4 4 3 2 BY PRESENTED The Trusfees OF —— a THE BRITISH MUSEUM. CATALOGUE oF THR COLLECTION oF eR Ss EG Gas IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. VOLUME IV. . LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 1905, (All rights reserved.) PRINTED BY ‘TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, ae ae 2 ey CATALOGUE COLLECTION ; BIRDS’ EGGS BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). VOLUME IV. CARINATZ (PASSERIFORMES continued). BY EUGENE W. OATES. ASSISTED BY CAPT. SAVILE G. REID. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. SOLD BY LONGMANS & Co., 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.; B. QUARITCH, 15 PICCADILLY, W.; DULAU & Co., 37 SOHO SQUARE, W.; KEGAN PAUL & Co., 43 GERRARD STREPT, We: AND AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), CROMWELL ROAD, S.w. 1905. 7 ireonian Instity to = 2 AUG 8 1995 © 1Q274 2.1 National Museu: 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. HK. RAY LANKESTER, Director. British Museum (Natural History), February 22, 1905. - . ‘ nd ¢ - . ' - " 7 al by ? ry i ¢ i] i — ei ° Li 1 i i ‘ ' ’ ./ f 7 ’ ' ' 7 r ' ; ‘ : . wd ‘ 7 : i : ‘ . ! INTRODUCTION. Tue 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. minreliidee eyes sac .o 8 166 1878 Proglody tides’ 32:2 5/214 5). 37 481 @imelidasr zee ws sce Be 8 105 MMimatdices cote aude es 5 21 306 Eitri cor sierra creer 6 73 3795 Roy WELD bette ess 5 cleaves 149 5173 Wareomrdee!s stasis ae ee 12 93 J: 606) 62) 1X0 fe an re 2 56 Aerbamucdia ss, a Sho wees er 9 129 Wamtendsar « Als be 2 11 Priomopidee” ot syst i 144 iamiincheee hss oP tg era 65 1466 PATCH Ata ene ech, 37 702 Chameidssi 56, <2 68 1 Z Reculide p26 2... hc. s 5 250 SiG iideon eet acid coh ein tions ie Dae Certhindsew v0 oy... 5 2s 24s 5 98 Sierras ctr oa 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. SAVILE G. REID. February 20, 1905. SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Sub-Class CARINATAS. Order PASSERIFORMES. Sub-Order AcRoMYODI (continued ). Passeres Normales (continued). Family TIMEeLimp®. Page Orthony, Lemmons 10 VOL. IV. } | Ianthocinela, Gould cinereiceps (Styan) schisticeps, Hodgs. olivaceus, Blyth .... melanurus, Blyth .... horsfieldi, Sykes .... temporalis, Vig. § Horsf. superciliosus, Vig. VOUS Tire ao arora nok rubeculus, Gould .... ferruginosus, Blyth phayrei, Blyth ...... stenorhyuchus, Godwin- VAUSTCI | eke tae, Nt oie 5 musicus, Swinh....... ruficollis, Zodgs. .... hypoleucus (Blyth) erythrogenys, Vig..... macclellandi, Jerdon .... Xiphorhamphus, Blyth superciliaris, Blyth GarrulaxeWwesss 0 ahaa sk leucolophus, Hardw. belangeri, Less. ...... albigularis (Gord) pectoralis Gould) .... moniliger (HHodgs.) picticollis, Swink. .... gularis (Me€lell.) .... b PMs SEQEIRS (Mi clet cl ei overs subrufa (Jerdon) .... earlei (Blyth) ........ eaudata( rap ers squamiceps (Cretzschm.) . gularis (Blyth) sai... Bova: (Mesa) ne eas acacia (Licht.) ... 2%. malcolmi (Sykes) .... Pomatorhinus, Horsf. .... montanus, Horsf. ...- borneensis, Cab. .... wn SYSTEMATIC INDEX, Stactocichla, Sharpe........ merulina (Blyth) ae 0 .eha a Grammatoptila, Fecchend. .. Rhinocichla, Shape striata ( Vig.) ols) @| Ure = sae ¢ a) viele: 8 76 treacheri, Sharpe Dryonastes, Share ..... +--+ ruficollis (#_ &S.)_..4.... nuchalis (Godwin-Austen) perspicillatus (Ginel.) sannio (Swinh.) ........ cerulatus (Todgqs.) Crateropus, Swains.......-. Calamanthus, Gould ~“hartlaubi, Bocaye bicolor, dard. 2... 6506 canorms/(LIm:) o.c.~ es griseus (Gmel.) ......+.. striatus (Swatns.) ...... fuliginosus (Vy. § Horsf.) campestris (Gould) a, Cinclorhamphus, Gould .... Timelia, Horsf. Pyctorhis, Hodgs. eruralis (Vig. § Horsf). . rufescens (Vig. § Horsf.). jerdoni, Wald. ........ bengalensis, Austen Godwin- rosie On) sinensis (Gimel.) ........ nbich (Fale kono opocs Ophrydornis, Bittikofer.... Dumetia, Blyth Spheneacus, Strick. albigularis (Blyth)...... hyperythra, Frankl. .... africanus (Gmel.) Pellorneum, Swains......... Turdinus, Blyth Drymochera, Finsch mandellii, Blanf. ...... ruficeps, Swains, ...... subochraceum, Swink. palustre, Gould ........ steyoCour ony «7s ood Oc ernieria, Bunup........- madagascariensis (Gmel.). abbotti (Blyth) ........ sepiarius (Horsf) macrodactylus (Strzckl.) . 6 se eeiale badiceps, Finsch........ Drymocatephus, Blyth capistratus (Temm Weegee nigricapitatus (Lyton) eats (Strickl.) .. tickelli ( Blyth) assamensis, Sharpe..... Setaria; sth sc. s cess : albigularis, Blyth Nesobates, Sharpe murina (Selut.) Turdinulus, Hume striata ( Walden) malacoptilus, Blyth Alcippe; :Biythy.2 in «6.ne om nipalensis (/Zodys.) morrisonia, Swiah...... pheeocephala (Jerd.) ... phayrei, Blyth hueti, David atriceps (Jerd.) Proparus, HHodgs. vinipectus (odgs.) cinereiceps (J. Verr.) Scheeniparus, Hume rufigularis (Mandell) dubius ( Zuwme) castaneiceps (Hodgs.) Stachyrhis, Hodgs. ...... nigriceps, Hodgs. chrysea, Blyth assimilis, Walden rufifrons ( //eme) pyrrhops (Blyth) eularis (2taffl.) woodi, Sharpe rubricapilla (Tvck.) montana, Sharpe ptilosus, Jurd. § Selb. striaticeps, Sharpe ..... Myiophoneus, Zemm...... temmincki, V2g...... 0. ceeruleus (Scop.)....... horsfieldi, Tz. Xanthomixis, Sharpe ..... zosterops (Sharpe)..... - _ madagascariensis (G'mel.). Avuropsis, Sharpe © malaccensis (/Zartl.) ... Crateroscelis, Sharpe ...«.. roberti ( Godwin-Austen) . Corythocichla, Sharpe..... mi ee eee Rimstor Buyjteee ea see Rhopocichla, Outen sen ae nivrifrons (Blyth) ..... 04a 0, wim) ele eee ee mandellii, Godwin-Austen Pseudominla, Oates ....... borneensis, Sharpe..... Stachyrhidopsis, Sharpe .... ruficeps (Blyth) ....... Mixornis, Aodgs...... acm Macronus, Jard. § Selb. ... ese es 8 ta SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page SAT TC TSO TIES AN 5 Se oid ini Si csclene 52 blighi, Holdsw. ........+ 62 Brachypteryx, Horsf. ...... 58 albiventris, Blanf....... 53 rufiventris (Jerd.) ...... 53 Heteroxenicus, Sharpe 54 cruralis (Blyth) ........ 54 sinensis (Richett) ...... 54 nipalensis, Moore ...... 54 carcline (La Touche) 55 Lamprolia, Finsch ........ 55 victorise, Finsch.... 2... 55 SiDiah Cag saris Sara oe obs s 55 picaoides, Hodgs. ...... 55 Tbroptila, sBlythe sec). cisielan 56 capistrata (Vig.) ...... 56 pracilis({MeéCiell.) .. 3... 56 melanoleuca (Blyth).... 56 Actinodura, Gould ........ 57 everto, Gould. oe ea 57 Staphidia, Swinh........... 57 torqueola, Swink, ...... 57 everetti, Sharpe ........ 58 castaneiceps (Moore).... 58 Sia ELOggs: ocean. alan wins )s 58 cyapuroptera, Hodgs..... 58 Miwlina, ado ss) Web 4.8 o's = 59 nigrimentum, Hodgs..... 59 pallida, Za Touche...... 59 excl ie EPOd ga: Pivicos b.wicid ats 60 flavicollis, Hodgs. ...... 60 Mio thrix, Swaasee ve..\eici aoe 8 60 calipygus, Hodgs. ...... 60 Mates (Scope )erms save xcs 61 Pterythius, Swains......... 61 eralatus (Zickell) ...... 61 erythropterus (Vig.) .... 61 Myzornis,, Aodgs...).% te. 2. 62 pyrchigns, Ledgs.9 ot..s0\ 4. 62 IMie sia TOGGS re 2c tiett ak vail 62 argentauris, Hodgs. .... 62 Conostoma, Hodgs. ........ 62 eemodium, Hodgs. ...... 62 Jere, INGE) Spo nackender 63 biarmincws(/707))\\ vers Suthorg, Hodes). 24 ioceaass 63 webbiana, Gray........ 63 bulomachus, Sveirh. 64. Sceorhynchus, Oates ...... 64 emlarisn(Guay)) his owas 64 | ruficeps (Blyth)...... a 60d Family TRoGLODYTID&. Heleodytes, Cab)... 02.5, 05: 65 ' yariegatus (Gmel.) etn | 65 capistratus (Less.)...... couesi (Sharpe) affinis (Xantus) ........ Thryophilus, Baird. ......% longirostris ( Vieill.) .... medestus) (Caos)... 04s 0+6 nigricapillus (Scl.) ...... Thryothornsy Viel... . «ows, < ludovicianus (Lath.) .... berland:eri, Baird ...... miamensis, Ridgw....... grenadensis, Lawr. genibarbis, Swains. .... Pot US. Veet. 52.6%, 01 6 eave Thryomanes, Sclater ...... bewickii (Aud.)........ spilurus (Vigors) ...... Creaioulnonncy Caisc soon aneoe palustris ( Wlson) paludicola, Baird stellaris (Nawm.) ...... platensis (Lath.)........ Troglodytes, Viel. ........ BOCOUMV2Cl. ein). ates, vai : parkmanni, dud. intermedius, Cab. ...... UME, ILA boodea musculus, Mawm. ...... lems, JAAS boaneoac Anorthura, Rennie ........ troglodytes (Lznn.) hirtensis (Seebohm) eoeeee borealis, J. C. H. Fischer hiemalis (Vvedll.) ...... neglecta (Brooks) Catherpes, Baud .......... mexicanus (Swains.) .... Elemiunae ia ot aries solstitialis, Sedat. brunneicollis (Se/at.). Henicorhina, Sc/. §& Salv. leucophrys (Tschudi)... . Pnoepyga, Hodys. albiventris (Hodgs.) .. pusilla, Hodys. Family Crnciip#. GinclussMecltahs 505 dems alae aquaticus, Bechst. .... albicollis ( Vierd/.) cinclus (Linn.) kashmiriensis, Gowld.... leucogaster, Bonap. ; - asiaticus, Swans, 2 tows DOM oO) xii mexicanus, Swains. pallasi, Temm. Family Mimi. MUMUB OIE. ss eco ee ae polyglottus (Zinn.) orpheus ( Zinn.) triotus (Vel)... bc longicaudatus (7'schud?) . thenca (Molina)........ modulator (Giuuld)...... gilvus ( Vell.) Oreoscoptes, Baird ........ montanus (Townsend) .. Galeoscoptes, Cab. ........ carolinensis (Zinn.) .... Toxostoma, Wagl. ........ mute (Lia72s)\= 5 oe oe oe « cinereum (Xantus) bendirei (Cowes). 20.2... longirostre (Lafr.)...... curvirostre (Swains.).... palmeri (Cowes) ........ redivivum (Gambel) .... Jecontei (Zawr.)........ crissale (Henry)........ Melanotis, Bonap. ........ cerulescens (Swains.) hypoleucus, Hartl....... Margarops, Sclat........... fuscatus (Vieill.) Family Turpip&. Platycichla, Baird ........ flavipes (Vietll.)........ venezuelensis, Sharpe Myiedestes, Swains. ralloides (d’Ord.) Wochoa, Hodge. 2. sve. oats viridis, Hodgs. Winocichila See, mes. oe rubripes (Temm.) MWMerule., Geach =..-...+.022 merula (Lenm.) \. 2 o.s%. mandarina, Bonap....... boulboul (Lath.)........ albocincta, Royle serrana (Tschudi) ...... atrisericea (Zafr.) ...... samoensis, 7ristr. ...... nigrorum (Ogi/wie-Grant). nigropileus (La/r.)...... simillima (Jerd.) ...... bourdilloni, Seehohm .... kinnisi, Blyth Hob wp eS is a SYSTEMATIC INDEX, ; Page, ludovicie, Lort Phillips... 100 poliocephala (Lath.) .... 101 celeenops, Stejneger 101 erythropleura, Sharpe 102 rufiventer, Viel. ...... 102 magellanica, King ...... 108 falklandica (Q. § G.) 103 grayl, Bonap. .......23. 104 tristis (US20d17785)nee eee eels 104 leucauchen (Scl.) ...... 105 albicollis, Viewll......... 105 gymnophthalmus, Cub, .. 105 amaurochalina, Cab. .... 106 maculirostris, Berlepsch . 106 ignobilis (Se?) is.ss.0csh8 106 plebeia, Cabs «oi Foe vaes 107 nigrirostris, Lawr....... 107 fumigata, Licht......... 107 aurantia (Gmel.) ...... 108 cardis (Tewini.)) ssc. «hae 108 unicolorl(rc/c)he= ae ere 108 layardi, Seebohm ...... 109 xanthopus (Lorster) .... 109 olivacea (Linn.) ........ 110 Semimerula, Sci. .......... 110 fuscatra (d’Orb. §& Lafr.) 110 gigas.(Praser) 2.0. veer 110 Geocichla, Temm. ........ 111 cyanonota (J. § 8.) .... 11l clininas(-Eaih) 0s ech cl ward! (JerGa)) a. Sevier ee 112 Cichloselys, Bonap......... 112 sibinicus (Paw) << ae. 112 Oreocichla, Gould ........ 112 daumea: (Lath) saci a os 118 nilgiriensis, Blyth ...... 115 papuensis (Seebokm) .... 113 lunulata (Zath.)........ 114 mollissima (Blyth)...... 114 ZLoothera, Migs sh. dc shee 115 marginata, Blyth ...... 115 Turdus, ann S02. eee ae 115 visclvorus, Zinn. .....; 115 pilaris, Dense, .°. a2). clear 116 pallidus (Gm:.)" .i..ten 118 atrigularis (Temm.) .... 118 chrysolaus (Temm.) .... 119 obscurus: (6r:).: nee 119 torquatus (Litin.) ...... 120 alpestris (Brehm) ...... 121 castaneus, Gould ...... 121 migratorius, Linn....... 122 propinquus, Ridgw. 128 Hylocichla, Baird ........ 123 mustelina (Gm.)........ 123 fuscescens (Sfeph.)...... 124 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. X1il Page alicibe(Baird). «csi dace 124 ustulata (Wuit.) ........ 125 swainsoni (Cub.) ...... 125 pallasi (Cab.) Blenwerarcnersieys 125 ercatay(CLad,)\y «see are 126 MTC (La27070.)). ead simi o'e 126 coburui (Sharpe) ...... 127 musica (Zann) s.. c's 127 Monticola; Bote... ...00+ 129 saxatilis (Zinn.)........ 129 Petrophila, Swains......... 129 cyanus (Zanns)) ounles <6 129 manillay( BOG) £m jars eves 130 cinclorhyncha (Vig.).... 130 rupestris (Vieill.) ...... 151 erythrogaster (Vig.) .... 181 PVCREntOs WCCNBL), 4a sider) ale 131 himalayanus (Blyth).... 131 Gollarisy(Scupyys saree. « 132 Tharrhaleus, Kaup ........ 132 modularis (Zinn.) ...... 182 montanellus (Pall.) .... 188 ag HueC US (EL Nenu.) | aennesere 154 fulvescens (Severtz.) .... 134 atrigularis (Brandt) . 154 jerdoni (WEROWES “a oasee 184 Ephthianura, Gould ...... 135 albitrons (Jard. § Selby). 185 tricolomyGould: ® suse. 135 aurifrons, Gould........ 156 Henicurus, Temm.'........ 186 leschenaulti (Vierdl.) .... 186 immaculatus, Hodgs..... 156 schistaceus, Hodgs. .... 186 Pubtatus, Gawd.) 66540. 1387 maculatus eyegaqiem ee 137 Microcichla, Sharpe........ 158 scouleid “(gies .4 cee 138 Pheenicurus, Forster ...... 188 phoenicurus (Lenn.) .... 138 mesoleucus (Hempr. & ELT) S 8 seve cy ais ete svshos 159 Bibs (SCOP) Osi. dave cise 139 rnfiventris (Vieill.) .... 140 semirufus (Hempr. & TOU EY SO Ae tec en 140 auroreus (Gim.) ........ 140 erythronotus (Lversm.) .. 141 fromtalia (Vg) 9 2.2 «cscs a's 141 Diplootocus, JECHRIERS 6 6a dee 142 moussieri (Olphe-Gall.).. 142 Rhyacormis, Blanfe 0 cc. 6 142 fuliginosa (Vig.) ...... 142 Cyanecula, CBRNE N a. 5 8, oti 143 StUeeICa (G7) ok bes we 148 cyanecula (Wolf)..,... 144 | Page INGO JOE odo ond b oon e 144 meg»rhyncha, Brehm .. 144 Tuscinia(2ann.) sor) wees 146 POlz COO! Oe coke ete eter 146 lQyahelnnvons, CRMaP Chana ooe 147 rubecula (Zimn.)........ 147 superbus, Konig ...... 148 akahige (Temm.) ...... 148 Hodgsonius, Bonap. ....... 148 pheenicuroides (Hodgs.) . 148 Calliope, Gould .......... 149 calliope (Pall.)) .... 055 149 Yanthiay Blyth. ios. ween 149 rutilata (Hfodgs:)., rctncie' 149 arvivora,Alodgs. cca 149 Gyanea (Pali 5 si. 149 brunnea, Hodys......... 150 INGORE LOC, a moas Unb 6 150 ceruleocephala (Vig.) .. 150 INotodelapiicsss mri ens ele 151 leucura (Hodgs.)........ 151 Thamnobia (Swains.) ...... 151 cambaiensis (Lath.) .... 151 fulicata, Cana \e inten se 152 Copsychus, Wagler ........ 155 saularis: (Dai) wee sins 158 AMCCMUS, MELONS haaverse arate 154 Gervaisia, Bonap. ........ 154 albispecularis (Lyd. & GEC) he Aas eae 154 DUCA MCLEE ya. hschios duniora ate ee WittocmelawSel. 5055 ae 15é MIACLUMA (Gs) wa acter eel 135 luzoniensis (Avit/.)...... 156 Cossyplan2gir esis aes 156 Catia 7 aieracetste eens 156 Pseudocossyphus, Sharpe .. 156 sharpen (Gira). si).)./-\ays 156 Erythropygia, A. Smith .... 157 coryphzeus (Less.) ...... 157 leucophrys ( Vell.) .... 157 maaan (Came any te ora arpie 158 pena, A. Smith o. 02.00. 158 Pratincola, KO¢h .atnce ost 158 rubetra: (Linr:)) sec. ae 158 TUbicola (LMNs) ov. av 159 sy billan( Leis) so iis.2. see familiaris, Zenn......... hodgsoni, Brooks Salpornis, Gray spilonotus, Frank. Tichodroma, Jdliger........ muraria (Linn.) Climacteris, Zem......... scandens, Temi. & Biipisel ie: arene CATALOGUE bE RDS. LG Gs: VOL. ty. Sub-Class CARINAT ZA. Order PASSERIFORMES. Sub-Order ACROMYODIT (continued). PASSERES NORMALES (continued). Family TIMELIID. Genus ORTHONYX, Vemm. Orthonyx temmincki, Vig. § 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 temmincli, 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 white colour. 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. 5: Horsf. Cinclosoma punctatum (Lath.). Cinclosoma punctatum, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 6 (1845-54) ; Gould, Handb, Birds Austr. i. p. 483 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 382 (1883); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. VOL. IY. B iz TIMELIIDA, Birds, p. 151, pl. xi. tig. 10 (1889) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil. p. 58 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 254, pl. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 2 (1903). 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. ¥. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. pies Cinclosoma castanonotum, Gould. (Plate ITI. fig. 14.) Cinclosoma castanotis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 7, a, b (1845-54). Cinclosoma castaneonotum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 435 (1865), Cinclosoma castanonotum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 333 (1883) ; Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, 1. p. 256 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 2 (1908). The eggs 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, Vemm. Eupetes pulcher, Sharpe. Eupetes castanonotus, Salvad. pt.; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 840 (1883). 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 very thickly distributed over the whole egg. It measures 1:15 by -87 inch. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. ey) EUPETES.—DRYMACDUS, Eupetes incertus, Salvad. Eupetes incertus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 341 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). 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 larger end. It is of a regular oval form, and measures 1:13 by *82 inch. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. K. Weiske [C.]. Eupetes loriz, Salvad. (Plate III. fig. 11.) Eupetes loriz, 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 chiefly, 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 DRYMAQDUS, Gould. Drymacedus superciliaris, Gould. (Plate IIT. 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 (1883) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 262 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 4 (1903). 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). 4 TIMELIIDE, Genus HYLACOLA, Gould. Hylacola cauta, Gould. (Plate III. fig. 17.) Hylacola cauta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 347 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 347 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 58 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 264, pl. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 4 (1905). 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, Vig. § Horsf. Psophodes crepitans (Zath.). Psophodes crepitans, Gould, Handb. birds Austr. i. p.312 (1864); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 3850 (18835); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 72, pl. viii. fig. 7 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammil. p. 58 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 265, pl. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 5 (1908). The eggs of the Coach-whip Bird are of a regular oval form and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground is of an exceedingly pale greenish- white colour or pale greenish blue, and this is sparingly marked, except at the broad end of the egg, where the markings 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. 2. Australia, Crowley Bequest. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales, 4th July. Gould Coll. 2. Richmond River, N.S.W., 20th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 2. Gippsland, Victoria, Nov. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Cet: 2, Whittlesea Ranges, Victoria, Dec. |W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. me 2 {t+}. 1. Bairnsdale, Victoria, 3rd Aug. Crowley Bequest. (ALS. IN.) Genus PTERORHINUS, Swink. Pterorhinus davidi, Swinh. (Plate III. fig. 18.) Pterorhinus davidi, David §; Oustalet, Os. Chine, p. 187, pl. 50 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 353 (1888); Pleske in Prjev, Reisen, Aves, p. 133 (1890) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 672 (1894) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iy. p. 6 (1903). TROCHALOPTERUM. 5) The eggs of David’s Laughing-Thrush are elliptical in shape, with a slight amount of gloss, and of a pale unspotted blue colour, ‘They measure 1:08 by *78 and 1:05 by °76 inch respectively. 2. Koko-Nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest. a) eed Genus TROCHALOPTERUM, Blyth. Trochalopterum variegatum (V7v.). (Plate IIT. fig. 19.) Trochalopterum variegatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 859 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 95 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 59 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 6 (1903). The eggs of the Eastern Variegated Laughing-Thrush are of an oval form, and they possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground is of a 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. The 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 Coll. Trochalopterum erythrocephalum (V’7.). Trochalopterum erythrocephalum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 36) (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 89 (1889) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 55 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 58 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1908). 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, /odys. Trochalopteron chrysopterum, Jerd. Birds Ind. ii. p. 48 (1863). Trochalopterum chrysopterum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vil. p. 362 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 58 (1899). Trochalopterum nigrimentum, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 91 (1889); zd. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 57 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 6 (1908). The eggs of the Western Yellow-winged Laughing-Thrush closely 6 TIMELIID®. 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. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 15th April Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 3. Mongphoo, 7th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 15th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 25th May (J. @.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 2nd June (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 17th May (L. Mandell). Hume Coll. 5. Darjiling, 18th May (Z. 4/.). Hume Coll. Trochalopterum rufigulare (Gould). Trochalopterum rufigulare, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 865 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p.7 (1903). 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 (7. Hutton). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 25th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammue). 3. Mongphoo (J. G@.). Hume Coll. 3. Darjiling. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, July. Hume Coll. 1. Danjiling, 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. 867 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 96 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 61 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eversammi. 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. 3. Darjiling (J. Gammie Hume Coll. TROCHALOPTERUM. rd 2. Rishap, Sikhim, 5000 feet, 10th June (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1, Mongphoo, 5000 feet, 25th April Hume Coll. CG). 2. Mongphoo, 4500 feet, 30th April Hume Coll. (of (G:). Trochalopterum ellioti, J. Verr. Trochalopterum ellioti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii..p. 370 (1883) ; ad. Hand-l. iv. p. 8 (1903). Trochalopteron prjevalskii, Menzbier, Ibis, 1887, p. 800. Trochalopteron elliotti, Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Aves, ii. p. 135 (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 pheniceum (ould). (Plate I. fig. 1.) Trochalopterum phceniceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 371 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 93 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 58 (1889); Nehrk. 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 hieroglyphie-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. 2. Sikhim, Crowley Bequest. 13. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 7. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll. iv Mongphoo, 14th April (J. G.). Hume Coll, 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, 5th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest. (0 2) TIMELI(ID”, Trochalopterum cachinnans (Jerd.). (Plate I. fig. 3.) Trochalopterum cachinnans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 873 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 97 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests &§& Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 62 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammil. 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. 8. Nilghiri Hills, 8. India (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Nilghiri Hills, 28th March. Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiri Hills, 3lst March. Hume Coll. 2. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 2, Nilghiri Hills, 5rd May. Hume Coll, 1. Kotagherry, 25th Feb. (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). Kotagherry, 15th March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 22nd May (Miss Hume Coll, Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 25th May (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Curzon, 14th April. TIume Coll. 2. Curzon, 19th April. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, Ist 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. p. 374 (1883) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 99 (1859) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &§& Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 64 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903). The sole egg of the Palni Laughing-Thrush in the Collection is of a broad oval form with a very small amount of gloss. The ground is of a very pale blue colour, and this is sparingly marked all over with spots, small blotches, lines and scrawls, varying in colour from pale purple to rich maroon. The egg measures 1 by °75. 1. Palni Hills, S. India, May (S. B. Fairbank). Hume Coll. TROCHALOPTERUM. 9 Trochalopterum canorum (/inn.). Trochalopterum canorum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 876 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903). Kegs 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 (Swzk.). Garrulus taivanus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 279. Trochalopterum taivanum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds LB. M. vii. p. 876 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (1903). Trochalopteron taivanum, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 3857. 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 (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 23, Formosa (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Trochalopterum lineatum (Vigors). Trochalopterum lineatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 877 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 101 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 64 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p- 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 9 (19038). 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 7. tawanum. ‘They measure from *9 to 1-1 in length, and from -67 to 76 in breadth, 3. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 15th March. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegarh, 15th April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 24th April. Hume Coll, 9. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll. 13. 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. 3. Kotegarh, 22nd May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 30th May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 9th June. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegarh, 10th June. Hume Coll. 10 TIMELUD®. 2. Kotegarh, 14th June. Hume Coll. 5. Kotegarh, 15th June. Hume Coll. 1, Kotegarh, 22nd June. Hume Coll. 3. Simla, June. Hume Coll. 1. Simla, 20th July. Hume Coll. 2. Simla, 7th May (R&R. C. Beavan: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. Landour, 27th May. Hume Coll. 2. Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Hume Coll. 2. Almorah, May (W. £. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coil.). Trochalopterum virgatum, Godwin-Austen. Trochalopterum virgatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 879 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 175 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 10 (1905). 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. 3. 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, 1399, p. 181. Ianthocincla cinereiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 10 (1903). An egg of Styan’s Laughing Thrush is of a medium tint of blue, unspotted, with a slight amount of gloss. It is a regular oval shape and measures ‘95 by °74. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, June C. 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. i4L 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) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 74 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 11 (19038). Three eggs of the Large Rufous Babbler measure respectively : "96 by -74; °96 by °74; °95 by °74. 3. Manantoddy, Wynaad, S. India, Hume Coll. 23rd April. Argya earlei (Blyth). Argya earlii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 892 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 105 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersumml. 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. 1. India. Crowley Bequest. 7. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll. 1. Eastern Narra, 8th May (S. D.). Hume Coll. 1. Eastern Narra, 26th May (S. D.). Hume Coll. 1. Saharunpur, 15th April (C. HZ. 7. Hume Coll. Marshall). 3. Delhi, 28th March (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 28th March (C. 7. Bingham). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu District, 24th July. Hume Coll. Argya caudata (Drap.). Argya caudata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 398 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 106 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 70 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. 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. 15. Fao, Persian Gulf, June. W. D. Cumming, Esq. | P.]. 3. Jask, Gulf of Oman, 28th March. 8. Butcher, Esq. [P.]. 4, Jask, Ist April. S. Butcher, Esq. | P. |}. I> India. Crowley Bequest. 1. India, 7th July. Hume Coll. 5. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (peal 7. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. l. Sind (J. H. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Sind (ZH. G.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 4, Hansi, 80th March (W. Blewitt), Hume Coll. = ') TIMELIID_E. 7. Tansi, 3rd April CES eS ). Ilume Coll. 5. Hansi, 20th April (W. B.) Hume Coll, 2. Hansi, 26th April ( W. B. ye Hume Coll. 3. Hansi, 30th April (W. B.). Hume Coll. 18 Hansi, Ist 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 (W. B.). Hume Coll. 8. Hansi, June (W. B.). Hume Coll. 7. Hansi, July (W.B.). Hume Coll. 6. Sambhur, 26th June-ll1th July Hume Coll. (R. M. Adam). 2. Ahmedabad, 21st April. Hume Coll. 3. Saharunpur, 15th March (C. H. Tume Coll. T. Marshall). 1. Gurgaon District, J 2th April. Hume Coll. 2. Gurgaon District, 25rd March. Hume Coll. « ~ COCO TIO PIONISIS IS WLR OND DHE Gurgaon District, 30th March. De Ahi, 7th April (C. T. Bingham). Delhi, 16th May (C. 7. &.). Delhi, 27th May (C. 7. B.). Agra, 16th June. Agra, 17th June. Agra, 4th Sept. Agra, 5th Sept. Bareilly, May. Bareilly, 1 4th M: ay. Bareilly, 18th May. Bareilly, 21st May. Bareilly, 5th June. Bareilly, 7th June. Bareilly, 9th June. Bareilly, 12th June. Bare illy, 13th June. Bareilly, 14th June. Bareilly, 23rd June. Etawah, 4th April. Etawah, 13th April. Ktawah, 15th April. Etawah, 7th May (W. £. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Tiume Coll. Hume Coil. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hue Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hunie Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. 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 Wills ( 7restram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Argya squamiceps (Cretzschm.). Crateropus chalybeius, Tristr;am, Ibis, 1865, p. 79. Argya squamiceps, Dresser, Birds Eur. ili. p. 23 (1875); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 895 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 69 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv..p. 12 (1908). ARGYA. 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 (HZ. B. Tris- — Salvin-Godman Coll. tram). 3. Jericho, 16th April (ZZ. B. T.). Canon Tristram [P.]. i. Jericho; 16th April (77; 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. iy. 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.). Crateropus numidicus, Loche, Cat. Mamm. et Ois. Algér. p. 75 (1858). Argya tulva, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 21 (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 397 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 12 (1905). 7) 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 Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Djebel Svar, Tunis, 4th May. Crowley Bequest. Argya acaciz (Licht.). Crateropus acaciz, Shelley, B. Egypt, p. 69 (1872). Malacocercus (Chatarrheea) acacive, blanf. Geol. § Zool. Abyss. p. 372(1870). Argya acacie, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 84 (1850) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds BL. M. vi. 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 (Sykes). Argya malcolmi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 898 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 108 (1889); wd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eqys Ind. Birds, i. p. 72 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 12 (1903). The eggs of the Large Grey Babbler measure from 87 to 11 in length, and from °73 to ‘85 in breadth. 5. . India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ee. 5. India, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (iP: |. 4, Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. TIMELIID2, — — 4, Delhi, 25th March (C. 7. 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. 3: Agra, 19th June. Hume Coll. ile Ara, 26th July. Hume Coll. iB Avra, 30th July. Hume Coll. os Agra, Ath Sept. Hume Coll. 2. ‘Apra, 5th Sept. Hume Coll. il Bareilly, 29th May. Hume Coll. 1g, Bareilly, 23rd June. Hume Coll. Ie Mirzapur, 6th June (W. £. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Mirzapur, 16th Aug. (W. FE. B.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Allahabad, llth July (C. 7. Hume Coll. Bingham). 1. Allahabad, 28th July (C. 7. B.). TIume Coll. 1. Etawah, 18th March. — Hume Coll. 4, Jhansi, 24th June. Hume Coll. 12. Jhansi, 27th July. Flume Coll. 1. Etawah, 18th March (W. 2. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Deesa (£. A. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 2, Saugor, 4th July, Hume Coll. 3. Saugor, 14th July. Hume Coll, 2. Hoshungabad, 22nd July. Hume Coll. ie Coonvor, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March, Hume Coll. Ie Coonoor, 29th March. Hume Coll. 3. Coonoor, 15th May. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March. Hume Coll. 1. Curzon, 29th March. Hume Coll. « WwW 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 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. tersamml. p. 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the Javan Scimitar Babbler in the Collection measure respectively: ‘98 by ‘7; 1 by ‘71. 2. Java, 25th April. Crowley Bequest. Pomatorhinus borneensis, Cab. Pomatorhinus borneensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 411 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1889, p. 411; td. Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1903). An egg of the Bornean Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea- sures ‘9 by *60. 1. Kina Balu Mt., N.W. Borneo, Crowley Bequest. 20th Jan. (J. Whitehead). POMATORHINUS. WS Pomatorhinus schisticeps, Hodqs. Pomatorhinus schisticeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 411 (1883) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 116 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 81 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p- 60 (1899) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). The eggs of the Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler are of an oval form, but varying much in width. They are very glossy and of a spotless white colour. They measure from -95 to 1:03 in length, and from °74 to ‘79 in breadth. 1. Darjiling, 38rd April (Z. Mandell). Hume Coll. 1. Daryjiling, 22nd April (Z. 7). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 26th April. Crowley Bequest. 2. Darjiling (J. Gammuie). Hume Coll. 1. Daryjiling, 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); zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 82 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p: 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (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. Thoungyin River, 5th March Hume Coll. (Cl 2B). 3. Thoungyin River, 7th March Hume Coll. CCaT. 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); 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p- 83 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 13 (1903). An egg of the Ceylonese Scimitar Babbler in the Collection mea- sures ‘97 by ‘72. 1. Ceylon, 4th March (4, LZ. 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); id. ed. Hume, vee § Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 84 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1905). The eggs of the South-Indian Scimitar Babbler, like those of 16 TIMELIID XE. 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 | to 1-1 in length, and from -75 to ‘8 in 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. Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 2, Kotagherry, 28th April Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). Hoo rt e8 Pomatorhinus temporalis, Viv. §: Horsf. Pomatorhinus trivirgatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 9,a, (1845-54). Pomatostomus temporalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 479 (1865) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 154, pl. 1x. fig. 7 (1889). Pomatorhinus temporalis, Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. NS. W. 1865, pl. i. fig. 1; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 418 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eversumml. p. 60 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs 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 some are of a long oval form. The shell has a fine texture and considerable gloss. The ground-colour is of a pale creamy-buff, and this is covered with a network of hair-lines, veins, and smudges of very dark purplish brown. ‘The markings for the most part extend across the shell, producing in many cases the appearance of marble. They measure from 1:02 to 1°21 in length, 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. (CZ. P. Ramsay : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. . Bell River, N.S.W. (2. P. &.