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 107 (1890).

Geocichla dauma, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 154 (1881); id. Mon.
Turdida, i. p. 9 (1898).

Oreocichla dauma, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 186 (1903).

The egg of the Small-billed Mountain-Thrush in the Collection is
of a pointed oval form and possesses a considerable amount of gloss.
It is of a greenish-grey colour, so profusely and minutely freckled
with pale rufous as to render the ground-colour almost invisible.
The markings are much broader and denser at the broad end of the
egg, where they form a cap. The specimen measures 1:27 by ‘9.

1. Gulmerg, Kashmir, 6th June Hume Coll.
(W. &. Brooks).

Oreocichla nilgiriensis, Blyth.

Geocichla nilgiriensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 157 (1881); zd.
Mon. Turdida, i. p. 13 (1898).

Oreocincla nilghiriensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 158
(1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 107 (1890).

Oreocichla nilgiriensis, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 186 (1903).

An egg of the Nilghiri Thrush, from the Palni Hills, is very
similar to the egg of O. dawma already described, but is somewhat
darker in general appearance and broader, and has no indication of
acap at the large end. It measures 1-2 by 0-9. The two eggs
from the Nilghiris are pale greenish-white, spotted and blotched all
over with Indian-red and lavender. They measure 1-1 by 0-8.

1. Kodikanal, Palni Hills, 8. India, Major Horace A. Terry [P.].
7th June.

2, Nilghiri Hills (Rhodes W. Morgan). H. E. Dresser, Esq, [E.}.
Oreocichla papuensis (Scebohm).
(Plate VI. fig. 9.)

Geocichla papuensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 158 (1881); id.

Mon. Turdida, i. p. 19 (1898).
Oreocichla papuensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903).

An egg of the New-Guinea Ground-Thrush in the Collection is of

* N.B.—Two eges of a Thrush taken by Swinhoe in China, and now in the
Collection, were assigned by him to O. varia (White’s Thrush). There can be
but little doubt that Swinhoe was mistaken. The eggs appear to be those of
Merula mandarina {vide supra, p. 95]. (See Swinhoe in Rowley’s Orn. Misc.
ii, p. 255 (1877); Newton, P.Z. 8, 1897, p. 892, pl. li. fig. 5; Heatley Noble,
‘Ibis,’ 1900, p. 377.)

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114 TURDID EZ.

a narrow oval form and glossy. It is pale greenish blue, sparingly
freckled all over the surface with reddish brown and lilac-grey,
rather more densely at the larger end. It measures 1-15 by ‘79.

1. §.E. New Guinea. My. E. Weiske [C.].

Oreocichla lunulata (Lath.).

Oreocincla lunulata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 439 (1865).

Geocichla lunulata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 155 (1881) ; North,
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 171 (1889) ; Seebohm, Mon. Turdide,
i. p. 25 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899); Campbell,
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 184, pl. 9 (1901).

Oreocichla lunulata, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 187 (1908).

The eggs of the South-Australian Ground-Thrush in the Collec-
tion are, for the most part, of an elongated oval form and fairly
glossy. The ground-colour is greyish green, thickly freckled and
blotched with two shades of reddish brown over the whole surface,
the markings being, however, rather more dense in some specimens
at the broader end. They measure from 1°24 to 1°41 in length, and
from ‘90 to ‘92 in breadth.

1. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest.
2, Blue Mts., N.S.W., 28th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
2. Gippsland, Victoria, 20th June Crowley Bequest.
(A.J. M).
2. Mordialloc, Victoria, August. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P.).
2. Tasmania (£. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

Oreocichla mollissima (Blyth).
(Plate VI. fig. 13.)

Geocichla mollissima, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 159 (1881); id.
Mon. Turdide, i. p. 29 (1898); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 35
(1899).

Oreocincla mollissima, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii, p. 154 (1890) ;
id. ed, Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 108 (1890) ; Osmaston,
Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 472 (1898).

Oreocichla mollissima, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 187 (1908).

The eggs of the Plain-backed Mountain-Thrush in the Collection
are of an elongated and narrow oval shape, one of them unusually
so, and exhibit little gloss. They are stone-coloured, thickly set
with spots, freckles, and moderate-sized blotches, especially at the
broad end, of two shades of dark reddish brown and underlying
Javender-grey. The markings are more or less connected over the
entire surface of the egg, but do not obscure the ground-colour.
The specimens measure respectively : 1:32 by 89; 1-4 by -88.

2. Native Sikhim, June. Hume Coll.

.

ZOOTHERA.—TURDUS. 115

Genus ZOOTHERA, Vig.
Zoothera marginata, Blyth.
(Plate VI. fig. 14.)

Geocichla marginata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 162 (1881); id.
(1800) Turdide, i. p. 79 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 35

Zoothera marginata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 157 (1890) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 109 (1890) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (1908).

The egg of the Lesser Brown Thrush in the Collection is a broad
pointed oval in shape, and has a considerable amount of gloss. It
is of a very pale bluish-white colour, marked chiefly at the smaller
end, where the markings are dense and form a large cap, with
spots, freckles, and small blotches of chestnut-brown and underlying
purple. The egg measures 1-0-4 by -79.

1. Native Sikhim, 29th July Hume Coll.
(L, Mandeili).

Genus TURDUS, Linn.
Turdus viscivorus, Linn.

Turdus viscivorus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 11, a-c
(1845-54) ; Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 1, tab. 75. fig. 1
(1856-63) ; Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 79, pl. xxiii. fig. 1
(1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 8 (1871) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871,
p. 209; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 194 (1881); id. Brit.
Birds, i. p. 207, pl. 8 (1883); Oates, ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind.
Birds, ii. p. 106 (1890); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 177,
pl. 50. figs. 4, 6 (1896); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, i.

p. 189 (1898) ; ¢d. Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (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
purplish 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.

Ross-shire, Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
. Ross-shire. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe et
Mossford, Loch Luichart (W. Me- Seebohm Coll.
Rae: Hargitt Coll.).
Mossford (W. McR.: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
Invermorriston, Inverness, 22nd May Seebohm Coll.
(Hargitt Coil.).

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116 TURDIDE.

4. Portclair, near Fort Augustus, Seebohm Coll.
12th May (Hargitt Coll.).
4, Ashopton, Derbyshire, 19th April Seebohm Coll.
(Hf. Seebohm).
4, Edwinstow, Nottingham, 7th May | Seebohm Coll.
H.S&.). :
2. mae 7th May (H. &). Seebohm Coll.
5. Cambridge (W. Farren). *Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Sparham, Norfolk, 30th March Seebohm Coll.
(F. Norgate).
4. Sparham, 10th April (F. ¥.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Sparham, lst May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Haddenham, Bucks, 22nd May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Cookham, Berkshire, May. Gould Coll.
4, Oakhanger, June. Crowley Bequest.
5, Tilford, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.
4, Tilford. Crowley Bequest.
4. Tilford. Crowley Bequest.
5. Crawley, Sussex, 20th May. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
4. Crawley, 20th May. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
4. Esthonia, Baltic Provs., 30th April Seebohm Coll.
(Russow).
1. Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
3. Olympus, Greece, 28th April Seebohm Coll.
(T. Kriiper).
2. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 6th April. Hume Coll.
5. Kotegarh, 22nd June. Hume Coll.
6. Altai Mountains, 2nd May. Crowley Bequest.

Turdus pilaris, Linn.
(Plate VIII. figs. 19 & 22.)

Turdus pilaris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 19, a-c (1845-
54); Baedeker, Hier Eur. Voy. tab. 4. fig. 2, tab. 75. fig. 2 (1855-
63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 84, pl. xxiv. fig. iii (1856) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 41 (1871); Wheelwright, Spring &
Summer in Lapl. p. 282 (1871); Seebohm & Harvie-Brown, Ibis,
1876, p. 125; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 2; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p. 205 (1881) ; 7d. Brit. Birds, i. p, 228, pl. 8 (1883); id. Eggs of
Brit. Birds, p. 180, pl. 50. tigs. 7, 9 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s
Mon. Turdida, i. p. 201 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (1903).

Much variation occurs in the form and size of the eggs of the
Fieldfare, but they are still more variable in coloration. 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 egg, the
markings evenly 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 Blackbird’s eggs.

TURDUS. 117

(iv.) with fewer, bolder, and richer spots and small blotches, more
or less confluent, resembling typical eggs of the Ring-Ouzel ; and
(v.) an extreme form, in which the markings are 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
alludedto. 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 are not very 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 half 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 1-03 to 1:35 in length, and from -78 to -9 in
breadth.

Quickjock, Lapland (H. W. Wheel- Crowley Bequest.
wright).

Lapland, July (R. Duff: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

Tromsé, Norway, 9th June (H. Seebohm Coll.

" Seebohm Coll.
é Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm).

Tromsé, 10th June (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Tromsé, 10th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Tromsé, 11th June (ZH. S.). Seebohm Ooll.
Troms, 12th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Tromsé, 13th June (ZH. S:). Seebohm Coll.
Troms6, 13th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Tromso, 13th June (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Tromsé, 13th June (H. 8S.

8.

.)
)

Troms6, 13th June (Zz.

Bodé, 30th May (F. D.§ P. Godman). Salvin-Godman Ooll.

Bodo, 2nd June (F. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Bodé, 2nd June (F. D. §& P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Bodé, 2nd June (F. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Bod6, 2nd June (F. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
u

Sundal Valley, Norway, 20th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. ].
Pui.

Sundal Valley, 21st June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe
Sundal Valley, 26th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
Sundal Valley, 6th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.}.:
Sundal Valley, 6th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. ].
Sundal Valley, 7th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
Sundal Valley, 10th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
Sundal Valley, 18th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
ChrisHanauni. Norway, May. Bernard Hanson ft
Christiansund, May. Bernard Hanson [P.},

Christiansund, June (Z. poe): Crowley Bequest,
Christiansund, June (Z. U.). Crowley Bequest.
Christiansund, June (ZZ. U.). Crowley Bequest.

PE OOOO go OTD PHD NGO TT HOTA POH TOWN N OT PB HM

118 TURDIDE.

3. Christiansund, July (Hf. Upeher). Crowley Bequest.

5. Molde, Norway, 1st June (H. .). Seebohm Coll.

5. Molde, 1st June (Z. S:). Seebohm Coll.

4, Molde, lst June (H. 8.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Molde, Ist June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Molde, Ist June (H. 8:). Seebohm Coll.

5. Molde, 1st June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Molde, lst June (Z. S.). » Seebohm Coll.

5. Molde, lst June (H. S:). Seebohm Coll.

4. Nordland, June (#. S.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Mark Brandenburg (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

6. East Pomerania (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.

3, Petchora River, 67° N. Lat., 15th | Seebohm Coll.
June (H. Seebohm & J. A.
Harvie-Brown).

5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 5th | Seebohm Coll.
June (H. 8. §& J. A. H-B.).

5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd Seebohm Coll.
June (H. 8. § J. A. H-B.).

4, Petchora River, 25th June (HZ. S. Seebohm Coll.
& 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. &.).

Turdus pallidus (Gm.).
(Plate VI. fig. 11.)

Merula pallida, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 274 (1881); Mehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 88 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
ii, p. 185 (1902).

Turdus pallidus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 309 (1891); Sharpe,
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 merula.
It is dull 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. ae eas 9th April (Nehkrkorn Crowley Bequest.
‘oll.).

Turdus atrigularis (Temm.).

Turdus atrigularis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 83 (1878); Tacz. Faune
Orn, Sibér. Orient. p. 305 (1891) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 494 ;
eT 1901, p. 446, pl. ix. figs. 9-12; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
Pp: :

Merula atrigularis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 267 (1881) ; id. Brit.
Birds, i. p. 249 (1888) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 182, pl. 51. fig. 1
(1896) : Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s
Mon. Turdide ii. p. 191 (1902).

The small series of eggs of the Black-throated Ouzel in the Collec-

TURDUS. 119

tion, seems to prove that they are very similar to the common type of
egg of Merula merula. 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 Coll,
(Tancré).

2, Altai Mountains, 2nd May Seebohm Coll.
(Tancré).

5. Altai Mountains, 17th May Crowley Bequest.
(Taneré).

Turdus chrysolaus (Temm.).
(Plate VI. figs. 15 & 18.)

Merula chrysolaus, Seebohmn, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 275 (1881) ; id. Birds
Japan, Emp. p. 48 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 38 (1899) ;\
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 167 (1902).

Turdus chrysolaus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. 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 °76 to ‘85 in
breadth.

2. Japan (Hf. Pryer), Seebohm Coll.

3. Japan (7. P.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Japan (Hl. P.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Japan (Hf. P.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Japan, 23rd June. Crowley Bequest.

2. Hondo, Japan, 28th May. Crowley Bequest.

2. Fuji, Japan, 29th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.].

Turdus obscurus (Gm.).

Turdus obscurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 71 (1878) ; Seebohm, Ibis,
1879, p.4; Lacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 806 (1891) ; Popham,
Ibis, 1898, p. 493; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 445, pl. ix. figs. 5-8;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1903).

Merula obscura, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 2738 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, .
li. p. 175 (1902).

In colour and markings the eggs of the Dark Ouzel in the Collec-
tion are inseparable from those of Merula merula, but they are
considerably smaller. They are bluish green, speckled and mottled

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120 TURDIDZ.

with reddish brown and lilac, and measure from 1:05 to 1:10 in
length, and from °75 to ‘81 in breadth.

J. Siberia (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
5. Yenesei River, Lat. 662° N., 26th § Seebohm Coll.
June (H. Seebohm).
6. Amur-land, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest.
+

Turdus torquatus (Linn.).

Turdus torquatus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 98, pl. xxv. figs. tii
& iv (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 118, part. (1872) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1903).

Merula torquata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 246, part. (1881) ; ¢d.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 248, pl. 8 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 181,
pl. 50. fig. 10 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 27
(1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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. iy cay 18th July (Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

4. Lochend, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Ooll.

8. Knockie, Inverness, 22nd May Seebohm Coll.
(Hargitt Coll.),

8. Knockie (Hargité Coll.). Seebohm Coll. ~

4, Castle Eden, Durham, May (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).

4. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll.

4. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll.

5. Cumberland, 14th May. Crowley Bequest,

5. Yorkshire. Lord Walsingham [P.].

4, Malham Moor, Yorkshire (W. Crowley Bequest.
Peterkin).

4, Strines, near Sheffield, 9th May Seebohm Coll.
(H. Seebohm).

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, lst June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4, eer Derbyshire, 11th May | Seebohm Coll.

4, Ashopton, 11th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

TURDUS. 121

4, ia Peak, Derbyshire (J. R. | Crowley Bequest.
78).

4. Bingham’s Moor, Derbyshire, Salvin-Godman Coll.
May (0. Salvin).

4, Bingham’s Moor, May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4, White Edge, Derbyshire, 9th § Salvin-Godman Coll.
June (0. S.).

3. Cheshire (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Hampstead Heath, London, 1856. Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. Isle of Wight. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].

2. Trondhiem, Norway, lst June (H. Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm).

Turdus alpestris (Brehm).

Merula alpestris, C. L. Brehm, Isis, 1828, p. 1281; Sharpe in Seebohm's
Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 35 (1899).

Turdus torquatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 17, a-c
(1845-54) ; Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 7, tab. 75. fig. 8
(1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 209.

Turdus alpestris, Dresser, Birds Eur. ix (Suppl.) p. 11 (1895) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 140 (1908).

The eggs of the Alpine Ring-Ouzel, judging from the small series
in the Collection, do not differ from those of 7. torquatus. The
majority resemble the common type of Blackbird’s egg. Specimens
measure from 1°14 to 1:34 in length, and from -85 to ‘91 in
breadth.

5. Jura Alps, lst May (W. Schiiiter). | Seebohm Coll.

3. Switzerland (Homeyer). Seebohm Coll.

5. Transylvania, 23rd April. C. G. Danford, Esq. [P.].

2. Colmenar, Spain, 27th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

Turdus castaneus, Gould.
(Plate VI. figs. 16 & 17.)

Merula castanea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 259 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 128 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind, Birds, ii. p. 92 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 28 (1899);
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 111 (1900).

Turdus castaneus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1903).

The type of the eggs of the Grey-headed Chestnut Thrush in the
Collection is very similar to that of the previously described Merula
boulboul (cf. p. 95). They are of a pale greenish-white colour,
profusely and evenly mottled and speckled all over with pale
chestnut-brown. One of the eggs differs from this type in being
much less heavily marked, the dense freckling being replaced by a
mottling of rather darker brown, much of the ground-colour being
visible. They measure from 1:10 to 1:25 in length, and from
-86 to °9 in breadth.

4, Kotegarh, Himalayas, 80th April. Hume Coll.
1, Kotegarh. Hume Coll.

122 TURDIDZE.

1. Kashmir (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll.
1. Kashmir, 11th May(W.£. Brooks: | Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Turdus migratorius, Linn.

Turdus migratorius, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 5 (1845-
54) ; Doves, Eier Eur. Vig. tab. 4+fig. 6, tab. 75. fig. 5 (1855-
63); Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 279; td. Canad. Nat. vii. p. 144
(1862) ; Lord, Proc, R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865); Bree,
Birds Eur, 2nd ed. ii. p. 33, pl. — (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.
v. p. 220 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm's Mon. Turdide, i. p. 269
(1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 36 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 141 (1903). :

Turdus mferatorius, var. migratorius, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 25 (1874).

Merula migratoria, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 219 (1887) ;
MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 445 (1891).

The eggs of the Red-breasted Thrush or American “ Robin ” are
for the most part of a pointed oval form, very glossy and of a deep
greenish-blue colour. Judging from the considerable series in the
Collection, they are remarkably free from variation in size or tint.
They measure from 1:05 to 1-26 in length, and from °73 to -88 in
breadth.

4. North America. Old Collection.

2. North America. Gould Coll.

8. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4, North America (B. F. Goss). Seebohm Coll.

3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4, North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. North America (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Anderson River Fort, Arctic Salvin-Godman Coll.
America, 13th June (R. Mac-
Farlane, Smiths. Inst.).

5. Fort Simpson, Arctic America. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.].

4. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. pt

2. Fort Rae, Gt. Slave Lake (J. Crowley Bequest.
Clarke: Smiths. Inst.).

2. British Columbia (J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm.

2. Vancouver Island, 4th June. Crowley Bequest.

1. Saskatchewan (Bourgeauw). Old Collection.

2. St. Stephen’s, New Brunswick Seebohm Coll.
(H. £. Dresser).

3. St. Stephen’s (H. E. D.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

6. Pennsylvania (Krider). Seebohm Coll.

4, New York (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

3. sarerat New York (C. J. Pin- Princeton University,N.J.[E.].
nock).

2. Ithaca, 18th May (C. J. P.). Princeton University,N.J.[E.].

3. eae i April (W. E. D. Princeton University,N.J fet

cott).
5. Granville, New York, 15th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P
4,

Massachusetts, 2nd June. W.. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.}.

TURDUS.—HYLOCICHLA. 123

Princeton, N.J., 25th April Princeton University,N.J.[E.].
(W. E. D. Scott).

Princeton, 10th May (W.£.D.8.). _ Princeton University, N.J.[E.],

Princeton, 16th May(W.E.D.S.). Princeton University,N.J.[E.

Princeton, 22nd May(W.E.D.8.). Princeton University, N.J.[E.].

Turdus propinquus (Ridgw.).

Turdus migratorius, auct. (nec Linn.; ex Amer. Boreali occidentali et
Mexico).

Turdus propinquus, Ridgw. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, ii. p. 9 (1877); Sharpe
ico Mon. Turdide, i. p. 285 (1899) ; id, Hand-i. iv. p. 141
(1908).

A clutch of four eggs of the Western Red-breasted Thrush or
“Robin ” from Los Angeles, California, are, as might be supposed,
exactly like those of the very closely allied Eastern form, T. migra-
tortus, and of a glossy greenish blue without any markings. They
vary from 1:10 to 1:27 in length, and from -80 to ‘81 in breadth.

4. Los Angeles, California, 10th June. W. a Saunders, Esq.
[P.}.

Genus HYLOCICHLA, Baird.

Hylocichla mustelina (Gm.).

Turdus mustelinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 4 (1845-54) ;
Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 7 (1874); Salv. &
Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 9 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat, Birds
B. M. v.p.196 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdide, i. p. 147
(1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Exersamml. p. 35 (1899).

Hylocichla mustelina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 141 (1903).

Eggs of the Wood-Thrush show considerable variation in form,
from a blunt to an ordinary, or even a much elongated, oval, and
are decidedly glossy. They are of a pale blue or greenish-blue
colour, unspotted ; at least it is very rare to meet with any markings
on them. In size they vary from ‘95 to 1°12 in length, by from
-70 to °81 in breadth.

North America (Henshaw Coil.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
North America, H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.].
North America. Crowley Bequest.
New York (D. G. Elliot: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
Wellesley, Mass., 30th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.].
New Jersey (J. G. Bell: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
Princeton, New Jersey, 27th May — Princeton University, N.J.[E.].
(W. E. D. Scott).
Princeton 13th June (W. £. D. Princeton University,N.J. [E.].
Scott).

BP © © & BrP EO

124 7 TURDIDE,

8. Princeton, 21st June (W. E. D. PrincetonUniversity,N.J.[E.}.
Scott).
1. N. Carolina (Smiths. Inst.). Princeton University,N.J.[E.].

Hylocichla fuscescens (Steph.).

Turdus fuscescens, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 9 (1874) ;
Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, i. p. 10 (1879); Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 203 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon.
Turdida, i. p. 153 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 36 (1899).

Turdus (Hylocichla) fuscescens, Coues, Birds Color. Valley, p. 39 (1878).

Hylocichla fuscescens, Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. iv. p. 207 (1881) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 141 (1903).

The eggs of Wilson’s Thrush are of a regular oval shape, very
glossy and of a deep blue colour. Dr. Coues states, however, that
sometimes, but very rarely, they are slightly speckled at the broad
end. They measure from ‘85 to ‘95 in length, and from ‘66 to “71
in breadth.

2. North America (Henshaw Coil.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1, North America (Macgillivray Coll.), Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba (G. M. N. Amer. Bound. Comm.
Dawson).
2. Racine, Wisconsin (Hoy). Seebohm Coll.
4. Rhode Island, 26th May. si oo Saunders, Esq.
P.}.

Hylocichla alicie (Baird).

Turdus alicia, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 11 (1874);
Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 12 (1879) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 202 (1881); Nelson, Report Nat. Hist.
Alaska, p. 216 (1887); MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv.
p. 445 (1891) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, i. p. 163 (1898) ;
Nehrk, Kat, Eiersammil. p. 36 (1899).

Hylocichla alicie, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 142 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey-cheeked Thrush are very similar to those
of H. swainsoni, but, according to Messrs, Baird, Brewer & Ridgway
(2. ¢.) the eggs of the present species have a more distinctly blue
ground-colour. They measure from ‘88 to -94 in length, and from
65 to 68 in breadth.

Nulato, Yukon, Alaska, June (Z. Salvin-Godman Coll.
W. Nelson: Henshaw Coll.).

Anderson River, Arctic America, Salvin-Godman Coll.
22nd June (R. MacFarlane :
Smiths. Inst.).

Anderson River (R. MacF.: Salvin-Godman Coll.
Henshaw Collection).

Anderson River (R. Mack: Crowley Bequest.

Pie pao Coil.).

erson River, 22nd June Crowley Bequest.

(R. MacF, : Tristram Coil.), poet

Labrador. Crowley Bequest.

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HYLOCICHLA. 125

Hylocichla ustulata (Nuit.).

Turdus swainsonii, var. ustulatus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds,
i, p. 16 (1874).

Turdus ustulatus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 10 (1879) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 203 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm,
Mon. Turdide, i. p. 176 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersanumi. p. 36 (1899).

Hylocichla ustulata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 142 (1908).

Eggs of the Russet-backed Thrush are similar to those of H. swain-
soni, described below. They measure 0°81 to 0°88 by 0°65 to 0-68.

1. California (R. Ridgway: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

6. Los Angeles, California, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P

Hylocichla swainsoni (Cab.)

Turdus swainsonii, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 279; id. Canad. Nat.
vii. p. 144 (1862) ; Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 14
(1874) ; Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer , Aves, i. p. 10 (1879) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 201 (1881); Dresser, Birds Eur.
ix. (Suppl.) p. 1 (1895) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 179
(1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 36 (1899).

Turdus pallasii, apud Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865).

Turdus (Hylocichla) swainsoni, Cowes, Birds Color. Vailey, p. 34 (1878).

Turdus ustulatus swainsonii, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist, Alaska, p. 218
1887).

Hylosiehle swainsoni, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 142 (1908).

The eggs of the Olive-backed Thrush are of a rather pointed
oval shape and slightly glossy. They are greenish blue, speckled
and mottled with russet, pinkish brown, and underlying lavender or
lilac. The markings are generally evenly disposed over the surface
of the shell, but occasionally they form an indistinct cap at the broad
end. Specimens measure from ‘8 to ‘95 in length, and from °61 to
“7 in breadth.

4, Porcupine River, Alaska, 10th June Salvin-Godman Coll.
(R. Kennicott: Smiths, Inst.).
4. British Columbia (J. X. Lord), N. Amer. Bound. Comm.
4, British Columbia. Crowley Bequest.
8. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.].
8. Little Slave Lake (S. Jones: Salvin-Godman Coll,
Henshaw Coil.).
8. Great Slave Lake (J. Lockhart : Crowley Bequest.
Smiths. Inst.).
8. Michigan, 30th May. i een Saunders, Esq.
8. California, May. W, Het Saunders, Esq.

Hylocichla pallasi ( Cab.)

Turdus pallasi, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 18 (1874) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 199 (1881); Dresser, Birds Eur.
ix. (Suppl.) p. 5 (1895) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, i. p. 185
(1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 35 (1899).

Hylocichla pallasi, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 148 (1903).

126 TURDID 2.

Three eggs of the Eastern Hermit-Thrush in the Collection
are of a regular or slightly broad oval form, fairly glossy, and of
a pale blue colour, unspotted. They measure “83 by °69; “90 by °70;
and -90 by ‘70 respectively.

3. Massachusetts. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

L

Hylocichla guttata (Pall.).

Turdus aonalashke, Gm. Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 200 (1881) ;
Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 193 (1898).

Turdus guttatus, Ridgway, Orn. 40th Par, p. 393 (1875).

Hylocichla guttata, Merriam, $e. Auk, xix. p. 880 (1902): Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 148 (1908).

There is a single egg in the Collection, from Fort Simpson,
which was originally included with those of H. pallasi just described,
but the bird from that locality has now been ascertained to be of the
present species.

Like the eggs of H. pallasi, this is of a pale greenish-blue colour
and spotless. It measures -94 by ‘70.

1. Fort Simpson. B..R. Ross, Esq. [P.].
Hylocichla iliaca (Linn.)

Turdus iliacus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 10, a-c (1845-
54); Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 4, tab. 74. fig. 4 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 87, pl. xxiv. figs. i & ii (1856) ;
Wheelwright, Spring § Summer in Lapl. p. 283 (1871); Dresser,
Birds Eur. ii. p. 35 (1872); Seebohm §& Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876,
p. 125; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 3; rd. Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 189
(1881) ; ad. Brit. Birds, i. p. 220, pl. 8 (1888); 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds,
p. 179, pl. 50. figs. 5 & 8 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide,
i. p. 123 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersamml. p. 35 (1899).

Hylocichla iliaca, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903).

The eggs of the Redwing are of a slightly elongated oval form,
broad or blunt ovals being exceptional. They show a considerable
amount of gloss. ‘They are pale greenish blue, marked with various
shades of pale reddish brown ; the majority are freckled and streaked
very evenly and densely all over the surface of the shell ; a few are
less thickly and evenly blotched or streaked. Thero is a great
uniformity in the coloration of the eggs of the Redwing, and there
is little tendency towards the formation of any cap or gathering of
the markings at the broad end. Most of the specimens in the
Collection have a few and insignificant black specks and short hair-
lines about the broader end, extending to the middle of the egg in
some cases. Examples measure from ‘9 to 1°] in length, and from
‘7 to °81 in breadth.

5. Molde, Norway (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll.

5. Bodé, Norway, 28th May (4 D.§ Salvin-Godman Coll.
P. Godman). ‘

6. Bodo, 28th May (F. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Bodé, 18th June (F. D. § P. G.- Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coll.).

HYLOCICHLA. 127

1. Bodé, June (F. D. & P.G.: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coill.).

4. Sundal Valley, Norway, 15th June. Dr. Bowdler Sharpe [P.}.

4. Christiansund, Norway, May. Bernard Hanson [C.].

6. Sweden (Meves). Seebohm Coll.

7. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). Crowley Bequest.

4, Muonioniska, Lapland, 29th May Crowley Bequest.
(Tristram Coil.). :

5. Petchora River, 66° N. Lat., 5th Seebohm Coll.
June (H. Seebohm § J. A. H.-B.).

4, Petchora River, 66° N. Lat., 5th Seebohm Coll.
Jume (H. 8. & J. A. H.-B.).

4, Petchora River, 66° N. Lat., 5th Seebohm Coll.
June (H. 8. § J. A. H-B.).

4. Petchora River, 66° N. Lat., 10th Seebohm Coll.
June (H. 8. § J. A. H-B.).

2. Yenesei River, 663° N. Lat., 22nd Seebohm Coll,
June (H. Seebohm).

8. Yenesei River, 663° N. Lat., 25th Seebohm Coll.
June (#7. S.).

4, Yenesei River, 71° N. Lat., July Seebohm Coll.
(H. 8.).

5. Yenesei River, 702° N. Lat., Ist Seebohm Coll.
July (7. &.).

5. Yenesei River, 703° N. Lat., 2nd Seebohm Coll.
July (H. &.).

4. Yenesei River, 703° N. Lat., 3rd Seebohm Coll.
July (7. &).

Hylocichla coburni (Sharpe).
Hylocichla coburni, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 140 (1903).

The eggs of the Iceland Redwing are similar to those of H. iliaca.

4. Iceland. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Iceland. Seebohm Coll.
2. Iceland (W. Proctor). Seebohm Coll.

Hylocichla musica (Linn.)
(Plate VIII. figs. 12 & 15-18.)

Turdus musicus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxiv. fig. 8, a-¢ (1845-
54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 4, fig. 8, tab. 75. fig. 8 (1855-
68); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 81, pl. xxiii. fig. ii (1856) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 19 (1871); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p. 191 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 218, pl. 8 (1883); 7d. Eggs of
Brit. Birds, p. 178, pl. 50. fig. 2 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon,
Turdida, i. p. 131 (1898).

Hylocichla musica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (19083).

The eggs of the Song-Thrush are chiefly of a broad oval shape,
but some are elongated and pointed, and others are spheroidal.
They are, as a rule, very glossy.

The ground-colour is a bright, clear greenish blue, marked with
roundish spots of dark purplish-brown or black ; at the broad end the
markings are generally larger and more numerous, some being of
irregular shape and more of the nature of blotches.

128 TURDIDE.

Some eggs are also marked with underlying spots of lilac, but the
majority entirely want these secondary markings. Occasionally
specimens are marked with pale reddish brown or lilac-brown, in
which case the spots are more blotchy and cloudy, unlike the ordinary
neat circular markings, and sometimes, but very rarely, the eggs are
found perfectly plain. ee

A very extraordinary pair in the Collection, from Warminster,
Wiltshire, are pure white, spotted boldly but not thickly, and chiefly
at the larger end, with pale rusty-brown and reddish lilac; this
appears to be a most unusual variety.

The eggs of the Song-Thrush measure from ‘96 to 1:2 in length,
and from °77 to ‘9 in breadth.

4. Dochfour, Inverness-shire (Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.

Coil.).
8. Lochend, near Inverness (Hargitt Seebohm Ooll.
Coll.).
Wilstrop, Yorkshire (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
Burton-on-Humber. J. A. Gibson, Esq. [P.].
Endcliffe Wood, Sheffield, 26th Seebohm Coll.

April (ZZ. Seebohm).
Ashopton, Derbyshire, 13th April Seebohm Coll.
#.S.

Ashopton, 13th April (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Thoresby Park, Notts, 19th April Seebohm Coll.

(Z. 8.).
Clumber Park, Notts, 9th May(Z.S.). Seebohm Coll.
Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.]
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. pt
Coton, Cambridgeshire, 11th May Salvin-Godman Coll.

(O. Salvin).
Cookham, Berkshire, April. Gould Coll,
Cookham, Berkshire, May. Gould Coll.
Warminster, Wiltshire. J. W. Phillips, Esq. [P.].
Sherborne, Dorset. 8. S. Buckman, Te OP. i
Sherborne. 8. 8. Buckman, Esq. ra

Avington, Hants, 5th May (R. B.S.: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coil.).

Alton, Hants. Crowley Bequest,

The Hurst, Binsted, Hants, 4th Seebohm Coll.
May (Hargitt Coll.).

Cobden’s Copse, Hants, 4th May Seebohm Coll.
(Hargitt Coll.). :

Crawley, Sussex, 24th May (R.B.S.). Seebohm Coll.

Crawley, 26th May (R. B. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Crawley, 26th May (R B. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Coulsdon, ee Crowley Bequest.

. Churt, Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest.
Churt. , Crowley Bequest.
Loughton, Essex, 5th April (0. §.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Thornton Heath, Croydon. Crowley Bequest.
Lapland (4. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Christiania, Norway, 17th May Seebohm Coll.

(R. Collett: Hargitt Coil.).
Stolp, Pomerania (7. Holland), Seebohm Coll.

P POOTYAOARA BP BI TOBNAT ASOATP PR BP ROD

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,

5. Politz, Pomerania (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Livonia, Baltic Provinces, 14th May Seebohm Coll.
(Russow).

4, Valkenswaard, Holland, 16th May Seebohm Coll.
(C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm).

Genus MONTICOLA, Boie.

Monticola saxatilis (Linn.).

ue meas Thien. Fortpflanz, ges. Vig. tab. xxiv. fig. 1, a, 6 (1845-
4).
Petrocincla saxatilis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vig. tab. 27. fig. 10 (1855-
68); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 95, pl. xxvi. fig. ii (1856).
Monticola saxatilis, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 129 (1872); Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v. p. 313 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 281, pl. 8 (1883);
id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 186, pl. 51. tig. 4 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 144 (1903).
The eggs of the Rock-Thrush vary in shape from a broad to a
narrow oval, and have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-
colour is a pale delicate bluish green, either plain or marked with a

few small brown specks, usually on the larger end. They vary from
99 to 1°13 in length, and from °7 to ‘81 in breadth.

2. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

2. Vosges Mts. (Mougel: Hargitt Coll,). Seebohm Coll.

1. Vosges Mts., lst April (Mougel: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

2, Pyrenees (Fairmaire). Seebohm Coll.

4, St.Gothard, Switzerland, 20th May. Seebohm Coll.

2. Geneva (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Parnassus, Greece, 25th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm & T. Kriiper).

4. Greece. Crowley Bequest.

.Genus PETROPHILA, Swains.

Petrophila cyanus (Zinn.).

Turdus cyaneus, Thien. Fortyflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxiv. fig. 3, a, b (1845-
54).

ee cyanus, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 11 (1855-
63); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. pp. 129, 139 (1871-2).

Petrocincla cyanea, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 89; Saunders, Ibis, 1871,
p. 210; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 57, pl. (1875).

Monticola cyanus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 316 (1881).

Petrophila cyanus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 146 (1890) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903).

Petrophila cyana, Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 105
(1890).

Resembling the eggs of the preceding species, M. saxatilis, in
size and ground-colour, those of the Western Blue Rock-Thrush are
more easily divisible into a plain and a spotted type, and in the
latter the spots are more numerous. In the Museum series these
two types are about equally represented. :

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130 TURDIDA.

Spain, 23rd May. Crowley Bequest.

Alora, Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

Parnassus, Greece, 13th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm & T. Kriiper).

Parnassus, 16th May (H. S. & Seebohm Coll.
T. K.).

eee 28th May (#. S. & Seebohm Coll.
T. EK). ;

Parnassus, April. Crowley Bequest.
Smyrna, 28th April (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.
Palestine, 2nd April (H. 2B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).
Murree, Himalayas, 7th June Hume Coll.
(C. A. T. Marshall).

Fer pO Cir: Ou G0. ge Su

Petrophila manilla (Bodd.).

Petrocossyphus manillensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 56.

Monticola solitaria, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 319 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899).

Petrophila solitaria, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ti. p. 145 (1890),

Petrophila manilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1908).

There is considerable difference in the size of the eggs of the
Chinese series of the Eastern Blue Rock-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. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].
3. Amoy, China (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.

1. Amoy (&. 8.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Petrophila cinclorhyncha (Vig.).
(Plate VII. fig. 11.)

Monticola cinclorhyncha, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 820 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899).

Petrophila cinclorhyncha, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 144 (1890) ;
ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 103 (1890); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903).

Eggs of the Blue-headed Rock-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 densely at the
broad end as a rule, with pale brownish pink or pale chestnut, some-
what resembling large pale eggs of Hrithacus rubecula. They
measure from ‘9 to ‘97 in length, and from -67 to -71 in breadth.

2. Kashmir, 2nd June. Hume Coll.
3. Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May Hume Coll.
(C. R. Cock).

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Kotegarh, Himalayas, 30th April. Hume Coll.

Kotegarh, 29th June. Hume Coll.

N.W. Himalayas, May (W. £. Crowley Bequest.
Brooks: Tristram Coll.).

N.W. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest.
4

a aa ed

Petrophila rupestris (Vieiil.).
(Plate VII. fig. 2.)

Monticola rupestris, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 219 (1875~-
84); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 322 (1881); Nehrk. Kat.
Frersammi, B. 40 (1899) ; Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds,
ii. p. 181 (1901).

Petrophila rupestris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (19038).

There are three eggs of the Cape Rock-Thrush in 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. 825 (1881);
La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 179.

Petrophila erythrogastra, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 148 (1890);
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 102 (1890).

Petrophila erythrogaster, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 145 (15033

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 (J. c.), that this egg was addled, and it may therefore be
somewhat discoloured and not of a typical character.

1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 3500feet, OC. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
Qist May (J. D. La Touche).

Genus ACCENTOR, Bechst.

Accentor himalayanus (Blyth).

Accentor himalayanus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 168 (1890) ,
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 145 (1903).
Accentor altaicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 660 (1883); Tacz.
Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. i. p. 223 (1891); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 65 (1899). 3
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132 TURDID.®.

The eggs of the Altai Accentor resemble those of 7. modularis,
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 Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Altai Mountains, 3rd June ( Tancré). Crowley Bequest.

Accentor collaris (Scop.).

Accentor alpinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxiii. fig. 12, a, 6
(1845-54); Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 1 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 96, pl. xxvii. fig. ii (1856) ;
Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 501, pl. 12 (1888) ; ¢d. Eggs of Brit. Birds,
p. 216, pl. 54. fig. 4 (1896). :

Accentor collaris, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 29 (1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vii. p. 661 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. 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. Europe. Old Collection.
4, Switzerland, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest.
4. Ursern, Switzerland (Saunders Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Ursern (Saunders Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
1. Zurich. Crowley Bequest.
4, St. Gothard (Z. Holland). Seebohm Coll.
2. St. Bernard (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus THARRHALEUS, Kaup.
Tharrhaleus modularis (Linn.).

Accentor modularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiii. fig. 18, a,b
(1845-54); Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vég. tab. 27. fig. 2 (1855-63) ;
Hewttson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p.97, pl. xxvii. fig. i (1856); Dresser,
Birds Eur. ii. p. 89 (1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 649
(1883); Seebokm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 497, pl. 12 (1883); id. Eggs of
Brit. Birds, p. 216, pl. 64. fig. 1 (1896).

Tharrhaleus modularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 146 (1903).

The eggs of the Common Accentor or ‘ Hedge-Sparrow ’ vary from
a broad toa long oval form, with the smaller end somewhat sharply
pointed ; some have a dull roughish texture, others a fair amount of
gloss. They are of a beautiful spotless greenish-blue colour, measuring
from ‘71 to °83 in length, and from -54 to °66 in breadth.

5. Dochfour, Inverness, 2nd June Seebohm Coll.
(E. Hargitt).

5. Lochend, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). .Seebohm Coll.

4. Lochend (Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll,

OF ST ST OS ROT TOT COR CUR oo ot NO G8 SB Ot

THARRHALEUS,

Lochend, 11th May (Hargitt Coll.).

Lochend, June (Hargitt Coll.).

Lochend, 5th June (Hargitt Coll.).

Lochend, 7th June (Hargitt Coll.).

Lochend (Hargitt Coll.).

Coquet Isl,, Northumberland,
16th June (O. Salvin).

Cumberland (Heysham).

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire.

Haddenham, Oambridge, 19th May.

Norfolk, 16th May (F: Norgate).

Norfolk, 29th May (F. ™.).

Norfolk, 31st May (F. W.).

Taplow, Berks, 16th April (J. G.).

Binstead, Hants, 29th April
(Hargitt Coill.).

Alton, Hants.

Bishop’s Wood, Finchley (0. Salvin).

Finchley (0. 8.)

Bedford Park, Chiswick, 19th April
(R. B. Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.).

Sundal Valley, Norway, 21st June
(R. B.S).

Sundal Valley, 23rd June (R. B.S.).

Valkenswaard, Holland, 24th May
(1. Seebohm).

Reval, Baltic Provs., June
(Russow).

Altenkirchen, Prussia, 26th April
(T. Holland).

133

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

Gould Coll.

F, Bond, Esq. [P.].
F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
F, Bond, Esq. [P.].
Salvin-Godman Coll,
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Gould Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll,

Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].

Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Tharrhaleus montanellus (Pall.).

Accentor montanellus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 35 (1875); Bree, Birds
Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 63, pl. (1875); Seebohm, 16s, 1879, p. 16;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 653 (1883); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér.
Orient. i. p. 218 (1891); Popham, Ibis, 1897, p. 93; Nehrk. Kat.

Eiersammil. p. 65 (1899).

Tharrhaleus montanellus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 147 (1908).

The eggs of the Mountain-Accentor resemble those of 7’. modularis,
but are somewhat smaller and paler in colour.

They measure from

-65 to °8 in length, and from ‘5 to ‘55 in breadth.

ee

Yenesei River, Lat. 703° N.,
1st July (H. Seebohm).
Yenesei River, Lat. 703°
Qnd July (H. S.).
Yenesei River, Lat.
8rd July (ZZ. &.).
Yenesei River, Lat.
8rd July (ZZ. S.).
Yenesei River, Lat. 703°

4th July (Zz. S.).

N,,
N,,
N,,
N.

7

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll.

134 TURDIDZ.

Tharrhaleus rubidus (7. & S.).
(Plate VII. fig. 21.)

Accentor rubidus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 652 (1883) ; Seebohm,
Birds Japan. Emp. p. 56 (1890).

Accentor fervidus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 653 (1888).

Tharrhaleus rubidus, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 146 (1903).

Tharrhaleus fervidus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 146 (1903).

The eggs of the Japanese Hedge-Sparrow are precisely similar to
those of the Common Hedge-Sparrow, but smaller. Two specimens
measure respectively: *7 by °57; °72 by 57.

2. Japan (H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.

Tharrhaleus fulvescens (Severiz.).

Accentor fulvescens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 655 (1883) ; Tacz.
Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. i. p..220 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 65 (1899).

Tharrhaleus fulvescens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 171 (1890);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 147 (1903). :

The two eggs of the Brown Accentor in the Collection are not
to be distinguished from those of 7. modularis. They measure
respectively: *82 by ‘61; °80 by ‘61.

2. Kuldja, 25th May (Tancré). Crowley Bequest.

Tharrhaleus atrigularis (Brandt).
Accentor atrigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 656 (1883) ; Nehrh.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 65 (1899).

Tharrhaleus atrigularis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 170 (1890);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 147 (1903).

Two eggs of the Black-throated Accentor in the Collection resemble
those of 7’. modularis, but are slightly greener in tint. They
measure respectively: *7 by ‘6; *72 by °6.

2. Kuldja (Taneré: Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Tharrhaleus jerdoni (Brooks).

Accentor jerdoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 660 (1883).
Tharrhaleus jerdoni, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 172 (1890) ;

id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 114 (1890); Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv, p. 147 (1908).

Eggs of Jerdon’s Accentor do not appear to be separable from

those of 7’. modularis. Three examples measure respectively ; -72
by 55; °75 by -55; -73 by °55.

1. Kashmir, 5th June (W. £. Brooks). Hume Coll.
2, Kashmir, 5th June (W. £. B.: — Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coill.). ;

EPHTHIANURA,. 135

Genus EPHTHIANURA, Gould.

Ephthianura albifrons (Jard. § Selby).

Ephthianura albifrons, Ramsay, Ibis, 1868, p. 178; Gould, Handb. Birds
Austr. i. p. 8377 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 666 (1883) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 144, pl. xiii. de. 11 (1889) +
Nehrk, Kat, Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, i. p. 282 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903).

The eggs of the White-fronted Bush-Chat are of a regular oval
form and delicate texture, but almost devoid of gloss. They are of
a white or pinkish-white colour, lightly speckled and spotted, chiefly
in a zone round the broad end, with lilac-red and lavender in some
specimens, very deep purplish brown and lavender in others.
Examples measure from ‘68 to °73 in length, and from °5 to ‘55 in
breadth.

4. Australia. Crowley Bequest.
3. New South Wales (£. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.
4. Bexley, N.S.W. (A. J. North). Crowley Bequest.
3. South Australia, Oct. ( White). Gould Coll.
2. South Australia. Gould Coll.
3. Mouth of Yarra River, Melbourne, Crowley Bequest.
7th Dec. (A. J. M.). :
3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria Ban
1. Gippsland, Victoria. F.A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].

Ephthianura tricolor, Gould.

Ephthianura tricolor, Gould, Handb, Birds Austr. i. p. 380 (1865) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 667 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p.143, pl. xiii. fig. 12 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p- 65 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 284 (1901) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1908).

The eggs of the Tricoloured Bush-Chat are of the same general
type as those of &. albifrons, but smaller, and the markings are less
numerous and entirely of a deep purple-brown colour. In size they
range from 65 to -71 in length, and from :47 to ‘52 in breadth.

1. Evandale, Angaston, S. Australia, Gould Coll.

27th Oct. (G: French Angas). :
3. Lachlan River, New South Wales, Crowley Bequest.

17th Oct. (A. J. North). . .
3. Murray River, Victoria, 17th Nov. ao Saunders, Esq,

Ephthianura aurifrons, Gould.

Ephthianura aurifrons, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 380 (1865) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 668 (1888) ; North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 144 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. D: 65 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 285, pl. 11 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903).

The egg of the Orange-fronted Bush-Chat in the Collection is of

136 TURDIDE.
the same type as those of E. albifrons, being white, speckled,

chiefly at the broad end, with two shades of purplish-brown. It
measures °67 by °54,

1. South Australia. Gould Coll.

Genus HENICURUS, Temm.

Henicurus leschenaulti ( Vieid/.).

Henicurus leschenaulti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 313 (1883) ;°

Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 86 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eier-
samml. p. 57 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903).

The eggs of Leschenault’s Fork-tail in the Collection are of an
ordinary oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish-
cream or stone-colour, irregularly spotted all over, but not thickly,
with umber-brown and pale under-lying violet. They measure
respectively : ‘99 by -71; 1:0 by °7.

2. Java, 22nd April. Crowley Bequest.

Henicurus immaculatus, Hodgs.

Henicurus immaculatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 814 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 85 (1890) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds ii. p. 62 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Lversammil, p. 58
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 149 (1903).

An egg of the Black-backed Fork-tail is of a regular oval form
and possesses a small amount of gloss. It is of an extremely pale
bluish-white colour, sparingly blotehed and spotted, except at the
larger end, where the markings are confluent and form a pronounced
cap, with very pale rufous and lilac-grey. It measures 85
by °63.

1. Baunee, Pegu Hills, 20th April Oates Coll.
(E. W. Oates).

Henicurus schistaceus, Hodgs.

Henicurus schistaceus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 815 (1888) ;
Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 84 (1890) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 60 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 194;
(1908) Kat. Eiersamml. p. 58 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 149

The ground-eolour of Indian eggs of the Slaty-backed Fork-tail is
of the faintest possible tint of bluish white ; the shell, which is very
delicate in texture and rather glossy, is sparingly dotted and blotched
with two shades of brownish red, these markings increasing in
number and intensity towards the larger end, where they form a
more or less conspicuous cap. Underlying this cap are some faint
lavender blotches, An egg from China is of a different type, being

HENICURUS. 137

finely and evenly speckled all over with pale rufous. The eggs are
of a regular or sometimes slightly broadened oval form, and measure
from -84 to -87 in length, and from ‘62 to -65 in breadth.

4, Sikhim, 4th May (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
1. wank Darjiling, 17th April Hume Coll.
(J. G.).
2. Hindliyes Crowley Bequest.
1. Tenasserim, lst March (C. ZT. Hume Coll.
Bingham).
1. Tenasserim, lst March (C. T. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

17th April (J. D. La Touche).

Henicurus guttatus, Gould.

Henicurus guttatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 316 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 84 (1890); td. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 58 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Etersammi. p. 58
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 149 (1903).

The more highly-coloured eggs of the Eastern Spotted Fork-tail
bear a general resemblance to those of H. leschenaulti, but the
typical eggs are paler in tint, the creamy or light stone-coloured
ground being more closely freckled and streaked, and in some
cases clouded and spotted at the larger end, with dull reddish and
yellowish brown. Small spots of a darker brown occur on several
ot the eggs of the H. leschenaulti type, and there are purplish blotches
underlying the cap, where one is present, at the broad end.

In shape the eggs vary from a slightly elongated to a broad oval.
They measure from °86 to 1:00 in length, and from ‘65 to -70 in
breadth. ;

3. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest.

5. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 6th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 7th May (J. G.). Hume Coll.

Henicurus maculatus, Vig.

Henicurus maculatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 317 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 83 (1890); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs
Ind. Birds, ii. p. 57 (1890); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 58 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 149 (1903).

The eggs of the Western Spotted Fork-tail are not separable from
those of A. leschenaulti and H. guttatus. Four examples measure
respectively: ‘91 by ‘67; ‘9 by ‘65; -95 by ‘7; -93 by °7. :

2. Mussoorie, Himalayas (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

1. Kashmir, 17th April (W. £. Crowley Bequest.
Brooks: Tristram Coll.).
1. Kashmir, 30th June (W. £. B.: Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coil.).

138 TURDID&..

Genus MICROCICHLA, Sharpe.

Microcichla scouleri (Vig.).

Microcichla scouleri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 822 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 88 (1890) 5, 1d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind. Birds, ii. p. 62 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 195; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. lag (1903).

Three eggs of the Little Fork-tail are of a somewhat broad oval
shape and slightly glossy. Two are white, speckled and spotted,
chiefly at the broad end, with bright chestnut and lilac. The
third has a dead white ground on which are a few dots and
small spots of brownish red, chiefly towards the larger end. They
measure respectively: -79 by 6; *77 by *59; -77 by °58.

2. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, March C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

1. Kuatun, 25th April (J OD. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
La Touche).

Genus PHENICURUS, Forster.

Phenicurus phenicurus (Linn.).

Sylvia phcenicurus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 9, a, b
(1845-54).

Ruticilla phoenicura, Baedeker, Fier Eur, Vig. tab. 27. fig. 8 (1855-63) ;
Seebohm §& Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 215.

Pheenicura ruticilla, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 104, pl. xxix.
fig. ii (1856). ,

Ruticilla phoenicurus, Dresser, Birds Hur. ii. p. 277 (1874); Seebohm,
Cat, Birds B. M. v. p. 336 (1881); 2d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 287, pl. 9
(1888) ; ¢d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 187, pl. 51. fig. 12 (1896).

Pheenicurus phosnicurus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1903),

Eggs of the Redstart, of which there is a considerable series in
the National Collection, do not vary except in size and shape.
They are of a delicate pale blue, spotless and glossy, measuring
from ‘65 to ‘85 in length, and from °52 to -6 in breadth.

4. Invermorriston, Inverness(Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

6. Lakefield, Glen Urquhart, Inver- Seebohm Coll.
ness, 29th May (Hargitt Coll).
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
4. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
5. Granchester, Cambridge, 28th Salvin-Godman Coll.
May (0. Salvin).
6. Norfolk, 4th June (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.
5. Norfolk, 18th May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Hampstead, Middlesex (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Ooll.
4 Kenwood, Hampstead (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.

PHENICURUS. 139

6 ae France (Noury: ‘Hargitt. | Seebohm Coll.
‘oll.).
5. Vosges tite, France, April (Mougel: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).
5. hi Mts., April (Mougel: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
‘oll.).
5. Valkenswaard, Holland, May Seebohm Coll.
(J. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.). !
6. Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. Seebohm Coll.
Wharton § H. Seebohm).
7 a ey Valley, Norway, 22nd Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
une.

1. Lapland. Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Petchora River, Lat. 652° N., 10th Seebohm Coll.
June (H. Seebohm § J. A.

Harvie-Brown).

8. Reval, Baltic Provs., 15th June. Seebohm Coll.
(Russow),

4, Brunswick, 2nd May (EZ. V. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm).

6. Pomerania, 3rd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

Phenicurus mesoleucus (Hempr. g Ehr.).

Ruticilla mesoleuca, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 285 (1876) ; Danford, Ibis,
1878, p.14; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 838 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899).

Pheenicurus mesoleucus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1908).

The eggs of Ehrenberg’s Redstart are indistinguishable from
those of P. phanicurus. They measure from *72 to ‘8 in length,
and from ‘55 to ‘58 in breadth.

5. Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor, Seebohm Coll.
26th April (C. G. Danford).

1. Taurus Mountains, 26th April Seebohm Coll.
(C. G. D).

2. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.
Coil.).

Phenicurus titys (Scop.).

Sylvia tithys, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 8, a-c (1845-58).

Ruticilla tithys, Buedeker, Kier Eur. Vig. tab. 27. fig. 9 (1855-68) ;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 210; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 389
(1881); 2d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 298, pl. 9 (1883); id. Eygs of Brit.
Birds, p. 187, pl. 51. fig. 5 (1896).

Pheenicura tithys, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i, p. 105, pl. xxix.
fig. iii (1856).

Ruticilla titys, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 298 (1894).

Pheenicurus titys, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1908).

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 ‘62 in
breadth. .

140 TURDIDS.

4, Dauphiné, S.E. France (ZZ. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

3. Malaga, Spain, 9th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

2. Germany. Gould Coll.

4, Saxony (Charbonnier: Bargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.). 5

4. eee 14th May. Seebohm Coll.

5. Altenkirchen, 17th May (Sachse). Seebohm Coll.

3. Dresden, Crowley Bequest.

5. Bohemia, 2nd May (W. Schiiiter). Seebohm Coll.

2. Delphi, Greece, 5th May. Seebohm Cull.

4, Parnassus, 6th May (Seebohm § Seebohm Coll.
Kriiper).

2. Parnassus, 24th May (S. & K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus (7. Kriiper). Crowley Bequest.

Phenicurus rufiventris (Vieill.).

Ruticilla rufiventris, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 342 (1881) ; Pleske,
Prjev. Reisen, Aves, p. 54 (1889); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds,
ii. p. 95 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 64
(1890) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 669 (1894) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 40 (1899).

Pheenicurus rufiventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 151 (1908).

Three eggs of the Indian Redstart in the Collection resemble
those of P. phenicurus, but are somewhat paler in colour. They
measure respectively: *79 by ‘59; *78 by °6; °78 by ‘6.

3. Koko-nor (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Phenicurus semirufus (Hempr. g Ehr.).

Ruticilla semirufa, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 87; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.
vy. p. 344 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899).
Pheenicurus semirufus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 151 (1903).

The eggs of the Palestine Redstart in the Collection resemble
those of P. phenicurus. Two examples measure respectively: 75
by °56; °71 by -56.

2. Meiruba, Lebanon, Palestine, Crowley Bequest.
18th June (H. B. Tristram).

Phenicurus auroreus (G'm.).
(Plate VIT. fig. 5.)

Ruticilla aurorea, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 362, 1878, taf. i. fig. 11;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 345 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, ii. p. 93 (1890) ; Tacz, Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. i. p. 826
(1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899).

Pheenicurus auroreus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 151 (1908).

Eggs of the Daurian Redstart are of a broad oval shape,
moderately glossy, and of a very pale blue colour, speckled and

PHQNICURUS. 141

mottled with pale rufous, chiefly at the broad end. Four examples
in the Collection measure respectively: ‘71 by ‘58; ‘68 by ‘57;
*65 by *55; *71 by °53.

1. Askold Island (Dérries). Seebohm Coll.
3. Amur-land. . Crowley Bequest.

Phenicurus erythronotus (Zversm.).

Ruticilla erythronota, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 848 (1881);
Oates, Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, ii. p. 94 (1890); Tacz. Faune Orn.
Sibér. Orient. p. 331 (1891); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899).

Pheenicurus erythronotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1908).

The eggs of Eversmann’s Redstart are of the same type as those
of P. auroreus. They are pale blue, delicately mottled and speckled
with pale rufous, the markings forming an ill-defined zone round
the broad end. Two examples measure respectively: -76 by °57;
“7 by 54.

2, Kuldja (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Phenicurus frontalis ( Vig.).

Ruticilla frontalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 849 (1881); Pleske,
Prjev. Reisen, Aves, p. 64, pl. v. fig. 5 (1889); Oates, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, ii. p. 91 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds,
ii. p. 64 (1890); Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 669 (1894); Osmaston,
Journ, Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 471 (1898); Nehrk. Kat.
Etersunuml. p. 40 (1899).

Pheenicurus frontalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1908).

The eggs of the Blue-fronted Redstart are either of two very
distinct types, or they have in some cases been wrongly identified
by the naturalists who collected them.

Three eggs sent to Mr. Hume from Sikhim, and now in the
Collection, are avowedly of somewhat doubtful identity; they
are of a pale delicate blue colour and of a pointed oval shape,
moderately glossy, measuring respectively: *87 by -58; 81 by ‘6;
"85 by °6.

Eggs received by Herr Nehrkorn, also from Sikhim and said to
belong to this species, are described by him as being uniform pale
blue. The measurement of these eggs is given as 21x25 mm.,
apparently a misprint.

Mr. Hartert, describing a number of eggs of this Redstart from
Koko-nor, collected by Herr Tancré’s men, states that they are of
a delicate greenish blue, with more or less indistinct small rufous-
brown spots near the larger end, in some almost invisible, in a
few others forming a very distinct and obvious ring. Four of
these specimens, acquired in the Crowley Bequest, are now in the
Museum. They are much darker than the eggs in the Hume
Collection, excessively glossy and measuring respectively : ‘89 by 6;
84 by 6; °81 by -61; °85 by °6.

142 TURDIDZ.

Of a totally different type are the eggs of this Redstart taken
by Mr. Osmaston in the Tons Valley in the Himalaya, and they
agree perfectly with the eggs figured by Dr. Pleske as those of
this species. They are pinkish white, clouded over with very pale
brownish pink, chiefly at the broad end, and a few very minute
specks of darker rufous are scattered over the shell. They are
fairly glossy and measure respectively: “79 by ‘6; °79 by ‘54; °78
by 56.

3. Sikbim. Hume Coll.
3. Tons Valley, Himalaya, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.].
4. Koko-nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest.

Genus DIPLOOTOCUS, Hartert. |

Diplootocus moussieri (Olphe-Gall.).

Ruticilla moussieri, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 807; Tristram, Ibis, 1859,
p. 416; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii, p. 801 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd
ed. ii. p. 88, pl. (1875). :

Pinarochroa moussieri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 20 (1888); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 51 (1899).

Diplootocus moussieri, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1903).

The eggs of Mouassier’s Redstart are of a broad oval form, rather
glossy, and of a white or very pale bluish white, sometimes sparingly
marked with exceedingly minute rufous dots, easily overlooked
unless the specimens are carefully examined. They measure from
-72 to °78 in length, and from ‘56 to ‘57 in breadth.

Chemora, Algeria, 2nd June (0. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Salvin).
2. ee Qnd June (Tristram Crowley Bequest.
oll.).
1, a M’sakta, Algeria, 25th April Salvin-Godman Coll.
0. S.).
4, Khifa M’sakta, 24th April (W. H. Crowley Bequest.

Simpson: Tristram Coll.).

Genus RHYACORNIS, Blanf.

Rhyacornis fuliginosa (V%g.).

Xanthopygia fuliginosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 253 (1879);
Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 26 (1899).

Rhyacornis fuliginosus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 98 (1890) 5.
id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 65 (1890) ; La Touche,
Ibis, 1899, p. 202.

Rhyacornis fuliginosa, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1908),

The eggs of the Plumbeous Redstart are regular or broad ovals,
somewhat pointed at the smaller end: some exhibit a consider-
able amount of gloss, while others are entirely devoid of it. They

CYANECULA. 143

are of a pale greenish white, thickly spotted and mottled with
more or less dull and dingy chestnut-brown and lavender, but
little ground-colour being visible in some specimens; the markings
often collect into a confluent cap at the broad end. They measure
from -68 to ‘8 in length, and from ‘54 to -61 in breadth.

Himalayas. Hume Coll,
Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May. Hume Coll.
Dharmsala (W. E. Brooks: Tris- | Crowley Bequest.

tram Coil.).
Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 7th May. J.D. La Touche, Esq. [P.].
Kuatun, 7th May. J.D. La Touche, Esq. hes
Kuatun, 20th April(J. D.LZaT.). . C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.

P
Kuatun, 21st April (J. D. LaT.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.
Kuatun, 22nd April (J.D. LaT.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.
Kuatun, 20th May (J. D. LaT.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P
Kuatun, June (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P
Foochow, 3rd May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P
Fohkien Province, May. Crowley Bequest.

PHAN PWR OO FIN

Genus CYANECULA, Brehm.

Cyanecula suecica (Linn.).

Sylvia suecica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxii. fig. 7, a-c (1845-54) ;
Wheelwright, Spring §& Summer in Lapl. p. 286 (1871).

Cyanecula suecica, Baedeker, Ever Eur, Vog. tab. 27. fig. 7 (1855-63) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 317 (1874); Seebohm § Harvie-Brown,
Ibis, 1876, p. 125; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 99 (1890) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 153 (1908).

Pheenicura suecica, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 102, pl. xxix.
fig. 1 (1856).

ieee eae eects. Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 308 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899).

Erithacus suecica, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 269, pl. 9 (1883); td. Eggs
of Brit. Birds, p. 184, pl. 51. figs. 6 & 7 (1896).

The eggs of the Red-spotted Blue-throat may be described as
small forms of the bluish-green type of those of the Nightingale.
The ground-colour is greenish blue, frequently with a dull olive
tinge, and while some specimens are nearly uniformly of this colour,
the majority are distinctly speckled with rufous. They measure
from ‘65 to °8 in length, and from -55 to ‘57 in breadth.

3. Swedish Lapland (J. Wolley: | Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Lapland, 19th June. Crowley Bequest.
Lapland (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Lapland (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

Stockholm, June (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Petchora River, Lat. 672° N., June Seebohm Coll.
(HL. Seebohm & J. A. Harvie- Brown).

Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 25th Seebohm Coll.
June (. 8. § J. A. H-B.),

Petchora River, Lat. 672° N., 4th Seebohm Coll.
July (H. 8S. § J. A, H-B.).

ys PD PN aANPN

144 TURDIDZ.

Cyanecula cyanecula (Wolf).