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 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. Fomatorhinus superciliosus, Vig. d: Horsf. Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab, xxvii. fig. 8 (1845-54); tamsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. NS. W. 1865, p. 318. pl. 1. tic. 2; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 419 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, 1. p. 272, pl. 11 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1908). Pomatostomus superciliosus, Goud, Handb. Birds Austr, i. p. 482 (1865) ; North, Nests § Eggs 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. ay 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., lst Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 2. Cardington, Bell River, N.S.W. Crowley Bequest. (EZ. P. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.). os 3. Murray River, N.S.W., Dec. Ms Saunders, Esq. 4. Wimmera District, Victoria, Crowley 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. N.S. W. vii. p. 46 (1882); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 421 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Etersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr, Birds, 1. 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 Coill.). Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Blyth. Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 85 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. 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 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l, 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. 3. Foot of Mishmi Hills, Assam, F.C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 11th June. VOL. IV. c 18 TIMELIID®. Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Godwin-Austen. Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 424 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, xiii. p. 401 (1901); Sharpe, ILand-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. 3. 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); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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. #.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa (2, Swinkoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Hodgs. Pomatorhiuus ruficollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 426 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 122 (1889); zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 87 (1889); Nehrk., Kat. Eiersammi, p. 60 (1899): Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). Pomatorhinus stridulus, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 183. The eggs of the Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler are not separable from those of P. musicus, but are on the whole rather smaller, measuring from ‘88 to *¥5 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, i. p. 126 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat, Hist. Soc, viii. p. 179 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1905). 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, Viv. Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 430 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); ed. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, p. 87 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. 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. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll, 3. Sikhim (J. G.). Hume Coll, 3. Sikhim, 2nd April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, 15th April (J. G.). Tlume Coll, 2. Sikhim, 30th April (J. G.). Tlume 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. 481 (1883) ; Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 125 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Sov. vii. p. 179 (1895); Sharpe, Hana-l. iv. p. 16 (1903). The eggs of McClelland’s Scimitar Babbler in the Collection are of a regular oval form, with considerable gloss, and pure white. They measure from 1-05 to 1:04 in length, and from -72 to °79 in breadth. 3. Ninglo Peak, N. Cachar (4500 ft.), K. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 16th May. Genus XIPHORHAMPHUS, Blyth. Xiphorhamphus superciliaris, Blyth. Xiphorhamphus superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 433 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 128 (1889) ; zd. 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%. 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. (IG). 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. 435 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 77 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests S Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 47 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 17 (1903). The eggs of the Himalayan White-crested Laughing-Thrush are mostly very short broad ovals, and some of them are spheroidal in shape. They are very glossy and pure white. They measure from 1:03 to 1:15 in length, and from °8 to *95 in breadth. 2. Sikhim. Crowley Bequest. 1. Sikhim, 2500 feet, 17th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammue). 8. Below Dayjiling, July (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, Darjiling’ (J. ie i Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo, 9th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, 17th May (VJ. 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 (1883) ; 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 (1903). The eggs of the Burmese White-crested Laughing-Thrush resemble those of G. leucolophus, 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, &th June (£2. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2: Peou, 22nd June (£. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 25th July (£Z. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest. ‘Seebohm Coll.). 1. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 2nd April (C. 7. Bingham). * In Mr. Hume’s work (/. c.) these eggs are said by Mr. Gammie to have been found on the 29th May. ‘The date on the eggs is the 29th April, GARRULAX. _ oT 5. Thoungyin River, 4th April |§ Hume Coll, (CLE): 3. Waukarit, Tenasserim, 23rd May Hume Coll. (CSE B:): 4. Kaukarit, 23rd May (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Kaukarit, 28th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Kaukarit, : 29th May (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll. Garrulax albigularis (Gould). (Plate I. fig. 6.) Garrulax albigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 439 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 82 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 52 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml: 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.]. a 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 Ce ; id. ed, Hume, Nests sy Eggs Ind. Birds, ie. ps 49 (1889); Nehkrk. 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 (LZ. 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) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 50 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 60 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 18 (1903). The eggs of the Necklaced Laughing-Thrush are of a broad, blunt oval form. They have a fine gloss, but one or two specimens almost want this. They are of the same pale Breenish-| 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 Coll. 22 TIMELUD®. 1. Below Darjiling, Ist June. Hume Coll, 3% Darjiling, 24th April (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 2. Darjiling, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Darjiling, 14th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Darjiling, 20th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu Hills, 27th April (Z. W. Oates). ILume Coll, 2. Pegu, 4th July (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 15th July (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll. l. Pegu, 15th July (2. W. O.). Oates Coll. l. Pegu, 15th July (£. W. O.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 25th March Hume Coll. (C. 7. Bingham). 3. Sinzaway, 3rd April (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll. 5. Sinzaway, 17th April (C. 7. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 29th March (C. 7. B.). 1. Meplay Choung, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. VetiWarch (C2 7. =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 (18383) ; ad. Hand-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. 2, Ningpo, China (Leech: Seebohm Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Garrulax gularis (WcCTell.). Garrulax gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 445 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 81 (1889); Stwart Baker, Journ, Bombay Nat, Hist. Soc. viii. p. 174 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 18 (1903). The eggs of McClelland’s Laughing-Thrush in the Collection are of a very pale blue colour, with a decided gloss, hey 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. KE. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.). 2. Lakhenipur, Naga Country. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. | C.). Genus STACTOCICHLA, Sharpe. Stactocichla merulina (Blyth). Stactocichla merulina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 449 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 104 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vill. p. 176 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 18 (1903), 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, Leichenb. 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. Eiersamml. 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 (J. G.). Hume Coll. Genus RHINOCICHLA, Sharpe. Rhinocichla treacheri, Sharpe. Rhinocichla treacheri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 453 (1883) ; 7d. Ibis, 1889, p. 412; ad. 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, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 454 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 73 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 45 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 20 (1903). 24 TIMBELIUDZ. The eggs of the Rufous-necked Laughing-Thrush are of a some- what pointed oval form. ‘hey 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, 380th 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 (J. 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); Hume, Str. F. v. p. 58 (1877); id. Str. F. 1879, p. 96. Dryonastes nuchalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 456 (1883) ; id. Hand-l. iy. p. 20 (1908). 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. 3. Margherita, Assam, 9th June. K. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 1. Margherita, Assam, 14th May. E. C, Stuart Baker, Esq.,( > p and Dr. H. Collart. [P.]. Dryonastes perspicillatus (Gmel.). Dryonastes perspicillatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 458 (1883) ; Styan, Lbis, 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. 3. 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. | P.]. Dryonastes samnio (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); Nehrk. Kat. Fiersamen p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 21 (1903). The only egg of the White-browed Laughing-Thrush in the ~ DRYONASTES.— CRATEROPUS, Zo 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 Coll.). Dryonastes cerulatus (Hodqs.). 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). Hume Coll. 2. Near Darjiling, 15th June (J. G.). Hume Coll. 19, Mongphoo, Darjiling, 15th June Hume Coll. (HG:). 25. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. Genus CRATEROPUS, Swaius. 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 S. Africa, p. 210 (1875-84); ed. Cat. Birds B. M. vil. p. 475 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 23 (1908). Two eggs of the Pied Babbler in the Collection are elliptical in shape, of a delicate pale blue colour, and somewhat glossy. ‘hey 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. S. Africa, p. 214 (1875-84) 3 wd. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1888) ; Stark § Selater, ane, S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 58 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 23 The eggs of Hartlaub’s Babbler are glossy, departing but little 26 TIMELIID, 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 (/znn.). Crateropus canorus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 110 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Iggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 74 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 24 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Jungle-Babbler vary greatly in shape, many being of an ordinary oval form, others spheroidal, and others, again, lengthened and cylindrical. They are excessively glossy and of a deep blue colour. A few of the eggs are somewhat paler than others, but the prevailing tint is a very deep blue. Eggs measure from °88 to 1°15 in length, and from ‘75 to °82 in breadth. eS) India. Crowley Bequest. a ~ a _ Pa ast CSC) a re eee ee ea eee fete nee Se oe ee eee Hansi, Punjab, 31st March. Tlansi, 21st April. Hlansi, 22nd April. Hansi, 25th April. Hansi, 26th April. Hansi, 28th April. Hansi, 29th April. Hansi, 30th April. Hansi, 5th May. Hansi, 6th May. Hansi, June. Hansi, July. Delhi, 4th April (C. 7. Bingham). Delhi, 51st July (C. 7. B.). Agra, 17th June. Agra, 22nd June, Agra, 5th July. Agra, 20th July. Agra, 24th July. Agra, 26th July. Baraiteh, 6th May. Bareilly, 16th & 17th May. Bareilly, 21st May. Bareilly, 17th June. Bareilly, 18th June. Lucknow, 5th May. Lucknow, 11th May. Lucknow, 21st May. Lucknow, 17th June. Lucknow, July. Mirzapur, 28th June (W. £. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). Etawah, 30th March. Allahabad, 6th July (C. 7. Bing- ham). 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. Tiume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. CRATEROPUS.—CALAMANTHUS. 275 2. Maunbhoom, April (2. C. Beavan). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Calcutta, 13th May. Crowley Bequest. 2. Hengal (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 Coll, 6. Mysore. Hume Coll. Crateropus griseus ((mel.). Crateropus griseus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 480 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 112 (1889) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p.78 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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 (Tristram 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); zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 79 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eversamml. 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. 9, Nilghiri Hills (Trstram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Ceylon (£. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Ceylon, 15th July (4. LZ. Butler). Crowley Bequest. Genus CALAMANTHUS, Gould. Calamanthus fuliginosus (Vig. g: Horsf.). Calamanthus fuliginosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 3888 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 501 (1883) ; North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 147 (1839); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899) ; 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. ‘hey are of a pinkish-buff colour, blotched 28 TIMELIID®. 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. 5. 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 (1895) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 502 (1883); North, Nests § Egys Austr. Birds, p. 148 (1889); Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 62 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 279 (1901); Sharpe, Handel. 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. Eiersammi. p. 62 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, 1. p. 275, pl. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1908). Cinclorhamphus cantillans, Gould, tom. cit. p. 895; Ramsay, Ibis, 1866, p- 828. 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. 3. South Australia, lst Nov. (Angas). | Gould Coll. 3. South Australia (White). Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. >, South Australia. Gould Coll. CINCLORHAMPHUS.—TIMELIA. 29 3. Port Lincoln, 8. Australia. Gould Coll. 3. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.1]. 3. Victoria, 21st Nov. (4. J. North). Crowley Bequest. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. PAs Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.}. Cinclorhamphus rufescens (Vig. 4 Horsf.). Ptenoedus rufescens, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 897 (1865). Cinclorhamphus rufescens, Sharpe, Cat: Birds B. M. vii. p. 500 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 155 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamimi. 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 (Oven). 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. 3. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. NewSouth Wales (Gould: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.) iw) Cardington, Bell River, N.S.W. (2. Crowley Bequest. P. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.). 3. Fish River (£. P. R.: TristramColl.), Crowley Bequest. 3. 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. 132 (1889) [part.]; 7d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 90 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. LTnersanmi. 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 haye a considerable amount of gloss, 30 TIMELIID SE. 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. 3. 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.). Tlume Coll. 1. Pegu, 28th July (Z£. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Siam (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Timelia bengalensis, Grodw.-Aust. Timelia pileata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 507 (1883) [part.]; Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. 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’. jerdont. 2, Calcutta, 14th Aug. (J. C. Parker), Hume Coll. 1. Akyab, 17th April (Z. 2. Shopland). Crowley Bequest. Genus PYCTORHIS, /odgs. Pyctorhis sinensis ((mel.). (Plate I. figs. 16 & 18.) Pyctorhis sinensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 510 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 187 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 95 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Lversammil. p, 62 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903). 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 eges measure 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, 3rd Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 21st Aug. Hume Coll. Is, 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 (BF B.). Hume Coll, 2. Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. &. B.). Hume Coll. 4, Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 5. Jhansi, Aue. Hume Coll. 4, Jhansi, Aue. 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 (Z. W. Oates). Oates Coll. 3. Pegu, Aug. (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll. Pyctorhis nasalis, Legge. Pyctorhis nasalis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 512, pl. 34. fig. 4 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 512 (1885); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 138 (1889); td. 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, Buttikofer. \ 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); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 94 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamami. p. 62 (1899). Ophrydornis albigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 27 (1903). 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 TIMELIID®. 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. 3. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 9th Hume Coll. June (Miss Cockburn). 3. Kotagherry, 12th June (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. burn). 3. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 30th Mar. Hume Coll. 3. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 27th April. Hume Coll. 3. Curzon, 7th May. Hume Coll. Ceylon (4. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. Genus DUMETIA, Blyth. Dumetia hyperythra (/rankl.). Dumetia hyperythra, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 515 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 183 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 92 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 27 (1903). 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 *d to °56 in breadth. 1. India. Crowley Bequest. 2. India. Hume Coll. 1. Chunar, 26th June (W. £. Brooks). Hume Coll. 1. Raipur, Central Provinces. Tlume Coll. 9. Raipur, Ist July. Hume Coll. 5. Raipur, Aug. Hume Coll. Genus SPHEN@ACUS, Strick. Spheneacus africanus (Gm.). (Plate III. fig. 1.) Sphenceacus africanus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 280 (1874-84); id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 95 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, 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 (Z. LZ. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). PELLORNEUM. 33 Genus PELLORNEUM, Swains. Pellorneum mandellii, Blanf. Pellorneum nipalense, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M,. vii. p. 518 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 62 (1899). Pellorneum mandellii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 140 (1889) ; id, 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 (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 2. Assam, 18th April. Crowley Bequest. Pellorneum ruficeps, Swains. (Plate: Toni: 215) Pellorneum ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 520 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 141 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Nehrk. Kat, Eversamml., p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 30 (1903). The single egg of the Spotted Babbler in the Collection resembles the eggs of P. mandellii. It measures *84 by ‘63. 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 28th Hume Coll. March (Miss Cockburn). Pellorneum subochraceum, Swink. (Plate I. fig. 20.) Pellorneum subochraceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 521 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 142 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 100 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. p. 62 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 136 (1903). The eggs of the Burmese Spotted Babbler are inseparable from those of P. mandellii, but 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 (A. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest. Seehohm Coll.). VOL. IY. D 3b4 TIMELIID®. 1. Pegu, 2nd May (LZ. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 29th June (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 29th June (£. W. O.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Pegu, 28th July (£. W. O.). Hume Coll, 3. Kaukarit, Tenasserim, 11th July. Hume Coll. 2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 7th April (C. 7. Bingham). 3. Thoungyin River, 12th April Hume Coll. (Cc. 7. B). Pellorneum palustre, Gould. (Plate III. 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 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p- 68 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 30 (1903). 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 (1883). Pellorneum ignotum, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 144 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vill. p. 186 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 80 (1903). The eggs of the Assam Babbler are either of a blunt oval or elliptical shape, and are 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. i. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C. |. 3. Margherita, Assam. FE. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C. 2. Assam, 15th May. Crowley Bequest. Genus BERNIERIA, Bonap. Bernieria madagascariensis (G'mel.). (Plate I. fig. 17.) Bernieria madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. px 349 (1879); Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc, Edin. vii. BERNIERIA.—TURDINUS. 35 p- 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 529 (1883); Nehrh. Kat. Eversammil. p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 31 (1903). 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. 5. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C. ]. 4, Betsileo. Rey. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. 4, Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. Genus TURDINUS, Blyth. Turdinus abbotti (Blyth). Turdinus abbotti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 541 (1883) ; Oates, fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 154 (1889); ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 103 (1889); Nekrk, Kat. Liersamml, p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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. Pegu, 50th April (Z. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 30th April (2. W. O.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Pegu, 23rd May (£. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 7th June (#. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 23rd Feb. (C. 7. Bingham). Turdinus sepiarius (//orsf.). (Plate II. fig. 1.) Turdinus sepiarius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 544 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fersammil. p. 63 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 82 (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 p2 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. (J. White- | Crowley Bequest. head). Turdinus macrodactylus (Sirickl.). Turdinus macrodactylus, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. p. 60 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Bards B. M. vii. p. 548 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 34 (1905). 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’, abbotti, but are very much larger. They measure respectively : -92 by -7; 96 by °68. 2. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th Hume Coll. April (IV. Davison). Genus DRYMOCHARA, Finsch. Drymochera badiceps, Finsch. (Plate IT. fig. 5.) Drymochera badiceps, Nehri:. J. f. O. 1879, pp. 399, 404; Sharpe, Cat. birds B. M. vii. p. 550 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Liersamml. p. 63 (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 Levu, Fiji Islands (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Genus DRYMOCATAPHUS, Blyth. Drymocataphus capistratus (7'emm.). (Plate II. fig. 3.) Drymocataphus capistatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 553 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 63 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 36 (1903). oO DRYMOCATAPHUS, od The eges 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 -60. ; 1. Java, 24th April. Crowley Bequest. 2. Java, 25th May. Crowley Bequest. Drymocataphus nigricapitatus (ton). 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, 1. p. 102 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 86 (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 (Strichl.). (Plate IT. fig. 4.) Drymocataphus capistratoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 555 (1883) ; 7d. Hand-l. iv, p. 86 (1903). 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 (Str 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. iv. 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 ‘85 to ‘87 in length, and from -61 to -64 in breadth. 8. Hungrum, N. Cachar, 14th June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 38 TIMELIUD, Drymocataphus assamensis, Sharpe. Drymocataphus assamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 557 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna 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. I. 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. 39 (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 *d52. 2. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th March Hume Coll. (W. Davison). Genus XANTHOMIXIS, Sharpe. Xanthomixis zosterops (Sharpe). (Plate IT. fig. 8.) Bernieria zosterops, Milne-Edwards & ee Hist. Nat. Madagq., Ois. 1. p. 854, pl. 302. figs. 18, 18 @ (1879); Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc, Edin. vii. p. 148 (1882 ys Xanthomixis zosterops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 570 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 64 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 89 (1903). 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.1. 3. Madagascar (W. Deans Cowan). Crowley Bequest. NESOBATES.—-CRATEROSCELIS. 39 Genus NESOBATES, Sharpe. Nesobates madagascariensis ((ivel.). (Plate II. fig. 10.) Oxylabes madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. 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 are 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 II. 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) ; 7d. Hand-l. iv. p. 41 (1908). 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 (1883) ; zd. 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®. is of a darker reddish-buff tint, and the zone consequently less distinct. ‘They measure respectively : *88 by ‘66; °87 by °605. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.}. Genus TURDINULUS, Hume. Turdinulus roberti (Godw.-Austen). (Plate III. 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. 593 (1888) ; 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. ‘hey measure ‘7 to ‘8 in length, and *55 to ‘58 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 30th May. FE. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 3. Margherita, Assam, 30th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., and Dr. H. Collart [P.]. 3. Hungrum, N. Cachar, 14th May. KE. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus CORYTHOCICHLA, Sharpe. Corythocichla striata (Walden). (Plate III. fig. 10.) Turdinus striatus, Walden, Ann. § Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) vii. p. 241 (1871) ; Godw.-Austen, J. A. S. Beng. xlvij. p. 16 (1878). Corythocichla striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 593 (1888) ; Stuart Baker, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 191 (1898) ; 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. 41 Genus RIMATOR, Blyth. Rimator malacoptilus, Blyth. (Plate II. fig. 14.) Rimator malacoptilus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 594 (1888) ; 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. 43 (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 (Hodys.). (Plate IV. figs. 1-4.) Alcippe nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 620 (1883); Nehrk. Kat, Erersammi, p. 69 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 48 (1903). Aleippe nepalensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 157 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs 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 jirst 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 TIMELILD 2. number of underlying pale purple markings scattered over the shell, but chiefly at the larger end. The eg2s vary from °70 to *80 in length, and from *55 to *61 in breadth. 3. Himalayas, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pe). 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 3rd May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 1. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. N. Cachar Hills, 21st April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.}. Alcippe morrisonia, Swinh. Alcippe morrisonia, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 296; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 44 (1903). Alcippe morrisoniana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 621 (1883). The eggs of the Formosan Babbler apparently vary to nearly the same extent as those of A. nipalensis, and they are referable both as to form and coloration, with slight modifications, to one or other of the types of eggs of that species. They measure from °65 to °77 in length, and from *52 to *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. #.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 14th April (P. A. 77). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 19th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 23rd May (P. A. Z.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 26th May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Alcippe phzocephala (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); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 106 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 65 (1899). Alcippe peeocephala, 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. LOL DL DO eee ALCIPPE. Khandesh, 16th Aug. Nilghiri Hills, April. Nilghiri Hills, 3rd April. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 23rd April. Curzon, 24th April. Curzon, 3rd May. Curzon, 4th May. Curzon, 7th May. Curzon, 9th May. Curzon, 10th May. Kodanand, Nilghiri Hills, 21st Jan. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Alcippe phayrei, Blyth. (Plate II. fig. 20.) Alcippe phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1888); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 158 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. 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. phwocephala, 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. 5. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 30th March Hume Coll. (C. T. Bingham). 3. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 23rd Feb. (C. T. B.). 3. Nwalabo, Tavoy, 9th (J. Darling). Hume Coll. April Hume Coll. 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 TIMELUD®, Genus RHOPOCICHLA, Outes. Rhopocichla atriceps (Jerd.). (Plate IV. fig. 6.) Alcippe atriceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 625 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 65 (1899). Rhopocichla atriceps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 160 (1889); id. 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. 1. Mysore, 2nd July (J. M.). Hume Coll. 1, Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 18th June Hume Coll. ( Watt). 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 17th Hume Coll. June (Wiss Cockburn). Rhopocichla nigrifrons (Blyth). (Plate LV. fig. 8.) Alcippe nigrifrons, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 507, pl. 384. fig. 16 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 625 (1883). Rhopocichla nigrifrons, 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 (1905). Two eggs of the Black-fronted Babbler in the Collection are of an elliptical form, with scarcely any gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched with two shades of reddish brown, more thickly towards one end. They measure respectively: ‘71 by *50; 74 by *56. 2. Ceylon (W. V. Legge). Crowley Bequest. Genus PROPARUS, Hodgs. Proparus vinipectus (/odys.). (Plate IT. fig. 19.) Alcippe vinipectus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 619 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammil. p. 64 (1899). Proparus vinipectus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 173 (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 (L. 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 egg 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, 25th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). Genus SCHENIPARUS, Hume. Scheniparus rufigularis (Mandelli). (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. mandelli, 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. KE. C, Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Scheniparus dubius (Hume). (Plate II. fig. 17.) Minla dubia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 611 (1885). Scheeniparus dubius, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 618 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds,i. p. 177 (1889); Sharpe, Huand-l. iv. p. 46 (1903). 46 TIMELIID&. The eggs 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+ to °6 in breadth. 3. Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 21st Feb. (W. Davison). 3, Mt. Mooleyit, 25th Feb. (HW. 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, 1. p. 169 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vii. p. 196 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 46 (1903). The eggs of Mandelli’s Tit-Babbler are regularly oval, pointed towards one end, and fairly glossy. They are grey, marked with numerous blotches of pale brown, and also show some irregular lines and spots of a darker shade of brown. The measurements of three eggs are respectively : *8 by °6; °8 by “61; -82 by -61. 3. Laisung, N. Cachar, 21st May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Genus PSEUDOMINLA, Oates. Pseudominla castaneiceps (//odqs.). (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. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 118 (1889). Pseudominla castaneiceps, Oates, Ibis, 1894, p. 480; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 47 (1903). The eggs of the Chestnut-headed Tit-Babbler are of a pointed oval form, and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground is white. The three eggs procured 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 53; °71 by “52. 1. Sikhim, May (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 3. Mooleyit Mountain, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 20th Feb. (W. Davison). STACHYRHIS. AT Genus STACHYRHIS, /odgs. 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) ; ad, ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 110 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Tnersammi, 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 Coll. 1. Darjiling, June. Hume Coll, 3. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 20th March (C. 7. Bingham). 