Cyanecula cerulecula, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vg. tab, 27. fig. 6 (1855-63).

Cyanecula wolfi, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 811 (1874); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 100 (1890).

Erithacus cyaneculus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 311 (1881).

Cyanecula cyanecula, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 153 (1908).

It would be impossible to separate the ‘eggs of the White-spotted
Blue-throat in the Collection from those of the Red-spotted form,
though at a casual glance the former may seem a trifle more highly
coloured.

Certainly, among them is a remarkable clutch from Valkenswaard
(Seebohm Collection) which appears quite brilliant among its more
sombre neighbours. These eggs have a bright greenish-blue ground,
clouded, streaked, and blotched with rich rufous-brown of a soft and
agreeable tint, the markings increasing gradually in number and
density from one end to the other, and forming a conspicuous cap,
in one instance at the smaller end. :

In size the eggs of this species vary from ‘62 to ‘8 in length, and
from ‘5 to ‘6 in breadth.

6. Holland. Crowley Bequest.
8. Holland (J. Baker). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Valkenswaard, Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, 10th May (C. B. Wharton Seebohm Coll.
& H. Seebohm).
5. Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W.SH.S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, 25th May (C.B. W.G-HZ.S.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Valkenswaard, 27th May (C.B.W.SHLS.), Seebohm Coll.
3. Valkenswaard, 28th May (C_B.W.S-H.S8.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Valkenswaard, 28th May (C.B. W.G-H.8.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, 28th May (C.B. W.SH.S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B.W.GH.S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B.W.§4.8.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Valkenswaard, lst May. Crowley Bequest.
4, Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest.
4, Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest.
5.

Belgium, 26th May (C. B. W. § H. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Genus AEDON, Forst.
Aedon megarhyncha (Brehm).

(Plate VIII. figs. 5 & 9.)

Sylvia luscinia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxi. fig. 2, ac (1845-54).
Philomela luscinia, Baedeker, Fuer Eur. Vig. tab. 27. fig. 4 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Eggs, i. p. 124, pl. xxxiii. figs. i & ii (1856).

Daulias luscinia, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 863 (1876).

Erithacus luscinia, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 294 (1881) ; id. Brit.
Birds, i. p, 276, pl. 9 (1888) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 185, pl. 51.
figs. 10 & 11 (1896).

Aedon megarhyncha, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 153 (1908).

There is not much variation in the eggs of the Nightingale,
though they may be separated into two types, having the same
bluish-green ground, but differing in the amount and appearance of

AEDON, 145

the reddish-brown surface-colour. In one type the eggs are only
faintly freckled, sometimes irregularly, but often at one end and
occasionally at both ends, in the form of a cap. The other type
has the colouring-matter so thickly distributed over the whole shell
as to appear of a reddish- or olive-brown tint. Examples occur
connecting these two types, but distinct varieties are apparently
scarce. One from the Crowley Bequest, taken at Churt, in Surrey,
is a pale olive-blue, almost without gloss, marked at the larger end
with a few spots and one or two large blotches of brownish red.
Another from the Salvin-Godman Collection, from Surrey, is of a
peculiar elongated elliptical form, with a pale bluish-green ground,
dotted and freckled with reddish brown, rather thickly towards the
larger end, where there is a very distinct cap. These two are the
only real abnormal specimens in a total of 115 eggs in the Musenm
cabinets.

Eggs of the Nightingale are usually very glossy. They measure
from °75 to -9 in length, and from -57 to °65 in breadth.

4, England. H. F, Walter, Esq. [P.].
2. St. Neots, Hunts, 5th June (G. D. Crowley Bequest.
‘Rowley: Tristram Coll.).
8. Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.].
8. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.}.
3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
4, Cambridgeshire (7. Bond: Har- Seebohm Coll.
gitt Coll.).
Cambridge. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Maddingley, Cambridge, 19thMay. Salvin-Godman Coll,
New oe Hampshire (H.Saun- Seebohm Coll.

ders).
Farnham, Surrey (F. .D. Godman). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll,

Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest.

Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.

Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

. Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
Elbeuf, 28th May (Noury: Har- Seebohm Coll.

gitt Coll...

Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May = Seebohm Coll.
(C. B. Wharton & H. Seebohm).

be ie 16th May (C_B.W. Seebohm Coll.
& H. &.).

Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll,
& H.8.).

Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll.
§ H.S.).

Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll.
§ H.S.).

Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. | Seebohm Coll.
& H.S8.).

vou. IV. L

PAD AAT PHT POPP PRE POP

146 TURDIDE.

Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll.
H.S.).
me beet 1st May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.
Boufarik, Algeria, 3rd May (4. Crowley Bequest.
B. Tristram). ‘
Kouba, Algeria, 18th June (H. B. — Crowley Bequest.

T). .

eo Oe

Aedon luscinia (Zinn.).

Sylvia philomela, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxi. fig. 1, a-c (1845-
54

Philomela major, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 3 (1855-63),

Daulias philomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 73, pl. (1875) ; Dresser,
Birds Eur. ii. p. 369 (1876).

Erithacus philomela, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 295 (1881).

Aedon luscinia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1903).

Eggs of the Eastern Nightingale are, on the average, rather larger
than those of A. megarhyncha, but do not otherwise differ from them.
They measure from ‘80 to ‘94 in length, and from ‘62 to ‘68 in
breadth,

4. Island of Bornholm, Sweden Salvin-Godman Coll.

(Erichsen).
2. Island of Bornholm, June
(Erichsen). Salvin-GodmanColl.
4, Island of Bornholm (Erichsen). Salvin-Godman Coll-
8. Island of Bornholm, 5th June Seebohm Coll.
(Meves).
5. Copenhagen, 2nd June (Terslev). Seebohm Coll.
4. Uman, S. Russia (Goebel). Seebohm Coll.
5. Uman, lst June (Goebel). Seebohm Coll.
1. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May Seebohm Coll.

(I. Seebohm § T. Kriiper),

Aedon golzii (Cad.).

(Plate VII. fig. 14.)

Erithacus golzii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 297 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 39 (1899).

Daulias golzi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii, p. 101 (1890).

Aedon golzii, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1908).

Four eggs of the Persian Nightingale in the Collection do not
differ materially from those of A. megarhyncha, being a trifle larger
in size, of a somewhat pointed oval form, and measuring respectively :
‘93 by 69; -86 by -66; -85 by *67; and -83 by -67.

2, Altai Mountains {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Altai Mountains (Nehkrkorn Coll.) Crowley Bequest.
5, Shiraz, Persia, 8th May. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.}.

ERITHACUS. 147

Genus ERITHACUS, Cuvier.
Erithacus rubecula (Linn.).

(Plate VIII. figs. 6 & 8.)
ee aaa Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab, xxii. fig. 6, a-c (1845-

).
Erythacus rubecula, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vég. tab. 97. fig. 5 (1855-68) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 329 (1878). :
=e Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 98, pl. xxviii.
Erithacus rubecula, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 299 (1881); éd.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 262, pl. 9 (1883); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 188,
pl. 51. figs. 2 & 3 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1903).

The Museum Collection contains a fine series of the eggs of the
Robin, which vary considerably in colour, and in shape, from the
broad oval to the spheroidal, and are generally highly glossy. The
ground is usually white or cream-coloured, sometimes tinged with
pale pink; the markings are of various shades of brown or reddish
brown, mingled with underlying lavender, and while in some eggs
they are densely set. over the whole shell in the shape of clouds,
blotches, and spots, in others they are sparingly distributed in the
form of small blotches and specks. In many specimens the mark-
ings are chiefly collected together at the broad end in the form of a
cap or zone, often very handsome.

A set of eggs from Churt, Surrey, is pure white without any
markings ; others are very faintly or sparingly coloured, without the
prevailing rufous-brown tint of the typical specimens. Two eggs
from Bristol are very strikingly zoned with dark purple-grey, almost
black, blotches, dominating the red-brown spots. In size the eggs
vary from °7 to ‘9 in length, and from °56 to °65 in breadth.

3. England. Old Collection.
3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
5. Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.].
5. Coton, Cambridgeshire, 11th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. Norfolk, 23rd April (#. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.
6. Norfolk, 20th May (fF. W.). Seebohm Coll,
4, Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll.
2. Bristol. W. G. C. Norman, Esq. [P.].
4. Great Whitley, June. W. E. de Winton, Esq. [ P.].
4. Bentley, Hants, 22nd April(Har- | Seebohm Coll.

gitt Coil.). ;
5. Bentley, 2nd May (Hargitt Coll.). | Seebohm Coll.
5. New Forest (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
4. Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2, Chiswick, 4th April (Hargitt Seebohm Coll.

Coil.).
5. Churt, Surrey, May. Crowley Bequest.
5. Churt, May. Crowley Bequest.
4, Churt, June, Crowley Bequest.
5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 20th May Seebohm Coll,

(C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm).
u2

148 TURDID,

7. Valkenswaard, 27th May (C. B. W. Seebohm Coll.
6. Sine May (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll.
7. Pomerania, 7th May (T. H.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Pomerania, 27th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Revel, Baltic Provs., 21st June Seebohm Coll.
(Russow). < ;
8. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft., Fayal, Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.}.

Azores, 27th May (W. R.
Ogilme-Grant). :

8. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft.,27th May | Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.}.
(W. BR. 0.-G.).

Erithacus superbus, Konig.

Evithacus superbus, Kénig, J. f. 0.1889, p. 183; id. J. f. O. 1890, p. 883,
pl. viii. fig. 4; MNehrk. Kat. Etersamml. p. 39 (1899); Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 154 (1908).

Compared with eggs of Z. rubecula, those of the Teneriffe Robin
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 ‘60 in
breadth.

4. Canary Islands. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.].
4, Teneriffe. Crowley Bequest.

Erithacus akahige (Zemm.).

(Plate VIT. fig. 1.)

Erithacus akahige, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 299 (1881); #d.
Birds Japan. Emp. p. 50 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 89
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1908).

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 ‘61.

2, Seven Islands, Japan, 20th May. Crowley Bequest.

Genus HODGSONIUS, Bonap.

Hodgsonius phonicuroides (Hodgs.).

Hodgsonius pheenicuroides, 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

ee iy a Kat. Eversamml. p. 62 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.

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: +85 by -62; -9 by °63.

2. Garhwal, Iimalayas. B. B, Osmaston, Esq. [P.].

CALLIOPE.—LARVIVORA. 149

Genus CALLIOPE, Gould.

Calliope calliope (Pall.).

Calliope camtschatkensis, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p.483 ; 1873, taf. 1. fig. 13;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 341 (1875).

Erithacus calliope, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 305 (1881); Tacz.
Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 335 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 39 (1899).

Calliope calliope, Sharpe, Hand-i. 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 marked at the broad end with
rufous. In size they measure respectively: ‘82 by -61; and ‘9
by °63.

2. Lake Baikal, Siberia (Dybowsk). Crowley Bequest.

Genus IANTHIA, Blyth.

Ianthia rufilata (Hodgs.).

Tarsiger rufilatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 256 (1879); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 27 (1899).

Janthia rufilata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 106 (1890) ; 2d. ed.
Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 68 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 156 (1908).

Three eggs of the Red-flanked Wood-Robin are rather peculiar in
shape; they are broad ovals, much pointed at the 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 Coll.
2. Kashmir, 2nd June (W. E. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Genus LARVIVORA, Hodgs.

Larvivora cyanea (Pail.).

Larvivora cyane, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 863; 1873, taf. 1. fig. 12; id.
Faune Orn. Sibér. Orvent. p. 838 (1891).

Erithacus cyaneus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 303 (1881); ¢d.
Birds Japan. Emp. p. 53 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil, p. 39
(1899). :

Larvivora cyanea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903).

Two eggs of the Siberian Blue Robin in the Collection resemble

150 TURDID.

those of ZL. brurnea, but are rather longer. They are of a regular
oval shape, slightly glossy, and of 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. 802 (1881); Nehkrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 39 (1899).

Larvivora brunnea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 182 (1889); zd.
ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p.127 (1889); Osmaston,
Journ. Bomb, Nat. Hist, Soc. xi. p. 71 (1897), p- 468 (1898) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1908).

The eggs referred by Mr. Hume (1. 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.

Tons Valley, Himalayas, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.].

Genus ADELURA, Bonap.

Adelura ceruleocephala (Vig.).
(Plate VIT. fig. 8.)

Ruticilla exrulocephala, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 353 (1881).

Adelura ceeruleicephala, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 108 (1890) ;
id, ed, Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 69 (1890).

Adelura ceruleocephala, Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 58; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1908).

The eggs of the Blue-headed Redstart in the Collection, taken by
Colonel R. G. Wardlaw Ramsay in Afghanistan, are somewhat similar
to the eggs of Phenicurus frontalis taken by Mr. Osmaston, but the
ground-colour is more creamy white than 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 ‘55;
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 (1. ¢.).

8 Afghanistan, 22nd May (2B. G. Seehohm Coll.
Vgerdlaw Ramsay).

NOTODELA.—THAMNOBIA. 151

Genus NOTODELA, Less.

Notodela leucura (Hodgs.).

Notodela leucura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 23 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 112 (1890); id. ed. Hume, Nests §'
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 70 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 51
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903).

The eggs of the White-tailed Blue Robin 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 (J, c.), of a café-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 pale
reddish brown on a light ground, so that we may assume that the
darker eggs owe their extra colour to a dense mottling of a similar
nature. In size the eggs measure from ‘85 to ‘92 in length, and
from +65 to ‘70 in breadth.

2, Mongphoo, Darjiling, May Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
1. Mongphoo, May (/. G.). Hume Ooll.
1. Darjiling, 8th May (Z. Mandellt). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 15th May (Z. M.). Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 10th June (Z. I). Hume Coll.
2. Darjiling, 14th May. Hume Coll.
1. Darjiling, 22nd June. Hume Coll.

Genus THAMNOBIA (Swains.).

Thamnobia cambaiensis (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 Ind. Birds, ii. p. 71
(1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-i. 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 ‘67 in
breadth.

2. Hansi, Punjab, Ist April. Hume Ooll.
1. Hansi, 3rd April. Hume Coll.
3. Delhi, 23rd April (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll.
2. Delhi, 19th June (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Saharanpur, 28th April. Hume Coll.
1. Bareilly, 15th May. Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 24th May. Hume Coll.
9, Bareilly, 5th June. Hume Coll,
9. Bareilly, 28th Aug. Hume Coll,
2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll.
3. Agra, 19th June. Hume Coll.

152 TURDID.

Central India, 30th March (2. C. Crowley Bequest.
Beavan: Tristram Coil.).

Central India, 3rd April (&.C.B.: | Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

Sambhur, 10th May (R. M. Adam). Hume Coll.

8. Agra, 21st June. Hume Coll.

4, Etawah, 15th April. Hume Coll.

3. Etawah. Hume Coll.

2. Mivzapur, 26th April (W.Z. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

1. Mirzapur, 9th May (W. £. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

8. Lucknow, 6th May Hume Coll.

1. Lucknow, 24th May. Hume Coll.

3. Lucknow, 13th June. Hume Coll.

1. Lucknow, 15th June. Hume Coll.

2. Allahabad, 25th March. Hume Coll.

8. Jhansi, 7th May. Hume Coll,

1. Jhansi, 10th June. Hume Ooll.

2. Jhansi, 22nd June. * Hume Coll.

3. Jhansi, 26th June. Hume Coll.

2.

2.

1.

1. Sambhur, 18th July (2. M. A.). Hume Ooll.

2. Saugor, C. Provinces, June. Hume Coll.

3. Saugor. Hume Coll.

1. Maunbhoom, 20th April (B.C. Salvin-Godman Coll,

Beavan).

Thamnobia fulicata (Linn.).

Thamnobia fulicata, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 440 (1879); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vii. p. 54 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii,
p. 115 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 76
(1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 51 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 158 (1903).

A series of forty eggs of the Brown-backed Indian Robin 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 ground-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. India. Crowley Bequest.
1, Ahmedabad, India, 2nd April. Hume Coll.
4. Sholapur (H. Wenden). Hume Coll.
2. Sholapur, 8th June (Z. W.). Hume Ooll.
1. Sholapur, 12th June (ZH. WV,). Hume Coll.

COPSYCHUS. 153

1. Sholapur, 15th June (H. W.). Hume Coll.
2. Sholapur, 21st June (H. W.). Hume Coll.
8. Sholapur, 24th June (H. W.). Hume Coll.
1. Sholapur, 28th June (H. W.). Hume Coll.
2. Sholapur, 8th July (H. W.). Hume Coll.
17. Mysore. Hume Coll.
2. Ceylon, July (A. LZ. Butler), Crowley Bequest.
1. Ceylon, May (A. LZ. B.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus COPSYCHUS, Wagler.

Copsychus saularis (Linn.).

Copsychus saularis, Layard, Ann. § Mag. N. H. 2nd ser, xii. p. 263 (1853) ;
Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 483 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 61
(1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 116 (1890); zd. ed. Hume,
Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 51 (1899); Sharpe, Hundt. iv. p. 160 (1903).

The eggs of the Magpie-Robin are very 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 different 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. Hume Coll.

2. Agrore Valley, Punjab, 18th May Hume Coll.
(Capt. Unwin).

8. Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

2. Saharunpur, 23rd April.(G. #. Z. Hume Coll.
Marshall).

1. Baraitch. Hume Coll.

3. Delhi, 12th June (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll.

1. Agra, Feb. (A. O. H.) Hume Coll.

. 1. Bareilly, 4th May. Hume Coll.

2. Bareilly, 12th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll,

2. Bareilly, 21st June (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

8. Mirzapur (W. #. Brooks: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).

5. Allahabad (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll.

4, Jhansi, 24th June. Hume Coll.

5. Saugor, C. Prov., 26th June Hume Coll.
(#. RB. Blewitt).

5. Saugor, 26th June (fF. R. B.). Hume Coll.

8. Saugor, 7th July (F. &. B.). Hume Ooll.

1. Saugor, 20th July (Ff. R. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Belgaum, 10th June (A. E. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

154

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Arcot, 18th May.

Nilghivi Hills (Li istram Coll.).
Ceylon (EZ. L. Layard).

Ceylon (£. L. L.: “Ty estram Coll.).
Barrackpur (R. C. Beavan).

Crapps).

Pegu, "Ail (Z. W. Oates).
Pegu, 3rd April (£. W. a
Pegu, 14th April (Z. W. O.).
Pegu, 19th April (Z. W. O.).
Pegu, 30th April (ZB. W. O.).
Pegu, 20th May (£. W.0.).
Pegu, 25th May (Z. W. O.).

aecniar te
lay Choung, Tenasserim, 16th

ee (C. T. Bingham).
Penang, 12th June.
Foochow, China, May.
Foochow, 5th May.
Foochow, 8th May.
Foochow, 9th May.
Foochow, 15th May.
Foochow, 17th May.
Foochow, 15th June.
Foochow, 20th July.

Dibrughur, Assam, 5th May (J. R.

TURDIDA.

Hume Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Crowley Bequest.
Salvin-Godman Coil.
Hume Coll.

Faw Coll.
Oates Coll.
Oates Coll.
Oates Coll.
Oates Coll.
Oates Coll.
Oates Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.

C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.
C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B. Rickett, Esq.
C. B.

C. B.

[P.
[P

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Rickett, Esq. [P.
Rickett, Esq. [P.

:

Copsychus amenus, Horsf.

Copsychus amcenus, Sharpe, P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 340; id. Cat. Birds B. M.
vii. pp. 61, 65 (1883) ; ed. 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. In 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.

9

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Lumbidan, Borneo.
Borneo (H. Low: Tristram Coll.).

Sir Hugh Low [C.].
Crowley Bequest.

2. Labuan Island, May (J. Whitehead). Crowley Bequest.

3.

Java.

Crowley Bequest,

Genus GERVAISIA, Bonap.
Gervaisia albispecularis (Zyd. & Gerv.).

Copsychus albospecularis typicus, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist.
Nat. Madag., Os. i. p. 363, pl. 308. fig. 7 (1879).

Gervaisia albospecularis, Ez. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 345; Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vii. p. 66 (1883); MNehrk. Kat. Eiersammi, 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 be separated from eggs of the

GERVAISIA.—CITTOCINCLA. 155

Western Madagascar form, G. pica, either by colour or size. They
measure respectively: °88 by -63; ‘88 by ‘64; and ‘89 by “61.

2. Madagascar, 27th Oct.(J. Caldwell: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

1. Madagascar (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

Gervaisia pica (Pelz.).

Copsychus albospecularis, var. pica, Milne-Edwards & Grandidwer, Hist.
Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 865, pl. 308. fig. 8 (1879).

Copsychus pica, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p, 148 (1882).

Gervaisia pica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 67 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersamml, p. 52 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 160 (1908).

The eggs of the Western Madagascar Magpie-Robin, which show
considerable variation, resemble those of Copsychus saularis, though
the markings are certainly of a duller brown tint. The ground-
colour varies from the palest greenish white to a greenish blue,
and the markings are of various shades of yellowish brown and
pale reddish brown. The eggs vary from ‘8 to ‘9 in length, and
from °61 to °65 in breadth.

3. Betsileo, Madagascar. "Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
4. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
2. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C. ].
3. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
8. Madagascar (W. Deans Cowan: Crowley Bequest.

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

Genus CITTOCINCLA, Scl.
Cittocincla macrura (Gm.).

Copsychus macrurus, Layard, Ann. § Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. xii. p. 264
1853
iieeinele macrura, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 437 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 118 (1890) ; id, ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind.
Birds, ii. p. 86 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 161 (1903).
Cittocincla tricolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 85 (1883); Nehrh.
Kat. Fiersamml, p. 52 (1899).

The eggs of the Indian Shama resemble those of Copsychus
saularis, and, like them, are very varied both with regard to the
colour of the ground and the distribution of the markings. One
clutch of eggs in the Collection cannot, however, be matched by any
of the eggs of the other species, the ground being a dead white,
without any trace of green. On the whole, the eggs of the present
species are rather smaller than Indian eggs of C. saularis, measuring
from °77 to °92 in length, and from ‘61 to ‘65 in breadth,

2, Pegu, April (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll.
2. Pegu, 10th May (EZ. W.0.). Hume Coll.
1. Pegu, 27th May (Z. W. 0.). Oates Coll.

156, TURDIDE.

4, Pegu, 28th May (£. W. O.). Hume Coll.

1. Pegu, 5th June (£. W. O.). Oates Coll.

4, Meplay, Tenasserim, 10th April Hume Coll.
(C. LT. Bingham).

2. Tavoy, Tenasserim (J. Darling). Hume Coll.

1. Tavoy, 17th April (J. D.). Hume Ooll.

4. Tavoy, 17th April (JZ D.). Hume Cull.

Cittocincla luzoniensis (Kzizi.).
(Plate VII. fig. 15.)

Cittocincla luzoniensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 91 (1883) ;
Grant §& Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 239, pl. vi. fig. 4; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 162 (1903).

In the Collection are two pairs of the eggs of the Philippine
Shama; they are not separable from those of the Indian species.
They measure respectively: *8 by ‘6; *81 by ‘6; °89 by ‘61;
9 by 61.

2. Engafio, N.E. Luzon, 27th April. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].
2. Engafio, 26th May. J. Whitehead, Esq. (C. ].

Genus COSSYPHA, Vig.

Cossypha caffra (Linn.).
Cossyph acaffra, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 224 (1875-84) ;
id. Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 89 °(1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p- 51 (1899); Stark § Seclater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 218
(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 163 (1903).

The eggs of the Cape Chat-Thrush, or Cape “ Robin,” are of a
long oval shape and moderately glossy. They are buff or cream-
coloured, mottled and clouded with dull pale rufous, chiefly at the
broad end, where a large cap is often formed by the markings.
They measure from ‘9 to 1-0 in length, and from ‘62 to-7 in breadth.

2. South Africa. KE. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].

5. South Africa (Z. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest.

38. Transvaal (7. Ayres: Tristram Coll.), Crowley Bequest.

2. De Wet’s Farm, 2nd Oct. Capt. G. E. EH. Barrett-
Hamilton [P.].

2, Cape Colony (7. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).

Genus PSEUDOCOSSYPHUS, Sharpe.

Pseudocossyphus sharpei (Gray).

Cossypha sharpei, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag.,
Cis, i. p. 369 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 148
(1882).

Pseudocossyphus sharpii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 22 (1883).

Pseudocossyphus sharpei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 166 (1903).

As with the eggs of Moussicr’s Redstart, already described (p. 142),

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ERYTHROPYGIA. 157

some of those of Sharpe’s Chat-Thrush are faintly marked with minute
dots which might easily escape observation. These are of a reddish-
lilac tint, the ground-colour of the eggs being a pale blue, slightly
tinged with greenish. Examples measure from ‘81 to ‘89 in length,
and from °63 to °70 in breadth.

4, Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
3. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
2. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest.

Genus ERYTHROPYGIA, A. Smith.

Erythropygia coryphzus (Less.).
(Plate VII. fig. 17.)

Aédon coryphea, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 251 (1875-84),
Erythropygia corypheeus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 73 (1883) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 52 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna
S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 229 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 167 (1903).

The eggs of the Cape Ground-Robin are for the most part of a
blunt oval form and fairly glossy. The ground-colour is a bright
greenish blue, and this is spotted, mottled, and blotched, generally
rather thickly, and more densely, at the larger end of the egg than
elsewhere, with rich reddish brown and underlying pale purple. On
some eggs the markings are smaller and less numerous on the smaller
half of theshell. They range in size from *70 to °82 in length, and
from °58 to.°60 in breadth.

6. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
8. South Africa (Z. L. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
2. South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P./.
8. Cape Colony (7. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).

Erythropygia leucophrys ( Viezil.).

Aédon leucophrys, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p, 252 (1875-84),

Erythropygia leucophrys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 74 (1888) ; id.
Ibis, 1897, p. 504; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 52 (1899); Stark &
Selater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 225 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 167 (1908).

Two eggs of the White-browed Ground-Robin in the Collection
are of a long oval shape and are slightly glossy. They are cream-
coloured, rather densely and finely spotted and mottled all over
with light umber-brown and lavender-grey. They measure respec-
tively: ‘88 by °61; ‘91 by ‘61.

9. Zululand, §. Africa. Messrs. R.B,& J.D. S. Wood-
ward (C.].

158 TURDIDA,

Erythropygia munda (Cad.).

Aédon leucophrys, apud Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 92 (1872).

Erythropygia munda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 76 (1883); Stark
& Sclater, Fauna 8, Africa, Birds, ii. p. 227 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l,
iv. p. 167 (1903).

There are only two eggs of the Damaza Ground-Robin in the
Collection ; these are of a broad oval shape and dull in texture.
They are cream-coloured, coarsely but handsomely spotted and
mottled all over with lilac-brown and lavender-grey. They measure
respectively : *82 by -61, and ‘81 by °62.

2. Ondonga, Ovampo-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson: Tristram Coll.).

Erythropygia pena, A. Smith,

Aédon paena, Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 92 (1872).

Aédon poena, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 253 (1875-84).

Erythropygia paena, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 76 (1888).

Erythropygia pena, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii, p, 228
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 167 (1903).

The two eggs of Smith’s Ground-Robin in the Collection are of a
broad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a white
colour, speckled and spotted, most thickly at the larger end, with
lilac-brown and lavender-grey. They measure respectively : °77 by
‘59, and °76 by °58.

2. Damara-land, 4th Jan. (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson ; Tristram Coll.).

Genus PRATINCOLA, Koch.
Pratincola rubetra (Lénn.).

Saxicola rubetra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 237, tab. xxiii.
fig. 8, a, b, e (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 108,
pl. xxx. fig. ii (1856).

Pratincola rubetra, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 18 (1855-63) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 255 (1873); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv.
p. 179 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 312, pl. 9 (1888) ; id. Eggs
of Brit. Birds, p. 190, pl. 51. figs. 18, 19 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 171 (1908).

Typical eggs of the Whinchat are glossy and of a pointed oval
form, though varieties occur which are broader, and some in which
there is a decided point at the broad end. ‘The ground-colour
is of a greenish blue, sometimes with hardly a tinge of green in the
blue; occasionally quite plain, they are most frequently freckled
and dotted with light rufous or pale brown. On some eggs the
markings are very few and inconspicuous, on others they are rather
thickly disposed, especially on the broad end, where they form an

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indistinct zone or cap. In size they vary from ‘7 to ‘81 in length,
and from ‘55 to °6 in breadth.

4, Near Inverness (Z. Hargitt). Seebohm Coll,

4. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
6. Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll.

5. Haddenham, Bucks, 22nd May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Haddenham, 28th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. New Forest (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

6. Finchley Common. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. Churt, Surrey. — Gould Coll.

6. Churt. Crowley Bequest.

6. Brighton, May (R. B. Sharpe). Seebohm Coll.

6. Brighton, May (Swaysland). Seebohm Coll.

5. Brighton, May. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
4, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Pomerania (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

2. Reval, Baltic Provs. (Russow). Seebohm Coll.

Pratincola rubicola (Linn.).

Saxicola rubicola, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 236, tab. xxiii.
fig. 7, a, b, ¢ (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 107,
pl. xxx. fig. i (1856).

Pratincola rubicola, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 12 (1855-63) ;
Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 263, part. (1873) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 185 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i.
p. 317 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 191, pl. 51. fig. 16 (1896) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 171 (1908).

The eggs of the Stonechat are of the same type as those of the
Whinchat, but the ground-colour is of a paler greenish blue, and the
spotting is frequently very dense. The Collection contains no plain
eges; all the examples are marked in varying degrees with pale
chestnut. In some there are merely a few faint specks and smears;
in 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 ‘65
to *75 in length, and from ‘55 to °6 in breadth.

4, Co. Waterford, 13th April (R. J. Seebohm Coll.
Ussher).

5. Co. Waterford, 13th April(R. JZ U.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Co. Waterford, 24th April (R. Z U.). Seebohm Coll,

6. Co. Waterford, 5th May (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Co. Waterford, 19th May(&. 7. U.). Seebohm Coll.

7, Cherry Winton, Cambridgeshire, Salvin-Godman Coll.
28th May (0. Salvin). ;

5. Hampstead Heath (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Brighton Race-course (# Bond: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coill.).

5. Brighton Race-course (F. B.: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

6. Brighton (A. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

5. Brighton, May (&. B. Sharpe). Seebohm Coll,

6.

Brighton, May (&. B. &.). Seebohm Coll.

160 TURDIDE.

6. Brighton, May. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
6. Churt, Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest.
6. Churt. Crowley Bequest.
5. Churt, Crowley Bequest.
5. Churt, May. Gould Coll.
6. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.). 7
4, ie ae Holland, 27th May Seebohm Coll.
(HZ. Seebonm).
4, Valkenswaard, 29th May (#. S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (Ruzz). Seebohm Coll.
8. Parnassus, Greece, 7th May (H. See- Seebohm Coll.
bohm & T. Kriiper).
2. Tunis. Louis Fraser, Esq. [C.].
8, Khifan M’Sakta, Algeria, 13th April Salvin-Godman Coll.
(O, Salvin).

Pratincola sybilla (Linn.).

Pratincola torquata, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag.,
Ois. p. 838, pl. 308. fig. 5 (1879).

Pratincola sybilla, Roch & E. Newton, Ibis, 1862, p. 272; E. Newton,
Ibis, 1863, p. 345, pl. xiii. fig. 2; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv.
p. 191 (1879); Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin, vii. p. 148 (1882) ;
Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml, p. 25 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 172
(1908).

Closely resembling bright-coloured eggs of P. rubicola, 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. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.].
3. Madagascar, May (£. Newton: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

4. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
4, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. W. Radclifte-Saunders, Esq,
[P.].

Pratincola maura (Pail.).

Pratincola rubicola, pt. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 263 (1878).

Pratincola maura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 188 (1879); Wardlaw-
Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 55; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 61
(1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Lggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 48 (1890);
Seebohm, Birds Japan, Emp. p. 57 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 172 (1908).

Pratincola indica, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient, i. p. 855 (1891).

The eggs of the Asiatic Stonechat resemble those of P. rubicola,
and are subject to the same variations. They are, however, rather
smaller, measuring from °6 to -75 in length, and from -48 to 58
in breadth.

Eggs taken in Afghanistan show but the faintest trace of the
ground-colour. In one clutch they are densely freckled with
brownish pink ; in another with very pale yellowish brown.

PRATINCOLA. 161.

In two clutches from Japan the ground-colour is of a bright
but pale greenish-blue, and one of them is so faintly zoned with
the palest brownish-red, that the eggs appear plain, until closely
examined.

5. Afghanistan, 28th May (R. G. Seebohm Coll.
Wardlaw-Ramsay).
4. Afghanistan, 28th May (Rk. G. Seebohm Coll.

W-R.
1. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 10th April. Hume Coll.
12. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll.
11. Kotegarh, May. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 13th May. Hume Coll.
1. \ Kotegarh, 25th May. Hume Coll.
1, Kotegarh, 26th May. Hume Coll.
12. Kotegarh, 21st June. Hume Coll.
2. Kotegarh, 11th July. Hume Coll.
5. Simla. Hume Coll.
1. Mussoori. Hume Coll.
1. Almora, 14th May (W. E. Brooks). Hume Ooll.
2. Almora, 17th May (W. £. B.). : Hume Coll.
1, Almora, 29th May (W. £. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Almora, 21st May (W. E. B Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.)
2. Altai Mountains, May. Crowley Bequest.
2, Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
5. Japan (H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.
4, Japan (Hi. P.). Seebohm Coll.

Pratincola torquata (Linn.).

Pratincola torquata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 236 (1875-

_ id. Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 190 (1879); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamul.

. 25 (1899) ; Stark & Sclater, Fauna S. "Africa, Birds, ii. p. 190
tiso1); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 172 (19038).

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 ‘61 in
breadth.

4. Berg River, 8. Africa, Sept. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.}.
11. Transvaal, Oct. (T. ey Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Ptatincola 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, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 41 (1890) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.)
p. 33 11805) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 178 (1908).

The eggs of the Common Indian Pied Bush-Chat are mostiy of a
broad oval form, more or less pointed, and fairly glossy, The
VoL. Iv. M

162 TURDIDH.

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 ‘58 in breadth.

2. Dharmsala, Kashmir, 20th April. Hume Coll.

1. Almora, Himalayas, Ist March. Hume Coll.
83. Sind. Hume Coll.

3. Sind, 21st March. Hume Ooll.

1. Sind, 27th March. Hume Coll.

4, Sultanpur, 10th May. Hume Coll.

3. Delhi, 27th 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 March (EF. W. Oates). Oates Coll.

3. Java, Sept. (J. Whitehead). Seebohm Coll.

3. cet Java, 5th Sept. (J. White- Crowley Bequest.

ead),

Pratincola atrata, Kelaart.

Pratincola caprata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 195, part. (1879).

Pratincola bicolor, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 430 (1879).

Pratincola atrata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ti. p. 60 (1890); ¢d. ed.
Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 46 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 173 (1908).

The eggs of the Southern Pied Bush-Chat resemble those of
P. caprata, but are larger, and perhaps a trifle brighter and richer
in their markings. They measure from -65 to 8 in length, and
from °55 to ‘6 in breadth.

4. Southern India, 26th March. fume 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. Coonoor, 38rd March. Hume Coll.
7. Coonoor, 17th March. Hume Coll.
1. Coonoor, 12th April. Hume Coll.
1, Coonoor, 14th April. Hume Coll.
4, Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills, 11th Hume Coll.
March. ;
1. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 15th April. Hume Coll.
1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 7th Hume Coll.

March (Miss Cockburn).
1. Neddivutum, Madras, 26th March. Hume Coll.
A. ae Hills, Coorg, 18th Hume Coll.
pril.

OREICOLA.—-CERCOMELA, 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 (1890); ad. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 50 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 201;
(1903) Kat, Eiersammil. p. 27 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 173

3).

The eggs of the Dark-grey Bush-Chat are of two very distinct
types. Those taken on the Himalayas resemble the eggs of Pra-
tincola maura, 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
Tharrhaleus modularis. They measure from 65 to ‘77 in length,
and from ‘53 to °6 in breadth.

2. Simla, 8th May (#. C. Beavan: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coill.).

6. Kotegarh, Himalayas, May. Hume Coll.

1. Kotegarh, 21st 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 OC. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

8. Kuatun, 4th May (J. 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 (J. D. La T.). -C. B, Rickett, Esq. [P.].

Genus CERCOMELA, Bonap.

Cercomela fusca (Blyth).

Myrmecocichla fusca, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 360 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat. Fiersammi. p. 41 (1899).

Cercomela fusca, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890) ; 2d. 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-Robin 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

M2

164 TURDIDZE.

entirely wanting. Specimens measure from °78 to ‘87 in length,
and from ‘57 to °65 in breadth.

N.W. Provinces, India, May Crowley Bequest.
(W. £. Brooks: Tristram Coll.).
Saugor, C. Provs., 12th May. Hume Coll.

2. Punjab, 14th April. Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, Punjab. Hume Coll.
8. Delhi, 14th April (C. 2. Bingham). Hume Coll.
1. Sambhur, 10th May (R. M. Adam). Hyme Coll.
8. Ajmere, 30th Aug. (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll.
8. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll.
8. Etawah, 29th March. Hume Coll.
2. Etawah, 6th April. Hume Coll.
2.

3.

Cercomela asthenia, Bonap.

(Plate VII. fig. 13.)

'Pratincola melanura, apud Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 97.

Myrmecocichla yerburii, Sharpe, Bull. B O.C. iv. p. xxxviii (1895) ; dd.
Ibis, 1895, p. 884; Yerbury, Ibis, 1896, p. 24.

Cercomela asthenia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 174 (1908).

The small series of eggsof 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 breadih.

4, Wilderness of Judea, 25th April Crowley Bequest.
(H. B. Tristram). .
2. Palestine, 6th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus POLIOCICHLA, Sharpe.

Poliocichla cinerea (Vieill.).

Saxicola cinerea, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 242 (1875-84).

Myrmecocichla cinerea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 358 (1881).

mrt cinerea, Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p, 204
01).

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. 8. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].

1. S. Africa (Z. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest.

8. Nel’s Poort, 8. Africa (7. Atmore: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

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Poliocichla sinuata (Sundev.).
(Plate VII. fig. 9.)

Myrmecocichla sinuata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 359 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899).
Saxicola sinuata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 236 (1875-84).
+ Emarginata sinuata, Stark & Sclater, Fauna S. ‘Africa, Birds, ii. p. 203
(1901).
Poliocichla sinuata, Shurpe, Hund-. iv. p. 175 (1908).

In outline the eggs of the Russet Sickle-winged Chat-Robin
vary from a narrow to a broad oval. They are of the same glossy
blue colour as those of P. cinerea, 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 in breadth.

4, South Africa, E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
1. South Africa (Z. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest.
2. Cape Colony (Z. L. Layard: Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coll.).

Genus SAXICOLA, Bechst.

Saxicola familiaris, Steph.

(Plate VII. fig. 7.)
Saxicola galtoni, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 284 (1875-84) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 390 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil.
p. 41 (1899).
Saxicola familiaris, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, 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 ‘85 in length, and from ‘58 to °62 in breadth.

4, South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
8. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. .
2. South Africa (Z. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest.

8. Cape Colony (7. Atmore). Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola conanthe (Linn).

Saxicola cenanthe, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiii. fig. 2, a-c
(1845-54) ; Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 14 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 110, pl. xxx. fig. iii (1856) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 187 (1874); Seebohm & Harvie-Brown,
Ibis, 1876, p. 215; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 391 (1881) ; id.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 298, pl. 9 (1888) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 188,

166 TURDID.

pl. 51. fig. 9 (1896); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi, p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (19038).

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 ‘98 in length, and from °56 to 65
in breadth.

6. Greenland (£. Fenéker: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
6. Farde Islands (H. C. Miiller: | Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).
5. Farée Islands (H.C. M.: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
5. Farée Islands (H.C. M.: Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
4, Faroe Tas 1st June (4. C. AL: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).
7. Farée Islands, 1st June (H. C. M.: Seebohm Coll,
Hargitt Coll.).
5. Farée Islands, 4th June (H.C. M.: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).
7. Farée Islands, 26th May (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Unst, Shetlands (Rich). Purchased.
1, Orkneys. Crowley, Esq. [P.].
6. Sandaig Island, Inverness, 18th Seebohm Coll.
May (Hargitt Coll.).
5. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll.
4. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll.
5. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll.
3. Alston Moor,Cumberland,24th May. Crowley Bequest.
5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
8. Elveden, Suffolk (4. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Elveden. Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. Hampshire. Crowley Bequest,
6. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.
5. St. Aubin, Elbceuf, France, June Seebohm Coll.
(Noury: Hargitt Coll.).
4, Elbceuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.) Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 15th May Seebohm Coll.
(C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm).
5. wre 21st May (C. B.W. Seebohm Coll.
H.S.).
6. ew ae 21st May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll.
#.&.).
5. ae 21st May (C. B. W. Seebohm Coll.
6. ee 21st May (C.B.W: Seebohm Coll.
H. &.).
6. Valkenswaard, 25th May(C.B.1V. Seebohm Coll.
& H.W).
6. Seebohm Coll.

Valkenswaard, 28th May (C. B.W.
§ HS).

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4. Lapland (4. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Sweden. 8. O. Sahlin, Esq. [P.].
6. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 26th Seebohm Coll.

June (H. Seebohm & J. A,
Harvie-Brown).

6. Parnassus, Greece, 8th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm & T. Kriiper).

Saxicola stapazina (Linn.).

Saxicola stapazina, Salvad. Ibis, 1904, p. 75.

Saxicola aurita, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab, xxiii. fig. 5, a-c, part.
(1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. p. 101, pl. part. (1875) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 394, part. (1881); Nekrk. Kat.
Eiersamii. p. 41 (1899).

Saxicola albicollis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1903).

Saxicola amphileuca, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1908).

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-blue of a pleasing
tint, and the markings, which are nsually 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.

Tristram).

Mt. Tabor, 12th April (Z. Bart- | Crowley Bequest.
lett: Tristram Coll.).

Kulat es Shukif, Palestine, 28th Crowley Bequest.
May (#1. B. Tristram).

Judea, 28rd April (J. H. Cock- Crowley Bequest.
rane: Tristram Coll.).

5. Parnassus, Greece, 4th May (ZH. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm §& T. Kriiper).

5. Parnassus, 9th May (4.8.6 7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Parnassus, 18th May (H. §. & Seebohm Coll.
TI),

6. Parnassus, 19th May (H. 8. § Seebohm Coll,
T. K.).

5. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S. & Seebohm Coll.
T. K.).

3. Smyrna, 30th ie (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

6. Smyrna, 11th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Palestine, 25th April (H. B. Salvin-Godman Coll,

4.

3.

2.

Saxicola caterine, Whitaker.

Saxicola aurita (nec Temm.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307; Saunders, Ibis,
1871, p. 211; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 394, part. (1881).

Saxicola amphileuca (nec H. & E.), Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 96

Saxicola caterine, Whitaker, 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. melanoleuca

168 TURDIDA.

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, 8. stapazina; 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 (4. Rutz: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

4. Malaga, Spain (ZZ. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 7th May. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.].
3. Malaga, 3rd June. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.].
4, Valencia, Spain (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Algeria, May (H. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola albicans, [Vahlb.

Saxicola stricklandii, Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 105 (1872).

Saxicola albicans, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 237 (1875-84) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M. v. p.398 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml.
p. 41 (1899); Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 199
(1901) ; Sharpe, 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. Uvampo-land, 8. Africa (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson: Tristram Coll.).

Saxicola isabellina, Cretzschm.

Saxicola isabellina, Tristram, Ibis, 18C7, p. 94; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i.
p. 344, taf. xliii. fig. 12 (1869); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 199 (1874) ;
Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. ii. p. 110, pl. (1875); Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v. p. 899 (1881) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pl. 51.
fig. 18 (1896); Oates, 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. 1878, 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. enanthe: 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
ney oy from *80 to ‘90 in length, and from °64 to ‘68 in
breadth.

5. Sarepta, 8. Russia, 19th May. Seebohm Coll.

4, Smyrna, 17th April (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

5. Mt. Hermon, Palestine, 4th dane Crowley Bequest.
(4. B. Tristram).

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Saxicola picata, Blyth.

Saxicola picata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M. v. p.'3867 (1881) ; Barnes,
Stray 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. iy. p. 177 (1908).

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 6; ‘82 by °6; ‘79 by ‘61.

3. Chaman, Afghanistan, 8th May Hume Coll.
(HI. 8S. Barnes).

Saxicola monticola (Vieiil.).
(Plate VII. fig. 12.)

Saxicola monticola, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 246
(1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 380 (1881); Butler,
Feilden § Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 211; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 41
(1899) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 194 (1901).

Saxicola leucomelena, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. 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 Mountain-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 (Z. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest.

2. Dundee, Natal, 2nd Oct. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.].

5. Transvaal (T. Ayres: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coil.).

3. Leeuwspruit, O.R.C., 2nd Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett-
amilton [P.].

2. Leeuwspruit, 4th Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett-

amilton [P.].
1. Nel’s Poort, Cape Colony (J. At Crowley Bequest.
more: Tristram Coll.).

Saxicola lugens, Licht.
(Plate VII. fig. 6.)

Suxicola lugens, Loche, Expl. Sct. Algér., Ois. i. p. 207 (1867); Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 370 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 41
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903).

Eggs of the White underwinged Pied Chat in the Collection, from

170 TURDID.

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 (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Lagouat, Algeria (Loche). Crowley Bequest.
1. El ion, Tunis (V. Bogo). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. El Djem (V/. B.). Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola persica, Seebohm.

Saxicola persica, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 872 (1881); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1908).

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 (Lepech.).

Saxicola morio, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 235, part. (1874) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 872 (1881); Zacz. Faune Orn. Stbér. Orient.
p. 347 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 41 (1899).

Saxicola leucomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 105, pl. (1875),

Saxicola pleschanka, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 78 (1890) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 53 (1890); Sharpe,
Hand-l, iv. p. 178 (1908).

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. Specimens 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 Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola leucura (G'm.).

Saxicola leucura, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 18 (1855-68) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 247 (1873); Bree, Birds Eur, Qnd ed. ii,
p. 89, pl. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 375 (1881) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 179 (1903).

Dromolea 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

Aavender 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 *86 to ‘97 in length, and from 67 to -7 in
breadth.

Southern Europe. Old Collection.
Valencia, Spain, May (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
Malaga, Spain, 8th April (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.
Malaga, 9th May (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

$9 Or Go

Saxicola deserti, Temm.

Saxicola deserti, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 215, part. (1874) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 888 (1881) ; 2d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 304, p
(1883); td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pl. 51. fie. 14 (1396) :
Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Vog. pi. v. fig. 3 (1889-94) ; Nehrk. Kat.
Hiersamml. p, 41 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 179 (1908).

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 °78 by *6 and -79 by ‘59.

2. Kuldja, 3rd. June. Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola melanoleuca (Giild.).

Saxicola eurymelena, 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. 885 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 41

(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i, iv. p, 179 (1903).

Not much variation can be observed among the eggs of the
Black-throated Chat in the Collection. All 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 aro 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 (HZ. 8.§ T.K.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Parnassus, 8th May (H. 8. 7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus, 8th May (Z. 8. ne LT. K.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Parnassus, 12th May (H.8.§ 7.K.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Parnassus, 12th Mie (H. 8. § T.K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus, 12th May (H.8.67.K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus, 17th May (7.8. & T.K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus (Z. Kriiper). Crowley Bequest.
2. Palestine, 8lst May (H. B. T.). Canon Tristram (C.].

172 TURDIDE.

4, Palestine, 30th May (H. B. T.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Bethany, 22nd April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest:
8. Jericho, 25th April (A. B. 7). Crowley Bequest.

Saxicola occidentalis, Salvad.

Saxicola stapazina (nec Linn.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 807 ; Saunders, Ibis,
1871, p.211; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 96, pl. (1875) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 887 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 307, pl. 9
(1883) ; ¢d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 190, pl. 51. fig. 15 (1896).

’ Saxicola rufa, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 297 (1874) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv.
p. 179 (1903). .

Saxicola occidentalis, 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-
melena, the eggs of the Russet 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-
melena, there are some almost spotless eggs in the series. In size
they vary from -72 to °8 in length, and from ‘55 to ‘61 in
breadth.

5. Spain. Seebohm Coll.

5. Spain, 6th June. Seebohm Coll.

5. Andalusia, Spain, 8th May (4. Ruiz: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

5. Seville, Spain, 26th April (2. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

4, Malaga, 6th May (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 17th May (H. S). Seebohm OColl.

4, Malaga, 15th June (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Algeria, 23rd May (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1, Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 18th May Salvin-Godman Coll.

O. &.).

5. Ain Djendeli, 18th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).

2. Madracen, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest.
(H. B. T.).

2. Zana, Algeria, 15th June (H.B.T.). Crowley Bequest.

1, Tunis. L. Fraser, Esq. [C.].

Saxicola finschi, Heugl.
Saxicola libanotica, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, pp. 91, 94.
Saxicola erythrea, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 219 (1874).
Saxicola finschii, Seebohm, Cat, Birds B. M.v. p. 888 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammil. p. 41 (1899).
Saxicola finschi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1908).

Considerable likeness exists between the eggs of the Euphrates
Pied Chat and those of S. leucura already described: this similarity
is noticed by Nehrkorn (7. 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

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such advantage as those of S. leucura. They measure from °84 to
“95 in length, and from ‘62 to -66 in breadth.

1. Jericho, 12th April (ZB. Crowley Bequest.

Tristram).

2. Jericho, 15th April (J. H. Coch- — Crowley Bequest.
rane: Tristram Coll.).
4, Jericho, 22nd April (. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus CAMPICOLA, Swains.

Campicola pileata (Gm.).
(Plate VII. fig. 10.)

Saxicola pileata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa,-p. 288 (1875-84) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 397 (1881) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 41 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 196
(1901).

Campicola pileata, Sharpe, Hand-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 (I. ¢.), viz. 1:00 by -75;
but the Museum series contains one or two unusually small
specimens,

2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].

2. South Africa (Z. L. Layard), Crowley Bequest.

1. Cape Colony (7. dtmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

1, Namaqualand. Crowley Bequest.

Genus CATHARUS, Bonap.

Catharus melpomene (Cad.).

Catharus melpomene, Sel. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 362; Sci. & Salv. Ibis, 1860,
p- 29; Saiv. & Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 2 (1879) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v.p.288 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p- 89 (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 blotches are larger and fewer in number.

174 TURDIDE,

They measure from ‘91 to 1:00 in length, and from -65 to ‘73 in
breadth.

Mexico. Gould Coll.

Mexico (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
Jalapa, Vera Cruz (de Oca). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Costa Rica, 27th May (C.F. Under- Crowley Bequest.

Sb NNW oo

wood).
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 (1908).

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 lilac. They measure respectively: -97 by ‘71; 98
by ‘71.

2. Irazu, Costa Rica, 9th June (C.F. Crowley Bequest.
Underwood).

Catharus pheopleurus, Scl. ¢ Salv.

Catharus pheopleurus, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. S, 1879, p. 491; Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v. p. 287 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 182 (1908).

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 (7. K. — Salvin-Godman Coll.

Salmon).
2. Medellin, Antioquia (T. K. &.). 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.

SIALIA, 175

Sialia sialis (Zinn.).

Sialia sialis, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 62 (1874) ;
Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 8329 (1881); Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat.
Mus. No. 25, p. 173 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Iiersammi, 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. Laidin confinement, 3lst 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 (Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

4, Bermuda. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.].

4, Ithaca, New York, 29th April Princeton University, NJ.
(C. J. Pinnock). [E.].

2. Massachusetts, 28th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders,’ Esq.

P.}.

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.

4. Carolina. Crowley Bequest.

Sialia azurea, Swains.

Sialia wilsoni, Owen, Ibis, 1861, & 60.

Sialia sialis, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 45, part. (1879).

Sialia azurea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 331 (1881); Sharpe,
‘Hand-l. iv. p. 183 (1908).

The eggs of the Long-tailed Eastern Blue-bird in the Collection
measure from °8 to ‘89 in length, and from -64 to -66 in breadth.

8. North America. Bruce Hutton, Esq. [P.]

1. North America (Audubon). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 10th Salvin-Godman Coll.
May (&. Owen).

Sialia mexicana (Swains. § Richards.).

Sialia mexicana, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 65, part.
(1874); Cowes, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 80, part. (1878); Salv. &
Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 47, part. (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v.p. 831 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899);
Sharpe, Hand-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,
Caufield: Henshaw Coll.), ,

1. Monterey (C..A. C.: Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest.

176 SYLVIID&.

Sialia occidentalis, Towns.

Sialia mexicana, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 65, part.
(1874); Coues, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 80, part. (1878) ; Salv. &
Godm. Bivi. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 47, part. (1879).

Sialia occidentalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 882 (1881) ; Nesrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 184 (1903).

Eggs of the Western Blue-bird in the Collection vary from ‘76 to
‘87 in length, and from -63 to ‘69 in breadth.

38. British Columbia (J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. [P.].
2. California, 2nd June. a i Saunders, Esq.
P.).

Sialia arctica, Swains.

Sialia arctica, Lord, Proc. R.A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865); Baird,
Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 67 (1874); Cowes, Birds
N.- West, p. 14 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 338 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat. Eversammi. p. 40 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 184
(1903).

The size of the eggs of the Rocky Mountain Blue-bird in the
Collection, varies from ‘8 to ‘9 in length, and from °63 to °69 in
breadth. ,

1. North America. Crowley Bequest.

8. British Columbia (J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. [P.],

3. Silver City, New Mexico, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].

Family SYLVIIDZ.

Genus AGROBATES, Swains.

Agrobates galactodes (Temm.).

Sylvia galactodes, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 205, tab. xxi. fig. 4, a,
b,c, part. (1845-54) ; Seebokm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 34 (1881);
id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 418, pl. 10 (1883); éd. Eggs of Brit. Birds,
p. 205, pl. 53. fig. 2 (1896).

Aédon galactodes, Baedeker, Hier 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. 547 (1874).

Aédon galactotes, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 308.

Agrobates galactodes, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185 (1908).

The eggs of the Rufous 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, in others pale grey, and the markings consist of

AGROBATES, 177

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.

5. Malaga, Spain, 30th May. Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 20th June (Hl. Saunders : Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

4. Malaga, 22nd June (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 26th June. Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga (A. Ruiz). Crowley Bequest.

4. Tunis. L. Fraser, Esq. [C.].

4. Susa, Tunis, May (V.Bogo: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coil.).

1. Chemora, Algeria, 19th May (0. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin).

1. Chemora, 21st May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1, Chemora, 24th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Chemora, 24th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. Chemora, 30th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Chemora, 2nd June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 22nd May Crowley Bequest.
(ZZ. B. Tristram).

1. Madracen, Algeria, 30th May Crowley Bequest.
(H. B. T.).

2. Palestine, 8th May (H. B. T.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Temple of Baalbec, 14th June Crowley Bequest.
(HL. B. T,).

2. Waters of Merom, 27th May Crowley Bequest.
(Hi. B. T.).

Agrobates familiaris (Ménétr.).
(Plate 1X. figs. 2 & 3.)

Aédon familiaris, Drésser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 553 (1874); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 351 (1889) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 107.

Sylvia familiaris, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 36 (1881).

Agrobates familiaris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey-backed Warbler are not, as a rule, separable
from those of the Rufous Warbler.

Five eggs, however, forming a clutch taken at Shiraz, are pale
blue, delicately marked with pale brown and underlying lavender.
They differ very conspicuously from all the other eggs of the Grey-
backed and Rufous Warblers in the Collection. Specimens measure
from ‘75 to ‘9 in length, and from ‘59 to °65 in breadth.

8. Athens, Greece, 30th May (T. Seebohm Ooll.

Kriiper). :
4. Athens, lst June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Athens, Ist June (7. K.). Seebohm Ooll.
2. Smyrna, 25th May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll.

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178 SYLVIID.&,

7. Smyrna, 30th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Smyrna, 3rd June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Smyrna, 7th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Smyrna, May (7. K.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Fao, Persian Gulf. W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.]..
6. Fao. W. D. Cumming, Esq, [P.].
3. Fao. W. D. Cumming, Esq. PL
5 Shiraz, Persia. F, Gillett, Esq. [P.].

Genus LOCUSTELLA, Kaup.

Locustella fiuviatilis ( Wolf).

Sylvia fluviatilis, Thien. Fortpflans ges. Vog. p. 208, tab. xxi. fig. 6, a-c,
tab. ic. fig. 11, a, 6 (1845-54). :

Aédonops fluviatilis, Baedeker, Kier Eur, Vog. tab. 19. fig. 19 (1855-63).

Locustella fluviatilis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 621 (1874); Bree, Birds
Eur, 2nd ed. iii. p. 34, pl. (1875); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p. 110 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185 (1908).

The eggs of the River-Warbler in the Collection are almost
elliptical in form and very glossy. One example is white, thickly
speckled and spotted with rather bright rufous and underlying
lavender. The others are of a greyish-white colour, thickly sprinkled
with specks of greyish brown and dull lavender. In all the speci-
mens the markings are very evenly distributed over the shell.
They measure respectively: ‘79 by ‘58; *74 by 6; °77 by ‘57;
8 by °58.

1. Bushan, E. Prussia. Seebohm Coll.
2. Silesia (Nehrkorn Coil.) Crowley Bequest.
1. Samhof, Livonia (Middendorff). Seebohm Coll.

Locustella luscinioides (Savi).

Sylvia luscinioides, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 201, tab. xxi. fig. 12,
tab. ic. fig. 12, a-c (1845-54).

Lusciniola sav, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 20 (1855-63),

Salicaria luscinoides, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 116, pl. xxxi.
fig. ii (1856).

Calamodyta luscinoides, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 304.

Lusciniopsis savii, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418.

Locustella luscinioides, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 627 (1875) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. 2 12 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 346, pl. 10
(1883) ; ad. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 194, pl. 52. fig. 4 (1896); Irby,
ay Gubr, 2nd ed. p. 59 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185
(1903).

The eggs of Savi’s Warbler are of a broad oval form and possess
a considerable amount of gloss. They are dull white or very pale
greyish white, often with a decided pinkish tinge, and they are
thickly speckled all over with ashy brown, dull rufous, and under-
lying lilac or lavender. In some specimens the markings form a

cap at the broad end, in others an ill-defined zone.

LOCUSTELLA. 179

They measure

from °73 to °8 in length, and from °53 to ‘6 in breadth.

South Spain (Z. H. Irby).

Seebohm Coll.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin).
Zana (O. S.: Tristram Coll.).
Zana, llth June (Hi. B. Tristram),

4. Cambridgeshire, 1854 (H. Howard). Seebohm Coll.

3. Holland, 20th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll.
8, Holland, 2nd June. Gould Coll.

1. Holland (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

3. Germany, June. Crowley Bequest.

e Hungary, 6th June. Crowley Bequest.

2.

1.

Locustella nevia (Bodd.).
(Plate VIII. fig. 21.)

Sylvia locustella, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 200, tab. xxi. fig. 8, a-c
(1845-54).

Locustella nevia, Baedeker, Bier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 21 (1855-63) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 611 (1874) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 186
(1908).

ee locustella, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 112, pl. xxxi.

g. i (1856).

Locustella locustella, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. z 115 (1881) ; zd.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 340, pl. 10 (1888) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 194,
pl. 52. fig. 1 (1896).

The eggs of the Grasshopper-Warbler are of a broad pointed oval
form and very glossy. The ground-colour is white or pinkish white,
very thickly speckled with minute dots of rufous or chestnut-
brown. The markings sometimes form a very broad and dense
zone round the larger end and sometimes an ill-defined cap, but, as
a rule, they are evenly spread over the entire shell. In a few
specimens the markings are comparatively large and blotchy.
When carefully examined, most of the specimens will be found to
be sprinkled with pale underlying grey, and a few examples have
some dark hair-lines at the broadend. The eggs measure from ‘65
to °75 in length, and from °5 to ‘55 in breadth.

6. Co. Waterford, 3lst May (Rk. J. Seebohm Coll.
Ussher).

5. Co. Waterford, lst June (BR. J. U.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Newcastle, 10th May (R. Greenwell). Seebohm Coll.

4. Newcastle, 20th May (R. G.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Newcastle, 17th May (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Northumberland, 14th May. Crowley Bequest.

3. Castle Eden, Durham, 30th May Crowley Bequest.
(Tristram Coll.). ;

7, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham, 28th § Seehohm Coll.

June (Hargitt Coll.).
Feltwell, Norfolk. Salvin-Godman Coll.

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180 -SYLVIID 2,

2. Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, Salvin-Godman Coll.
3rd June (0. S. § F. D. G.). ;

5. Wicken Fen, 7th June (O. S.§ Salvin-Godman Coll.
F. D. G.).

5. Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Finchley (0. &.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

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

5. Alton, Hants, July. Crowley Bequest.

5. Churt, Surrey. Crowley a tele

5. Brighton. Seebohm Coll.

6. Brighton. Seebohm Coll.

6. Brighton (Z. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll.

5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 25th May § Seebohm Coll.
(HZ. &.).

4. Anclam, orn L. Field, Esq.

6. Reval, Baltic Prov., 21st May Seebohm Coll.
(Russow).

6. Moscow, 29th May (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll.

5. Moscow, 25th June (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll.

Locustella lanceolata (Temm.).
(Plate IX. fig. 9.)

Locustella lanceolata, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 617 (1875) ; Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M, v. p. 118 (1881); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient.
i. p. 244 (1891); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 186 (1903).

An egg of Temminck’s Grasshopper-Warbler in the Collection is
of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. It is of a pinkish-
white colour, speckled all over with lilac-red and lilac. It measures
“‘T by ‘51.

1. Lake Baikal, Siberia, June Crowley Bequest.
(Dybowski).

Genus ACROCEPHALUS, Nawm.

Acrocephalus aquaticus (Temm.).

_ eae Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. p. 197, tab. xxi. fig. 11, a,b, ¢

Calamodyta aquatica, Baedeher, Ever Eur. Vig. tab. 19, fig. 18 (1855-63);
Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 305.

Acrocephalus aquaticus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 591 (1876); Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 89 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 357, pl. 10
(1888) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p.196, pl. 52, fig. 6 (1896) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv®p. 187 (1903).

f
The eggs of the Aquatic Warbler are quite inseparable from those
of the Sedge-Warbler. Specimens measure from °63 to °7 in length,
and from ‘5.to ‘55 in breadth.

4. Anclam,j Pomerania, 27th May. L, Field, Esq.
3. Anclam, gh June. L. Field, Esq.

ACROCEPHALUS. 181

Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechst.).

gar pete Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 195, tab. xxi. fig. 10, a—c
Calamodyta phragmitis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 17
_ (1855-63) ; Seebohm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 218. :
eee Pan” Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 117, pl. xxxi.

g. iil ;
Acrocephalus scheenobenus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 597 (1876).
Acrocephalus phragmitis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.p.91 (1881) ; id.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 852 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 195, pl. 52.
fig. 5 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1908).

The eggs of the Sedge-Warbler are mostly of a broad oval form
and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are cream-colour,
stone-colour, or yellowish-buff, for the most part so densely mottled
with various shades of brown that little or none of the ground-colour
is distinctly visible, In some specimens, however, the markings are
better defined, being blotchy or streaky, and a certain amount of the
ground-colour is then clearly visible.. Many eggs are, in addition,
marked with some black dots and hair-lines. They measure from
65 to °7 in length, and from ‘5 to -55 in breadth.

6. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 26th May Seebohm Ooll.
(Hargitt Coil.).

5. Norfolk, 29th May (#. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.

4, Norfolk, 9th June (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Hockering, Norfolk, 22nd June Seebohm Coll.
(Ff. Bayfield).

4. Merton, Norfolk. Lord Walsingham [P.].

5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.}.

4. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].

5. Cambridgeshire, 3rd June (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4. Cookham, Berkshire, 9th June. Gould Coll.

5. Cookham, June. Gould Coll.

6. Thames Valley. Gould Coll.

5. Marlborough, Wilts, May (J. G. Seebohm Coll.
Millais: Hargitt Coll.).

4, Finchley, Middlesex (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.

5. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

5. Holland, May. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.].

5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May, | Seebohm Ooll,

5. Valkenswaard, 15th May. Seebohm Coll.

6. Anclam, Pomeramia, 138th May. L. Field, Esq.

4. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 4th Seebohm Coll.

July (H..Seebohm & J. A.
Harvie-Brown).

Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer).

Sylvia turdoides, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 189, tab. xxi. fig. 5, a, bc

(1845-54).
Calamoherpe turdoides, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog, tab. 19. fig. 10 (1855-

182 SYLVIIDA.

63); Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 805; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 215.

Salicaria arundinacea, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 122, pl. xxxii.
figs, iii & iv (1856). : .

Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 579 (1878).

Acrocephalus turdoides, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 95 (1881); id.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 861, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 196,
pl. 52. fig. 7 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903).

The eggs of the European Great Reed-Warbler are of a blunt oval
shape and moderately glossy. They are of different shades of pale
blue or bluish green, boldly blotched and spotted with olive-brown,
deep umber-brown, approaching black, and lavender. The markings
are frequently confluent at the broad end, and form an irregular cap.
_ Two examples from Germany are of remarkable coloration, the
pointed half of the egg being greyish white, followed by a belt of
light olive occupying the third quarter. The remainder of the egg
is covered by a cap of dark olive-brown spotted with umber-brown.

Specimens measure from *75 to 1 in length, and from °6 to °7 in
breadth,

Louviers, Eure, France (Noury : Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).
Louviers, 6th June (Noury : Har- Seebohm Coll.

Zana, 11th June (0. 8.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Zana, 13th June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Zana, 15th June (0. S.)

2.

4.
gitt Coll.).

8. Louviers (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Andalusia, Spain. Lord Lilford [P.].

5. Seville, Spain, 18th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

4. Malaga, Spain, 30th June (7. S.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Holland, 17th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll.

4. Valkénswaard, Holland. _ Seebohm Coll.

5. Brunswick, 29th June (Dr. R. Blasius). Seebohm Coll.

3. Pomerania (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

6. Pomerania (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

3. Pomerania, L. Field, Esq.

4, Anclam, Pomerania. L. Field, Esq.

3. Halle-a.-S. Crowley Bequest.

4, Halle. Crowley Bequest.

4. Saxony. Crowley Bequest.

4, Cilli, Styria (EZ. Setdensacher). Crowley Bequest.

2. Lake Halloula, Algeria, June (H. Crowley Bequest.
B. Tristram).

7. Zana, Algeria, June (H. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Astrakhan (Henke). Seebohm Coll,

4, Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Zana, June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Zana, 6th June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Zana, 6th June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4,

3.

2.

Salvin-Godman Coll.

ACROCEPHALUS, 183

Acrocephalus orientalis (Temm. & Schl.).

Acrocephalus magnirostris, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 51.

Acrocephalus orientalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 97 (1881);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 357 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi, p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 187 (1903).

Acrocephalus turdoides, var. orientalis, Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Vog. pl. v.
fig. 8 (1889-94).

Acrocephalus turdoides orientalis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 234
(1891).

The eggs of the Eastern Great Reed-Warbler are smaller than
those of A. turdoides, but otherwise similar to them. They measure
from ‘77 to °84 in length, and from ‘58 to °61 in breadth.

8. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.

1. Amoy (B&B. 8.: Tristram Coll). Crowley Bequest.

1. Yangtsepoo, China. J. Whitehead, Esq. [P.].
5. Chinkiang, 26th May. O. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Chinkiang, 27th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.}.
4. Chinkiang, 1st June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Chinkiang, 1st June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.].
2. Chinkiang, 3rd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.}.
1. Chinkiang, 3rd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq, [P.].
4. Chinkiang, 3rd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Chinkiang, 6th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P. |.
8. Chinkiang, 6th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
4. Chinkiang, 6th June. C. B. Rickett Esq. [P. |.
2. Shanghai, China, 5th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
1. Amur River (Dybowski). Crowley Bequest.

4, Suwa, Hondo, Japan, 28rd June. _ a Saunders, Esq.

Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hempr. & Ehr.).

Acrocephalus stentoreus, Kénig-Warth. J. f. O. 1868, taf. ii. fig. 2;
Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 287, taf. xlii. figs. 18-15 (1869) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ti. p. 585 (1877) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 541
(1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 98 (1881); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 356 (1889) ; 1d. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 224 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersainml. p. 33 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903).

The eggs of the Indian Great Reed-Warbler do not differ in any
respect from those of A. turdoides. Examples measure from -77
to °88 in length, and from ‘61 to ‘63 in breadth.

2, Srinagar, Kashmir, 8th June (W. Hume Coll.

E. Brooks).

1. Srinagar, 8th June (W. E. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.). ;

1, Kashmir, 9th June (C. R. Cock: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Ceylon, July (A. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

Acrocephalus australis, Gould.

Calamoherpe australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 402 (1865).
Acrocephalus australis, Seebohm, Cut. Birds B. M. v. p. 100 (1881) ;

184 SYLVIIDA,

North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 169 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eversamml. p. 33 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i,
p. 181, pl. 9 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 188 (1903).

The eges of the Australian Reed-Warbler resemble those of
A, turdoides, but they are generally greyish white in ground-colour,
and seldom exhibit any bluish tinge. They measure from ‘77 to 85
in length, and from °57 to °6 in breadth.

1. Australia (Field Coil.). bi Saunders, Esq.
2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

1. Dobroyde, N.S. W. (2. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest.

2. South Australia. Gould Coll.

4, Melbourne (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Melbourne (W. B.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Victoria (Z. P. Ramsay). Seebohm Coll.

6. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

2. Victoria, 38rd Nov. (A. J. North). Crowley Bequest.

3. River Tana, Australia (S. French). |W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.].

Acrocephalus palustris (Bechst.).

si eg i Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 191, tab. xxi. fig. 7, a, b
Oalntaoherpe paluotiy Baedeker, Eier Eur, Veg. tab. 19. fig. 16 (1855-
63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 215. ;
Acrocephalus palustris, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed, iii. p. 1, pl. (1875);
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 5673 (1876); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p. 101 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 875, pl. 10 (1883); id. Eggs of
Gone ie p. 198, pl. 52. fig. 9 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-i, iv. p. 188
The eggs of the Marsh-Warbler are almost miniatures of those
of A. turdoides, and the only difference between them, apart from
size, appears to be that in the eggs of the present species the
underlying lavender markings are more prominent and the shell-

markings less dense. The eggs measure from ‘63 to ‘8 in length,
and from °51 to ‘58 in breadth. :

8. Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Holland (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Holstein. Crowley Bequest,

5. Germany, May ( W. Schiliiéer). Seebohm Coll.

4. Andernach, Germany (7. Holland). | Seebohm Coll.

1, Halle-a.-S., 8rd June ( W. Schliiter). Seebohm Coll.

8. Brunswick (Nehrkorn). Seebohm Coll.

2. Berlin. Salvin-Godman Coll.

5. Berlin, 9th June (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

4. Dorpat, Baltic Provs., June Seebohm Coll,
(Russow).

4, Silesia, 4th June. Crowley Bequest.

4, Malaga, Spain, 10th June (H. Seebohm Ooll.
Saunders).

4, Malaga, 27th May (A. Ruzz). Seebohm Coll.

4, Malaga, 16th June (4. R.). Seebohm Coll.

6.

Ane ee 7th June (Tancré Crowley Bequest.
‘oll,).

ACROCEPHALUS, 185

Acrocephalus streperus (Vieill.).

(Plate VIII. fig. 20.)

Sylvia arundinacea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 191, tab. xxi. fig. 7,
d, e, f (1845-54).

Calamoherpe arundinacea, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 11
(1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 215.

Calamoherpe pinetarum, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 19. fig. 12.

Calamoherpe Ledeophiles, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 19. fig. 18.

Calamoherpe arbustorum, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 19. fig. 14.

Salicaria strepera, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 119, pl. xxxii.
figs. i, ii (1856).

Acrocephalus streperus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 567 (1877); Seebohm,
C9 Birds B. Mv. p. 102 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 188

903).

Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 367, pl. 10 (1883) ;

id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 197, pl. 52. fig. 8 (1896).

The eggs of the Reed-Warbler are of a decidedly-pointed oval
form, and they exhibit little gloss. The ground-colour varies from
greyish white to a very pale green, and is densely mottled and
blotched with greenish brown and underlying pale lavender or
greenish grey. The markings are more or less confluent all over
the shell, and at the larger end they usually form a dense cap.
Some specimens are less densely marked than others, and occa-
sionally the blotches are fairly well-defined and distinct. Many
examples have a few blackish lines or dots at the larger end. Four
eggs, forming a clutch taken in Norfolk, are white, smudged with
pale grey. Specimens measure from ‘65 to ‘8 in length, and from
“51 to °56 in breadth.

5. Tatton Park, Cheshire (F. Nichol- Seebohm Coll.

son: Hargitt Coll.).
Norfolk, 24th June (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.

Norfolk, 25th June (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
Norfolk. Crowley Bequest.
Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.].
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
Ely, Cambridge, 9thJune (O.Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Ely, 10th June (O. &.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Cambridge, 3rd June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Cambridge, 3rd June (0. 8.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Taplow, Berkshire, 24th May. Gould Coll.
Cookham, Berkshire, June. Gould Coll.

Middlesex, 3rd June (£. Bidwell § | Seebohm Coll.

H, Seebohm).
Middlesex, 3rd June (BE. B.§ H.S&.). Seebohm Coll.
Middlesex, 3rd June (Z. B.& H.S.). Seebohm Coll.
Middlesex, 3rd June (£. B.§ H.S.), Seebohm Coll.
Staines. Crowley Bequest.
Faversham, Kent, June. H. Murton, Esq. [P.].
Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.

Coll).
Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll.

TF TPA OPP ROR AR OR BR OR

Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll.

186 SYLVIIDZ,

4. Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Malaga, Spain, 19th May. Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga (H. Saunders). Seebohm Ooll.

8. Malaga, 5th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 10th June (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Malaga, 15th June (aL S.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 20th June (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll. :

4. Malaga. Crowley Bequest.

5. Anclam, Pomerania, 13th May. L. Field, Esq.

6. Anclam, 5th June. L. Field, Esq.

4, Algiers, May (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Lake Halloula, Algeria, June Crowley Bequest.
(Tristram Coil.).

1. Zana, Algeria, 11th June (Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

2. Zana, 12th June (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Acrocephalus dumetorum (Blyth).
(Plate IX. figs. 1 & 4.)

Acrocephalus dumetorum, Anderson, Stray Feath. iii. p. 351 (1875);
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 561 (1876); Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 645
(1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 104 (1881) ; Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 359 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 226 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (1903).

The eggs of Blyth’s Reed-Warbler vary remarkably, and are of
three distinct types.

Eggs taken by Capt. Hutton agree well with those described by
Anderson (i. ¢.). They are of a blunt oval shape, slightly glossy,
and of a white colour, speckled with rufous, They measure respec-
tively: °65 by 53; -64 by -52; -64 by 51.

Those of a second type are of a somewhat pointed oval shape,
moderately glossy, and of a pale pink colour, mottled and blotched
with lilac or brownish pink.

Those of a third type are of a pointed oval shape, moderately
glossy, and of a greyish-white colour, mottled and blotched in the
same manner as in the second type, but with lavender, pale brown,
and umber-brown, and occasionally marked with a few darker,
almost black, specks.

Examples of the second and third types measure from °64 to °77
in length, and from °5 to ‘55 in breadth.

8. Jerripani, Himalayas, 6th May Hume Coll.
(TZ. Hutton).

4. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 25th June Seebohm Coll.
(Kibort).

5. Altai Mountains (Taneré Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

3, Altai Mountains (Tancré Coil.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest.

1. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). | Crowley Bequest.

ACROCEPHALUS. 187

Acrocephalus agricola (Jerd.).

Acrocephalus agricolus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 559 (1876).

Acrocephalus agricola, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 105 (1881);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 359 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p.229 (1889) ; Wilson, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist.
Soe. xii. p. 635 (1899) ; Nekrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe,
Hand-i. iv. p. 189 (1908).

The eggs of the Paddy-field Reed-Warbler are of a regular oval
form and moderately glossy. They are of a dull greenish-grey
colour, blotched all over with greenish brown and pale grey, and
with a few blackish specks at the broader end. They are hardly
separable from some of the eggs of A. streperus. They measure
from °65 to ‘68 in length, and from °5 to °52 in breadth.

5. Eset Steppes, July (Henke). Seebohm Coll.
1. Turkestan (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Acrocephalus beticatus (Vieill.).

Calamoherpe rufescens, Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 291.

Acrocephalus beeticatus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 290
(1875-84); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 106 (1881); Ne&rk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 38 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 91 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 189 (1903).

The eggs of the South-African Reed-Warbler resemble those 0
A, streperus. They measure from ‘68 to °73 in length, and from
48 to °54 in breadth.

2. South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
1. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, 5th Dec. Seebohm Coll.
(TZ. Ayres).
10. Potchefstroom (7. A.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coil.).
2. East Africa, 12th Feb. Crowley Bequest.

Acrocephalus syrinx (Kittl.).
(Plate IX. figs. 6 & 7.)

Acrocephalus syrinx, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 100 (1881);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 33 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 189
(1903).

The eggs of Kittlitz’s Great Reed-Warbler only differ from
those of A. turdoides in having the ground-colour greyish white.
Three examples measure respectively: -88 by °6; ‘86 by -62;
“83 by °6. ‘

1. Caroline Islands. Crowley Bequest.
2, Ruk Island, Caroline Group, Crowley Bequest.
19th May (Tring Mus.).

188 , SYLVIIDA’.

Genus TRIBURA, Hodgs.
Tribura thoracica (Blyth).

(Plate IX. figs. 5 & 8.)

Dumeticola atfinis, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 354.

Dumeticola thoracica, Tacz. J. f. O. 18738, taf. i. fig. 3; id. Faune Orn.
Sibér. Orient. p. 260 (1891); Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Voy. pl. v.
fig. 7 (1889-94) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 671 (1894).

Lusciniola thoracica, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 124 (1881) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 33 (1899).

Tribura thoracica, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 363 (1889) ; zd.
ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i.p. 229 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 190 (1903).

We provisionally follow Taczanowski in uniting the Spotted Bush-
Warblers of Lake Baikal and Sikhim. He has, however, pointed
out that there are important differences between them, and this is
confirmed by an examination of the eggs of the birds from the two
localities above mentioned.

The eggs of the Sikhim bird are of a broad oval shape and glossy.
They are white or faint pinkish white, speckled and spotted all over
with brownish red and lavender, the markings forming a slight cap
or zone at the broad end. Five examples measure from ‘68 to ‘7 in
length, and from ‘53 to ‘56 in breadth.

Eggs from Lake Baikal are of a regular oval shape and but
slightly glossy. They are of a pure white colour, speckled and
spotted with umber-brown, brownish purple, and lavender. In two
specimens the markings are dense at the broad end, but do not
form a noticeable cap. In a third specimen they form a wide and
confluent zone round the broad end, and are very sparse elsewhere.
Three examples measure respectively: *71 by ‘55; °71 by ‘53; °71
by °53.

The differences between the eggs of the birds from the two
localities are very marked, much more so than might be gathered
from the descriptions alone.

Native Sikhim, 15th July (Z. Hume Coll.
Mandellt).
Native Sikhim, 17th July (Z.™M.). Hume Coll.
Native Sikhim, 21st July (Z. M.). Hume Coll.
Rungbee, Darjiling, 5000 ft., 5th Hume Coll.
June (J. Gammie).
Lake Baikal, Siberia (Dybowski). Seebohm Coll.
ss Baikal (Dybowski: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
‘oll.).

ie NEE

LUSCINIOLA.—SUTORIA. 189

- Genus LUSCINIOLA, Gray.

Lusciniola melanopogon (Temm.).

Acrocephalus melanopogon, Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed, iii. p. 19, pl.
(1875).

Lusciniola melanopogon, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 605 (1876); Seeohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 132 (1881); Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds,
i. p. 869 (1889) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 61 (1895) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 191 (1903). -

The eggs of the Moustached Warbler do not appear to be separable
from those of the Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus streperus). They have
a pale greenish-white ground, mottled and blotched with greenish
brown and underlying grey. They arealso marked very sparingly with
small black dots at the broad end. Five examples measure respec-
tively : ‘67 by ‘5; -7 by 51; -71 by 5; °69 by 51; °7 by °52.

8. Valencia, Spain, April (2. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
1. Valencia, April (7. S.). Crowley Bequest.
1. Astrakhan, April (Henke). Seebohm Coll.

Genus SUTORIA, Wicholson.

Sutoria sutoria (forst.).

Orthotomus sutorius, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 517 (1879); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 866 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 231 (1889).

Sutoria sutoria, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 215 (1883); Barnes,
Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. v. p. 9, pl. fig. 580 (1890); Nehrk.
Kat. Etersammi. p. 55 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 191 (19038).

The eggs of the Indian Tailor-bird are of a pointed oval form
and possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is
either white or pale blue, and is marked with different shades of
reddish brown and chestnut. In some specimens the markings
consist of small specks and spots pretty evenly distributed over the
egg; in others they consist of spots, clouds, or blotches, and in these
they are more or less confluent at the larger end, where they form
a bold cap or an irregular zone. A few examples are marked almost
exclusively at the larger end. The eggs measure from -6 to -7 in
length, and from -45 to ‘5 in breadth.

14. India. “e eae Saunders, Esq.
Pr}
2. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
8. Delhi, 12th June (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll.
1. Delhi, 22nd June (C. 7. £B.). Hume Coll.
1, Agra, 18th April. Hume Coll.
1, Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll.
2. Agra, 27th July. Hume Coll.
5. Agra, 27th July. Hume Coll. .
3. Agra, 8th Aug. Hume Coll.
1. Agra, 24th Aug. Hume Coll.
2. Agra, 24th Aug. Hume Coll.
1, Bareilly, 22nd June. Hume Coll.

190 SYLVIID A.

1. Etawah, lst Aug. Hume Coll.
2, Etawah (W.E. Brooks: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

8. Raipur, C. Prov. Hume Coll.

10. Raipur, July. Hume Coll.
2. Seoni, C. Prov., 28th Aug. Hume Coll.
8. Seoni, 29th Aug. Hume Coll.
4, Saugor, C. Prov. Hume Coll.
8. Saugor, 31st July. Hume Coll.
8. Calcutta, June. OG a H. Godwin-Austen
1. Pegu, 7th June (Z. W. Oates). Oates Coll.
2. Pegu, 22nd June (Z. W. 0.). Hume Ooll.
2. Foochow, China. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Foochow, 25th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
8. Foochow, 2nd July. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.).
2. Foochow, 24th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.|.
1. Foochow, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. ].
4, Foochow, 30th June. -C. B. Rickett, Esq. tp. i
4, Amoy, China (RB, Swinhoe: Tris- Crowley Bequest.

tram Coll.).

Sutoria maculicollis (Jfoore).
“(Plate IX. fig. 10.)

Orthotomus maculicollis, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. p. 64 (1879).
Sutoria maculicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 218 (1883); id.
Hand-l. iv. p. 191 (1908).

The eggs of the Malayan Tailor-bird in the Collection are in-
separable from many of those of the Indian Tailor-bird. They aro
pale blue, spotted and blotched, principally at the larger end, with
reddish brown and pinkish brown. They measure respectively: -65
by 45; °63 by -45.

2. Kossoom, Malay Peninsula, 23rd Hume Ooll.
July (W. Davison).

Genus ORTHOTOMUS, Horsf.
Orthotomus atrigularis (Temm.).

(Plate IX. fig. 11.)

Orthotomus atrigularis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, pp. 16, 113; zd. Ibis, 1879,
p- 259; Oates ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 235 (1889);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 192 (1908).

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, Assam, 29th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.].

ORTHOTOMUS.—CISTICOLA. 191

Orthotomus chloronotus (Ogilvie-Grant).

(Plate IX. fig. 12.)

Orthotomus chloronotus, Ogilvie- Grant, Bull. B. O. C. v. p. ii (1895) ; zd.
Ibis, 1896, p. 117; id. §& Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 240; Sharpe,
Hand-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.

8. Province of Isabella, North-east J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].
Luzon, Philippines, 29th May.

Genus CISTICOLA, Kaup.

Cisticola ruficapilla, A. Smith.

(Plate IX. figs. 13 & 14.)

Cisticola aberrans, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S.Africa, p. 271 (1875-84);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 245 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi.

ui oy Stark §& Scluter, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 148
(1901).

Cisticola ruficapilla, Sharpe, 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. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 11, a, 6
y. (1845-54). pf ig g. ll, a,
Cisticola scheenicola, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 23 (1855-63) ;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 214.

Acrocephalus cisticola, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 23, pl. (1875).

Cisticola cursitans, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 267, taf. xliii. figs, 4-6
(1878); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 3 (1877); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind.,
Birds, i. p. 874 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i.
p. 236 (1889). ?

Cisticola cisticola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 259 (1888) ; td. 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 SYLVIIDZ,

In shape the eggs are typically 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 five 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 ‘68 in length, and from °44 to ‘48 in

breadth.

6. Valencia, Spain (H. Saunders), Seebohm Coll.
Andalucia (A. Ruiz: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

7. Malaga, Spain, 5th June (H.S.). | Seebohm Coll.

1. Southern Spain, 21st May. Seebohm Coll.

4. Southern Spain, 13th June. Seebohm Coll.

4, Southern Spain, 15th June. Seebohm Coll.

3. Southern Spain, 16th July. Seebohm Coll.

2. Southern Spain. Seebohm Coll.

38. Southern Spain. Seebohm Coll.

8. Southern Spain. Seebohm Coll.

3. Algeria (Loche). ‘ Salvin-Godman Coll.

4, Algeria, June (H. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest.

2. Sikhim Terai, India, 5th April. Hume Ooll.

2. Sikhim Terai, 26th April. Hume Coll.

1, Sikhim Terai, 2nd May. Hume Coll.

4, Sikhim Terai, 21st May. Hume Coll.

2, Sikhim Terai, 25th May. Hume Coll.

2. Sikhim Terai, 29th May. Hume Coll.

4, Sikhim Terai, 29th May. Hume Coll.

1. Sikhim Terai, 28th July. Hume Coll.

8. Sikhim Terai, 9th Aug. Hume Coll.

1. Sikhim Terai, 26th Aug. Hume Coll.

2. Sikhim Terai, 28th Sept. Hume Coll.

3. Delhi, 27th March (C. T. Bingham), Hume Coll.

4. Delhi, 29th June (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

1, Etawah, 14th Aug. Hume Coll.

4. Etawah, 28th Aug. Hume Coll.
10. Raipur, C. Prov. Hume Coll,

3. Raipur, 8th July. Hume Coll,

1. Raipur, 11th July. Hume Coll.

4. Saugor, C. Prov. Hume Coll,

1. Ceylon, May (A. LZ. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

4. Pegu, 7th June (EZ. W. Oates). Hume Coll.

2. Pegu, 7th Sept. (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll.

2. Pegu, Ist Oct. (FE. W. O.). Oates Coll.

1. Pegu, 2nd Nov. (£. W. O.). Oates Coll.

CISTICOLA. 193

Cisticola brunneiceps (Lemm. dg Schl.).
Salicaria (Cisticola) brunneiceps, Temm. § Schl. Fauna Jap., Aves, p, 184,

pl. 20 (1850).
Cisticola brunneiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (19038).

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 larger end, where there are underlying spots and
blotches of pale lilac, the whole forming an ill-defined zone. The
eggs measure °6 to ‘65 in length, by -48 in breadth.

3. Fuji, Japan, 10th June. _ ame Saunders, Esq.
|:

Cisticola cherina (4. Smith).

Cisticola madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat.
Madag., Ors. i. p. 325, pl. 308. fig. 3 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys.
Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882).

Cisticola cherina, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 278 (1875-84) ;
id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 264 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 56 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 197 (1908).

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 (£. Newton: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).
4, Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest.

Cisticola textrix (Vieill.). :

Hemipteryx tectrix, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 279 (1875-84),

Cisticola textrix, Sharpe, Cat. birds B. M. vii. p. 266 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899) ; Stark &§ Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 146 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-i. 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 aro of a plain
bluish-white colour. They measure respectively: ‘68 by -45; °62
by 47; °64 by -45.

1. South Africa. E. L. eg tae Esq. [P.].
2. Nel’s Poort, Cape Colony Crowley Bequest.
(T. Atmore: Tristram Coil.).
VOL. IV. 0

194 SYLVIIDE.

Cisticola exilis (Vig. & Horsf.).

* Cisticola exilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 269 (1883) ; Campbell,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 227, p). 10 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 198 (1903).

Cisticola ruficeps, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 853 (1865) ; Ramsay,
Ibis, 1868, p.277; North, Nests § Eggs Austr Birds, p. 127 (1889),

Cisticola erythrocephala, Jerd. Birds Inds ii. p. 175 (1863) ; Davison,
Stray Feath. x. p. 392 (1883); Terry, Stray Feath. x. p. 476 (1887) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 371 (1889).

Cisticola volitans, Swinhoe, Ibis, 18638, p. 804; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind.,
Birds, i. p. 373 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds,
i, p. 236 (1889).

The eggs of the Red-headed Fantail-Warbler are short ovals,
somewhat pointed, and moderately glossy. 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 with pale rufous,
very evenly over the whole shell. In one specimen the markings
consist entirely of a few very large blotches. The eggs vary from
62 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 Terry (P.].

3. Hot Springs, N. Cachar. E. C, Stuart Baker, Hsq. [C.].
2. Pegu, 28th May (Z. IV. Oates). Hume Coll.
3. Pegu, 28th May (£. W. O.). Oates Coll.
4, Formosa, 12th April (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll.
7. Formosa, 16th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Java, 26th and 27th April. Crowley Bequest.
1. New South Wales (£. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.
3. Lismore, Richmond, N.S.W., Crowley Bequest.
30th Nov. (4. J. North).
23. North Queensland. Ww. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P.)

Cisticola tinniens (Lichz.).
Drymeeca levaillantii, Ayres, Ibis, 1860, p. 291.
Cisticola tinniens, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 265 (1875-84) ;
td. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 273 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml.
p. 56 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 147
(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 198 (1903).

The eggs of Le Vaillant’s Fantail-Warbler are of a somewhat
pointed oval shape and very glossy. 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 blotched, 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. [C.].
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 (4A. Smith).

Drymeeca curvirostris, Gurney, Ibis, 1863, p. 823.

Cisticola natalensis, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 261
(1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 278 (1888); Stark § Sclater,
fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 155 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199
(1903).

Cisticola curvirostris, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 268.

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, Ayres, Esq. [C.].
3. Natal. Dr, Gueinzius [C.].

Cisticola lugubris, Riipp.
(Plate IX. tig. 16.)

Cisticola fulvifrons, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds §. Africa, p. 264
(1875-84).

Cisticola lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 280 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899); Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 158 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 199 (1903).

The eggs of the Buff-fronted Fantail-Warbler are of a pvinted
oval shape and excedingly glossy. Some are uniformly brick-red
in colour; others are of a salmon-pink colour, mottled and blotched

02

196 SYLVIIDE.

with chestnut and lilac-red. They measure from °6 to *7 in length,
and from °47 to ‘51 in breadth.

2. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]}.
2. Kast Africa. Crowley Bequest.
2. Kast Africa. Crowley Bequest.
1. Witu, East Africa. Crowley Bequest.

Cisticola subruficapilla (Smith).

Cisticola subruficapilla, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 206
(1875-84) ; ¢d. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 283 (1888); Nehrk. Kat.
Eversamml. p. 151 (1899) ; Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds,
ii. p. 151 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 199 (1908).

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. They measure from ‘61 to
‘64 in length, and from 42 to ‘45 in breadth.

8. Namaqua-land, 8. Africa. Crowley Bequest.

Genus FRANKLINIA, Blyth.

Franklinia gracilis (Frankl.).

Prinia gracilis, Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 172 (1868).

Prinia hodgsoni, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 523 (1879).

Cisticola oe Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 253 (1888) ; Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 55 (1899).

Franklinia gracilis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 376 (1889) ; td.
ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs 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 types 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 markings 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 Ooll.

8. 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, 28rd Aug. Hume Coll.

1. Seoni, 28rd Aug. Hume Coll.

FRANKLINIA. 197

4. Seoni, 26th Aug. Hume Coll.
5. Raipur, C. Provs., 12th July. Hume Coll.
6. Raipur, 12th July. Hume Coll.
1. Raipur, 7th Aug. Hume Ooll.
1. Pegu, Burma, 19th Aug. (Z. W. Oates Coll.
Oates). :
4. Margherita, Assam, 25th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.].

Franklinia rufescens (Blyth).

Prinia beavani, Wald. P. ZS. 1866, p. 551.

Cisticola beavani, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. WM. vii. p. 255 (1888); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 55 (1899).

Franklinia rufescens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 377 (1889);
td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 242 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-i. 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
chestnut. 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. te .
3. Dibrughur, 3rd June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.].
3. Dibrughur. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.}.
1. Pegu, 29th June (EZ. W. Oates). Hume Coll.

4, Pegu, lst July (£. W. 0.). Hume Ooll.

1. Pegu, 25th July (Z. W. 0.)." Oates Coll.

2. Pegu, 25th July (Z. W. O.: See~ Crowley Bequest.

bohm Coil.).

Franklinia buchanani (Blyth).
(Plate IX. fig. 17.)
Cisticola buchanani, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 246 (1888) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi, p. 55 (1899).
Franklinia buchanani, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 878 (1889) ;

id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 243 (1889); Sharpe,
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 aye 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 SYLVIIDZ.

18, Hansi, Punjab, Aug. Hume Coll.
3. Delhi, 26th June (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll.
2. Delhi, 4th Oct. (C. T. B.). Hume Coll.
5. North-west Provinces. Hume Ooll.
1. Chunar, 20th June (W.£. Brooks), Hume Coll.
5. Mirzapur (W. E. B.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
4, Allahabad. Hume Ooll.
5, Jhansi. Hume Coll.
1. Hoshungabad, C. Provs. Hume Coll.

Genus LATICILLA, Blyth.

Laticilla burnesi (Blyth).
(Plate IX. fig. 20.)

Laticilla burnesi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 119 (1823); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 880 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 247 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1908).

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 measure from ‘71 to ‘82 in length,
and from ‘53 to 57 in breadth.

Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Col.
Eastern Narra, 11th March (S. D.). Hume Coll.
Eastern Narra, 8th April (S. D.). Hume Coll.
Eastern Narra, 3rd June (8. D.). Hume Coll.

Genus NESILLAS, Oberholser.

Nesillas typica (Harti.).

Ellisia typica, EZ. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 343, pl. xiii. fig.6; Cowan, Proc.
R, Phys. Soc, Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii.
p. 120 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Biersamml. p. 52 (1899).

Ellisia madagascariensis typica, Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, Hist. Nat.
Madag., Ois. i. p. 329, pl. 303. figs. 1, 1 a (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.— MEGALURUS. 199:

21. Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.}.
10. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest.
1. Madagascar (Z, Newton: Tris- | Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).

Nesillas lantzi (Grandid.).

Ellisia madagascariensis, var. lantzii, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist.
Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 830, pl. 303. figs. 2, 2 a (1879).

Ellisia lantzii, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882).

Ellisia lantzi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 121 (1883) ; Nesrh. Kat.
Etersammi, p. 52 (1899).

Nesillas lantzi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1903).

The eggs of Lantz’s Warbler are very similar to those of
N. typica, but they have a much darker greyish-pink ground, the
markings ate less frequent, and in many specimens the twisted
lines are altogether absent. Nine examples measure from ‘77 to
85 in length, and from ‘58 to °63 in breadth.

9. Madagascar. Rey. W. Deans Cowan [P.].

Genus SPILOPTILA, Sundev.
Spiloptila ocularis (A. Smith).

Drymeeca ocularia, Ayres, Ibis, 1871, p. 101; Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds
S. Africa, p. 256 (1875-84).

Spiloptila ocularia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 2382 (1883) ; Nehr&.
Kat. Fiersamml. p. 55 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fuuna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 138 (1901).

Spiloptila ocularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1908).

The eggs of the Rufous-eared Grass-Warbler are, according to
Stark, of a pale bluish-green colour, rather thickly blotched with
pale reddish brown. ‘hose in the Collection, however, taken by '
Layard, 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.].
2. South Africa (Z. LZ. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).

Genus MEGALURUS, Horsf.

Megalurus palustris, Horsf.

Megalurus palustris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 128 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 383 (1889) ; ed. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 249 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Liersamml. p. 52
(1899) ; 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 SYLVIIDE.

spheroidal. They exhibit 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. Hoshungabad, India, 4th May Hume Coll.
(Z. C. Nunn).

2. Calcutta, 7th May. Hume Coll.

2, Dibrugurh, Assam, 8rd April(J.R. Hume Coll.
Cripps).

8. Dibrugurh, 3rd May (J. B.C). Hume Coll.

2, Sadiya, Assam, 29th May (Cock- Hume Coll.
burn).

2. Wau, Pegu, 19th May (£. W. Hume Coll.
Oates).

1. Pegu, 19th May (Z. W. 0.). Hume Coll,

1. Pegu, 19th May (£, W. O.. See- Crowley Bequest.
bohm Coll.).

1. Java. we “lag 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 (1888) ; North,
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 146 (1887); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 52 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 224, pl. 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. In 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. Gould Coll.

4. Melbourne (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Melbourne (W. B.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

3. Canterbury, N.S.W., 9th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

1. Albert Park, Victoria, 30th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. N).

2. Tasmania (2. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

Megalurus ruficeps, Tweedd.
(Plate IX. fig. 19.)

Megalurus ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 125 (1883) ; Steere,
List Birds § Mamm. Philipp. p. 20 (1890); Grant §& Whitehead,

MEGALURUS.—SCH@NICOLA. 201

Ibis, 1898, p. 240, pl. v. fig. 7; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. p. 58, taf. ii.
fig. 10 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 202 (1908).

The eggs of the Rufous-headed Marsh. Warbler in the Collection
are of a blunt oval shape and rather glossy. ‘hey are pinkish
white, very finely and densely freckled all over with pinkish brown
and lilac. The markings are denser at the larger end than else-
where, and form an ill-defined zone or cap at that part. Five
examples measure respectively ; *82 by ‘6; ‘84 by 62; °86 by 64;
‘8 by 6; *81 by ‘6.

8. Marinduque, Philippine Islands, Steere Exped.
8th May.
2. Marinduque, May (Steere Exped.). Crowley Bequest.

Megalurus macrurus (Salvad.),

Megalurus macrurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 126 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 58 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-t, iv. p. 202 (1903).

An egg of the Long-tailed Grass-Warbler in the Collection is of
a regular oval shape and fairly glossy. It is of a greyish-pink
colour, speckled and. blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with rich
brownish purple and lavender. There are also a few hair-lines
mingled with the other markings. It measures ‘88 by ‘62.

The three eggs from New Guinea also referred to this species
are of an entirely different type ; the ground-colour is pinkish white,
densely speckled all over with rich brownish purple, especially
toward the larger end, where the markings unite into cloudy
blotches. They measure ‘9 to :95 by -60 to -64,

1. New Britain (Nehrkorn Coill.). Crowley Bequest.
3. South-eastern New Guinea. ‘Mr. E. Weiske ([C.].

Genus SCHENICOLA, Blyth.

Schenicola platyura (Jerd.).

Scheenicola platyura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 110 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p, 384 (1889) ; ed. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 251 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 203 (1903).

The egg of the Broad-tailed Grass-Warbler in the Collection is
of a very broad oval form and fairly glossy. It is white, densely
speckled and blotched with dull chestnut-brown and pale under-
lying lavender. At the broad end the markings are denser and
more or less confluent. The example measures °73 by ‘6.

1. Belgaum, India, 19th Sept. Hume Coll.
(Z. A, Butler).

202 SYLVIID.E.

Genus BRADYPTERUS, Swains.

Bradypterus brachypterus (Vieill.).

Bradypterus brachypterus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 286
(1875-84); Butler, Feilden § Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 245; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 118 (1883) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 99 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 204 (1908).

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 Coil.).

Genus CHETORNIS, Gray.

Chztornis locustelloides (Blyth).
(Plate IX. fig. 18.)

Cheetornis locustelloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 130 (1883) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 388 (1889); zd. ed. Hume,
Nests §& Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 252 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml.
p. 53 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. 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 ‘62 in breadth.

1. Deesa, Central India, 18th May Hume Coll.
(£. A. Butler).

4. Faridpur, Bengal, 23rd May Hume Coll.
(J. R. Cripps).

4, Faridpur, 27th May (J. R. C.). Wume Coll.

3. Faridpur, 28th May (J. R. C.). Hume Coll.

Genus CALAMOCICHLA, Sharpe.

Calamocichla newtoni (Harii.).

Calamoherpe newtoni, Z. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 344, pl. xiii. fig. 3;
Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc, Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882).

Calamodyta newtonii, Milne-Edwards §& Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag.,
Ois. p. 336, pl. 303. fig. 4 (1879).

Calamocichla newtoni, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 181 (1888);
Nehrk, Kat. Etersamml. p. 53 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 205
(1903).

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.—ARUNDINAX. 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 Bequest.
(W. Deans Cowan),
1. Betsileo, Madagascar. Crowley Bequest.

Calamocichla leptorhyncha (Fisch. § Reichenow).
(Plate X. fig. 1.)
Turdinus leptorhynchus, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 546 (1883) ;

Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 63 (1899).
Calamocichla leptorhyncha, Sharpe, 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 “72 in
length, and from °51 to ‘54 in breadth,

2. East Africa, ' Crowley Bequest.
2. Zanzibar. Crowley Bequest.

Genus ORIGMA, Gould.

Origma rubricata (Zath.).

Origma rubricata, Ramsay, Ibis, 1863, p. 445; Gould, Handb. Birds
Austr. i. p. 3885 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 185 (1883) ;
North, Nests & Egys Austr. Birds, p. 142, pl. xiii. tig. 8 (1887);
Campbell, Nests & Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 226 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 207 (1903).

The egg of the Rock-Warbler in the Collection is of an oval
shape, slightly glossy and pure white. It measures ‘86 by ‘6.

1, New South Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.

Genus ARUNDINAX, Blyth.

Arundinax aedon (Pall.).
(Plate X. fig. 7.)

Arundinax aedon, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 353; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind.,
Birds, i. p. 890 (1889) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 227
(1891); Skarpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 207 (1901).

Arundinax olivacea, Zacz. J. f. O. 1878, taf. i. fig. 1.

Lusciniola aedon, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 121 (1881); Nehrk,
Kat. Eiersammi. 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 SYLVIIDE.

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.
(Dybowskr). ;

8. Dauria, June (Dybowski: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.). *

Genus HYPOLAIS, Brehm.
Hypolais hypolais (Zinn.).
Sylvia hypolais, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 168, tab. xix. fig, 18, a-d
(1845-54).
Hypolais salicaria, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vig. tab. 19. fig. 1 (1855-63).
Sylvia icterina, Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 58 (1867).
Hypolais icterina, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 521 (1874); Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v. p. 77 (1881).
Hypolais hypolais, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 381, pl. 10 (1888); id.
Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 198, pl. 52. fig. 10 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 207 (1903).

The eggs of the Icterine Tree-Warbler 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.

Boulogne, France. L. H. Sitwell, Esq. [P.].
Elbeut, France, 4th June (Noury: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coil.).

ou

3. Forét de Bord, Elbeuf (Noury : Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

3. Holland (J. Baker). Crowley Bequest.

5. Valkenswaard, Holland (J. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

4. Valkenswaard, 28th May (H. Seebohm Ooll.
Seebohm).

16. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest.
6. Pomerania (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.
4, Cassel, Germany, 30th May Seebohm Coll.
(T. Holland).
5. Moscow, 2nd June (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll.

Hypolais polyglotta (Viciil.).
Hippel Peak are Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 3806; Tristram, tom. cit.
p. 418.
Hypolais polyglotta, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. As 517 (1874); Bree, Birds

Eur, 2nd ed. ii. p. 150, pl. (1875); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p: 79 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1908).

IDUNA. 205

Hypolais salicaria, Zelford, Is, 1866, p. 187.
Ficedula polyglotta, Saunders, Ibs, 1871, p. 218.

The eggs of the Melodious Tree-Warbler do not differ in any
respect from those of H. hypolais.

5. ([Spain.] Crowley Bequest.

4. Spain. Lord Lilford [P.]}.

5. Malaga, Spain, 18th May (4. Seebohm Coll.

Ruiz).

3. Malaga, 25th May (A. #.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 3lst May (A. R.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 12th June (A. R.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 25th June (A. £.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 16th May (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

3. Malaga, 24th May (Z. &.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Malaga, 26th June (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Seville, Spain (HZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Seville (#7. S.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Seville (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Chemora, Algeria, 26th May (0. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Salvin).

3. Chemora, 27th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Chemora, 29th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Chemora, Ist June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Chemora, 2nd June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Chemora, 8th June (0. S.). » Salvin-Godman Coll.
7. Chemora, 26th May (. B. Tris- Crowley Bequest.

tram).

Genus IDUNA, Bonap.
Iduna olivetorum (Gould).

Sylvia olivetorum, Thien. Fortpflans. ges. Vg. p. 171, tab. xix. fig. 14, a-c
(1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 49, pl. (1867).

Chloropeta olivetorum, Baedeker, Hier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 8
(1855-63).

Hypolais olivetorum, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 527 (1874); Bree, Birds
Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 141, pl. (1875); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.
p. 79 (1881).

Iduna olivetorum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

The eggs of the Olive-tree Warbler are of quite the same cha-
racter as those of Hypolais hypolais and H. polyglotta, but they are
larger and have the ground-colour rather paler. It is noteworthy,
however, that in the comparatively large series of the eggs of
this species in the Collection, not one shows any indication of the
cobweb-like combination of fine lines frequently found on the eggs
of the other two species. At best there are only a few short
detached lines on a few examples. A series of specimens measures
from ‘8 to ‘85 in length, and from ‘55 to 6 in breadth. A remarkably
small egg measures only °67 by °53.

Old Collection.
Seebohm Coll.

1. Greece.
5. Athens, lst June (7. Ariiper).

206 SYLVIIDB.
Athens, lst June (7. Kriiper).
Athens, 1st June (7. K.).
Attica, 26th May (7. K).
Attica, lst June (7. K.).
Attica, 2nd June (T. K.).
Smyrna, 22nd May (7. K.).
Smyrna, 25th May (7. K.).
Smyrna, 17th June (7. K.).

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
* Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

GUT LO Or So OWN

Iduna languida (Hempr. § Ehr.).

(Plate X. fig. 2.)

Hypolais upcheri, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, pp. 81, 82.

Hypolais languida, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 535 (1874) ; Blanford, East.
Persia, ii, p. 188 (1876); Seebohm, Cut. Birds B. M.v. p. 80 (1881);
Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 32 (1899).

Iduna languida, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

The eggs of Upcher’s Tree-Warbler have the ground-colour pale
pinkish grey, and are sparingly marked all over with rounded spots
and dots of purplish black and faint lavender. The average
measurement is *76 by ‘55.

9. Palestine, May and June (. B.
Tristram).

8. Palestine, 4th June (H. B. T.).

2. Jericho, 12th May.

8. Sisakt, S.W. Persia, 30th May.

Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Crowley Bequest.
H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.].

Iduna pallida (Hempr. § Ehr.).
Sylvia elaica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 170, tab. xix. fig. 15, a-c
(1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 54, pl. (1867).
Chloropeta elaeica, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 4 (1855-68).
Hypolais elaica, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 82; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed.
ii. p. 145, pl. (1875).
Hypolais pallida, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 587 (1874); Seebohm, Cat.

Birds B. M. v. p. 82 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.
p. 392 (1889).

Iduna pallida, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

The eggs of the Olivaceous Tree-Warbler are of a pale pinkish-
grey colour, marked in the same manner as those of J. olivetorum.
The markings, however, are on the whole rather smaller, and
there is a general absence of lines. Measurements vary from
‘64 to °73 in length, and from °47 to ‘55 in breadth.

PATE Bw

Macedonia, 10th June (T. Kriiper).

Nymphion, Greece, 4th June
(7. K.).

Athens, 26th May (7. K.).
Athens, lst June (7. &.).
Athens, Ist June (7. K.).
Athens, lst June (7. K.),
Athens, 2nd June (7. K.).
Athens, 8th June (7. K.).

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm (oll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

DP PAMABDI Che

IDUNA.

Athens, 19th June (7. K.).

Turkey (Robson).

Jericho, 16th April (Z. B.
Tristram).

Jericho, 16th April.

Jericho, 16th April CH. B. T.).

Fao, Persian Gulf.

Fao.

Fao.

Sudan, 28th May.

Sudan, 29th May.

207

Seebohm Coll.
Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].
Salvin-Godman Coll.

Canon Tristram [P.].
Crowley Bequest.

W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.].
W. D. Cumming, Esq. | P.}.
W. D. Cumming, Esq, | P.}.
Col. W. Verner [P.].
Col. W. Verner tpt

Iduna opaca (Cab.).

Hippolais polyglotta (nec V.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 306.

Hippolais pallida (nec H. § E.), Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418.
Chloropeta elaica (nec Linderm.), Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 214.

Hypolais opaca, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 531 (1874); Seebohm, Cat.

Birds B. M. v. p. 83 (1881).

Iduna opaca, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

length, and from ‘52 to ‘59 in breadth.
4,

a

The eggs of the Western Olivaceous Tree-Warbler resemble those
of I. pallida, but are somewhat larger, measuring from ‘7 to ‘78 in

Malaga, Spain, 24th May (Z.
Saunders).

Malaga, 13th June (ZZ. S.).

Malaga, 18th June (H. S.).

Malaga, 28th May (A. Ruz).

Malaga, 4th June (4. R.).

Malaga, 7th June (A. R.: Har-
gitt Coill.).

Andalucia (A. R.: Hargitt Coll.).

Chemora, Algeria, lst June (0.
Salvin).

Chemora, Ist June (HZ. B. Tris-
tram).

Lake Halloula, Algeria (ZZ. B. T.).

Lake Halloula, llth June (H.
B.T.).

Lake Halloula, June (ZH. B. T.).

Kohat Forest, Algeria, 20th May
(Hi. B. T.).

Algeria (H. B. T.),

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Salvin-Godman Goll.

Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Crowley Bequest.

Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll,

Iduna rama (Sykes).

Hypolais rama, Dresser, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 655, pl. Ixxix.; Seebohm, Cat.
Birds B. M. v. p, 84 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.
p. 391 (1889) ; 7d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 254.
(1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 32 (1899). ,

Iduna rama, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

The eggs of Sykes’s Tree-Warbler are of a broad and pointed
oval shape and exhibit little or no gloss, They are of a creamy-

208 SYLVIIDE.

white colour, smeared and blotched with lavender-grey and marked
with black specks, spots, small blotches, and twisted hair-lines.
‘The markings sometimes extend over the whole shell, but more
frequently they are almost entirely confined to the broader half of
the ege. The black hair-lines are wanting in some specimens.
Examples measure from ‘57 to ‘65 in length, and from °45 to ‘52
in breadth. :

5. Shiraz, Persia, 4th May. F. Gillett, Esq. [P.].
49, Eastern Narra, Sind, March to Hume Coll.
July (S. Doig).*

Iduna caligata (Licht.).

Locustella salicaria, Tacs. J. f. O. 1872, p. 855; 1873, taf. i. fig. 2.
Acrocephalus caligata, Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. iii. p. 11, pl. (1875),
Hypolais caligata, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 541 (1875); Seebohm, Cat.
Birds R. M. v. p. 85 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, it
p. 393 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899).
Iduna caligata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (1903).

The eggs of the Booted Tree-Warbler are much smaller than
those of Hypolais hypolais and H. polyglotta, but are of precisely the
same colour and marked in a similar manner. They measure from
-58 to -66 in length, and from -45 to ‘5 in breadth.

6. Moscow, 24th May (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll.
6. Moscow, 29th May (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll.
8. (Russia. | Crowley Bequest.
5. Omsk (Slovzoff'). Seebohm Coll.
6. Kirghiz Steppes, July (Henke). Seebohm Coll.
6. Kirghiz Steppes, July (Henke). Seebohm Coll.
Genus SYLVIA, Scop. ¥

Sylvia nisoria (Bechst.).

Sylvia nisoria, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Tig. p. 176, tab. xx. fig. 3, a-c
(1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur. li. p. 22, pl. (1867), 2nd ed. il. p. 115,
pl. (1875); Dresser, Birds Liur. ii. p. 485 (1874); Seebohm,
Cat, Birds B. M. v. p. 6 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 887, pl. 10
(1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 199, pl. 52. fig. 11 (1896).

Adophoneus nisorius, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 14 (1855-68) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1908).

Nisoria undata, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, pp. 75, 86.

In the majority of the characteristic eggs of the Barred Warbler,
the pale bluish-grey or neutral-tint markings underlie the dull
greyish or buffish-white ground-colour, and there is no surface-
pattern, or only a few very pale and obscure spots. But occasionally
the overlying markings are present and conspicuous, in the shape

* These eggs cannot be separated into clutches, but Mr. Doig states that u
cluteh generally consists of four eggs.

SYLVIA. 209

of blotches and clouds of pale brown and lavender-grey. Both
kinds are generally concentrated on the broader half of the egg,
forming themselves into a rough zone. In shape the eggs do not
vary much, being of a pointed oval form; they are dull in texture;
they measure from ‘80 to °89 in length, and from ‘60 to °65 in
breadth.

2. Germany. Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Germany (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Germany (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Berlin. Seebohm Coll.

5. Berlin, 5th June (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

4, Cilli, Styria, 26th June (E. Sei- Crowley Bequest.
densacher : Tristram Coll.).

8. Cilli, 26th June (BZ. 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. Coch- Seebohm Coll.
rane).

5. Altai Mountains (Tancré). Crowley Bequest.

Sylvia sylvia (Zinn.).
(Plate VIII. fig. 11.)

Sylvia cinerea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 179, tab. xx. fig. 6, a-2
(1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 9 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 180, pl. 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,
pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 202, pl. 52. fig. 16 (1896).

Sylvia rufa, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 877 (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
glossy. 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 egg,
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 ‘65 to ‘8 in length,
and from ‘5 to ‘6 in breadth.

5. Lochend, near Inverness, 1st June § Seebohm Coll.
(Hargitt Coll.).

5. England. Old Collection,
5. Norfolk, 15th May (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.
5. Norfolk, 17th May (/. W.). Seebohm Coll,

VoL. IV. a

210

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Po

Norfolk, 31st May (F. Norgate).

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridge, 19th May (O. Salvin).

Cambridge, 28rd May (0. S.).

Haddenham, Cambridge, 23rd May.

Taplow, Berkshire.

Taplow.

Berkshire, 18th May.

Maidenhead, 4th May.

Near Bentley, Hants, 21st May
(Hargitt Coll.).

Near Bentley, 2nd July (Har-
gitt Coll.).

Alton, Hants.

Alton.

Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin).

Caen Wood, Finchley, 11th June
(O. 8.).

Epping Forest, Essex.

Tilford, Surrey.

Churt, Surrey.

Churt.

Sweden.

Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May
(C. B. Wharton & H. Seebohm).

Valkenswaard, 28th May (W.& S.).

aa ae (Noury: Hargitt

oll.).

Seville, Spain (H. Saunders).
Parnassus, Greece, 6th May
(1. Seebohm & T. Kriiper).

Parnassus, 17th May (H.8. § 7. K.).

Smyrna, 22nd May (7. Kriiper).

Galilee, 4th Apnl (H. B. Tris-
tram).

Plain of Gennesaret, 4th April
(ZZ. B. T.).

Mount Tabor, 5th April (Z. Bart-
lett: Tristram Coll.).

Kadesh_ Naphthali, 18th May
(ZZ. B. T.).

«

SYLVIIDZ.

Seebohm Coll.

F. Bond, Esq. [P. ].
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-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.

8. 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, Ménétr.

Sylvia cinerea, var. fuscipilea, Severtzow, J. f. O. 1875, p. 177.
Sylvia fuscipilea, Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 427.
Sylvia icterops, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1908).

The eggs of the Eastern Whitethroat do not differ from those of

the common species, and the dimensions are the same.

3.
4,

Altai Mountains, May.
Altai Mountains.

Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

SYLVIA. 211

Sylvia simplex, Lath.
(Plate VIII. fig. 13.)

Sylvia hortensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 175, tab. xx. fig, 2, a-e
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Liggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 128, pl. xxxiv.
figs. iii, iv (1856); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 10 (1881) ; zd.
Brit. Birds, i. p. 400, pl. 10 (1888) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 201,
pl. 52. figs, 12, 13 (1896).

Curruca hortensis, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 11 (1855-63).

Sylvia salicaria, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 429 (1876).

Sylvia simplex, Sharpe, 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 markings 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, and the shell is thickly blotched and smudged
with yellowish brown and underlying lavender. Ina 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 ‘85 in length, and from °52 to 62 in breadth.

4. Crieff, Perthshire. W.R. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. [P.].
1. Brecon, Wales. Capt. E. A. Swanson [P.]. ~~
8. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
2. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]
5. Norwich, 4th July. Crowley Bequest.
1. Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll.
4. Taplow, May. Gould Coll.
5. Alton, Hants, May. Crowley Bequest.
4, Finchley, Middlesex, 12th June Salvin-Godman Coll,
O. 8.).
11. wiee ibe Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Churt, Surrey. . Crowley Bequest.
5. Churt. Crowley Bequest.
6. Vosges Mts., France, May (Mougel: Seebohm Coll. ©
Hargitt Coll.). ;
5. Elbeuf, Normandy (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
4, Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). . Seebohm Coll.
5. Elbeuf, 20th May (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
5. Sere Holland, 25th May Seebohm Coll.
(Zl. Seebohm).
5. Valkenswaard (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Valkenswaard (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.
7. Valkenswaard (Z. 8.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Pomerania, 12th June (Z. Holland). Seebohm Coll.
4, Reval, Baltic Provs., 17th June Seebohm Coll.

(Russow),
P2

212 SYLVIIDZ.

Sylvia rueppelli, Zemm.
Sylvia riippellii, Thien. Fortpflans. ges. Vég. p. 187, tab. xxii. fig. 1, a, b
v(1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Bur. ik. p. 26, pl. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 119,
1, (1875).
Gite ea ee Pants Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vég. tab. 51. fig. 18 (1855-63).
Sylvia rueppelli, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 417 (1874); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 209 (1903).
Sylvia rueppellii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 12 (1881).

None of the figures quoted above represents the egg of Riippell’s
Warbler correctly except the one in the second edition of Bree’s
work *.

The specimens in the Collection are of a very regular oval form
and have a small amount of gloss. They are of a greyish-white
colour, closely mottled and streaked, very evenly all over, with
greenish brown. They measure -75 by ‘58, -7 by ‘57 respectively.

1. Greece (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
1. Nymphi, Asia Minor, 23rd May Seebohm Ooll.
(1. Kriiper).

Sylvia orpheus, Temm.

Sylvia orphea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 177, tab. xx. fig. 1, a-c
(1845-54) ; Heeitson, Logs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 138, pl. xxxv. fig. tii
(1856) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 806 ; Lilford, Ibis, 1866, p. 180; Tris-
tram, Ibis, 1867, p. 85; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212; Dresser, Birds
Eur, ii. p. 411 (1874).

Curruca orphea, Baedeher, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 61. fig. 10 ( 1855-63).

Sylvia orpheus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 14 (1881); id. Brit,
Birds, i. a 390, pl. 10 (1883) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 200, pl. 52.
figs. 14, 15 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 209 (1903).

The eggs of the Orphean Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and
generally very glossy. The ground is of an exceedingly pale greyish
or bluish-white colour, and the markings are of three types. In
one they consist of specks and small spots of lavender and olive-
brown, forming an ill-defined cap or zone at the larger end. In
another the whole shell, and especially the broader half, is covered
with blotches, clouds, and streaks of lavender and olive-brown. In
the third the two types of markings are combined, but, in addition,
there are numerous round spots of very deep umber-brown or black
together with a few short lines and scrawls of the same colour. Ta
all three types, the markings are larger and more prominent at the
broad end than elsewhere. Examples measure from -72 to -91 in
length, and from ‘55 to °63 in breadth.

5. Near Castile, Spain. Lord Lilford [P.}.

4, Malaga, Spain, 23rd May Seebohm Coll.
(1, Saunders).

3. Valencia, Spain (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

* (I have lately had the opportunity of examining a,considerabl ies of
the eggs of this species taken by Mr. F. C. Selous in Asia Minox. Whey
resemble the specimens in the Collection described above.—£. W, 0.]

SYLVIA.

4. Italy. Crowley Bequest.

3. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm § T. Kriiper). ;

1. Parnassus, 19th May (H. 8.§ T.K.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Parnassus, 21st May (H.S.§ T.K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus, 21st May (H. 8.5 7. K.}. Seebohm Coll.

5. Parnassus, 21st May (H. 8.5 7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Delphi, Greece, 2nd May (H.8.§ Seebohm Coll.
L. K.).

6. Delphi, 3rd May (Z. 8. & T. K.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Delphi, 20th May (4.8. § T. K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Smyrna (7. Kriiper). Crowley Bequest.

3. Smyrna, 4th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll,

2. Smyrna, 8th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Smyrna, 12th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Smyrna, 13th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Smyrna, 26th May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Smyrna, 380th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Palestine, 6th June (H.B. Tristram). Canon Tristram [C.].

2. Birket es Dan, Palestine, 16th May Crowley Bequest.
(Hl. B. T.).

1. KatrIdiz, Gilead, 6th May (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Mount Hermon, 4th June(. B.T.). Crowley Bequest.

4, Mount Hermon, 6th June (H, B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Chemora, Algeria, 2nd June (O. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin),

2. Ain aie Algeria, 15th May Salvin-Godman Coll.

8.)
5. ais Djendeli, 18th May (0. S:). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Ain Djendeli, 20th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Sylvia curruca (Linn.).

Sylvia curruca, Thien. Fortpflanz, ges. Vog. p. 181, tab. xx. fig. 11, a-d
(1845-54); Baedeker, Kier Kur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 8 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 182, pl. 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); td. Brit. Birds, i. p. 410,

pl. 10 (1883) ; «d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 203, pl. 52. fig. 20 (1896) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1908).

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-brown, umber-brown, and underlying lavender. Many
specimens 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 55 in breadth.

6. England. : Old Collection.

6. Shetfield (1. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll.

5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
5. Cambridge, 23rd May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll.

214 SYLVIIDE.

Taplow. Gould Coll.

New Forest (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
Alton, Hants, May. Crowley Bequest.
Hampstead, Middlesex (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Finchley, Middlesex (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Churt, Surrey, May. Crowley Bequest.
Churt, May. Crowley Bequest.
Churt, June. Crowley Bequest.

Valkenswaard, Holland, 23rd May Seebohm Coll.
(C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm).

Pomerania, 27th May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

Stolp, Pomerania, 5th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.

Saxony (Charbonnier: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

Parnassus, Greece, 16th May (7. Seebohm Coll.
Kriiper).

Lebanon, Palestine, 16th June Crowley Bequest.
(HI. B. Tristram).

Mount Hermon, 16th May (H.B.T.). Crowley Bequest.

PO GO ROOT OT STOUT OUR BD OUD

Sylvia affinis, Blyth.
(Plate X. fig. 3.)

Sylvia affinis, Wardlaw-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 59; Seebohm, Cat. Birds
B. M.v. p.19 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 397
(1889) ; id, ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 257 (i880);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1908).

Sylvia curruca, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. i. p. 277, part. (1891).

The eggs of the Indian Lesser Whitethroat are not separable
from those of 8. curruca. The specimens in the Collection measure
from ‘65 to 75 in length, and from -47 to -55 in breadth. —

6. Astrachan. Seebohm Coll.

Afghanistan, 28th May (R. G. Seebohm Coll.
Wardlaw-Ramsay).

Afghanistan, 28th May (R. G. Seebohm Coll.

Afghavistan, 28th May (R. G.’ Seebohm Coll.

Kashmir, 24th May (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Kashmir, June (C. R. Cock: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).

2,

2.
W.-R.).

4, Afghanistan, 28th May (R. G. Seebohm Coll.
W-R

3.

1.

2,

Sylvia mystacea, Ménétr.
(Plate X. fig. 4.)

Curruca momus, Hempr. & Ehr. Symb. Phys., Av. i. fol. bb (1833).
Sylvia momus, Dresser, B. Eur, ii. p. 407 (1280). ¢
baa oor Blanf. Ibis, 1874, p. 77 ; id. East, Pers. ii. p.177, pl. xii.
Sylvia mystacea Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 20 (1881);
Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1908). a all

SYLVIA. 215

Five eggs of Bowman’s Warbler are indistinguishable from those
of S. subalpina 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.

Sylvia conspicillata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 182, tab. xx. fig. 8, a, 6
(1845-54) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 805; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 417 ;
Wright, Ibis, 1864, p. 68; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 38, pl. (1867);
2nd ed. ii. p. 132, pl. (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, Ever Eur. Vog. 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 ‘51 in breadth.

5. Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

4, Malaga, 5th May (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 5th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Malta (C. A. Wright). Crowley Bequest.

8. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 18th May Salvin-Godman Coll.
(0. Salvin).

4, Ain Djendeli, 19th May (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. Ain Djendeli, 14th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).

4. Madracen, Algeria, 30th May Crowley Bequest.
(HL. B. T.).

3. Madracen, 3rd June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.).
(Plate VIII. figs. 10 & 14.)

Sylvia atricapilla, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 173, tab. xx. fig. 1, a-d
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 126, pl. xxxiv.
tigs. 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); 7d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 394, pl. 10 (1883);
Meade- Waldo, Ibis, 1893, p. 189; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds,
p. 201, pl. 52. figs. 17, 18, 19 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 211
1908). a

Ciera atricapilla, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 12 (1855-63) ;
Tristram, 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 SYLVIID A.

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 ground-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 eggs of the Blackeap 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 ‘87 in
length, and from °56 to ‘6 in breadth.

SYP PSO RRO MSR OO om TF PPO R RO OR Rp

Shropshire, 29th May.

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire.

Histon, Cambridge.

Bristol, 19th May.

Avington, Hampshire, May (2. B.
Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.),

Alton, Hampshire, June.