1. Pegu Hills, 20th April( Z. W. Oates). Oates Coll. Stachyrhis borneensis, Sharpe. Stachyris borneensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 418; td. 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. Whitehead). Stachyrhis chrysea, Blyth. Stachyridopsis chrysea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 601 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammil. p. 64 (1899). Stachyrhis chryswea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 163 (1889); ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 112 (1889). Stachyris chryseea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 49 (1903). The eggs of the Golden-headed Tit-Babbler are of a broad oval form, glossy, and of a spotless white colour. Three examples measure : *62 by -47; °6 by -46; °62 by°d respectively. 2. Sikhim, 5000 feet, 15th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 1. Sikhim, 2nd May. Crowley Bequest. Stachyrhis assimilis, Walden. Stachyridopsis assimilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 602 (1883). Stachyris assimilis, Wald. in Blyth’s B. Burm. p. 116 (1875); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 49 (1905). 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). Stachvridopsis ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 598 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 186; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903). Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 164 (1889) ; id. 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, © ~ Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume 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. Darjiling, 12th July. Hume Coll. 5. Kuatun, Fohkien, China C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons (//wme). (Plate ITI. figs. 6 & 8.) Stachyris rufifrons, Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 479; id. 1875, p. 117; zd. 1876, pp. 274, 501; 2d. 1877, vol. i. p. 265; zd, 1879, p. 95. Stachyridopsis rufifrons, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M, vii. p. 599 (1883) ; td. Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903). The eggs of Hume’s Tit-Babbler are broad ovals with a white, somewhat glossy ground, dotted and freckled with light red and dull purplish, the markings being most numerous towards the larger end, and in some specimens forming an irregular zone round it. They measure *6 to *65 in length, and -48 to ‘53 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 14th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., and Dr. H. Collart [P.}. 4. Margherita, Assam, 14th April E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. and 20th July. STACHYRHIDOPSTS.—MIXORNIS. 49 Stachyrhidopsis pyrrhops (Blyth). Stachyridopsis pyrrhops, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M, vii. p. 600 (1883) ; id, Hand-l. iv. p. 50 (1903). i Stachyrhidopsis pyrrhops, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 165 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests & Eygs Ind. Birds, \. p. 114 (1889). The single egg of the Red-billed Tit-Babbler in the Collection closely resembles some of the eggs of S. rwficeps, but the markings are somewhat larger and of clearer and more delicate tints. It measures ‘62 by *)2. 1. Murri, 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 (/iaffl.). Mixornis gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 576 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 168 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Lggs 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. 3. Klang, Malay Peninsula, Ist June Hume Coll. (W. Davison). 1. Salanga, Malay Peninsula. Crowley Bequest. Mixornis wooli, Sharpe. (Plate IT. 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). WOM. LV. 1) 50 TIMELIUD ®. Mixornis rubricapilla (7%ck.). Mixornis rubricapilla, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vii. p. 573 (1833); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 167 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind Birds,i. p. 115 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. G4 (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. 3. Pegu, 26th June (£. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 28th May (E. W. O.). 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. Mt. Kina Balu, N.W. Borneo. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.]. Mt. Kina Balu. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C. ]. Mt. Kina Balu, March (J. White- Crowley Bequest. : head). ee 20 =e te Co 0 Genus MACRONUS, Jard. §- Selb. Macronus ptilosus, Jard. & Selb. Macronus ptilosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 588 (1883) ; zd. Ibis, 1889, p. 282; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 108 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 53 (1903). The eggs of the Hairy-backed Tit-Babbler are of a blunt oval form, slightly glossy, and plain white. Three examples measure respectively: *8 by ‘58; °8 by °57; °8 by °58. 3. Mt. Kina Balu, Borneo, 17th Jan, Crowley Bequest. (J. Whitehead). Macronus striaticeps, Sharpe. Macronus striaticeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 534 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil, p. 64, pl. ii. fig. 16 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 53 (1908), The eggs of the Striped-headed Tit-Babbler are of a narrow oval form, and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched with chestnut and lavender, especially at the MYIOPHONEUS. Sil broad end, where the markings are larger and more thickly gathered together, Three examples measure respectively: °8 by °57; *84 by *57 5 °79 by -58. 3. Mindanao, Philippine Islands, April. Crowley Bequest. Genus MYIOPHONEUS, Vem. 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 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 54 (1903). The eggs of the Himalayan Whistling-Thrush are chiefly of an elongated oval form, and slightly glossy. ‘hey are greyish or greenish white, freckled all over with minute specks of pale pink, brownish pink, and Javender-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. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. an Murdan, Punjab, 4th May. Himalayas. er Qe Lo ns — bot pe et a Ft tS 09 CO ND NT ee 0 Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May. Dharmsala, May. Simla Hills, 2nd July. Simla, May. Simla, June. Koomarsain, Himalayas, 14th May. Kotegarh, 30th April. Kotegarh, May. Kotegarh, 5th May. Kotegarh, 8th May. Kotegarh, 9th My. Kotegarh, 5th June. Mussoorie (7. Hutton). Darjiling, Sikhim. Darjiling, June. Darjiling, 18th April (J. Gummie). Darjiling, 21st May (J. G.). bee i Dayjiling, 18th April (7. @.). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. IIume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. TIume Coll. Crowley Bequest. ho Qn Lh) TIMELIID2. Myiophoneus ceruleus (Scop.). Myiophoneus ceruleus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 9 (1883); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 178; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 54 (1903). Four eggs of the Chinese Whistling-Thrush are not separable from many of the eggs of I. 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 : 14 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, Viv. Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 10 (1885); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 180 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Liersammil. p. 50 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 55 (1903). “ggs of the Malabar Whistling-Thrush are of much the same character as those of MM. temmincki, 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 Hume Coll. (W. Davison). 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 22nd Hume Coll. March (Wiss Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 12th June (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn), 2. Kotagherry, 3rd July (Miss Hume Cull. Cockburn). 1, Wynaad, 22nd July (J. Darling). Hume Coll. 3. South India. Crowley Bequest. Genus ARRENGA, Less. Arrenga blighi, /oldsw. (Plate III. fig. 15.) Myiophoneus blighi, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 463 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 13 (1883). Arrenga blighi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 58 (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, a faint but well-defined wreath of lilac round the larger end and a few larger spots, irregularly distributed all over the shell, of reddish brown. These examples measure respectively : 1:16 by °82; 1:18 by ‘81. ) 2. Pundaloya, Ceylon, 30th April. EK. W. Antram, Esq. [ P.]. Genus BRACHYPTERYX, J/orsf. Brachypteryx albiventris (blaxf.). Callene albiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 15 (1883). Brachypteryx albiventris, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ; wd. ed. Hume, Nests § Lygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 128 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. 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 form of a zone at the larger end. They are of a rather long oval form, not very glossy, and measure respectively: *9 by °63; ‘Y 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. Erersammil. p. 50 (1899). Brachypteryx rufiventris, Oates, Fuuna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 185 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1905). Of the three eggs 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 longer in shape than those of the last-mentioned species, measuring re- 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. 5+ TIMELIUD. Genus HETEROXENICUS, Sharpe. Heteroxenicus cruralis (Blyth). Brachypteryx cruralis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 26 (1888). Drymochares cruralis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 129 (1889). Heteroxenicus cruralis, Sharpe, Hand-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 -S by °6, 1. Danrjiling, Sikhim, 3rd June Hume Coll. (L. Mandell). 2, Sikhim, Ist June. Hume Coll. Heteroxenicus sinensis (Jtickett). (Plate IIT. fig. 20.) Brachypteryx sinensis, Fckett, Bull. B. O. C. vi. p.1 (1897); wd. § La Touche, Ibis, 1897, p. 607 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 195. Heteroxenicus sinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 56 (1903). Eggs of the Chinese Short-wing taken by Mr. La Touche are of a blunt oval form, and devoid of all gloss. They are of a warm pinkish-buff colour, the broad end being of a slightly darker tint: they measure respectively ; ‘83 by -62; °81 by 6; °87 by °63. 6. Kuatun, Fobkien, China, 20th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). Heteroxenicus nipalensis (.Voore). Brachypteryx nipalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 29 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eversammi. p. 51 (1899). Drymochares nepalensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 188 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 180 (1889). Heteroxenicus nipalensis, Sharpe, and-l. iv. p. 57 (1908). The eggs of the Nepal Short-wing are of an oval form, but some- what pointed at the small end. They are slightly glossy, and of an olive stone-colour, mottled with a faint rufous zone at the broad end. Three examples measure respectively : ‘79 by ‘67 ; *8 by °57 ; ‘78 by *d8. 1. Darjiling, Sikhim, 15th June Hume Coll. (J. Gamimie). 2. Darjiling, 8th July (ZL. Mandell). Ilume Coll. HETEROXENICUS,— LAMPROLIA.—SIBIA. v0 Heteroxenicus caroline (La Touche). (Plate ILI. fig. 7.) Bracbhypteryx caroline, Za Touche, Bull. B. O. C. viii. p. ix (1898) ; ad. Tbis, 1899, pp. 123, 198. Heteroxenicus caroline, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 57 (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. 3. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). 1. Kuatun, 25th May (J.D. La Touche). CC. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.}. Genus LAMPROLIA, Finsch. Lamprolia victoria, Misch. (Plate III. fig. 13.) Lamprolia victoria, Layard, Ibis, 1876, p. 149; Sharpe, Cat. Bards B, M. vii. p. 31 (1888) ; 2d. Hand-l. iv. p. 57 (1903). A single egg of the Fiji Short-wing in the Collection is of a long oval shape, entirely devoid of gloss, and of a pinkish-white colour, handsomely spotted and mottled, evenly all over, with lilac-red and blurred spots of pale purple. It measures *09 by °65. 1. Fiji Islands. W. A. Bailward, Esq. | P. |}. Genus SIBIA, Hodys. Sibia picaoides, //odqs. (Plate I. fig. 4.) Sibia picoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 401 (1883). Sibia picaoides, Outes, Fauna Brit. Ind.; Birds, 1. p. 195 (1889) ; cd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Buds, i. p. 132 (1889); Sharpe, Mand-l. iv. p. 98 (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 TIMELILD.®. Genus LIOPTILA, Blyth. Lioptila capistrata (V7iy.). (Plate I. fig. 5.) Malacias capistrata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 403 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. p. 59 (1899). Lioptila capistrata. Oates, Fama Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 196 (1889) ; id, ed, Hume, Nests § diggs Ind. Burds, i. p. 135 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 59 (1903), The eggs of the Black-headed Sibia are of a blunt oval form, and exhibit a little gloss. he ground-colour is of a pale greenish white, and this is marked in a complicated manner: ‘“ first there are usually a few, lurge. 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.” (flume.) Six eges measure from ‘92 to 1 in length, and from ‘66 to ‘72 in breadth. 1. Murri, 5th June (C. R. Cock), Hume Coll, l. Sikhim (7. Ganonie). Ifume Coll. 2. sSikhim (J. G.). Ilume Coll. 2; “Sikhim (J. G.). Ilume Coll. Lioptila gracilis (MeClell,). (Plate III. fig. 4.) Sibia gracilis, Godein-Aust. J. A. S. Beng. xlui. 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) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 185 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 59 (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 (1883). Lioptila melanoleuea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 198 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind, Birds, i, p. 185 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 59 (1903). ACTINODURA.—STAPHIDIA. Bi 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 I’eb. Hume Coll. (JV. Davison). Genus ACTINODURA, Gould. Actinodura egertoni, Gould. (Plate I. fig. 12.) Actinodura egertoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 463 (1885); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 201 (1889) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 186 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 61 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. GO (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 maroou- brown, Many of the markings take the form of hierogl yphic-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. 1. Himalayas (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Darjiling, 5500 feet, 27th April Ilume Coll. (J. Gammie). 1. Darjiling, 4th May (Z. Mandell). Tlume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 4th June (Z...). Ifume Coll. Genus STAPHIDIA, Swinh. Staphidia torqueola, Swiih. Staphidia torqueola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 615 (1883) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 406 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 61 (1903). The eggs of the Collared Staphidia are for the most part of a broad oval form, some being narrower and of a more regular shape. 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 slightly glossy, and measure from °63 to *75 in length, and from 52 to *6 in breadth, 2. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May. J. 1). La Touche, Esq. [P.]. 3: Kuatun, 26th April eDa Ts). C. B. Rickett, Esq. eee 4. Kuatun, 29th April (J.D. La T.). _. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.}. Oi Kuatun, 1 May (J. D. La T.). Ce: Rickett, sq). SRE: 5. Kuatun, 3rd May (J. D. La T.). CyB. Rickett, Esq. rP.4. 58 TIMELUD.2. 5. Kuatun, 7th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Kuatun, 12th May (J. D. La 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.). 4. Kuatun, 15th May (J. D. La 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.|. 7. Kuatun, June (J. D. La 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.|. 2. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). Crowley Bequest. Staphidia everetti, Sharpe. Staphidia everetti, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 447, 1893, p. 565; Everett, List Birds Borneo, p. 107 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Liersammil. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 61 (1903). One of the two eggs of Staphidia cverettt 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. Everett, Esq. [P.]. Staphidia castaneiceps (.J/oove). (Plate IIT. fig. 5.) Ixulus 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. xvii. pt. 1. p. 20 (18728); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 616 (1883) ; id. 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. everetli. They measure *7 to “71 in length, and °55 in breadth. 3. Laisung, N. Cachar, 7th May. Ki, C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C. ]. Genus SIVA, /odys. Siva cyanuroptera, Hodys. (Plate IV. fig. 12.) Siva cyanuroptera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 640 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 209 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests & Eyqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 138 (1889); Nekrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 66 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 62 (1908). The two eggs of the Blue-winged Siva in the Collection are of a somewhat elongated oval form, of a blue ground-colour, and fairly elossy. One of them is very sparingly speckled with pale red and 5108s) y SI 5 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 82. 2. Sikhim (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. Genus YUHINA, J//odys. Yuhina nigrimentum, //odys. (Plate IV. fig. 9.) Yuhina nigrimentum, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p. 683 (1883) ; Oates, Fama 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. 65 (1903). The two eggs of the Black-chinned Yuhina taken by Mr. Stuart Baker are of a broad oval form, and have a sijight 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 : -56 by 45; °58 by -47. 2. North Cachar Fills, 30th July. kK. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. Yuhina pallida, La Vouche. (Plate IV. fig. 5.) Yuhina pallida, Za Touche, [bis, 1899, p. 417; 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. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). J. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 1, Kuatun, 14th May (J, D. La T.), C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. |}. 60 TIMELIID. Genus IXULUS, Hodys. Ixulus flavicollis, Hodys. (Plate II. fig. 18.) Ixulus flavicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 612 (1883); Hume, Stray Keath. xi, p. 251 (1888); Oates, Fuuna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1. p. 218 (1889); wd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eygs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 145 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p. 64 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 68 (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 tiickly 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. Flume). Genus LIOTHRIX, Swains. Liothrix calipygus, /Hodys. (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 §& Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 147 (1889); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899). LLiothrix calipygus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 64 (1905). 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 *59 to °66 in breadth. 19. Himalayas. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Ei. 16. Sikhim (J. Game). ee Coll. ]. 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. Darjiling, 24th April. Hume Coll. oI LIOTHRIX.—PTERYTHIUS. 61 3. Darjiling, May. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, June. Hume Coll, 10. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 12. Mongphoo, Ist 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 Coll. Liothrix luteus (Scop.). Liotbrix luteus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 644 (1883) | part., China]; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 404; 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, Esq. [ P.]. Kuatun, 25th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P.]. Police Genus PTERYTHIUS, Swains. Pterythius eralatus (Tickell). (Plate III. fig. 3.) Ptereythrius cralatus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 114 (1883). Pteruthius eralatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 225 (1889). Ptererythius erilatus, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 408. Pterythius eralatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 65 (1903). 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 straggling zone. It measures *9 by °66. 1, Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 25th April C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche}. Pterythius erythropterus ( J7%iv.). (Plate TE te25) Ptererythrius erythropterus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 113 (1883). Pteruthins erythropterus, Oates, Iauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 224 (1889) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 150 (1889). Pterythius erythropterus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 65 (1903). 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 TIMELIIDE. lilac-grey. At the broad end, the markings coalesce and form a small cap. It measures ‘89 by °69. 1. Murri, N.W. Himalayas, 10th June JTume Coll. (Cx leads): Genus MYZORNIS, /odgs. Myzornis pyrrhura, Hodys. Myzornis pyrrhura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 655 (1883) ; Oates Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 235 (1889); id. 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 °d. 1. Native Sikhim, 10,000 feet, May. Hume Coll. Genus MESIA, //odgs. Mesia argentauris, //odys. (Plate TV.. fig. 10.) Mesia argentauris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 642 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 244 (1889); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 160 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eersamml. p. 65 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 66 (1903). = ae) 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). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 17th May Ilume Coll, CiaiG). 2. Sikhim, June. Crowley Bequest. Genus CONOSTOMA, Hodgs. Conostoma exmodium, //odys. (Plate I. fig. 10.) Conostoma emodium, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 485 (1888); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. G1 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind, Birds, i. p. 42 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 67 (1905). PANURUS.—SUTHORA. 63 The single egg 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. Sikhim, 10,000 feet, May (2. Man- lume Coll. delli), Genus PANURUS, JAoch. Panurus biarmicus (/inn.). Parus biarmicus, TZhien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 154, tab. xviil. fig. 12, a, b (1845-64). Calamophilos biarmicus, Buedeker, Lier Dur. Vog. tab. 43. fig. 18 (1855-63). Calamophilus biarmicus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 161, pl. xb. fig. 11 (1856); Dresser, Birds Lur. ii. p. 49 (1871). Panurus biarmicus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 77 (1883); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 492, pl. 12 (1883) ; td., 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 oyal 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. ‘hey measure from °6 to *75 in length, and from 03 to ‘09 in breadth. 8. Laid in confinement, 3rd July. Seebohm Coll. 5. Hickling Broad, Norfolk, 24th Seebohm Coll. April (F. Norgate). 5. Hickling Broad, 10th June (/. N.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Hickling Broad, 12th June (2. N.). Seebohm Coll. J1. Hickling Broad. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Horsey, Norfolk. R. W. Chase, Esq. [I’.]. 4. Hornsea, Norfolk. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Valkenswaard, Holland (J. Baker). Seebohm Coll. Genus SUTHORA, Hodgs. Suthora webbiana, (ra. (Plate I. fig. 14.) Suthora webbiana, David § Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 208 (1877); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 490 (1888) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 189; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 70 (1903). 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 64 TIMELIID.F. colour varies considerably in intensity, one clutch from Kuatun being pure white. They measure from °6 to ‘7 in length, and from *) to ‘52 in breadth. 5. 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 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 4. Kuatun, May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.). 2, Kuatun, 8th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 6. Kuatun, 12th M: BY. (oe), ae C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.}. 5: Kuatun, 14th May (A 10%, Jie) Mey C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.|. 4. Kuatun, 14th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P... 3. Kuatun, 15th May (J. D. La 7.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P.]. 9, 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, Otis. Chine, p. 208 (1877); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 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 form, but a few are elliptical or even biconical. They possess a fair amount of gloss, and are of a spotless blue colour. They measure from *65 to °68 in length, and from -49 to 53 in breadth. 3. Formosa, 6th April (P. A. Hols), Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 9th April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Formosa, 9th April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 10th April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 11th April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 12th April (P. A. #.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 10th May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa (2. Swinkoe). Crowley Bequest. Genus SCHORHYNCHUS, Outes. Sceorhynchus gularis (Gray). (Plate I. fig. 15. i Suthora gularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 492 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 62 (1899}. Sceorhynchus gularis, Oates, Lana Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 69 (18889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 44 (isko) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 71 (1803). 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 ercamy-white ground-colour, TROGLODYTID&. 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. Mandell). 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). Sceorhynchus ruficeps (Blyth). Suthora ruficeps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 491 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 62 (1899). Sceorhynchus ruficeps, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 43 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 71 (1903). The three eggs of the Larger Red-headed Suthora in the Col- lection very closely resemble the egg of Conostoma cemodiuwm 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 TROGLODYTID. Genus HELEODYTES, Cab. Heleodytes variegatus (Gm.). Campylorhynchus variegatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 188 (1881). Heleodytes variegatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 73 (1903). An egg in the Collection said to be that of the Brazilian Cactus- Wren is of a regular oval form, slightly blunted, and almost devoid of gloss. It is cream-coloured, speckled with pale lilac-red, the markings being dense on the broad end and forming a zone round that part. It measures 1°03 by °71. 1. [Brazil.] Crowley Bequest. Heleodytes capistratus (Less.). Jampylorhynchus rufinucha, Salv. Ibis, 1866, p. 191. Campylorhynchus capistratus, Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 817; Salv. § Godm, 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 (1903), VOL. IV. F 66 TROGLODYTID®. The twoeggs of the Chestnut-hacked Cactus- Wren in the Collection are of a regular oval form and exhibit very little gloss. They are of a creamy-white colour, spotted and mottled all over with olive- brown and lavender, the markings forming an indistinct cap at the broad end. One of them measures 83 by °62; the other is unfor- tunately too much damaged to be accurately measured. 2. Chuacus, Guatemala (O. 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); Cowes, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 156 (1878) ; Saiv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 67 (1880). Campylorhynchus couesi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 196 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil, p. 45 (1899). Heleodytes couesi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 74 (1903). The two eggs of Coues’s Cactus-Wren in the Collection are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. ‘They are of a pinkish-white colour, densely speckled and mottled 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 & Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, 1. p. 138 (1874). Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 197 (1881) [part. }. Heleodytes aftinis, Sharpe, Hand-. iv. p. 75 (1903). The eggs of Xantus’s Cactus-Wren vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are more or less glossy. ‘They are of a creamy-white ground-colour, in some cases densely mottled, the ground-colour being completely hidden, in others speckled and spotted, and in others again speckled and blotched, with brownish pink and lilac. The markings are of a somewhat darker colour at the broad end, and generally form a zone or cap at that part. Specimens measure from ‘9 to 1:1 in length, and from °65 to *72 in breadth. 1. California (Snuths. Inst.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coil.). 3. San Diego Co., California, 4th April. Crowley Bequest. 7. San Diego Co., California, 5th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Ps). 4. San Antonio, California, 2nd May. —__E. Lacy, Esq. [P.]. 2. Cape St. Lucas, California (J, Salvin-Godman Coll. AXantus). 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. CapeSt. Lucas (J. X.: Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest. Genus THRYOPHILUS, Baird. Thryophilus longirostris ( Vicill.). 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. Two examples 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. Eversamml. p. 46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 78 (1903). 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, Sed. § Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 493 ; 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 (1903). 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. F 2 68 TROGLODYTIDE. | Genus THRYOTHORUS, Vieiil. 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 (Zath.). 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. Eversamml. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 80 (1903). 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. EE. i Thryothorus berlandieri, Baird. Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. berlandieri, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. pp. 141, 144 (1874). Thryothorus berlandieri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 222 (1881); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 80 (1903). 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 *75 in length, and ‘55 in breadth. 3. Texas (D. G. Elliot: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Thryothorus miamensis, Jtidgw. Thryothorus ludovicianus, var. miamensis, Ridgw. Amer. Nat. ix. p. 469 (1875). Thryothorus miamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 222 (1881); Nehrk. Kat, Eversammi. p.46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p.81 (1903). 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. Jt measures *74 by -59. 1. Tampa, Florida, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Pals ~~ _ THRYOLTHORUS.—THRYOMANES. 69 Thryothorus grenadensis, Lawr. (Plate V. fig. 2.) Thryothorus grenadensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 228 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 46 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 81 (1903). 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. 6G. Grenada, W. Indies (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest. 4, Grenada, 26th June (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. Thryothorus genibarbis, Swazns. Thryothorus genibarbis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 233 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. 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-l. iv. p. 84 (1903). 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 (Awd.). Thryothorus bewickii, var. bewickii, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N, Amer. Birds, i. p. 146 (1874). 70 TROGLODYTID&. 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 (1903). 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. E. Dresser). Salvin-Godman Coll. 8. Brownsville, Texas, April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Reelp 1. Missouri, lst June, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Pa: Thryomanes spilurus (Vigors). Thryothorus bewickii, va. 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 shape 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 °d. 2. California (R. Ridgway: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Los Angeles, California, 20th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pai. Genus CISTOTHORUS, Cab. Cistothorus palustris ( Wilson). Telmatodytes palustris, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 34 (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. Eversammil. p. 47 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 86 (1903). 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. CISLOTHORUS. Fil 1. North America (7. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. N. America (D. G. Elliot: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coil.). 4. Montreal, Canada (Tristram Coll.). | Crowley Bequest. 4, Hudson River, New York, 20th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Psi 4. Pennsylvania (Arider: Smiths. Inst.). eatei Godman Coll. 1. New Jersey (7. M. Brewer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 17th Princeton University, N.J. June (W. E. D. Scott). [. | 5. Barnegat Bay,28thJune(W.£. D.S.). oon University, N.J. 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); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. 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 (S. Jones: Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll. shaw Coll.). 5. Vancouver Island. Dr. Lyall [P.]. 1. Salt Lake City, Utah. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. eae 2. Marysvale, Utah, 12th June. Princeton University, N.J. Cistothorus stellaris (Naum.). Troglodytes stellaris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 13 (1845-54). Cistothorus stellaris, Cowes, Birds N.-West, p. 36 (1874); Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. N, Amer. Birds, i. p. 159 (1874) ; Cowes, Birds Col. Vall. p- 180 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 243 (1881): Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. p. 47 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 87 (1903). 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 0; “6l by 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 platensis, Thien. Fourtpflanz. 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. Eiersammil. p. 47 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 87 (1903). 72 TROGLODYTIDE, 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 (/. ¢.) and the description of Nehrkorn (1. c.) 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 (Zandbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 1. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 2. Santiago, Chile, 24th Oct. (Zr stram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Genus TROGLODYTES, Vieill. Troglodytes aédon, Vieull. 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 (7 rist. Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 6. N. America (Zenshaw 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 (Zenshaw Coil.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Maryland (NV. Giles: Smiths. Inst.). Princeton University, N.J. Troglodytes parkmanni, Aw:/. 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 (7. W. Blakis- Crowley Bequest. ton: Tristram Coll.). TROGLODYTES, 73 3. Fort Carlton, 10th June (7. W. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. British Columbia. Crowley Bequest. 2. San Francisco, California. May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [zeal 5. San Diego, California, 1st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Wigte 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-l. 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. 3. Trazu, Costa Rica, 4th June (C. F. Crowley Bequest. Underwood). Troglodytes striatulus, La/r. (Plate V. fig. 3.) Troglodytes tessellatus, Sci. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 493. Troglodytes furvus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 101, part. (1880). Troglodytes striatulus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 254 (1881); ed. Hand-l. iv. p. 88 (1903). 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. EK. Salmon). 2. Medellin (7. K. S.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Troglodytes musculus, Naum. Troglodytes furvus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xii. fig. 14 (1845-54) ; Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. viii. p. 81 (1888-5), x. p. 77 (1888-90) ; Scl. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p.12 (1888) ; Holland, his, 1892, p. 194. Troglodytes musculus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 255 (1881); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 47 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 199 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 88 (1903). 