Finchley, Middlesex (0. Salvin).

Finchley (0. S.).

Hampstead, Middlesex (0. S.).

Stanmore, Middlesex (Haryitt Coll.).

Churt, Surrey.

Churt, May.

Maidstone, Kent (Hargitt Coll.).

Vosges Mts., France (Noury: Hargitt
Coll.),

Elbeuf, Normandy (Noury: Hargitt
Coll.

Elbeuf, ‘Ist May (Noury: Hargitt
Coil.),

Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coil.).
Malaga, Spain, 28th May (Z. Saun-
ders: Hargitt Coll.).
Malaga, 31st May.
Pomerania, 26th May (7. Holland).
Pomerania, 29th May (T. H.).
Pomerania, 4th June (7. ZZ).
Pomerania, 8th June (7. H.).
Pomerania, 10th June (7. H.).
Pomerania, 12th June (7. H.).
Pomerania, 13th June (J. H.).
Pomerania, 13th June (7. H.).
Fayal, Azores, June (F. D. Godman),
Tenerife, Canary Islands, 19th
March.

Mustapha, Algeria, May (H. 3B.
Tristram).
Lake Halloula,
(H. B. T).

June

Algeria,

Gould Coll.

F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
F. Bond, Esq. [P.}.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Dry. 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.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
E. [ Pj Meade-Waldo, Esq.
Crowley Bequest.

Crowley Bequest.

Sylvia subalpina, Temm.

Sylvia ai Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 183, tab. xx. fig. 9, a, b
(1845-54),
Stoparola subalpina, Baedeker, Eier Eur, Vig. tab. 51. fig. 7 (1855-68).

SYLVIA.—MELIZOPHILUS, 217

Sylvia subalpina, Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 29, pl. (1867), Qnd ed. ii.
p. 122, pl. (1875); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212; Dresser, Birds
Eur. ii. p. 889 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 27 (1881) ;
Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 33; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 204,
pl. 58, figs. 3, 4 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. iv. p. 211 (1908).

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 ‘75 in length, and from ‘48 to 55 in breadth.

8. Madrid (#. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

3. Madrid (HZ. 8.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga, 9th June (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].

2. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].

2. Corsica (J. Whitehead). Seebohm Coll.

4, Corsica, 6th May (J. W.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Corsica, 6th May (J. W.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Attica, Greece, 10th June (7. Seebohm Coll.
Kriiper).

1. Parnassus, Greece, May (7. X.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Parnassus, 4th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Parnassus, 10th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Parnassus, 26th April (7. K.). Crowley Bequest.

2. Parnassus, 26th May (T. K.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Lake Halloula, Algeria, June (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).

Genus MELIZOPHILUS, Leach.

Melizophilus melanocephalus (G'mel.).

Sylvia melanocephala, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 186, tab. xx.
fig. 7, a, b (1845-54); Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 154; Bree, Birds
Eur. ii. p. 38, pl. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 127, pl. (1875); Dresser,
Birds Eur. ii. p. 401 (1874); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 29
(1881) ; Zrdy, Ibis, 1872, p. 199; zd. Orn. Str. Gabr. Qnd ed. p. 54
(1895). .

Pyrophthalma melanocephala, Baedeker, Hier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 4
(1855-68).

Melizophilus melanocephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1908).

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, profusely mottled
and speckled with olive-brown and underlying pale lavender. In
another, the ground-colour is white or pinkish white, thickly mottled
and spotted with lavender and reddish brown, the latter colour

218 SYLVIID.E.

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 (Hl. Saunders). Seebobm Coll.
4, Malaga, 2nd May (7. S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Malaga, 8th May (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Malaga, 26th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 27th May (7. S.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Malaga, 29th May (HZ. S.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Malaga, 29th May (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Malaga, 29th May (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Malaga, 18th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Malaga, 26th June (Z. &.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Malaga, 8th July (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Valencia, Spain (2. Martin). Seebohm Coll.

5. Gibraltar (G. Dantez). Seebohm Coll.

3. Algeria (Hf. B. Tristram). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Kouba, Algeria, 20th April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.
3, Algeria, 19th April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Algeria, 21st April (. 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, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 184, tab. xx. fig. 10, a, b
(1845-54); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 381 (1881); td. Brit.
Birds, i. Bay” pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 204, pl. 53.
fig. 1 (1896).

Moliccpkiins provincialis, Baedeker, Lier Eur. Voy. tab. 51. fig.8 (1855-63) ;
id. J. f. O. 1856, p. 32, taf. i. fig. 4; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i.
p. 148, pl. xxxvii. (1857); Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418.

Melizophilus undatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 441 (1875); Sharpe,
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-brown 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.

PHYLLOSCOPUS. 219

The eggs vary from ‘64 to -72 in length, and from °49 to ‘53 in
breadth.

6. Alton, Hampshire (P. Crowley). Seebohm Coll.

4. Wolmer Forest, 28th April. Col. H. W. Feilden, O.B. [P.].
3. Surrey. Seebohm Coll.

4. Farnham, Surrey (H. Burton). Salvin-Godman Coll. :
4, Farnham (ZH. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Farnham (ZZ. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Farnham (Ff. Bond: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Churt, Surrey. Salvin-Godman Coll,
3. Churt. Gould Coll.

5. Churt. Gould Coll.

4. Churt (Hargité Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Churt, March (P. Crowley). Seebohm Coll.

4. Churt, May (P. C). Seebohm Coll.

3. Churt. Crowley Bequest.

2. Churt, May. Crowley Bequest.

4, Churt. Crowley Bequest.

4. Churt, June. Crowley Bequest.

4, Churt, June. Crowley Bequest.

4. Churt, June. Crowley Bequest.

1. Kent. Montagu Coll.

4. Malaga, Spain, 24th April. Crowley Bequest.

1. Boghar Forest, Algeria, 2nd June Crowley Bequest.

(HZ. B. Tristram) .
Tunis (V. Bogo; Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
Tunis (V. B.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

CO

Genus PHYLLOSCOPUS, Boie.

Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechst.).

Sylvia sibilatrix, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 166, tab. xix. fig. 11, a-d
Ga Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Burds, i. p. 185, pl. xxxvi. fig. iti
(1856).

Phyllopnenste sibilatrix, Baedeker, Hier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 5
(1855-63).

Phylloscopis sibilatrix, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 497 (1876); Seebohm,
Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 54 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 426, pl. 10
(1888) ; ad. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 206, pl. 53. fig. 12 (1896).

Phylloscopus sibilator, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1908).

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 purplish 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 ‘6 to °7 in length, and from -47 to
54 in breadth.

6. Dunham Park, Altrincham Seebohm Coll.
(EF. Nicholson).
6. Cambridge. F. Bond, Esq, [P.].

220 SYLVIIDZ.

6. Cookham, Berkshire. Gould Coll,
7. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Bishop's Wood, Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Bishop’s Wood, 30th May (0. &.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Caen Wood, Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Colney Hatch (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Park Hatch, Surrey (F. D. Godman). Salyin-Godman Coll.
6. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.
6. Churt. Crowley Bequest.
12. New Forest, Hampshire (C. B. Seebohm Coll.
Wharton: Hargitt Coll.).
5. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Har- Seebohm Coll.
gitt Coll.).
6. Vosges Mts. (Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Elbeut, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Elbeuf, 2nd May (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
6. Pomerania, lst June (7. Holland), Seebohm Coll.
5. Pomerania, 6th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Pomerania, 6th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Reval, Baltic Provs., June (Russow). Seebohm Coll.

Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.).

Sylvia trochilus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 168, tab, xix. fig. 9, a-c
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Lggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 187, pl. xxxvi.
figs. i, ii (1856).

Phyllopneuste trochilus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vég. tab. 19. fig. 7
(1855-63).

Phylloscopus Tanti Seebohm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 215;
Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 491 (1879); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.
v. p. 56 (1881); zd. Brit. Birds, i. p. 480, pl. 10 (1883) ; td. Eggs of
Brit. Birds, p. 206, pl. 53. figs. 5, 6 (1896); Sharpe, 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 very 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, Ne ee 25th May (Zargitt Seebohm Coll.
‘oll.).

6. Near Inverness, 29th May (Hargitt Seebohm Coll.

Coll.).

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PHYLLOSCOPUS,

Near Inverness, 5th June (Hargitt
Coll.).

eee Lae! 5th June (Hargitt

vil)

Lochend, near Inverness, 26th May
(Hargitt Coll.).

Dunain, near Inverness, 5th June
(Hargitt Coll.).

Dochfour, near Inverness, 2nd June
(Hargitt Coil.).

England.

Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 22nd May
(Hargitt Coll.).

Longshaw, Derbyshire, 5th June
(O. Salvin).

Norfolk, May (#. Norgate).

Norfolk, 16th May (#. ™.).

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire.

Bentley, Hants, 9th May (Hargitt
Coll.).

Alton, Hants, May.

Bishop’s Wood, Finchley, Middlesex
(0. 8.).

Bishup’s Wood (0. 8.).

Tilford, Surrey.

Churt, Surrey, May.

Churt, May.

Brighton (A. Swaysland.)

Brighton (ZZ. S.).

Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May
(C. B. Wharton & H. Seebohm).

Valkenswaard, 16th May (C. B. W.
& H.S.).

en 23rd May (C. B. W.
§ H. 8.

Gakeeand 27th May (C. B. W.

4H. S.).

g
Valkenswaard, 28th May (C. B. W.
& H. 8).

Elbeuf,France(Noury: Hargitt Coll.).

Forét de Bord, Elbeuf (Noury :
Hargutt Coil.).

Forét de Bord, 17th April (Noury:
Hargitt Coll.).

Vosges Mts., France (Noury: Har-
gut Coll.).

Finland, 27th June (Russow).

Petchora River, Lat. 68°N., 23rd
June (H. Seebohm & J. A. Harvie-
Brown).

- Petchora River, Lat, 68° N., 26th

June (ZH. 8. GIA. HB).
Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 26th

June (H. S. GT. A, HB).
Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 4th

July (1. 8. § J. A, H-B.),
Pomerania, 30th May (T. Holland).

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Old Collection.
Seebohm Coll.

Salvin-Godman Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
F. Bond, Esq.
F. Bond, Esq.
Seebohm Coll.

ra

Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.

Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe
Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe

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.

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222 SYLVIID.E.

Phylloscopus bonellii ( Vierll.).

Sylvia bonellii, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 166, tab. xix. fig. 12, a-c
(1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 45, pl. (1867) .

Phyllopneuste bonelli, Baedcher, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 6 (1855-63) ;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 218. ;

Phylloscopus boneliii, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418; Bree, Bards Eur.
Qnd ed. ii. p. 154, pl. (1875); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 503
(1876); Seebuhm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.p. 59 (1881) ; Irby, Orn. Str.
Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 63 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 213 (1903).

The eggs of Bonelli’s Willow-Warbler are similar to those of
P. sidilator, and require no separate description. They measure
from 55 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. 8.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Gibraltar, 26th May. Seebohm Coll.

4. Gibraltar, May (Z. . Irby). Seebohm Coll.

1. Savoy. Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Athens, 10th May (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

3. Parnassus (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Lake Halloula, Algeria, 10th May Crowley Bequest.
(Hf. B. Tristram).

1. Lake Halloula, 2nd June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest.
(HB. T).

2. Algiers, 4th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

Phylloscopus minor (Forst.).

Sylvia rufa, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 164, tab. xix. fig. 10, a-c
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 189, pl. xxxvi. fig. iv
1856). '

Bestiopretaté rufa, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 9 (1855-63).

Phyllopneuste sylvestris, Baedeker, ¢. 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) ; td. Brit.
Birds, i. p. 435, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 207, pl. 53.
figs. 7 & 8 (1896). “

Phylloscopus minor, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 218 (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

PHYLLOSCOPUS, 223

much less numerous and smaller. Specimens measure from ‘55 to
*65 in length, and from °45 to ‘5 in breadth.

Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

England. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.].

Derbyshire, May. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].

Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll.

Cookham, Berkshire. Gould Coll.

New Forest, Hampshire (Z. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).

Alton, Hampshire, May. Crowley Bequest.

Finchley, Middlesex. Salvin-Godman Coll.

Staines, Middlesex. Crowley Bequest.

Bishop’s Wood, Finchley. Salvin-Godman Ooll.

Brighton, 3rd May. Purchased.

Brighton, Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. ].

Surrey. Crowley Bequest.

Surrey, May. Crowley Bequest.

Valkenswaard, Holland, 29th May
(C. B. Wharton §& H. Seebohm).

Vosges Mts,, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).

Vosges Mts., April (Mougel: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coli.).

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.

Vosges Mts. (Mougel : Hargitt Coll.).
Seebohm Coll.

Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt
Coll.).

CATE TR DD ND OC NLT RAR BD MH OHNNO MADAM MHHAAHH

Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.).
Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.).
Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.).

Forét de Bord, Elbeuf, April (Noury:

Hargitt Coll.).

Forét de Bord, Elbeuf, April (Woury :

Hargitt Coll.).

Pomerania, 22nd May (7. Holland).

Pomerania, 23rd May (T. Z.).
Pomerania, 24th May (7. #.).
Pomerania, 27th May (7. H.).
Pomerania, 30th May (T. #.).
Pomerania, 6th June (7. #.).
Pomerania, 10th June (7. H.).
Pomerania, 30th June (7. H.).
Brunswick, 17th May.

Reval, Baltic Provs. (Russow).

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.

Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth.

Phylloscopus tristis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 477 (1875) ; Seebohm, Ibis,
1879, p. 10; td. Cat. Birds B, M. v. p. 63 (1881); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 403 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 32
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 218 (1908).

Phyllopseuste tristis, Vian, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1886, p. 666.

Phyllopneuste tristis, Tacz. Faune Orn, Sibér, 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 SYLVIID.&.

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. 702°N., 1st July Seebohm Coll.
(HI. Seebohm).

5. Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 2nd July Segbohm Coll.
(H. S.).

5. Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 4th July Seebohm Coll.
(4H. &.).

4, Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 6th July § Seebohm Coll.
(H. &).

4, Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 7th July § Seebohm Coll.
(H. &.).

8. Yenesei V., Lat. 67° N., 2nd July Seebohm Coll.
(H. 8.).

1. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 6th July Seebohm Coll.
(Kibort).

6, Altai Mountains (Tancré). Seebohm Coll.

3. Altai Mountains, 25th May. Crowley Bequest.

4, Altai Mountains, 25th May. Crowley Bequest.

Phylloscopus tytleri, Brooks.

Phylloscopus tytleri, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 66 (1881) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 402 (1889); 7d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 258 (1889) ; Sharpe, 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, Swinh.

Oreopneuste affinis (Tickeil).
Phylloscopus affinis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 65 (1881); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 401 (1889); Hartert, Nov. Zool. i.

p- 671 (1894).
Oreopneuste aflinis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 214 (1908).

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
_ larger end. They measure ‘58 to ‘62 in length, by 48 in

readth.

4, Koko-nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest.

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Oreopneuste fuscata (Blyth).

Phyllopneuste fuscata, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 857; 1878, taf. i. fig. 6.
Lusciniola fuscata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 127 (1881); Tacz.
mein Sibér. Orient. p. 272 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
: 899).
Pislloccap a fuscatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 405 (1889).
Oreopueuste fuscatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1908).

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 (Dybowsk:). Seebohm Coll.
2. Kultuk, Lake Baikal, 12th June. Crowley Bequest.
2. Dauria, June (Dybowsk). Crowley Bequest.

Oreopneuste neglecta, Hume.

Phylloscopus neglectus, Hume, Ibis, 1870, p. 143; Blanf. East. Persia,ii.
p. 182 (1876); Seebohm, Ibis, 1877, p. 99; Witherby, Ibis, 1903,
p. 587.

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. ‘

A, Dasht-i-arjan, Persia, 28th April. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.].

Genus REGULOIDES, Blyth.

Reguloides proregulus (Pail.).

Reguloides proregulus, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 860, 1873, taf. i. fig, 10;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903).

Phylloscopus proregulus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 71 (1881);
Oates, Faunu Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 408 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests
& Logs Ind, Birds, 1. p. 260 (1889); Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. ( Suppl.)
p. 73 (1895).

Phyllopneuste proregulus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. 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 *44
and -54 by -43 respectively.

1, Kashmir, 30th May (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll.
1. Kashmir, 2nd June (C. B.C; Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).
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226 SYLVIIDZ,

Reguloides superciliosus (Gmel.).

Phylloscopus superciliosus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 469 (1874) ; Seebohm,
Ibis, 1879, p. 12; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 68 (1881); td. Brit.
Birds, i..p. 441, pl. 10 (1883) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 208, pl. 53.
fig. 9 (1896) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 496.

Phyllopneuste superciliosa, Tacs. Faune,Orn, Sibér, Orient. p. 264
(1891).

Reguloides superciliosus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 216 (1903).

The eggs of the Yellow-browed, or Crowned Willow-Warbler in
the Collection are inseparable from many of the eggs of RB. hume,
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. 663° N., 25th Seebohm Coll.
June (H. 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 &

Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 262 (1889) ; Wilson, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist.
Soc. xii. p. 636 (1899).
Reguloides humei, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 216 (1908).

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 egg, where they form an ill-defined
cap. Examples measure from ‘52 to ‘6 in length, and from °42 to
45 in breadth.

5. Kashmir (W. E. Brooks). Hume Coll.

8. Kashmir, lst June (W. #. B.). Hume Coll.

2. Kashmir, 2nd June (W. £. B.). Hunie Coll.

8. Kashmir, 3rd June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Kashmir, 4th June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Kashmir, 6th June (W. E. B.). Hume Coll.

8, Kashmir, 3lst May (W. £. B.). Hume Ooll.

2. Kashmir (W. £. B.). Crowley Bequest.
8, Kashmir, June(W.£.B.: Tristram Orowley Bequest.

Coll.).
2.

Kashmir, 2nd June (W. £. B.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

ACANTHOPNEUSTH. 227

Genus ACANTHOPNEUSTE, Blasius.

Acanthopneuste borealis (Blas.).

Phylloscopus borealis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 509 (1878) ; Seebohm,
Ibis, 1879, p. 9; id. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 40 (1881).

Acanthopneuste borealis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 412 (1889) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 216 (1903).

Phyllopneuste borealis, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. 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.

5. Yenesei Valley, Lat.67°N.,6thJuly Seebohm Coll.
(1, Seebohm).

Acanthopneuste plumbeitarsus (Swnh.).

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 507 (1878) ; See-
bohm, Cat, Birds B. M. v. p. 45 (1881).

Acanthopneuste plumbeitarsus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 414
(1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 217 (1908).

Eby cure plumbeitarsus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. 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 (Dybowsk?). Seebohm Coll.

Acanthopneuste coronata (Temm.).

Phylloscopus coronatus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 48 (1881); 2d.
Birds Japan. Emp. p. 69 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Etersamml. p, 32
(1899).

Acanthopneuste coronatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 417
(1889).

Phyllopneuste coronata, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 359, 1873, pl. i. fig. 9;
id. Faune Orn. Sibér. 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.

9. 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, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. P. 418
(1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 2€7 (4889) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l, iy. p. 218 (1903). F
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228 SYLVIIDE,

The eggs of the Large Crowned Willow-Warbler vary from a
pointed to a blunt oval form. They are moderately glossy and plain
white. Four examples measure respectively: °65 by °5 ; "63 by °49;
63 by °46; *62 by °48.

1. Kashmir, 21st May (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll.
1. Kashmir, 3rd June (C. B. C). Hume Coll.
2. Kashmir, 4th June (C. B. C.). Hume Coll.
1. Kashmir, 3lst May (C. RB. C.; Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coll.).

Acanthopneuste davisoni, Oates.
Phylloscopus viridipennis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 53 (1881).
Acanthopneuste davisoni, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 420 (1889) ;
id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 269 (1889) ; Oates, Ibis,
1894, p. 482; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 218 (1903). q

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 (£. W. Oates).
8. 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 & Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 149 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Erersamml. p. 56 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr, Birds, i. p. 28, pl. 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 °7 to 8 in length, and from -57 to -6 in

breadth.

2. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (EZ. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Ashfield, N.S.W. (Z. P. R.: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram.Coll.).

8. New South Wales (Z. P. B.). Gould Coll.

3. New South Wales (G. Bennett). Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest.

iL; Sap petan Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C.[P.].

3. Oakleigh, Victoria, 21st Sept.(.4.J. Crowley Bequest.
North).

1. Australia.

W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.}.

ACANTHIZA. 229

Genus ACANTHIZA, Vig. & Horsf.
Acanthiza nana, Vig. ¢ Horsf.
Acanthiza nana, Gould, Handb. Birds, Austr. i. p. 871 (1865) ; Ramsay,
P. Z. S. 1866, p. 573; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 292 (1883) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 187, pl. xiii. fig. 16 (1889) ;

Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p 66 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, i, p. 228 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 219 (1903).

The eggs of the Yellow Tit-Warbler are of an elongated oval
shape and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are creamy white,
spotted and freckled with chestnut and lilac-grey. The markings
are larger and more numerous at the broad end, and form a zone or
cap at that part. Examples measure from ‘66 to ‘7 in length, and
from ‘41 to -49 in breadth,

3. NewSouth Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales (£. P. R.). Gould Coll.

3. Canterbury, N.S.W., 2nd Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

3. Gippsland, Victoria, 23rd Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. N,).

Acanthiza inornata, Gould.
(Plate X. fig. 8.)

Acanthiza inornata, Gowd, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p.370 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B, M, vii. p. 293 (1883); North, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 136 (1889) ; Campbell Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 229
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 219 (1903).

The eggs of the Plain-coloured Tit-Warbler in the Collection are
of avery broad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are creamy
white, speckled with minute markings of chestnut and lilac-grey.
The specks are very evenly distributed over the entire shell, but at
the apex of the broad end they coalesce and form a dense but very
small cap. Two examples measure respectively: ‘62 by ‘5;

*62 by “51.
2. West Australia, 15th Oct. Gould Coll.

Acanthiza pusilla ( White).

Acanthiza pusilla, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 364 (1865) ; Ramsay,
P. Z. 8. 1866, p. 574; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 294 (1888) ;
North, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 133 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Elersamml. p. 57 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i.
p- 280, pl. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 219 (1903).

The eggs of the Little Brown Tit-Warbler are of a rather broad
oval shape, but do not seem to differ in any other respect from the
eggs of A. nana, They measure from ‘62 to °7 in length, and from
‘5 to ‘53 in breadth.

1. New South Wales. Gould Coll.
2. Victoria, 10th Nov. (A. J: North), Crowley Bequest.

230 SYLVIIDE,

2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

4. Victoria. : Govt. of Victoria [P.\.

8. Frankston, Victoria, Oct. (4. J. | Crowley Bequest.
North). :

8. Melbourne (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. Melbourne(W. B.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Acanthiza diemenensis, Gould.

Acanthiza diemenensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 21
(1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 365 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 295 (1883); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 134 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. p. 57 (1899) ; Camp-
bell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 232 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 219 (1903).

The eggs of the Tasmanian Tit-Warbler in the Collection are of

a narrow oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly

speckled with dull reddish brown and lavender. The markings are

more numerous at the broad end, where they form a narrow zone,

Examples measure ‘72 by ‘5.

1. Tasmania (Wilson). Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania (Weson). Gould Coll.

3. Tasmania (£. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

1. Tasmania (Z. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest.

1. Tasmania, Oct. eae Saunders, Esq.

Acanthiza apicalis, Gould.
(Plate X. fig. 9.)

Acanthiza apicalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 368 (1865) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Bards B. M. vii. p. 296 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 185 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 233 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 219 (1903).

Two eggs of the Broad-tailed Tit-Warbler are oval in shape,
slightly pointed towards the small end, the ground-colour pinkish
white: in one the entire shell is spotted and dotted with light red
and dull lavender markings, most numerous round the larger end,
where they form an irregular zone; in the second specimen the
markings are nearly all collected on the larger end, where they
form a light rufous cap, the rest of the shell being very sparingly
marked. They measure respectively : -66 by °48; -67 by ‘5.

2. W. Australia (4. J. Campbell). Crowley Bequest.

Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Gould.

Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 369 (1865);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 296 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs
Austr, Birds, p. 186 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 284 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv, p. 220 (1908). :

ACANTHIZA. 231

Three eggs of the Red-rumped Tit-Warbler are of a rather wide
oval shape; the ground-colour white, slightly glossed and finely
dotted and marked with light red, the markings being most numerous
round the larger end, where they form a more or less defined zone.
A single egg from the Nehrkorn Collection, said to be of this
species, is very different, the yellowish-brown markings being nearly
all collected in a cap on the larger end. They measure -61 to °65
in length, by -49 in breadth.

1. Victoria (Nehrkorn Coll.) Crowley Bequest.
3. Wimmera District, Victoria, 16th Crowley Bequest,
Sept. (4. J. North).

Acanthiza lineata, Gould.
(Plate X. fig. 14.)

Acanthiza lineata, Gould, Handd. Birds Austr. i. p. 872; Ramsay,
P. Z. 8, 1866, p. 571; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 297 (1883) ;
North, Nests § figgs Austr. Birds, p. 1388 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammi. p. 57 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i.
p. 234 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 220 (1903).

The eggs of the Striated Tit-Warbler in the Collection are of a
regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, speckled
with chestnut-brown and very faint lavender. The markings are
almost all concentrated at the broad end, where they form a well-
defined zone. At this part there are also a few black specks and
fine lines, They measure ‘63 to ‘67, by -47 to °5.

8. New South Wales (£..P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.

1. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (B&B P. R.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

2. Dobroyde, Oct.(£.P.R.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coil.).

2. Gippsland, Victoria, 10th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J North).

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaim.).

Geobasileus chrysorrhous, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 874 (1865) ;
Ramsay, P. Z. 8. 1866, p. 575.

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 298 (1888) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, i. p. 238 (1901).

Geobasileus heparan, North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 141 (1889) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 220 (1908).

The eggs of the Yellow-rumped Tit-Warbler are of a pointed
oval shape and slightly glossy. Many are plain white, others are
sparingly speckled at the broad end with rufous, and others are
boldly marked with spots and small blotches of chestnut-brown,
chiefly at the broad end. They measure from ‘59 to -76 in length,
and from ‘47 to ‘52 in breadth.

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SYEVIIDE.

1. Australia. Gould Coll.

2. South Australia. Gould Coll.

4, South Australia. Gould Coll.

5. South Australia. Gould Coll.

3. South Australia. Gould Coll.

8. Belmore, N.S.W. (with an egg of | Crowley Bequest.
Chaleococcyx plagosus).

1. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (£.P.Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

8. Canterbury, N.S.W., 14th Aug. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

5. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

5. Victoria (with an egg of Chaleo- Govt. of Victoria [P.].
coceyx plagosus).

8. Yarra River, Victoria, 21st Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

1. Melbourne, 7th Dec. (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Melbourne, 7th Dec. (W. B.: with Salvin-Godman Coll.
an ege of Chalcococcyx basalis). ;

3. Tasmania (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Acanthiza reguloides, Vig. § Horsf.

Geobasileus reguloides, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 376 (1865) ;
Ramsay, P. Z. 8. 1866, p. 575; North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds,
p. 140 (1889).

Acanthiza reguloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 299 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds,
i. p. 289 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 220 (1903).

The eggs of the Buff-rumped Tit-Warbler are of a broad oval
shape and moderately glossy. Those in the Collection are of two
types, in both of which the ground-colour is white, but the markings
are different. Some eggs are delicately speckled with fine dots of a
pale rufous and lavender, chiefly in the form of an irregular and
thin zone round the broad end. Others are densely marked with
spots and blotches of chestnut-brown and lavender, especially at
the broad end, where the markings are disposed in the shape of a
dense cap or irregular zone. Examples measure from -61 to 69 in
length, and from ‘48 to ‘51 in breadth.

3. Dawson River, Queensland, 27th Crowley Bequest.
Aug. (Worth Coll.).
New South Wales (£. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.
New South Wales (EZ. P. R.). Gould Coll.
Dobroyde, N.S. W., Oct. (Z. P. R.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coill.).
Braidwood, N.S.W., 15th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
Dandenong Oreek, Victoria, Oct. wv oo Saunders, Esq.
P.}.

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SERICORNIS. 233

Genus SERICORNIS, Gould.

Sericornis brunnea (Gould).

Pyrrholemus brunneus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 384; Ramsay,
Proe. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. vii. p. 49, pl. 3. fig. 8 (1882) ; North, Nests
& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 145 (1889); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, i. p. 442, pl. 10 (1901). ;

Sericornis brunnea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 302 (1888) ; 7d.
Hand-l, iv. p. 220 (1908).

The egg of the Red-throated Scrub-Warbler in the Collection is
of a very blunt oval form and moderately glossy. It is of a pale
buff colour, marked at the broad end with a dense cap of deep
purplish brown. It measures *77 by ‘59.

1. Australia, Purchased.

Sericornis citreigularis, Gould.

Sericornis citreogularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxiii. fig. 16
(1845-54); Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 354 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 302 (1883); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 129, pl. ix. fig. 5 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57
Wea Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 248, pl. 10
(1901).

Sericornis citreigularis, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 220 (1903).

The eggs of the Yellow-throated Scrub-Warbler are of a pointed
oval form and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are
purplish buff or chocolate-brown, marked at the broad end with a
cap or zone of a darker shade of the same colour. Examples
measure from ‘93 to 1-03 in length, and from ‘67 to °7 in breadth.

5. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

1. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. Richmond River, March Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

Sericornis frontalis (Vig. g Horsf.).
(Plate X. figs. 10 & 18.)

Sericornis frontalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr.i. p. 859 (1865) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 303 (1888); North, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 181 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Camp-
bell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 245 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 220 (1903).

The eggs of the White-browed Scrub-Warbler are of a pointed
oval form and somewhat glossed. They are pale purplish buff or
whitish buff, either marked at the large end with a cap or zone
of darker purplish-brown spots and lavender-grey clouded blotches,
and with a few scattered markings of the same colour over the rest

234 SYLVIIDZ.

of the shell, or very finely marked all over the shell with brown
and underlying grey dots. They measure ‘75 to *78 by ‘57 to
"58 inch.

1. Australia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Yarra River, Victoria, 24th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A, J. North). 4

Sericornis magnirostris (Gould).

Sericornis magnirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 362 (1865) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 305 (1883); North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 132 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 247, pl. 10 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 221 (1908).

The eggs of the Large-billed Scrub-Warbler in the Collection are
of a very regular oval form and moderately glossy. The ground-
colour varies from white to pale brownish pink. In two specimens,
the markings are confined almost entirely to the broad end, where
they form a zone of confluent purplish-brown spots, intermingled
with a few black spots and short lines. A third specimen is simi-
larly marked at the broad end, but is also covered with some cob-
web-like smears and lines which run over the whole surface of the
shell. Three specimens measure respectively: ‘76 by ‘59; -76 by
6; °79 by *59.

3. New South Wales, 28th Oct. Gould Coll.
( Wilson).

Sericornis humilis, Gould.
(Plate X. figs. 11 & 12.)

Sericornis humilis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 856 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 310 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 130 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 57 (1899); Camp-

bell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 251 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 222 (1908).

The eggs of the Brown Scrub-Warbler in the Collection are of an
oval shape, but somewhat pointed at the broad end, and they
possess a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from
pinkish white to pale brownish pink, and is marked with specks,
lines, and streaks of purplish brown. In one specimen the markings
form a dense confluent cap at the broad end ; in two others the cap
is very faintly indicated. Three examples measure respectively :
‘9 by 62; -91 by 68; :98 by -68.

8. Tasmania (C. Gould). Gould Coll.
1, Tasmania (Z. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

APALIS.—NEOMLXIS. 235

Genus APALIS, Swains.

Apalis thoracica (Shaw d Nodder).
. (Plate X. fig. 15.)

Apalis thoracica, Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 266; Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds
S. Africa, p. 281 (1875-84); id., Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 188
(1883) ; Mehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 53 (1899); Stark & Sclater,
aaa S. Africa, Birds, ii, p.121 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 222
(1903).

The eggs of the Bar-throated Warbler are somewhat narrow ovals
and slightly glossy. They are of a pale blue colour, sparingly marked
(except at the broader end, where the markings are more numerous
as well as larger) with spots and small blotches of reddish purple,
pinkish brown, and pale lilac. Examples measure from ‘57 to -65
in length, and from °45 to -47 in breadth.

4, South Africa. H. Walter, Esq. [P.].
1. South Africa. Crowley Bequest.
2. Natal (7. Ayres). Salvin-Godmaa Coll.

Genus DRYODROMAS, Finsch & Haril.

Dryodromas fulvicapilla (Vieiil.).
(Plate X. fig. 16.)

Dryodromas fulvicapillus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 301
(1875-84).

Dryodromas tulvicapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 144 (1888);
Nehrk. Kat. Exersamml. p. 53 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 225
(1903).

Cisticola fulvicapilla, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. 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 Coil.).

Genus NEOMIXIS, Sharpe.

Neomixis tenella (Hartl.).
(Plate X. fig. 17.)

Eroessa tenella, Milne-Edwards §& Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois.
i, p. 321, pl. 302. fig. 16 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 151
(1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 58 (1899).

Neomixis tenella, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 226 (1908).

236 SYLVIIDZ.

The eggs of the Madagascar Grass-Warbler are of a regular oval
form and 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 (EZ. Newton: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.). *
2. (Madagascar. ] Crowley Bequest.

Genus SCOTOCERCA, Sundev.

Scotocerca inquieta (Cretzschm.).

Scotocerca inquieta, Barnes, Stray Feath. ix. pp. 217, 455 (1880) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 213 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds,
i. p. 482 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 276
(1889); Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 99 (1895); Nehrk. Kat,
Eiersamml, p. 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 234 (1903.)

The eges of the Streaked Scrub-Warbler are of a regular oval
form and 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.
(4. E. Barnes).

8. Nowshera, Punjab, 28th April Hume Coll.
(C. RB. Cock).
1. Nowshera, April (C. R. C.). Hume Coll.
1. Dharmsala, 27th May (C. R. C.). Crowley Bequest.

Scotocerca saharz (Loche).

(Plate X. fig. 18.)
Drymvica striaticeps, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 58.
Scotocerca saharee, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 214 (1883) ; Dresser,

Birds Eur. ix, (Suppl.) p. 188 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 55
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 234 (1908).

The eggs of the Algerian Scrub-Warbler are 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, moreover, 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 ‘66 in length, and from ‘44 to °5 in
breadth.

NEORNIS.— HORORNIS. 237

1. Algeria (Locke). Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. Algeria. Seebohm Coll.

4. Algeria. Seebohm Coll.

1. Hadjeira, Algeria, May (Zoche: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

Genus NEORNIS, Blyth.

Neornis flavo-olivacea, Blyth.
(Plate X. fig. 20.)

Cettia flavolivacea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 188 (1881); Nehrk.
Kat. Eversammil. p. 34 (1899).

Neornis flavolivacea, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 433 (1889) ; 2d.
ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 277 (1889) ; Osmaston,
Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 470 (1898).

Neornis flavo-olivacea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1908).

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. They measure
respectively: -67 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. 186 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat.
Etersammi. p. 34 (1899). ; ;
Horornis fortipes, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 435 (1889) ; 2d. ed.
Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 279 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 285 (1903).

The eggs of the Strong-footed Bush-Warbler are of a blunt oval
form and, as a rule, highly glossy. They 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. Sikhim, 7th May (ZL. Mandellt). Hume Ooll.

2, Sikhim, 29th May (Z. M.). Hume Coll.

4, Sikhim, 30th May (LZ. M.). Hume Ooll.

2. Sikhim. Hume Coll.

J. Sikhim, 17th May. Seebohm Coll.

j. Sikhim, 20th May. Seebohm Coll.

1. Sikhim, 28th June. Crowley Bequest.
1. Lebong, Sikhim, 12th June (Z.M.). Hume Ooll.

2. Lebong, 7th July (Z. I.). Hume Coll.

Horornis sinensis (La Touche).

Cettia sinensis, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 297 ; Rickett § La Touche, Ibis,
1898, p. 3888; La Touche, {bis, 1899, p. 207.
Horornis sinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903).

238 SYLVIIDE.

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; °71 by 52; -67 by ‘5.

3. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 15th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

Horornis brunnescens, Hume.

(Plate X. fig. 19.)

Cettia fortipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 136, part. (1881).

Hisomis Wrunaemssns, Oales Fauna Bek tne, Horde, 4 p. 480 WGGD)
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903).

Cettia brunnescens, Rickett § 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 ‘d.

1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 12th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
(J. D. La Touche).

Horornis cantans (Temm. & Schl.).

Cettia cantans, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 140 (1881); éd. 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, 31st May. Crowley Bequest.

2. Yokohama (H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.

6. Fuji Yama, 6th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
[P.].

Horornis canturians (Swinh.).

Arundinax canturians, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 52.

Lusciniopsis canturians, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 82.
Calamoherpe canturians, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 806.

Cettia canturiens, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 141 (1881).
Horornis canturians, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 236 (1908).

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 Cettia cetti. They measure from ‘7 to °78 in
ength, and ‘6 in breadth.

1. China. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].
4. Kiukiang Lake, China (Leech). Seebohm Coll.

1. Shanghai, China, 17th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
2. Chinkiang, China, 13th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
5. Chinkiang, 138th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
4. Chinkiang, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
5. Chinkiang, 15th May, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
4, Chinkiang, 24th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

HORORNIS,—CETTIA, 239

Horornis diphone (Avtt/.).
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, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
26th May. [P.].

Genus CETTIA, Bonap.

_Cettia cetti (Marm.).

Sylvia cetiii, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 210, tab. xxi. fig. 3, a,6
(1845-54); Bree, Birds Bur. ii. p. 98, pl. (1867).

Cettia sericea, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 24 (1855-68).

Calamodyta cettii, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 305; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii.

. 639 (1876).

See cettii, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 214.

Acrocephalus cettii, Bree, tom. cit. 2nd ed. iii. p. 30, pl. (1875).

Cettia cetti, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 185 (1881) ; Irby, Orn. Str.
Gibr. Ind ed. p. 61 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 238 (1908).

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 ‘77 in length, and from °5 to °58 in breadth.

Lake Halloula, Algeria, 19th May = Crowley Bequest.
(H. B. Tristram).
Lake Halloula,20th May(#.B.T7.). | Crowley Bequest.

1, Europe. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.].
8. Andalucia, Spain (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Seville, Spain, 14th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Seville, 14th May (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
4. Seville, 16th June (Z. S.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Malaga, Spain, 16th Juné. Seebohm Coll.
4. Granada, Spain, 27th May (Z. Seebohm Coll.
Saunders).
1, Attica, Greece, Ist June (T. Seebohm Coll.
Kriiper).
4, Parnassus, Greece, 15th May Seebohm Coll.
(T. K. & H. Seebohm).
4, Parnassus, 28th May (7. K. & Seebohm Coll.
# S.).
2. Parnassus, 2nd June (T. K. & Seebohm Coll.
. &.).
4. Smyrna (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.
1. Smyrna (7. K.). Crowley Bequest.
3. Astrakhan (Henke). Seebohm Coll.
5. Astrakhan (Henke). Seebohm Coll.
1, Algeria, 20th May (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3.
5.

240 SYLVIIDE.

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
(1871). ' 2 a

Suya crinigera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p.177 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 444 (1889); ad. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 282 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 238 (1903).

The eges 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. Crowley Bequest.

1, Kashmir, 19th May (W.£. Brooks: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

8. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 15th April. Hume Coll.

1. Kotegarh, 19th April. Hume Coll.

8. Kotegarh, 20th June. Hume Goll.

2. Kotegarh, 22nd June. Hume Coll.

2. Dilloo, Kangra Valley, 26th May Hume Coll.
(A. O. H.).

1. Jerripani, Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.

88. Darjiling (J. Gammue). Hume Ooll.

1. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 12th April Hume Coll.
J.G.).

2. Mongphoo, 18th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

8. Mongphoo, 23rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

1. Mongphoo, 26th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

8. Gorakhpur, Oudh (£.W. Cleveland). Hume Coll.

4, Shillong, Assam, 23rd May. Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen

C.).
4, Formosa, 11th May (P. A. Holst). sesbotm Coll.
4, Formosa, 5th June (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll.

Suya atrigularis, Moore.

Suya atrigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 180 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 445 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 285 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 289 (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. i Saunders, Esq.

SUYA.—PRINIA. 241

2. Lebong, Sikhim, 15th July. Hume Coll.
8. Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
9, sO Darjiling, 12th April Hume Coll.
J. G.).
5. Mongphoo, 18th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
1. Mongphoo, 20th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
19. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.
5. [Sikhim.] Crowley Bequest.

Suya khasiana, Godwin-Austen.

(Plate X. fig. 21.)

Suya khasiana, Godwin-Austen, Ann. § Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xviii. p. 412
(1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 181 (1888) ; Oates ed.
Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 286 (1889); Sharpe, 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 egg is very similarly marked, but the
ground-colour is pale sea-green. It measures “74 by °52.

2. Margherita, Assam, 30th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.].
1. Margherita, 30th June. K. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.

Genus PRINIA, Horsf.
Prinia flavicans (V7eill.).
Drymeeca flavicans, Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 290; Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds
S. Africa, p. 254 (1875-84).
Drymoica flavicans, Andersson, Birds Damara-land, p. 84 (1872).
Prinia flavicans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 186 (1883); Nehrk.

Kat. Eversamml. p. 54 (1899); Stark & Selater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 186 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 240 (1903).

Two eggs of the Black-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 ‘58 to -65
in length, and -45 to ‘5 in breadth.

2. Potchefstroom, Transvaal (7. Ayres: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).
2. Damara-land, 26th Nov. (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson: Tristram Coll.).
vou, 17. R

242 SYLVIIDE.

Prinia maculosa (Bodd.).

Drymeeca maculosa, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8, Africa, p. 259 (1875-
84).

Prinia maculosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 189 (1883) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa,
Birds, ii. p. 183 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 240 (1993). ,

4

The eggs of the Cape Wren-Warbler resemble those of P. flavicans

described from Potchefstroom, but are of a longer oval shape. The
average measurement is °66 by “45.

G. South Africa. Ww. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.

[P.}.
8. Cape Colony (Z. L.Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
8. Cape Colony (ZT. Atmore: Tris- | Crowley Bequest.
tram Cull.).

Prinia mystacea, Riipp.
(Plate XI. fig. 1.)

Drymeeca affinis, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 258 (1875-84).

Prinia mystacea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 191 (1883) ; Marshall,
Ibis, 1900, p. 231; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899) ; Stark &
Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 185 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-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. inornata and P.. blan-
fordi, described below, having the ground-colours of the latter and
the markings of the former. They measure from ‘57 to °69 in
length, and from -43 to ‘48 in breadth.

4, Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. Potchetstroom, Transvaal (7. Ayres: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Prinia inornata, Sy/es.
Prinia inornata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 194 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 452 (1889) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 801 (1839) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.iv. p. 240 (1908),

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

PRINIA, 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 ‘5 in
breadth.

18. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P.].
2. Sind (J. H. Gould). salsa” Godman Coll.
6. Sind (J. H. G.). Gould Coll.
261. North-West Provinces, India. Hume Coll,
32. Agra, July and Aug, Hume Coll.
3. Aligarh, Aug. Hume Coll.
8. Allahabad, 5th July. 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 (£. A. Butler). Hume Coll.
2. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 22nd May. Hume Coll.
2. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 5th Hume Coll.

July (Miss Cockburn).
Ceylon, March and April (A. Z. Crowley Bequest.
Butler).

>

Prinia blanfordi ( Wald.).

Prinia inornata (xec Sykes), Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 195, part.
(1883). ; ;
Prinia blanfordi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 454 (1889) ; td. ed.
Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 805 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l,

iv. p. 240 (1903).

The eggs of the Burmese Wren-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 (Z. W. Oates). Oates Coll.
2. Pegu, 28th June (Z. W. 0O.). Oates Coll.
2. Pegu, 10th July (2. W. O.). Oates Coll.

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244 SYLVIID.E.

7. Pegu, 10th July (£. W. Oates). Hume Coll.
17. Pegu, 20th July (Z. W. 0.) Hume Coll.
Pegu, 28th July (#. W. O.). Hume Coll.
Pegu, Ist Aug. (2. W. O.}. Hume Coll.

3)
4,

2. Peon, 28th Aug. (EZ. W.O Hume Coll.
3. Peou, Aug. (EZ. W. 0.). Hume Coll.

Prinia extensicauila, Srwinh.

Drymeeca extensicauda, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 250.

Prinia inornata (nee Sykes), Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p.195, part. (1883).

Prinia extensicauda, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 454 (1889);
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 240 (1903).

Prinia inornata, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 360.

The eggs of the Chinese Wren-Warbler are inseparable from
those of P. inornata, and are consequently quite distinct from those
of P. blanfordi,

353. Formosa (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.
4. Tamsui, Formosa, end of June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
3. Foochow, China. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
4. Foochuw, 5th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. iP

Prinia sylvatica, Jerd.
Drymeeca valida, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 525 (1879).
Drymeeca 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 (1889); 7d. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 299 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1908).

The eggs of the Jungle Wren-Warbler are of a rather elongate
oval form and glossy. 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 generally become excessively dense and
form a well-defined zone round the broad end. Ina 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 ‘64 to °75 in length, and from

-49 to ‘53 in breadth. j
4, India. Crowley Bequest.
2. Sitapur, Oudh, 8th Aug. (C. R. Hume Coll.
Cock),
1, Jhansi, Aug. Hume Coll.
20. Central India, Hume Coll.
1. Seoni, C. Provs., 24th Aug. Hume Coll.
3. Raipur, C. Provs. Hume Coll.
‘15. Raipur, Ist July. Hume Coll.
10. Deesa, 17th Aug. (Z. A. Butler). Hume Coll.
1. Kandesh, 7th Sept. Hume Coll.
3. Muddapur, Bengal, 12th July Hume Coll.

(W. £. Brooks). ;
Ceylon, 10th April (4. LZ. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

nM

PRINIA.—BURNESIA. 245

Prinia polychroa (Temm.).
(Plate XT. fig. 2.)
Suya polychroa, Nicholson, Ibis, 1881, p. 150.

Prinia polychroa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 202 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat, Hersammi. p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903).

The egg of the Java Wren-Warbler in the Collection is of a blunt
oval form and fairly glossy. 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 ‘64 by 47.

1. Java, 25th April (H. O. Forbes). F. Nicholson, Esq. [P.].

Genus BURNESIA, Jerd.

Burnesia flaviventris (Deless.).

Burnesia flaviventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 204 (1883) ; ¢d.
Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1903).

Prinia aviventris, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 449 (1889) ; ad.
ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 289 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899).

The eggs of the Yellow-bellied Wren-Warbler are of a brvad oval
shape, approaching the spheroidal in many cases. They are highly
glossy. ‘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 °43 to ‘48 in breadth.

5. Lastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll,
2. Calcutta, 14th May (4. C. Parker). Hume Coll.
5. Calcutta, 15th July (4. C. P.). Hume Coll.

1. Pegu, 28th July (2. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest.
Seebohm Coll.).

Buruesia sonitans (Swinh,).

Prinia sonitans, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 50; 1863, p. 302; La Touche,
Ibis, 1898, p. 359.

Burnesia sonitans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 205 (1883); Mehr.
Kat. Eiersammil. p. 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241 (1908).

“The eggs of the Clamorous Wren-Warbler are of a broad oval
form and very glossy. They are cream-coloured, densely streaked
and mottled with bright chestnut. In many specimens about
one-third of the ground-colour is visible, in others only one-fourth,
and in a few the ground is completely covered and the egg is

246 SYLVIIDZ.

uniform chestnut. They measure from ‘52 to ‘64 in length, and
from -43 to ‘5 in breadth.

207. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll.
7. Formosa (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
2. Fovchow, China, 5th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. tpt
5. Foochow, 20th May. °C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.].

Burnesia superciliaris (Salvad.).
(Plate XI. fig. 4.)

Prinia superciliaris, Sharpe, P. Z. S 1879, p. 341.

Burnesia superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 206 (1883) ; id.
Ibis, 1889, p. 278; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 102 (1889);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 241
(1903).

The eges of the Bornean 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.].
3. Labuan, 20th May (J. Whitehead). Crowley Bequest.

15. Labuan (Sir Hugh Low). Crowley Bequest.

Burnesia substriata (A. Smith).
(Plate XI. fig. 3.)

Drymeeca 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 (1908).

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 °68 in length, and--44 to 45 in breadth.

4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
4, South Africa. Crowley Bequest.

Burnesia socialis (Sykes).

Prinia socialis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 529 (1879); Oates, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, i. p. 450 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 291 (1889).

Burmesia socialis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 208 (1888); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammil. p, 54 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 242 (1908).

BURNESIA. 247

The eggs of the Ashy Wren-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.

4. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq.
P.].
27. Hansi, Punjab, Aug. Hine Coll.

6. Agra, 16th June (4. 0. Hume). Hume Coll,

1. Agra, 17th July (A. O. ZZ). Hume Coll.

4, Agra, 20th July (4. O. ). Hume Coll.

8. Agra, 26th July (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

1. Agra, 27th July (A. O. H.). Hume Coll.

]. Agra, 28th July (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

3. Agra, 80th July (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

3. Agra, 1st to 8th Aug. (A. O. H.). Hume Coll.

2. Agra, 14th Aug. (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

2. Agra, 16th Aug. (4. O. H.). Hume Coll.

3. Agra, 23rd Aug. (A. O. H.). Hume Coll.

2. Mirzapur (W. E. Brooks: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).

7. Raipur, C. Provs. (A. O. H.). Hume Coll,

9. Saugor, C, Provs, (A. O. H). Hume Coll.

2. Belgaum, 22nd July (Z. A. Crowley Bequest.
Butler).

3. Nilghiri Hills, 16th May. Hume Coll.

2. Wotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 13th Hume Coll.
Juae (Miss Cockburn).

2. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hiils,22nd May. Hume Coll.

1. Coonoor. Hume Coll.

2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 2nd May. Hume Coll.

7. Ceylon, March (A. LZ. Butler). Crowley Bequest.

Burnesia gracilis (Cretzschm.).

Malurus gracilis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges, Vog. p. 162, tab, xix. tig. 5
(1845-54).

Drymeeca gracilis, Tristram, Ibis, 1865, p. 82; Heuyl. Orn. N.O.-Afr.
p. 242, taf. xliii. fig. 7 (1873); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 13, part.
(1879).

Burnesia gracilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 210 (1883); Nehrk,
Kat. Liersamml. p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-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.

2. Palestine, 18th May. Canon Tristram [C.].

8. Waters of Merom, Palestine, 27th Salvin-Godman Coll.
May (1. B. Tristram).

2. Egypt Old Collection.

1. Nubia, 13th June. Col. W. Verner [P.].

2. Soudan, 28th May (IW. Verner). Seebohm Coll.

248 SYLVIIDZ.

Burnesia lepida (Blyth).

“Burnesia lepida, A. Anderson, Ibis, 1872, p. 237; Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. vii. p. 211 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1891, p. 109; Nehkrk. Kat. Kier-
samml, p. 54 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 242 (1908). ;

Prinia lepida, Oates, 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 ground-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. The
measure from -48 to ‘59 in length, and from -4 to ‘45 in breadth.

16. Fao, Persian Gulf. W. D. Cumming, Iisq. [P.].

2. Sind (J. H. Gould). Salvin-Godman Coll.
12. Sind (J. H. G.). Gould Coll.

3. Sind (J... G.). Crowley Bequest.
40. Sind. ume Coll.

4. Delhi, 28th March (C. T. Bing- Hume Coll,

ham),

4. Delhi, 12th June (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.

2. Delhi, 29th June (C. T. B.). Hume Coll.

1. Futtehgurh. Hume Coll.

1, Allahabad, 8th May. Hume Coll.

1. Allahabad, 12th May. Hume Ooll.

2, Allahabad, 20th June. Hume Coll.

2. Allahabad, 15th July. Hume Coll.

3. Allahabad, 16th July. Hume Coll.

Genus MALURUS, Viel.
Malurus cyaneus (Zilis).

Malurus cyaneus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 161, tab. xix. fig. 1
(1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 817 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 286 (1879) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 112 (1889) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamuml. p, 28 (1899); Camp-
bell, Nests §& Eggs Austr, Birds, i. p. 163, aE 8 (1901); Sharpe,
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. They 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 ‘71 in length, and from -48 to -53 in breadth,

3. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.
8, Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.

MALURUS, 249

1. New South Wales. Gould Coll,

8. Dobroyde, N.S.W., Nov. (EZ. P. Crowley Bequest.
Ramsay: Tristram Coil.),

2. Sydney (4. P. R.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

3. Bogan River, N.S.W., 30th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(with an egg of Chalcococcyr
basalis).

3. Melbourne. Salvin-Godman Coll.

38. Mouth of Yarra River, Melbourne, Crowley Bequest.
21st Nov. (4. J. North).

5. South Australia. Gould Coll.

4. South Australia. Gould Coll.

4. South Australia. Gould Coll.

1. South Australia. Gould Coll.

3. South Australia, Nov. (Tristram - Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

2. Werribee, Victoria, 8th Dec. MF Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. -

P.].

Malurus gouldi, Sharpe.

Malurus longicaudus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 161, tab. xix. fig. 2
(1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 320 (1865).

Malurus gouldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 287 (1879); North,
Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 118 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p- 28 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 169
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 248 (1903),

The eges of the Long-tailed Superb-Warbler resemble those of
M. cyaneus. They measure from ‘66 to °71 in length, and from
*6 to °55 in breadth.

8. Australia (Z. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

3. Sandhurst, Victoria, 29th Noy. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North). :

2. Tasmania, Gould Coll.

3. Tasmania (C. Gould). Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania ( Wilson). Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania (W. ZH. Biynoid). Crowley Bequest.

Malurus splendens (Q. ¢ G.).
(Plate XI. fig. 5.)

Malurus splendens, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 162, tab. xix. fig. 4
(1845-54); Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 823 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M, iv. p. 289 (1879); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 115 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 28 (1899) ; Camp-~
bell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 172 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 243 (1908).-

The eggs of the Banded Superb-Warbler in the Collection
resemble some of those of MM. cyaneus, and exhibit a well-marked
zone of spots at the broad end. They measure respectively: ‘7 by
“48; °68 by °5.

2, West Australia. Gould Coll.

250 SYLVIIDR.

Malurus leucopterus, Q. g G.

Malurus leucopterus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 380 (1865);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, iv. p. 290 (1879) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn,
Soc. N.S.W. vii. p. 49 (1882); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds,
p. 116 (1889); Nekrk. Nat. Eiersamml. p. 28 (1899); Campbell,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 178,(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv,
p. 244 (1903).

The eggs of the White-winged Superb-Warbler in the Collection
are white, speckled with rufous. In one example the markings are
extremely minute and faint in colour; in the other they are
distinct and rather dense at the broad end. They measure respec-
tively : ‘62 by 45; -6 by -44.

2. Australia, Gould Coll.

Malurus lamberti, Vig. § Horsf.

Malurus lamberti, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 327 (1865) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 292 (1879); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 118 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Liersammil. p. 28 (1899) ; Camp-
bell, Nests & Eggs Austr, Birds, i. p. 176 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 244 (1903).

The eggs of Lambert’s Superb- Warbler resemble those of
M. cyaneus, but the markings are somewhat browner and less
rufous. One egg in the Gould Collection, referred to this species,
is almost plain white, with only a few faint dots at the larger end.
They measure ‘62 to ‘63 in length, and 47 to 48 in breadth,

8. Pimpama, Queensland, 21st Aug. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. Campbell).

1, South Australia (White). Gould Coll.

1. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

Malurus pulcherrimus, Gould.

Malurus pulcherrimus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 826 (1865);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 294 (1879); North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 116 (1889) ; Chanpheil Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds,
i. p. 177 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903).

Two eggs of the Blue-breasted Superb-Warbler 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 : *66 by °48; -65 by -49.

2. Wongan Hills, West Australia, Gould Coll.
27th Oct.

Malurus melanocephalus, Vig. g Horsf.

Malurus melanocephalus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 333 (1865) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv p. 296 (1879); North, Nests §& Eggs

MALURUS.—STIPITURUS. 251

Austr. Birds, p. 117 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 28 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 180 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903).

The eggs of the Orange-backed Superb-Warbler resemble those of
M. cyaneus. They measure from -6 to °67 in length, and from *45
to 48 in breadth.

Queensland (Owen).
Queensland, 18th July (Alder).

Gould Coll.
Gould Coll.

ro bo bo

Queensland. W.S. Day, Esq. [P.]
New South Wales, llth Dec. Gould Coll.
( Wilson).

Malurus dorsalis, Lewin.
(Plate XI. fig. 6.)

Malurus cruentatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 834 (1865) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 118 (1889).

Malurus dorsalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. iv. p. 296 (1879) ; Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 28 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds,
i. p. 179 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 244 (1903).

Malurus brownii, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 408 (1882).

Malurus cruentatus boweri, Le Souéf, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 65 (1899).

The eggs of the Red-backed Superb-Warbler resemble those of
M. cyancus, but are much smaller. They measure from ‘56 to °6
in length, and from ‘45 to ‘47 in breadth.

2. Cape York, N. Australia. Gould Coll.
3. Port Essington. Gould Coll.
3. Rockhampton Bay, Queensland, Crowley Bequest.
25th Nos. (North Coll.).
Dawson River, Queensland, Crowley Bequest.

17th March (North Coill.).

Genus STIPITURUS, Less.

Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw).
(Plate XI. fig. 8.)

Stipiturus malachurus, 2. P. Ramsay, Ibis, 1863, p. 177; Gould, Handb.
Birds Austr. i. p. 339; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 124
(1889); Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 214, pl. 10
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 245 (1908).

Stipiturus malacurus (/apsu), Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 100 (1888).

The eggs of the Emu-Wren are of a regular oval form and
slightly glossy. They are white, thickly sprinkled, more so at the
large end than elsewhere, with specks and small spots of chestnut-
red. They measure respectively: °61 by ‘48; ‘62 by -49; -61 by
5; 61 by °5.

1. New South Wales (Wilson).
1. Long Island, New South Wales,
25th Sept. (£. P. Ramsay).

Gould Coll.
Gould Coll,

252 SYLVIID®.—VIREONIDZ.

1. Cape Otway, Victoria (EZ. P. Sey- Crowley Bequest.
mour). :
1. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest.

Genus BEBRORNIS, Sharpe.

Bebrornis rodericanus (Z£. Newton).
(Plate XI. fig. 9.)

Bradypterus rodericanus, Sharpe, Phil. Trans, 168. p. 459 (1879).
Bebrornis rodericanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 102 (1888) ; zd.
Hand-l. iv. p. 245 (1908).

An egg of the Redriguez-Island Warbler in the Collection is oval
in form and quite devoid of all gloss. It is white, spotted and
blotched with umber-brown, greyish brown, and pale underlying
lavender. The markings are dense on the broader half of the egg
and rather sparse elsewhere. It measures *7 by -49.

1. Island of Rodriguez (G. Gulliver : Royal Society [P.].
Transit of Venus Exped.).

Genus SPHENURA, Licht.

Sphenura longirostris (Gould).
(Plate XI. fig. 7.)

Sphenura longirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 348 (1865);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 105 (1883); North, Nests § Egys
Austr. Birds, p. 126, pl. viii. fig. 15 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs
Austr, Birds, i. p. 219 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 246 (1903).

The eggs of the Long-billed Bristle-bird are of a very broad oval.
form and possess a small amount of gloss. They are of a greyish-
white colour, spotted and blotched with ashy brown and dark
lavender-grey. The markings are of larger size at the broad end
and more or less confluent, forming an ill-defined cap. Two
examples measure respectively : ‘87 by ‘71; ‘91 by °72.

2. West Australia. Gould Coll.

Family VIREONIDZ.

The eggs of all the Greenlets which are represented in the
Collection are so similar to each othor that it is useless attempting
to describe them separately.

They are of a pointed oval shape, the smaller end being much
compressed. The majority are without gloss; some have a faint
trace of gloss, and a few might be termed moderately glossy.

They are white, speckled, almost entirely on the broad half of the.
egg, with dots and small spots of black or purplish brown, pinkish
brown, and lavender. On some specimens the markings are

VIREO, 253

extremely fine and delicate, on others they attain the dimensions
of small blotches. Sometimes the markings on a specimen are all
of one colour; more frequently they are of two of the colours noted
above, rarely of all three colours.

Genus VIREO, Vieiil.

Vireo calidris (Linn.).

Vireo calidris, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 186 (1881);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 293 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Kiersamml.
p. 73 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 247 (1903).

Vireosylvia altiloqua, A. § EZ. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 145.

The eggs of the Long-billed Greenlet measure from ‘8 to °9 in
length, and from *59 to °61 in breadth.

4, Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll,

8. Jamaica. Crowley Bequest.

8. Preference Valley, Grenada, W. Crowley Bequest.
Indies, 7th July (J. G. Wells).

3. Grenada (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest.

Vireo olivaceus (Zinn.).

Vireo olivacens, Thien. Forinflanz. ges. Veg. tab. xxix. fig. 12 (1845-54) ;
Salv. §& Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 188 (1881); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 294 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 73
(1899); Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 204 (1900); Sharpe,
Hand-l, B. iv. p. 247 (1903).

Vireosylvia olivacea, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 863
(1874).

The eggs of the Red-eyed Greenlet measure from ‘76 to *9 in
length, and from ‘53 to *62 in breadth.

8. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. North America (Simzths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Ooll.

1. North America. Old Collection.

8. North America. Crowley Bequest.

3. Michigan. Prof. Steere [P.].

4, Concord, Massachusetts (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll.
Coll.).

4. Connecticut. Crowley Bequest.

A, be Chester, Pennsylvania, 16th Crowley Bequest.

une.

Vireo flavoviridis (Cassin).

Vireo flavoviridis, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i, p.189 (1881);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 295 (1883); Underwood, Ibis,
1896, p. 484; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 73 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i,
iv. p. 248 (19038).

Eggs of the Green-and-Yellow Greenlet measure from *76 to °8
in length, and from ‘6 to ‘63 in breadth.

254 VIREONIDA.

3. Vera Paz, Guatemala (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).
2. San Sebastian, Costa Rica, 5thJuly. C. F. Underwood, Esq. fet
8. San José, Costa Rica, 5th July. C. F. Underwood, Esq. [C. |}.

Vireo chivi (Vierll.).

Vireo chivi, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 295 (1883); Nehrk, Kat.
Eversammi. p. 73 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 248 (1903).

The eggs of the Active Greenlet in the Collection measure re-
spectively : *78 by ‘57; 79 by °57.

1. [S. America, ] Crowley Bequest.
1. Hilo Grande, Brazil(Nehrzorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Vireo gilvus (Vieiil.).

Vireosylvia gilvus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i, p. 368
(1874).

Vireo gilvus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 192 (1881);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 296 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammnl.
p. 73 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 249 (1903).

Eggs of the Warbling Greenlet measure from ‘72 to°79 in length,
and from *54 to ‘58 in breadth.

1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. North America, 26th July (H. W. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Henshaw).

4, New Jersey, May (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Vireo swainsoni (Baird).

Vireosylvia gilvus, var. swainsoni, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 371 (1874).

Vireo gilvus swainsoni, Coues, Birds Color. Vailey, p. 501.

Vireo gilvus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 296, part. (1883).