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 °d to ‘53 in breadth. ~~ 14. TROGLODYTIDH. 5. Rio Janeiro, Brazil (Nehrkorn Coll.), Crowley Bequest. 1. Brazil (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Brazil. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq, [Bea 5. Argentine Republic, Oct. Aen Holland, Esq. [C.]. Troglodytes hornensis, Less. Troglodytes magellanicus, Bridges, P. Z. S. 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 (Linn.). Troglodytes parvulus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. figs. 12, a, b (1845-54) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 1861, p. 14, tab. 1. fig. 2; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p, 219 (1873); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 505, pl. 11 (1883) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr, 2nd ed. p. 75 (1895) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 216, pl. 54. fig. 2 (1896). Troglodytes europzeus, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vig. 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. Hamnd-l. iy. p. 91 (1903). 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 dad ANORTHURA, 40 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. [P. }. 4. Sparham, Norfolk, 18th May Seebohm Coll. (fF. 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. Avineton, Hants, 18th May Seebohm Coll. (R. Bie "Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.). 2. Finchley (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Hampstead (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 9. Tilford, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 7. Valkenswaard, Holland, 19th May Seebohm Coll. (H, Seebohm). 7. Pomerania, 3rd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 9th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. 8. Pomerania, 16th May (7. Z.). Seebohm Coll. 9. Pomerania, 4th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Gibraltar @ H, Irby). Seebohm Coll. Anorthura hirtensis (Seebohm). Troglodytes hirtensis, Seebohm, Zool. 1884, p. 333; id. Br: B. ii. p. 661 °(1885) ; id. Eggs Br. B. p. 217, pl. 5A, fig. 3 (1896). Anorthura hortensis (err.), Sharpe, Handb. B. of Gt. Brit.i. p. 317 (1894), Anorthura hirtensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 91 (1903). 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; Feeden, Zool. 1872 ) p- 8222 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 229 (1873) ; "Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed, iii. p. 43, pl. — (1875). Anorthura borealis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 272 (1881); 2d. 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. 76 TROGLODYTID%. 4, [Iceland (Benzon). | Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Farde Islands (ZZ. C. Miller: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.) 7. Farée Islands (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Fardée Islands (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 6G. Farée Islands (H. C. M.), Seebohm Coll. 4. Farée Islands (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. G. Farde Islands (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 8. Farbde Islands, 18th May (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Farde Islands, 20th May (7. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Fariée Islands, 24th May (H. C..M.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Tarde Islands, 24th May (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll. G. Farde Islands, 26th May (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Fariée Islands, 28th May (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Faroe Islands, 2nd June (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Farie Islands, 4th June (H.C. M.). Seebobm Coll. 4. Farde Islands, 4th June (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 8. Farde Islands, 4th June (H.C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Seebohm Coll. Farée Islands, 5th June (H. C. M.). Farée Islands, 8th June (H. C. M.). Faroe Islands, 14th June (H.C. M,). Farée Islands (H. W. Fetlden). o 2 Seebohm Coll. 6 5. 1. Faroe Islands (ZZ. C. Miiller). 4, 5 Seebohm Coll. Col. H. W. Feilden, C.B.[P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Faroe Islands, 25th May (H. C. M.). Faroe Islands (H.C. M.). Anorthura hiemalis (Verll.). Anorthura troglodytes, var. hyemalis, Cowes, B. N.- West, p. 33 (1874). Anorthura troglodytes hyemalis, Cowes, Birds Col. Vall. p. 176 (1878). Troglodytes parvulus, var. hyemalis, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 155 (1874). Anorthura hiemalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 275 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammil. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 92 (1903). 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). Troglodytes nipalensis, ZZwme, Nests §- Eygs Ind. Birds, 1st ed. p. 218 (1873). Anorthura neglecta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 278 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 338 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 221 (1889); Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 469 (1898); Wilson, t. e. xii. p. 635 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Erersammil. 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. 1% 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, Ist July (W. Z. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir (C. £. Cock: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Genus CATHERPES, Baird. Catherpes mexicanus (Swains.). Catherpes mexicanus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, 1. p. 72 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 281 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersamml. 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, Ridquw. 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-l. iv. p. 94 (1905). 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 (Sc/at.). Troglodytes brunneicollis, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p- 103 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. birds B. M. vi. p. 261 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899). Hemiura brunneicollis, Sharpe, Hand-l. 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 718 : TROGLODYTID®. round the larger end. They measure respectively: *6 by °47 ; 68 by *46. 2. Yucatan (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus HENICORHINA, Sel. §- Salv. Henicorhina leucophrys (7'schudi). Henicorhina leucophrys, Sc/. § Salv. P. ZS. 1879, p. 493 ; Salv. §& Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,i. p. 80 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 288 (1881) ; "Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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 °97. 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 Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 842 (1889). Pnoepyga albiventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 302 (1881); Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 293 (1889) ; ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 99 (1905). The eges 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 Coll. 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 (1903). 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. K. C, Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 2. Kuatun, N.W.Fohkien, China, 18th OC. B. Rickett, Esq. [Psi April (J. D. La Touche). CINCLID®. 79 Family CINCLIDA. 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. Vog. tab. xxvii. figs. 4, a, b ex 2. bom or Kip orgs Oooh Ro of (1845-54); Baedeker, Ever 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. p. 307 (1881); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 253, pl. 11 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 183, pl. 51. fig. 8 (1896) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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 Seebohm Coll. (A. Lawler: Hargitt Coill.). Near Edinburgh (R. Small: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). England. Crowley Bequest. Northumberland (W. Proctor). Northumberland (R. Greenwell). Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland (£. Nicholson : Hargitt Coll.). Keswick, Cumberland (J. Law). Alston Moor, Cumberland, lst June. Yorkshire. Ashopton, Derbyshire, 29th April (HZ. Seebohm). Ashopton, Ist May (ZZ. S.). Wales. Vosges Mountaius, France (Mouyel: Hargitt Coll.). Altenkirchen, Prussia, 15th May (C. Sachse). 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 ( Veill.). Cinclus albicollis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 181 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vi. p. 310 (1881) ; td. 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 (1, Seebohm), Seebohm Coll. 80 CINCLID &. Cinclus cinclus (Zinn.). Cinclus melanogaster, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 177 (1874). Cinclus cinclus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 311 (1881) ; 2d. 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, Gould. Cinclus cashmeriensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 312 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 48 (1899). Cinclus kashmiriensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 162 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 100 (1903). 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 (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Cinclus leucogaster, Bonap. Cinclus leucogaster, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 514 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Inersammil, p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 101 (1903). The eggs of the White-bellicd 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); Oateés, Fauna Brit. Ind. Birds, ii. p. 163 (1890); id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 112 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 101 (1903). 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). Tume Coll. 2, Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th March Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock). 1. Dharmsala, 12th March (C. 2. C.). Crowley Bequest. Cinclus mexicanus, Swazns. . 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); MIMID2®. 81 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 317 (1881); td. Hand-l. iv. p. 101 (1903). The eggs of the American Dipper in the Collection measure from 1 to 1:09 in length, and from ‘69 to -7+ in breadth. 6. Colorado, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pat Cinclus pallasi, Zemm. Cinclus pallasi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 316 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 164 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p- 193; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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, OC. 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 (Linn.). Turdus polyglottus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 12, a, 5 (1845-54). Mimus polyglottus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 49 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 338 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eersammi. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 102 (1908). 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. 3. North America (Audubon: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). VOL. Iv. @ &2 MIMIDZ. 8. 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 (Zen- Salvin-Godman Coll. shaw Coll.). 6. Austin, Texas, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. as 4, Texas, 15th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Mimus orpheus (Linz.). (Plate IV. fig. 16.) Mimus polyglottus (nec Linn.), Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 144 (1847). Mimus orpheus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 340 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 102 (1908). The eges 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 ‘78 in breadth. 10. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke [P.]. 1. Jamaica, 14th May (Osburn). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. 1. Jamaica. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]: ; Mimus triurus (V7eill.). Mimus triurus, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 539; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 342 (1881) ; Scl. §& Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 8 (1888) ; Holland, Ibis, 1897, p. 166; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 105 (1903). 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- lying lilac-grey. They measure respectively :°1:03 by ‘71; 1:1 by 14. 2, Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Mimus longicaudatus (T7schudt). (Plate IV. fig. 17.) Mimus longicaudatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 342 (188i); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 103 (1903). 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 i-l by °8. 1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coli.). Crowley Bequest. Mimus thenca (Molina). Turdus thenea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 16 (1845-54), Mimus thenea, Fraser, P. Z. 8S. 1843, p. 111; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 345 (1881); James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 1 (1892); Nehrk. Kat, Eversamml. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 103 (1905). 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 (J. ¢.), 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. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Chile (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Santiago, Chile, lst Dec. (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Convento, Chile, Ist 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. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 103 (1903). Mimus calandria, Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. viii. p. 81 (1880-1). The eggs of the Calandria Mocking-Thrush resemble those of M. polyglottus 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- a2 &4 MIMID. 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, ai ee 1. Uruguay, 22nd Oct. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [ 2. Uruguay, 15th Nov. OC¥. Aplin Esq. py 1. Uruguay. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [ P.]. Mimus gilvus ( Viei/l.). Mimus gracilis, Owen, Ibis, 1861, p. 60, pl. ii. fig. Mimus gilvus, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p- ioe Sailv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 1. p. 36 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi p. 9890 (1881) : Nehrk. 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 MW. 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. 5. Grenada, W. Indies (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest. 3. Grenada, 5rd July (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. 2. St. -Vincent, W. Indies, May Salvin-Godman Coll. (Mrs. D. W. Smith). 1. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 2. San Geronimo, Guatemala, May Salvin-Godman Coll. (2. Owen). “. San Geronimo, 30th May (2. O.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. San Geronimo, May (R. O.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (1. AK. Salmon). Genus OREOSCOPTES, Baird. Oreoscoptes montanus (Townsend). (Plate IV. fig. 14.) Oreoscoptes montanus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p.7 (1874); Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 52 (1874) ); Coues, Birds Color. Vall. p. 48 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. vi. p. 333 (1881}; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 48 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1903). 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 egy (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 breadtb. 2. Austin, Nevada, 3rd July (2. Ridg- Crowley Bequest. way : Tristram Coll.). 5. Reno, Nevada, 20th May (H. W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw). 2. Fort Garland, Colorado, 22nd June — Salvin-Godman Coll, GEES WW. H.): Genus GALEOSCOPTES, Cab. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). Turdus felivox, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 6 (1845-54). Mimus carolinensis, Lord, Proc. R.A. Inst., Woolwich, iv. p. 838 (1865) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 8 (1874). Galeoscoptes carolinensis, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N.-Amer. Birds, i. p. 52 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 335 (1881); Nehrk. Cat. Eiersammi. 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. 255 (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. 18. 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. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Pa 1. British Columbia (J. K. Lord). nes Bound. Comm. 1. Pembina, Dakota, 4th June (GN. 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, el 18th May (W.E. D.S.). — PrincetonUniversity, N.J.[ ©. |. 3. Princeton, 27th May(W.£.D.S.). PrincetonUniversity,N.J.[E. | 3. Princeton, 27th May (W.£. D.S.). | PrincetonUniversity, N.J.| E. | 3. Princeton, 5th June (W.E.D.S.). PrincetonUniversity, N.J.[E. j. 8. Princeton, 9th June(W.#.D.S.). — PrincetonUniversity, N.J. Hot 4, Princeton,]1th June(W.E. D.S.). | PrincetonUniversity, N.J.| E. |. 2. Bermuda. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Bermuda. Purchased. 6. Bermuda (J. Boog : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. Mt. Langton, Bermuda, May Crowley Bequest. (Tristram Coll.). 86 MIMID®. Genus TOXOSTOMA, Wag/. 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’. rufum) in which the pale greyish or greyish-blue ground-colour is almost concealed by the fine markings of reddish brown all over the surface ; and the other (7. 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 7’. longirostre, T. cinereum, T. bendirei, T. curvirostre, T. palmeri, T. redivivum, and 1’, lecontei in the order named, to T. crissale, the blue form. Taken as a whole, the eggs of this genus do not vary much in size ; they are only moderately glossy. Toxostoma rufum (Linn.). Turdus rufus, 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. 87 (1874); Coues, Birds Colorado ‘all. p. 61 (1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 353 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma rufum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1903). The eggs of the Brown Thrasher are of a regular oval form, and are very pale grey or greyish blue, densely marked with minute dots of light reddish brown. In most specimens the markings are very 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 (Smths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. P.]. 8. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, 16th June eee Bound. Comm. (G. M, Dawson). 9. Massachusetis (JZenshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Pennsylvania (S. #. Baird). Princeton University, N.J.{E,}. 2. pe os (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, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 855 (1881); Nehrk, Kat. Liersammil. p. 49 (1899). Toxostoma cinereum, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 106 (1903), The eggs of the Cape St. Lucas Thrasher and of the species next in order, the Arizona Thrasher, appear to have more general 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 7. 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.). 3. Cape St. Lucas, 21st May (J. X.: Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. Inst.). 2. Cape St. Lucas (J. X.; Smiths. Crowley Bequest. Inst.).- Toxostoma bendirei (Cowes). (Plate IV. fig. 18.) Harporhynchus bendirei, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 500 (1874). Harporhynchus bendirii, Cowes, Birds Color. Vail. p. 67 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 356 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 1899). ere bendirei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). The single egy 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. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. EPA] 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. dl (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 856 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. 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 7’. rufum, though the two from Matamoras (Salvin- Godman Coll.) are less densely spotted and show more of the pale bluish ground-colour than the rest. They measure from °95 to 1:15 in length, and from -75 to ‘81 in breadth. 5. Brownsville, Texas, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. eEal 5. Mexico. Crowley Bequest. 1, Matamoras, Mexico (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Matamoras (Zt. Couch: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.). 1. Matamoras (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 8&8 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. Eersammi. 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. ‘lhe 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. [Pal 2. Oaxaca, Mexico. C. G. Rickards, Esq. [P.]. 1. Texas (Lt. Couch: Smiths. Inst.). | Crowley Bequest. 10. Texas (Feld Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Toxostoma palmeri (Coues). Harporhynchus curvirostris, va. palmeri, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 43 (1874). Harporhynchus palmeri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 359 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 50 (1899). Toxostoma palmeri, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 107 (1903). The single egg of Palmer’s Curve-billed Thrasher in the Collection is exactly like the typical eggs of 7. curvirostre already described. It measures 1°12 by °77. 1. Tucson, Arizona, 16th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (P.]. Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel). Harporhynchus redivivus, Buird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p- 45 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 360 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. 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 TOXOSTOMA. 89 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. Jield : Smiths. Inst.). 4. San Diego, California, 15th March. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. eek Toxostoma lecontei (Lawr.). (Plate IV. fig. 20.) Harporhynchus redivivus, var. lecontei, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N.-Amer. Birds, i. p. 44 (1874). Harporhynchus redivivus lecontii, Coues, Birds Color. Vall. p. 70 (1878). Harporhynchus lecontii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 361 (1881); Nehrk, Kat, Eversammil. p. 50 (1899). Toxostoma lecontei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 108 (1903). The egg of Leconte’s Thrasher from Nevada is indistinguishable from examples of 7. redivivum; but the clutch from 8. 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. (Pal L 3. 8. Bernardino, Colorado Desert, WG. Wrieht, fisq, [P| California, 15th May *. Toxostoma crissale (Henry). (Plate IV. fig. 21.) Harporhynchus crissalis, Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 47 (1874); Cowes, Birds Color. Vall. p. 73 (1878); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 861 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eersamml. 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 theirown 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. 90 MIMID. Genus MELANOTIS, Ponap. Melanotis cerulescens (Swwains.). Melanotis czerulescens, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 28 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 362 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Etersammi. 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, Sel. § Salv. Ibis, 1859, p.7; Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 29 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. F p. 863 (1881) ; 2d. 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 havea considerable amount + of gloss. They are of a plain unspotted bluish-green colour, rather lighter than those of MJ. cwrulescens. They are of the same size, measuring 1°20 by -75. 2. Duenas, Guatemala, 30th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). Genus MARGAROPS, Sclat. Margarops fuscatus (Veiil.). Cichlherminia fuscata, A. § E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 141, pl. xii. fig. 8; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 329 (1881); Nedrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 48 (1849). Margarops fuscatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 110 (1903). 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. E. Newton). 1. St. Croix, July (A. § £. NV). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. St. Croix (A. § £. M.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. St. Croix, July (A. § £. W.). Crowley Bequest. 5. St.Thomas, West Indies (Nekrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). TURDID. 91 Family TURDID. Genus PLATYCICHLA, Baird. Platycichla flavipes (Vvevll.) (Plate V. fig. 5.) Merula flavipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 253 (1881); Sharpe im Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 81 (1900) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, ii. p. 199 (1900). Platycichla flavipes, Sharpe, Hand-l. 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 im Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 83 (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 trom 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 ditters from 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, Swazns. Myiedestes ralloides (d’Orb.). (Plate VII. fig. 16.) Myiadestes ralloides, Sel. § Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 492. Myiadectes ralloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vi. p. 375 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 50 (1899). ; Myiedestes ralloides, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). The eggs of the Andean Solitaire are of a rather broad, pointed, oval shape, and slightly glossy. The ground is white or pinkish- 92 TURDID At. 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) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 111 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 115 (1893). 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:U3 by *75. 1. Native Sikhim, 10,000 feet, June. Hume Coll. / Genus MIMOCICHLA, Scl. Mimocichla rubripes (Zemm.). (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, Kversamml. p. 88 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 213 (1902); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 115 (1903). 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 (Zinn.). (Plate VIII. figs. 1-4 & 7.) Turdus merula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. tab. xxiv. fig. 20, a-e (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 Kur. ii. p. 91 (1872). Merula cae Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 255 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 285, pl. 8 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 181, pl. 50. figs. 11 & 12 (1896); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 1 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 117 (1903). Eggs of the Blackbird are mostly of an oval form ; a few are pyriform, and others are spheroidal. They ditfer 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 blue ; some are blue, with a few faint brownish spots; some are plain blue, with a massive cap of rich reddish brown at the broad end, 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 (Hurgitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 3. Lochend, Inverness (Hargité Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 4, England. Old Collection. 2. Kendal, Westmoreland, April. A. Garnett, Esq. [ P.]. 4, Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 25rd May Seebohm Coll. (J. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.). 3. Wilstrop, 28th May (J. H.: Har- Seebohm Coll. gitt Coll.). 3. Sheffield (ZZ. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 2. Shettield (H. S.). Seebohm Coll, 3. Sheffield (4. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Clumber, Notts, 9th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [ P.]. 4, Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. | P.]. 5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. le , 5. Cambridgeshire, F. Bond, Esq. | P. ]. A ee ~ SOR CORPO AR Nooo PR co of £9 89 CO i Oven Pe Es ea a Cambridge, 23rd May. Norfolk, 22nd April (4. Norgate). Norfolk, 23rd May (F. N.). Taplow, Berkshire. Ascot, Berkshire. Ascot. Bentley, Hampshire, 24th April (Hargitt Coll.). Bentley, 27th April (Hargitt Coll.). Bentley, lst May (Hargitt Coll.). Binsted, Hampshire, 4th May (£. 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 (O. Salvin). Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May (HH. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 23rd May (ZZ. S.). Valkenswaard, 28th May (2. S.). Malaga, Spain (ZZ. Saunders). Malaga (H. S.). Fayal, Azores (F. D. Godman). Madeira, 5000 feet, 14th April (W. R. 0.-G.). Madeira, 5000 feet, 12th May (W. &. O.-G.). Kef Laks, Algeria, April (0. Salvin). Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (ZZ. Seebohm § T. Kriiper). Parnassus, 21st May (Hl. S. & vey Sie Smyrna, 3rd May (7. Kriiper). Nymphion, Asia Minor, 6th June (H. S.). TURDID, ‘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. fe. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. A. H. B. Kirkman, Esq. Se Ap EF. 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. Ve ae Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. eae Hon. C. Baring and W. R. } Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. [P.]. 7 Salvin-Godman Coll. : Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. MERULA. 95 Merula mandarina, Bonap. Turdus mandarinus, Swinkoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 38. Merula mandarina, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 288 (1881); La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p: 412; Sharpe wn Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i, pe hy (1899) ; vehrk. Kat. Eversamml, p. 87 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). A considerable series of the eggs of the Chinese Ouzel are quite indistinguishable from those of Zurdus viscivorus; they are but little lable 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 (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 2. Amoy (&. Swinhoe). Crowley Bequest. 1. Foochow, China, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Ksq. | P. |]. 6. Foochow, 15th May. CoB. Rickett, Ksq. [P.]. 5. Foochow, 2 23rd May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.}. 2. Chinkiang, N.W. Fohkien, 20th C. B. Rickett, Ksq. [P.]. April. Merula boulboul (Zath.). Merula boulboul, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 2483 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 130 (1890) ; ed. ed. Hume, N ests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 93 (1890) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’ s Mon. Tur dide, i. p. 19 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 ( 1903). The eggs of the Grey-winged Ouzel in the Collection form a very striking and handsome group. ‘They are of a regular oval form, and slightly glossy. The ground-colour, where visible, is a pale greenish blue, generally profusely streaked, mottled, and clouded with very bright reddish brown. In. many specimens the ground is almost entirely concealed by the markings. Some varieties have a massive reddish cap at the broad end; others are less heavily blotched with pale brown and purplish grey; and a remarkably pretty type occurs in which the bright bluish-green ground-colour is but little hidden by the bold grouping of rich brown streaks and spots. The eggs measure from 1-11 to 1°50 in length, and from *80 to °91 in breadth. 5. Himalayas. ie Saunders, Esq. 3. Himalayas. eines Bequest. 2. Himalayas. Hume Coll. 3. Near Simla. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 1. Binsur, 8th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Daryjiling, Sikhim, May. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling. Crowley Bequest. 2. Rishap, Sikhim. Hume Coll. 1. Mongphoo, Sikhim, 16th May Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). Mongphoo, Ist June (J. G.). Hume Coll. ra 96 TURDIDA. Merula albocincta, Royle. Merula albicincta, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. 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. 25 (1900). Merula albocincta, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. 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 (Z'schud?). Turdus serranus, Sel. § Salv. P. Z..S. 1879, p. 491. Merula serrana, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 289 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 41 (1900); id. Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1903). The egg of the Peruvian Black Ouzel in the Collection is of a creamy-white colour, blotched and streaked with pale chestnut and underlying lavender, more densely about the broad end than else- where. It measures 1°17 by *81. ‘This specimen appears to have faded, for in 1879 Messrs. Sclater and Salvin described the ground- colour as being pale greenish blue. ral 1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S (TL. K. Salmon). Colombia © Salvin-Godman Coll. Merula atrisericea (Lafr.). Merula atrosericea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 239 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 48 (1990). 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 : I) by °/6;° 1-0 Shyer by tle 3. Venezuela (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. MERULA. 97 Merula samoensis, Zristr. (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. y. p. 242 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p.51 (1900); Nehrk. Kat. Hiersammil. p. 387 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 118 (1908). The description of the eggs of the Samoan Black Ouzel, given by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe in Seebohm’s ‘ Monograph of the Turdide,’ vol. il. p. 51, 18 so accurate that it is here utilized :—“ Eges “collected by Mr. Whitmee are of two types and vary consider- “ably in size. In one form the ground-colour is light bluish “‘oreen, 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, Rey. 8. J. Whitmee [C. ]. 2. Samoa. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C. }. 2. Samoa, Feb. Rey. 8. J. Whitmee [C. ]. 1. Samoa, May. Rey. S. J. Whitmee [C. }. 1. Samoa, Oct. Rey. S. J. Whitmee [C. ]. 2. Samoa. Crowley Bequest. 1. Samoa (Godeffroy Museum). Seebohm Coll, Merula nigrorum (Ogilvie- Grant). (Plate V. fig. 18.) Turdus nigrorum, Ogivie-Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 544; 7d. § Whitehead, Ibis, 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. H 98 TURDID A. Merula nigropileus (Lafr.). (Plate V. figs. 9 & 11.) Merula nigropileus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. 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. Eiersamml. p. 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 67 (1900); zd. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1908). 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 Coll. 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); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p- 37 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 71 (1900) ; ad. 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 ‘‘ nertectly oval, the smaller end being rounded and obtuse. The *‘ sround-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 “‘ egos, 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, ** aid 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.” to ‘93 in breadth. bd ho no ps Fae NS et RS OCS RS eee eal hea ot Pekan: oer noe Nilehiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Nilghiri Hills, 1st April. Nilghiri Hills, April. Nilghiri Hills, April. Nilghiri Hills, May. Nilghiri Hills, 9th May. Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 4th April. Curzon, 8th April. Curzon, 30th April. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Coonoor. Coonoor, 5rd April. Coonoor, 9th April. Coonoor, 10th April. Coonoor, 20th May. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 1st May (Miss Cockburn). Kotagherry, 5th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 9th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 14th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 16th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 17th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 30th May (Miss Cock- burn). Kotagherry, 10th June (Miss Cockburn). In size the eggs range from 1:02 to 1:30 in length, and from -78 Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Ooll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, 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. Turdide, ii. p. 75 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1908). 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 TURDIDA. Eges of Indian Birds,’ 2nd ed. vol. ii. p. 91, is of a regular oval shape and possesses a considerable amount of gloss. It is of a pale greenish- blue colour, mottled and speckled all over with dull rufous brown and underlying lilac. It measures 1:07 by ‘81, and is undistinguish- able from small eggs of M. semillima. 1. Palani Hills, Southern India, Major Horace A. Terry [P.]. Srd June. Merula kinnisi, Blyth. Turdus kinnisi, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 449 (1879). Merula kinnisi, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 252 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 90 (1890); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, 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. (A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). 1. Newara Eliya, Ceylon, Jan. (4. Z. Crowley Bequest. Butler). Merula ludovicix, Lort Phillips. (Plate V. fig. 7.) Merula Iudovicie, Lert Phillips, Bull. B. O. C. iv. p. xxxvi (1895) ; id. Ibis, 1895, p. 883; td. Ibis, 1896, p. 78; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, ii. p. 79 (1900) ; 2d. Hand-l. iv. p. 119 (1903). As the two eggs of the Somali-land Ouzel in the Collection were taken by Mr. Lort Philips in Somaliland, and described by him in the ‘Ibis’ for 1896, we cannot do better than quote from his account of the birds and their nest as follows :—‘‘ The eggs were “two in number, of a very delicate type for a Blackbird. The “‘ground-colour is a very pale greenish blue, plentifully sprinkled “‘ with tiny spots of rufous, clouding together at the larger end ; ‘the underlying markings and spots are faint purplish grey. Axis “1-10 in., diam. °75 in.” 2. Somali-land (Z. L. P.). KE. Lort Phillips, Esq. [P.]. MERULA. 101 Merula poliocephala (Lath.). (Plate V. fig. 19.) Merula poliocephala, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p, 528) (1865) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M. vy. p. 258 (1881); North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 411 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi, p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 91 (1900) ; id. Hand-l. iv. p- 119 (1903). There is not much variety among the eggs of the Norfolk-Island Ouzel in the Collection. 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. ZL. Layard: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Norfolk Island, 9th Nov. (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coil.). 2. Norfolk Island, Nov. (Crowfoot Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Merula celenops, Stejneger. Turdus celeenops, Steyn. 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) ; 2d. 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 sizeare 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. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (P.}. 102 TURDID XE. Merula erythropleura, Sharpe. (Plate V. figs. 14 & 15.) Turdus erythropleurus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1887, p. 515. Merula erythropleura, Lister, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 517 ; Sharpe in Andrews’s Mon. Christmas Island, D. 49 (1900) ; id. in Seebohm’s Mon. T urdide, il. p. 178 (1902) ; ad. Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1908). Like M. nigrorum, the Christmas-Island Ouzel appears to lay only two eggs in a clutch. The two sets in the Collection are of different types. The eggs of one are of a blunt oval form and of a pale bright bluish colour, spotted and blotched with rich dark purple-brown, the markings forming a large cap at the broad end. Those of the second clutch are of an elongated oval form and of a rather darker blue colour, evenly mottled and blotched all over, without any indication of a cap at the broad end, with dull rufous brown. All are moderately glossy. 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.}. (C2 W.-A;). Merula rufiventer, Vieill. Turdus rufiventer, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 222 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 291 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 87 (1899). Turdus rufiventris, Sel. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 3 (1888). Merula rufiventer, 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 have a greyish or pale stone ground-colour, rather thickly spotted, streaked and blotched, with reddish brown, fairly evenly over the whole surface, though perhaps somewhat more heavily at the broad end. The eggs of the first type measure respectively 1°02x82; 1:07x°85; and 1-01 x°81. Those of the second type 1°2x°86; 1:13x°88; and 1:12x°84. 3. rasa Republic. Crowley Bequest. 5. 8. America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pe: MERULA. 103 Merula magellanica, King. Turdus magellanicus, Hudson, P. Z. 8. 1872, p. 548; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 223 (1881); Sel. § Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 3 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian Birds, p.1 (1892); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, i. p. 295 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 37 (1899). 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. elt Chile (Tristram Coll.). Gromley Bequest. Chile (Nehrkorn Coil.). Crowley Bequest. Chile. Berkeley James Coll. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. Santiago, Chile, 2nd Oct. (Tris- | Crowley Bequest. P9909 Co Co tO Rp tram Coll.). Rio Bueno, Valdivia, Chile, 20th Crowley Bequest. Dee. Rio Bueno, 25th Dec. Crowley Bequest. ad) Merula falklandica (Q. & G.). (Plate V. fig. 10.) Turdus falklandicus, Varreil, P. Z. S. 1847, p. 59; Gould, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 94; Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 152; Sel. § Salv. Zool. ‘ Challenger’ Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 100 (1880) ; Sci. tom. ert. p. 150; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 224 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdide, i. p. 297 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 37 (1899). Merula falklandica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 121 (1908). 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 TURDIDZ, 3. Falkland Islands. Purchased. 1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Merula grayi, Bonap. Turdus grayii, Scl. §- 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. 86 (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 (1908). 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. Po 3. Guatemala. sulvid-Godman Coll. 10. San Geronimo, Guatemala (R. Salvin-Godman Coll. Owen). 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 28th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 1. Duefias, lst June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Dueias, 12th June (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Duejas, 8th May (O. S.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Costa Rica, 10th May. C. F. Underwood, Esq. bed: 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 Mon. Turdide, i. p. 219 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 36 (1899). Merula tristis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 125 (1903). An egg of the Mexican White-throated Onzel 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. MERULA. 105 Merula leucauchen (Sclater). Turdus leucauchen, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 212 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 223 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Hiersamml. p- 36 (1899). Merula leucauchen, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 128 (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 respective measurements are 1:06 by ‘80; 1:10 by °81; and 1:12 by 83. 1. Guatemala. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pel: 2. Honduras, 3rd July. Crowley Bequest. Merula albicollis, Veil. Turdus albicollis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 209 (1881); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida,i. p. 229 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Lversammil. p- 36 (1899); von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Pauilista, 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. 18 & 16.) Turdus gymnophthalmus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 212 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 231 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 36 (1899). Merula gymnophthalmus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 125 (1903). 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 106 TURDID®. 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). 3. Grenada, 12th June (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. Merula amaurochalina, Cab. Turdus leucomelas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 218 (1881); Sel. & Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 1 (1888); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida, i. p. 235 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 36 (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. Ps: Merula maculirostris, Berlepsch. Turdus albiventris, Sel. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 328. Turdus leucomelas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M. v. p. 2138, part. (1881). Turdus maculirostris, Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdide, i. p. 2389 (1898). Merula maculirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 124 (1903). The eggs 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 (L. F.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Merula ignobilis, Sc/. Turdus ignobilis, Se/. §& Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 491 ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 214 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdida,i. p. 241 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. 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 MERULA. 107 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. Tn 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. (ees: 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. Turdida, 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 (1903). 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. Turdida, i. p. 255 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi, p. 36 (1899). Merula fumigata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 125 (1903). Two eggs of the Russet-bellied Ouzel from Venezuela are much alike in shape and colour, though differing somewhat in size. The 108 TURDID. 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 Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Merula aurantia (Gmel.). 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 (1903). 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. Rey. Barham Zincke (C.]. Merula cardis (Z’emm.). (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. Kiersamml. p. 38 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 145 (1901); ed. Hand-l. iv. p. 125 (1908). There is a considerable resemblance between the eggs of the Grey Japanese Ouzel and those of Turdus viseivorus. 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. 5. Japan (1. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. 2. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Japan (HZ. P.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Japan, 5th June. Crowley Bequest. 2. Hondo, Japan, 15th May. Crowley Bequest. Merula unicolor (7%ck.). Merula unicolor, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 271 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 182 (1890); id. ed. Hume, Nests § Liygs Ind, Birds, ii. p. 96 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 38 MERULA. 109 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 147 (1901); zd, 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. 7. 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 (ec Layard), Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 278 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 58 (1899). Merula layardi, Seebohm, P. Z. 8. 1890, p. 667 ; Sharpe in Seebohin’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 185 (1901) ; 2d. Hand-l. iv. p. 126 (1903). 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 (/orster). (Plate VI. fig. 2.) Merula xanthopus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 276 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon, Turdide, i. p. 189 (1901) ; td. Hand-l. iv. p. 126 (1903). There is one egg of the New-Caledonian Ouzel in the Collection, obtained by Mr. E. 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 (LZ. LZ. Crowley Bequest. Layard: Tristram Coil.). 110 TURDID&. 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. 87 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 175 (1901). Merula olivacea, Sharpe, Hand-i. iv. p. 127 (1908). 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. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. S. Africa. Crowley Bequest. 1. S. Africa (2. LZ. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 1. Transvaal (7. Ayres). Crowley Bequest. 2. Nels Poort (7. Atmore). Crowley Bequest. Genus SEMIMERULA, Sci. Semimerula fuscatra (D’Orb. § Lafr.). Merula fuscatra, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 243 (1881); Nedrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 37 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 55 (1900). Semimerula fuscatra, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 129 (1908). 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. 0. S. Napier, Esq. [P.]. Semimerula gigas (Fraser). (Plate VI. fig. 6.) Turdus gigas, Sel. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 550; Sel. § Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, 491. Mey gigas, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 244 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 37 (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 ; GEOCICHLA. TAL it 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 (Tristram 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, Zemm. Geocichla cyanonota (J. g S.). Geocichla cyanonotus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 172 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 139 (1890) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests §& Egys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 98 (1890); Seebohm, Mon. Turdide, i. p. 55 (1898) ; Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 35 (1899). Geocichla cyanonota, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 182 (1908). 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) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 100 (1890) ; Seebohm, Mon. Turdide, i. p. 62 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p- 85 (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 Hkh TURDID®, 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. 3. Mussoorie, Himalayas (7, Hutton). Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim, July, Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 22nd May (£. W. Oates). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 10th June (Z#. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 22nd May (Zz. 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. 455 (1880). Geocichla wardi, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 178 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 187 (1890) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 97 (1890); Seebohm, Mon. Turdide, i. p. 89 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 85 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (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 (/a/l.). Turdus sibiricus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 87 (1876). Geocichla sibirica, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 180 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 204 (1883) ; ad. 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. 38 (1896); zd. Mon. Turdide, i. p. 97 (1898); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 35 (1899); Popham, Ibis, 1898, p- 494; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 447, pl. ix. figs. 13-16. Oreocincla sibiricus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orrent. p. 282 (1891). Cichloselys sibiricus, Sharpe, Hand-l, 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. Lake 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. 287 (1875); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 152 (1890); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 107 (1890). Geocichla dauma, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 154 (1881); id. Mon. Turdide, i. p. 9 (1898). Oreocichla dauma, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 136 (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. E. Brooks). Oreocichla nilgiriensis, Blyth. Geocichla nilgiriensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 157 (1881); 2d. Mon, Turdide, i. p. 13 (1898). Oreocincla nilghiriensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 153 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 107 (i890). Oreocichla nilgiriensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 1386 (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.]}. ale Oreocichla papuensis (Seebohm). (Plate VI. fig. 9.) Geocichla papuensis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 158 (1881); id. Mon. Turdide, 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 eggs 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. Mise. ii. p. 255 (1877); Newton, P. Z. 8. 1897, p. 892, pl. li. fig. 5; Heatley Noble, ‘Ibis,’ 1900, p. 377.) VOL. IV. I 114 TURDID&. 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. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. 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. 157 (1903). 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. N,): 2. Mordialloc, Victoria, August. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Tasmania (LZ. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest. Oreocichla mollissima (Blyth). (Plate VI. fig. 13.) Geocichla mollissima, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 159 (1881) ; zd. Mon. Turdide, i. p. 29 (1898); Nehrk, Kat. Eersamml. 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 (1903). 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 lavender-grey. ‘lhe 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. a Bs) Genus ZOOTHERA, Vg. Zoothera marginata, Blyth. (Plate VI. fig. 14.) Geocichla marginata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 162 (1881); cd. ree Turdide, i. p. 79 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 35 (1899). Zoothera marginata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 157 (1890) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 109 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 188 (1903). 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 1:04 by ‘79. 1. Native Sikhim, 29th July Hume Coll. (L. Mandelli). Genus TURDUS, Linn. Turdus viscivorus, Linn. Turdus viscivorus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 11, a-e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 1, tab. 75. fig. 1 (1856-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 79, pl. xxiii. fig. 1 (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 8 (1871) ; Saunders, Ibis, 187], p. 209; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 194 (1881); zd. 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. Turdide, i. p. 189 (1898) ; ed. Hand-l. iv. p. 158 (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 lilae 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 [| P. ]. Mossford, Loch Luichart (W. Mec- Seebohm Coll. Rae: Hargitt Coll.). Mossford (W. McR.: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Invermorriston, Inverness, 22nd May Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.). a a lad teal — > TURDIDA. 4. Portclair, near Fort Augustus, Seebohm Coll. 12th May (Hargitt Coll.). 4, Ashopton, Derbyshire, 19th April Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm). 4. Edwinstow, Nottingham, 7th May Seebohm Coll. (HZ. 8.). 2. Edwinstow, 7th May (ZH. S&). Seebohm Coll. 5. Cambridge (W. Farren). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Sparham, Norfolk, 30th March Seebohm Coll. (Ff. Norgate). 4, Sparham, 10th April (4. W.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Sparham, lst May (/. 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 [T.]. 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-e (1845- 54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 2, tab. 75. fig. 2 (1855- 63) ; LHewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 84, pl. xxiv. fig. ii (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); td. 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, Turdide, i. p. 201 (1898) ; id. Hand-i. 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; (i1.) 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. IL ibe (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 alluded to. Two eggs of this last-named type in the Collection seem worthy of separate notice: one, from the Sundal Valley, Norway, has the spots and blotches, which 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 °73 to °9 in breadth. Quickjock, Lapland (2. W. Wheel- | Crowley Bequest. wright). Lapland, July (R. Duff: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Tromsé, Norway, 9th June (ZZ. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). Tromsé, 10th June (#. S.). Tromso, 10th June (7. S.). Troms6, 11th June (H. S.). Tromso, 12th June (7. 8. Tromso, 13th June (H. S Troms6, 13th June (H. 8.). Tromso, 13th June (77. S.). (Ss S. ) Seebohm Coll. ) Seebohm Coll. ) Seebohm Coll. ): Seebohm Coll. .). Seebohm Coll. ) Seebohm Coll. ) Seebohm Coll. Tromso, 13th June ) Seebohm Coll. Tromso, 15th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. Bodo, 30th May re DE SOE. Geary Salvin-Godman Coll. S; Boda, 2nd June (Ff. D. §& P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Bodo, 2nd June (F. DiS PG). Salvin-Godman Coll. Bodé, : 2nd June (F. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Bodo, 2nd June (Ff. D. §& P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Sundal Valley, Norway, 20th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Sundal Valley, 21st June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe | P. |. Sundal Valley, 26th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe bp i Sundal Valley, 6th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. |. Sundal Valley, 6th June. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe iP : 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.}. Christiansund, Norway, May. Bernard Hanson ot Christiansund, May. Bernard Hanson | P. |, Christiansund, June (H. Upcher). Crowley Bequest, Christiansund, June (H. U.). Crowley Bequest. ON TOD EOD OTT DE MONOCOTS Poor coroner FH GM Christiansund, June (H. U.), Crowley Bequest. 118 G2 D> OU OV ST ON SU TT Christiansund, July (ZZ. Upceher), Molde, Norway, Ist June (ZZ. &.). Molde, Ist June (#7. S.). Molde, 1st June (ZH. S.). Molde, Ist June (H. 8.) Molde, Ist June (H. S.). Molde, Ist June (H. S.). Molde, lst June (HZ. S.). Molde, Ist June (1. S.). Nordland, June (H, S.). Mark Brandenburg (7. Holland). East Pomerania (7. H.). Petchora River, 67° N. Lat., 15th TURDIDE. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm & J Harvie- Brown). Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 5th June (H. 8. § J. A. H-B.). Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd June (7. 8. ST. A. H-B.). Petchora River, 25th June (HZ. 8. & J. A. H-B.: Hargitt Coll.). Yenesei River, 67° N. Lat., 4th July (ZZ. Seebohm). Yenesei River, 67° N. Lat., 6th July (4. &.). Sesbohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. ee Se or st Seebohm Coll. Turdus pallidus (Gm.). (Plate VI. fig. 11.) Merula pallida, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 274 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 38 (1899); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 185 (1902). Turdus pallidus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p- 809 (1891); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 188 (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. Amur-land, 9th April (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Turdus atrigularis (Zemm.). Turdus atrigularis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 83 (1878) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p- 805 (1891) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 494 ; Dresser, Ibis, 1901, p. 446, pl. ix. figs. 9-12; Sharpe, Hana-l. iv. p. 139 (1903). Merula atrigularis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 267 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 249 (1883) ; ad, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 182, pl. 51. fig. 1 (1896) : Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. 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. ( Tancré). Turdus chrysolaus (Temm.). (Plate VI. figs. 15 & 18.) Merula chrysolaus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 275 (1881) ; 2d. 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. 318 (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 refous 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 (H. Pryer), Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (ZZ. P.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Japan (ZH. P.). Seebohm Coll, 1. Japan (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Japan, 23rd June. rowley Bequest. 2. Hondo, Japan, 28th May. Crowley Bequest. 2. Fuji, Japan, 29th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. pea Turdus obscurus (G'm.). Turdus obscurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 71 (1878) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p.4; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 306 (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. 278 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Fiersammi. p. 38 (1899) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. 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 120 ; TURDID.&. with reddish brown and lilac, and measure from 1°05 to 1:10 in length, and from *75 to °81 in breadth. 1. Siberia (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Yenesei River, Lat. 662° N., 26th Seebohm Coll. June (HH. Seebohm). 6. Amur-land, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest. Turdus torquatus (Linn.). Turdus torquatus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 93, pl. xxv. figs. ni & iv (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 113, part. (1872 ne Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1903). Merula torquata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 246, part. (1881) ; zd. Brit. Birds, i. p. 248, ‘pl. 8 (1883) ; ad. Hogs of Brit. Birds, p. 181, pl. 50. fig. 10 (1896) : Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 27 (1899) ; ‘Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. 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. Scotland. Old Collection. Sutherland, 13th July (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Lochend, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Knockie, Inverness, 22nd May Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.). Knockie (Hargitt Coil.). Castle Eden, Durham, May (ZZ. B. Tristram). Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland ( Heysham). Cumberland, 14th May. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Yorkshire. Lord Walsingham [P.]. Malham Moor, Yorkshire (W. Crowley Bequest. Peterkin). Strines, near Sheffield, 9th May Seebohm Coll. (HH, Seebohm). Poe SS ee see ere apie ese CO = a Ceike) Strines, 9th May (ZZ. S.). Strines, 28th May (ZH. 8.). Strines, 28th May (#. 8S.) Strines, lst June (H. S.). Ashopton, Derbyshire, Tth May (H. S.). Ashopton, 11th May (ZZ, S.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Ee, TURDUS. 121 4. High Peak, Derbyshire (J. R. Crowley Bequest. Wise). 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 (ZZ. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). Turdus alpestris (Brehm). Merula alpestris, C, LZ. Brehm, Isis, 1828, p. 1281; Sharpe in Seebohn's Mon. Turdide, ii. p. 35 (1899). Turdus torquatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 17, a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Hier 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 (1903). 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. Schliter). Seebohm Coll. 3. Switzerland (Homeyer). Seebohm Coll. 5. Transylvania, 25rd April. C. G. Danford, Esq. [P.]. 2. Colmenar, Spain, 27th May (Z. 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) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests § Egys Ind, Birds, ii. p. 92 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. 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, 30th April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegarh. Hume Coll. 122 TURDIDZ. 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); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 6, tab. 75. fig. 5 (1855- 63) ; Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 279; id. 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 migratorius, 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 (7ristram Coll.). 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. [ P.]}. 2. Fort Rae, Gt. Slave Lake (LZ. Crowley Bequest. Clarke: Smiths. Inst.). 2. British Columbia (J. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. 2. Vancouver Island, 4th June. Crowley Bequest. 1. Saskatchewan (Bourgeau). Old Collection. 2. St. Stephen’s, New Brunswick Seebohm Coll. (H. £. Dresser). , 3. St. Stephen’s (7. £. D.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Penis vonia (Krider). Seebohm Coll. 4. New York (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Ithaca, New York (C. J. Pin- Princeton University,N.J.[E.]. nock). 2. Ithaca, 18th May (C. J. P.). Princeton University ,N.J.[E.]. 3. Ithaca, 30th April (W. Z. D. Princeton University,N.J te : Scott). 5. Granville, New York, 15th June. W. Han Saunders, Esq. Bhi 4. Massachusetts, 2nd June. wi peat Saunders, Esq. Pal TURDUS.—HYLOCICHLA. 123 Princeton, N.J., 25th April Princeton University,N.J.[E. }. (W. E. D. Scott). Princeton, 10th May (W. £.D.S.). Princeton, 16th May (W.£.D.S.). Princeton, 22nd May (W.£.D.S.). Princeton University, N.J.[E.]. Princeton University,N.J.| KE. |. Princeton University, N.J.[E. |. Turdus propinquus (Lidgw.). Turdus migratorius, auct. (nee Linn.; ex Amer. Boreali occidentali et Mexico). Turdus propinquus, Ridgw. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, ii. p. 9 (1877); Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 285 (1899) ; td, Hand-l. iv. p. 141 (1903). 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 Kastern form, 7. migra- torius, 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. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4, Los Angeles, California, 10th June. [Ps Genus HYLOCICHLA, Baird. Hylocichla mustelina (Gm.). Turdus mustelinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. 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. vy. p. 196 (1881) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 147 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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. we G8 9) 69 KO et oro9 North America (Henshaw Coll.). North America (Simiths. Inst.). North America. North America. New York (D. G. Elliot: Tris- tram Coll.). Wellesley, Mass., 30th May. New Jersey (J. G. Bell: Tristram Coll.). Princeton, New Jersey, 27th May (W. E. D. Scott). Princeton 13th June (W. E. D. Scott). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Cue y Bequest. Princeton University, N.J.[E.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E. |. 124 TURDIDE, 3. 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. Eiersammi. p. 86 (1899). Turdus (Hylocichla) fuscescens, Cowes, 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 Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll, 1. North America (Macgillivray Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 9 Fort Dufferin, Manitoba (G. M. N. Amer. Bound. Comm. Dawson). 2. Racine, Wisconsin (Hoy). Seebohm Coll. 4, Rhode Island, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Hylocichla alicie (Baird). Turdus alicie, 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. Turdide, i. p. 163 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 36 (1899). Iylocichla aliciz, 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 (1. c.) 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. 2. Nulato, Yukon, Alaska, June (£. Salvin-Godman Coll, W. Nelson: Henshaw Coll.). 1. Anderson River, Arctic America, Salvin-Godman Coll. 22nd June (2. MacFarlane: Smiths. Inst.). 4, Anderson River (Rk. Mack: Salvin-Godman Coll, Henshaw Collection). 1. Anderson River (2. Mack: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Anderson River, 22nd June Crowley Bequest. (R. MacF.: Tristram Coil.). 2. Labrador. Crowley Bequest. HYLOCICHLA. HORE Hylocichla ustulata (Nutt.). 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. Eiersammi. p. 36 (1899). Hylocichla ustulata, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 142 (1903). Eggs of the Russet-backed Thrush are similar to those of 7. swain- sont, 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. EKiersammi. p. 36 (1899). Turdus pallasii, apud Lord, Proc, R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865). Turdus (Hylocichla) swainsoni, Cowes, Birds Color. Valley, p. 34 (1878). Turdus ustulatus swainsonii, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 218 (1887). Hylocichla swainsoni, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 142 (1903). 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. K. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. 4, British Columbia. : Crowley Bequest. 8. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 3. Little Slave Lake (S. Jones : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coil.). 3. Great Slave Lake (J. Lockhart : Crowley Bequest. Smiths. Inst.). 3. Michigan, 30th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ji jaa: 3. California, May. W. iTadelitt Saunders, Esq. eel: Hylocichla pallasi ( Cad.) 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. Turdide, i. p. 185 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 35 (1899). Hylocichla pallasi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 143 (1903). 126 TURDID A. 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. Bee Hylocichla guttata (Paill.). Turdus aonalashkee, 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. 593 (1875). Hylocichla guttata, Merriam, §c. Auk, xix. p. 380 (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, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 4, tab. 74. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 87, pl. xxiv. figs. i & 11 (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; 2d. Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 189 (1881) ; 7d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 220, pl. 8 (1883); td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p- 179, pl. 50. figs. 5 & 8 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, 1. p. 123 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi. p. 35 (1899). Hylocichla iliaca, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1908). 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. hey 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. There 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*1 in length, and from ‘7 to °81 in breadth. Molde, Norway (Jf. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. Bodé, Norway, 28th May (2. D. § Salvin-Godman Coll. P. Godman). Bodé, 28th May (Ff. D. & P. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Bodo, 18th June (F. D. § P. G.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). ee eu EN HYLOCICHLA. 127 1. Bodé, June (F. D. § P. G.: Tris- | Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 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 Coll.). 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. June (H. 8S. § 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 (1. 8S. § J. A. H.-B.). 2. Yenesei River, 663° N. Lat., 22nd Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm). 3. Yenesei River, 663° N. Lat., 25th Seebohm Coll. June (Hf. S.). 4, Yenesei River, 71° N. Lat., July Seebohm Coll. (H. 8.). 5. Yenesei River, 703° N. Lat., Ist Seebohm Coll. July (#. S.). 5. Yenesei River, 703° N. Lat., 2nd Seebohm Coll. July (H. S.). 4, Yenesei River, 703° N. Lat., 3rd Seebohm Coll. July (A. &). Hylocichla coburni (Sharpe). Hylocichla coburni, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 140 (1908). The eggs of the Iceland Redwing are similar to those of /7, ilzaca. 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. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 8, a-c (1845- 54); Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 4. fig. 3, tab. 75. fig. 3 (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) ; 2d. Brit. Bords, i. p. 2138, pl. 8 (18838) ; id. Eggs of Srit. Birds, p. 178, pl. 50. fig. 2 (1896) ; Sharpe in Seebohm’s Mon. Turdide, i. p. 131 (1898). Hylocichla musica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1908). 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 bluc, 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 TURDID®. ;, 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. 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. Dochfour, Inverness-shire (Hargitt | Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Lochend, near Inverness (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Wilstrop, Yorkshire (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Burton-on- Humber. J. A. Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Endcliffe Wood, Sheffield, 26th Seebohm Coll. April (H. Seebohm). Ashopton, Derbyshire, 15th April Seebohm Coll. GES); Ashopton, 15th April (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. Thoresby Park, Notts, 19th April _ Seebohm Coll. (ZS). Clumber Park, Notts, 9th May(ZZ.8.). Seebohm Coll. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.] Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. | P.]. ° Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.]. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. | P.]. SUC OUR eae ee ee Coton, Cambridgeshire, 11th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 5. Cookham, Berkshire, April. Gould Coll. Cookham, Berkshire, May. Gould Coll. Warminster, Wiltshire. J. W. Phillips, Esq. [P.]. Sherborne, Dorset. 8.8. Buckman, Esq. { P.]. Sherborne. 8. S. Buckman, Esq. py Avington, Hants, 5th May (R. B.S.: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 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 (Rk B. S.). Seebohm Coll. Coulsdon, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. Churt, Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest. Churt. Crowley Bequest. Loughton, Essex, 5th April (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Thornton Heath, Croydon. Crowley Bequest. Lapland (A, Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. Christiania, Norway, 17th May Seebohm Coll. (R. Collett: Hargitt Coll.). Stolp, Pomerania (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. PR POO ON ROR IR 1 bo ooo Col ie MONTICOLA.—PETROPHILA. 129 5. Politz, Pomerania (7. ZH.). 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, Bove. Monticola saxatilis (Linn.). Turdus saxatilis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxiv. fig, 1, a, 6 (1845- 54). Petrocincla saxatilis, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 10 (1855- 63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 95, pl. xxvi. fig. 11 (1856). Monticola saxatilis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 129 (1872); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 313 (1881); td. Brit. Birds, i. p. 281, pl. 8 (1883); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 186, pl. 51. fig. 