Vireo swainsoni, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 73 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 249 (1903).

Two eggs of the Western Warbling Greenlet measure respectively :
‘74 by “553 76 by “54.

2. California (R. Ridgway: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Vireo flavifrons, Viel.
(Plate XI. fig. 11.)

Vireo flavifrons, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxix. fig. 13 (1845-54) ;
Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 194 (1881) ; Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 298 (1883) ; Nehrh. Kat. Fiersamml. p. 73
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 249 (1903).

mene eae Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 879

VIREO. 255

The eggs of the Yellow-throated Greenlet measure from ‘77 to
°85 in length, and from ‘52 to ‘59 in breadth. The markings on
some specimens are larger and more numerous than is usual in the
eggs of the birds of this group.

1. North America. Crowley Bequest.
4. Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. Bethel, Connecticut, 4th June. Crowley Bequest.

Vireo solitarius (Wilson).

Vireo solitarius, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 196 (1881) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 298 (1883); MNehrk. Kat.
EFiersammil. p. 73 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 250 (1903).

Lanivireo solitarius, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 873

(1874).

Four eggs of the Blue-headed Greenlet measure respectively :
‘79 by "6; °8 by ‘6; °76 by. 6; 77 by by “6.

4, Wellesley, Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Vireo plumbeus, Cowes.

Vireo plumbeus, Salv. §& Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 198 (1881) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 299 (1883) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 250 (1903).

Lanivireo solitarius, var. plumbeus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 3877 (1874).

An egg of the Lead-coloured Greenlet measures *75 by °55.
1. El Paso Co., Colorado (C. £. Aiken). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Vireo noveboracensis (Gmei.).

Vireo noveboracensis, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 885
(1874) ; Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 200 (1881);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 300 (1883); Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat.
Mus. no. 25, p. 190 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 73 (1899) :
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 250 (1903).

Eggs of the White-eyed Greenlet measure from ‘69 to °8 in
length, and form ‘52 to °58 in breadth. An abnormally shaped
example measures ‘98 by °5.

5, North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1, North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. North America (Smiths, Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll,

2. Bermuda. Salvin-Godman Coll.

7. Bermuda. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.].
3. Bermuda (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

Vireo belli, Audub.

Vireo belli, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 389 (1874) ;
Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 200 (1882) ; Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 801 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Etersammi,
p. 73 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 251 (1903).

256 VIREONIDE.—AMPELIDE.

The eggs of Bell’s Greenlet in the Collection are very faintly
speckled with rufous at the broad end only. They measure re-
spectively : *7 by *5; °68 by ‘5.

2. Texas. Crowley Bequest.

Vireo modestus, Sci.
(Plate XI. fig. 12.)

Vireo noveboracensis (nee Gim.), Gosse, Birds Jamatea, p. 192 (1847).
Vireo modestus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 803 (1883) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 252 (1903).

The eggs of the Plain Greenlet differ from those of the other
species of Greenlets in being very boldly marked, the spots and
blotches forming a strongly-defined band round or about the broad
end. Two examples measure respectively : °78 by °55 ; *79 by ‘57.

2. Kingston, Jamaica, 1éth May Crowley Bequest.
(C. B. Taylor).

Family AMPELIDZ.
Genus AMPELIS, Zinn.

Ampelis garrulus, Linn.

Bombycilla garrula, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 20 (1855-63) ;
Wolley, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 55, Aves, pl. exxii.; von Nordm. J. f. O.
1858, p. 307, 1859, taf. i. figs. a, 6; Wheelwright, A Spring and
Summer in Lapland, p. 279 (1871).

Ampelis garrulus, Newton, Ibis, 1861, p. 92, pl. iv.; Dresser, Birds Eur,
iii, p. 429 (1878); Seebohm, Brit, Birds, ii, p. 3, pl. 11 (1884);
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. x. p. 212 (1885); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit.
Birds, p. 233, pl. 54. fig. 19 (1896); Wolley § Newton, Ootheca
Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 212, pl. x. (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 269
(1908).

Eggs of the Waxwing are of a regular oval shape, but some
specimens have the smaller end compressed and pointed. They
have a moderate amount of gloss. They are greyish blue, sometimes
with an olive tinge, very distinctly spotted all over with black or
deep blackish brown and underlying lavender-grey. Some of the
darker spots have their edges blurred and running into the sur-
rounding ground-colour. The markings, in all the examples in the
Collection, are remarkably evenly. spread over the whole shell and
there is never any tendency for them to form a cap at the broad
end of the egg. Specimens measure from ‘86 to 1:02 in length,
and from °65 to °7 in breadth,

1. Lapland (J. Wolley). Seebohm Coll.

1. Lapland (J. IV.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Lapland, 12th June (J. WW). Seebohm Coll.

ARTAMIDA,

257

Lapland, 20th June (7 W.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Lapland, 25th June (J. W.). Gould Coll.

Lapland, 29th June (J. W.). Seebohm Coll.
Muonivara (J. W.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Lapland, 6th June.

Quickjock, Lapland (H. W.. Wheel-
wright).

Lapland (HZ. W. W.).

Crowley Bequest.
Finland (Tristram Coll.).

Crowley Bequest.

Gobo Drs bt bo Oren

Ampelis cedrorum (Vieiil.).

Ampelis carolinensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxx. fig. 7, a-¢
(1845-54).

Ampelis cedrorum, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865) ;
Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds,i. p. 401 (1874); Salv. &
Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, i. p. 215 (1883); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. x. p. 215 (1885); MNehrk. Kat. Eversamml, p. 87
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 259 (1903).

The eggs of the Cedar-bird resemble those of the Waxwing, but
are rather smaller. They measure from ‘82 to ‘93 in length, and
from ‘58 to ‘68 in breadth.

North America (Henshaw Coll.).
North America (Smiths. Inst.).
North America.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

North America. Seebohm Coll.
North America (Whiteaves: Mon- Seebohm Coll.

treal Mus.).
North America (Audubon). Crowley Bequest.
British Columbia (J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm.
New Brunswick (H. E. Dresser: Crowley Bequest.

Tristram Coll.),
New Brunswick (H. E, D.: Tris-
tram Coll.).

oo Eb oe

Crowley Bequest.

Family ARTAMIDZ.
Genus ARTAMUS, Vieill.

Artamus leucogaster ( Valenc.).

Artamus leucopygialis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr, i. p. 154 (1865).

Artamus leucorhynus, Sharpe, P. Z. 8S. 1879, p. 345,

Artamus leucogaster, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 43 (1889) ;
Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i, p. 853 (1889) ; Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 3 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Frersamml. p. 119
(1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 461, pl. 15
(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 260 (1903).

Artamus leucorhynchus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 433.

Eggs of the White-rumped Swallow-Shrike are mostly: of a regular
oval form and possess a slight amount of gloss. They are cream-
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258 ARTAMIDZ.

coloured, spotted and blotched with rusty brown or pale chestnut
and underlying lavender-grey. The markings are generally clustered
round the broad end of the egg and form a strongly-marked but
irregular zone or wreath. Specimens measure from *85 to ‘95 in
length, and from -64 to “69 in breadth.

4, Labuan, Borneo. « Sir Hugh Low [C.].

8, Labuan, June (J. Whitehead). Crowley Bequest.

1. Port Essington, Australia. Gould Coll.

8. New South Wales, 29th Sept. Gould Coll.
(F. Strange).

3. Merungu, N.S.W., 10th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A, J. North).

83, Lachlan River, N.S.W., 7th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J._N.).

2, Lachlan River (Z. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest.

Artamus mentalis, Jard.
(Plate XI. fig. 13.)

Artamus mentalis, Finsch § Hartl. Faun. Centralpolyn. p. 84, tab. i. fig. 5
(1867); Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 4384; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
xiii. p. 9 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Us esanend p. 119, taf. iii, fig. 32
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 261 (1903) .

An egg of the Black-throated Swallow-Shrike in the Collection is
of a regular oval form and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour
is creamy white, spotted and blotched with rusty brown and
lavender-grey, the markings being mostly confined to a zone round
the larger end. It measures *75 in length, and ‘59 in breadth.

1. Fiji Islands (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.

Artamus fuscus, Vieill.
(Plate XI. fig. 10.)

_Artamus fuseus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 666 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, i. p. 498 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds,
i. p. 850 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii, p. 11 (1890);
(oea Kat, Eiersammi. p. 120 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 261
( .

The eggs of the Ashy Swallow-Shrike are not generally separable
from those of A. leucogaster, but they appear to be more varied. In
some specimens, for instance, the markings are almost entirely of a
lavender colour, and in others they are similarly of a rusty brown
or pale chestnut colour. They measure from ‘81 to ‘98 in length,
and from ‘6 to ‘71 in breadth.

1. India. Crowley Bequest.
1. Sikhim, 5th June (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim (J, G.). Hume Ooll.

ARTAMUS. 259

8. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.

2. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll.

3. Mongphoo, 16th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

2. Mongphoo, 24th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

2. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.

2. Wacitour, E. Bengal, 16th April Hume Coll.
(J. R. Cripps).

2, Faridpur, 17th Apyril (J. BR. C.). Hume Coll.

1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 17th Hume Coll.
May (Miss Cockburn).

1. Akyab, Burma (Z. R. Shopland). Jrowley Bequest.

Artamus superciliosus (Gould).
(Plate XI. fig. 15.)

Artamus superciliosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 152 (1865);
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 47 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds
B. M. xiii. p. 15 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 120 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 463, pl. 15 (1901) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 261 (1903).

The eggs of the White-eyebrowed Wood-Swallew are of an oval
shape and moderately glossy. They are pale greyish green, densely
mottled and streaked all over with umber-brown and under-lying
purplish grey. They measure from ‘8 to ‘95 in length, and from
64 to 68 in breadth.

2. Dawson River, Queensland, llthDec. Crowley Bequest.

(North Coll.). ;
2. New South Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest.
8. Albert Park, Melbourne, 20th Dec. Crowlcy Bequest.

(A. J, North).
3. Victoria, Australia, Government of Victoria [P.].
5. Victoria. Government of Victoria Het
1. Gippsland, Victoria. F.A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C.[P.].

Artamus personatus (Gould).

Artamus personatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr.i. p. 150 (1865) ; North,
Nests & Eggs Austr. reer 44 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
xiii. p. 16 (1890); Mehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 120 (1899) ; Campéell,
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 466 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p- 261 (1908).

The eggs of the Masked Wood-Swallow resemble those of
A, superciliosus very closely, but some specimens are less densely
marked, leaving much more of the ground-colour visible. They
measure from °83 to :92 in length, and from °61 to -68 in breadth.

1. Swan River, West Australia, Nov. Crowley Bequest.
J. G. Bostock ; Tristram Coll.),

2. West Australia (Wilson). Gould Coll. j
8!

260 ARTAMID A.

8. South Australia (G. F. Angas). Gould Coll.
2, South Australia. Gould Coll.
1. New South Wales (J. Gould: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
2, Lachlan River, N.S.W., 10th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
3. Lachlan River, 16th Nov. (4. J. N.). Crowley Bequest.
3. South Australia. Gould Coll.
3. Adelaide. E. 8. Moulden, Esq. [P.]
8. Victoria. Government of Victoria [P.].
2. Victoria. Government of Victoria | P.].

Artamus hypoleucus, Sharpe.
(Plate XI. fig. 16.)

Artamus albiventris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 149 (1865);
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 45 (1889). ‘

Artamus hypoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 17 (1890);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.'p. 120 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs
Austr. Birds, i. p. 470 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 261 (1908).

The eggs of the White-bellied Swallow-Shrike do not appear to
differ from those of A. melanops described below. Three examples
measure respectively: ‘9 by *66; ‘92 by -67; -85 by -66.

3. Dawson River, Queensland, 6th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coil.).

Artamus melanops, Gould.

Artamus melanops, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 149 (1865); North,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 46, pl. viii. fig. 13 (1889); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 17 (1890); Le Souéf, Vict. Nat. xvi.
p. 69 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 471 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 262 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-faced Swallow-Shrike are of a regular
oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a creamy-white
colour, sometimes faintly tinged with pink, spotted and blotched
with umber-brown and lavender. The markings extend over the
whole shell, but they are more numerous round the broad end of
the egg, where they are more or less confluent and form a wreath.
Specimens measure from -82 to ‘9 in length, and from °62 to ‘7
in breadth.

3. New South Wales, 18th Oct. (A. J. Crowley Bequest.
North).

3.' Mossgiel,N.S.W., 8rd Oct. (4.%.NV.). Crowley Bequest.

6. Lachlan River, N.S.W. (Z. P. Crowley Bequest.
Ramsay).

ARTAMUS. 261

Artamus sordidus (Lath.).

Artamus sordidus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 148 (1865) ; North,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 42, pl. viii. fig.14 (1889); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 19 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 120
(1899); Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 471, pl. 15 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 262. cal

The eggs of the Common Australian Wood-Swallow are mostly
of a broad, pointed, oval shape and slightly glossy, They are
cream-colour or pale stone-colour, spotted and blotched with deep
umber-brown and dark lavender-grey. The markings usually form
‘a broad but very irregular zone round the broad end and are very
sparse elsewhere. Specimens measure from ‘82 to -93 in length,
and from ‘64 to °7 in breadth.

1. Australia. Gould Coll.

2. Australia. Gould Coll.

1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll,

2. West Australia. Gould Coll.

4. South Australia. Gould Coll.

1. Near Adelaide. E. 8. Moulden, Esq. [P.].

2. Tasmania. Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania (J. Gould: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

2. Albert Park, Melbourne, 31st Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

8. Canterbury, N.S.W., 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. M,).

1.

Dobroyde, NSW. (#. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Artamus minor, Vieill.

Artamus minor, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 146 (1865) ; Ramsay,
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 407, pl. 3. figs. 9,10 (1882); North,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 47 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.
xiii. p. 20 ((1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 120 (1899) ; Campbell,
Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 474 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 262 (1903).

The eggs of the Little Swallow-Shrike are of a rather broad oval
form and moderately glossy. They are of a white or creamy-white
colour, spotted and blotched, most densely at the broad end, with
pale umber-brown and lavender. Six examples measure from ‘67
to ‘76 in length, and from ‘51 to ‘59 in breadth.

3. Dawson River, Queensland, 2nd Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coll.).

8. Rockhampton, Queensland, Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coll.).

262 VANGIDE,

Family VANGIDA.

Genus ABBOTTORNIS, Richmond.

Abbottornis chabert (P. ZL. S. Miuil.).
(Plate XT. fig. 17.)

Leptopterus viridis, Roch § E. Newton, Ibis, 1862, p. 273; E. Newton,
Ibis, 1863, p. 348. :

Leptopterus chabert, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 282 (1877);
Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ovs. ii. p. 414,
pl. 804. fig. 3 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 21 (1899).

Abbottornis chabert, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 263.

The eggs of the Madagascar Wood-Shrike are of a broad oval
shape and slightly glossy. They are’pale green, thickly spotted
and blotched all over with chestnut-brown and lilac. The markings
are denser at the broad end than elsewhere. Six examples measure
respectively: 8 by ‘62; ‘81 by ‘63; -76 by ‘58; -77 by °57; 86
by 63; *76 by 62,

4. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.].
2. Madagascar (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

Genus VANGA, Vicill.
Vanga curvirostris (Gmel.).

(Plate XI. fig. 18.)

Vanga curvirostris, Newton, Ibis, 1868, p. 848; Cowan, Proc. R, Phys.
Soc, Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 104
(1883); Miine-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii.
p- 428, pl. 804. fig. 5; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 268 (1903).

The eggs of the Hook-billed Shrike are of an oval shape and
slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish cream-colour, much spotted
with chestnut or reddish brown and underlying lilac-grey. The
markings are coarser, more numerous, and often confluent at the
broad end. Examples measure from 1:02 to 1:2 in length, and
from -79 to °83 in breadth.

1. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.].
1. Madagascar (F. Plant). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1. ieee (E. Newton: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
oll.).
2,

Mahando, S.E. Madagascar (W. — Crowley Bequest,
Deans Cowan: Tristram Coil.).

PRIONOPID.&, 263

Family PRIONOPIDA.
_ Genus GRALLINA, Vizill.

Grallina picata (Lath.).

wat ee, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 2, a, b

1845-54).

Grallina picata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 188 (1865); Sharpe,
Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 272 (1877); North, Nests § Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 79, pl. viii. fig. 12 (1889) ; Le Souéf, Viet. Nat. xvi. p. 63
(1899) ; td. Knowledge, xxiii. p. 92 (1900); zd. Ibis, 1901, p. 185;
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 87, p\. 6 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 264 (1908).

The eggs of the Magpie-Shrike are usually of a narrow oval shape,
but some are broad and somewhat pyriform. They are moderately
glossy. The ground varies from cream-colour or pinkish white to
salmon-pink, and is marked, almost entirely at the broad end in
the form of a cap or broad zone, with more or less confluent
blotches, spots, and clouds of purplish red, reddish brown, and violet-
grey. The smaller half of the egg is usually only sparingly
speckled. Specimens measure from 1-03 to 1:2 in length, and from
79 to -89 in breadth.

3. Queensland, Australia (Owen). Gould Coll.
3. Springfield, Queensland. Gould Coll.
4. Dawson River, Queensland, 17th Crowley Bequest.
Oct. (North Coll.).
2. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (£. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest.
2. Sydney (Tristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
1. New South Wales. Gould Coll.
2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.
9. Victoria. Government of Victoria [P.].
1. Gippsland, Victoria. F.A.Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.1,
4, Melbourne. A. J. Campbell, Esq. [P.].
3. Melbourne, Sept. (4. J. North). Crowley Bequest.

Genus HEMIPUS, Hodgs.
Hemipus picatus (Sykes).
(Plate XI. fig. 20.)

Hemipus picatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 307 (1877) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 471 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 327 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 22 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 264 (1903).

Two eggs of the Black-backed Pied Shrike are of a narrow oval
form and nearly devoid of gloss. They are greenish or greyish
white, profusely blotched, spotted, and streaked with two shades of
umber-brown and with lavender. In one example the markings

264 PRIONOPIDE.

become confluent and form a broad zone round the broad end, in
the other they form a similar zone round the smaller end. They
measure respectively: “7 by °5; °7 by 49.

2. Nilghiri Hills, South India, March Hume Coll.
(W. Davison).

+

Hemipus capitalis (McClell.).

(Plate XI. fig. 19.)

Hemipus capitalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 806 (1877); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 472 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i, p. 828 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 265
(1903).

Three eggs of the Brown-backed Pied Shrike in the Collection
are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are pale
greenish white, rather thickly mottled all over, but most densely
at the broad end, with pinkish brown and lavender. A fourth
specimen is spheroidal in shape and perfectly devoid of gloss. It
is greenish white, profusely speckled and mottled all over with two
shades of brown and slaty grey. They measure respectively: °65
by ‘5; °68 by 51; °66 by 5; °6 by ‘53.

3. Mussoorie, Himalayas (7. Hutton). Hume Coll.
1. Sikhim, 4th May (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.

Genus TEPHRODORNIS, Swains.

Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmel.). \

(Plate XII. figs. 1 & 4.)

Tephrodornis pondicerianus, Beavan, Ibis, 1865, p. 418; Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. iii. p. 275 (1877) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.p.475
(1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. B.i. p.832 (1889); Nehrk.
Kat. Eiersammi. p. 21 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 265 (1908).

The eggs of the Common Wood-Shrike vary in shape from broad
oval to elliptical and exhibit but little gloss. They are white or
cream-coloured, occasionally tinged with green, spotted and blotched
with umber-brown and deep lavender-groy. On some specimens
the markings are very dense at the broad end, where they form a
cap; on the others they are smaller and paler, equally distributed
over the entire surface. In two examples in the Collection the
markings are almost wholly confined to a broad belt round the

middle of the egg. Specimens measure from *72 to ‘8 in length,
and from ‘58 to °62 in breadth.

1. Hansi, Punjab, 16th Apyril Hume Coll.
(W. Blewitt).
1, Hansi, 2nd June (W. B.). Hume Coll.

TBPHRODORNIS. 265

Tristram Coll.)
Pegu, 3rd March (E. W. Oates). Oates Coll.

4, Saharunpur, N.W.P., 8th April Hume Coll.
(G. F. L. Marshall).
4. Maunbhum, Bengal (R. C. Crowley Bequest.
Beavan: Tristram Coll.).
2, Maunbhum, March (R. C. B.-: Crowley Bequest.
1

Tephrodornis pelvicus (Hodgs.).

(Plate XI. fig. 14.)
Tephrodornis pelvicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 276 (1877) ;
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 473 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests
§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 330 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l, B. iv. p. 265
(1908),

Two eggs of the Nepal Wood-Shrike in the Collection, taken by
Mr. Gammie, are broad ovals in shape and almost devoid of gloss.
They are dull white, profusely speckled and spotted with yellowish
brown and lavender-grey. They measure respectively: ‘91 by °74:;
‘95 by °72. A third example, extracted by Davison from the ovi-
duct of a female, is also a broad oval in shape and devoid of gloss.
It is greenish white, boldly blotched and spotted with inky-purple
and two shades of umber-brown. The markings are more numerous
at the broad end than elsewhere. It measures ‘83 by *68.

2, Darjiling, Sikhim, 97th April | Hume Coll.
(J. Gammie).
1, Tavoy, Tenasserim, 26th March Hume Coll.

. Ww. Davison).

Tephrodornis gularis (Raff.).
(Plate XI. fig, 21.)

Tephrodornis gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 278 (1877) ; id. Ibis,
1879, p. 252; Sharpe, Hand-l. B. iv. p. 265 (1908). /

The eggs of the Malayan Wood-Shrike are of a rather narrow
oval shape and devoid of all gloss. They are white or cream-
coloured, spotted and blotched with pale chestnut-brown and
Javender. The markings at the broader end are large and confluent,
forming a wide but irregular zone. Examples measure from ‘98 to
1 in length, and from ‘68 to ‘7 in breadth.

7. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.}.
1. Labuan (Si Hugh Low). Crowley Bequest.
1. Labuan. Crowley Bequest.

266 PRIONOPIDA,

Genus EUROCEPHALUS, Smith.

Eurocephalus anguitimens, 4. Smith.
(Plate XII. fig. 5.).

Eurocephalus anguitimens, Anderss. Birds Damara-land, p.140 (1872) ;
Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 400 (1875-84); 2d.
Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 279 (1877); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 21
(1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 138 901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 266 (1903).

The eggs of the White-crowned Wood-Shrike are of a rather
narrow oval shape, and are devoid of gloss. They are of a pale
greenish-grey colour, spotted and blotched all over with greyish
brown, slate-colour, and lavender. Four examples measure re-
spectively: 1:12 by °77; 1:13 by -78; 1:08 by -79; 1:11 by -79.
2. Otjimbinque, Damara-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest.

Andersson: Tristram -Coll.).
2. [S. Africa. ] Crowley Bequest.

Genus COLLYRIOCICHLA, Vig. § Horsf.

The eggs of the Shrike-Thrushes represented in the Collection
resemble each other so closely that they may all be described in the
same terms. They are oval in shape and moderately glossy. The
ground-colour is white or cream-coloured, occasionally tinged with
grey, blotched with olive-brown or umber-brown and dull lavender
or slate-colour, The markings are sometimes evenly distributed
over the whole shell, but more frequently they are dense over the
broad end, and sparse or nearly absent in the smaller half. The eggs
of the different species vary somewhat in size.

Collyriocichla harmonica (Lath.).

Colluricincla cinerea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxx. fig. 15, a, 6
(1845-54). :

Colluricincla harmonica, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 220 (1865).

Collyriocincla harmonica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 290 (1877) ;
North, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 80, pl. viii. figs. 2-4 (1689) ;
Nehrk, Kat. Iversamml. p. 21 (1899); Campbell, Nests $ Eygs
Austr. Birds, i. p. 88, pl. 6 (1901).

Collyriocichla harmonica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 269 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey Shrike-Thrush measure from 1-02 to 1:2 in
length, and from °78 to ‘86 in breadth.

2. Australia. Gould Coll.

2. Queensland. Gould Coll.

1. South Australia. Gould Coll.

1. South Australia. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales (J. Gould: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coil.).

2. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (£. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll,).

3.

Canterbury, N.S.W., 10th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North). ” pee

COLLYRIOCICHLA. 267

3. Victoria, Government of Victoria [P.].
4, Victoria. Government of Victoria [P.].
2, Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].
4. Hastings, Victoria, 29th Sept. Crowley Bequest.

(A. J. North).

Collyriocichla rectirostris, Jard. & Selb.
Colluricincla selbii, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 224 (1865).
Collyriocincla rectirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 291 (1877) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 82 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Dot). 21 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i.
p..90 :
Collyriocichla rectirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 269 (1908).

The eggs of Selby’s Shrike-Thrush in the Collection measure
1:12 by 77; 1:15 by -82; 1:2 by -89 respectively.

1. Tasmania (C. Gould). Gould Coll.
2. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest.

Collyriocichla brunnea, Gould.

(Plate XII. figs. 2 & 3.)

Colluricincla brunnea, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 233 (1865).

Collyriocincla brunnea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 291 (1877) ;
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 81 (1889); Le Souéf, Vict.
Nat. xvi. p. 64 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 21 (1899);
Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 91 (1901).

Collyriocichla brunnea, Sharpe, Hand-l. B. iv. p. 269 (1903).

The eggs of the Brown Shrike-Thrush are of a very broad oval
shape and almost devoid of all gloss. Three examples measure
respectively: 1:11 by ‘9; 1:17 by ‘87; 1:13 by 89. They are
rather more richly coloured than is usual in the eggs of the birds
of this genus, the darker markings having a decided purplish or
reddish tinge.

8. Mount Victoria, British New Guinea Crowley Bequest.
(W. Anthony).

Collyriocichla rufiventris, Gould.

Colluricincla rufiventris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxx. fig. 14
(1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 222 (1865).

Collyriocincla rufiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. iii. p. 292 (1877);
North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 82 (1889); Campbell, Nests §
Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 91 (1901).

Collyriocichla rufiventris, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 269 (19038).

The eggs of the Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush in the Collection
measure from °92 to 1°12 in length, and from °72 to °83 in breadth.

]. Cape York, Australia, Capt. Stanley [P.]. ‘
2. North-west Australia. Gould Coll.

2. West Australia, 9th Oct. Gould Coll.

1 Swan River, W. Australia, Nov. Crowley Bequest.

(G. J. Bostock: Tristram Coll.).

268 PRIONOPID.Z,

Genus PINAROLESTES, Sharpe.

Pinarolestes parvulus (Gould).

Colluricincla parvula, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 225 (1865).

Pinarolestes parvulus, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. iii. p. 296 (1877);
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 92 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 270 (1908).

Collyriocincla parvula, North, Nests § Eggs Austr, Birds, p. 81 (1889).

The eggs of the Little Grey Shrike-Thrush resemble those of
the various species of Collyriocichla described above. They measure
from ‘98 to 1:03 in length, and from -7 to ‘77 in breadth.

2. Cape York, North Australia (J. Mac- Gould Coll.

gillivray).
1, Cape York. Gould Coll.
1. Port Essington (Wilson). Gould Coll.
2. Rockhampton Bay, Queensland, Oct. Crowley Bequest.

(North Coil.).

Pinarolestes gouldi, Gray.

Pinarolestes rufigaster, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 296, part. (1877).

Collyriocincla parvissima, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 83,
pl. viii. fig. 1 (1889).

Collyriocincla gouldi, G.'R. Gray ; Robinson § Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 627.

Pinarolestes parvissima, Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p 94
(1901).

The eggs of the Lesser Rufous-bellied Shrike-Thrush are of a
regular oval form and moderately glossy. They are white, spotted
and blotched with olive-brown or reddish brown and slaty grey.
The markings are smaller and more numerous than in the eggs of
the species of Collyriocichla, to which they bear a general resemblance.
They measure from ‘85 to 1 in length, and from -7 to ‘75 in
breadth.

3. Somerset, Cape York, 27th Dec. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.].
2. Somerset, 4th Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.].
2. Somerset, 2nd Feb. C. A. Barnard, Esq. cht
1. Herbert River, Queensland. 8. Boyd, Esq. [P.].

Pinarolestes rufiventris, Sharpe.
(Plate XII. fig. 8.)

Pinarolestes rufigaster, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 296, part. (1877) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 93 (S01).

ie ae rufigaster, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 83
(1889).

Pinarolestes rufiventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 270 (1908).
The eggs of the Rufous-breasted Shrike-Thrush in the Collection

PINAROLESTES.— HYPOCOLIUS, 269

resemble some of the eggs of P. gouldi, but they are larger. They
are white, spotted with very deep olive-brown and slaty grey, and
measure respectively: 1:18 by -8; 1:17 by ‘8.

2. Dawson River, Queensland, Dec. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coll.).

Pinarolestes vitiensis (Haril.).
(Plate XIT. fig. 7.)

Pinarolestes vitiensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 299 (1877);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 22 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 271
(1903).

Pachycephala vitiensis, Nehrk. J. f. O. 1879, p. 400.

The eggs of the Fiji-Islands Shrike-Thrush are of a somewhat
pointed oval form and slightly glossy. They are cream-coloured,
marked, chiefly at the broad end, with spots and blotches of
chestnut, lilac-red, and lavender. Four examples measure respec-
tively: 1 by °73; ‘9 by *68; *95 by °69; *95 by °7. ;

1. Fiji Islands (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2, [Fiji Islands. ] Crowley Bequest.

Genus HYPOCOLIUS, Bonap.

Hypocolius ampelinus, Bonap.
(Plate XII. fig. 6.)

Hypocolius ampelinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 316 (1877);
ad. Ibis, 1886, p. 477, 1891, p. 107; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds,
i, p. 250 (1889); Cumming, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 760
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i, iv. p. 275 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey Hypocolius are of a pointed oval shape and
very glossy. They are bluish white, sometimes unmarked ; more
frequently clouded and blotched on the broader half with very pale
leaden grey. Examples measure from -92 to 1:05 in length, and
from ‘7 to 8 in breadth.

8. Fao, Persian Gulf, 14th June W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.].
(WM. D.C).

4, Fao, 15th June (W. D. C.). W. D. Cumming, Esq, [P.].

3. Fao, 20th June (W. D. C.). W. D. Cumming, Tisq. [P.].

2, Fao (W. D.C). W. D. Cumming, Esq. be ;

4, Fao (W. D.C.). Crowley Bequest,

270 LANIIDA.

Family LANIIDA.

Genus GYMNORHINA, Gray.

Gymnuorhina tibicen (Lath.).

Barita tibicen, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxviii. fig, 12, a, 6
(1845-54).

Gymnorhina tibicen, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 175 (1865);
Ramsay, Ibis, 1865, p. 300; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 91
(1883); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 58, pl. vii. figs. 4, 5, 6
(1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 68 (1899); Campbell, Nests §
Logs Austr, Birds, i. p. 290 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 276
(1903).

The eggs of the Piping Crow-Shrike vary from an oval to an
ellipsoid shape, are very glossy, and vary greatly in size and colour.
Mr. Ramsay (/. c.) has described seven types of the eggs of this
species.

The Collection contains eggs of the following types :—Very pale
blue, thickly mottled, blotched, and lined with chestnut-brown and
lavender; bluish white, densely blotched with lilac and covered
with lines and streaks of pale reddish brown ; bluish white, blotched
with lilac-grey and wood-brown in large confluent masses ; bluish
grey, marked with distinct roundish spots and blotches of inky-
purple and chocolate-brown, the edges of these being much blurred
and running into the surrounding ground-colour ; brownish buff,
rather densely mottled with dark lavender and pale brown. They
measure from 1°35 to 1°7 in length, and from 1 to 1:12 in breadth.

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

2. Australia. Gould Coll.

3. Queensland. Gould Coll.

4. Dawson River, Queensland, 2nd Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(North Coll.).

2. Moreton Bay. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest.

2. Springfield, New South Wales, Sept. Gould Coll.

2, Springfield, Sept. Gould Coll.

3. Lachlan River (£. P. Ramsay). Crowley Bequest.

3. Hastings, Victoria, 17th Aug. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

1. Adelaide. E. S. Moulden, Esq. [P.].

Gymnorhina leuconota, Gray.
Barita leuconota, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxxviii. fig. 18
(1845-54).
Gymnorhina leuconota, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 176 (1865) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M, viii. p. 92 (1883); North, Nests § Eggs

@YMNORHINA. 271

Austr. Birds, p. 59 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 68 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 292, pl. 11 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 276 (1908).

The eggs of the White-backed Crow-Shrike are of the same
character, and exhibit as many types, as the eggs of G. tibicen.
Some specimens, however, differ from the others in being of a rather
deep blue colour, marked with dark umber-brown, and pale umber-
brown in others. Examples measure from 1:43 to 1:72 in length,
and from 1:04 to 1:2 in breadth.

1. Australia. Gould Coll.

2. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll.

3. Braidwood, N.S.W., Aug. (A. J. Crowley Bequest.
North).

1. Sydney, N.S.W. (Tristram Coll.). | Crowley Bequest.

8. South Australia, Gould Coll.

8. South Australia, Oct.(G. F. Angas). Gould Coll,

2. South Australia (G. F. A.). Gould Coll.

5. South Australia (G. F. A.). Gould Coll.

3. South Australia Gould Coll.

2. South Australia. Gould Coll.

1. Victoria. . Gould Coll.

4, Victoria. Crowley Bequest.

1. Gippsland, Victoria. F.A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C.[P.].

8. Yendon, Victoria, 13th Aug. (4. J. Crowley Bequest.
North).

Gymnorhina hyperleuca (Gould).

Gymnorhina organicum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 178 (1865) ;
North, Nesis §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 60, pl. vii. fig. 9 (1889).

Gymerasa) leuconota, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 92, part.
1883).

Gymnorhina hyperleuca, Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 295
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 276 (1903).

The eggs of the Tasmanian Crow-Shrike are smaller than those
of G. tibicen and G. leuconota, and more uniform in colouring.
The commonest type of egg appears to be one in which the ground-
colour is pale greyish green, sparingly spotted and blotched with
dull purplish grey and brown or dark umber-brown. The edges of
the markings are usually hazy and run into the surrounding
ground-colour, In a second type, the ground-colour is dull bluish
green, densely clouded and mottled with dull lavender and two or
more shades of brown. Specimens measure from 1°4 to 1°52 in
length, and from 1 to 1-1 in breadth.

1, Tasmania. ° Gould Coll.
1. Tasmania, Gould Coll.
1. Tasmania. Gould Coll.
1. Tasmania. Gould Coll.
1. Tasmania. Gould Coll.
4, Tasmania (C. Gould). Gould Coll.
2. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest.
4, Tasmania (W. H, Bignold). Crowley Bequest.

272 LANIIDZ,

Genus CRACTICUS.

Cracticus quoyi (Less.).
(Plate XII. fig. 10.)

Cracticus quoyi, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 183 (1865); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 94 (1883) ; Meyer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884,
p. 288, taf. xviii. figs, 2-4; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 69 (1899);
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 299, pl. 12 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 276 (1908).

Of the two eggs of the Black Crow-Shrike in the Collection, one
is of a narrow oval shape, and the other is a broad ellipse. Both
are moderately glossy, They areof a pale cream café-au-lait colour,
with a tinge of green, spotted, almost entirely at the broad end,
with pale olive-brown and dull lavender. They measure respec-
tively: 1:45 by 1; 1:3 by 1.

2. Cape York, North Australia. Gould Coll.

Cracticus nigrigularis (Gould).

Cracticus nigrigularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 180 (1865) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 95 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 69 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 301, pl. 12
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 277 (1903).

Cracticus robustus, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 62, pl. ix. fig. 8
(1889).

The eggs of the Black-throated Crow-Shrike are of a regular oval
shape and glossy. They vary from olive-grey to buff or stone-
colour and are spotted, chiefly in the form of a cloudy zone or cap
at the broad end, with umber-brown and brownish pink. There
are also a few black specks scattered over the shell. They measure
from 1:18 to 1:33 in length, and from -9 to 98 in breadth,

1. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

2. Yandembah, N.S.W., 10th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).

6. Victoria. Crowley Bequest.

Cracticus cassicus (Bodd.).
(Plate XIT. fig. 9.)
Cracticus cassicus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 97 (1883) ; Meyer,

Zeitschr. ges. Orn, 1884, p. 283, taf. xviil. fig. 1; Nekrk. Kat. Eter-
samml, p. 69 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 277 (1908).

The eggs of the New-Guinea Crow-Shrike in the Collection are of
a pointed oval shape, glossy, and of a greyish-green colour, faintly
clouded, round the broad end with very pale brown and spotted
here and there with dark umber-brown. They measure respec-
tively: 1:36 by ‘98; 1:4 by 98.
2. Fergusson Island, New Guinea, Crowley Bequest.
Ist Dec, (A. S. Meek).

CRACTICUS. 273

Cracticus leucopterus, Gould.
(Plate XII. fig. 11.)

Cracticus leucopterus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 187 (1865) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 98 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 69 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 303
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 277 (1908).

The eggs of the White-winged Crow-Shrike in the Collection are
of a rather broad oval form and glossy. They are pale greenish
grey, blotched and clouded at the broad end, sparingly spotted
elsewhere, with reddish brown, lilac-red, and pale purplish-brown.
A black speck may be detected here and there on the shell, Three
examples measure respectively: 1:2 by -85; 1:2 by -92; 1:2
by °93.

1. Swan River, W. Australia, Nov. | Crowley Bequest.
(G. J. Bostock: Tristram Coll.).
2. West Australia (.4. J, Campbell). Crowley Bequest.

Cracticus destructor (Zemm.).

Vanga destructor, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxx. fig. 19, a,b
(1845-54).

Cracticus torquatus, Gould, Handb, Birds Austr. i. p. 184 (1865) ;
North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 61 (1889).

Cracticus destructor, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 100 (1888) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 69 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eygs
Austr. Birds, i. p. 304, pl. 12 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 277
(1903).

The eggs of the Collared Crow-Shrike are of an oval shape and
exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are very variable in
colour. The ground-colour in some eggs is olive-grey, in others
pale buff, and in others again olive or olive-buff. The markings
generally form a zone or cap at the broad end and consist of specks,
spots, blotches, and smears of deep purplish red, reddish brown,
umber-brown, and underlying lavender or lilac-grey. Specimens
measure from 1:17 to 1:25 in length, and from ‘87 to ‘92 in
breadth.

8. Dawson River, Queensland, 22nd Crowley Bequest.
Oct. (North Coil.).

2. Moreton Bay, Australia. Gould Coll.

2. Sydney (Tristram Coll.) Crowley Bequest.

1. New South Wales ( Wilson). Gould Coll.

1. New South Wales ( Welson). Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales (#. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].
4. Yendon, Victoria, 10th Nov. (4. J. Crowley Bequest.

North).
8. Victoria. Crowley Bequest.

VOL. IV. tT

274 LANIID.

Cracticus cinereus (Gould).

Cracticus cinereus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 186 (1865) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 101 (1883) ; North, Nests §& Eggs
Austr, Birds, p. 63 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 69 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 277 (1908).

Cracticus destructor cinereus, Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i,
p. 805 (1901). ‘

The eggs of the Cinereous Crow-Shrike do not appear to differ
in any material respect from those of C. destructor. Specimens
measure from 1:26 to 1:4 in length, and from ‘9 to ‘93 in
breadth.

4. Tasmania. Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania, Gould Coll.

1. Tasmania (A. J. Campbell). Crowley Bequest.

1. Tasmania (J. Gould). Crowley Bequest.

2. as Tasmania (E. P. Sey- Crowley Bequest.
mour).

Genus LANIUS, Linn.

Lanius minor, Gm.

Lanius minor, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 824, tab. xxxi. fig. 4, a-d
(1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 52. fig. 4 (1855-63);
Bree, Birds Eur. i. p. 165, pl. (1866); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii.
p. 898 (1872) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 235 (1883) ; Seebohm,
Brit. Birds, i. p. 608, pl. 11 (1888); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds,
p- 220, pl. 54. fig. 12 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 279 (1908).

The eggs of the Lesser Grey Shrike are of an ordinary oval form
and moderately glossy. They are very uniform in tint, the
ground-colour being of a greyish-green, spotted and blotched,
chiefly on the broader half of the egg, with olive-brown and
lavender. The markings generally form an irregular zone or cap
at the broad end. Specimens measure from -91 to -98 in length,
and from ‘68 to °75 in breadth.

8. Savoy (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
1. ei ae Savoy (Tristram Salvin-Godman Coll.
Coll.).
2. Switzerland (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
6. Saxony. Crowley Bequest.
2. Cilli, Styria (Z. Seidensacher). Salvin-Godman Coll.
8. Cilli, 29th May (£. &.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. Parnassus, Greece, 20th May Seebohm Coll.
(T. Kriiper).
6. Parnassus, 26th May (T. K.}. Seebohm Coll.
5. eee a alice 29th May Seebohm Coll.
2. Kustendi Rumania, 25th May Seebohm Coll.
(W. H. Cullen).
8. Asia Minor, lst June, Seebohm Ooll.
6. Smyrna, 11th May. Seebohm Coll.
7. Smyrna, 21st May. Seebohm Coll.

LAWIS, 275

Lanius excubitor, Linn.

Lanius excubitor, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 322, tab. xxxi. fig. 1,
a-d (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vég. tab. 52. fig. 1 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit, Birds, i. p. 69, pl. xx. fig. i (1856);
Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 875 (1871); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M.

viii. ze 237 (1883); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 598, i 11 (1888) ;

id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 220, pl. 54. fig. 9 (1896); Skarpe,

Hand-i, iv. p. 280 (1903).

Eggs of the Great Grey Shrike are of a regular oval shape, and
while some possess a slight amount of gloss, others are entirely
devoid of it. The ground-colour varies from greyish white to an
extremely light greenish white, and is thickly marked with spots
and blotches of brown of different shades and underlying pale
purplish grey. In the majority of specimens the markings are
confluent at the larger end and form a large cap or an irregular
zone. In other examples the markings are small, comparatively
well-defined and distinct and fairly evenly distributed over the
entire shell, Examples measure from 1 to 1:15 in length, and
from -75 to ‘79 in breadth.

3. Europe. Gould Coll.
2. Lapland. Crowley Bequest.
4, Holland, 21st May. Salvin-Godman Coll,
2. Holland, 29th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Holland (J. Baker). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Holland (J. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Holland (J. B.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Valkenswaard, Holland, June (J.B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Valkenswaard, June (J. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Valkenswaard (J. B.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Valkenswaard (W. Bridger). Crowley Bequest.
2. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm).
3. Valkenswaard, 27th May (#.8.). | Seebohm Coll.
8. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Har- Seebohm Coll.
gitt Coll.).
1. Vosges (Mougel: Hargitt Coil.). Seebohm Coll.
2. Germany (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

Lanius pallidirostris, Cass.
(Plate XII. fig. 14.)

Lanius excubitor, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 364.

Lanius fallax, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 247 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 460 (1889); Dresser, Birds Eur. ix.
Suppl. p. 163 (1895).

Lanius pallidirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 281 (1903).

The eggs of Finsch’s Grey Shrike are quite indistinguishable
from those of LZ. ewcubitor. They measure from -95 to 1+1 in
length, and from *71 to ‘8 in breadth.

4, ‘Tiberias, Palestine, 29th March. Canon Tristram [C.].
5. Jericho, Palestine, 16th April Salvin-Godman Coll,
(H. B. Tristram).
r2

276 LANIIDZE.

(#. B. T.).
Gennesaret, 30th March (H. B. T.). , Crowley Bequest.

6. Mount Tabor, Palestine, 16th Salvin-Godman Coll.
April (H. B. T.).

8. Palestine, lst April (H. B. T.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Palestine, 17th April (#. B. T.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Palestine, 20th May (H. B. 7.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Palestine, 16th April (7. Seebohm Coll.
Cochrane).

2. Palestine, May (J. H. C.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Palestine (1. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest.

4. Palestine (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

8. Palestine, 16th March (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

6. Palestine, 16th April (HZ. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

5. Tiberias, Palestine (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.

1. Gennesaret, Palestine, 30th March Crowley Bequest.

6.

Lanius lahtora (Sykes).
Lanius lahtora, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 881 (1872); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 252 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.
p. 459 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 306
(1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 281 (1903).

The eggs of the Indian Grey Shrike show much variation in
shape, size, colour, and extent and disposition of markings, but tho
majority do not differ from the eggs of L. excubitor, The ground
is cream-colour, stone-colour, or pale greenish white, and the
markings are of many shades of brown, tinged with yellow, rufous
or olive, and underlying pale purple. In many specimens the
markings consist of blotches chiefly disposed over the larger end
and frequently forming an irregular zone or cap; in others-they
consist of mere spots and specks, spread over the entire shell, but
more thickly over the larger half than elsewhere. They vary
from ‘9 to 1:15 in length, and from °75 to °82 in breadth.

1. Umballa, Punjab, 1st July. Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, Punjab, 26th March Hume Coll.
(W. Blewitt).
8. Hansi, 27th March (W. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 28th March (W. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Haansi, 29th March (W. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Hansi, 30th March (W. B.). Hume Coll,
2. Hansi, 7th April (W. B.). Hume Coll.
4. Hansi, lst May (W. B.). Hume Coll.
5. Hansi, July (W. B.). Hume Coll,
4, Delhi, 14th April (C. 7. Hume Coll.
Bingham).
1. Delhi, 80th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Gurgaon District, 26th March. Hume Coll.
1. Gurgaon District, 30th March. Hume Ooll.
8. Gurgaon District, 30th March. Hume Coll.
3. Gurgaon District, 31st March. Hume Coll.
1. Gurgaon District, 5th April. Hume Coll.
3, Jodhpur, 1st April (4. O. Hume). Hume Coll.
12. N.W. Provinces, India. Seebohm Coll.

LANIUS. 277

5. N.W. Provinces, 24th April. Hume Ooll.

2. N.W. Provinces, 9th May. Hume Coll.

1. N.W. Provinces, 10th May. Hume Coll.

/ 2. Mirzapur, 19th March (W. E. Hume Coll,

Brooks).

1. Mirzapur, 4th May (W. E. Crowley Bequest.
Brooks: Tristram Coll.).

1, Bareilly, 15th May. Hume Coll.

2. Etawah, 18th March. Hume Coll.

2. Allahabad. Hume Coll.

1. Allahabad, 9th April. Hume Coll.

4, Jhansi, 19th June (F. R. Hume Coll.
Blewitt).

1. Saugor, C. Provinces, 25th July © Hume Coll.
(F. RB. B.).

2. ria (W. Theobald: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

oll.),

Lanius algeriensis, Less.
(Plate XII. fig. 16.)
Lanius algeriensis, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 812; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii

p. 891 (1871) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 244 (1888) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 282 (1903).

The eggs of the Algerian Grey Shrike resemble those of L.
excubitor in general appearance, but differ in the ground-colour
being of a light buff or cream-colour. Specimens measure from
1-02 to 1-11 in length, and from °75 to °78 in breadth.

Madracen, 30th May (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest.
Kef Laks, Algeria, April (. B.T.). Crowley Bequest.

1, North Africa. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.].

2. Sidi Khalifa Cherif, Algeria, 8th | Salvin-Godman Coll.
May (0. Salvin).

1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 23rd May = Salvin-Godman Coll.
(0. S.).

2. Ain Djendeli, 23rd May (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram).

1. Madracen, Algeria, 27th May Salvin-Godman Coil.
(0. 8.).

2.

2.

Lanius meridionalis, Temm.

Lanius meridionalis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. i 328, tab. xxxi. fig. 3,
a, b (1845-54); Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vig. tab. 52. fig. 3 (1855-63) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 887 (1871) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 206 ;
Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 18, pl. (1875); Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 246 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 282 (1903).

The eggs of the Southern Grey Shrike are of quite the same type
as those of L. excubitor. Many specimens are inseparable from the
eggs of that species, but others are more richly marked, the brown
being of a deeper tint, and the markings being more numerous, and
consequently covering more of the ground. Examples measuro from
1 to 1-15 in length, and from ‘75 to ‘8 in breadth.

278 LAND,

1. Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

4. Granada, 30th May (£#. &.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Seville, 16th April (. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Seville, April (H. &.). Seebohm Coll.

3. Seville (A. Rutz). Seebohm Coll.

5. Seville (A. #.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Malaga (A. B.). «Crowley Bequest.

1. Southern Spain. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.].

Lanius ludovicianus (Linn.).
Collurio ludovicianus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 418
(1874).
Lanius ludovicianus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 245, part. (1883) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 282 (1903).

The eggs of the American Southern Shrike, or Loggerhead, do not
appear to differ in any respect from those of L. excubitoroides. Two
examples measure respectively : ‘97 by °73; °95 by -77.

1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
1. Georgia (Audubon: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Request.

Lanius excubitoroides, Swains.

Collyrio ludovicianus, Dresser, Ibis, 1865, p. 480.

Collurio ludovicianus, var. excubitoroides, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw.
N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 421 (1874)

Lanius ludovicianus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 245, part.
(1883).

Lanius excubitoroides, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 282 (1903).

The eggs of the American Western Shrike, or Loggerhead, are
not separable from those of L. ewcubitor. They measure from ‘93
to 1-05 in length, and from °75 to -77 in breadth.

1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

2. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

1, North America. Crowley Bequest.

2. are (T. M. Brewer: Tristram Crawley Bequest.
oll.).

3. Winnebago, Illinois (1 W. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Tolman : Henshaw Coill.).

1. San Antonio, Texas (H. E. Dresser: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

3. San Diego, Texas, 28th May. Crowley Bequest.

Lanius anthonyi, Mearns.
Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi, Mearns, Auk, 1898, p. 261.
Lanius anthonyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 2883 (1908).

The eggs of the Island Shrike are of a pointed oval form and
slightly glossy. They are of an ashy-white colour, densely mottled,
more especially at the broad end, with pale brown and purplish

PHONEUS. 279

grey. Five examples measure from 1-01 to 1:09 in length, and
from 76 to -79 in breadth.

5. Santa Cruz Island, California
9th May (R. H. Beck).

Salvin-Godman Coll.

Genus PHONEUS, Kaup.
Phoneus nubicus (Licht.).

Lanius nubicus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 7 (1855-68) ;
Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 8365; Dresser, Birds Eur, iti. ‘p. 417 (1871) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 282 (1883).

Lanius personatus, Bree, Birds Eur. i. p. 168, pl. (1865), 2nd ed. ii.
p. 22, pl. (1875) ; Kriiper, J. f. O. 1869, p. 30.

Phoneus nubicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 283 (1908).

The eggs of the Masked Shrike are mostly of a pointed oval form
and possess a fair amount of gloss. They are of a creamy-buff
colour, usually marked with well-defined spots and blotches of brown
or yellowish brown and lavender. These are chiefly distributed over
the larger half of the egg, and often form an irregular zone,
but they are not so streaky in character as in the eggs of most other
Shrikes. They measure from ‘77 to ‘87 in length, and from ‘59 to
“68 in breadth.

2. Safed, Palestine. Canon Tristram [C.].

4, Jericho, 16th April (HZ. 3B. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Tristram).

1. Jericho, 11th April (J. H. Cochrane). Seebohm Coll.

2. Jericho, 17th April (J. H. C.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Ceesarea Philippi, 9th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest.
Tristram). .

4, Ceesarea Philippi, 18th May Crowley Bequest
(Hi. B. T.).

8. Smyrna, 25th May (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

' 4, Smyrna, 25th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

5. Smyrna, 25th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Smyrna, 26th May (7. £.). Seebohm Coll,

5. Smyrna, 26th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Smyrna, 30th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Smyrna, 3lst May (7. K.). Seebohm Ooll.

4, Smyrna, June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll,

3, Smyrna, 13th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

2. Smyrna, 13th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

1. Smyrna, 4th July (7. K.), Seebohm Coll.

1.

Smyrna (W. H. Simpson: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

Phoneus pomeranus (Sparrm.).

Lanius rufus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 326, tab. xxxi. fig. 8, a-f
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 72, pl. xx. fig. ii
(1856); Salwin, Ibis, 1859, p. 812; Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 865;
Kriiper, J. f, O. 1869, p. 80; Seebohm, Brit, Birds, i, p.610, pl. 11
(1883) ; 2d. Hogs of Brit. Birds, p. 222, pl. 54. figs. 14, 15 (1896).

Enneoctonus ruficeps, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 5 (1855-63).

280 LANIID A.

Ibis, 1871, p. 207; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 288 (1888).
Lanius pomeranus, Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p

Lanius auriculatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p 407 (1871); Saunders,
ae,
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.

They 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 salmon-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 ‘81 to 1 in length, and from ‘61 to-71
in breadth.

4. Holland, 25th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.

4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 21st May Seebohm Coll.
(1. Seebohm).

5. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. 8.). Seebohm Coll.

1, Valkenswaard, 23rd May (#. S.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Valkensward, 27th May (#H. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4. Valkenswaard, 29th May (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Near Elbeuf, France, 15th May Seebohm Coll.
(Noury : Hargitt Coll.).

4, St. Pierre, Eure, France (Noury: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coil).

‘. St. Pierre (Nowry : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

4, Spain, 29th April (1. Saunders), Seebohm Coll.

8. Castille. Lord Lilford [P.].

6. Malaga, 6th May (H. Saunders: Seebohm Coll.
Hargitt Coll.).

5. Malaga, 30th May (7. S.). Seebohm Coll.

4. aa June (H. 8.: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.

‘oll...

& Seville (.4. Ruiz). Seebohm Coll.

4. Seville (A. B.). 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 Seebohm Coll.

(1. Seebohm).

Lanius rufus (Gmel.), Grant, Nov. Zool. ix.

SUSUR SUR BD 09 CLOT OUR BR OUN OU OUR IB Oot

PHONEUS.

Parnassus, 19th May (H.8.).
Parnassus, 19th May (ZZ. S.),
Parnassus, 21st May (#7. S.).
Parnassus, 21st May (ZH. S.).
8).
8.).

—

Parnassus, 21st May (H.
Parnassus, 21st May (H.
Parnassus, 25th Mer (ZT. Kriiper).
Athens, lst June (T. K.).
Athens, lst June (7. K.),
Athens, Ist June (7. K.).
Athens, Ist June (7. K. a
Athens, 19th June (7. K.).
Athens, 19th June (7. K.).
Nymphion, Greece, 8rd June
(HZ. Seebohm).
Smyrna, llth May (7. Kriiper).
Smyrna, 14th May (7. K.).
Smyrna, 22nd May (7. X.).
Smyrna, 25th May (7. X.).
Smyrna, June (7. K.).
Smyrna, 14th June (7. K.).

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.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Phoneus rutilus (Lath.).

p. 465 (1902).

Phoneus rutilus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 283 (1908).

those of P. pomeranus.

ae

PENNE HS PPP fm IR od bo

Safed, Palestine.
Tunis.
Algeria (Tristram Coll.).

Algeria (O. Salvin).

Madracen, Algeria, 27th May
(0. &).

Zana, Algeria, 11th June (0. S.).

Chemora, Algeria, 26th May
(0.8.).

Chemora, 26th May (0. S.).

Chemora, 27th May (0. S.).

Chemora, 27th May (H. B. Tris-
tram).

Ain Piendel, Algeria, 13th May
0. 8.).

Ain Djendeli, 16th May (0. %.).
Ain Djendeli, 20th ae (0. 8.).
Ain Djendeli, 23rd May (0. S.).
Ain Djendeli, 24th May (O. S.).
Ain Djendeli, 14th May (ZH. 2B.
Tristram).
Ain Djendeli, 16th May (H. B. T.).
Fondouk, Algeria, 9th May
(H.B.T),

Canon Tristram [C.]
Old Collection.
Crowley Bequest.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll,

Salvin-Godman Coll.

Salvin-Godman Coll.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
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.

281

Eggs of the Eastern Woodchat-Shrike are indistinguishable from

282 LANILDAR,

Genus FISCUS, Bonap.
Fiscus humeralis (Stanley).
(Plate XII. fig. 13.)

Lanius humeralis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 255 (1883) ; Grant,
Nov. Zool. ix. p. 466 (1902).
Fiscus humeralis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 284 (1908).

Four 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 much
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, 8. Abyssinia, June. Mr. Zaphiro [C.].

Fiscus collaris (Zinn.).

Lanius collaris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 325, tab. xxxi. fig. 6
(1845-54); Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 874 (1875-
84); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 255 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899); Haagner, Jbis, 1901, p. 15; Stark §
Sclater, Fauna 8. 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.
Examples measure from °9 to 1:12 in length, and from ‘68 to ‘73 in

breadth.

8. South Africa.
2. South Africa.

E. L, Layard, Esq. [P.].
KE. L. Layard, Esq. [P.

J. South Africa (Z. LZ. L£.. Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
South Africa. Gould Coll.
Transvaal (7. Ayres: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.].

er HR OD

Deelfontein, 19th December (C.
Grant § E. Seimund).
Leeuwspruit, O.R.C., 10th Sept.

Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.].

Capt. G. E. H. Barrett-
amilton [P.].

FISCUS.—ENNEOCTONUS, 283

Fiscus excubitorius (Prév. g Des Murs).

(Plate XII. fig. 12.)

Lanius excubitorius, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr.i. p. 478 (1873); Gadow,
Cat. Birds, B. M, viii. p. 268 (1883).
Fiscus excubitorius, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 285 (1908).

The eggs of the African Grey Shrike are not to be separated
from those of Phoneus nubicus, described above (p. 279), except
by their superior size. Three examples measure respectively: -96
by -73; °96 by 72; -9 by °72.

8. Near Fashoda, White Nile, 11th §R.McD. Hawker, Esq. [P.].
April.

Fiscus caudatus (Cab.).

(Plate XIII. fig. 2.)

Lanius caudatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 254 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat. Fiersammi. p. 72 (1889).
Fiscus caudatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 285 (1903).

An egg of the Long-tailed Shrike is of a broad oval shape, some-
what pointed towards the smaller end, and slightly glossed. The
ground-colour is creamy white, indistinctly spotted and blotched
round the larger end with yellowish brown and pale lavender-grey.
It measures ‘95 in length by -75 in breadth.

1. [Kast Africa. ] Crowley Bequest.

Genus ENNEOCTONUS, Bonap.
Enneoctonus collurio (Zinn.).

Lanius collurio, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 328, tab. xxxi. fig. 9, a
(1845-54) ; Hewitson, Kggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 70, pl. xx. figs. iii &
iv (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur, iii. p. 399 (1871); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 286 (1888); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 606,
pl. 11 (1888) ; ¢d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 221, pl. 54, figs. 10 & 11
1896), i

iene collurio, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 6 (1855-63) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 285 (1908). .

The eggs of the Red-backed Shrike pass through the same
variations as those of the Woodchat-Shrike, but examples with
the ground pinkish cream-colour or salmon-pink appear to be
the commonest. Next in order of frequency come those eggs in
which the ground is tinged, in varying degrees, with green, and lastly
those in which the ground is greyish white, cream-colour or buff.

The eggs of the Red-backed Shrike measure from ‘8 to ‘95 in
length, and from °6 to ‘71 in length.

284

COUR OO OUR CLOT OT OUR oR COR SUR CTO IR OU IR oT So ROG HR SOR OTE S or bd OU OTT OT OTB G9 29 Go

LANIIDZ.

England.

Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire,

Cambridge.

Epping Forest.

Sussex (Hargitt Coll.).

Near London.

Near London,

Finchley (0. Salvin).

Finchley (0. S.).

Finchley (0. S.).

Churt, Surrey, May.

Churt, June.

Tilford, Surrey.

Surrey, June.

Maidstone, Kent (Hargitt Coil.).

Valkenswaard, Holland, 25th May
(i. Seebohm).

Valkenswaard, 28th May (H. S.).

Valkenswaard, 29th May (ZZ. S.).

Valkenswaard, 29th May (H. 8.).

Elbeuf, Normandy (Noury: Har-
gitt Coll.).

Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.).

Forét de Bord, Elbeuf (Nowry:
Hargitt Coil.).

Forét de Bord (Noury: Hargiti
Coll.).

Pomerania (7. Holland).

Pomerania, 23rd May (7. H.).

Pomerania, 4th June (7. #.).

Pomerania, 8th June (7. H.).

Pomerania, 8th June (7. H.).

Offenbach, Germany, 6th May.

Offenbach, 6th May.

Anhalt, 80th May.

Olympus, Gases, 30th May
(TZ. Kriiper).

Athens, Ist June (7. K.).

Athens, 2nd June (7. K.).

Parnassus, 21st May (7. K.).
Parnassus, 21st May (7. K.).
Parnassus, 25th May i K,).
Parnassus, 25th May (T. K.).
Parnassus, 28th May (7. K.).
Parnassus, 30th May (7. K.).

Parnassus, lst June (7. K.).

Parnassus, 4th June (7.

Parnassus, 4th June (7.

Parnassus, 4th June f

Turkey (7. Robson).

Palestine, 15th May (J. H.
Cochrane),

T. K,).

Old Collection.

F. Bond, Esq. Pt
F, Bond, Esq. [P.
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll,
Seebohm Coll.
Gould Coll.

"Gould Coll.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll,
Salvin-Godman Coll.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.
Gould 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.
Crowley Bequest.
Crowley Bequest.
L. Field, Esq. [C.].
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.
Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe (P.].
Seebohm Coll.

ENNEOCTONUS,——CEPHALOPHONEUS.

Enneoctonus vittatus (Val.).

(Plate XII. fig. 19.)

Lanins vittatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds, B, M. viii.

Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 462 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs
Ind. Birds, i. p. 311 (1889).

Enneoctonus vittatus, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 286 (1993).

The eggs of the: Bay-backed Shrike are smaller than those of
Lanius lahtora, Cephalophoneus erythronotus, and C. nigriceps, but
do not otherwise differ from them. They measure from ‘75 to -95

in length, and from ‘62 to -71 in breadth.

LOL OSES CONTE PH LO PDO RP DONS Go FG PO 9 G9 DOA Go BET DO PO

Sind (J. H. Gould).
Hansi, 5th April.
Hansi, 12th April.
Hansi, 14th April.
Hansi, 15th April.
Hansi, 16th April.
Hansi, 3rd May.
Hansi, July.

Hansi, August.
Delhi, 29th June (C.
Delhi, 15th Sept.

(C.
Delhi, 17th Sepk (Cc.

Agra, July.

Agra, 26th July.
Bareilly, 23rd May.
Bareilly, 5th June.
Bareilly, 15th June.
Bareilly, 20th June.

Bareilly, 22nd June.
Bareilly, 24th June.

Etawah, 10th May.
Etawah, 14th May.

N.W. Provinces, Tndia.
Bengal (W. Theotald: Tristram

Coll.).
Jhansi.
Jhansi, 2nd July.
Jhansi, 7th July.

Hoshungabad, 22nd July.

Gould 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.
Seebohm Coll.
Crowley Bequest.

Hume Ooll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.

Genus CEPHALOPHONEUS, Fitz.
Cephalophoneus bucephalus (Temm. & Schi.).

(Plate XII. fig. 18.)

Lanius bucephalus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii.

Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 106 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Berend

p. 72 (1899).

Gaplalophoneus bucephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 286 (1903).