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 (Meugel: 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 (HZ. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm & T. Kriiper). 4. Greece, Crowley Bequest. Genus PETROPHILA, Swains. Petrophila cyanus (Linn.). Turdus cyaneus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiv. fig. 3, a, 6 (1845- 54 Petrocossyphus cyanus, Baedeker, Eier Eur, Vig. tab. 27. fig. 11 (1855- 63); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. pp. 129, 139 (1871-2). Petrocinela 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). gies cyana, Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 105 (1890). Resembling the eggs of the preceding species, M. sawatilis, 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. VoL. IV. K 130 TURDIDE. 5. Spain, 23rd May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Alora, Malaga, Spain (ZZ. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnassus, Greece, 13th May (4. Seebohm Coll. Seehohm § T. Kriiper). 3. Parnassus, 16th May (Hl. S. & Seebohm Coll. TK). 5. Atala 28th May (&. 8S. & Seebohm Coll. TLRA,). iF Bee April. Crowley Bequest. 3. Smyrna, 28th April (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 2. Palestine, 2nd April (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 1. Murree, Himalayas, 7th June Hume Coll. (C. H. T. Marshall). Petrophila manilla (Bodd.). Petrocossyphus manillensis, Swnhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 56. Monticola solitaria, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 319 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eversammil. p. 40 (1899). Petrophila solitaria, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 145 (1890). Petrophila manilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903). 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. Im 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. ea 3. Amoy, China (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. l. Amoy (&. §.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Petrophila cinclorhyncha (V7g.). (Plate VII. fig. 11.) Monticola cinclorhyncha, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 320 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899). Petrophila cinclorhyncha, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 144 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 103 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l, iy. 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 egys 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). i PETROPHILA.—ACCENTOR, Gsl 4. Kotegarh, Himalayas, 30th April. Hume Coll. 4, Kotegarh, 29th June. Hume Coll. 1. N.W. Himalayas, May (W. E. Crowley Bequest. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 1. N.W. Himalayas. Crowley Bequest. Petrophila rupestris ( Vieill.). (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. Erersammi. p. 40 (1899) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 181 (1901). Petrophila rupestris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 144 (1903). 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 (Vi.). (Plate VII. fig. 3.) Monticola erythrogaster, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 325 (1881); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 179. Petrophila erythrogastra, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 143 (1890); ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 102 (1890). Petrophila erythrogaster, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 145 (1903). An egg of the Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush in the Collection is of a very regular oval shape and moderately glossy. It is of a pale ereamy-buff colour, freckled all over with very faint brownish pink. It measures 1:05 by -79. It appears, from what Mr. La Touche writes (l. c.), that this egg was addled, and it may therefore be somewhat discoloured and not of a typical character. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 3500 feet, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 21st May (J. D. La Touche). Genus ACCENTOR, 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 (1888); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér, Orient. i. p. 223 (1891); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899). K2 lee 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. Vog. tab. xxiii. fig. 12, a, b (1845-54); Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 96, pl. xxvii. fig. 11 (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 501, pl. 12 (1888) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 216, pl. 54. fig. 4 (1896). Accentor collaris, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 29 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 661 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 65 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 146 (1903). Eggs of the Alpine Accentor are of the same unspotted greenish- blue colour as those of the Common Hedge-Sparrow, but are much larger. They have a fair amount of gloss, and measure from ‘85 to 97 in length, and from ‘64 to °67 in breadth. 1. Europe. Old Collection. 4, Switzerland, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest. 4. Ursern, Switzerland (Saunders Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Ursern (Saunders Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Zurich. Crowley Bequest. 4. St. Gothard (7. 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, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 97, pl. xxvii. fig. i (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 89 (1873); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 649 (1885) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 497, pl. 12 (1883); ad. ELggs of Brit. Birds, p. 215, pl. 54. 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 to a 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. (Z£. Hargitt). 5. Lochend, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). | Seebohm Coll. 4. Lochend (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll, BOGS So esta mS A POE STOUT PB OV OT OU C9 He OU Co on 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, Cambridge, 19th May. Norfolk, 16th May (#. Norgate). Norfolk, 29th May (Ff. W.). Norfolk, 51st May (#. N.). Taplow, Berks, 16th April (J. G.). Binstead, Hants, 29th April (Hargitt Coll.). Alton, Hants. Bishop’s Wood, Finchley (O. Salvin). Finchley (O. S.). Bedford Park, Chiswick, 19th April (R. B. Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.). Sundal Valley, Norway, 21st June (Rk. B. S.). Sundal Valley, 25rd June (2. B.S.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 24th May (H. 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 (Pail.). Accentor montanellus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 35 (1875); Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. il. p. 63, pl. (1875); Seebohm, sbis, 1879, p. 16; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 653 (1883); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. 1. p. 218 (1891); Popham, Ibis, 1897, p. 93; Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 65 (1899). Tharrhaleus montanellus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 147 (1903). 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. 4 4. 3 5 or Yenesei River, Lat. 703° N., Ist July (H. Seebohm). Yenesei River, Lat. 703° N., ond July (ZH. S.). Yenesei River, Lat, 703° N., 3rd July (H. S.). Yenesei River, Lat. 703° N., 3rd July (H. S:.). Yenesei River, Lat. 703° N. 4th July (7. 8.). , Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 134 TURDID&. 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-l. 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. Eversamml. p. 65 (1899). Tharrhaleus fulvescens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 171 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 147 (1908). The two eges 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) ; Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi. 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 (Tancré: 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 Coll.). EBPHTHIANURA. 135 Genus EPHTHIANURA, Gould. Ephthianura albifrons (Jard. & Selby). Ephthianura albifrons, Ramsay, Ibis, 1863, p. 178; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 377 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 666 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 144, pl. xiii. fig. 11 (1889) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 65 (1899); Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 282 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903). The eges 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 °d to ‘55 in breadth. 4, Australia. Crowley Bequest. 3. New South Wales (Z. 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. N.). 3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 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 (1885) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p.148, pl. xiii. fig. 12 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. p- 65 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 284 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 148 (1903). 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, 8. 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. at Saunders, Esq. Ephthianura aurifrons, Gould. Ephthianura aurifrons, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 380 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 668 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 144 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 65 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 285, pl. 11 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-t. iv. p. 148 (1903). The egg of the Orange-fronted Bush-Chat in the Collection is of 136 TURDID. ‘the same type as those of Z. 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, Zemm. Henicurus leschenaulti ( Vievil.). Henicurus leschenaulti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 313 (1885) ; 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, Hodys. Henicurus immaculatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 314 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 85 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &§& Eggs Ind. Birds ii. p. 62 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersamml. p. 58 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 149 (1905). 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. (£. 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) ; ed. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 60 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 194 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 58 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 149 (1903). The ground-colour 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. 1Sz 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. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 17th April Hume Coll. JG): 2 1 Himalayas. Crowley Bequest. Tenasserim, Ist March (C. T. Hume Coll. Bingham). 1. Tenasserim, lst March (C. 7. 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 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 84 (1890); td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 58 (1890); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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 eccur on several of 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 § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 57 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p, 58 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 149 (1908). The eggs of the Western Spotted Fork-tail are not separable from those of H. 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 Coll.). 138 TURDID.S. Genus MICROCICHLA, Sharpe. Microcichla scouleri ( Vig.). Microcichla scouleri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 322 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 88 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 62 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 195; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 149 (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 smal] 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 (7 D. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. La Touche). % Genus PH@NICURUS, Forster. Phenicurus phenicurus (Linn.). Sylvia phoenicurus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 9, a, b (1845-54). Ruticilla phoenicura, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; Seebohm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p, 215. Pheenicura ruticilla, Hewison, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 104, pl. xxix. fig. ii (1856). Ruticilla phcenicurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 277 (1874); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 336 (1881); 7d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 287, pl. 9 (1883); ¢d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 187, pl. 51. tig. 12 (1896). Pheenicurus pheenicurus, 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 ( HZargitt 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 (O, Salvin). 6. Norfolk, 4th June (2. Norgate). Seebohm Coll. 5. Norfolk, 18th May (#. W.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Hampstead, Middlesex (O. S.), Salvin-Godman Coll. Kenwood, Hampstead (0, S.). Churt, Surrey. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. PHENICURUS. 139 6. Elbeuf, France (Neury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 5. Vosges Mts., France, April (Mougel: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Vosges Mts., April (Mougel: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coill.), 5. Valkenswaard, Holland, May Seebohm Coll. (J. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.). 6. Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. Seebohm Coll. Wharton § H. Seebohm). 7. Sundal Valley, Norway, 22nd Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. ]. June. 1. Lapland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Petchora River, Lat. 653° N., 10th Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm §& J. A. Harvie- Brown). 3. Reval, Baltic Provs., 15th June. Seebohm Coll. (Russow). 4, Brunswick, 2nd May (£. JV. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). 6. Pomerania, 3rd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. Phenicurus mesoleucus (Hempr. § Ehr.). Ruticilla mesoleuca, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 285 (1876) ; Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 14; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 888 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 40 (1899), Pheenicurus mesoleucus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1908). The eges of Ehrenberg’s Redstart are indistinguishable from those of P. phenicurus. They measure from -72 to °8 in length, and from ‘55 to ‘58 in breadth. 5. Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor, Seebohm Coll. 25th April (C. G. Danford). 1. Taurus Mountains, 26th April Seebohm Coll. (C2G 2D). 2. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Phenicurus titys (Scop.). Sylvia tithys, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 8, a-c (1845-53). Ruticilla tithys, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 210; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 889 (1881); 2d. Brit. Birds, 1. p. 298, pl. 9 (1883); 2. Eggs 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. 293 (1894). Pheenicurus titys, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 150 (1903). 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 TURDID &. 4, Dauphiné, 8.E. France (2. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 3. Malaga, Spain, 9th May (ZH. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 2. Germany. Gould Coll. 4, Saxony (Charbonnier: Bargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 4. Brunswick, 14th May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Altenkirchen, 17th May (Sachse). Seebohm Coll. 5. Dresden, Crowley Bequest. 5. Bohemia, 2nd May (W. Schliiter). Seebohm Coll. 2. Delphi, Greece, 5th May. Seebohm Coll. 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. 842 (1881); Pleske, Pryev. Reisen, Aves, p. 54 (1889); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 95 (1890) ; ed. 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 (1903), Three eggs of the Indian Redstart in the Collection resemble those of P. phanicurus, but BOING Ze paler in colour. They measure respectively: *79 by °59; °78 by °6; °78 by °6 3. Koko-nor (7'ristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Phenicurus semirufus (Hempr. § Ehr.). Ruticilla semirufa, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 87; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 344 (1881); Nehrk. Kat, Eersammil. 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. phanicurus. ‘Two examples measure respectively : *75 by °56; °71 by ‘56. 2. Meiruba, Lebanon, Palestine, Crowley Bequest. 18th June (ZZ. B. Tristram). Pheenicurus auroreus (Gm.). (Plate VII. fig. 5.) Ruticilla aurorea, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 362, 1873, taf. i. fig. 11; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 345 (1881) ; Outs, Fauna Br a Ind. , Birds, iil. p. 95 (1890) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. i. p. 826 (1891) ; N chr. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899). Pheenicurus auroreus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 161 (1903). Eggs of the Daurian Redstart are of a broad oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a very pale blue colour, speckled and PH@NICURUS. 141 mottled with pale rufous, chiefly at the broad end. Four examples in the Collection measure respectively: ‘71 by °55; °68 by °57; “69 by °553; °71 by °53. 1. Askold Island (Dorries). Seebohm Coll. 3. Amur-land. Crowley Bequest. - Phenicurus erythronotus (Zversm.). Ruticilla erythronota, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 348 (1881) ; Oates, Kauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 94 (1890); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 831 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 40 (1899). Pheenicurus erythronotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1903). 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 (Viy.). 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) ; ad. 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. Eiersamml. p. 40 (1899). Pheenicurus frontalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1903). 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 21 x25 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 ‘654; °78 by °56. 3. Sikhim. Hume Coll. 3. Tons Valley, Himalaya, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. 4. Koko-nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest. Genus DIPLOOTOCUS, Hartert. Diplootocus moussieri (O/phe-Gall.). Ruticilla moussieri, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307; Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 416; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 301 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 88, pl. (1875). Pinarochroa moussieri, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. vii. p.20 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 51 (1899). Diplootocus moussieri, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 152 (1903). The eggs of Moussier’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. 1. Chemora, Algeria, 2nd June (0. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin). 2. Chemora, 2nd June (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Khifa M’sakta, Algeria, 25th April Salvin-Godman Coll. (0. 8.). 4, Khifa M’sakta, 24th April (W. H. Crowley Bequest. Simpson: Tristram Coll.). Genus RHYACORNIS, Blanf. Rhyacornis fuliginosa (V77.). Xanthopygia fuliginosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 253 (1879) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p, 26 (1899). Rhyacornis fuliginosus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 98 (1890) ; 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 (1903). 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. Dharmsala, Himalayas, 20th May. Dharmsala (W. E. Brooks: Tris- tram Coll.). Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 7th May. Kuatun, 7th May. Kuatun, 20th April (J. D. LaT.). Kuatun, 21st April (J. D. LaT.). Kuatun, 22nd April (J. D. LaT.). Kuatun, 20th May (J. D. LaT.). Kuatun, June (J. D. La T.). Foochow, 3rd May. Fohkien Province, May. ROSS ES CON Co) ERS Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. J.D. La Touche, Esq. J.D. La Touche, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. C [P. [P.] Ph. P.). P.| B. B: B. B. Rickett, Esq. rowley Bequest. Genus CYANECULA, Brehm. Cyanecula suecica Sylvia suecica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. (Linn.). tab. xxii. fig. 7, a-c (1845-54) ; Wheelwright, Spring § Summer in Lapl. p. 286 (1871). Cyanecula suecica, Baedeker, Lier Hur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 7 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. i. 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 (1903). Pheenicura suecica, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 102, pl. xxix. fic. i (1856). Frithacus ceruleculus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 308 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 89 (1899). Erithacus suecica, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. of Brit. Birds, p. 184, pl. 51. figs. 6 & p- 269, pl. 9 (1883); id. Eggs 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: Tristram Coll.). Lapland, 19th June. Lapland (4. Newton). Lapland (7. Holland). Stockholm, June (Zristram Coll.). Petchora River, Lat. 674° N., June (HZ. Seebohm & J. A. Harvie- Brown). Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 25th June (H. 8S. § J. A. H.-B.). Petchora River, Lat. 672° N., 4th July (4.8. § J. A. H.-B.). & PP Pons Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 144 TURDID 2. Cyanecula cyanecula (Wol/). Cyanecula cerulecula, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tah. 27. fig. 6 (1855-63). Cyanecula wolfi, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 311 (1874); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 100 (1890). Krithacus cyaneculus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 311 (1881). Cyanecula cyanecula, ’ Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 153 (1903). 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. 3. Holland (J. Baker). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Valkenswaard, 10th May (C. B. Wharton Seebohm Coll. &§ H. Seehohm). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W.§H.S.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 25th May (C.B. W.§H.S.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 27th May (C_.B.W.SILS.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 28th May (CB. W.GILS.): Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 28th May (C.B. W.S-H.S.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 28th May (C.B. W.S-ILS.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B. WS HLS.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B.W.SHS.). Seebohm Coll. Valkenswaard, Ist May. Crowley Bequest. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest. OUR BD OT G9 GO oT oT Belgium, 26th May (C. B. W. § H. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus AEDON, Forst. Aedon megarhyncha (Lrehm). (Plate VIII. figs. 5 & 9.) Sylvia luscinia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxi. fig. 2 2, a-e (1845-54), Philomela luscinia, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. 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. 363 (1876). Erithacus luscinia, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 294 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 276, pl. 9 (1888) ; ed. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 185, pl. 51. figs. 10 & 11 (1896). Aedon megarhyncha, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 153 (1903). There is not much variation in the eggs of the Nightingale, though they may be separated into two types, having ne 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. England. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. St. Neots, Hunts, 5th June (G. D. Crowley Bequest. Rowley: Tristram Coll.). Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. [P.]. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.}. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Ksq. {P.]. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. | P.]. Cambridgeshire (Ff. Bond: Har- Seebohm Coll. gitt Coll.). Cambridge. Salvin-Godman Coll. Maddingley, Cambridge, 19thMay. New Forest, Hampshire (4. Saun- ders). Farnham, Surrey (/. D. Godman). Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Finchley (O. S.). Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll, Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. OD nm OD oT mH OH POT POPE PRE PotD Pow wd NP Surrey, June. Crowley Bequest. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf, 28th May (Noury: Har- gitt Coll.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May (C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 16th May (C.B.W. Ge. S: ye Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B. W. & H.8.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. § H.S.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. HS Valkenswaard, 21st May (C.B.W. § H.S.). Vor. IV. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 146 TURDID&. 5. Valkenswaard, 29th May (C.B.W. Seebohm Coll. lt. Ss 4. Pomerania, Ist May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 3. Boufarik, Algeria, 3rd May (2. Crowley Bequest. B. Tristram). 3. Kouba, Algeria, 13th June (ZZ. B. Crowley Bequest. 7 is Aedon luscinia (Linn.). Sylvia philomela, Then. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxi. fig. 1, a-e (1845- 54). Philomela major, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 8 (1855-63). Daulias philomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 73, pl. (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 869 (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: 3. Island of Bornholm, 5th June Seebohm Coll. (Meves). 5. Copenhagen, 2nd June ( Ters/ev). Seebohm Coll. 4. Uman, 8. Russia (Goebel). Seebohm Coll. 5. Uman, lst June (Goedel). Seebohm Coll. 1. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm § T. Kriiper). Aedon golzii (Cab.). (Plate VII. fig. 14.) Erithacus golzii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 297 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 59 (1899). Dauiias golzi, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 101 (1890). Aedon golzii, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1903). 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 {Nehkrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5, Shiraz, Persia, 8th May. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.}. ERITHACUS. 147 Genus ERITHACUS, Cuvier. Erithacus rubecula (Zinn.). (Plate VITI. figs. 6 & 8.) Sylvia rubecula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. tab. xxii. fig. 6, a-c (1845- 5A). Erythacus rubecula, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vig. tab. 27. fig. 5 (1855-68) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 329 (1873). Erythaca rubecula, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 98, pl. xxviii. (1856). Krithacus rubecula, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 299 (1881) ; 2d. 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 (#. 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 Coill.). 5. Bentley, 2nd May (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. New Forest (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Finchley (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2: Ses 4th April (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. oll.). 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). L2 148 TURDID.E. 7. Valkenswaard, 27th May (C. B. W. Seebohm Coll. § lik S.). 6. Pomerania, May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 7. Pomerania, 7th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania, 27th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Revel, Baltic Provs., 21st June Seebohm Coll. (Russow). 3. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft., Fayal, Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. Azores, 27th May (W. R&R. Ogilvie- Grant). 3. Below Caldeira, 2700 ft., 27th May | Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. (W. RB. 0.-G.). Erithacus superbus, Konig. Erithacus superbus, Kénig, J. f. 0.1889, p. 183; id. J. f. O. 1890, p. 383, pl. viii. fig, 4; Mehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 39 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 154 (1903). Compared with eggs of EZ. 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 (T7emin.). (Plate VII. fig. 1.) Erithacus akahige, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 299 (1881) ; 2d. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 50 (1890); Nehrk. Kat, Eversamml. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 154 (1903). Two eggs of the Japanese Robin in the Collection are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. ‘They are of a very pale blue colour, without markings, and measure: *83 by ‘64; *88 by ‘61. 2. Seven Islands, Japan, 20th May. Crowley Bequest. Genus HODGSONIUS, Bonap. Hodgsonius pheenicuroides (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 (1899); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 52 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p- 155 (1903). The eggs of Hodgson’s Short-wing are of a rather pointed oval form, glossy, and of a deep blue colour. Two examples in the Collection measure respectively: ‘85 by *62; -9 by ‘63. 2, Garhwal, [limalayas. B. B, Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. CALLIOPE.—LARVIVORA. 149 Genus CALLIOPE, Gould. Calliope calliope (Pall.). Calliope camtschatkensis, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p.433 ; 1873, taf. 1. fig. 13; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 841 (1875). Erithacus calliope, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 305 (1881); Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér, Orient. p. 335 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p- 39 (1899). Calliope calliope, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 155 (1903), A pair of eggs of the Siberian Ruby-throated Robin in the Collec- tion are of a regular oval shape and rather glossy. They are of a plain dull blue colour, though, according to Taczanowski, the eggs of this species are usually faintly marked at the broad end with rufous. In size they measure respectively: ‘82 by -61; and -9 by °63. 2. Lake Baikal, Siberia (Dybowski). Crowley Bequest. Genus IANTHIA, Blyth. Ianthia rufilata (Hodgs.). Tarsiger rufilatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 256 (1879); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 27 (1899). Tanthia rufilata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 106 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p, 68 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 156 (1903). Three eggs of the Red-flanked Wood-Robin are rather peculiar in shape ; they are broad ovals, much pointed at 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.£. Brooks). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir, 2nd June (W. £. B.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus LARVIVORA, Hodgs. Larvivora cyanea (Pail.). Larvivora cyane, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 363; 18738, taf. 1. fig. 12; zd. Faune Orn. Sibér, Orient. p. 338 (1891). Erithacus cyaneus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 303 (1881); 2d. 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 AR. those of Z. brunnea, 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.) Frithacus brunneus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 302 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammi. p. 39 (1899). Larvivora brunnea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 182 (1889) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests &§ "Eggs Ind. Birds, . p. 127 (1889); Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat, Hist. Soc. xi. p- 71 (1897), p. 468 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). 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 °d6; ‘76 by °6. Tons Valley, Himalayas, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. Genus ADELURA, Bonap. Adelura czruleocephala (Viq.). (Plate VII. fig. 8.) Ruticilla ezrulocephala, Seebohm, Cat, Birds B. M. v. p. 353 (1881). Adelura Sona om Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 108 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 69 (1890). Adelura cxruleocephala, Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 58; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). 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 (J. ¢.). 3 Afghanistan, 22nd May (RK. G. Seebohm Coll. Wardlaw Ramsay). NOTODELA.—THAMNOBIA. isl 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); td. ed. Hume, Nests § Liggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 70 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Hiersamml. 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 (/. ¢.), 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 (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 8th May (ZL. Mandell). Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 15th May (Z. ©). Hume Coll. 1. Dazrjiling, 10th June (Z. JL). 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 (1885); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 114 (1890); zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 71 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 158 (1903). Eggs of the Brown-backed Indian Robin resemble those of T. fulicata, and cannot be separated from them by any character. In size they vary from *72 to 88 in length, and from *48 to °67 in breadth. 2. Hansi, Punjab, 1st April. Hume Coll. 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. 2. Bareilly, 5th June. Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 28th Aug. Hume Coll, 2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll. 3. Agra, 19th June. Hume Coll. = I | bo DCOhor cob ridrco Fl Nie TURDID, Agra, 21st June. Etawah, 15th April. Etawah. Mirzapur, 26th April (W.£. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). Mirzapur, 9th May (W. E. B.: Tristram Coll.). Lucknow, 6th May Lucknow, 24th May, Lucknow, 18th June. Lucknow, 15th June. Allahabad, 25th March. Jhansi, 7th May. Jhansi, 10th June. Jhansi, 22nd June. Jhansi, 26th June. Central India, 30th March (R. C. Beavan: Tristram Coll.), Hume Ooll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. 2. Central India, 8rd April (2. C. B.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Sambhur, 10th May (&. MW. Adam). Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 13th July (2. WM. A.). Hume Coll. 2. Saugor, C. Provinces, June. Hume Coll. 3. Saugor. Hume Coll. 1. Maunbhoom, 20th April (2. C. Salvin-Godman Coll. Beavan). Thamnobia fulicata (Linn.). Thamnobia fulicata, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 440 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 54 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 115 (1890) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 76 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammil. 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 number 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. India. Ahmedabad, India, 2nd April. Sholapur (H. Wenden). Sholapur, 8th June (JZ. W.). Sholapur, 12th June (H. W). Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Fee tae COPSYCHUS. 153 1. Sholapur, 15th June (H. W.). Hume Coll. 2. Sholapur, 21st June (H. W.). Hume Coll. 3. 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. Z. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 1. Ceylon, May (A. Z. B.). Crowley Bequest. Genus COPSYCHUS, Wagler. Copsychus saularis (Linn.). Copsychus saularis, Layard, Ann. § Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xii. p. 263 (1853) 3 Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 433 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 61 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i1. p. 116 (1890) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 51 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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, 28rd April (G. F. Z. Hume Coll. Marshall). 1. Baraitch. Hume Coll. 8. Delhi, 12th June (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. i Agra, Heb: (4. 0. 7.) Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 4th May. Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 12th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 21st June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 3. Mirzapur (W. E. 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, (f. R. Blewitt). 5. Saugor, 26th June (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Saugor, 7th July (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Saugor, 20th July (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Belgaum, 10th June (A. E, Butler). Crowley Bequest. 154 Copsychus ameenus, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 340; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vil. pp. 61, 65 (1883) ; ed. Hand-l. iv. p. 160 (1903). iho oun ouco: SSO SS RSS ee eo TOURDID 2. Arcot, 18th May. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.). Ceylon (B. L. Layard). Ceylon (Z. L. L.: Tristram Coll.). Barrackpur (2. C. Beavan). Dibrughur, Assam, 5th May (J. 2. Cr ipps). Pegu, April (Z. W. Oates). Peou, 3rd April (Z. W. 0O.). P. evu, 14th April (Z. W. O.). Pegu, 19th April (EZ. Wi '0.). Pegu, 30th April (Z. W. O.). Pegu, 20th May (£. W.0.). Pegu, 25th May (£. W. 0.). Tenasserim. Meplay Choung, Tenasserim, 16th March (C. T. Bingham). Penang, 12th June. Foochow, China, May. Foochow, 5th May. Foochow, 8th May. Foochow, 9th May. F oochow, 15th May. Foochow, 17th May. Foochow, 15th June. F oochow, 20th July. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. C. B. Rickett, Esq. B. Rickett, Ksq. B. Rickett, Esq. a C. c : Cor Rickett, Esq. [ P.]. C..B. Rickett, Esq. ea C. B. if Rickett, Esq. Copsychus amenus, Horsf. [LP The eggs of this species are larger than those of C. saularts, and they are, as a whole, more densely and brilliantly marked. of the eggs little of the ground-colour is visible. In some They measure from ‘99 to 1:06 in length, and from ‘67 to ‘75 in breadth. 15. 9) ame » » vw. Copsychus albospecularis typicus, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Gervaisia albospecularis, Lumnbidan, Borneo. Borneo (H. Low: Tristram Coll.). Labuan Island, May (J. Whitehead). Java. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, Genus GERVAISIA, Bonap. Gervaisia albispecularis (Hyd. §- Gerv.). Nat, Madaq., Otis. i. p. 363, pl. 3038. fig. 7 (1879). (1899). E. Newton, Ibis, 1865, p. 345; Birds B. M. vii. p. 66 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 51 Gervaisia albispecularis, Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 160 (1903). Sharpe, Cat. 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 Coll.). 1. Madagascar (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Gervaisia pica (Pelz.). Copsychus albospecularis, var. pica, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ovs. i. p. 365, pl. 303. fig. 8 (1879). Copsychus pica, Cowan, Proc. Rk. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p, 148 (1882). Gervaisia pica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 67 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 52 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 160 (1903), 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. Rey. W. Deans Cowan tot 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, Sci. Cittocincla macrura (G'm.). Copsychus macrurus, Layard, Ann. § Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. xii. p. 264 (1853), Gasser macrura, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 487 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 118 (1890) ; zd. 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); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. 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. sawlaris, measuring from °77 to ‘92 in length, and from ‘61 to °65 in breadth. 2. Pegu, April (Z. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 10th May (£. W. 0.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 27th May (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll. 156 TURDID&. 4. Pegu, 28th May (Z. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 5th June (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll. 4. Meplay, Tenasserim, 10th April Hume Coll. (C. T. Bingham). : 2. Tavoy, Tenasserim (J. Darling). Hume Coll. 1. Tavoy, 17th April (J: D.). Hume Coll. 4. Tavoy, 17th April (J. D.). Hume Coll. Cittocincla luzoniensis (Avizl.). (Plate VII. fig. 15.) Cittocincla luzoniensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 91 (1883) ; Grant § Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 259, 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. Engaiio, N.E. Luzon, 27th April. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 2. Engano, 26th May. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C. |. Genus COSSYPHA, Vi. Cossypha caffra (Linn.). Cossyph acaffra, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 224 (1875-84) ; ad. Cat. Birds B,. M. vii. p. 89 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil, p- 51 (1899); Stark § Selater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 213 (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. K. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 5. South Africa (£. L. Layard), Crowley Bequest. 3. Transvaal (7. Ayres: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. De Wet’s Farm, 2nd Oct. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [P.]. Cape Colony (7. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). bo Genus PSEUDOCOSSYPHUS, Sharpe. Pseudocossyphus sharpei (Gray). Cossypha sharpei, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 869 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc, R. Phys. Soc, Edin. vii. p. 148 (1882). Pseudocossyphus sharpii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 22 (1888). Pseudocossyphus sharpei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 166 (1903). As with the eggs of Moussier’s Redstart, already described (p.142), ~- 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. Rey. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. 2. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. Genus ERYTHROPYGIA, A. Smith. Erythropygia coryphzus (Less.). (Plate VII. fig. 17.) Aedon coryphea, Sharpe, ed. Layard’ Birds 8. Africa, p. 251 (1875-84), Erythropygia corypheus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 73 (1883) ; . Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 52 (1899); Stark & Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 229 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 167 (1908). 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.]. 3. South Africa (#. LZ. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 2. South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. P 3 [P.]. Cape Colony (7. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Erythropygia leucophrys (Vieill.). Aédon leucophrys, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8, Africa, p. 252 (1875-84), Erythropygia leucophrys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 74 (1883) ; id. Ibis, 1897, p. 504; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammi. p. 52 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 225 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 167 (19038). 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. 2. Zululand, 8. Africa. Messrs. R. B.& J.D. S. Wood- ward [C.,]. 158 TURDIDA. Erythropygia munda (Cabd.). Aédon leucophrys, apud Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 92 (1872). Erythropygia munda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 76 (1888); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 227 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 167 (1903). There are only two eggs of the Damara 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. Sith. Aédon paena, Andersson, Birds Dam.-land, p. 92 (1872). Aédon poena, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S, Africa, p. 253 (1875-84). Erythropygia paena, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. vii. p. 76 (1883). Erythropygia poena, Stark § Sclater, Fauna 8, Africa, Birds, ii, p. 225 (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 (Linn.). Saxicola rubetra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 237, tab. xxiii. 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) ; ad. Logs 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 PRATINCOLA. 159 indistinct zone or cap. In size they vary from °7 to ‘81 in length, and from ‘5d to 6 in breadth. 4. Near Inverness (£. 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 (&. 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 (Zinn.). Saxicola rubicola, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 236, tab. xxili. fig. 7, a, b, e (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 107, pl. xxx. fig. i (1856). Pratincola rubicola, Baedeker, Fier 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 (1888) ; id. Logs of Brit. Birds, p. 191, pl. 51, fig. 16 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 171 (1903). 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 eggs; 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, 15th April (R. J. Seebohm Coll, Ussher). 5. Co. Waterford, 13th April (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Co. Waterford, 24th April (R. JZ. U.). Seebohm Coll, 6. Co. Waterford, 5th May (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Co. Waterford, 19th May(R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, Salvin-Godman Coll, 28th May (O. Salvin). 5. Hampstead Heath (0. S8.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Brighton Race-course (2. Bond: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Brighton Race-course (F. B.: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 6. Brighton (A. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 5. Brighton, May (R. B. Sharpe). Seebohm Coll. 6. Brighton, May (&. B. S.). Seebohm Coll. 160 TURDIDZ. 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.). 4, Valkenswaard, Holland, 27th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebonm). 4. Valkenswaard, 29th May (/Z. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (2wzz). Seebohm Coll. 3. Parnassus, Greece, 7th May (HZ. See- Seebohm Coll. bohm & T. Kriiper). 2. Tunis. Louis Fraser, Esq. [C.]. 3. Khifan M’Sakta, Algeria, 18th April Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). Pratincola sybilla (Linn.). Pratincola torquata, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. p. 338, pl. 303. fig. 5 (1879). Pratincola sybilla, Roch & .E. Newton, Ibis, 1862, p. 272; HE. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 345, pl. xiii. fig. 2; Sharpe, Cat. Buds 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 (1903). 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. Rey. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. 3. Madagascar, May (2. Newton: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 4, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. W. Radcliffe-Saunders, Esq. (Pail. Pratincola maura (Pall.). Pratincola rubicola, pt. Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 268 (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) ; zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs 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 (R. G. Seebohm Coll. W-R.). is eee Himalayas, 10th April. Hume Coll. 12. Kotegarh, 30th April. Hume Coll. ll. Kotegarh, May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegarh, 15th 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.£. Brooks). Hume Coll. 2. Almora, 17th May (W. £. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Almora, 29th May (W. E. B.) Hume Coll. 2. Almora, 21st May (W. £. 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 (1. P.). Seebohm Coll. Pratincola torquata (Linn.). Pratincola torquata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 286 (1875- oa id. Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 190 (1879) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p- 25 (1899) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 190 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 172 (1 903). 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, S. Africa, Sept. K. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. ll. Transvaal, Oct.(7. Ayres: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Pratincola caprata (Linn.). Pratincola caprata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 195, part. (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1890) ; id. ed. ee Nests § Lygs Ind. Birds, ii. p. "41 (1890) ; Dresser, Birds Eur, ix. (Suppl.) p- 33 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 173 (1903). 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 TURDIDA. 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. Dharmsala, Kashmir, 20th April. | Hume Coll. Almora, Himalayas, lst March. Hume Coll. Sind. Hume Coll. Sind, 21st March. Hume Coll. Sind, 27th March. Hume Coll. Sultanpur, 10th May. Hume Coll. Delhi, 27th March. Hume Coll. Delhi, 9th June. Hume Coll. Ktawah, 2nd March. Hume Coll. Sholapur, 21st June (J. Davidson). Hume Coll. Pegu, 20th March (£. W. Oates). Oates Coll. Java, Sept. (J. Whitehead). Seebohm Coll. Tosari, Java, 5th Sept. (J. White- | Crowley Bequest. head), or) Ne cet aN el lll 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, ii. p. 60 (1890); 7d. 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, 3rd 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. 4, Bramaghiri Hills, Coorg, 18th Hume Coll. April. ORFICOLA. —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); 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 50 (1890); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 201 ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 27 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 173 (1903). The eggs of the Dark-grey Bush-Chat are of two very distinct types. Those taken on the Himalayas resemble the eggs of Pra- 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 Coll.). 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 C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. La Touche). 3. 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. Eiersammi. p. 41 (1899). Cercomela fusca, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 80 (1890) ; 7d. 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 TURDIDA. entirely wanting. Specimens measure from ‘78 to ‘87 in length, and from *57 to ‘65 in breadth. Punjab, 14th April. Hume Coll. Jhansi, Punjab. Hume Coll. Delhi, 14th April (C. ZT. Bingham). Hume Coll. Sambhur, 10th May (R. M.Adam). Hume Coll. Ajmere, 50th Aug. (4. O. Hume). Hume Coll. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll. Etawah, 29th March. Hume Coll. Etawah, 6th April. Hume Coll. bo RS Go G8 G9 HCO LO NO N.W. Provinces, India, May Crowley Bequest. (W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coil.). Saugor, C. Provs., 12th May. Hume Coll. oo Cercomela asthenia, Bonap. (Plate VII. fig. 13.) Pratineola melanura, apud Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 97. Myrmecocichla yerburii, Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. iv. p. xxxviil (1895) ; 2d. Ibis, 1895, p. 884; Yerbury, Ibis, 1896, p. 24. Cercomela asthenia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 174 (1903). The small series of eggs of Bonaparte’s Chat-Robin in the Collection are very like those of C. fusca, but they are slightly smaller, and the markings appear to be larger and more decided, with the ground- colour a trifle paler, Six examples measure from ‘71 to °78 in length, and from ‘57 to -61 in breadth. 4, Wilderness of Judea, 25th April Crowley Bequest. (H. B. Tristram). 2. Palestine, 6th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Genus POLIOCICHLA, Sharpe. Poliocichla cinerea (Vicill.). Saxicola cinerea, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 242 (1875-84). Myrmecocichla cinerea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 358 (1881). Emarginata cinerea, Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 204 (1901). Poliocichla cinerea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). The eggs of the Lesser Sickle-winged Chat-Robin are of a regular oval shape and very glossy. They are of a blue colour, speckled with rust-colour, chiefly at the broad end. They measure from *8 to ‘9 in length, and from °6 to °64 in breadth. 2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. S. Africa (£. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 3. Nel’s Poort, 8. Africa (7. Atmore: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). POLIOCICHLA.—SAXICOLA. 165 Poliocichla sinuata (Sundev.). (Plate VII. fig. 9.) Myrmecocichla sinuata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 359 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 40 (1899). Saxicola sinuata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 236 (1875-84). Emarginata sinuata, Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 203 (1901). Poliocichla sinuata, Sharpe, Hund-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). 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. LZ. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 2. Cape Colony (Z. LZ. Layard: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus SAXICOLA, Bechst. Saxicola familiaris, Steph. (Plate VII. fig. 7.) Saxicola galtoni, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 234 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 390 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p- 41 (1899). Saxicola familiaris, Stark § Selater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 20 (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. KE. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 3. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. South Africa (Z. LZ. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 3. Cape Colony (7. Atmore). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola cenanthe (Linn.). Saxicola cenanthe, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiii. fig. 2, a—e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 14 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 110, pl. xxx. fig. 11 (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 187 (1874); Seebohm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 215; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 391 (1881) ; zd. Brit. Birds, i. p. 298, pl. 9 (1883) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 188, 166 usually very glossy. TURDIDA, pl. 51. fig. 9 (1896); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml., p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 175 (1903). in breadth. 6. 6. 5. er ee or Di soN OE DR PY Orso OUR ot DDAA AM so Greenland (£. Fenéker: Hargitt Coll.). Farée Islands (H. C. Miiller: Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands (H. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands (HZ. C. M.: Hargitt Yoll.). Faroe Islands, 1st June (H.C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). Farée Islands, 4th June (HZ. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 26th May (ZZ. C. M.). Unst, Shetlands (ich). Orkneys. Sandaig Island, Inverness, 18th May (Hargitt Coll.). Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland (Heysham). Alston Moor,Cumberland,24th May. Cambridgeshire. Elveden, Suffolk (4. Newton). Elveden. Hampshire. Churt, Surrey. St. Aubin, Elbceuf, France, June (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Elbceuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 15th May (C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W. & Hf, 8.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W. & 1. 8.). Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W. &. HH. »S.), Valkenswaard, 21st May (C. B. W- & H. 8.). Valkenswaard, 25th May (C. B.W. & HT, (Way Valkenswaard, 28th May (C. B. W. § H. 8). The eggs of the Wheatear are of a pointed oval form and are 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 Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Purchased. Crowley, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest, Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 7 SAXICOLA. 167 4, Lapland (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Sweden. S. 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. Seebohin & T. Kriiper). Saxicola stapazina (Linn.). Saxicola stapazina, Salvad. Ibis, 1904, p. 75. Saxicola aurita, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. 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); Nehrk. Kat. Exversammi. 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 usually collected together towards the larger end in the form of a more or less perfect zone, consist of spots of various shades of reddish- and lilac-brown. In some cases the markings are very faint, but there are no actually spotless forms in the series. Size from °71 to *85 in length, and from *55 to ‘61 in breadth. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 4th May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm §& T. Krier). 5. Parnassus, 9th May (4.8. § 7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Parnassus, 18th May (H. S. & Seebohm Coll. EK): 6. Parnassus, 19th May (H. 8S. & Seebohm Coll. ie We) 5. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S. § Seebohm Coll. fIG). 3. Smyrna, 30th April (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 6. Smyrna, llth May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Palestine, 25th Apml (Z. B. Salvin-Godman Coll, Tristram). 4, Mt. Tabor, 12th April (£. Bart- Crowley Bequest. lett: Tristram Coll.). 3. Kulat es Shukif, Palestine, 28th Crowley Bequest. May (H. B. Tristram). 2. Judea, 23rd April (J. H. Coch- Crowley Bequest. rane: Tristram Coll.). Saxicola caterine, Whitaker. Saxicola aurita (nec Temm.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307; Saunders, [bis, 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 TURDID. and S. occidentalis, there seems to be a remarkable, though slight, difference between the eggs of the Western Black-eared Chat and those of the preceding species, S. 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 (4d. Ruiz: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coil.). 4. Malaga, Spain (JZ. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4, Malaga, 7th May. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Malaga, 5rd June. Howard Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4, Valencia, Spain (H. 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 S. Africa, p. 237 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p.398 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 199 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 176 (1905). 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. OUvampo-land, 8. Africa (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). Saxicola isabellina, Cretzschm. Saxicola ‘sabellina, 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. 399 (1881) ; wd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pl. 51. fir. 13 (1896); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 77 (1890) ; Rattray, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 839 (1899) ; Sharpe, Handa-l. iv. p. 176 (1905). Saxicola saltatrix, Tacz. J. f. O. 1873, p. 117, taf. ii. fig. 29. Of the three sets of eggs of the Isabelline Chat in the Collection two are exactly like ordinary eggs of S. wnanthe: the third set has the ground-colour of a considerably darker tint of greenish blue, and the eggs are more or less faintly spotted with purple. In size they vary from °80 to ‘90 in length, and from -64 to -68 in breadth. 5. Sarepta, S. Russia, 19th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Smyrna, 17th April (7. Ariiper). Seebohm Coll. 5. Mt. Hermon, lstins, 4th June Crowley Bequest. (H. B. Tristram). SAXICOLA. 169 Saxicola picata, Blyth. Saxicola picata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 367 (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. iv. p. 177 (1903). The eggs of the Pied Chat are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a very pale blue colour, thinly speckled with pale rufous, the markings being more numerous at the larger end, forming an incomplete zone. Three examples measure respectively : *84 by °6; *82 by °6; °79 by °61. 3. Chaman, Afghanistan, 8th May Hume Coll. (H. S. Barnes). Saxicola monticola ( Viezll.). (Plate VII. fig. 12.) Saxicola monticola, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 246 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 3880 (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 S. Africa, p. 247 (1875-84) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 377 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 177 (1908). 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 (7. Ayres: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. Leeuwspruit, O.R.C., 2nd Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [ P.]. 2. Leeuwspruit, 4th Sept. Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- Hamilton [P.]. 1. Nel’s Poort, Cape Colony (7. At- Crowley Bequest. more: Tristram Coll.). Saxicola lugens, Licht. (Plate VII. fig. 6.) Saxicola lugens, Loche, Expl. Sci. Algér., Ois. i. p. 207 (1867) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 370 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Fversamml. p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). ; Eges of the White underwinged Pied Chat in the Collection, from 170 TURDIDZ. 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 Djem, 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. 372 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). The eggs of the Persian Pied Chat, forming part of the Crowley Bequest, are exactly like those of S. picata, already described. They measure ‘8 by ‘59, and °76 by ‘6 respectively. 2. Astrabad, Persia, April. Crowley Bequest. Saxicola pleschanka (Lepech.). Saxicola morio, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 235, part. (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 872 (1881) ; Zacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 347 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Exersammi. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola leucomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 105, pl. (1875). : Saxicola pleschanka, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, t p- 73 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 53 (1890) ; ane Hand-l. iy. p. 178 (1903). The eggs of the Siberian Pied Chat are of a somewhat broad oval shape, clear pale blue in colour, speckled and spotted with lght 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 (Gm.). Saxicola leucura, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 27. fig. 18 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 247 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p- 89, 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 lavender or violet spots, which are chiefly confined to the broad end SAXICOLA. 17k 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. 1. Southern Europe. Old Collection. 3. Valencia, Spain, May (1. Saunders), Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain, 8th April (7. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 9th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. Saxicola deserti, Temm. Saxicola deserti, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 215, part. (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 885 (1881); zd. Brit. Birds, i. p. 304, pl. 9 (1883); wd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 189, pl. 51. fig. 14 (1896): Pleske in Prjev. Reisen, Vog. pl. v. fig. 3 (1889-94) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 41 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). Two eggs of the Desert-Chat in the Collection are of a regular oval form, delicately pale blue in tint, with a few light chestnut spots and small blotches. In one egg these are so few and faint as to be almost invisible, while the other egg has an imperfect but quite conspicuous zone at the larger end. In size they measure respectively -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. Eiersammi. p. 41 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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 are very faintly marked, appearing at first sight to be quite spotless. In size they range from’-68 to ‘8 in length, and from -57 to -64 in breadth. Greece (7. Kriiper: Hargitt Coll.). | Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 3rd May (H. Seebohin § Seebohm Coll. T. Kriiper). Parnassus, 5th May (HZ. 8. § 7. K.). Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 8th May (H..8. § 7. K.). Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 8th May (7. S. § 7. Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 12th May (21.8. & 7. Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 12th May (AS. § Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 12th May (HS. § . Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 17th May (HS. § . Seebohm Coll. Parnassus (2. Kriiper). Crowley Bequest. Palestine, 3lst May (. B. T7.). Canon Tristram [C.]. UG TOR IIE tie (IE PO SVU OTS OT CO OT ee ae 172 TURDIDE. 4. Palestine, 30th May (2. B. T.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Bethany, 22nd April (H. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Jericho, 25th April (H. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest. Saxicola occidentalis, Salvad. Saxicola stapazina (nec Linn.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p.211; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 96, pl. (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 387 (1881); td. Brit. Birds, i. p. 307, pl. 9 (1883) ; id. 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) ; ad. Ibis, 1904, pp. 77, 78. Though very similar to those of the preceding species, S. ewry- 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 (A. Ruiz: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Seville, Spain, 26th April (ZZ. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 4, Malaga, 6th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 17th May (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 15th June (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Algeria, 23rd May (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 13th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O.S.). 5. Ain Djendeli, 13th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 2. Madracen, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. CHB 2). 2. Zana, Algeria, 15th June (1. 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. i. p. 219 (1874). Saxicola finschii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 888 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 41 (1899). Saxicola finschi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). Considerable likeness exists between the eggs of the Euphrates Pied Chat and those of S. leucura already described: this similarity is noticed by Nehrkorn (J. 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 CAMPRICOLA.—CATHARUS. 173 such advantage as those of S. lewcura. They measure from ‘84 to -95 in length, and from ‘62 to ‘66 in breadth. 1. Jericho, 12th April (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 2. Jericho, 15th April (J. H. Coch- Crowley Bequest. rane: Tristram Coll.). 4. Jericho, 22nd April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Genus CAMPICOLA, Swains. Campicola pileata (Gm.). (Plate VII. fig. 10.) Saxicola pileata, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8S, 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 (J. ¢.), 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 (EZ. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 1. Cape Colony (7. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Namaqualand. Crowley Bequest. Genus CATHARUS, Bonap. Catharus melpomene (Cuab.). Catharus melpomene, Sel. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 862; Scl. § Salv. Ibis, 1860, p- 29; Salv. §& Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 2 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p.288 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Liersammi. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). Eggs of the Common Central-American Thrush-Robin vary in shape from a short to a long oval, and in colour from greenish-grey to bluish-green, and are marked with specks, clouds, and very small blotches of pale rufous and underlying lilac and purple. In some cases the markings are somewhat evenly and thickly distri- buted, concealing much of the ground-colour, especially towards the broad end; in others the blotches are larger and fewer in number. 174 TURDID. They measure from ‘91 to 1°00 in length, and from ‘65 to *73 in breadth. 3. Mexico. Gould Coll. 2. Mexico (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Jalapa, Vera Cruz (de Oca). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Costa Rica, 27th May (C, F. Under- Crowley Bequest. wood). 2. Costa Rica, 8th July (C. F. U.). Crowley Bequest. Catharus frantzii, Cab. Catharus frantzii, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 4 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 290 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 181 (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 *7i., 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. Eversammi. p. 39 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 182 (1903). The eggs of the Colombian Thrush-Robin appear to be of a regular oval form, but the specimen from the Crowley Collection is much elongated. They are of a pale bluish-white colour, spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and underlying lilac. Measure- ments vary from ‘95 to 1°08 in length, and from °70 to °72 in breadth. 2. Antioquia, U.S. Colombia (7. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. < Salmon). 2. Medellin, Antioquia (7. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Genus SIALIA, Swazns. 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.). Siaha sialis, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 62 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 329 (1881); Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. No. 25, p. 173 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi. p. 40 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 185 (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 (7Zristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4, Bermuda. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 4, Ithaca, New York, 29th April Princeton University, N.J. (C. J. Pinnock). [E. ]. 2. Massachusetts, 28th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. iedh 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, p. 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 (1903). 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. 3. North America. Bruce Hutton, Esq. [P. ] 1. North America (Audubon). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 10th Salvin-Godman Coll. May (2. Owen). Sialia mexicana (Swains. g Richards.). Sialia mexicana, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 65, part. (1874); Cowes, Birds Colorado Vail. p. 80, part. (1878); Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 47, part. (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B, M.v.p.331 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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); Cowes, Birds Colorado Vall. p. 80, part. (1878) ; Salv. & Godm. Bivi. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 47, part. (1879). Sialia occidentalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 3882 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 40 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. 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. 3. British Columbia (J. XK. Lord). N. Amer. Bound. Comm. [P.]. 2. California, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [ara 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); Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 14 (1874) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 3833 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. 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. Ae Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Pil Family SYLVILD. Genus AGROBATES, Swains. Agrobates galactodes (7emm.). Sylvia galactodes, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 205, tab. xxi. fig. 4, a, b, c, part. (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 54 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 418, pl. 10 (1883) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 205, pl. 53. fig. 2 (1896). Aédon galactodes, Baedeker, Kier 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 4 AGROBATES. ayy 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 (A. Saunders : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Malaga, 22nd June (ZZ. 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 Coll.). 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 (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. J. Chemora, 2nd June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 22nd May Crowley Bequest. (1. B. Tristram). 1. Madracen, Algeria, 30th May Crowley Bequest. CEL BES). 2. Palestine, 8th May (H. B. T.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Temple of Baalbec, 14th June Crowley Bequest. CHEB Ins 2. Waters of Merom, 27th May Crowley Bequest. CHE Be Es): Agrobates familiaris (Wénéir.). (Plate 1X. figs. 2 & 3.) Aédon familiaris, Dresser, 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. 3. Athens, Greece, 30th May (7. Seebohm Coll. Kriiper). 4, Athens, lst June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, Ist June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Smyrna, 25th May (7. &.). Seebohm Coli. VOL. Tv. x ie 2) Smyrna, 30th May (7. K.). Smyrna, 3rd June (7’. K.). Smyrna, 7th June (7. K.). Smyrna, May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Fao, Persian Gulf. W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.]. Fao. W. D. Cumming, Esq. | P. |}. Fao. W. D. Cumming, Esq. | P. |. O08 CP CO ee Shiraz, Persia. F. Gillett, Esq. [ P.]. Genus LOCUSTELLA, Kaup. Locustella fluviatilis ( Wolf). Sylvia fluviatilis, Thien. Fortpflanz 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 (1855-65). 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 (1903). 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. 2. Silesia (Nehrkorn Coll.) 1. Samhof, Livonia (Mcddendorff). Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Locustella luscinioides (Sav?). Sylvia luscinioides, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 201, tab. xxi. fig. 12, tab. ic. fig. 12, a—c (1845-54). Lusciniola savii, Baedeker, Bier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 20 (1855-63). Salicaria luscinoides, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 1165, pl. xxxi. fig. ti (1856). Calamodyta luscinoides, Salvin, Ibis. 1859, p. 304. Lusciniopsis savii, 7vistram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418. Locustella luscinioides, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 627 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 12 (1881); td. Brit. Birds, i. p. 346, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 194, pl. 52. fig. 4 (1896) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 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 LOCUSTELLA. 