The eggs of the Bull-headed Shrike are of a somewhat elongated,
pointed oval form and devoid of gloss.

p. 280 (1888) ;

They are of a greenish

286 LANIID 22.

cream-colour, spotted and blotched with pale reddish brown or
brown and lavender. The markings generally form a broad but
very irregular zone round the larger end, and are rather scanty on
the smaller half of the egg. Examples measure from ‘89 to 1 in
length, and from °62 to ‘68 in breadth.

1. Japan (HZ. Pryer). Seebohm Coll.
3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll

4. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm CoL

2. Japan (. P.). Seebohm CoL

2. Hondo, Japan, 14th June. Crowley Bequest.

Cephalophoneus tephronotus (Vig.).

Lanius tephronotus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 260 (18838) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 465 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests §
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 825 (1889); Hartert, Nov. Zool. i, p. 673
(1894); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 72 (1899).

Cephalophoneus tephronotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1908).

The eggs of the Grey-backed Shrike in the Collection are of two
types of coloration. In one, they are of a greenish-white colour,
blotched and spotted with pale olive-brown and lavender. Four
examples of this type measure respectively: 1 by ‘75; 1 by ‘74;
‘97 by °75; ‘95 by ‘77. In a second type, the eggs are of a
pinkish-white colour, blotched and spotted with salmon-pink and
lilac. The average dimensions of five examples of this type are
1:03 by °71. These are of a somewhat narrow oval shape and
glossy, whereas those of the first type are of a broad oval form and
exhibit but a small. trace of gloss.

2. Sikhim Terai, 7th June (O. Méller), Hume Coll.
2. Himalayas (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
5. Koko-Nor, Tibet (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest.

Cephalophoneus erythronotus ( V%g.).
Lanius erythronotus, Wardlaw-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 52; Gadow, tom.
cit. p. 263; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 464 (1889); id.
ed, Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 318 (1889).
Cephalophoneus erythronotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903).

The eggs of the Indian Rufous-backed Shrike are so similar to
those of Lanius lahiora, differing merely in being smaller, that it is
unnecessary to describe them separately. Some eggs of this species,
taken by Colonel R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay in Afghanistan, differ,
however, in being cream-coloured, beautifully speckled with bright
chestnut and underlying lavender in about equal proportions. The
markings are very dense on the larger half of the egg and

comparatively scanty on the smaller. Specimens measure from ‘85
to 1:05 in length, and from ‘65 to ‘77 in breadth.

4, Hariat Valley, Afghanistan, 26th | Seebohm Coll.
May (2. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay).

CEPHALOPHONEUS. 287

5. Hariat Naess 5th June (R. G. Seebohm Coll.
W-R.).
4, Hariat Valley, 19th June(R. G. Seebohm Coll.
W.-R.).
5. Kurrum Valley, Afghanistan, 22nd Seebohm Coll.
June (R. G. W.-R.).
5. 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, lst July. Hume Coll.
9. Hansi, July. Hume Coll.
7. Hansi, Aug. Hume Coll.
2. Hansi, 8rd Aug. Hume Coil.
2. Agra, 24th June. Hume Coll.
1. Agra, 10th Aug. Hume Coll.
3. Agra, 23rd Aug. Hume Coll.
4, Agra, 8lst Aug. (EZ. C. Nunn). Hume Coll.
2. Bareilly, 27th May. Hume Coll.
1. Allahabad, 9th April. Hume Coll.
8. Hoshungabad, June (EZ. C. Nunn). Hume Coll.
13. Jhansi (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll.
8. Jhansi, 19th June (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Jhansi, 27th July (Ff. R. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, 29th July (FR. B.). Hume Coll.
2, Jhansi, 8rd Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
6. Jhansi, 5th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll.
2, Saugor, C. Provs., 2nd July. Hume Coll,
8. Saugor, 7th July. 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); Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 265 (1888).
Cephalophoneus caniceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903).

Eggs of the Southern Rufous-backed Shrike are not to be dis-
tinguished from those of C. erythronotus.

1. Madras. Hume Coll,

4, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Ooll.

8. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll.

4. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll.

8. Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll.

4, Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll.

4, Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Coll.

4, Nilghiri Hills. Seebohm Ooll.

2. Nilghiri Hills. Crowley Bequest.
5. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest.
2. Coonoor, Nilghiris, 24th Feb. Hume Coll.

3. Coonoor, March. Hume Coll.

2. Coonoor, 80th March. Hume Coll.

8. Coonoor, April. Hume Coll,

288 LANIIDZ.

2. Coonoor, 8th April. Hume Coll.
2. Coonoor, 8th April. Hame Coll.
8. Coonoor, 9th April. Hume Coll,
2. Coonoor, 16th April. Hume Coll.
1. Coonoor, 9th May. Hume Ooll.
1. Ceylon, 6th April (W. V. Legge). Crowley Bequest.

Cephalophoneus schach (Linn.).

Lanius schach, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. p. 326, tab, xxxi. fig. 7, a, b
(1845-54) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 261 (1883); Styan,
Ibis, 1887, p. 225; La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 428; Nehrk. Kat.

Etersammi. p. 72 (1899).
Lanius schach, var. formose, 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 C. 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 (R. Swinhoe: Tris- | Crowley Bequest,

tram Coll.).
2. Amoy (&. &.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Amoy (RB. &.). Seebohm Coll.
3. Amoy (2. S.). Seebohm Coll.
4. Amoy (£. &.). Seebohm Ooll,
8. Amoy (2£. &.). 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, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M, viii. p. 266 (1888); Nehrk,
Kat. Eiersammil. p. 72 (1899).
Cephalophoneus bentet, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1908).

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 ‘65 in breadth.

3. West Java, 80th Aprvil. Crowley Bequest.

Cephalophoneus nigriceps (Franki.).

Lanius nigriceps, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 268 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 468 (1889); Oates, ed. Hume, Nests
& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 815 (1889),

Cephalophoneus nigriceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 287 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-headed Shrike resemble those of Lanius

CEPHALOPHONEUS.—OTOMELA, 289

luhtora and C. erythronotus 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, Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll. ;
V1. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Sikhim, 11th June (J. G.). Hume Coll.
18. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Mongphoo, 20th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Mongphoo, 23rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
3. Mongphoo, 28rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 28rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 29th April (J. G.). Hume Coll.
2. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Ooll.
4, Faridpur, Bengal, 28rd April Hume Coll.
(J. &. Cripps).
4. Faridpur, 24th April (7. R. C.). Hume Coll.

Cephalophoneus nasutus (Scop.).
Lanius cephalomelas, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 269 (1883) ;

vehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899).
Cephalophoneus nasutus, Sharpe, 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 °85 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 phenicuroides (Severtz.).

(Plate XIII. fig. 4.)

Lanius phcenicuroides, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 278 (1838);
Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 468 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Eversammi. p. 78 (1899).

_Otomela phcenicuroides, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 288 (1908).

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. Iv. v

290 LANIID A.

the shell. The measurements vary from ‘79 to °85 in length, and
from ‘6 to -66 in breadth.

1. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). | Crowley Bequest.
2. Kuldja, Turkestan. Crowley Bequest.
2, Kuldja, 7th June. Crowley Bequest.

Otomela cristata (Linn.).

Lanius cristatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 271 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 468 (1889) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi.
p. 72 (1899). ;

Otomela phcenicura, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 498 (1891).

Otomela cristata, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 288 (1903).

Of the five eggs of the Brown Shrike in the Collection, four
have the ground-colour greenish white, while the fifth from Dauria
is of the rufous-buff type. The yellowish-brown or rufous markings
and the underlying lavender blotches are much the same as in the
allied forms. The measurements vary from ‘85 to ‘92 in length,
and from °62 to ‘68 in breadth.

1, Darasun, Dauria, June (Dybowsk? : Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Amur-land. Crowley Bequest.

2. Amur-land. Crowley Bequest.

Otomela isabellina (Hempr. & Ehr.).

Lanius arenarius, Jerd. Birds Ind. i. p. 407 (1862).

Lanius isabellinus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 413 (1878) ; Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M, viii. p. 277 (1888); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i.
p. 467 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Erersamml. 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
O, cristata and other allied forms. Measurements vary from ‘84
to 86 in length, by ‘65 in breadth.

2, Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest.
2, Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest.

Otomela superciliosa (Lath.).

Lanius superciliosus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 273 (1883);
Jouy, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. vi. p. 292 (1883); Dectohr Birds
Japan. Emp. p. 104 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 72 (1899).

Otomela superciliosa, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 288 (1908).

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,

CHLOROPHONEUS.—PELICINIUS. 291

2. Japan (H. Pryer), Seebohm Coll.
4. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll,
3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll.

Genus CHLOROPHONEUS, Cab.
Chlorophoneus sulphureipectus (Less.).
(Plate XIII. fig. 8.)

Laniarius sulphureipectus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 884
(1875-84) ; Stark § Selater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 40
(1901).

Laniarius sulphureipectus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 159 (1888).

Malaconotus sulphureipectus, Alerander, Ibis, 1899, p. 588.

Chlorophoneus sulphureipectus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 291 (1908).

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. Miill.).

Lanius bacbakiri, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxi. fig. 12, a, b
(1845-54).

Laniarius gutturalis, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 385 (1875-
84) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 33 (1901).

Laniarius bakbakiri, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 162 (1888);
Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 70 (1899).

Pelicinius gutturalis, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 292 (1908).

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 (2. Z. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll.
5. South Africa (Z.L.L.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll.).

2. Cape Colony (TY. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

* This egg, there can be little doubt, forms part of the same clutch as the
two preceding ones.
Uv

299 LANI[D.2.

Genus RHODOPHONEUS, Heugi.

Rhodophoneus cruentus (Hempr. g Lhr.).
(Plate XII. fig. 15.)

Laniarius cruentatus, Blyth, Fep. Coll. Somali Co. 6; Sclater, Ibis, 1840,
. 247, :
eee cruentus, Blanf. Geol. § Zool. Abyss. p. 342 ; Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 152 (1888). ;
Rhodophoneus cruentus, Antinori § Salvad. Viagg. Bogos, p. 85; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 293 (1903).

Two eggs of the Crimson-breasted Bush-Shrike are of a long,
pointed oval form and slightly glossed. The ground-colour is of a
deep greenish blue, sparsely spotted and blotched with rufous-brown
and Javender, the markings being larger and more numerous towards
the larger end. The eggs measure respectively 1:05 by -71 and
1:06 by -75.

1, Soudan. Major H. W. Dunn [P. F
1. Ogayeh Wells, W. Kordofan. Major H. W. Dunn /P.

Genus LANIARIUS, Vieill.
Laniarius rufiventris, Swains.
(Plate XIII. fig. 6.)
Laniarius ferrugineus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 393
(1875-84).
Dryoscopus rufiventris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 184 (1883).
Dryoscopus ferrugineus, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 27

(1901).
Laniarius rufiventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 293 (1908).

The eggs of the Greater Puff-backed Bush-Shrike are of a regular
oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a pale blue colour,
speckled with reddish brown and lavender. The markings at the
broad end are more or less confluent and form a cap. Two
examples measure respectively : -97 by “72; 1-1 by °77.

2. South Africa. Crowley Bequest.

Laniarius atrococcineus (Burch.).
(Plate XITI. fig. 16.)

Laniarius atrococcineus, Anderss. Birds Damara-land, p. 144 (1872) ;
Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 889 (1875-84); Gudow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 152 (1888); Stark §& Sclater, Fauna
8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 31 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 295 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-and-Crimson Shrike, taken by Mr.

Andersson, are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy.

They are cream-coloured, spotted and blotched with pale brown and

lavender, the broad end being more densely covered than the other

parts. They measure respectively : -94 by -7; -91 by -65.

2. Otjimbinque, Damara-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson: Tristram Coll.).

POMATORHYNCHUS, 293

Genus POMATORHYNCHUS, Bore.

Pomatorhynchus senegalus (Linn.).
(Plate XIII. fig. 7.)
Telephonus erythropterus, Gurney & Ayres, Ibis, 1860, p. 211; 1865,
Pp. 273; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 69 (1899).
mare aie Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S, Africa, p. 394
84).
Telephonus senegalus, Gudow, Cut. Birds B. M. viii. p. 124 (1888).
mee senegalus, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 19
Je
Pomatorhynchus senegalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 299 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-headed Bush-Shrike are of a regular oval
shape, moderately glossy, and of a pinkish-white colour, marked
with specks, blotches, streaks, and angular lines of reddish grey,
brownish grey, and lavender. They measure from -93 to ‘99 in
length, and from -67 to ‘71 in breadth.

2. Natal T. Ayres, Esq. [C.].
4. S. Africa. Crowley Bequest.

Pomatorhynchus blanfordi (Sharpe).
(Plate XII. figs. 17 & 20.)

Telephonus blanfordi, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 127 (1888).
Pomatorhynchus blanfordi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 300 (1903).

Eggs of Blanford’s Red-winged Bush-Shrike are of a blunt oval
shape and very slightly glossed. The ground-colour in all four
examples is pure white, spotted, blotched, and generally scrawled
with purplish brown and lavender. Measurements vary from
9 to -92 in length, by ‘65 to ‘66 in breadth.

Harrar, 8. Abyssinia, June. Mr. Zaphiro [C.].

Pomatorhynchus australis (Smith).
(Plate XIII. fig. 9.)

Pomatorhynchus trivirgatus, Anderss. Birds Damara-land, p. 151 (1872).

Telephonus trivirgatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 122 (1883).

Laniarius trivirgatus, Sharpe, ed. Loyard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 396
(1875-84).

Telephonus trivirgatus, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 70 (1899).

Telephonus australis, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 22
1901).

ora ach satis australis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 300 (1903).

The eggs of the Three-streaked Bush-Shrike resemble those of
P. senegalus, but are rather more richly coloured. Four examples
measure respectively : ‘9 by °67 385 by °64; -9 by -68; -81 by -63.

2, Ondonga, Ovampo-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest.
Andersson: Tristram Coil.).
2. Ondonga (C. J. A.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll).

294 LANIID2.

Pomatorhynchus tschagra (Vieill.).
(Plate XIII. fig. 10.)

Telephonus tschagra, Loche, Evpl. Scient. Algér., Ois. ii. p. 44 (1867).
Telephonus cucullatus, Baedeker*, Kier Eur, Vog. tab. 52. fig. 9 (1855-68) ;
Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p.150; Nehrk. Kat. Biersammi. p. 70 (1899).
Telephonus erythropterus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 428 (1872).
Telephonus cucullatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 126 (1888).
Pomatorhynchus tschagra, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 801 (1903).

The eggs of the Hooded Shrike in the Collection are almost
elliptical in shape and but very slightly glossy. They are of a
greenish-white colour, densely mottled with olive or umber-brown
and lavender. The markings are very evenly distributed over the
shell. Two examples measure respectively: 1 by *72; 1:03 by -77.

1, Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll,
1. Koleah Forest, Algeria, 11th June Crowley Bequest.
(4. B. Tristram).

Genus FALCUNCULUS, J%eill.

Falcunculus leucogaster, Gould.
(Plate XIII. fig. 12.)

Falcuriculus leucogaster, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 229 (1865);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 174 (1883); North, Nests §& Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 69 (1889); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds,
i, p. 809 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 302 (1903).

An egg of the White-bellied Shrike-Tit in the Collection is of a
somewhat narrow oval form and almost devoid of gloss. It is
white, speckled, more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with
umber-brown and lavender. It measures ‘88 by ‘62.

1. West Australia, 7th Oct. (Gilbert). Gould Coll.

Genus OREOICA, Gould.

Oreoica cristata (Lewin).
(Plate XIII. fig. 11.)
ane: gutturalis, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxx. fig. 17 (1845-
4,

Oreoica cristata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 281 (1865); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 174 (1883) ; North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 70, pl. viii. fig. 6 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 70
(1899); Campbell, Nests § Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 810, pl. 12
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 8303 (1908).

* Baedeker (tom. cit. tab. 52. fg. 8) figures the egg of this species a second
time, under the name of 7. erythropterus. Bree, on the other hand, figures

nag eB ‘i P. senegalus as that of the present species (Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii.
p. 25, pl.).

PACHYCEPHALA. 295

The eggs of the Australian Bell-bird are of an ordinary oval shape
and but slightly glossy. The majority are bluish white, spotted
with black and, in a minor degree, with slaty grey. Others are
pale blue, marked, chiefly at the broad end, with spots, scrawls, and
thick lines of black and lavender-grey. Examples measure from
1:09 to 1°15 in length, and from ‘78 to ‘85 in breadth.

1. Australia (Z. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest.
3. Australia. Gould Coll.
2. West Australia, Sept. Gould Coll.
]. Cardington, Bell River, N.S.W., Crowley Bequest.

26th Aug. (Z. P. Ramsay:
Tristram Coll.).

2. Liverpool, N.S.W., 12th Dec. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J, North).

3. Ivanhoe, N.S.W., 13th Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J M.).

Genus PACHYCEPHALA, Vig. § Horsf.

Pachycephala torquata, Layard.

Pachycephala torquata, Layard, Ibis, 1876, p. 146; Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 201 (1883) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 303 (1903).

An egg, which Layard did not authenticate satisfactorily, but
which he was of opinion might be referable to the Taviuni Thick-
head, is of a narrow, pointed oval shape, extremely glossy and of
a rufous-chocolate colour, with a broad band of very dark brown,
almost black, round the larger end. It measures 1°14 by -76.
This egg is quite unlike those of the other Pachycephaline birds
in the Collection, and must be considered very doubtful.

1. Fiji Islands (2. Z. Layard: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Pachycephala rosseliana, Hartert.
(Plate XIII. fig. 14.)

Pachycephalu rosseliana, Hartert, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. viii. (1898) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 305 (1903).

Two eggs of the Rossel-Island Thickhead, taken by Mr. Meek,
are of a very broad oval shape, approaching the spherical, and
moderately glossy. They are of a greyish-pink colour, spotted and
blotched with umber-brown and deep lavender. The markings are
fairly evenly distributed over the surface of the shell, ‘hey
measure respectively : 9 by *75; ‘91 by °72.

2. St, Aignan, Louisiade Archipelago, A.S. Meek (C.].

296 LANIID#.

Pachycephala gutturalis (Lath.).

Pachycephala pectoralis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxix. fig. 16,
a, b (1845-54).

Pachycephala gutturalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 207 (1868) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 192 (1883); North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 64, pl. xii. fig. 9 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil.

. 71 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 319, pl. 12
iso1) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 306 (1903).

The eggs of the White-throated Thickhead are of an ordinary
oval shape, occasionally pointed, and exhibiting a considerable
amount of gloss. They vary from cream-colour to pale brownish
buff, and are spotted and blotched with umber-brown and
purplish-grey. The markings are generally dense and confluent at
the broad end of the egg, where they form an irregular zone, but are
sparse elsewhere. Specimens measure from °87 to 1:01 in length,
and from °65 to °7 in breadth.

4. Australia (EZ. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest.
2. South Australia (J. Gould). Gould Coll.
1. Dobroyde, N.S.W.(£. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).
3. NewSouth Wales(Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.
2. New South Wales, 31st Aug. Gould Coll.
(Z. P. R.).
2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].
8. Oakleigh, Victoria, 19th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(A. J. North).
2. Gippsland, Victoria, 14th Nov. Crowley Bequest.
(A. JN.).
1. Gippsland. F.A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].

Pachycephala glaucura, Gould.

Pachycephala glaucura, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 209 (1865);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M, viii. p. 194 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 66 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 71 (1899);
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 822 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 306 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey-tailed Thickhead appear to be inseparable
from those of P. gutturalis. Four examples measure respectively :
‘91 by -68; 96 by *7; -97 by -7; 1 by -69.

2. Tasmania (C. Gould). Gould Coll.
2, Tasmania (Z. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

Pachycephala chlorura, Gray.
(Plate XIII. fig. 15.)

Pachycephala chlorura, Layard, Ibis, 1878, p. 272; Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 194 (1888); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv, p. 806 (1903).

The eggs of the New Hebrides Thickhead in the Collection are

PACHYCEPHALA. 297

of a broad oval shape and very glossy. They are pale salmon-pink,
spotted and blotched with rich purplish red and dark lavender-grey,
chiefly in the form of an irregular zone round the broad end of the
egg. Two.examples measure respectively: -96 by ‘72; ‘1 by ‘77.

2. Aneiteum, New Hebrides Voy. H.M.S. ‘ Herald.’
(J. Macgillivray).

Pachycephala obscurior, Hartert.
(Plate XIII. fig. 17.)

Pachycephala obscurior, Hartert, Nov. Zool. iii. p. 15 (1896); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 807 (1908).

Two eggs of the Dusky Thickhead taken by Mr. Weiske are of
a broad oval shape, slightly glossy, and white, marked, chiefly in
the form of a zone round the broad end, with black spots and
small irregularly-shaped blotches, with which are intermingled
a few spots of dark grey. They measure respectively: 1:1 by ‘81;
1:06 by ‘81.

2, S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.].

Pachycephala xanthetrwa (Forst.).
(Plate XIII. fig. 19.)

Pachycephala xanthetrea, £. LZ. § &. L. C. Layard, Ibis, 1882, p. 516;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 808 (1903).

Pachycephala xantherythrea, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 207
(1888).

Layard procured an egg in New Caledonia which is undoubtedly
referable to a species of Pachycephala, either P. morariensis
or P. xanthetrea. From its small size it appears to be referable
to the latter species, the Blue-backed Thickhead. It is smaller
than, but quite similar in colour to, the eggs of P. gutturalis,
and measures “82 by ‘61.

1. New Caledonia (£. Z. Layard: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Pachycephala rufiventris (Lath.).

Pachycephala rufiventris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 212 (1865);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 208 (1883) ; North, Nests §& Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 67, pl. xii. fig. 11 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.
p. 71 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 324
(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 308 (1903).

The eggs of the Rufous-breasted Thickhead are of an ordinary
oval shape, occasionally much pointed at the smaller end, and
moderately glossy. They are of an olive-buff colour, spotted and
blotched, chiefly in a-zone round the broad end, with darker
olive or olive-brown and pale lavender-grey. They measure from
-85 to ‘9 in length, and from ‘6 to -68 in breadth. —

298 LANIID.

1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll.

8. Dawson River, Queensland, 17th Crowley Bequest.
Oct. (North Coll.).

2. West Australia, 4th Oct. Gould Coll.

2. West Australia, Gould Coll.

8. New South Wales (£. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.

8. New South Wales, Oct. Gould Coll.

1. New South Wales. * Gould Coll.

2. New South Wales’ (J. Gould - Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

2. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (£. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

8. Liverpool, N.S.W., 21st Oct. Crowley Bequest.
(A, J. North).

2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

1. Gippsland, Victoria. F.A.Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].

Pachycephala olivacea, Vig. & Horsf.

Pachycephala olivacea, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 218 (1865);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 212 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 68, pl. viii. fig. 11 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml.

. 71 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 326, pl. 12
tiso1) 3 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 309 (1908).

Three eggs of the Olivaceous Thickhead in the Collection are of
an oval shape, inclining to the biconical, the broader end being
somewhat sharply pointed. They are slightly glossy and cream-
coloured, sparingly spotted and blotched with dark reddish brown
or umber-brown and lavender. The markings are disposed chiefly
on the broad half. They measure 1:1 by 79; 1:13 by 77; 1:18
by °78 respectively.

1. Tasmania. Gould Coll.
2. Tasmania (£. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest.

Pachycephala xanthoprocta, Gould.
(Plate XIII. fig. 13.)

Pachycephala xanthoprocta, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 211 (1898) ;
North, Nests & Eygs Austr. Birds, p. 409 (1889); Nehrk. Kat.
Etersammi. p. 71 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 309 (1908).

The eggs of the Norfolk Island Thickhead in the Collection are
of a rather broad oval form and slightly glossy. They are of a
pale creamy-buff colour, thickly mottled and spotted over the
broader half with umber-brown and lavender-grey. The smaller
half of the egg is comparatively free of markings. Two examples
measure respectively: 1 by *7; °95 by °7.

2. Norfolk Island. Gould Coll.

HYLOTERPE.——EOPSALTRIA. 299

Genus HYLOTERPE, Cad.
Hyloterpe philippinensis, Waiden.

(Plate XIII. fig. 18.)
Pachycephala philippinensis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 221
1883).

Hyloterpe philippinensis, Grant & Whitehead, Ibis, 1€98, p. 241, pl. v.
tig. 1; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 318 (1903).

The egg of the Yellow-bellied Thickhead in the Collection is of
an oval shape and rather glossy. It is of a pale creamy-buff colour,
becoming darker on the broad end of the egg, round which there is
a wide but very irregular zone, composed of dull chestnut and dark
bluish-grey spots. ‘The remainder of the egg is unmarked. This
example measures ‘9 by ‘68.

1. Samar, Philippine Islands, June. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.1.

Genus PACHYCEPHALOPSIS, Saluad.
Pachycephalopsis poliosoma, Sharpe.
(Plate XIII. fig. 20.)
Pachycephalopsis poliosoma, Gould, Birds New Guinea, iii. pl. 26;

Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 814 (1908). .
Pachycephala poliosoma, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 226 (1883).

The egg of the New Guinea Grey Thickhead in the Collection is
of a regular oval shape and quite devoid of gloss. Itis of a creamy-
buff colour, rather thickly spotted and mottled all over with pale
olive-brown and lavender ; and whereas the markings of the former
colour are pretty equally distributed over the entire shell, those of
the latter are more prominent at the broad end, where they become
confluent and form large patches. The egg measures 1:08 by ‘76.

1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E, Weiske [C.].

Genus EOPSALTRIA, Swains.

Eopsaltria australis (White).

Eopsaltria australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 293 (1865) ;
Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N.S.W. 1865, p. 326, pl. i. figs. 7 & 8;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 176 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 108 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 70 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 311, pl. 12 (1901);
Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 815 (1908).

The eggs of the Yellow-breasted Shrike-Robin are generally of a
broad oval form, inclining to the elliptical or spheroidal, and they
are moderately glossy. They are greenish blue of various shades,
rather densely speckled and mottled with chestnut-brown and
underlying lavender-grey. The markings are frequently confluent
and indistinct, but on some specimens they are well defined. In

300

LANIID.

most cases they are very dense at the broad end, where they form
a wide belt or, less frequently, a cap. Specimens measure from -77
to ‘9 in length, and from °6 to ‘65 in breadth.

2. Australia. Gould Coll.
1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Australia (4. J. North). ,_ Crowley Bequest.
2. Queensland (Owen). Gould Coll.
2. Moreton Bay. Gould Coll.
3. New South Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll.
5. Dobroyde, N.S.W. (2. P. R.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).
2. Dobroyde, N.S.W., 8th Sept. Crowley Bequest.
(Z. P. R.: Tristram Colt.).
3. South Australia (F. G. Angas). Gould Coll.
1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.].
3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria (i :
2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria | P.].
2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria | P.1.
2. Victoria, Govt. of Victoria [P. ].
2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.].

Eopsaltria georgiana (Q. g G.).
Pachycephala griseogularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Veg. tab. xxix. fig. 15
(1845-54).
Eopsaltria griseogularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 294 (1865).
Eopsaltria georgiana, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 178 (1888);
Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 315 (1901); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 815 (1903).

The eggs of the Grey-breasted Shrike-Robin in the Collection
are of a broad oval form and glossy. They are of an ochraceous-
buff colour. One specimen exhibits a broad zone of slightly darker
tint than the ground-colour; the other is mottled with chestnut-
brown, chiefly in a wide confluent zone round the broad end. They
measure respectively: ‘84 by °62; °8 by °61.

2. West Australia ( Wilson). Gould Coll.

Eopsaltria flaviventris, Sharpe.
(Plate XIII. fig. 5.)

Eopsaltria flavigastra, £. L. § £. L. C. Layard, Ibis, 1882, p. 517.

Eopsaltria flavigaster, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 179 (1883);
Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammil. p. 70 (1899).

Eopsaltria flaviventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 315 (1908).

An egg of the Yellow-bellied Shrike-Robin taken by the Messrs,
Layard is spheroidal in shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale
greyish-green colour, evenly speckled and mottled all over with
light brown and lavender. It measures °68 by °55.

1. Noumea, New Caledonia (BE. L.

Crowley Bequest.
Layard: Tristram Coll.),

PARIDA. 301-

Family PARID.
Genus PECILE, Kaup.

Pecile dresseri, Stejn.

Parus palustris, apud Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 157, pl. xl.
fig. i (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 99, part. (1871); Gadow,
Cat, Birds B. M. viii. p. 49, part. (1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i.
p. 476, pl. 9, part. (1888) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 212, pl. 53.
tig. 17, part. (1896).

Parus dresseri, Sharpe, Handb. Brit. Birds, i. p. 189 (1894).

Peecile dresseri, Shurpe, Hand-i. iv. p, 317 (1903).

Theeggs of the British Marsh-Titmouse are indistinguishable from
those of P. palustris and P. borealis.

2. Conington, Cambridgeshire (E. Salvin-Godman Coll.
Newton).

2. Welney Wash, Cambridgeshire Salvin-Godman Coll.
(O. Salvin).

4.. Cookham, Berkshire (W. Briggs). Gould Coll.

7. Cookham. Gould Coll.

8. Cookham. Gould Coll.

Pecile palustris (Linn.).

Parus palustris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 150, tab. xviii. fig. 7, a, b
(1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 99, part. (1871); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 49, part. (1883).

Poecila palustris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 18 (1855-63).

Peecile palustris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 317 (1903).

The eggs of the Marsh-Titmouse and those of its allies, P.
dressert and P. borealis, 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 -45 to ‘52 in breadth.

7. Stolp, Pomerania, 4th May Seebohm Coll.
(T. Holland).

7. Stolp, 10th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.

8. Stolp, 18th May (7. #). Seebohm Coll.

Pecile borealis (Se/ys-Longch.).

Peecile alpestris, Baedeker, J. f. O. 1856, p. 33, tab. ii. fig. 13.

Poecila borealis, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 16 (1855-68).

Parus borealis, Wheelwright, A Spring and Summer in Lapl. p. 289
(1871); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 107 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2na

302 PARIDE.

ed. iii. p. 77, pl. (1875); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 51
(1883).
Peecile borealis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 319 (1903).

The eggs of the Northern Marsh-Titmouse do not differ from those
of P. palustris in any respect.

9. Sweden, 8th May (HZ. W. Gould Coll.
Wheelwright).

3. Sweden, 16th May. Seebohm Coll.

4, Jura Alps, 8rd May (W. Schiiiter). Seebohm Coll,

5. Savoy, 25th April (W. S.). Seebohm Coll.

Pecile lugubris (Temm.).

Parus lugubris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 148, tab. xviii. fig. 4, a, 6
(1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 121 (1872); Bree, Birds Eur.
Qnd ed. iii. p. 58, pl. (1875); Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 9; Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M., viii. p. 47 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67
(1889).

Poecila eke Baedcker, Fier Eur, Vég. tab. 43. fig. 14 (1855-63).

Peecile lugubris, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 819 (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 respectively : °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 (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.

Pecile cincta (Bodd.).
Parus cinctus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 125 (1871) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds,
B. M. viii. p. 85 (1883).
Parus sibiricus, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 62, pl. (1875).
Peecile cincta, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 320 (1908).

The eggs of the Lapp Titmouse are of an excessively broad
oval form, some specimens approaching the spheroidal. 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 (Meves). Seebohm Coll.

2, ge (J. Wolley: Tristram Gould Coll.
oll.).

PECILE.—SITTIPARUS. 303

11. Lapland (H. Hawkins: Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.

Coll.).
3. Lapland, 26th May. Crowley Bequest.
2. Lapland (J. Wolley). Salvin-Godman Coll.
7. Lapland (4. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll.
: Muonioniska, Lapland, 5th May. Seebohm Coll.

Finland, 3rd June (J. Wolley: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coil.).

Pecile carolinensis (Aud.).
Parus carolinensis, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 102
(1874); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 46 (1883).
Peecile carolinensis, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 321 (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 ‘58 in length, and
from ‘44 to °46 in breadth.

1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
6. Washington, 1).C., 27th April Salvin-Godman Coll.
(Henshaw Coll.).

Pecile atricapilla (Linn.).

Parus atricapillus, Cowes, Birds N.-West, p.20 (1874); Baird, Brewer
& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 96 (1874); Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 44 (1883); Nehrk. Cat. Eversammi. p. 66 (1899).
Peecile atricapilla, Sharpe, 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. (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll.
Coil.).
1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

Genus SITTIPARUS, Selys-Longch.
Sittiparus sieboldi, Seebohm.
Parus varius, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 37 (1888) ; Seebohm, Birds
Jap. Emp. B 85 (1890). .
Sittiparus sieboldi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 822 (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 ‘6 by ‘5.

2, Japan, 80th May. Crowley Bequest.

304 PARIDE.

Genus LOPHOPHANES, Kaup.

Lophophanes cristatus (Linn.).

Parus cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 152, tab. xviii. fig. 10, a-e
(1845-54); Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, 1. p. 154, pl. xxxix.
fig. iii (1856); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 27 (1883) ; Seebohm,
Brit. Birds, i. p. 481, pl. 9 (1883); td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 218,
pl. 53. fig. 18 (1896) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 73 (1895).

Lophophanes cristatus, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Voq. tab. 43. fig. 17
(1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iti. p. 151 (1871) ; Sharpe, Hand-l,
iv. p. 823 (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 (J. Hancock: Tristram Crowley Bequest.

Coll...
Speyside, Morayshire. J. J. Dalgleish, Esq. [C.).
Speyside, 16th May. A. H. Evans, Esq. [P.].
Valkenswaard, Holland, 23rd May. Seebohm Ooll.
Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Har- Seebohm Coll.

gitt Coll.).
Gibraltar (Z. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll.
Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Sweden (H. W. W.). Gould Coll.
Sweden, Ist May (H. W. W.) Seebohm Coll.

Carlstad, Sweden (HZ. W. W.: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coll.).

Gardsjo, Sweden, 25th April Seebohm Coll.
(H. W. W.).

Gardsjo (HZ. W. W.). Cowley Bequest.

Wermland, Sweden,April (H.W. W.). Seebohm Coll,

Wermland, 20th April (Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.

Coll.). ;
Pomerania, 3rd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.
Pomerania, 5th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.
Pomerania, 6th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.
Reval, Baltic Provs., 28th April Seebohm Coll.

(Russow).

Saxony. Crowley Bequest.
Cilli, Styria (Z. Secdensacher). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Cili (B. 8.) Seebohm Coll.

ALOR PATH APT PF HEAR PPM

Cilli (Z. &.). Crowley Bequest.

LOPHOPHANES,— PERIPARUS. 305

Lophophanes inornatus (Gamdbel).

Lophophanes inornatus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, 1. p. 91
(1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 114 (1878) ; Sharpe, Hand-l
iv. p. 824 (1903).

Parus inornatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 82 (1883); Nehrk.
Kat, Eiersammi. p. 66 (1899).

The eges 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 but distinct
zone, and in afourth a small cap. They measure respectively: -69
by 5; *68by ‘5; *75 by 54; °64 by -5.

4, Oakland, California, 3rd April Salvin-Godman Coll.
(W. E. Bryant : Henshaw Coll.).

Genus PERIPARUS, Selys-Longch.
Periparus ater (Linn.).

Parus ater, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 149, tab. xviii. fig. 6, a, 5
(1845-54) ; Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 48. fig. 10 (1855-63) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. iti. p. 87 (1872); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii.
p. 40 (1883).

Periparus ater, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 825 (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. Vosges Mts. (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll,
, 2 Pomerania, 14th May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll.

Periparus britannicus (Sharpe g Dresser).
Parus ater, apud Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 156, pl. xxzix.
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, pl. 9 (1883) ;
id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 211, pl. 63. fig. 16 (1896).
Periparus britannicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 825 (1908).

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 PARIDE,

spotless ; others are minutely speckled all over; and others again are
handsomely 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. Norgate).” | Seebohm Coll.

9. Cookham, Berkshire, 20th May. Gould Coll.

3. Cookham. Gould Coll.

6. New Forest (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.

9. Epping Forest, 9th May (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Hampstead, London (0. 8.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
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. Birds B. M. viii. p. 28 (1888).
Lophophanes melanolophus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p, 57

(1889) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 28 (1889).
Periparus melanolophus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 826 (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. BR. Cock: Crowley Bequest.
Tristram Coill.).
1. Kotgarh, N.W. Himalayas, 17th Hume Coll.

April.
1. Kotgarh, 27th April. Hume Coll.
3. Kotgarh, 14th May. Hume Coll.

Genus MACHLOLOPHUS, Cab.

Machlolophus rex, David.
(Plate XIV. fig. 2.)
Machlolophus rex, David § Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 286 (1877); La Touche,

Ibis, 1899, p. 402 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 327 (1908).
Parus rex, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M., viii. p. 867 (1883).

The eggs of the King Titmouse are of a blunt, pointed oval shape
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. Rickett, Esq. [P.],
24th April (J. D. La Touche).
3. Kuatun (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

PARDALIPARUS.—PARUS. 307

Genus PARDALIPARUS, Selys-Longch.

Pardaliparus venustulus (Swinhoe).
(Plate XIV. fig. 4.)

Parus venustulus, Gadow, Cut. Birds B. M. viii. p. 23 (1883); Za
Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 401.
Pardaliparus venustulus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 828 (1903).

The eggs of the White-naped 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; °66 by ‘5; °67 by ‘49.

8. Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
Ist June (J. D. La Touche).

Genus PARUS, Linn.
Parus minor, Temm. & Schl.
Parus minor, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 15 (1883); Oates, Fauna
Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 48 (1889); Taez. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient.

p.428 (1891); Za Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 401; Nehrk. Kat.
Etersamml. p. 66 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i, iv. p. 828 (1903).

The eggs of the Japanese Grey Titmouse are inseparable from
those of P. cinereus described below.

2, Kuatun, N.W. Fohkien, China, 0. B. Rickett, Esq. (P.].
21st April (J. D. La Touche). :
4, Kuatun, 28th June (J. D. Za T.). CC. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].
1, Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe: Tris- Crowley Bequest.
tram Coll.).
2, Amur-land, 18th June (Tancré). Crowley Bequest.

Parus major, Linn.

Parus major, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 146, tab. xxviii. fig. 2, a, 5
(1845-54); Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 9 (1855-68) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 149, pl. xxxix. fig. i (1856) ;
Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 79 (1871); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 28;
Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 463, pl. 9 (1883); Gadow, Cat. Birds
B.M. viii. p. 19 (1888) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 210, pl. 53.
fig. 18 (1896) ; Sharpe, 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 arough zone or cap. A few examples are
so feebly marked that they appear, at first sight, to be plain white.
They measure from ‘65 to ‘8 in length, and from °5 to.55 in

breadth.
x2

308

PARID.

England. Old Collection.
Yorkshire (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
Norfolk, 11th May (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.
Norfolk, 17th May (#. ™.). Seebohm Coll.
Norfolk, 3rd June a N.). Seebohm Coll.
Norfolk, 6th June (/. N.). Seebohm Coll.
Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
Cookham, Berkshire, May. * Gould Coll.

Wickham, Hants (W. Farren),

Salvin-Godman Coll.

21st May.
Alton, Hants, June. Crowley Bequest.
Alton, June. Crowley Bequest.

Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin).
Clay, Hythe, Kent, 16th May
(0. 8.

Salvin-Godman Coll.
Salvin-Godman Coll.

Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest.
Tilford, Surrey. | Crowley Bequest.
Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
10. Elbeuf (Woury : Hargitt Coil.). Seebohm Coll.

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STD POS ONG AP OH MOWNOOopM

Malaga, Spain, 29th April (#.
Saunders).
Malaga, 10th June (H. S.).

Valkenswaard, Holland, 21st May.

Valkenswaard, 23rd May
Pomerania, llth May (Z. Hol-
land).

Seebohm Coll.

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

8. Pomerania, 11th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.

11. Pomerania, 12th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.

7. Pomerania, 16th May (T. £.). Seebohm Coll.

6. Pomerania, 28th May (7. H.). Seebohm Ooll.

9. Parnassus, Greece, 2nd June Seebohm Coll.
(T. Kriiper).

8. Smyrna, 20th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.

Parus cinereus, Vieill.

Parus atriceps, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 557 (1879); Oates, Fauna Brit.
Ind., Birds, i. p. 46 (1889); Oates ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind.
Birds, i. p. 31 (1889) ; Betham, Journ. Bomb, Nat. Hist, Soc. xii.
p. 779 (1899).

Parus cinereus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 16 (1888); Dresser,
(i808) Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 115 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 329
(1908).

The eggs of the Indian Grey Titmouse are mostly of a regular
oval form, Some 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 dénse and frequent 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 °78 by °57.

1. ae (C. R. Cock: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).
4. Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll.

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PARUS.

Nilghiri Hills, 9th Feb.

Nilghiri Hills, April.

Nilghiri Hills, 10th April.

Nilghiri Hills, 4th June.

Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 17th
Jan, (Miss Cockburn).

Kotagherry, 17th Feb. (Miss
Cockburn).

Kotagherry, 6th March (Miss
Cockburn).

Kotagherry, 8th April (Miss
Cockburn).

Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 8th May.

Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills.

Coonoor, 12th May.

Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills, 4th
April.

Ceylon, May (4. LZ. 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 Ooll.
Hume Coll.

Crowley Bequest.
C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.].

Parus bokhariensis, Licht.

Parus boccharensis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 16 (1888).
Parus bokbarensis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 119 (1895).
Parus bokhariensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 329 (1908).

309,

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.

2.

of the Indian Grey Titmouse.

Kuldja, Turkestan (Nehrkorn
Coll.).

Crowley Bequest.

Parus mouticola, Vigors.

(Plate XIV. fig. 3.)

Parus monticolus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 820 (1883).
Parus monticola, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds i. p. 49 (1889); td. ed.
Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 35 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l.

iv. p. 329 (1903).

The eggs of the Green-backed Titmouse are very similar to those
The markings, however, are of a

much richer colour, being of a deep reddish-brown or purplish-red.
Specimens measure from °64 to -75 in length, and from ‘5 to °54 in
breadth.

NN Pr oor oo

Himalayas.

Dharmsala, Himalayas, 28th April.
Simla, April.

Lebong, Sikhim, 14th July.
Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie).
Mongphoo, 6th April (J. G.).
Mongphoo, 11th April (4 @.).

Crowley Bequest.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.
Hume Coll.

310 PABIDZ.

Genus PENTHERES, Cad.

Pentheres afer (Gmel.).

(Plate XIV. fig. 7.)

Parus afer, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 146, tab. xviii. fig. 1, a, b
(1845-54) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 329 (1875-84) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B, MW. viii. p. 39 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml.

. 66 (1899).
Peitlares afer, Sharpe, Hand-l. 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
denscly speckled and spotted all over with pale rufous and under-
lying lilac. They measure ‘75 by °57.

1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].
2. South Africa (Z.L.L.: Tristram Crowley Bequest.
Coll.).

2. Nels Poort, Cape Colony (7. At- | Crowley Bequest.
more: Tristram Cuvll.).

Genus CYANISTES, Kaup.

Cyanistes ceruleus (Linn.).

Parus ceruleus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 147, tab. xviii.” fig. 3, a,
6, ¢ (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 151, pl. xxxix.
fig. ii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 181 (1871); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M., viii. p. 12 (1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p, 468, pl. 9
(1883) ; 7d. Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 210, pl. 53. figs. 14, 15 (1896).

Cyanistes ceruleus, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 11 (1855-63)
Sharpe, 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.

t

5. England. Old Collection.
4. Yorkshire (Hargitt Coil.). Seebohm Coll,
9. Norfolk, 11th May (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll.
12. Norfolk, 20th May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
7. Norfolk, 22nd May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
1]. Norfolk, 26th May (Ff. W.). Seebohm Coll,
7. Norfolk, 8rd June (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
7. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
7. Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, Salvin-Godman Coll.
21st May (0.8.).
4. Cookham, Berkshire, April. Gould Coll.
7. Epping Forest, 9th May. Salvin-Godman Coll.
7. Churt, Surrey, Crowley Bequest.
9. Churt, May. Crowley Bequest.

CYANISTES. 311

10. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll.

Coll).

11. Pomerania, 10th May(Z. Holland). | Seebohm Coll.
12. Pomerania, 13th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Pomerania, 15th May (T. Z.). Seebohm Coll.

Cyanistes persicus (Blanf.).
Parus (Cyanistes) persicus, Blanf. Ibis, 1873, p. 89; id. East. Pers.
p. 230, pl. xvi. fig. 2 (1876).
Parus persicus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14 (1888).
Cvanistes persicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 333 (1903).
Parus ceruleus persicus, Witherby, Ibis, 1903, p. 530.

Two eggs of the Persian Blue Titmouse resemble those of
C. ceeruleus.

2. Dasht-i-Arjan, S.W. Persia (6700 H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.].
ft.), 9th April.

Cyanistes ultramarinus (Bonap.).

Cyanistes ultramarinus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 43, fic, 12
(1855-63) ; id. J. f. O. 1856, p. 33, tab. i. fig. 14; Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 834 (1903).

Parus ultramarinus, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 310.

Parus teneriffe, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 139, part. (1871); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14, part. (1883); Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr.
2nd ed. p. 72 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 66 (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 °47.

1. Algeria (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Morocco, 6th May. Crowley Bequest.

Cyanistes teneriff (Zess.).
(Plate XIV. fig. 6.)

Parus teneriffe, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. -p. 139, part. (1871), ix.
(Suppl.) p. 127 (1895); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 14, part.
(1883) ; Reed, Ibis, 1887, p. 433.

Cyanistes teneriffe, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 334 (1903).

The eges 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 ‘61 to 66 im length, and from “48 to
“5 in breadth.

5. Canary Islands. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.].

6. Tenerife, March (R. Gomez). Crowley Bequest.
4. Tenerife. Crowley Bequest.

312 PARIDE.

Cyanistes cyanus (Pail.).
(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. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 432 (1891) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 834 (1908).

' Two eggs of the Azure Titmouse are like those of C. ceruleus,
but the one from the, Altai Mountains has a peculiarly glossy
shell.

1. Dauria, Siberia (Dybowsk). Crowley Bequest.
1. Altai Mountains, Crowley Bequest.

Genus AGITHALISCUS, Cad.

Zgithaliscus erythrocephalus (Vig.).
(Plate XIV. fig. 11.)

Acredula erythrocephala, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 56 (1888) ;
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899).

égithaliscus erythrocephalus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 50
(1889); Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 86 (1889) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 385 (1903).

The eggs of the Red-headed Titmouse are of a blunt oval form
and with scarcely 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
contluent 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.
8. Simla (A. O. H.). Hume Coll.
2. Simla, April (A. O. H.). Hume Coll.
5, Simla, May (4. O. #.). Hume Coll,

Genus PSALTRIPARUS, Bonap.
Psaltriparus minimus (Townsend).

Psaltriparus minimus, var. minimus, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer.
Birds, i. p. 109 (1874) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 836 (1908).

Acredula minima, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 56 (1888) ; 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.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

EGULHALUS. 313

Genus HGITHALUS, Herm.
AXgithalus caudatus (Linn.).

Parus caudatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 153, tab. xviii. fig. 11
a-d (1845-54). eres eee eae

Mecistura caudata, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Voy. tab. 48. fig. 19 (1855-63).

Acredula caudata, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 67 (1872); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 59 (1883).

Aigithalus caudatus, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 887 (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
of 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 length,
and from ‘39 to -43 in breadth.

1. Sundal Valley, N. Norway, 20th Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].

June (R. B. S.).
8. Stolp, Pomerania, 16th May Seebohm Coll.
(7. Holland).
ll. Stolp, 16th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.

Aigithalus roseus (Blyth).

Parus caudatus, apud Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 1658, pl. xl.
fig. ii (1856).

Acredula rosea, Dresser, Birds Eur. ili. p. 62 (1873); Gadow, Cat. Birds
B. M. viii. p. 61 (1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 486, pl.9 (1883) ;
id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 214, pl. 53. fig. 19 (1896).

Egithalus roseus, Sharpe, Hand-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 4. caudatus they 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 *62 in length, and
from *4 to ‘48 in breadth.

Dochfour, Inverness. Seebohm Ooll.

Port Clair, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.

Fort Augustus, Inverness (Hargitt | Seebohm Coll.
Coll).

Knookin Inverness (Hargitt Coll.) | Seebohm Coll.

Co. Waterford, 20th April (2. J. Seebohm Coll.
Ussher).

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314 PARIDE.

8. Co. Waterford, 12th May Seebohm Coll.
(R. J. T.).
3. Sparham, Norfolk, 7th May Seebohm Coll.
(£. Norgate).
4. Sparham, 7th May (Ff. X.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Sparham, 18th May (#. W.). Seebohm Coll.
9. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. et
6. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.].
7. Loughton, Essex. Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Billericay, Essex, G. Scholaing, Esq. [P.].
8. Drinkstone Park, Suffolk. T. H. Powell, Esq. [P.].
8. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May = Seebohm Coll.

(HZ. Seebohm).

Agithalus irbyi (Sharpe & Dresser).

Acredula caudata, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 207.

Acredula irbii, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 738 (1872); Bree, Birds Eur,
2nd ed. iii. p. 83, pl. (1875); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii.
p. 63 (1883); Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 85; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr, 2nd
ed. p. 71 (1895).

Aigithalus irbyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 387 (1908).

The eggs of Irby’s Long-tailed Titmouse do not differ in any
respect from those of &. roseus.

8. Gibraltar (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll.
2. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.].
4. Porto Vecchio, Corsica, 20th April Seebohm Coll.

(J. Whitehead).

Zgithalus tephronotus (Giinther).

Acredula tephronota, Elwes & Buckley, Ibis, 1870, p. 199; Dresser,
Birds Eur. iii. p. 75 (1872) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 64
(1883).

AXgithalus tephronotus, 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; °55 by -5; *54 by °43.

8. Turkey (T. Robson). Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.].

Genus REMIZA, Stejn.

Remiza pendulina (Linn.).

Parus pendulinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 56, tab. xviii. fig. 18,
a, 6 (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 70, pl. (1875).

4Kgithalus pendulinus, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 20
(1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 159 (1876); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 67 (1883).

Remiza pendulina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 839 (1903).

ANTHOSCOPUS,—AURIPARUS. 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 °44; -6 by -44.

1, South France (Dr. Companyon). Seebohm Coll.
2, Parnassus, Greece, 8th May Seebohm Coll,
(1. Seebohm).

Genus ANTHOSCOPUS, Bote.
Anthoscopus minutus (Zath.).

Anthoscopus capensis, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 327
(1875-84).
Aigithalus capensis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 70 (1883) ;
' Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899).
Anthoscopus minutus, Sharpe, Hand-i, iv. p. 840 (1903).

The eggs of the Cape Penduline Titmouse are of a very narrow
aud elongated oval form, devoid of gloss and plain white. Three
examples measure respectively: ‘56 by °388; ‘52 by °36; -58
by °38.

8. South Africa, E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.].

Genus AURIPARUS, Baird.
Auriparus flaviceps (Sundev.).
(Plate XIV. fig. 8.)

Auriparus flaviceps, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 112
(1874); Coues, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 129 (1878); Salv. §& Godm.
Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 59 (1880) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 3841
(1903).

Aigithalus flaviceps, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 72 (1883);
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 67 (1899).

The eggs of the Verdin 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, California, May Salvin-Godman Coll.
(J. Xantus).

8. Cape St. aren 4th April (J. X.). Salvin-Godman Coll.

316 PARIDE,

Genus APHELOCEPHALA, Oberh.
Aphelocephala leucopsis (Gould).

Xerophila leucopsis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 382 (1865);
Ramsay, P. LS. NSW. vii. p. 407, pl. 3. fig. 7 (1882); Gadow,
Cat. Bards B. M., viii. p. 73 (1888) ; North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 150, pl. ix. fig. 14 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 68
(1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 287, pl. 11
(1901).

Aphelocephala leucopsis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 842 (1903).

The eges of the White-faced Titmouse are of a pointed, but
broad, oval form, and have a fair amount of gloss. They are
described by Ramsay 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.

Sphenostoma cristatum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 316 (1865) ;
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 74 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs
Austr. Birds, p. 71, pl. viii. fig. 5 (1889); Nekrk. Kat. Eiersanuml.
p. 68 (1899); Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 269, pl. 11
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-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. They 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
length, and from ‘67 to °75 in breadth.

2. Australia. Purchased.
2. N.W. Australia. Gould Coll.
2. New South Wales. Gould Coll.

CHAM EID #.— REQULID M. . 817

Family CHAMAID.

Genus CHAMMA, Gambel.
Chamea fasciata (Gambel).

Chamea fasciata, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i, p. 84
(1874) ; Cowes, Birds Color, Valley, p. 108 (1878); Sharpe, Cat.
Birds B. M. vii. p. 311 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 57 (1899) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 843 (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 by 56; and
76 by ‘60, respectively.

2. California, (R. Ridgway: Tris- Crowley Bequest.

tram Coll.).
1. California, April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.].

Family REGULIDZ.

Genus REGULUS, Koch.
Regulus regulus (Zinn.).
Regulus flavicapillus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xix. fig. 7, a-c

(1845-54).
Regulus crococephalus, Buedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 51. fig, 1
(1855-63).

Regulus auricapillus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 146, pl.
xxxviii. figs. i & ii (1856).

Regulus cristatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 458 (1874) ; Seebohm, Brit,
Birds, i. p. 453, pl. 11 (1883); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 80
(1883) ; Seebohin, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 208, pl. 53. fig. 10 (1896).

Regulus regulus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 343 (1908).

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 cream-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.
(R. J. Ussher).
11. Co. Waterford, May (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll.
9. Co. Waterford, 5th May Seebohm Coll.
‘ (RL J. U.).

318 REGULIDE,

9. Co. Waterford, 9th May Seebohm Coll.
(R. J. Uz).
8. Co. Waterford, 22nd May Seebohm Coll.
(RB. J. U,).
9. Co, Waterford, 23rd May Seebohm Coll.
(R. J. U.),
8. Co. Waterford, June (R. J. U.). = Seebohm Coll.
5. Brancepeth, Durham (Tristram * Crowley Bequest.
Coil.).
9. Sect ie Inverness, 2nd June Seebohm Coll.
(Hargitt Coll.).
8. Norfolk, 25th May (/. 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 (H. S.). Seebohm Coll.
7. Alton, Hants, Crowley Bequest.
4. Hampstead, London (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
2. Loughton, Essex (0. &.). 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).

Regulus teneriffe, Seebohm.
(Plate XIV. fig. 10.)

Regulus teneriffe, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 459 (1888); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 344 (1908).

Regulus satelles, Koenig, J. f. O. 1890, p. 279, taf. vili. fig. 9; Nehrk,
Kat. Fiersamml. p. 68 (1899).

The eggs of the Tenerife Goldcrest do not appear to differ from
those of H. regulus, either in size or coloration.

7. Tenerife, 27th May. Crowley Bequest.

Regulus ignicapillus (Brehm).

Regulus ignicapillus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges, Vég. tab. xix. fig. 6, a,b
(1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 148, pl. xxxviii.
fig. 111 (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 459 (1874) ; Seebohm, Brit.
Birds, i. p. 458, pl. 11 (1888) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 83
(1883) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 209, pl. 58. fig. 11 (1806) ;
Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 344 (1903).

Regulus pyrocephalus, Bacdeker, Eier Eur. Vég. tab. 51. fig. 2
(1855-68).

The eggs of the Fire-crested Wren are of quite the same
character as those of A. 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 no appreciable difference in
the size of the eggs of the two species,

REGULUS. 319

3. Germany (Zristram Coil.). Crowley Bequest.
10. Wiederstein, Prussia, 11th May Seebohm Coll.
(Sachse).
4, Altenkirchen, Prussia, 11th May § Seebohm Coll.
(Sachse).
8. Altenkirchen, 22nd May (Sachse). Seebohm Coll,
8. Altenkirchen, 22nd May (Sachse). Seebohm Coll.
8. Altenkirchen, 14th May (Sachse). Crowley Bequest.
4, Altenkirchen, 26th May (Sachse). Crowley Bequest.
7, Coblentz (H. £. Dresser). Salvin-Godman Coll.
7. Coblentz, 10th May (H. £. D.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
10. Hesse, 13th June. Crowley Bequest.

Regulus maderensis, Vernon Harcourt.
(Plate XIV. figs. 9 & 12.)

Regulus maderensis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 465 (1874); Gadow, Cat.
Birds B. M. viii. p. 84 (1883); Koenig, J. f. O. 1890, p. 278,
taf. viii. fig. 8; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 344 (1908).

Four eggs of the Madeiran Goldcrest in the Collection differ from
those of R. regulus and R. ignicapillus 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 48; ‘57 by :43; 55 by
42; ‘57 by -45.

4. Rabacal, Madeira, June. C. J. Cossart, Esq. [P.1.

Regulus calendula (Linn.).
Regulus calendula, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 75

(1874) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 85 (1883); Nehrk. Kat.
Eiersammil. p. 68 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. B. iv. p. 844 (1903).

The eggs of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the Collection appear
to have become discoloured by damp, probably soon after they were
taken from the nest, or they may have been addled. Herr Nehrkorn
states that the eggs of this species resemble those of BR. ignicapillus.
Six examples measure on the average ‘55 by °45.

6. Nova Scotia, 9th June (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest.

320 SITTIDE.

Family SITTIDZ.

Genus SITTA, Linn.

Sitta casia, Meyer & Wolf.

Sitta europea, Thien. Fortnflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvii. fig. 16, a, 6 (1845-
54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 247, pl. sii. fig. iv (1856).

Sitta cesia, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 48. fig. 6 (1855-63); Dresser,
Birds Eur. iii. p. 175 (1878); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 347
(1883) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 523, pl. 12 (1888); id. Eggs of
Brit. Birds, p. 219, pl. 54. figs. 7 & 8 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv.
p. 847 (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 ‘83 in length, and from -5 to °6 in breadth.

5. Sparham, Norfolk, 24th April Seebohm Coll.
(#. Norgate).
5. Sparham, 30th May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll.
4, MeiAlasers Salvin-Godman Coll.
4, Epping Forest (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
4. Finchley (0. S:). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Hampstead (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll.
3. Devonshire. Montagu Museum.
6. Bis anes (Noury : Hargitt Seebohm Coll.
Coll.).
3. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel: Har- Seebohm Coll.
gitt Coll.).
4, Vosges Mts. (Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll.
5. Copenhagen, 24th April. Seebohm Coll.
7. me 27th April (Z. Hol- Seebohm Coll.
land).
7. Pomerania, 7th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
8. Pomerania, 18th May (7. HZ). Seebohm Coll.
8. Pomerania, 20th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll.
3. S.W. Russia, 11th April (Goebel). Seebohm Coll.

Sitta neumayeri, Michah.

Sitta syriaca, Thien. Fortpflansz. ges. Vog. tab. xvii. fig. 15, a, 6 (1845-
54); Baedeker, Bier Eur. Veg, tab. 48. fig. 8 (1855-63); Bree,
oe Eur, 2nd ed. iii. p. 52, pl. (1875); Danford, Ibis, 1878,
p. 10.

SITTA. 321
Sitta neumayeri, Sharpe § Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 183 (1872); Gadow,
aoe. B. M, viii. p. 345 (1883); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 847

The eggs of the Western Rock-Nuthatch are of a pointed oval
shape and very glossy. They are white, marked with pale reddish
brown and lilac. At one end of the series will be found eggs which
are marked with blotches and spots, chiefly on the broader half;
and at the other end eggs which are marked with only a few
specks, or are altogether plain and unmarked. In a few specimens,
the blotches form an ill-defined cap at the broad end of the egg,
but, as a rule, they are distinct and separate from each other.
ae measure from °73 to 92 in length, and from -55 to -G5 in

readth.

NwWwwoPparRaAae © NPE

South Europe. Thienemann Coll.

Macedonia, 9th April (7. Kriiper). | Seebohm Coll.

Delpbi, Greece, 5th May (H. Seebohm Coll.
Seebohin & T. Kriiper).

Parnassus, Greece, 12th May Seebohm Coll.
(S.§ KE).

Smyrna, April (7. Kriiper).
Smyrna, 5th April (7. K.).
Smyrna, 11th April (7. K.).
Smyrna, 12th April bi K.

Smyrna, 13th April (7. K.

Smyrna, 14th April (7. K.
Smyrna, 26th April (7. K.
Smyrna, 8th May (7. K.).

Smyrna, 9th May (7. X.).

Smyrna, June (7. K.).

errs

Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll,
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.
Seebohm Coll.

Taurus, Asia Minor, 24th April
(C. G. Danford).

Sitta tephronota, Sharpe.

Sitta neumayeri, Barnes, Stray Feath. ix. pp. 216, 453 (1880).

Sitta syriaca (nec Michah), Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 346 (1883).

Sitta tephronota, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i..p. 805 (1889) ; 2d.
ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 195 (1889); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 847 (1903).

The eggs of the Eastern Rock-Nuthatch are larger than those of
S. newmayeri, but otherwise resemble them very closely. They
measure from ‘78 to ‘9 in length, and from ‘62 to ‘67 in breadth.

4, Chaman, Afghanistan, 8th April Hume Coll.
(Hi. E. Barnes).
1. Chaman, 10th April (HZ. £. B.). Hume Ooll.
8. Chaman, 11th April (H. £. B.). Hume Coll.
5. Chaman, 15th April (HZ. £. B.). Hume Coll.
2. Chaman, 18th April (HZ. £. B.). Hume Coll.
J. Chamin, 20th April (Z. £. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Chaman, 28th April (H. £. B.). Hume Coll.
1. Chaman, lst May (. £. B.). -Hume Coll.

VOL, IY. ¥

322 SITTIDE.

Sitta krueperi, Pelz.

Sitta krueperi, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 189 (1872); Danford, Ibis,
1878, p. 10; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M, viil. p. 350 (1883): Nehrk,
Kat. Eiersamml. p. 75 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-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 ‘55 in breadth.

1. Smyrna, 18th April (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll.
1, Smyrna, 4th June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Taurus, Asia Minor, 17th April Seebohm Coll.
(C. G. Danford). j
7. Taurus, 17th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll.
4, Taurus, 17th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll.
6. Taurus, 18th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll.
5, Taurus, 18th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll.
6, Taurus, 18th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll.

Sitta whiteheadi, Sharpe.
(Plate XIV. fig. 15.)

Sitta whiteheadi, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 233; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885,
p. 28, pl. ii.; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 188 (1895) ; Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 848 (1903).

The eggs of the Corsican Nuthatch are not distinguishable from

those of S. kruepert. Seven examples measure from *66 to °7 in
length, and from °49 to 52 in breadth.

3. Corsica. : J. Whitehead Esq. [C.].
4, Corsica, 21st May (J. Whitehead), Seebohm Coll,

Sitta castaneiventris, Frankl.
(Plate XIV. fig. 13.)

Sitta castaneiventris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 851 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 304 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §
Leggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 194 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Elersamml. p. 75
(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 348 (1903).

The eggs’ of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch resemble those of
S. krueperi, and require no separate description, They measure
from “6d to ‘7 in length, and from ‘5 to ‘55 in breadth.

3. Sitapur, Oudh (C. R. Cock), IIume Coll.
1. Sitapur, 19th March (C: BR. C.). Hume Coll.
1. Sitapur, 23rd March (C. R. C.). TIume Coll.
1. Sitapur, 24th March (C. R. C.). Hume Coll.
2. Sitapur, 25th March (C. BR. C.). Hume Coll,

SITLA.—DENDROPHILA. 323

Sitta leucopsis, Gould.
(Plate XIV. fig. 14.)

Sitta leucopsis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 352 (1883); Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 306 (1899); id. ed. Hume, Nests
§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i.p. 306 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 75
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 849 (1903).

The eggs of the White-cheeked Nuthatch do not appear to differ
in any manner from those of S. krueperit. Three examples
measure respectively: ‘66 by ‘55; -67 by 53; ‘7 by 53.

8. Sonamare, Kashmir, 29th May Ilume Coll.
(C. &. Cock).

Sitta pygmexa, Vig.
(Plate XIV. fig. 16.)

Sitta pygmea, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 120
(1874); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 355 (1883); Nehrk, Kat.
Liersammi. p. 75 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 350 (1908).

The egg of the Pigmy Nuthatch in the Collection is of a regular
oval shape and devoid of gloss. Itis white, speckled very evenly all
over the shell with pale reddish-brown and lilac, and resembles
many of the eggs of S. krueperi. It measures °61 by °48.

1. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.].

Genus DENDROPHILA, Swains.
Dendrophila frontalis, Swains.
(Plate XIV. fig. 18.)

Dendrophila frontalis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 560 (1879); Sharpe,
Hand-l. iv. p. 351 (1903).

Sitta frontalis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 358 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 307 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 196 (1889).

The eggs of the Velvet-fronted Blue Nuthatch are of a broad
oval shape and devoid of all gloss, They are white, rather coarsely
blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish brown and lilac-red.
Four examples measure respectively: *69 by ‘55; ‘66 by ‘51; -67
by °5; °67 by °5.

8. Sikhim Terai, 17th April. Hume Coll.
1, Kotagherry, Nilghivi Hills, S. India, Tume Coll,
10th Feb. (Miss Cockburn).

324 SITTID Z.—-CERTHIIDA.

Genus NEOSITTA, Hellmayr.

Neositta chrysoptera (Lath.).

Sittella chrysoptera, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 609 (1865) ; Gadou,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 860 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 240 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 75 (1899) ;
Campbell, Nests & Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 237, pl. 18 (1901).

Neositta chrysoptera, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 351 (1903).

The eggs of the Orange-winged Creeper are of an ordinary oval
form and slightly glossy. They are bluish-white, profusely marked
with spots and small blotches of dark slaty-brown and pale slaty-
grey. Three examples measure respectively: ‘68 by 51; °65 by
51; °66 by °51.

3. New South Wales, Dec. Gould Coll.
(£. P. Ramsay).

Neositta pileata (Gould).
(Plate XIV. fig. 17.)

Sittella pileata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 612 (1865); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 362 (1883); North, Proc. Linn. Sve.
N.S.W. 2nd ser. ii. p. 409 (1887); id. Nests §& Eygs Austr. Birds,
p. 242 (1889); Campbell, Nests § Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 340
(1901).

Neositta pileata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 352 (1903).

The eggs of the Black-capped Creeper resemble those of
NV. chrysoptera, but are rather larger and more coarsely blotched,
They measure from ‘68 to’71 in length, and from ‘52 to ‘55 in
breadth.

5. South Australia. Gduld Coll.

Family CERTHID.

Genus CERTHIA, Linn.
Certhia familiaris, Linn.

Certhia familiaris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xvii. fig. 10, a-e
(1845-54); Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vég. tab. 48. fig. 2 (1855-63) ;
Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 248, pl. Ixii. fig. ii (1856) ;
Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 208; Dresser, Birds Eur, iii. p. 195 (1874);
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 323 (1883); Seebohm, Brit. Birds,
i. p. 512, pl. 11 (1883) ; cd. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 217, pl. 64. fig. 5
(1896); Sharpe, Hand-/. iv. p. 358 (1903).

Certhia brachydactyla, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 438. fig. 3.

Certhia costwe, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 43. fig. 4.

The eggs of the Common Creeper are of a pointed oval shape and
slightly glossy. They are white or pale cream-colour, speckled and
spotted with rusty reddish brown and underlying lavender. In

CERTHIA,—SALPORNIS, 325

the majority of the eggs, the markings are dense at the broad end
and sparse elsewhere; in some specimens they are pretty evenly
distributed over the entire surface of the shell. In some clutches,
the markings consist entirely of fine specks; in others of coarse
spots, combined with specks, Specimens measure from ‘57 to ‘7 in
length, and from -43 to ‘5 in breadth,

5. Co. Waterford, 29th April (R. J. Seebohm Coll.

Ussher).
Dochfour, Inverness, lst June Seebohm Coll.
* (Hargitt Coll.).
England. Old Collection.
Sparham, Norfolk, 15th May Seebohm Coll.
(F. Norgate),
Sparham, 19th May (F. W.). Seebohm Coll,
Loudwater, Bucks, May. Gould Coll.

Marlborough, Wilts, May (J. G. | Seebohm Coll.
Millais: Hargitt Coll.).

PADAMMON MMAR PPD PHO

Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll.
Finchley (0. S.). Salvin Godman Coll.
Vosges Mts., France (Mougel). Seebohm Coll.
Vosges Mts. (Mougel). Seebohm Coll.
Voszes Mts. (Mougel). Seebohm Coll.
South Spain, May (H. Saunders). | Seebohm Coll.
Copenhagen, 29th April. Seebohm Coll.
Pomerania, 2nd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Ooll.
Pomerania, 4th May (T. #H.). Seebohm Coll.
Pomerania, 11th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll.
Reval, Baltic Provinces, 24th May Seebohm Coll.
(Russow). ~

Certhia hodgsoni, Brooks.
(Plate XIV. fig. 19.)

Certhia familiaris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 323, part. (1883).

Certhia hodgsoni, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 829 (1889) ; td. ed.
Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 220 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l.
iv. p. 855 (1908).

The egg of Hodgson’s Tree-Creeper in the Collection is of a blunt
oval shape and slightly glossy. It is white, densely mottled all
over with reddish brown and lavender. This specimen is easily
separable from the eggs of C. familivris by reason of the density of
its markings. It measures ‘65 by °49.

1, Kashmir, 5th June (W. E. Brooks). Hume Coll.

Genus SALPORNIS, Gray.
Salpornis spilonotus, Frankl.

(Plate XTV. fig. 20.)

Sulpornis spilonotus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p.3830 (1883) ; Oates,
Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, i. p. 333 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &
Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 220 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 355 (1903) |

326 CERTHIIDZ.

An egg of the Spotted Grey Creeper in the Collection is of a blunt
oval shape and moderately glossy. It is pale greenish grey,
speckled and spotted, chiefly on the broader half, with blackish
brown and lavender-grey. Jt measures ‘67 by ‘52.

1. Hattin, Gurgaon District, Punjab, Hume Coll,
16th April (Cleveland).

Genus TICHODROMA, Jiliger.
Tichodroma muraria (Zinn.).

Certhia muraria, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xvii. fig. 9 (1845-54),

Tichodroma muraria, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 5 (1855-63) ;
id. J. f. 0.1856, p. 33, tab. i. fig. 11; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 207
(1871); Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ili. p. 46, pl. (1875); Seebohm,
Brit. Birds, i. p. 518, pl. 18 (1883) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii.
p. 331 (1883); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 218, pl. 54. tig. 6
(1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-I. iv. p. 3856 (1903).

The eggs of the Wall-Creeper are of a pointed oval shape and .
very glossy. They are white, marked, chiefly on the broad half
and very sparingly, with specks and small spots of reddish brown
and lilac-grey. They measure from ‘73 to ‘82 in length, and from
51 to -61 in breadth.

3. Great St. Bernard, Switzerland. Seebohm Coll.
1, Mt. Cenis, Switzerland, 20th May. | Seebohm Coll.
1. Mt. Cenis, 6th June. Seebohm Coll.

Genus CLIMACTERIS, Temm.

Climacteris scandens, Zemm.

Climacteris scandens, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvii. fig. 13
(1845-54); Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 598 (1865); Gadow,
Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 837 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, p. 237, pl. xii. fig. 7 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr.
Birds, i. p. 334, pl. 18 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 857 (1908).

The eggs of the Australian Brown Creeper are of a very broad
oval form, approaching the spherical, and they exhibit a small
amount of gloss. They are pale pinkish buff, profusely mottled and
blotched with rich purplish red and lavender. They measure from
‘87 to *92 in length, and from ‘67 to °76 in breadth.

3, South Australia, Gould Coll.

1. South Australia. Gould Coll.

1. Nairn, near Adelaide, E. 8. Moulden, Esq. [P.}.

1. Gippsland, Victoria, F. A. Philbrick, Esq., KC. [P.}.

326 a

ae ADDENDA.

Add:— Page 36. Turdinus macrodactylus.
(Plate IT. fig. 2.)

Add:— Page 142. Rhyacornis fuliginosa.
(Plate VII. fig. 20.)

Page 272, for CRACTICUS read CRACTICUS, Vicill.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX,

abbotti (Turdinus), 35.
Abbottornis, 262.
aberrans (Cisticola), 191.
acacie (Argya), 13.
acaciz (Crateropus), 13.
acacia (Malacocercus
(Cliatarrhea)), 13.
Acanthiza, 229.
Acauthopneuste, 227.
Accentor, 131.
Acredula, 312.
Acrocephalus, 180,
Actinodura, 57.
Adelura, 150.
Adophoneus, 208,
Aédon, 144, 176.
aédon (Arundinax), 203.
aédon (Lusciniola), 203.
aédon (Troglodytes), 72.
aédon, var. parkmanni
(Troglodytes), 72.
Aédonops, 178.
Aigithaliscus, 313,
Aigithalus, 312.
zimodiuin (Conostoma),
62.

eralatus (Ptererythrius),
6

eralatus (Pteruthius), 61.
eralatus (Pterythius), 61.
erilatus (Ptererythius),

afer (Parus), 310.

afer (Peutheres), 310.

affinis (Campylorhyn-
chus), 66.

affinis (Drymeeca), 242.

affinis (Dumeticola), 188.

affinis (Heleodytes), 66.

affnis (Oreopneuste),
224.

affinis (Phylloscopus),
4.

affinis (Sylvia), 214.
afrivanus (Sphenceacus),
2.)

agricola (Acrocephalus),

.

agricolus (Acrocephalus),
87

Agrobates, 176.
akahige (Erithacus), 148.
albicana (Saxicola), 168.
albicincta (Merula), 96.
albicollis (Cinclus), 79.
albicollis (Merula), 105.
albicollis (Saxicola), 167.
albicollis (Turdus), 105.
albilrons (Ephthianura),
135.
albigulare
rum), 38.
albigularis (Dumetia), 31.
albigularis (Garrulax),
21

(Malacopte-

albigularis (Ophrydor-
nis), 3l.

albigularis (Setaria), 38.

albispecularis(Gervaisia),

albiventris
260.

albiventris (Brachypte-
ryx), 53.

albiventris (Callene), 53.

albiventris (Pnoepyga),

albiventris (Turdus), 106.

albovincta (Merula), 96.

albogularis (Dumetia),
31 :

(Artamus),

albospecularis (Ger-
vaisia), 154.
albospecularis typicus

(Copsychus), 154.
albospecularis, var. pica

(Copsychus), 155.
Alcippe, 41, 44.
algeriensis (Lanius),

alicia (Hylocichla), 124.
alicize (Turdus), 124.
alpestris (Merula), 121.
alpestris (Peecile), 301.
alpestris (Turdus), 121.
alpinus (Accentor), 132.

altaicus (Accentor), 131.

altiloqua (Vireosylvia),
253.

amaurochalina (Merula),
106.

amenus (Copsychus),
154.

ampelinus (Hypocolius),
269

Ampelis, 256.
amphileuca (Saxicola),
anguitimens (Huroce-
phalus), 266.
Anorthura, 74.
anthonyi (Lanius), 278.
Anthoscopus, 315.
Anuropsis, 39.
aonalashke (Turdus),
126. .
Apalis, 235.
Aphelocephala, 316.
apicalis (Acanthiza),
230.
aquatica (Calamodyta),
180.

aquatica (Sylvia), 180.
aquaticus (Acrocephalus) ,
180.
aquaticus (Cinelus). 79.
arbustorum (Calamo-
herpe), 185.
arctica (Sialia), 176.
arenarius (Lanius), 290.
argentauris (Mesia), 62.
Argya, 10.
Arrenga, 52.
Artamus, 257.
arundinacea
herpe), 185.
arundinacea (Salicaria)

(Calamo-

arundinacea (Sylvia),
185.

arundinaceus (A¢ro-
cephalus), 182, 185.

Arundinax, 208.

asiaticus (Cinclus), 80.

328

assamensis (Drymocata-
phus), 38.

assimilis(Stachyridopsis),
47.

assimilis (Stachyris), 47.
asthenia (Cercomela),
164.
ater (Parus), 305.
ater (Periparus), 305.
atrata (Pratincola), 162.
atricapilla (Curruca),
- 215.
atricapilla (Pecile), 303.
atricapilla (Sylvia), 215.
atricapillus (Parus), 303,
atriceps (Alcippe), 44.
atriceps (Parus), 308.
atriceps (Rhopocichla),
44.

atrigularis (Accentor),
134,

atrigularis (Merula), 118.
atrigularis (Orthotomus),
190

atrigularis (Suya), 240.
atrigularis (Tharrhaleus),
134.

atrigularis (Turdus), 118.

atrisericea (Merula), 96.

atrococcineus(Laniarius),
292.

atrosericea (Merula), 96,

aurantia (Merula), 108.

auricapillus (Regulus),
317.
auriculatus (Lanius),

aurifrons (Ephthianura),
135.

Auriparus, 315.

aurita (Saxicola), 167.

aurorea (Ruticilla), 140.

auroreus (Pheenicurus),
140.

australis (Acrocephalus),
1

australis (Calamoherpe),
australis (Eopsaltria),
299.

australia (Grallina), 263.
australis (Potamorhyn-

chus), 293.
australis (Telephonus),
293

azurea (Sialia), 175.

bacbakiri (Lanius), 291.
badiceps (Drymochera),
36.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

beeticatus (Acrocephalus),
187.
bakbakiri
291.
Barita, 270.
beavani (Cisticola), 197.
beavani (Prinia), 197.
Bebrornis, 252.
belangeri (Gartulax), 20.
belli (Vireo), 255.
bendirei (Harporhyn-
chus), 87.
bendirei (Toxostoma),

(Laniarius),

bendirii (Harporhyn-
chus), 87.
bengalensis
cereus), 27.
bengalensis
0.

(Malaco-
(Timelia),
30.
bentet (Cephalophoneus),
288.
bentet (Lanius), 288.

berlandieri (Thryo-
thorus), 68.

bermudianus (Galeo-
scoptes), 85.

Bernieria, 34, 38.

bewickii (Thryomanes),
69, 70.

sa (Thryothorus),
0.

bewickii, var. bewickii
(Thryomanes), 69.

bewickii, var. spilurus
(Thryothorus), 70.

biarmicus (Calamo-
philos), 63.
biarmicus (Calamo-

philus), 63.
biarmicus (Panurus), 63.
biarmicus (Parus), 63.
bicolor (Crateropus), 25.
bicolor (Pratincola), 162.
blanfordi (Pomatorhyn-
chus), 293.
blanfordi (Prinia), 243.
ee (Telephonus),

blighi (Arrenga), 52.

blighi (Myiophoneus), 52.

boccharensis (Parus),
309.

bokharensis (Parus), 309.

bokhariensis (Parus), 309.

Bombycilla, 256.

bonelli (Phyllopneuste),
222, ,

bonellii (Phylloscopus),
222,

bonellii (Sylvia), 222.

borealis (Acartho-
pneuste), 227,

borealis (Anorthura), 75,

borealis (Parus), 301.

borealis (Phyllopneuste),
22

borealis (Phylloscopus),

borealis (Peecila), 301.

borealis (Peecile), 301.

borealis (‘Lroglodytes),
75.

borneensis (Pomato-
rhinus), 14.

borneensis (Stachyris),

47.

boulboul (Merula), 95.

bourdilloni (Merula), 99.

brachydactyla (Certhia),
324.

brachypterus (Brady-
pterus), 202.

Brachypteryx, 39, 53.

Bradypterus, 202.

britannicus (Parus), 305.

britannicus (Periparus),
305.

brownii (Malurus), 251.

brunnea (Colluricincla),
267.

brunnea (Collyriocichla),

brunnea (Collyriocincla),
9

brunnea (Larvivora), 150.

brunnea _—_ (Sericornis),
233.

brunneicapillus (Campy-
lorhynchus), 66.

brunneiceps (Cisticola),
193.

brunneiceps (Salicaria),

brunneicollis (Hemiura),

brunneicollis
dytes), 77.

brunnescens (Cettia), 238.

brunnescens (Horornis),
238

brunneus

(Troglo-

(Erithacus),

brunneus (Pyrrholemus),

bucephalus (Cephalo-
phoneus), 285.

bucephalus (Lanius), 285.

buchanani (Cisticola),
197

7.
buchanani (Franklinia),
197,

i

bulomachus (Suthora),
64,

burnesi (Laticilla), 198.
Burnesia, 245.

cachinnans
pterum), 8.

cerulatus (Dryonastes),
25.

cerulecula (Cyanecula),
144,

ceruleculus (Erithacus),
143.

(Trochalo-

ceruleicephala (Adelura),
150.

cxruleocephala(Adelura),
1d1.

ceruleocephala
cilla), 150.

cerulescens (Melanotis),

(Ruti-

cxruleus (Cyanistes),
310.

ceruleus (Myiophoneus),

52,

ceruleus (Parus), 310.

ceeruleus persicus(Parus),
311

ceesia (Sita), 820.
caffra (Cossypha), 156.

_Calamanthus, 27.

Calamocichla, 202.
Calamodyta, 178, 202.
Calamoherpe, 181.
Calamophilos, 63.
Calamophilus, 63.
calandria (Mimus), 83.
calendula (Regulus),
319.
calidris (Vireo), 253.
caligata (Acrocephalus),
‘ent (Hypolais), 208
caligata (Hypolais), 208.
oateatt (Iduna), 208.
calipygus (Liothrix), 60.
Callene, 53.
Calliope, 149.
calliope (Calliope) 149.
calliope (Brithacus), 149.

cambaiensis (Thamno-
bia), 151.

campestris (Oalaman-
thus), 28.

Campicola, 173.
Campylorhynchus, 65.

camtschatkensis (Cal-
liope), 148.

caniceps (Cephalopho-
neus), 287.

caniceps (Lanius), 287.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

canorum (Trochalo-
pterumn), 9.
canorus (OCrateropus),
26.

cantans (Cettia), 238.
cantans (Horornis), 238.
cantillans (Cinclorham-
phus), 28.
canturians (Arundinax),
238. ;
canturians (Calamo-
herpe), 238.
canturiaus (Horornis),
238.
canturians
opsis), 238.
canturiens (Cettia), 238.
capensis (Atgithalus),
315

(Luscini-

capensis (Anthoscopus),
315.

capistrata (Lioptila), 56.

capistrata (Malacias), 56.

capistratoides (¢Drymo-
cataphus), 37.

capistratus (Campylo-
rhynchus), 65.

capistratus (Drymocata-
phus), 36.

capistratus (Heleodytes),
65

capitalis (Hemipus),
264.

caprata (Pratincola), 161,
162.

earbonaria (Merula), 91.

cardis (Merula), 108.

cardis (Turdus), 108.
caroline (Brachypteryx),
55.

carolinz (Heteroxenicus),
55.
carolinensis (Ampelis),
57.

carolinensis (Galeo-
scoptes), 85.
carolinensis (Mimus),
85. ;
carolinensis (Parus),
3803.
carolinensis (Pecile),
3.

cashmeriensis (Cinclus),
80.

cassicus (Cracticus), 272,

castanea (Merula), 121.

castaneiceps (Ixulus),
58

castaneiceps (Minla), 46.
castaneiceps (Pseudo-
minla), 46.

329
castaneiceps (Sittiparus),
46.

castaneiceps (Staphidia),
58.

castaneiventris (Sitta),
322.

castaneonotum (Cinclo-
soma), 2.

castaneus (Turdus), 121.

castanotis (Cinclosoma),

castanonotum (Cinclo-
soma), 2.
castanonotus (Eupetes),

2.
caterinz (Saxicola), 167.
Catharus, 173.
Catherpes, 77.
caudata (Acredula), 313.
caudata (Argya), 11.
caudata (Mecistura),
313.
caudatus (Aigithalus),
313

caudatus (Fiscus), 283.
caudatus (Lanius), 283.
caudatus (Parus), 313.
cauta (Hylacola), 4.
cedrorum (Ampelis),
257.
celsenops (Merula), 101.
celznops (Turdus), 101.
cephalomelas (Lauius),
289

Cephalophoneus, 285.

Cerconela, 163.

Certhia, 324.

cetti (Cettia), 239,

Cettia, 237, 239.

cettii. (Acrocephalus),
239.

cettii (Bradypterus),
239,

cettii (Calamodyta), 239,

cettii (Sylvia), 239.

chabert (Abbottornis),
262.

chabert (Leptopterus),
262. a

Cheetornis, 202.
chalybeius (Crateropus),
12.

Chamza, 317.

cherina (Cisticola), 193.

chivi (Vireo), 254.

chloronotus (Orthoto-
mus), 191.

Chloropeta, 205.

Chlorophoneus, 291.

enh aee (Pachycephala),

330

chrysza (Stachyrhis), 47.
— (Stachyridopsis),

ie ee (Stachyris), 47.

chrysolaus (Merula),
119.

chrysolaus (Turdus),
19

chrysoptera (Neositta),
324.
chr eee a (Sittella),
324.

chrysopterum (Trochalo-
pteron), 5.

chrysopterum (Trochalo-
pterum), 5.

chrysorrhoa (Acanthiza),
231

chrysorrhoea (Geobasi-
leus), 231.
chrysorrhous
leus), 231.
Chthonicola, 228.
Cichlherminia, 90.
Cichloselys, 112.
Cinclorhamphus, 28.
cinclorhyncha (Monti-
cola), 180.
cinclorhyncha (Petro-
phila), 130.
Cinclosoma, 1, 2.
Cinclus, 79.
cinclus (Cinclus), 80.
cincta (Peecile), 802.
cinctus (Parus), 302.
cinerea (Colluricincla),
266.
a (Emarginata),

(Geobasi-

cinerea (Myrmecocichla),
164.

cinerea (Poliocichla),
164.

cinerea (Saxicola), 164.

cinerea (Sylvia), 209.

cinerea, var. fusvipilea

(Sylvia), 210.

cinereiceps (Fulvetta),
45.

cinereiceps (Ianthocin-
cla), 10.

cinereiceps (Proparus),

cinereiceps (Trochalo-
pteron), 10.

cinereum (Toxostoma),
86.

cinereus (Cracticus),
274.

cinereus (Harporhyn-
chus), 86.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

cinereus (Parus), 308.

Cisticola, 191.

cisticola (Acrocephalus),
191.

cisticola (Cisticola),
191.

cisticola (Sylvia), 191.

Cistothorus, 70.

citreigularis (Sericornis),
233.

citreogularis (Sericornis),

citrina (Geocichla), 111.

Cittocinela, 155.

Climacteris, 326.

ea (Hylocichla),
12

Cochoa, 92.

colluris (Accentor), 132.
collaris (Fiscus), 282.
collaris (Lanius), 282,
Colluricincla, 266.

Collurio, 278.
collurio (Enneoctonus),
283.

collurio (Lanius), 283.
collybita (Phylloscopus),
222.

Collyrio, 278.

Collyriocichla, 266.

Collyriocincla, 206.

Couostoma, 62.

ge (Stoparola),
215,

conspicillata (Sylvia),
215.

Copsychus, 153.

coronata (Acantho-
pneuste), 227.

coronata (Phyllopneuste),
227.

coronatus (Acantho-
pneuste), 227.

coronatus (Phylloscopus),
227

corypbeea (Aédon), 157.
corypheus (Erythro-
pygia), 157.
Corythocichla, 40.
Cossy pha, 156.
coste (Certhia), 324.
couesi (Campylorhyn-
chus), 66.
couesi (Heleodytes), 66.
Cracticus, 272.
Crateropus, 138, 25.
Crateroscelis, 39.
crepitans (Psophodes), 4.
criniger (Suya), 240.
crinigera (Suya), 240.
crissale (Toxostoma), 89.

crissalis (Harporhyn-
chus), 89.

cristata (Oreoica), 294.

cristata (Otomela), 290.

cristatum (Sphenostoma),
316.

cristatus (Lanius), 290.

cristatus (Lophophanes),
304.

cristatus (Parus), 304.

cristatus (Regulus), 317.

crococephalus (Regulus),
317.

zruentatus boweri (Malu-
rus), 25].

cruentatus (Laniarius),
292,

cruentatus (Malurus),
251.

cruentus
292.

cruentus(Rhodophoneus),

Ae

(Laniarius),

cruralis (Brachypteryx),
54.

eruralis (Cinclorham-
phus), 28

eruralis (Drymochares),

ernralis (Heteroxenicus),
cucullatus (Telephonus),
294.

Curruca, 211.
curruca (Sylvia), 213,
214.

(Cisticola),

cursitans
91.

curvirostris (Cisticola),
195.

curvirostris (Drymeeca),
195.

curvirostris (Harporhyn-
chus), 88

curvirostris (Toxostoma),

curvirostris (Vanga),
262.

curvirostris, var. palmeri
(Harporhynchus), 88.

cyana (Petrophila), 129.

cyane (Larvivora), 149.

cyanea (Larvivora),
149,

cyanea (Petrocincla),
129,

Cyanocula, 148.
cyanecula (Cyanecula),
i 44

cyaneculus (Erithacus),
li4.

cyaneus (Erithacus),
149,

cyaneus (Malurus), 248.

cyaneus (Turdus), 129.

Cyanistes, 310.

cyanonota (Geocichla),
li

cyanonotus (Geocichla),
lll

cyanuroptera (Siva), 58.

cyanus (Cyanistes), 312.

cyanus (Monticola), 129.

cyanus (Petrocossyphus),
129 ;

cyanus (Parus), 312.
cyanus (Petrophila),
129

ad.

Daulias, 146.
dauma (Geocichla), 113.

dauma (Oreocichla),
113. :

dauma (Oreocincla),
1138.

davidi (Pterorhinus), 4.

davisoni (Acantho-

pneuste), 228.
Dendrophila, 323.
deserti (Saxicola), 171.
destructor cinereus (Crac-

ticus), 274.
destructor (Cracticus),

273.
destructor (Vanga), 273.
diemenensis (Acanthiza),

230.
diphone (Cettia), 239.
diphone (Horornis),

239

Diplootocus, 142.
domesticus(Troglodytes),
72

dorsalis (Malurus), 251.
dresseri (Parus), 301.
dresseri (Pecile), 301.
Dromolea, 170.
Drymacedus, 3.
Drymocataphus, 34, 36.
Drymocbera, 36.
Drymochares, 54,
Drymodes, 3.
Drymeca, 194.
Drymoica, 236.
Dryodromas, 235.
Dryonastes, 23.
Dryoscopus, 292.
dubia (Minla), 45.
dubius (Scheniparus),
45

5.
Dumetia, 31, 32.
Dumeticola, 188.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

dumetorum (Acrocepha-
lus), 186.

earlei (Argya), 11.
eclipes (Argya), 11.

egertoni (Actinodura),
57.
elaeica (Chloropeta),
206

elaica (Chloropeta), 207.
elaica (Hypolais), 206.
elaica (Sylvia), 206.
ellioti (Lrochalopterum),

elliotti (Trochalopteron),

7.
Ellisia, 198.
Emarginata, 164.
Enneoctonus, 279, 283.
Eopsaltria, 299.
Ephthianura, 135.
Erithacus, 147.
Eroessa, 235.
Erythaca, 147.
erythreea (Saxicola), 172.
erythrocephala (Acre-
dula), 312.
erythrocephala (Cisti-
cola), 194.
erythrocephalum (Tro-
chalopterum), 5.
erythrocephalus (Aigi-
thaliscus), 312.
erythrogaster(Monticola),
131

erythrogaster (Petro-
phila), 131.

erythrogastra (Petro-
phila), 131.

erythogenys (Pomato-
rhinus), 19.

erythronota (Ruticilla),
141.

erythronotus (Cephalo-
phoneus), 286.

erythronotus (Lanius),
286.

erythronotus (Phoenicu-
rus), 141.

erytbropleurus (Merula),
102.

a | (Turdus),
erythropterus (Pterery-
tbrius), 61.
erythropterus (Pteru-
thius), 61.
erythropterus (Ptery-
thius), 61.
erythropterus (Tele-
phonus), 203, 204.

? 831

Erythropygia, 157.
Eupetes, 2.
Eurocephalus, 266.
europeus (Troglodytes),

74.
europea (Sitta), 320.
eurymelena (Saxicola),
171.
everetti (Staphidia), 58.
excubitor (Lanius), 275.

excubitorius (Fiscus),
283.
excubitorius (Lanius),
283.

excubitoroides (Lanius),
278. ~

exilis (Cisticola), 194.

extensicauda (Drymeeca),

extensicauda (Prinia),
244.

fairbanki = (Trochalo-
pterum), 8.

Faleunculus, 294.

falklandica (Merula),
102.

falklandicus (Turdus),
103

fallax (Lanius), 275.
familiaris (Aédon), 177.

familiaris (Agrobates),
177.

familiaris (Certhia),
324.

familiaris (Saxicola),

familiaris (Sylvia), 177.

fasciata (Chamea), 317.

felivox (Turdus), 85.

ferrea (Oreicula), 163.

ferrugineus (Dryosco-
pus), 292.

ferrugineus (Laniarius),

ferruginosus
rhinus), 17.

fervidus (Accentor), 134.

fervidus (‘harrhaleus),
134. .

Ficedula, 205.

finschi (Saxicola), 172.

finschii (Saxicola), 172.

Fiscus, 282.

flavicans (Drymeca),
241.

(Pomato-

flavicans (Drymoica
241. cia

flavicans (Prinia), 241.
si hl (Regulus),
317.

332

flaviceps (Aigithalus),
315.

flaviceps (Auriparus),
317.

flavicollis (Ixulus), 60.

flavifrons (Lanivireo),
254.

flavifrons (Vireo), 254.

flavigaster (Eopsaltria),
300

flavigastra (Eopsaltria),
300.

flavipes (Merula), 91.

flavipes (Platycichla), 91.

flaviventris (Burnesia),
245,

flaviventris (Eopsaltria),
300.

flaviventris (Prinia), 245.

flavolivacea (Cettia), 237.

flavolivacea (Neornis),
237.

flavo-olivacea, (Neornis),

flavoviridis (Vireo), 253.

fluviatilis (Aédonops),
178.

fluviatilis (Locustella),
178.

fluviatilis (Sylvia), 178.

fortipes (Cettia), 237,
238.

fortipes (Horornis), 237.

Franklinia, 196.

frantzii (Catharus), 174.

frontalis (Dendrophila),
828.

frontalis (Pheenicurus),
141.

frontalis (Ruticilla), 141.

.frontalis (Sericornis),
238.

frontalis (Sitta), 323.

fulicata (Thamnobia),
152.

fuliginosa (Rhyacornis),
142

fi uliginosa (Xanthopygia),
42.
fuliginosus
thus), 27.
fuliginosus (Rhyacornis),
142.

(Calaman-

fulva (Argya), 13.

fulvescens (Accentor),
134,

fulvescens (Tharrhaleus),
134

Fulvetta, 45.
fulvicapilla
285,

ot

(Cisticola),

- ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

fulvicapilla (Dryodro-
mas), 235.
fulvicapillus (Dryodro-
mas), 235,
fulvifrons (Cisticola),
195.

fumigata (Merula), 107.

fumigatus (Turdus), 107.

furvus (Troglodytes) 73.

fusca (Cercomela), 163.

fusca (Myrmecocichla),
163.

fuscata (Cichlherminia),
90

fuscata (Lusciniola), 225,
fuscata (Oreopneuste),
225.

f uscata (Phyllopneuste),
225.

recat (Merula), 110.

fuscatra (Seminierula),
110.

fuscatus (Margarops), 90.

fuscatus (Oreopneuste),
225.

fuscatus (Phylloscopus),
225.

fuscescens (Hylocichla),

fuscescens (Turdus), 124.

fuscipilea (Sylvia), 210.

fuseus (Artamus), 258.

galactodes (Aédon), 176.
galactodes (Agrobates),
176.

galactodes (Sylvia), 176.

galactotes (Aédon), 176.

Galeoscoptes, 85.

galtoni (Saxicola), 165.

garrula (Bombycilla),
256.

Garrulax, 20.

Garrulus, 9.

garrulus (Ampelis), 256.

a, (Thryothorus),

genibarbis (Troglodytes),
69.

Geobasileus, 231.

Geocichla, 111, 113.

georgiana (Kopsaltria),
300.

Gervaisia, 154.

gigas (Merula), 110.
gigas (Semimerula), 110.
gigas (Turdus), 110.
gilvus (Mimus), 84.
gilvus swainsoni (Vireo),

254,

gilvus, var. swainsoni
(Vireosylvia), 254,
gilvus (Vireo), 254.
gilvus (Vireosylvia), 254
ag (Pachycephala)

golzii (Aedon), 146.
golzii (Daulias), 146.
golzii (Erithacus), 146.

gouldi (Collyriocincla)
268.

gouldi (Malurus), 249,

gouldi (Pinarolestes),
268.

gracilis (Burnesia), 247,

gracilis (Cisticola), 196.

gracilis (Drvmeeca), 247.

gracilis (Franklinia),
6.

gracilis (Lioptila), 56.

gracilis (Malurus), 247,

gracilis (Mimus), 84.

gracilis (Prinia), 196.

Grallina, 263.

gramineus (Megalurus),
200.

gramineus (Sphenwacus),
200.

Grammatoptila, 23.

grayi (Merula), 104.

grayi (Turdus), 104.

grayii (Turdus), 104.

grenadensis (‘Lhryotho-
rus), 69.

griseogularis (Eopsaltria),
300.

griseogularis
cephala), 300.

griseus (Crateropus), 27.

gularis (Argya), 13.

gularis (Garrulax), 22.

gularis (Mixornis), 49.

gularis (Paradoxornis),
64.

(Pachy-

a (Scxorbynchus),

oe (Suthora), 64.
gularis (Tephrodornis),
265,

guttata (Hylocichla),
126.

guttatus (Henicurus),
137.

guttatus (Turdus), 126.

gutturalis (Lauiarius),
291.

gutturalis (Oreoica), 294.
gutturalis( Pachycephala),
296.

gutturalis (Pelicinius),
291.

gymnophtbalmus (Me-
rula), 105.

gymnophthalmus (Tur-
dus), 105.

Gymnorhina, 270.

‘ harmonica

cincla), 266.

harmonica (Collyrio-
cichla), 266.

harmonica’ (Collyrio-
cinela), 266.

Harporhynchus, 86.

isartlanbi (Crateropus),
25.

Heleodytes, 65.

Hemipteryx, 193.

Hemipus, 263.

Hemiura, 77.

Henicorbina, 78.

Henicurus, 136.

Heteroxenicus, 54.

hiemalis (Anorthura), 76.

himalayanus (Accentor),
131,

Hippolais, 20-4.

hirtensis (Anorthura), 75,

hirtensis (Troglodytes),
75

(Colluri-

hodgsoni (Certhia), 325.

hodgsoni (Prinia), 196.

Hodgsonius, 148.

hornensis (Troglodytes),
74

Horornis, 237.
horsfieldi(Myiophoneus),
52.

horsfieldi = (Pomato-
rhinus), 15.

hortensis (Curruca), 211.

hortensis (Sylvia), 211.

hueti (Alcippe). 43.

humei (Reguloides), 226.

humeralis (Fiscus), 282.

humeralis (Lanius), 282.

humii (Phylloseopus),
226.

humilis (Sericornis), 234.

huttoni (Argya), 11.

hydrophilos (Cajamo-
herpe), 185.

Bylacola, 4.

Hylocichla, 123.

Hyloterpe, 299.

hyperleuca (Gymno-
rhina), 271.

hyperythra (Dumetia),
32

Hypocolius, 269.
Hypolais, 204.
hypolais (Hypolais), 204,

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

hypolais (Sylvia), 204.
hypoleucus (Artamus),
260

hypoleucus (Melanotis),
90.

hypoleucus — (Pomato-
rhinus), 18.

Tanthia, 149.

Ianthocinela, 6, 10.

icterina (Hypolais), 204.

icterina (Sylvia), 204.

icterops (Sylvia), 210.

Iduna, 208.

ignicapillus (Regulus),
318,

ignobilis (Merula), 106.

ignobilis (Turdus), 106.

ignotum (Pellorneum),
34,

ignotus (Drymocata-
phus), 34.

iliaea (Hylocichla), 126.

iliacus (Turdus), 126.

immaculatus (Henicu-
rus), 136.

incertus (Eupetes), 3.

indica (Pratincola), 160.

inornata’ (Acanthiza),
229,

inornata (Prinia), 242,
243, 244.

inornatué (Lophophanes),
305. .

inornatus (Parus), 305.

inquieta (Scotocerca),
236.

intermedius
dytes), 73.

irbii (Acredula), 314.

irbyi (Afgithalus), 314.

isabellina (Otomela),
290.

(Troglo-

isabellina (Saxicola), 168.
isabellinus (Lanius), 20.
Ixulus, 58, 60.

jerdoni (Accentor), 134.

jerdoni (Drymeca), 244,

jerdoni (Tharrhaleus),
134.

jerdoni (Timelia), 29.

kashmiriensis (Cinclus),
80.

khasiana (Suya), 241.

kinnisi (Merula), 100.

kinnisi (Turdus), 100.

krueperi (Sitta), 322.

lahtora (Lanius), 276,

333

lamberti (Malurus), 250.

Lamprolia, 55.

lanceolata (Locustella),
180.

languida (Hypolais),
206.

languida (Iduna), 206.

Laniarius, 291, 292.

Lanius, 274.

Lanivireo, 254.

lantzi (Ellisia), 199.

Jantzi (Nesillas), 199.

lantzii (Ellisia), 199.

Larvivora, 149.

Laticilla, 198.

layardi (Merula), 109.

lecontei (Toxostoma),
lecontii _( Harporhyn-
chus), 89.

lepida (Burnesia), 248.

lepida (Prinia), 248.

Leptopterus, 262,

leptorhyncha (Calamo-
cichla), 203.

leptorhynchus
nus), 203

leschenaulti (Henicurus),
136.

(Turdi-

leucauchen (Merula),
105.

leucauchen (Turdus),
105.

leucogaster (Artamus),
257.

leucogaster (Cinclus),

lencogaster (Faleuncu-
lus), 294.

leucogenys (Merula),
108.

leucolophus (Garrulax),
20.

leucomela (Saxicola),
170:

leucomeleena (Saxicola),
169.

leucomelas (Turdus),
6.

leuconota (Barita), 270.

leuconota (Gymnorhina),
270.

leucophrys (Aédon), 157,
158

leucophrys
pygia), 157.
leucophrys
rhina), 78.
leucopsis (Cephalo-
cephala), 316,
leucopsis (Sitta), 323,

(Erythro-

(Henico-

334

leucopsis (Xerophila),
316.
leucopterus (Cracticus),
273.

lencopterus (Malurus),
0.

lencopygialis (Artamus),
257.

leucorhynchus (Arta-
mus), 257.
lencorliynus (Artamus),

257.

leucura (Dromolza),
0.

leucura (Notodela),
151.

leucura (Saxicola), 170.
levaillantii (Drymeeca),
194.

libanotica (Saxicola),
72.
lineata (Acanthiza),
231.

lineatum (Trochalopte-
rum), 9.

Lioptila, 56.

Liothrix, 60.

Locustella, 178.
locustella (Locustella),
179.
locustella (Salicaria),

9.
locustella (Sylvia), 179.
locustelloides (Cheetor-
nis), 202.
longicaudatus (Mimus),
longicaudus (Malurus),
249.
longirostra (Toxostoma),

longirostris (Harporhyn-
chus), 87.

longirostris (Sphenura),
252

longirostris (Thryophi-
lus), 67.

Lophophanes, 304.

lorize (Eupetes), 3.

ludovicies (Merula), 100.

ludovicianus (Collurio),
278.

ludovicianus (Collyrio),
278.

(Lanius),

ludovicianus

ludovicianus (Thry otho-
rus), 68.

ludovicianus, var. berlan-
dieri (‘Thryothorus),

. ALPHABETICAL INDEX,

ludovicianus, var. ex-
cubitoroides (Collurio),
278.

ludovicianus, var. ludo-

vicianus = (‘Lhryotho-
rus), 68.
ludovicianus, var. mia-

mensis (Thryothorus),
68 .

lugens (Saxicola), 169.

lugubris (Cisticola), 195.

lugubris (Parus), 302.

lugubris (Poecila), 302.

lugubris (Peecile), 302.

lunulata (Geocichla),
114.

lunulata (Oreocichla),
114.

lunulata (Oreocincla),
1

luscinia (Aedon), 146.
luscinia (Daulias), 144:
luscinia (Erithacus), 144.
luscinia (Philomela),
144,
luscinia (Sylvia), 144.
luscinioides (Locustella),
178.
luscinioides (Sylvia), 178.
Lusciniola, 178, 188, 189.
Lusciniopsis, 178.
luseinoides (Calamodyta),
178.
luscinoides (Salicaria),
78.
lutea (Lidthrix), 60.
luteus (Liothrix), 61.
luzoniensis (Cittocincela),
156.

macclellandi
rhinus), 19,

Machlolophus, 306.

macrodactylus (‘Tur-
dinus), 36.

Macronus, 50.

macrura (Cittocinela),
155.

macrurus (Copsychus),
155.

(Pomato-

macrurus (Megalurus),
201.

maculatus (Henicurus),
187.

maculicollis (Orthoto-

mus), 190.
maculicollis (Sutoria),
190.

maculirostris (Merula),

maculirostris (Turdus),
106,
maculosa (Drymeea),
maculosa (Prinia), 249.
madagascariensis (Berni-
eria), 34,
madagascariensis (Cisti-
cola), 193.
madagascariensis (Neso-
bates), 39.
madagascariensis
labes), 89.
madagascariensis typica
(Ellisia), 198.
madagascariensis, var,
lantzii (Ellisia), 199.
maderensis (Regulus),
319,
magellanica (Merula),
103.

(Oxy-

magellanicus (Troglo-
dytes), 74.
magellanicus (‘Turdus),
103.
magnirostris (Acro-
cephalus), 183.
magnirostris (Sericornis),
234,
major (Parus), 307.
major (Philomela), 146.
malaccensis (Anuropsis),
39.
malaccensis
pteryx), 39.
malachurus (Stipiturus),
251.
Malacias, 56.
Malacocereus, 13, 27.
Malaconotus, 291.
Malacopterum, 38.
malacoptilus (Rimator),
4

(Brachy-

malacurus (Stipiturus),
51.

malcolmi (Argya), 13.

Malurus, 247, 248.

mandarina (Merula),
95.

mandarinus (Turdus),
95.

mandellii (Minla), 46.

imandellii (Pellorneum),

mandellii (Schceniparus),

manilla (Petrophila),
130.

manillensis (Petrocossy- -
phus), 180.

Margarops, 90.

marginata
115.
marginata (Zoothera),
manra (Pratincola), 160.
Mecistura, 313.
Megalurns, 199.
megarhyncha (Aedon),
144.
melanocephala (Melizo-
philus), 217.
melanocephala (Pyro-
phthalma), 217.
nelanocephala (Sylvia),
217.
melanocephalus (Malu-
rus), 250.

‘(Geocichla),

melanogaster (Cinclus),
80.
melanoleuca (Lioptila),
56.

melanoleuca (Malacias),

melanoleuca (Saxicola),
171.

melanolophus (Lopho-
phanes), 306.

melanolophus = (Parus),
306.

melanolophus (Peri-
parus), 306.

melanopogon (Acro-

cephalus), 189.
melanopogon (Luscini-
ola), 189.
melanops
260.
Melanotis, 90.
melanura (Pratincola),
164.
melanurus (Pomato-
rbinus), 15.
Melizophilus, 217.
melpowene (Catharus),
173.
mentalis
258.
meridionalis
277.
Merula, 91, 92.
merula (Merula), 93.
merula (‘Turdus), 92.
merulina (Stactocichla),

(Artamus),

(Artamus),
(Lanius),

Mesia, 62.

mesoleuca (Ruticilla),
139.

mesoleucus(Pheenicurus),
139.

mexicana (Sialia), 175,
1i6.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

mexicanus
77.

mexicanus (Cinclus), 80.

miamensis (‘Thryothorus),

(Catherpes),

Microcichla, 138.

migratoria (Merula),
122.

migratorius (Turdus),

Bo:

Mimocichla, 92.

Mimus, 81.

minima (Acredula), 312.

minimus (Psaltriparus),
312,

Minla, 45.

ininor (Artamus), 261,

minor (Lanius), 274.

minor (Parus), 307.

minor (Phylloscopus),
222.

minutus (Anthoscopus),
315.

Mixornis, 49.

al (Thryophilus),

7

modestus (Vireo), 256.

modularis (Accentvr),°
132.

modularis (Tharrhaleus),
132.

modulator (Mimus), 83.

mollissima (Geocichla),
114.

mollissima (Oreovcichla),
114.

mollissima (Oreocincla),
114.

momus (Curruca), 214.

momus (Sylvia), 214.

moniliger (Garrulax), 21,

montana (Mixornis), 50.

montanellus (Accentor),
133.

montanellus
rhaleus), 1383.

montanus (Oreoscoptes),
84.

montanus (Pomato-
rhinus), 14.

Monticola, 129.

monticola (Parus), 309.

monticola (Saxicola),
169.

monticolus (Parus), 309.

morio (Saxicola), 170.

morrisonia (Alcippe), 42.

morrisoniana (Alcippe),

(Thar-

moussieri (Diplootocus),

335

moussieri (Pinarochroa),
142.

moussieri
142.

munda (Erythropygia),
158.

muraria (Certhia), 326.

(Ruticilla),

muraria (Tichodroma),
326.

murina (Crateroscelis),

murinus (Turdinulus),
40

musculus (Troglodytes),
73.

musica (Hylocichla),
127

musicus (Pomatorhinus),

musicus (Turdus), 127.

mustelina (Hylocichla),
123.

mustelinus (Turdus),
123.

Myiadectes, 91.
Myiadestes, 91.
Myiedestes, 91.
Myiophoneus, 51.
Myrmecocichla, 163.
mystacea (Prinia), 242.
mystacea (Sylvia), 214.
Myzornis, 62.

nevia (Locustella), 179.

nana (Acanthiza), 229.

nasalis (Pyctorhis), 31.

nasutus (Cephalopho-
neus), 289.

natalensis (Cisticola),

neglecta (Anorthura),
76.

neglecta (Lusciniola),
225,

a

neglecta (Oreopneuste),
a4

25,

neglectus (Phylloscopus),
225.

Neomixis, 235.

Neornis, 237.

Neositta, 324.

nepalensis (Alcippe), 41.

nepalensis (Drymo-
chares), 54.

Nesillas, 198.

Nesobates, 39.

neumayeri (Sitta), 320,
321.

newton (Calamocichla),

ae

336

newtoni (Calamoherpe),
202.
newtonii
202.
nigricapillus
philus), 67.
migpeey Tue
thorus), 67.
nigricapitatus
cataphus), 37.
nigriceps —_ (Cephalo-
phoneus), 288.
nigriceps (Lanius), 288.
nigriceps (Stachyrhis),
47

(Calamodyta),

(Thryo-

(Thryo-
(Drymo-

nigriceps (Stachyris), 47.

nigrifrons (Alcippe), 4+.

nigrifrons (Rhopocichla),
44,

nignigulanis (Cracticus),
272.

ni primentum (Trocha-
opterum), 5.

nigrimentum (Yubina),
59.

nlgeizoateis (Merula),
ni alts (Turdus),
107.

nigropileus (Merula), 98.
nigrorum (Merula), 97.
nigrorum (Turdus), 97.
nilgiriensis (Oreocincla),

113.
nilgiriensis (Geocichla),
1

nilgiriensis (Oreocichla),
113.

nipalense (Pellorneum),
33

nipalensis (Alcippe), 41.

nipalensis (Brachy-
pteryx), 54

sa ang (Heteroxeni-
cus), 54,

nipalensis (Troglodytes),
76.

Nisoria, 208.

nisorius (Adophoneus),
208.

nisoria (Sylvia), 208.

Notodela, 151.

noveboracensis
255, 256.

nubicus (Lanius), 279.

nubicus (Phoneus}, 279.

nuchalis (Dryonastes),

(Vireo),

nuchalis (Garrulax), 24.
numidicus (Crateropus),
13.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

obscura (Merula), 119.
obscurior — (Pachy-
cephala), 297.
obscurus (Turdus), 119.
occidentalis (Saxicola),

occidentalis (Sialia), 176.

occipitalis (Acantho-
pneuste), 227. »
occipitalis _(Phyllo-

scopus), 227.
ocularia (Drymeca), 199.
ocularia (Spiloptila),

ocularis (Spiloptila), 199.

cenanthe (Saxicola), 165.

olivacea (Arundinax),
203.

olivacea (Merula), 110.

olivacea (Pachycephala),

298,
olivacea (Vireosylvia),
53.

olivaceus (Pomato-
rliinus), 15.

olivaceus (Turdus), 110.

olivaceus (Vireo), 253.

olivetorum (Chloropeta),
205.

olivetorum (Hypolais),
205.

olivetorum (Iduna), 205.
olivetorum (Sylvia), 205,
opaca (Hypolais), 207.
opaca (Iduna), 207.
Ophrydornis, 31.
Oreicola, 163.
Oreocichla, 113.
Oreocincla, 112, 113.
Oreoica, 294.
Oreopneuste, 224,
Oreoscoptes, 84.
organicum (Gymno-
rhina), 271.
orientalis (Acrocephalus),
183.
Origma, 203.
orphea (Curruca), 212.
orphea (Sylvia), 212.
orpheus (Mimus), 82.
orpheus (Sylvia), 212.
Orthonyx, 1.
Orthotomus, 189, 190.
Otomela, 289.
Oxylabes, 39.

Pachycephala, 269. 295.

Pachycephalopsis, 299,

puena (Aédon), 158.

paena (Erythropygia),
158,

pallasi (Cinclus), 81. «

pallasi (Hylocichla), 125,

pallasi (Turdus), 125.

pallasii (Turdus), 125.

pallida (Hippolais),
207.

pallida (Hypolais), #06.

pallida (Iduna), 206.

pallida (Merula), 118.

pallida (Yubina), 59.

pallidirostris (Lanius),
275.

pallidus (Turdus), 118,

palmeri (Harporhyn-
chus), 88.

palmeri (Toxostoma),
88

paludicola (Cistothorus),
1. F
palustre (Pellorneum),
34.
ae (Acrocephalus),
184.
Sa (Calamoherpe),
184.
palustris (Cistothorus),
70.
palustris (Megalurus),
199.
palustris (Parus), 301.
palustris (Pecila), 301.
palustris (Peecile), 391.

palustris (Sylvia), 184.
palustris (T'elmatodytes),
70.

-Panurus, 63.

papuensis (Geocichla),
113.

papuensis (Oreocichla),
113.

Paradoxornis, 64.

Pardaliparus, 307.

— (Troglodytes),
2

Parus, 63, 301, 305, 306,
307.

parvissima
cincla), 268.

Bee aoa Etna eee,
268.

parvula (Colluricinela),
268.

(Ovllyrio-

parvula (Collyriocincla),
268.

parvulus (Pinarolestes),

parvulus (Troglodytes),
74.

parvulus, var. hiemalis

(Troglodytes), 76.
passerina (Sylvia), 216.

pectoralis (Garrulax),
21.

pectoralis (Pachy-
cephala), 296.

Pelicinius, 291.

Pellorneum, 33.

pelvicus (Tephrodornis),
265,

pendulina (Remiza),
314,
pendulinus (AMgithalus),
314.
pendulinus (Parus),
314.

Pentheres, 310.
Periparus, 305.
persica (Saxicola), 170.
persicus (Oyanistes),
311.
persicus (Parus), 311.
personatus (Artamus),
259.
personatus (Lanius),
279.
perspicillatus (Dryo-
nastes), 24.
Petrocossyphus, 129.
Petrophila, 129.
phxocephala (Alcippe),
42,

phxopleurus (Catharus),
174

phayrei (Alcippe), 43.
phayrei (Pomatorhinus),

phayrii (Aleippe), 43
phayrii (Pomatorhinus),
17

hilippinensis (Hylo-
e ‘arpa, 299.
philippinensis (Pachy-
cephala), 299.
Philomela, 146.
pees (Daulias),
4

6.
philomela (Erithacus),
146.

philomela (Sylvia), 146.

pheeniceum (‘Trochalo-
pterum), 7.

phenicura (Otomela),
290.

pheenicura (Ruticilla),
138

pheenicuroides (Hodg-
sonius), 148. ;
phenicuroides (Lanius),

phen icuroides (Otomela),
289.
Phenicurus, 138.

VOL. IV.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

pheenicurus
curus), 138.

phenicurus (Ruticilla),
138.

(Pheeni-

pheenicurus (Sylvia),
38.

Phoneus, 279.

phragmitis (Acro-
cephala), 181.
hragmitis (Calamo-
dyta), 181.

phragmitis (Salicaria),
181.

phragmitis (Sylvia), 181.
Phylloscopus, 219.
pica (Copsychus), 155,
pica (Gervaisia), 155.
picaoides (Sibia), 55.
picata (Grallina), a
picata (Saxicola), 169.
picatus (Hemipus), 263.
picoides (Sibia), 55.
Bigpels (Garrulax),
2.
pilaris (Turdus), 116.
pileata (Campicola),
173.

pileata (Neositta), 324.
pileata (Saxicola), 173.
pileata (Sittella), 324.
pileata (Timelia), 29, 30.
Pinarochroa, 142.
Pinarolestes, 268.
pinetorum (Calamo-
herpe), 185.
platensis (Cistothorus),
71

platensis (Troglodytes),
71

Platycichla, 91.
platyura (Scheenicola),
201.

plebeia (Merula), 107.

plebeius (Turdus), 107.

pleschanka (Saxicola),
170.

plumbeitarsus (Acantho-
pneuste), 227.

plumbeitarsus (Phyllo-
pneuste), 227.

plumbeitarsus (Phyllo-
scopus), 227.

plumbeus (Vireo), 255.

Pnoepyga, 40, 78.

Peecila, 301.

Pecile, 301.

poena (Aédon), 158.

pena (Erythropygia),
158

peeocephala (Aleippe),
42,

337
poliocephala (Merula),
101.
Poliocichla, 164.

poliosoma, (Pachy-
cephala), 299.
poliosoma (Pachy-

cephalopsis), 299.
polychroa (Prinia), 245.
polychroa (Suya), 245.
polyglotta (Ficedula),

205.

olyglotta (Hippolais),
Posi 207, Pon
polyglotta (Hypolais),
204,
polyglottus (Mimus),
81, 82.

polyglottus (Turdus),
81.

Pomatorhinus, 14,

Pomatorhynchus, 293.

Pomatostomus, 16, 17.

pomeranus (Lanius),
280.

pomeranus (Phoneus),
279

pondicerianus (Tephrod-
ornis), 264.

Pratincola, 158.

Prinia, 196, 241.

prjevalskii (Trochulo-
pteron), 7.

Proparus, 44.

propinguus (Turdus),
123.

proregulus (Phyllo-
pneuste), 225.
proregulus (Phyllo-

scopus), 225.
proregulus (Reguloides),
225.

provincialis (Melizo-
philus), 218.
provincialis (Sylvia),
218.

Psaltriparus, 312.
Pseudocossyphus, 156.
Pseudominla, 46.
Psophodes, 4.
Ptenoedus, 29.
Ptererythius, 61.
Ptererythrius, 61.
Ptereythrius, 61.
Pterorhinus, 4.
Pteruthius, 61.
Pterythius, 61.
ptilosus (Macronus),
50.
pulcher (Eupetes), 2.
pulcherrimus (Malurus),
250.

Z

338

punctatum (Cinclosoma),
1

pusilla (Acanthiza), 229.
pusilla (Pnoepyga), 78.
Pyctorhis, 30.

pygmeea (Sitta), 323.
PY? i lag (Regulus),

ACh hthalma, 217.
ae ee 233.
pyrrhops (Stachyrhido-
psis), 49
pyrrhops
psis), 49.
Pysshopygie (Acanthiza),

; (Stachyrido-

pyrrhura (Myzornis), 62.

quoyi (Cracticus), 272.

railoides (Myiadectes),

ralloides (Myiadestes),
91.

ralloides (Myiedestes),
91

rama (Hypolais), 207.
rama (Iduna), 207.
rectirostris (Collyrio-
cichla), 267.
rectirostris (Collyrio-
cincla), 267.
redivivum (Toxostoma),
redivivus (Harporhyn-
chus), 88..
redivivus lecontii (Har-
* porbynchus), 89.
Reguloides, 225.
reguloides (Acanthiza),
232.
reguloides (Geobasileus),
232.

Regulus, 317.

regulus (Regulus), 317.

Remiza, 314

rex (Machlolophus),
306.

rex (Parus), 306.
Rhinocichla, 23.
Rhodophoneus, 292.
Rhopocichla, 44.
Rhyacornis, 142,
Rimator, 41.
roberti (Pnoepyga), 40.
a (‘Lurdinulus),
4

robustus
Dra)

272.

(Cracticus),

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
rodericanus (Bebrornis),
252.
rodericanus

(Brady-
pterus), 252.
rosea (Acredula), 313.
roseus (Atgithalus), 313.
rosseliana (Pachyce-
phala), 295.
rubecula (Erithaeus),
147.
rubecula (Erythaca), 147.
rubecula (Erythacus),
147.

rubecula (Sylvia), 147.

rubeculus (Eommalo.
rhinus), 17.

rubeculus (Pomatosto-
mus), 17.

rubegcens (Sylvia), 214.

rubetra (Pratincola),
158.

rubetra (Saxicola), 158.

rubicola (Pratincola),
159.

rubicola (Saxicola), 159.

rubidus (Accentor), 134.

rubidus (‘Tharrhaleus),
134.

rubricapilla (Mixornis),
50.

rubricata (Origma), 203.
rubripes (Mimocichla),
92.

rubripes (Turdus), 92.

rueppelli (Curruca), 212.

rueppelli (Sylvia), 212.

rufa (Phyllopneuste),
222.

rufa (Saxicola), 172.

rufa (Sylvia), 209, 222.

rufescens (Calaimnoherpe),
187.

rufescens (Cinclorham-
phus), 29.

rufescens (Franklinia),
197.

rufescens (Ptenoedus),
29.

ruficapilla (Cisticola),
191.

yuficeps (Cisticola), 194.

ruficeps (Enneoctonus),
279.

ruficeps (Megalurus),
200.

ruficeps (Pellorneum),
33

ruficeps (Scorhynchus),
65.

ruficeps (Stachyrhido-
psis), 48.

ruficeps (Stachyridopsis),
48.

ruficeps (Suthora), 65.
ruficollis (Dryonastes),
23

ruficollis (Pomatorhi-
nus), 18.

rufifrons (Stachyrido.
psis), 48.

rufifrons (Stachyris), 48,

rufigaster — (Collyrio-
cincla), 268.

ee (Pinarolestes),

rufigulare (Trochalo-
pterum), 6.

ser tienen ah

rufigularis (Minla), 45,
rufigularis (Schceniparus),

rufilata (Ianthia), 149.

rufilatus (Tarsiger), 149.

rufinucha (Campylo-
rhynchus), 65.

rufiventer (Merula),
102.

rufiventer (Turdus),
02.

rufiventris (Brachy-
pteryx), 53,

rutiveutris (Callene), 53.
rufiventris (Colluri-
cincla), 267.

rufiventris (Collyrio-
cichla), 267.
rufiventris (Collyrio-

cincla), 267,
rufiyentris (Dryoscopus),
292.

rufiventris (Laniarius),
92, :

rufiventris
phala), 297.

rufiventris (Pheenicurus),
140.

rufiventris (Pinarolestes),
268.

(Pachyce-

rufiventris (Ruticilla),
rufiventris (Turdus),
102.

rufum (Toxostoma), 86.
rufus (Harporhynchus)
86.

rufus (Lanius), 279, 281,

rufus (Phylloscopus),
222.

rufus (Turdus), 86.

rufus, var. longirostris
(Harporhynchus), 87.

rupestris (Monticola),
rupestris (Petrophila),
131.

riippelli (Sylvia), 212,

Ruticilla, 150.

ruticilla (Phoenicura),
138.

rutilus (Phoneus), 281

rutilus (Thryothorus),

sagittata (Chthonicola),
228.

saharse (Scotocerca), 236.

Salicaria, 178.

salicaria (Hypolais), 204,
205.

salicaria (Locustella),
208

salicaria (Sylvia), 211.
Salpornis, 325.
saltatrix (Saxicola), 163.
samvensis (Merula), 97.
sannio (Dryonastes), 24
sannio (Garrulax), 24.
satelles (Regulus), 318.
saularis (Copsychus),
153.

savii (Lusciniola). 178.
savii (Lusciniopsis), 178.

saxatilis (Monticola),
129.

saxatilis (Petrocincla),
129.

saxatilis (Turdus), 129.

Saxicola, 158, 164, 165.

Sceorhynchus, 64.

scandens (Climacteris),
326.

schach (Cephalophoneus),

288.
schach (Lanius), 288.
schach, var. formose
(Lanius), 288,
schistaceus (Henicurus),
136.
schisticeps (Pomatorhi-
nus), 15.
Schcenicola, 201.
scheenicola (Cisticola),
191.
Scheeniparus, 45.
schcenobenus (Acroce-
phalus), 181.
Scotocerca, 236.
scouleri (Micracichla),

138.
selbii (Colluricincla), 267.
Semimerula, 110.
semirufa (Ruticilla), 140.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

semirufus (Phoenicurus),
140.

senegalus (Laniarius),

3.

senegalus (Pomatorhyn-
chus), 293.

senegalus (Telephonus),
293.

-sepiarius (Turdinus), 35.

sericea (Cettia), 239.

Sericornis, 238.

serrana (Merula), 96.

serranus (Turdus), 96.

Setaria, 38.

sharpei (Cossypha), 156.

sharpei (Pseudocossy-
phus), 156.

sharpii (Pseudocossy-
phus), 156.

Sialia, 174.

sialis (Sialia), 175.

Sibia, 55.

sibilator (Phylloscopus),
219

sibilatrix(Phyllopneuste),
219.

a ie (Phylloscopus),

219.

sibilatrix (Sylvia), 219.

sibirica (Geocichla), 112.

sibiricus (Cichloselys),
112.

sibiricus (Oreocincla),
112.

sibiricus (Parus), 302.

sibiricus (Turdus), 112.

sieboldi (Sittiparas), 303.

simillima (Merula), 98.

simplex (Sylvia), 211.

sinensis (Brachypteryx),
54.

sinensis (Cettia), 237.
sinensis (Heteroxenicus),

sinensis (Horornis), 237.

sinensis (Pyctorhis), 30.

sinuata (Emarginata),
165.

sinuata (Myrmecocichla),
16:

sinuata (Poliocichla),
165.

sinuata (Saxicola), 165.

Sitta, 320.

Sittella, 324.

Sittiparus, 46, 303.

Siva, 58.

socialis (Burnesia), 246.

socialis (Prinia), 246.

solitaria (Monticola),
130.

339
solitaria (Petrophila).
130.

solitarius (Lanivireo),
255.

solitarius (Vireo), 255.

solitarius, var. plum-
beus (Lanivireo), 255.

solstitialis (Hemiura), 77.

ee (Troglodytes),

sonitans (Burnesia), 245.
sonitans (Prinia), 245.
sordidus (Artamus), 261.
Sphenceacus, 32, 200.
Sphenostoma, 316.
Sphenura, 252.
spilonotus (Salpornis),
325.

Spiloptila, 199.
spilurus (Thryomanes),
70

spilurus (Thryothorus),
70. ;

spinicauda (Orthonyx),
1.

spinicaudus (Orthonyx),
1

splendens (Malurus), 249.
squamata (Pnoepyga), 78.
squamatum (Trochalo-
pterum), 76.
squamiceps (Argya), 12.
Stachyrhidopsis, 48.
Stachyrbis, 47.
Stachyridopsis, 47.
Stacbyris, 47.
Stactocichla, 22.
stapazina (Saxicola), 167,
172.

Staphidia, 57.
stellaris (Cistothorus),
71

stellaris (Troglody tes),
71

stenorhynchus (Pomato-
rbinus), 18.

stentoreus (Acrocepha-
lus), 188.

Stipiturus, 251.

Stoparula, 215.

strangei (Cisticola), 195.

strepera (Salicaria), 185.

ae erus (Acrocephalus),

5.

sar (Corythocichla),

4

striata (Grammatoptila),

striata (Suya), 240.
striaticeps (Drynivica),
236.
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340

striaticeps (Macronus),
seristatne (Troglodytes),
con (Crateropus),
erate (Malacocercus),

sicutas (Turdinus), 40.

stricklandii (Saxicola),
168.

stridulus (Pomatorhi-
nus), 18,

subalpina (Stoparola),
216.

ae (Sylvia), 216,
217.

gubaclivacanna (Pellor-
neum), 33.

subrufa (Argya), 11.

subruficapilla (Cisticola),
196.

substriata (Burnesia),
246.

substriata (Drymceca),
246,

substriata (Prinia), 246.
suecica (Cyanecula), 143.
suecica (Erithacus), 143.
suecica (Pheenicura), 148.
suecica (Sylvia), 143.
sulphureipectus (Chloro-
phoneus), 291.
sulphureipectus (Lania-
rius), 291.
sulphureipectus (Malaco-
notus), 291,
ede ‘(Erithacus),
148.

superciliaris (Burnesia),
246. -

sparelhens (Dryma-
adus), 3

superciliaris (Drymodes),
3

superciliaris (Prinia),
246. -

superciliaris (Xipbo-
rhamphus), 19.
superciliosa (Otomela),
superciliosa _(Phyllo-
_pneuste), 226.
superciliosus (Artamus),
259.
supercilicsus (Lanius),
29U. a
se beg (Phyllo-
scopus), 226.
superciliosus (Pomato-
yhinus), 10.

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

superciliosus (Pomato-
stomus), 16.

superciliosus
loides), 226.

Suthora, 63.

Sutoria, 189.

sutoria (Sutoria), 189.

sutorius (Orthotomus),
189.

Suya, 240.

swainsoni (Hylocichla),
125,

(Regu-

swainsoni (Vireo), 254.
swainsonii (Turdus), 125.
sybilla (Pratincola), 160.
sylvatica (Prinia), 244.
sylvestris _(Phyllo-
pneuste), 222.
Sylvia, 146, 208, 209.
sylvia (Sylvia), 209,
syriaca (Sitta), 320, 321.
syrinx (Acrocephalus),
187.

(Trochalo-
pteron), 9

taivanum (Trochalo-
pterum), 9.

taivanus (Garrulus), 9.

Tarsiger, 149.

tectrix (Cisticola), 193.

tectrix (Hemipteryx),
193.

Telephonus, 293,
Telmatodytes, 70.
temmincki (Myiopho-
neus), 51.
temmincki (Orthonyx), 1.
temporalis (Pomatorhi-
nus), 16.
temporalis (Pomatosto-
mus), 16.
tenella (Eroessa), 235.
tenella (Neomixis), 235.
teneriffee (Cyanistes), 311.
teneriffe (Parus), 311.
teneriffze (Regulus), 318.
Tephrodornis, 264.
tephronota (Acredula),
314. 3

tephronota (Sitta), 321.
tephronotus (Aigithalus),
314.

tephronotus (Cephalo-
phoneus), 286.

tephronotus (Lanius),
286.

tessellatus (Troglodytes),
73.

Thamnobia, 151, -
Tharrhalens, 132.

thenea (Mimus), 83.

thenca (Turdus), 83.

thoracica (Apalis), 235.

thoracica. (Dumeticola),
188.

thoracica (Lusciniola),
188

thoracica (Tribura), 188,

Thryomanes, 69.

Thryophilus, 67.

Thryothorus, 67, 68, 70.

tibicen (Barita), 270.

oe (Gymnorhina),
2

Tichodroma, 326.
tickelli (Drymocataphus),
37

Timelia, 29.
tinniens (Cisticola), 194.
tithys (Phoenicura), 139,
tithys (Ruticilla), 139.
tithys (Sylvia), 139.
titys (Phenicurus), 139.
titys (Ruticilla), 189.
torquata (Merula), 120.
torquata (Pachycephala),
295,

torquata (Pratincola),
160, 161

torquatus (Cracticus),
. 273.

torquatus (Turdus), 120.

torqueola (Staphidia),
57.

Toxostoma, 86.

treacheri (Rhinocichla),
23.

Tribura, 188.

tricolor (Cittocincla),
55

tricolor (Ephthianura),.
135

tristis (Merula), 104,
tristis (Phyllopneuste),
223.

tristis (Phyllopseuste),
223.

tristis (Phylloscopus),
223.

tristis (Turdus), 104.
triurus (Mimus), 82. -
trivirgatus (Laniarius),
293. ci
trivirgatus
rbinus), 16
trivirgatus (Pomato-
rhynchus), 293.
trivirgatus (Telephonus),
Trochalopteron, 5, 6, 7.°
Trochalopterum, 9.

(Pomato-

trochilus(Phyllopneuste),
220. sei i
trochilus (Phylloscopus),

220. cei

trochilus (Sylvia), 220.

Troglodytes, 69, 71, 72.

troglodytes (Anorthura),
74

troglodytes _ hiemalis
(Anorthura), 76.

troglodytes, var. hiema-
lis (Anorthura), 76.

tschagra (Pomatorhyn-
chus), 294.

tschagra (Telephonus),
294.

Turdinulus, 40.

Turdinus, 35, 40, 203.

turdoides (Acrocephalus),
181.

turdoides (Calamoherpe),
181.

turdoides _ orientalis
(Acrocephalus), 183.

turdoides (Sylvia), 181.

Turdus, 81, 115.

typica (Ellisia), 198.

typica (Nesillas), 198.

tytleri (Phylloscopus),

224. .

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ultramarinus (Cyanistes),
311.
ultramarinus (Parus),
11.

undata (Nisoria), 208.

undatus (Melizophilus),
218.

unicolor (Merula), 108.

upcheri (Hypolais), 206.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
ustulata (Hylocichla), |
125.

ustulatus (Turdus), 125.
ustulatus swainsonii
(Turdus), 125.

valida (Drymeeca), 244,
Vanga, 262, 273.
vanicorensis (Merula),

vanicorensis (Turdus),
7.

variegatum (Trochalo-
pterum), 5.

variegatus (Campylo-
rhynchus), 65.

variegatus (Heleodytes),
65

varius (Parus), 303.
venezuelensis (Merula),

venezuelen sis (Platy-
eichla), 91.
venustulus (Pardali-

parus), 307.
venustulus (Parus), 307.
victoriz (Lamprolia),

55

vinipectus (Alcippe), 44.
vinipectus (Proparus),

Vireo, 253.

Vireosylvia, 253.

virgatum (Trochalo-
pterum), 10.

viridipennis (Phyllosco-
pus), 228,

viridis (Cochoa), 92.

viridis (Leptopterus),:
262.

341

viscivorus (Turdus), 115.

vitiensis (Merula), 109.

vitiensis (Pachycephala),
269.

vitiensis (Pinarolestes),
269.

vittatus (Enneoctonus),
285.

vittatus (Lanius), 285.

volitans (Cisticola), 194.

vulgaris (Anorthura), 74.

wardi (Geocichla), 112.
wardii (‘Turdus), 112.
webbiana (Suthora), 63.
whiteheadi (Sitta), 322.
wilsoni (Sialia), 175.
wolfi (Cyanecula), 144.
woodi (Mixornis), 49.

xantherythraa (Pachy-
cephala), 297.
xanthetraea (Pachyce-
phala), 297.
Xanthomixis, 38.
xanthoprocta (Pachy-
cephala), 298.
xanthopus (Merula), 109.
Xeropbila, 316.
Xiphorhamphus, 19.

yerburii (Myrineco-
cichla), 164.
Yuhina, 59,

Zoothera, 115.
zosterops (Bernieria),
38.

zosterops (Nanthomixis),

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

Prste I.
Fig. 1. Trochalopterum phontceum.
2. Argya subrufa.
3. Lrochalopterum cachinnans.
4, Sibia picavides.
5. Lnoptile capistrata.
6. Garrulax albigularis.
7. » pectoralis.
8. Dryonastes sannio.
9. Crateropus bicolor.
10. Conostoma emodium.
11. Calamanthus campestris.
12. Actinodura eyertont.
13. Suthora bulomachus,
14. 5, webbiana,

15. Sceorhynchus gularis.

16. Pyctorhis sinensis.

17. Bernieria madagascariensis.
18. Pyctorhis sinensis.

19. Timelia jerdoni.

20. Pellorneum subochraceum.
21. 9 ruficeps.

22. Ophrydornis albigularis.

344 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES,

Puate Il.
Fig. 1. Turdinus sepiarius.
2. 3 macrodactylus.
3. Drymocataphus capistratus.
4. Pe capistratoides.
5. Drymochera badiceps.
6. Setaria albigularis.
7. Pellorneum iynotum.
8. NXanthomiais zosterops.
9. Mixornis woodi.
10. Nesobates madagascariensis.
ll. Mixornis montana.
12. Anuropsis malaccensis.
13. Crateroscelis murina.
14. Rimator malacoptilus.
15. Pseudominta custaneceps.
16. Scheniparus rufiyularis.
17. es dubius.
18. Laulus flavicollis.
19. Proparus vinipectus.
20. Alcippe phayrer.
Pusre IIT.
Fig. 1. Spheneeacus africanus.
2. Pterythius erythropterus.
3. is eralatus.
4, Lnoptila gracilis.
5. Staphidia castaneiceps.
6. Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons.
7. Heteroxenicus caroline.
8. Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons.
9. Turdinulus roberti.
10. Corythocichlu striata.

11. Bupetes lorie.
12. Pellornewm palustre,

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

Fig. 18. Lamprolia victoric.
14. Cinclosoma castanonotum.
16. Arrenga blighi.
16. Drymacdus superciliaris.
17. Aylacola cauta.
18. Pterorhinus davidi.
19. Trochalopterum varregatum.
20. Heterowenicus sinensis.

Prats IV.
Fig. 1.)

ze >Alcippe nipalensis.
af

. Yuhina pallida.

6. Rhopocichla atriceps.
7. Aleippe phoeocephala.
8. Rhopocichla nigrifrons.
9. Yuhina nigrimentum.
10. Mesia argentauris.
11, Proparus cinereiceps.
12. Siva cyanuroptera.
13. Liothrix calipygus.
14. Oreoscoptes montanus.
15. Mimus modulator.

16. » orpheus.

17. » longicaudatus.
18. TYoxostoma bendiver.
19. 5 curvirostre.
20. a lecontet,

2h. 8 crissale.

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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

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Prare V.

Heleodytes couest.
Thryothorus grenadensis.
Troglodytes striatulus.
Thryophilus nigricapillus,
Platycichla flavipes.
Cochow viridis.
Merula ludovicie.

» «= Rtyrtrostris,

» — nigropileus.

» falklandica.

» — nigropileus.

» ~~: samoensis,

» yymnophthalmus.
» erythropleura.

gymnophthalmus.
Aimocichla rubripes.
Merula nigrorum.

» poliocephala.

Prate VI.

Merula cardis.

ay wanthopus.

s layardi.

» cardis.

3 olivacea,
Semamerula gigas.
Merula olivacea.
Geocichla citrina.
Oreocichla papuensis.
5 dauma.
Turdus pallidus,
Ceocichla wardi.
Orevcichla mollissima.

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES,

Fig. 14.
15.
16,
17.
18.

Zoothera marginata.
Lurdus chrysolaus.

} “5 castaneus,

» chrysolaus.

Puare VII.
Erithacus akahige.
Petrophile rupestris.

ss erythrogaster.

Larvivora brunnea.

5. Phenicurus auroreus.
6. Savicola lugens.
7. » fumiliaris.
8. Adelura ceruleocephala.
9. Poliocichla sinuata.
10. Campicola pileata.
ll. Petrophila cinclorhyncha.
12. Saazicola monticola.
13. Cercomela asthenia.
14. Aedon golzii.
15. Cittocinela luzoniensis.
16. Myiedestes ralloides.
17. Erythropygia corypheus.
7 } Oreicola ferred.
20. Rh yacbrnis fuliginosa.
21. Vharrhaleus rubtdus.
Puarr VIII.
Fig. 1. |
2

—.

3.
4.
5.

>Merula merula.

us
)

Acdow megarhyncha.

347

348 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

‘Fig. 6. Erithacus rubecula.
7. Merula merula.
8. Erithacus rubecula.
9. Aedon megarhyncha,
10. Sylvia atricapilia.
11. » sylvia.
12. Hylocichla musica.
13. Sylvia simplex.
14, » atricapilla.
15.)
16. | =
>Hylocichla musica.
17. |
18. J
19. Turdus pilaris,
20. Acrocephalus streperus.
21. Locustella nevia.
22. Turdus pilaris.

Pratz IX.
Fig. 1. Acrocephalus dumetorum.
2.
3 } Agrobates familiaris.

4, Acrocephalus dumetorum.
5. Tribura thoracica.

6. ;
- } Acrocephalus syrin.

8. Tribura thoracica.

9. Locustella lanceolata.
10. Sutoria maculicollis.
11. Orthotomus atrigularis.

12. Pe chloronotus.
13. ae :
14 } Cisticola ruficapilla,

15. » stranger.
16. = lugubris.
17. Franklinia buchanuni.

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES,

Fig. 18.
19.
20.

CoN aaPr YN

10.

21.

Cheetornis locustelloides.
Megalurus ruficeps.
Laticilla burnesi.

Pirate X.

Calamocichla leptorhyncha.

Iduna langwida.
Sylvia affinis.

» mystacea.
} Requloides humei.

Arundinaxz aedon.

Acanthiza inornata.
3 apicalis.

Sericornis frontalis.

} » dumilis.

» frontalis. +
Acanthiza lineata.
Apalis thoracica.
Dryodromas fulvicapilla,
Neomixis tenella.
Scotocerca sahare,
Horornis brunnescens.
Neornis flavo-olivacea.
Suya Ichasiana.

Prats XI.

Prinia mystacea.
»» polychroa,
Burnesia substriata.
» superciliaris,
Maturus splendens.
» dorsalis.
Sphenura longirostris.

349,

350

Fig. 8.

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16,
17.
18.
19.

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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES,

oO

an.

21.

Stipiturus malachurus.
Bebrornis rodericanus,
Artamus fuscus.
Vireo flavifrons.

» modestus.
Artamus mentalis.
Tephrodornis pelvicus.
Artamus superciliosus.

» Aypoleucus.
Abbottornis chabert.
Vanga curvirostris.
Hemipus capitalis.

picatus..
Tephrodornis gularis.

Puate XII,

Tephrodornis pondicerianus.

: \ Collyriocichla brunnea.

Tephrodornis pondicerianus.
Eurocephalus anguitimens.
Hypocolius ampelinus,
Pinarolestes vitiensis.
7 rufiventris.

Cracticus cassicus,

29 quoyt.

os leucopterus.
Fiscus excubitorius.
» Aumeralis,
Lanius pallidirostris.
Rhodophoneus cruentus.
Lanius algeriensis.
Pomatorhynchus blanfordi.
Cephalophoneus bucephulus,
Enneoctonus vittatus.
Pomatorhynchus blanfordi.

Prare XIII.
Fig. 1. Cephalophoneus caniceps.
2. Fiscus caudatus.
3. Cephalophoneus bentet.
4. Otomela pheenicurotdes.
5. Eopsaltria flaviventris.
6. Laniarius rufiventris.
7. Pomatorhynchus senegalus.
8. Chlorophoneus sulphureipectus.
9. Pomatorhynchus australis.
10. 5 tschagra.

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES,

11. Oreoica cristata.

12. Falcunculus leucogaster.

13. Pachycephala «xanthoprocta.

14,

15. nS chlorura.

Pe rosschana.

‘16. Laniarius atrococcineus.
17. Pachycephala obscurior.
18. Hyloterpe philippinensis.
19. Puchycephala xanthetrea.

20. Pachycephalopsis potiosoma,

Prats XIV.
ig. 1. Periparus melanolophus.
2. Machlolophus rex.
3. Parus monticola.
4. Pardaliparus venustulus.
5. Cyanistes cyanus.
6. 35 teneriffa.
7. Pentheres afer.
8. Auriparus flaviceps.
9. Regulus maderensis.
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Catalogue’ of the Bones of Mammalia in the Collection of the
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Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in
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Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate
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Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. vii, 398. 47 Woodcuts. 1869.
8vo. 6s. 6d.

Catalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum. By
John Edward Gray, F.R.S., &c. 2nd Edition. Pp. vii,
402. 101 Woodcuts. 1866, 8vo. 8s.

Supplement. By John Edward Gray, F.R.S., &.,
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List of the Specimens of Cetacea in the Zoological Depart-
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LL.D., F.R.S., &e. [With Systematic and Alphabetical
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Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia (Pecora, Linnzus) in the
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Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the
Collection of the British Museum. By Oldfield Thomas.
Pp. xiii, 401. 4 Coloured and 24 plain Plates.
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BIRDS.

Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum :—

Vol. VI. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
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R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xiii, 420. Woodcuts and
18 ccloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha-
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Vol. VII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum.
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portion of the family Timeliide (Babbling Thrushes).
By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xvi., 698. Woodcuts and
15 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha-
betical Indexes.] 1883, 8vo. 1i. 6s.

Vol. VIII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum.
Cichlomorphe: Part V., containing the families
Paride and Laniide (Titmice and Shrikes) ; and
Certhiomorphe (Creepers and Nuthatches). By Hans
Gadow, M.A., Ph.D. Pp. xiil., 386. Woodceuts and
9 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha-

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Vol. IX. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
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Cinnyrimorphe, containing the families Nectariniide
and Meliphagide (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,
Fringilliformes: Part I., containing the families
Diceide, Hirundinide, Ampelide, Mniotiltide, and
Motacillide. 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.
Fringilliformes: Part II., containing the families
Cerebide, Tanagride, and Icteride. 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,
Fringilliformes: Part III., containing the family
Fringillide. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xv., 871.
Woodcuts and 16 coloured Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1888, Svo. 12. 8s.

Vol. XIII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum.
Sturniformes, containing the families Artamide,
Sturnids, Ploceide,and Alaudide. Also the families
Atrichiide and Menuride. By R. Bowdler Sharpe.
Pp. xvi. 701. Woodcuts and 15 coloured Plates.
Meee Bonen and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1890,
vo. 17. 8s.

Vol. XIV. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum.
Oligomyode, or the families Tyrannide, Oxyrham-
phida, Pipride, Cotingide, Phytotomide, Philepittide,
Pittide, Xenicide, and Hurylemide. By Philip
Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. xix.,494. Woodcuis
and 26 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha-
betical Indexes.] 1888, 8vo, 1d, 4s.

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V ol. XV. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching
Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum.
Tracheophone, or the families Dendrocolaptids,
Formicariide, Conopophagide, and Pteroptochide.
By Philip Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. xvii. 371.
Woodcuts and 20 coloured Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1890, 8vo. 17.

Vol. XVI. Catalogue of the Picariez in the Collection of
the British Museum. Upupe and Trochili, by Osbert
Salvin. Coraciw, of the families Cypselidz, Capri-
mulgidz, Podargide, and Steatornithide, by Ernst
Hartert. Pp. xvi., 703. Woodcuts and 14 coloured
Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ]
1892, 8vo. 11. 16s. :

Vol. XVII. Catalogue of the Picariz in the Collection
of the British Museum. Coracie (contin.) and
Halcyones, with the families Leptosomatide, Coraciide,
Meropide, Alcedinidz, Momotidz, Totide and Coliide,
by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Buceroies and Trogones, by
W. R. Ogilvie Grant. Pp. xi., 522. Woodcuts and 17
coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical
Indexes.] 1892, 8vo. 10. 10s.

Vol. XVIII. Catalogue of the Picarie in the Collection
of the British Museum. Scansores, containing the
family Picide. By Edward Hargitt. Pp. xv., 597.
Woodcuts and 15 coloured Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1890, 8vo. 1/. 6s.

Vol. XIX. Catalogue of the Picariz in the Collection of
the British Museum. Scansores and Coccyges: con-
taining the families Rhainphastide, Galbulide, and
Bucconide, by P. L. Sclater; and the families Indi-
catoride, Capitonids, Cuculide, and Musophagide, by
G. E. Shelley. Pp. xii., 484: 13 coloured Plates.
[With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1891,
8vo. 17. 5s.

Vol. XX. Catalogue of the Psittaci, or Parrots, in the
Collection of the British Museum. By T. Salvadori.
Pp. xvii, 658. Woodcuts and 18 coloured Plates.
[With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1891.
8vo. li. 10s. Some barra)

Vol. XXI. Catalogue of the Columba, or Pigeons, in
the Collection of the British Museum. ByT. Salvadori.
Pp. xvii.,676. 15 coloured Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, Svo. 12. 10s.

Vol. XXII. Catalogue of the Game Birds (Pierocletes,
Galline, Oxisthocomi, Hemipodit) in the Collection ‘of
the British Museum. By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.
Pp. xvi., 585. & coloured Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes. ] 1893, &vo. 17. 6s.

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Vol. XXIII. Catalogue of the Fulicariz (Rallide and
Heliornithide) and Alectorides (Aramide, Eurypy-
gids, Mesitide, Rhinochetide, Gruide, Psophiide,
and Otidide) in the Collection of the British Museum.
By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xiii., 353. 9 coloured
Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ]
1894, 8vo. 20s.

Vol. XXIV. Catalogue of the Limicole in the Collection
of the British Museum. By R. Bowdler Sharpe.
Pp. xii., 794. Woodcutsand 7 coloured Plates. [With
cere and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1896, 8vo.

. 08.

Vol. XXV. Catalogue of the Gavie and Tubinares in
the Collection of the British Museum. Gavie (Terns,
Gulls, and Skuas), by Howard Saunders. Tubinares
(Petrels and Albatrosses), by Osbert Salvin. Pp. xv.,
475. Woodcuts and 8 coloured Plates. [With Syste-
matic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1896, 8vo. 17. 1s.

Vol. XXVI. Catalogue of the Platalew, Herodiones,
Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcs, and Impennes in the
Collection of the British Museum. Platalee (Ibises
and Spoonbills) and Herodiones (Herons and Storks),
by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Steganopodes (Cormoranis,
Gannets, Frigate-birds, Tropic-birds, and Pelicans),
Pygopodes (Divers and Grebes), Alcs (Auks), and Im-
pennes (Penguins), by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. Pp. xvii.,
687. Woodcuts and 14 coloured Plates. [With Sys-
tematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898, 8vo. 17. 5s.

Vol. XXVII. Catalogue of the Chenomorphe (Pala-
medez, Phoenicopteri, Anseres), Crypturi, and Ratitz
in the Collection of the British Museum. By T.
Salvadori. Pp. xv., 636. 19 coloured Plates. [With
a and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo.

i. 12s.

A. Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds. [Nomen-
clator Avium tum Fossilium tum Viventium.] By R.
Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D. :—

Vol. I. Pp. xxi, 303. [With Systematic Index.]
1899, 8vo. 10s.

Vol. II. Pp. xv., 312. [With Systematic Index, and
oo ae Index to Vols. I. and II.] 1900,
vo. LOs. ; :

Vol. III. Pp. xii., 367. [With Systematic and Alpha-
betical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 10s. ;

Vol. IV.. Pp. xii., 391. [With Systematic and Alpha-
betical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 10s.

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List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the
British Museum. By George Robert Gray :—
Part III., Section I. Ramphastide. Pp. 16. [With
Index.] 1855, 12mo. 6d.
Part III. Section II. Psittacide. Pp. 110. [With
Index.] 1859, 12mo. 2s.
Part III., Sections III.and IV. Capitonide and Picide.
Pp. 137. [With Index.] 1868, 12mo. 1s. 6d.

Part IV. Columbe. Pp. 73. [With Index.] 1856,
12mo. Is. 9d.

Part V. Galline. Pp. iv., 120. [With an Alphabetical
Index.] 1867, 12mo. 1s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific
Ocean in the Collection of the British Museum. By
George Robert Gray, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 72. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1859, 8vo. 1s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Collection of Birds’ Eggs in the British
Museum (Natural History) :—

Vol. I. Ratitaz. Carinate (Tinamiformes—Lariformes).
By Eugene W. Oates. Pp. xxiii, 252. 18 Coloured
Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ]
1901, 8vo. 30s.

Vol. II. Carinatez (Charadriiformes—Strigiformes). By
Eugene W. Oates. Pp. xx., 400. 15 Coloured Plates.
[With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1902,
8vo. 30s.

Vol. III. Carinate (Psittaciformes — Passeriformes).
By Engene W. Oates and Capt. Savile G. Reid.
Pp. xxiii., 349. 10 Coloured Plates. [With Syste-
matic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 25s.

REPTILES.

Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbenians
in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. J. E,
Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. viii, 80. [With an Alphabetical
Index.] 1844, 12mo. 1s.

Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British
Museum. By John Edward Gray, F.R.S., &c.:—
Appendix. Pp. 28. 1872, 4to. 2s. 6d.

rtIl. Hmydosaurians, Rhynchocephalid, and Amphis-
Tgae ee, vi., 41. 25 Woodcuts. 1872, 4to.
3s. 6d.

Hand-List of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the
British Museum. By Dr. J. EB. Gray, F.R.S., F.LS., &e,
Pp. iv., 124. [With an Alphabetical Index.]. 1873,
8vo. 4s. a

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Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and
Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History).
New Edition. By George Albert Boulenger. Pp. x., 3l1l.
73 Woodcuts and 6 Plates. [With Systematic and
Alphabetical Indexes.] 1889, 8vo. 15s.

Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural His-
tory). Second Edition. By George Albert Boulenger :—

Vol. I. Geckonide, Eublepharidx, Uroplatide, Pygo-
podide, Agamide. Pp. xii. 436. 32 Plates. [With
Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 20s.

Vol. II. Iguanide, Xenosauride, Zonuridse, Anguide,
Anniellide, Helodermatide, Varanide, Xantusiidx,
Teiide, Amphisbenide. Pp. xiii, 497. 24 Plates.
Lumens and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885,

vo. 20s.

Vol. III. Lacertide, Gerrhosauride, Scincids, Anelytro-
pide, Dibamidsz, Chameleontide. Pp. xii. 575. 40
Plates. [With a Systematic Index and an Alphabetical
Index to the three volumes.] 1887, 8vo. 17. 6s.

Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural
History). By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S., &¢. :—

Vol. L, containing the families Typhlopidaw, Glauconiide,
Boide, Ilysiidz, Uropeltide, Xenopeltidss, and Colu-
bride aglyphe (part). Pp. xiii, 448: 26 Woodcuis
and 28 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical
Indexes.] 1893, 8vo. 17. 1s.

Vol. IL, containing the conclusion of the Colubride
aglyphe. Pp. xi., 382: 25 Woodcuts and 20 Plates.
aa Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1894,

vo. 17s. 6d.

Vol. III., containing the Colubride (Opisthoglyphe and
Proteroglyphe), Amblycephalide, and Viperide.
Pp. xiv., 727: 37 Woodecuts and 25 Plates. [With
Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index to the 3
volumes.] 1896, 8vo. ll. 6s.

Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the

British Museum. By Dr. Albert Giinther. Pp. xvi, 281.

With Geographic, Systematic, and Alphabetical Indexes. |
858, 12ma. 4s.

BATRACHIANS.

Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the Collection of the
British Museum. By Dr. Albert Giinther. Pp. xvi., 160.
12 Plates. [With Systematic, Geographic, and Alphabetical
Indexes.] 1858, 8vo. 6s.

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FISHES.

Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum, Second
edition. Vol. I. Catalogue of the Perciform Fishes in the
British Museum. Vol. I. Containing the Centrarchide,
Percide, and Serranide (part). By George Albert
Boulenger, F.R.S. Pp. xix.,394. Woodcuts and 15 Plates.
ie Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo.

8.

Catalogue of Fish collected and described by Laurence
Theodore Gronow, now in the British Museum. Pp. vii.,
196. [With a Systematic Index.] 1854, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Catalogue of Lophobranchiate Fish in the Collection of the
British Museum. By J.J. Kaup, Ph.D., &c. Pp. iv., 80.
4 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856, 12mo. 2s.

MOLLUSCA.

Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the
British Museum. Part I. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D.,
F.R.S., &c. Pp. xii., 230. 121 Woodcuts. 1857, 8vo. 5s.

List of the Shells of the Canaries in the Collection of the
British Museum, collected by MM. Webb and Berthelot.
Described and figured by Prof. Alcide D’Orbigny in the
oo Naturelle des Iles Canaries.” Pp. 32. 1854,

mo. 1s.

List of the Shells of Cuba in the Collection of the British
Museum collected by M. Ramon de la Sagra. Described
by Prof. Alcide d’Orbigny in the “ Histoire de ]’Ille de
Cuba.” Pp. 48. 1854, 12mo. 1s.

List of the Shells of South America in the Collection of the
British Museum. Collected and described by M. Alcide
D’Orbigny in the “Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale.”
Pp. 89. 1854, 12mo. 2s.

Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells in the British
Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen. Described by
Philip P, Carpenter. Pp. xvi., 552. 1857, 12mo. 8s.

List of Mollusca and Shells in the Collection of the British
Museum, collected and described by MM. Kydoux and
Souleyet in the “Voyage autour du Monde, exécuté
“pendant les années 1836 et 1837, sur la Corvette ‘La
“ Bonite,’ ” and in the “ Histoire naturelle des Mollusques
“Ptéropodes.” Par MM. P. C. A. L. Rang et Souleyet.

Pp. iv., 27. 1855, 12mo, 8d.

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Catalogue of the Phaneropneumona, or Terrestrial Operculated
Mollusca, in the Collection of the British Museum. By
Dr. L. Pfeiffer. Pp. 324. [With an Alphabetical Index. ]
1852, 12mo. 5s.

Catalogue of Pulmonata, or Air Breathing Mollusca, in the
Collection of the British Museum, Part I. By Dr. Louis
Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 192. Woodcuts. 1855, 12mo. 2s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Auriculide, Proserpinide, and Truncatellide
in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Louis
Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 150. Woodcuts. 1857, 12mo. Is. 9d.

List of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum.
By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c.

Part II. Olivide. Pp. 41. 1865, 12mo. 1s.

Catalogue of the Conchifera, or Bivalve Shells, in the
Collection of the British Museum. By M. Deshayes :—

Part I. Veneride, Cyprinide, Glauconomide, and
Petricolade. Pp. iv., 216. 1853, 12mo. 3s.

Part JI. Petricolade (concluded); Corbiculade. Pp.
217-292. [With an Alphabetical Index to the two
parts.] 1854, 12mo. 6d.

BRACHIOPODA.

Catalogue of Brachiopoda Ancylopoda or Lamp Shells in the
Collection of the British Museum. ([Jssued as “ Catalogue
of the Mollusca, Part IV.”] Pp. iv., 128. 25 Woodenta.
[With an Alphabetical Index.] 1853, 12mo. 3s.

POLYZOA.

Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British
Museum. Part IfI. Cyclostomata. By George Busk,
F.R.S. Pp. viii., 39. 38 Plates. [With a Systematic
Index.] 1875, 8vo. 5s.

CRUSTACEA.

Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in
the Collection of the British Museum. By C. Spence Bate,
F.RS., &c. Pp. iv., 899. 58 Plates. [With an Alpha-
betical Index.] 1862, 8vo. 11. 5s.

ARACHNIDA.

Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma, based upon
the Collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in
the British Museum. By 1. Thorell. Pp. xxxvi., 406.
Naas eas List and Alphabetical Index.] 1895,
ivo. 10s. 6d.

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY): li

INSECTS.

Coleopterous I nsects.

Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects in the Collection of
the British Museum :—

Part VI. Passalide. By Frederick Smith. Pp. iv., 23.
1 Plate. [With Index.] 1852, 12mo. 8d.

Part VII. Longicornia, I. By Adam White. Pp. iv.,
174. 4 Plates. 1853, 12mo. 2s. 6d.

Part VIII. Longicornia, II. By Adam White. Pp. 237.
6 Plates. 1855, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Part IX. Cassidide. By Charles H. Boheman, Professor
of Natural History, Stockholm. Pp. 225. [With
Index.] 1856, 12mo. 3s.

Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Coleoptera in the
Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lycide. By
Charles Owen Waterhouse. Pp. x., 83. 18 Coloured
Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ]
1879, 8vo. 16s.

Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of Madeira in the
Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon
Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xvi., 234: 1 Plate. [With
a Topographical Catalogue and an Alphabetical Index.]
1857, 8vo. 3s.

Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of the Canaries in the
Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon
Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xiii, 648. [With Topo-
graphical and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1864, 3vo. 10s. 6d.

Catalogue of Halticide in the Collection of the British
Museum. By the Rev. Hamlet Clark, M.A., F.LS.
Physapodes and (Hdipodes. Part I. Pp. xii. 301.
Frontispiece and 9 Plates. 1860, 8vo. 7s.

Catalogue of Hispide in the Collection of the British
Museum. By Joseph S. Baly, M.E.S.,&c. Part I. Pp.x.,
172. 9 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858,

8vo. 6s.

Hymenopterous Insects.

Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the
British Museum. By Frederick Smith. 12mo. :—

Part I. Andrenide and Apide. Pp. 197. 6 Plates.
1853, 2s. 6d. -

Part II. Apide. Pp. 199-465. 6 Plates. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1854. - 6s.

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Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the British
Museum—continued.

Part III. Mutillide and Pompilide. Pp.206. 6 Plates.
1855. 6s.

Part IV. Sphegide, Larride, and Crabronide. Pp. 207-
497. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856.
6s.

Part V. Vespide. Pp.147. 6 Plates. [With an Alpha-
betical Index.] 1857. 6s.

Part VI. Formicide. Pp. 216. 14 Plates. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1858. 6s.

Part VII. Dorylide and Thynnide. Pp. 76. 3 Plates,
[With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859. 2s.

List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the
Typical Specimens in the British Museum. Vol. I,
Tenthredinide and Siricide. By W. F. Kirby.
Pp. xxviii., 450. 16 Coloured Plates. ayy Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1882, 8vo. 17. 18s.

Dipterous Insects.

List of the Specimens of Dipterous Insects in the Collection
of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S.

Part VII. SupplementIII. Asilide. Pp. ii., 507-775.
1855, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

A Monograph of the Culicide, or Mosquitoes. Mainly com-
piled from the Collections received at the British Museum
from various parts of the world in connection with the
Investigation into the cause of Malaria conducted by the
Colonial Office and the Royal Society. By Fred. V.
Theobald, M.A., &c. :—

Vols. I., II. (pp. xviii., 424; viii., 391 : 318 woodcuts), and
Atlas of 37 coloured and 5 collotype plates (pp. viii.,
with explanations of plates). 1901, 8vo. 3/. 3s.

Vol. III. Pp. xvii., 359: 17 plates, 1 diagram, and 193
illustrations in text. 1903, 8vo. 1l. 1s.

A Monograph of the Tsetse-Flies (Genus Glossina, Westwood),
based on the Collection in the British Museum. By
Ernest Edward Austen. With a chapter on Mouth-parts
by H. J. Hansen, Phil. Doc. Pp. ix., 319: 9 plates
(7 coloured), 16 woodcuts, 1 map. 1903, Roy. 8vo. 15s.

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY.) 13

Lepidopterous Insects.

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the British
Museum. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. :—

Vol. I. Catalogue of the Syntomide in the Collection
of the British Museum. Pp. xxi., 559 : 285 Woodcuts.

ee eee and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898,
vo. 15s.

—aAtlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s.

Vol. II. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Noline, Litho-
siane) in the Collection of the British Museum.
Pp. xx., 589 : 411 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and
Alphabetical Indexes.] 1900, 8vo. 18s.

——Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates (xviii-xxxv.), 8vo. 15s.

Vol. III. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Arctianw) and
Agaristide in the Collection of the British Museum.
Pp. xix, 690: 294 woodcuts. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 15s.

Atlas of 19 Coloured Plates (xxxvi-liv.), 8vo. 16s.

Vol. IV. Catalogue of the Noctuide. Pp. xx., 689:
125 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical
Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 15s.

Atlas of 23 Coloured Plates (lv.—lxxvii), 8vo. 16s.

Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera
in the Collection of the British Museum :—

Part V. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xii. 74.
78-100 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index.]
1881, 4to. 27. 10s.

Part VI. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xv., 89.
101-120 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index. ]
1886, 4to. 20. 4s.

Part VII. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. iv., 124.
121-138 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List.]
1889, 4to. 27.

Part VIII. The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri
District. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. iv., 144.
139-156 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List.]
1891, 4to. 27.

Part IX. The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon.
By George Francis Hampson. Pp. v., 182. : 157-176
Coloured Plates. [With a General Systematic List of
Species collected in, or recorded from, Ceylon.] 1893.
Ato. 22. 2s.

Catalogue of. the Collection of Palearctic Butterflies formed
by the late John Henry Leech, and presented to the
Trustees of the British Museum by his Mother, Mrs. Eliza
Leech. By Richard South, F.E.S. Pp. vi., 228. 2 Coloured
Plates. With a Portrait and Biographical Memoir of Mr,
Leech. 1902, 4to. 17.

14 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE

Calalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in
the Collection of the British Museum. By Arthur Gardiner
Butler, F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 303. 3 Plates. 1869, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycenide in the British Museum.
By W. ©. Hewitson. Pp. 15. 8 Coloured Plates. 1862,
Ato. 10. 1s. :

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the
Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker.
12mo. :—

Part XXII. Geometrites. Pp. 499-755. 1861, 3s. 6d.
Part XXIII. ——————_ Pp. 756-1020. 1861, 3s. 6d.
Part XXIV. —————— _ Pp. 1021-1280. 1862, 3s. 6d.
Part XXV. -————-— Pp. 1281-1477. 1862, 3s.

Part XXVI. ——————__ Pp. 1478-1796. [With an
Alphabetical Index to Parts KXX.-KXVI.] 1862, 4s. 6d.

Part XXVII. Crambites and Tortricites. Pp. 1-286.
1863, 4s.

Part XXVIII. Tortricites and Tineites. Pp. 287-561.
1863, 4s.
Part XXIX. Tineites. Pp. 562-835. 1864, 4s.

Part XXX. —— Pp. 836-1096. [With an Alpha-
betical Index to Parts XXVII-XXX.| 1864, 4s.

Part XXXI. Supplement. Pp. 1-321, 1864, 5s.

Part XXXII. —— Part 2. Pp. 322-706.
1865, 5s.

Part XXXITJ.———__--— Part 3. Pp. 707-1120.
1865, 6s.

Part XXXIV._——_-——_ Part 4. Pp. 1121-1523.
1865, 5s. 6d.

Part XXXV. — Part 5. Pp. 1534-2040.
[With an Alphabetical Index to Parts XXXI.-
XXXV.J] 1866, 7s.

Neuropterous Insects. .

Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the
Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker.
12mo. :—

Part II. Sialide—Nemopterides. Pp. ii., 193-476.
1853, 3s. 6d.

Part III. Termitide—Ephemerids. Pp. ii, 477-585.
1853, 1s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the
Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. H. Bae
Part I, Termitina. Pp. 34. 1858, 12mo. 6d, 3

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 15

Orthopterous Insects.

Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the
British Museum. Part I, Phasmids. By John Obadiah
Westwood, F.L.S., &e. Pp. 195. 48 Plates. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1859, 4to. 37.

Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattaris in the Collection of
the British Museum, By Francis Walker, F.LS., &e,
Pp. 239. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1868, 8vo. 5s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the
Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker,
E.LS., &c. :-—

Part 11. Locustide (continued). Pp. 225-423. [With
an Alphabetical Index.] 1869, 8vo. 4s. 6d.

Part III. Locustide (continued).—Acrididex. Pp. 425-
604. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 4s.

Part IV. Acridide (continued). Pp. 605-809. [With
an Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 6s.

Part V. Tettigide.—Supplement to the Catalogue of
Blattariz.—Supplement to the Catalogue of Dermaptera
Saltatoria (with remarks on the Geographical Distri-
bution of Dermaptera). Pp. 811-850; 43; 116.
[With Alphabetical Indexes.] 1870, 8vo. 6s.

Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. By W. F. Kirby.
Vol. I. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria, et Gressoria.
(Forficulide, Hemimeride, Blattide, Mantide, Phasmide.)
Pp. x., 501. [With Index.] 1904, 8vo. 10s.

Hemipterous Insects.

Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous Hemiptera in
the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker,
E.L.S., &e. 8Vvo. :—

Part I. Scutata. Pp. 240. 1867. 5s.
Part II. Scutata (continued). Pp. 241-417. 1867. 4s.

Part ITI. Pp. 418-599. [With an Alphabetical Index to
Parts I, II., III., and a Summary of Geographical
Distribution of the Species mentioned.] 1868. 4s. 6d.

PartIV. Pp. 211. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1871. 6s.
Part V. Pp. 202. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1872. 5s.
Part VI. Pp.210. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 5s.
Part VII. Pp. 213. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 6s.

Part VIII. Pp. 220. [With Alphabetical Index. ] “es Bs
+ £68. -6d.

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VERMES.

Catalogue of the Species of Entozoa, or Intestinal Worms,
contained in the Collection of the British Museum. By
Dr. Baird. Pp. iv., 132. 2 Plates. [With an Index of
the Animals in which the Entozoa mentioned in the
Catalogue are found, and an Index of Genera and
Species.] 1853, 12mo. 2s. .

ANTHOZOA.

Catalogue of Sea-pens or Pennatulariide in the Collection of
the British Museum. By J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv.,
40. 2 Woodcuts. 1870, 8vo. 1s. 6d. .

Catalogue of Lithophytes or Stony Corals in the Colleétion
of the British Museum. By J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c.
Pp. iv., 51. 14 Woodcuts. 1870, 8vo. 3s.

Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British
Museum (Natural History) :—

Vol. I. The Genus Madrepora. By George Brook.
Pp. xi, 212. 35 Collotype Plates. [With Systematic
and Alphabetical Indexes, and Explanation of the
Plates.] 1893, 4to. 17. 4s,

Vol. II. The Genus Turbinaria; the Genus Astreopora.
By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Cantab., F.L.S., F.Z.S.
Pp. iv., 106. 30 Collotype and 3 Lithographic Plates.
[With Index of Generic and Specific Names, and
Explanation of the Plates.] 1896, 4to. 18s.

Vol. III. The Genus Montipora; the Genus Anacro-
pora. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Pp. vii., 192.
30 Collotype and 4 Lithographic Plates. [With Syste-
matic Index, Index of Generic and Specific Names,
and Explanation of the Plates.] 1897, 4to. 17. 4s.

Vol. IV. The Family Poritide. I.—The Genus
Goniopora. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Pp. viii.,
206. 12 Collotype and 4 Lithographic Plates. [With
Index of Generic and Specific Names, and Explanation
of the Plates.] 1903, 4to. 1d.

BRITISH ANIMALS,

Catalogue of British Birds in the Collection of the British
Museum. By George Robert Gray, F.L.S., F.Z.8., &c.
Pp, xii., 248. [Witha List of Species.] 1863, 8vo. 3s. 6d.

Catalogue of British Hymenoptera in the Collection of the
British Museum. Second edition, Part I. Andrenide
and Apide. By Frederick Smith, M.E.S. New Issue.
Pp. xi., 236. 11 Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha-
betical Indexes.] 1891, 8vo. 6s.

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 17

Catalogue of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, Formicidae, and
Vespide in the Collection of the British Museum. By
Frederick Smith, V.P.E.S. Pp. 236. 6 Plates. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 12mo. 6s.

A Catalogue of the British Non-parasitical Worms in the
Collection of the British Museum. By George Johnston,
M.D., Edin., F.R.C.L., Ed., Lu.D., Marischal Coll., Aber-
deen, &c. Pp. 365. Woodeuts and 24 Plates. [With an
Alphabetical Index.] 1865, 8vo. 7s.

Catalogue of the British Echinoderms in the British Museum
(Natural History). By F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. Pp. xvii., 202.
Woodcuts and 16 Plates (2 Coloured). [With Table of
Contents, Tables of Distribution, Alphabetical Index,
Description of the Plates, &e.] 1892, 8vo. 12s. 6d.

List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection
of the British Museum ; with Synonyma and References
to figures. 12mo,:—

Part V. Lepidoptera. By J.F. Stephens. 2nd Edition.
Revised by H. T. Stainton and E. Shepherd. Pp. iv.,
224, 1856. 1s. 9d.

Part VI. Hymenoptera. By F.Smith. Pp.134. 1851. 2s.

Part VII. Mollusca, Acephala and Brachiopoda. By
Dr. J. E. Gray. Pp. iv., 167. 1851. 3s. 6d.

Part VIII. Fish. By Adam White. Pp. xxiii., 164.
(With Index and List of Donors.) 1851. 3s. 6d.

Part IX. Eggs of British Birds. By George Robert
Gray. Pp. 143. 1852. 2s. 6d.

Part XI. Anoplura, or Parasitic Insects. By H. Denny.
Pp. iv., 51. 1852. Is.

Part XII. Lepidoptera (continued). By James F,
Stephens. Pp. iv., 54. 1852. 9d.

Part XIII. Nomenclature of Hymenoptera. By
Frederick Smith. Pp. iv., 74. 1853, 1s. 4d.

Part XIV. Nomenclature of Neuroptera. By Adam
White. Pp. iv. 16. 1853. 6d.

Part XV. Nomenclature of Diptera, I, By Adam
White. Pp. iv., 42. 1853. 1s.

rt XVI. Lepidoptera (completed). By H. T. Stainton.
eo 199. [With an Index.] 1854. 3s.

VII. Nomenclature of Anoplura, Euplexoptera,
oe Orthoptera. By Adam White. Pp. iv., 17,

1855. 6d.
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PLANTS.

Illustrations of Australian Plants collected in 1770 during
Captain Cook’s Voyage round the World in H.M.S§,
“Endeavour.” By the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks,
Bart., K.B., P.R.S., and Dr. Daniel Solander, F.R.S.
[Being a series of lithographic reproductions of copper-
plates engraved after paintings ‘by F. P. Nodder, James
Miller, J. F. Miller, and John Cleveley.] With Introduc-
tion and Determinations by James Britten, F.L.S., Senior
Assistant, Department of Botany, British Museum :—

Part I.—101 Plates, with 31 pages of descriptive text.
1900, fol. 25s.

Part II.—142 Plates (pls. 101-243), with 41 pages of
descriptive text (pp. 85-75). 1901, fol. 35s.

Part ITI.—77 Plates (pls. 244-318, 454, and 122), with
26 pages of descriptive text, including Index to the
whole work (pp. 77-102), and 3 maps. 1905, fol. 25s.

Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich
Welwitsch in 1853-61 :—

Vol. I. Dicotyledons. By William Philip Hiern, M.A.,
FE.L.S., &c. :—

Part I. [Ranunculacee to Rhizophoracex.] Pp.
xxvi., 336. [With Portrait of Dr. Welwitsch.
Introduction, Bibliography, and Index of Genera. ]
1896, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Part II. Combretacee to Rubiacee. Pp. 337-510.
[With Index of Genera.] 1898, 8vo. 4s.

Part III. Dipsacee to Scrophulariacee. Pp. 511-
784. , [With Index of Genera.] 1898, 8vo. 5s.

Part IV. Lentibulariaces to Ceratophyllez. Pp. 785-
1035. [With Index.] 1900, 8vo. 5s.

Vol. II. Monocotyledons, Gymnosperms, and Crypto-
gams :—

Part I. Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms. By
Alfred Barton Rendle, M.A., D.Sc. F.L.S., Assis-
tant, Department of Botany. Pp. 260. [With
Index of Genera.] 1899, 8vo. 6s.

Part II. Cryptogamia. Pp. 261-566. [With Table
of Errata, and General Index to the whole work.]
1901, 8vo. 6s.

Vascular Cryptogams ... By William Carruthers, F.R.S.

Mosses sie sis + 4, Antony Gepp, M.A., F.LS.

Hepatics au «+ 4, F. Stephani,

Marine Algz Be ... 4, Ethel S. Barton.

Freshwater Alge ... -. 5, W. West, F.LS., and G. S.
West, B.A.

Diatomacese ae - ,, Thomas Comber, F,L.S.

Lichenes att sy, EH. A. Wainio.

Fungi ise Zey +» y Annie Lorrain Smith,

Mycetozoa ... eee - y Arthur Lister, F.RB.S,

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). WY

A Monograph of Lichens found in Britai i
\ itain : be. Descrip-
ae Catalogue of the Species in the Moriariui of the
a oe Museum. By the Rev. James M. Crombie, M.A,,
-LS., E.G.8., &c. Part I. Pp. viii., 519 : 74 Woodcuts.

ions ie Synopsis, Tabular Conspectus, and Index.]

A Monograph of the Mycetozoa: bein ipti
of tl : ga Descriptive Catal
of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Maen,
ier ae Pp. 224. 78 Plates and 51
: i nopsis of G i ies,
and Taos (ed (ih me 7 enera and List of Species,

List of British Diatomacex in the Collection of the British
Museum. By the Rev. W. Smith, F.L.S., &e. Pp. iv., 55.
1859, 12mo. 1s.

FOSSILS,

Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum
(Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S. :—

Part I. Containing the Orders Primates, Chiroptera,
Insectivora, Carnivora, and Rodentia. Pp. xxx., 268.
33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical
Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 5s.

Part II. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder
Artiodactyla. FP. xxii, 324. 39 Woodcuts. [With
Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 6s.

Part III. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders
Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, Condylarthra, and Ambly-
poda. Pp. xvi.,186. 30 Woodcuts. [With Systematic
Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species,
including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 43s.

Part IV. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder
Proboscidea. Pp. xxiv., 235. 32 Woodcuts. [With
Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera
and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 5s.

Part V. Containing the Group Tillodontia, the Orders
Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata,
and Supplement. Pp. xxxv., 345. 55 Woodcuts,
[With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of
Generaand Species, including Synonyms. ] 1887, 8vo.6s.

‘Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural
History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A. Pp. xxvii., 368.
75 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical
Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891,

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Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British
Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A.,
F.G.S, :—

PartI, Containingthe Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia,
Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Pro-
terosauria. Pp. xxviii, 309. 69 Woodcuts. [With
Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera
and Species, including Synonyms.] 1888, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Part II. Containing the Orders Ichthyopterygia and
Sauropterygia. Pp. xxi. 307. 85 Woodcuts. [With
Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera
and Species, including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Part III. Containing the Order Chelonia. Pp. xviii.,
239. 53 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and
Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including
Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Part IV. Containing the Orders Anomodontia, Ecaudata,
Caudata, and Labyrinthodontia; and Supplement,
Pp. xxiii, 295. 66 Woodcuts. [With Systematic
Index, Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species,
including Synonyms, and Alphabetical Index of Genera
and Species to the entire work.] 1890, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural
History). By Arthur Smith Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S.,
F.G.S., &c. :—

Part I. Containing the Elasmobranchii. Pp. xlvii.,
474, 13 Woodcuts and 17 Plates. [With Alphabetical
Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species,]
1889, 8vo. 21s.

Part II. Containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii),
Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi,
and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and Chondrastean.
Actinopterygii). Pp. xliv., 567. 58 Woodcuts and
16 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic
Index of Genera and Species.] 1891, 8vo. 21s.

Part III. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi
of the Orders Chondrostei (concluded), Protospondyli,
Aetheospondyli, and Isospondyli (in part). Pp. xlii,,
544. 45 Woodcuts and 18 Plates, [With Alphabetical
Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species. ]
1895, 8vo. 21s.

Part IV. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi of
the Suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi,
Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii,
and Anacanthini. Pp. xxxix., 636. 22 Woodcuts
and 19 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and
Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1901,
8vo. 213. et

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 21

Systematic List of the Edwards Collection of British Oligocene
and Eocene Mollusca in the British Museum (Natural
History), with references to the type-specimens from
similar horizons contained in other collections belonging
to the Geological Department of the Museum. By Richard
Bullen Newion, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii. 365. [With table of
Families and Genera, Bibliography, Correlation-table,
Appendix, and Alphabetical Index.] 1891, 8vo. 6s.

Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology,
British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Austra-
lasian Tertiary Mollusca. By George F. Harris, F.G.S., &.
Pp. XXVi., 407. 8 Plates. [With Table of Families, Genera,
and Sub-Genera, and Index.] 1897, 8vo. 10s.

Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum
(Natural History) :—

Part I. Containing part of the Suborder Nautiloidea, con-
sisting of the families Orthoceratida, Endoceratide,
Actinoceratide, | Gomphoceratide, Ascoceratide,
Poterioceratide,, Cyrtoceratide, and Supplement. By
Arthur H. Foord, F.G.S. Pp. xxxi., 344. 51 Woodcuts.
[With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of
Genera and Species, including Synonyms. ] 1888,
8vo. 10s. 6d.

Part Il. Containing the remainder of the Suborder
Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Lituitide,
Trochoceratide, Nautilide, and Supplement. By
Arthur H. Foord, F.G.8. Pp. xxviii, 407. 86 Wood-
cuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical
Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms. ]
1891, 8vo. 15s. ;

Part 1II. Containing the Bactritide, and part of the
Suborder Ammonoidea. By Arthur H. Foord, Ph.D.,
F.G.S., and George Charles Crick, A.R.S.M., F.G.S.
Pp. xxxiii., 303. 146 Woodcuts. [With Systematic
Index of Genera and Species, and Alphabetical Index. ]
1897, 8vo. 12s. 6d.

List of theTypes and Figured Specimens of Fossil Cephalopoda
in the British Museum (Natural History). By G. C. Crick,
F.G.8. Pp. 103. [With Index.] 1898, 8vo. 2s. 6d.

A Catalogue of British Fossil Crustacea, with their Synonyms
and the Range in Time of each Genus and Order. By
Henry Woodward, F.R.S. Pp. xii, 155.
Alphabetical Index.] 1877, 8vo. 5s.

28 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE

Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the Department of
‘Geology, British Museum (Natural History):—

The J urassic Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.G.S.,
F.Z.S. © Pp. [viii.,] 239 : 22 Woodcuts and 1] Plates.
[With List of Species and Distribution, Bibliography,
Index, and Explanation of Plates.] 1896, 8vo. 10s.

The- Cretaceous Bryozoa. Vol. I. By J. W. Gregory,
D.Sc, F.G.S., F.Z.S. Pp. xiv., 457: 64 Woodcuts
and 17 Plates. [With Index "and Explanation of
Plates.] 1899, 8vo. 16s.

Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department of
the British Museum (Natural History), with an account of
the morphology and systematic position of the group, and
a revision of the genera and species. By Robert Etheridge,
jun., of the Department of Geology, British Museum
(Natural History), and P. Herbert Carpenter, D.Sc., F.R.S.,
F.L.S. (of Eton College). Pp. xv.,822. 20 Plates. (With
Preface by Dr. H. Woodward, Table of Contenis, General
Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] °1836, 4to. 25s.

The Genera and Species of Blastoidea, with a List of the
Specimens in the Britis: Museum (Natural History). By
F. A. Bather, M.A., F.G.8., of the Geological Department.
Pp. x., 70. 1 Woodcut. 1899, 8vo. 3s.

Catalogue of the Paleozoic Plants in the Department of
Geology and Paleontology, British Museum (Natural
History). By Robert Kidston, F.G.8. Pp. viii., 288.
Fue a list of works quoted, and an Index.] 1886,
vo. 5s.

Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of
Geology, British Museum (Natural History). By
A. C. Seward, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., University Lecturer
in Botany and Fellow of Emanuel College, Cambridge :—

Part I. The Wealden Flora. Part I. Thallophyta—
Pteridophyta. Pp. xxxviii., 179. 17 Woodcuts and
11 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations
of the Plates, &c.] 1894, 8vo. 10s.

Part II. The Wealden Flora. Part II. Gymnosperme.
Pp. viii., 259. 9 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. [With
Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.]
1895, 8vo. 15s.

Part III. The Jurassic Flora. Part I. The Yorkshire
Coast. Pp. xii, 341. 53 Woodcuts and 21 Plates.
[With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates,
&c.] 1900, 8vo. 20s.

Part IV. The Jurassic Flora. Part II. Liassic and
Oolitic Floras of England (excluding the Inferior
Oolite Plants of the Yorkshire Coast). Pp. xv., 192.
20 Woodcuts and 13 Plates... [With Alphabetical
Index, Explanations of the Plates, &¢e.] 1904, 8vo. 10s.

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 23

GUIDE-BOOKS, Etc.

A General Guide to the British Museum (Natural History),
Cromwell Road, London, 8.W. With 58 Woodcuts, 2
Plans, 2 views of the building, and an illustrated cover.

“Pp. 119. 1903, 8vo. 3d.

Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia in the Department: of
Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). 7th
Edition. Pp. 126. 65 Woodcuts and 4 Plans. Index.
1902, 8vo. 6d. _

Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology
of the: British Museum (Natural History), [By W. R.
Ogilvie Grant.] Pp. iv., 228. 24 Plates, and 7 Illustra-
tions in text. With Index. 1905, Roy. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries (Mollusca, Polyzoa,
Brachiopoda, Tunicata, Kchinoderma, and Worms),
Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History).
New Edition. Pp. iv., 129. 125 Woodcuts, Plan and
Indexes. 1905, 8vo. 6d.

Guide to the Coral Gallery (Protozoa, Porifera or Sponges,
Hydrozoa, and Anthozoa) in the Department of Zoology,
British Museum (Natural History). Pp. [iv.,] °73.
82 Illustrations, Plan, and Index. 1902, 8vo. 1s.

A Guide to the Fossil Mammals and Birds in the Department
of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum

‘ (Natural History). 8th Edition. [By A. 8S. Woodward,
LL.D., F.R.S.] Pp. xvi., 100. 6 Plates, 88 Woodcuts.
[With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and
Index.] 1904, 8vo. 6d.

A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department
of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum
(Natural History). [By Henry Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S.]
Pp. xiv., 129: 165 Woodcuts. [With List of Illustrations,
Table of Stratified Rocks, and Index.] 1896, 8vo. 6d.

A Guide to the Fossil Invertebrates and Plants in the
Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British
Museum (Natural History). [By Henry Woodward,

_ ‘LLD., F.B.8.]

va to Bryozoa. Pp. xii., 64. 107 Wood-

ae [With List of Tilastrations, Table of Stratified
Rocks, and Introduction. ] 1897, 8vo. 6d.

Part II. Insecta to Plants, &c. Pp. .ix., 64*-158.

Woodcuis 108-182. [With List of Illustrations and
Index to the two parts.] 1897, 8vo. 6d. —

24 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE

Guide to Sowerby’s Models of British Fungi in the Depart-
ment of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). By
Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S. Pp. 82. .93 Woodents.
With Table of Diagnostic Characters, and Index.

[Second Edition.] 1898, 8vo, 4d.

Guide to the British Mycetozoa exhibited in the Department
of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). By Arthur
Lister, F-L.S. [Second Edition.] Pp. 42. 44 Woodeuts,
Index. 1903, 8vo. 3d.

A Guide to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum
(Natural History). [By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S.] Pp. 32.
-Plan. 1903, 8vo. 1d.

The Student's Index to the Collection of Minerals, British
Museum (Natural History). [By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.8.]
EP. 32. “With a Plan of the Mineral Gallery. 1903,

vo. 2d.

An Introduction to the Study of. Minerals, with a Guide to
the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum (Natural
History). By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. 123.
41 Woodcuis. With Plan of: the Mineral Gallery and
Index. 1903, 8vo. 6d..

An Introduction to the Study of Rocks. By L. Fletcher, M.A.,
F.R.S. Pp.118. [With plan of the Mineral Gallery, Table
of Contents, and Index.] 1898, 8vo. 6d.

An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, with a List of the
Meteoritesrepresented in the Collection on January 1st, 1904,
By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S., &c. Pp. 109. [With a Plan of
the Mineral Gallery, and an Index to the Meteorites
represented in the Collection.] 1904, 8vo. 6d.

Handbook of Instructions for Collectors, issued by the
British Museum (Natural History). With Illustrations.
Second Edition. Pp. 138. Index.. 1904, 8vo. 1s. 6d.

Hints on Removing and Preparing Skins of Mammals.
Pp..1l. Text illust. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d.

Instructions for the Preservation of Birds. Pp. 10.
5 figures in text. [3rd Hdition.] 1904, 8vo. 3d.

Instructions for Collecting Reptiles, Batrachians, and Fishes.
‘Pp. 12. [2nd Edition.] 1903,.8vo. 4d.

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 25

Instructions for Collectin: Insects. Pp. 10 Text
illust. [3rd Edition.) 1904, 8v0. 4d.

How to Collect Diptera (Two-winged Flies), with Notes
on the Habits of the Perfect Insects and Larva. Pp. 16.
Text illust. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d.

How to Collect Mosquitoes (Culieide). Pp. 8. 1 Plate,
1 figure in text. [8rd Edition.] 1904, 8vo. 3d.

Blood-sucking Flies, Ticks, &c., and How to Collect them.
eh K. E. Austen. Pp. 21: 13 figures in text. 1904, 8vo.

Instructions for Collecting Arachnida, Myriopoda and
Peripatus. Pp. 3. 1900, 8vo. 4d.

Methods of Collecting and Preserving various Soft-
bodied Invertebrate Animals; with Hints for Collecting
and Preserving Shells of Molluscs. Pp. 15. [2nd
Edition.] 1902, 8vo. 4d.

Directions for Collecting and Preserving Plants. Pp. 8.
2 figures in text. [8rd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d.

Suggestions as to Collecting and Preserving Fossils and
Minerals. Pp. 9. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d.
-" BE, RAY LANKESTER,

British Museum Director.
(Natural History),
Cromwell Road,
London, 8.W.

April 1st, 1905.

LONDON:
PPUNTED FOR HIS MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE,
By DARLING & SON, Lrv., 34-40, Bacon Srrzsr, E.

1905,

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