179 cap at the broad end, in others an ill-defined zone. They measure from ‘73 to °8 in length, and from 53 to ‘6 in breadth. Cambridgeshire, 1854 (77. Howard). Holland, 20th May. Holland, Holland, 2nd June. Holland (Tristram Coll.). Germany, June. Hungary, 6th June, South Spain (ZL. H. Irby). Zana, Algeria, June (O. Safvin). Zana (O. S.: Tristram Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll, Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Fe OS ONO CS eect ess Zana, 11th June (ZZ. B. Tristram), Crowley Bequest. Locustella nevia (Bodd.). (Plate VIII. fig. 21.) Sylvia locustella, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 200, tab. xxi. fig. 8, a-¢ (1845-54), Locustella nevia, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 21 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 611 (1874) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 186 (1903). Salicaria locustella, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 112, pl. xxxi. fig. 1 (1856). Locustella locustella, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 115 (1881) ; éd. brit. Birds, i. p. 340, pl. 10 (1888) ; 7d. 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, G6. Co. Waterford, 31st May (2.7. Seebohm Coll. Ussher). 5. Co. Waterford, Ist June (2. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Newcastle, 10th May (2. Greenwell). Seebohm Coll. 4. Newcastle, 20th May (2. G.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Newcastle, 17th May (Haryitt Coll.), Seebohm Coll. 4, Northumberland, 14th May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Castle Eden, Durham, 30th May Crowley Bequest. (Tristram Coill.). 7. Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham, 28th June (Hargitt Coll.). 4. Feltwell, Norfolk. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Nie 180 SYLVIIDA. 2. Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, Salvin-Godman Coll. 3rd June (O. S. §& F. D. G.). 5. Wicken Fen, 7th June (0. S. & Salvin-Godman Coll. FD G.): 5. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Finchley (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Maidenhead (7ristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Alton, Hants, July. Crowley Bequest. 5. Churt, Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 5. Brighton. Seebohm Coll. 6. Brighton. Seebohm Coll. 6. Brighton (ZZ. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 25th May Seebohm Coll. (H. S). 4. Anclam, Pomerania. 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 (7emm.). (Plate IX. fig. 9.) Locustella lanceolata, Dresser, Birds En. ii. p. 617 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M.v. p. 118 (1881): Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér, Orvent. 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 “7 by ‘51. 1. Lake Baikal, Siberia, June Crowley Bequest. (Dybowskr). Genus ACROCEPHALUS, Naum. Acrocephalus aquaticus (Temm.). Sylvia aquatica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 197, tab. xxi. fig. 11, a, b, ¢ (1845-54). Calamodyta aquatica, Baedcker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19, fig. 18 (1855-63) ; Saivin, Ibis, 1859, p. 805. Acrocephalus aquaticus, Dresser, Birds Fur. ii. p. 591 (1876); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 89 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, 1. p. 357, pl. 10 (1883) ; zd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 196, pl. 52. fig. 6 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). : 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, Pomerania, 27th May. L. Field, Esq. 3. Anclam, 5th June. L. Field, Esq. ACROCEPHALUS. 181 Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bvchst.). Sylvia phragmitis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 195, tab. xxi. fig. 10, a-c (1845-54). Calamodyta phragmitis, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 17 (1855-63) ; Seebohm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 218. Salicaria phragmitis, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 117, pl. xxxi. fig. 11 (1856)., Acrocephalus schcenobenus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 597 (1876). Acrocephalus phragmitis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v.p.91 (1881) ; 2d. Brit. Birds, i. p. 852 (1883) ; wd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 195, pl. 52. fig. 5 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 187 (1903). 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 18 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 eges are, in addition, marked with some black dots and hair-lines. They measure from °65 to *7 in length, and from °d5 to ‘d5 in breadth. 6. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 26th May Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coill.). Seebohm Coll. July (H. Seebohm §& J. A. Harvie- Brown). 5. Norfolk, 29th May ( Norgate). 4. Norfolk, 9th June (Ff. 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, 5rd 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 Coll, 5. Valkenswaard, 15th May. Seebohm Coll. 6. Anclam, Pomeramia, 13th May. L. Field, Esq. 4, Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 4th Seebohm Coll. Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer). Sylvia turdoides, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 189, tab. xxi. fig. 5, a, b, (1845-54). Calamoherpe turdoides, Baedeker, Ever Eur. Vog, tab. 19, fig. 10 (1855- Oa 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. ii1 & 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. 361, pl. 10 (1883) ; td. 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 eap. 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. 2. Louviers, Eure, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Louviers, 6th June (Noury : Har- gitt Coll.). Louviers (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Andalusia, Spain. Seville, Spain, 18th May (2. Saunders). Malaga, Spain, 30th June (ZZ. S.). Holland, 17th May. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Lord Lilford [P.]. Seebohm Coll. SEU e ae Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll. Valkenswaard, Holland. Seebohm Coll. srunswick, 29th June (Dr. R. Blasius). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania (7. Kviiper). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania. L. Field, Esq. Anclam, Pomerania. L. Field, Esq. Halle-a.-S. Crowley Bequest. Halle. Crowley Bequest. Saxony. Crowley Bequest. Cilli, Styria (2. Setdensacher). Crowley Bequest. Lake Halloula, Algeria, June (72. Crowley Bequest. B. Tristram). Zana, Algeria, June (H. B. T.). Astrakhan (Henke). Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin). LO RR Com Oo SR ISO Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. oPlog CORON ° too aed Zana, June (O. S.). Zana, 6th June (O. S.). Zana, 6th June (O. S.). Zana, 11th June (O. 8S. Zana, 13th June (O. S. Zana, 15th June (O. S.). ), ). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. ACROCEPHALUS, 183 Acrocephalus orientalis (Zemm. & Scil.). Acrocephalus magnirostris, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 5}. Acrocephalus orientalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 97 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 357 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Etersamml., 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 (2. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 1. Amoy (R. 8.: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Yangtsepoo, China. J. Whitehead, Esq. [P.]. 5. Chinkiang, 26th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P.]. 3. Chinkiang, 27th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. { P.]. 4, Chinkiang, 1st June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [ P.]. 3. Chinkiang, Ist 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. |. 3. 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 (Dybowsk:). Crowley Bequest. 4, Suwa, Hondo, Japan, 23rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Acrocephalus stentoreus (Hempr. & Ehr.). Acrocephalus stentoreus, Konig-Warth. J. f. O. 1868, taf. ii. fig. 2; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 287, taf. xhii. figs. 13-15 (1869); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 5385 (1877) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 541 (1879) ; Seebotm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 98 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 856 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 224 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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 (4. LZ. 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 SYLVIID, North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, 169 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p- 35 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. PAR : p- 181, pl. 9 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, iv. p. 188 (1903). The eggs of the Australian Reed-Warbler resemble éhone 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 (F%eld Coll.). WwW: te Saunders, Esq. Pal qlnid Coll. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Acrocephalus palustris (Bechst.). Sylvia palustris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 191, tab. xxi. fig. 7, a, b (1845-54). Calamoherpe palustris, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. 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. 578 (1876); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 101 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 875, pl. 10 (1885); td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 198, pl. 52. fig. 9 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 188 (1902). 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. New South Wales. Dobroyde, N.S. W. (£. P. Ramsay). South Australia. Melbourne (W. Bridger). Melbourne (W. B.). Victoria (ZL, P. Ramsay). Victoria. Victoria, 3rd Nov. (A. J. North). River Tana, Australia (S. French). WAP Prom 3. Holland. Salvin-Godman Coll. Holland (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Holstein. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Germany, May ( W. Schiii‘er). Andernach, Germany (7. Holland). Halle-a.-S., 3rd June ( W. Schliiter). Brunswick (Nehrkorn). Berlin. Salvin-Godman Coll. Berlin, 9th June (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. Dorpat, Baltic Provs., June Seebohm Coll. (Russow). oe PP AON OO RKO Silesia, 4th June. Malaga, Spain, 10th June (ZH. Saunders). Malaga, 27th May (A. Ruiz). Malaga, 16th June (4. 2). Altai Mountains, 7th June ( Tancré Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. ACROCEPHALUS. 185 Acrocephalus streperus (Vveill.). (Plate VITI. 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 hydrophilos, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 19, fig. 15. Calamoherpe arbustorum, Baedeker, tom. cit. tab. 19. fig. 14. Salicaria strepera, Hewittson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 119, pl. xxxii. figs. i, ii (1856). Acrocephalus streperus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 567 (1877); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 102 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 188 1903). ees ahs arundinaceus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 367, pl. 10 (1888) ; ad. 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 largerend. 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. Tatton Park, Cheshire (#. Nichol- son: Haryitt Coll.). Norfolk, 24th June (7. Norgate). Norfolk, 25th June (7. W.). Seebohm Coll. Or Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Norfolk. Crowley Bequest. Cambridgeshire. F, Bond, Esq. |P.]. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Cambridgeshire, F. Bond, Esq. [P. |. Ely, 10th June (O. S.). Cambridge, 3rd June (O. S.). Cambridge, 3rd June (0. S.). Taplow, Berkshire, 24th May. Cookham, Berkshire, June. H, Seebohm). Middlesex, 3rd June (E. B. § Middlesex, 3rd June (E. B. Staines. Faversham, Kent, June. TROOP SOP AR OR ROR Oe Coll.). Elbeuf (Nowry : Hargitt Coll.). Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). ote Ely, Cambridge, 9th June (O. Salvin). Middlesex, 3rd June (EL. Bidwell § H. §.). Middlesex, 3rd June (Z. B. & H.8.). & H. S.) Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Salvin-(;odman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. H. Murton, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 186 SYLVIID.. 4. Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain, 19th May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga (11. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 5th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 10th June (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 15th June (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 20th June (ZZ, &.). 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 Coll.). 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. 545 (1879) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 104 (1881); Oates, Fauna ee Ind, Birds, i. p. 359 (1889); id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 226 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv p. 188 (1905). 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 (/. ¢.). 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. (7. Hutton). 3. Jerripani, Himalayas, 6th May Hume Coll. 4, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 25th June Seebohm Coll. (Kibort). 5, Altai Mountains (Taneré Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Altai Mountains (Tancré Coll.). 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) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p.229 (1889) ; Wilson, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soe. xii. p. 635 (1899) ; Nekrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 33 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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. Kirghiz Steppes, July (Henke). Seebohm Coll. 1. Turkestan (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Acrocephalus beticatus (Veill.). Calamoherpe rufescens, Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 291. Acrocephalus bzeticatus, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 290 (1875-84); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 106 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 33 (1899); Stark § Selater, Fauna 8S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 91 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 189 (1903). The eggs of the South-African Reed-Warbler resemble those o A. streperus. They measure from °68 to °73 in length, and from *48 to -54 in breadth. 2. South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Beat 1. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, 5th Dec. Seebohm Coll. (7. Ayres). 10. Potchefstroom (7. A.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 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, Eiersamml. p. 33 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. 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 . SYLVIID. 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. 1878, taf. i. fig. 5; ad. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 250 (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. Hiersammil. p. 35 (1899). Tribura thoracica, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 363 (1889) ; ed. 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. 1. Native Sikhim, 15th July (Z. Hume Coll. Mandelli). 1. Native Sikhim, 17th July (Z. JZ.). Hume Coll. 1. Native Sikhim, 21st July (Z. ™.). Hume Coll. 2. Rungbee, Darjiling, 5000 ft., 5th Hume Coll. June (J. Gammuie). Lake Baikal, Siberia (Dybowwski). Seebohm Coll. hoe Lake Baikal (Dybowski: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). ~~ LUSCINIOLA.—SUTORIA. 189 Genus LUSCINIOLA, Gray. Lusciniola melanopogon (7'emm.). Acrocephalus melanopogon, Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. i. p. 19, pl. (1875). Lusciniola melanopogon, Dresser, Birds Eur. 11. p. 605 (1876); Seedohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 132 (1881); Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 369 (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. 3. Valencia, Spain, April (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 1. Valencia, April (#7. S.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Astrakhan, April (Henke). Seebohm Coll. : Genus SUTORIA, Nicholson. Sutoria sutoria (/orst.). Orthotomus sutorius, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 517 (1879); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 366 (1889) ; td. 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. 530 (1890); Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p.55 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 191 (1903). 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. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Ei 2. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Huns Coll. 3. Delhi, 12th June (C. 7. Bingham). Wume Coll. 1. Delhi, 22nd June (C. T. 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 2%, 1. Etawah, Ist Aug. Hume Coll. 2, Etawah (W.£. Brooks: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. 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. 3. Saugor, 31st July. Hume Coll. 3. Calcutta, June. Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen CA: 1. Pegu, 7th June (Z. W. Oates), ole Coll. 2. Pegu, 22nd June (EZ. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Foochow, China. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 2. Foochow, 25th June. C.B: Rickett, rae 3. Foochow, 2nd July. C.B; Rickett, Esq. Py 2. Foochow, 15th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 2. Foochow, 24th May. C..B. Rickett, Esq. : 1. Foochow, June. CoB. Rickett, Esq. 4. Foochow, 80th June. C. B. Rickett, Bet Pi} 4. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Sutoria maculicollis (Moore). (Plate LX. 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 (1903). The eggs of the Malayan Tailor-bird in the Collection are in- separable from many of those of the Indian Tailor-bird. They are 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 Coll, July (W. Davison). Genus ORTHOTOMUS, Horsf. Orthotomus atrigularis (7emm.). (Plate IX. fig. 11.) Orthotomus atrigularis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, pp. 16, 113; td. This, 1879, p- 259 ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, 1. p. 235 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 192 (1903). The four eggs of the Black-throated Tailor-bird in the Collection are rather wide-pointed ovals, with the ground-colour white and somewhat glossy ; the entire surface of the shell is sparingly blotched and spotted with light red and lavender-grey, the markings being most numerous at ‘the larger end, where they sometimes form an irregular zone. They measure from ‘55 to *58 in length, and from -42 to ‘44 in breadth. 4, Margherita, Assam, 29th April. K. 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. 11 (1895) ; td. Ibis, 1896, p. 117; td. § Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 240; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 192 (1903). The eggs of the Green-backed Tailor-bird are of a blunt oval form and very slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly dotted and spotted, fairly evenly all over, with lake-brown and underlying pale lilac. They measure respectively: °65 by °48; 63 by °48; 63 by °48. 3. Province of Isabella, North-east J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Luzon, Philippines, 29th May. Genus CISTICOLA, Kaup. Cisticola ruficapilla, A. Sith. (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 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p- 55 (1899); Stark § Scluter, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, i. p. 148 (1901). Cisticola ruficapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 194 (1903). The eggs of Smith’s Fantail-Warbler are of a lengthened oval shape and very glossy. Those forming one clutch are white, speckled with llac-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 (Zemm.). Sylvia cisticola, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. tab. xxii. fig. 11, a, 6d (1845-54). ; 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) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 236 (1889). Cisticola cisticola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 259 (1883) ; 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 SYLVIID®, 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. 4, Andalucia (A. Ruiz: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 7. Malaga, Spain, 5th June (H. 8.). 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. 3. Southern Spain. Seebohm Coll. 83. Southern Spain. Seebohm Coll. 8. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Algeria, June (H. B. Tristram). Crowley Bequest. 2. Sikhim Terai, India, 5th April. Hume Coll. 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. 3. 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 (Z. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 7th Sept. (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll. 2. Pegu, lst Oct. (£. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 2nd Nov. (2. W. O.). Oates Coll. CISTICOLA. 193 Cisticola brunneiceps (Zemm. g§ Schl.). Salicaria (Cisticola) brunneiceps, Temm. § Schl. Fauna Jap., Aves, p. 134, pl. 20 (1850). Cisticola brunneiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). Three eggs of the Japanese Fantail-Warbler are rather wide ovals, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end. The ground-colour is white with the faintest bluish tinge, sparsely spotted and speckled with light red and reddish brown, the markings being most nume- rous round the 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. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (es: 4 Cisticola cherina (A. Smith). Cisticola madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 825, pl. 803. fig. 8 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882). Cisticola cherina, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds 8. Africa, p. 273 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M., vii. p. 264 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 56 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). The eggs of the Brown Fantail-Warbler are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pale bluish-green colour, speckled, spotted, and blotched with brownish chestnut, lilac-red, and lavender. In some examples the markings are evenly dis- tributed over the shell; in others they are chiefly clustered round the broad end of the egg in the form of a bold zone. Specimens measure from ‘59 to ‘71 in length, and from °47 to ‘5 in breadth. 17. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.1. 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-l. iv. p. 197 (1903). The eggs of the Pinc-pinc Fantail-Warbler in the Collection are of two types. One specimen is of a pale greenish-blue colour, marked, chiefly at the broad end, with some blotches and hair-lines of deep umber-brown and lilac. Two other specimens are of a plain bluish-white colour. They measure respectively: -68 by -45; -62 by -47; -64 by -45. 1. South Africa. K. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. Nel’s Poort, Cape Colony Crowley Bequest. (1. Atmore: Tristram Coill.). VOL. Iv. 0) 194. SYLVIID®. Cisticola exilis (Vig. § Horsf.). Cisticola exilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 269 (1885) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 227, pl. 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 Ind. ii. p. 175 (1868) ; 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, 1863, p. 304; 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 *52 to ‘57 in length, and from ‘4 to *45 in breadth, but the eggs from Pegu are distinctly larger than those from Formosa. Eggs from Australia appear to vary from the narrow to the broad oval in shape and to be moderately glossy. They are also of a bluish-green colour, speckled and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish brown and lilac. They measure from ‘58 to ‘68 in length, and from ‘46 to °5 in breadth. 1. Palni Hills, South India, 38rd June. Major Horace Terry [P.]. 3. Hot Springs, N. Cachar. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 2. Pegu, 28th May (EZ. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 28th May (£. W. O.). Oates Coll. 4, Formosa, 12th April (P. A. Holst). Seebohm Coll. 7. Formosa, 15th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Java, 26th and 27th April. Crowley Bequest. 1. New South Wales (2. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll. 8. Lismore, Richmond, N.S.W., Crowley Bequest. 30th Nov. (A. J. North). 23. North Queensland. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. P. Cisticola tinniens (/icht.). Drymeeca levaillantii, Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 291. Cisticola tinniens, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 265 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 273 (1883); Nehrk. Kat, Eversammi. p. 56 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 147 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-i. iy. p. 198 (1903). The eggs of Le Yaillant’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 (/raser). (Plate IX. fig. 15.) Cisticola strangei, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 276 (1888) ; 7d. Hand-l. iy. 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 (4. Smith). Drymeeca curvirostris, Gurney, Ibis, 1863, p. 325. Cisticola natalensis, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S, Africa, p. 261 (1875-84) ; zd. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 278 (1883); Stark & Sclater, Fauna 8. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 155 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). Cisticola curvirostris, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 265, 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. fig. 16.) Cisticola fulvifrons, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 264 (1875-84). Cisticola lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 280 (1883); Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 56 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 158 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). The eggs of the Buff-fronted Fantail- Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and excedingly glossy. Some are uniformly brick-red in colour; others are of a salmon-pink colour, mottled and blotched 02 196 SYLVIID®. 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. East Africa, Crowley Bequest. 2, Fast Africa. : Crowley Bequest. 1. Witu, East Africa. Crowley Bequest. Cisticola subruficapilla (Smith). Cisticola subruficapilla, Sharpe, ed. Layard’s Birds S. Africa, p. 266 (1875-84) ; zd. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 283 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Exersamml. p. 151 (1899); Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. Africa, Birds, i. p. 151 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 199 (1903). The eggs of the Grey-backed Fantail-Warbler are of an ordinary oval shape and highly glossy. They are of a pale blue colour, spotted and blotched, mostly at the broad end, with pale umber- brown and lilac. Some specimens are also marked with a few spots and hair-lines of dark umber-brown. ‘They measure from *61 to ‘64 in length, and from *42 to 45 in breadth. 8. Namaqua-land, 8. Africa. Crowley Bequest. ; i q Genus FRANKLINIA, Blyth. Franklinia gracilis (/rankl.). Prinia gracilis, Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 172 (1863). Prinia hodgsoni, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 523 (1879). Cisticola gracilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 253 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 55 (1899). Franktinia gracilis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 876 (1889) ; zd. 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. 7. Bingham). Crowley Bequest. 24. Central India. Hume Coll. 3. Seoni, C. Provs., 16th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, 17th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Seoni, 20th Aug. Hume Coll. 4. Seoni, 21st Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Seoni, 28rd Aug. Hume Coll. J. Seoni, 25rd 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 Coll. 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. Z. S. 1866, p. 551. Cisticola beavani, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 255 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 55 (1899). Franklinia rufescens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i, p. 377 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 242 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903). The eggs of Beavan’s Wren-Warbler are cf 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. [C.]. 3. Dibrughur, 3rd June. KE. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [.C.]. 3. Dibrughur. K. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 1. Pegu, 29th June (Z. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 4, Pegu, lst July (2. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 25th July (Z. W. O.). Oates Coll. 2. Pegu, 25th July (£. W. O.: See- Crowley Bequest. bohm Coill.). Franklinia buchanani (B/yth). (Plate IX. fig. 17.) Cisticola buchanani, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, vii. p. 246 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat, Kiersammi. p. 55 (1899). Franklinia buchanani, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 378 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 243 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903), The eggs of the Rufous-frouted Wren-Warbler vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are fairly glossy. They are greyish white, sometimes with a slight tinge of green, thickly speckled all over, but most densely at the larger end, with reddish brown in some specimens, purplish brown in others, and underlying dull purple or lilac. The markings are generally minute, but on many examples they are intermingled with spots or small blotches, especially at the large end, where they are frequently confluent and form a cap or zone. The density of the speckling varies greatly in different specimens. The eggs measure from *55 to *65 in length, and from ‘43 to ‘52 in breadth. 198 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. 25. North-west Provinces. Hume Coll. 1. Chunar, 20th June (W. £2. Brooks). Hume Coll. 5, Mirzapur (W. £. B.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Allahabad. Hume Coll. 5. Jhansi. Hume Coll. 1. Hoshungabad, C. Proys, Hume Coll. Genus LATICILLA, Blyth. Laticilla burnesi (5/yth). (Plate IX. fig. 20.) Laticilla burnesi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 119 (1833); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 1, p. 3880 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 247 (1839); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 200 (1903). The eggs of the Long-tailed Grass-Warbler are of a rather blunt oval shape, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are white in some cases, pale green in others, densely spotted and blotched with umber-brown and lavender or with brownish chest- nut and lavender. The markings are generally coarse and confluent at the broad end. Specimens measure from ‘71 to ‘82 in length, and from 53 to ‘57 in breadth. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doz). 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. bo bo be bo Genus NESILLAS, Oberholser. Nesillas typica (Hart!.). Fllisia typica, EL. 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 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 52 (1899) Ellisia madagascariensis typica, Mil/ne-Edwards § Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ovs. i. p. 329, pl. 803. 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 trom *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 (EZ. Newton: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Nesillas lantzi (Grandid.). Ellisia madagascariensis, var. lantzii, Milne-Edwards §& Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Otis. i. p. 330, pl. 303. figs. 2, 2 a (1879). Ellisia lantzii, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vil. p. 148 (1882). Ellisia lantzi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 121 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamm!, p. 52 (1899). Nesillas lantzi, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1903). The eggs of Lantz’s Warbler are very similar to those of NV. typica, but they have a much darker greyish-pink ground, the markings are less frequent, and in many specimens the twisted lines are altogether absent. Nine examples measure from ‘77 to *85 in length, and from 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. 232 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 55 (1899) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna S, Africa, Birds, ii. p. 138 (1901). Spiloptila ocularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 201 (1903). The eggs of the Rufous-eared Grass-Warbler are, according to Stark, of a pale bluish-green colour, rather thickly blotched with pale reddish brown. ‘Those 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, EK. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa (Z. L. Layard: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.), Genus MEGALURUS, Horsf. Megalurus palustris, Horsf. Megalurus palustris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 123 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 883 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests & iggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 249 (1889); Nehkrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 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 SYLVIID. 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, 38rd April(J. 2. Hume Coll. Cripps). 3. Dibrugurh, 3rd May (J. R. CY. 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. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 19th May (Z£. W. O.: See- Crowley Bequest. bohm Coll.). 1. Java. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. EAE Megalurus gramineus (Gould), Sphenceacus gramineus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 400 (1865). Megalurus gramineus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 125 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 146 (1887); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. 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 forma 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. (zig: ZN), 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, ‘vn MEGALURUS.—SCH@NICOLA. 201 Ibis, 1898, p. 240, pl. v. fig. 7; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 53, taf. i. tig. LO (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 202 (1903). 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; “34 by 62; 36 by 64; 3S by, "65."Sl by -G: . 3. Marinduque, Philippine Islands, Steere Exped. 8th May. 2. Marinduque, May (Steere Exped.). Crowley Bequest. Megalurus macrurus (Saluad.). Megalurus macrurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 126 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Liersammil. p. 53 (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 *Y to -90 by *6U to -64. 1. New Britain (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. > 5. NSouth-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) ; 2d. ed. Hume, Nests § Liggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 251 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 208 (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, (L, A. Butler). 202 ; SYLVIID®. 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. 113 (1883) ; Stark § Sclater, Fauna S. 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 Coll.). Genus CHATORNIS, Gray. Chetornis locustelloides (Blyth). (Plate IX. fig. 18.) Cheetornis locustelloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 130 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 388 (1889); zd. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 252 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversaminl. p- 53 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 205 (1903). The eggs of the Bristled Grass-Warbler are of a regular oval form and but very slightly glossy. They are white, with a tinge of pink, speckled and spotted, more densely at the larger end than elsewhere, with pinkish brown, lilac-red, and lavender. They measure from °76 to *85 in length, and from °57 to ‘62 in breadth. 1. Deesa, Central India, 18th May Hume Coll. (£. A. Butler). 4. Faridpur, Bengal, 28rd May Hume Coll. (J. R. Cripps). 4, Faridpur, 27th May (J. R. C.). Hume Coll. 3. Faridpur, 28th May (J. R. C.). Hume Coll. Genus CALAMOCICHLA, Sharpe. Calamocichla newtoni (//aritl.). Calamoherpe newtoni, E. 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. 805. fig. 4 (1879). Calamocichla newtoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. pe 131 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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 (1905). 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 Beqnest. Genus ORIGMA, Gould. Origma rubricata (Lath.). Origma rubricata, Ramsay, Ibis, 1863, p. 445; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i, p. 885 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 185 (1883) ; North, Nests § Egys Austr. Birds, p. 142, pl. xiii. tig. 8 (1887); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 226 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 207 (1908). 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. 390 (1889) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orient. p. 227 (1891); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 207 (1901). Arundinax olivacea, T'acz. J. f. O. 1873, taf. 1. fig. 1. Lusciniola aedon, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 121 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. 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. ( Dybowskt). 3. Dauria, June (Dybowski: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Genus HYPOLAIS, Brehm. Hypolais hypolais (Linn.). Sylvia hypolais, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 168, tab. xix. fig. 13, a-d (1845-54). iTypolais salicaria, Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 1 (1855-63). Sylvia icterina, Bree, Birds Bur. il. 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. 881, pl. 10 (1888); td. Liggs 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. 1. Boulogne, France. L. H. Sitwell, Esq. [P.]. 5. Elbeut, France, 4th June (Noury: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coil.). 3. Forét de Bord, Elbeuf (Nowry : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 38. Holland (J. Baker). Crowley Bequest. 5. Valkenswaard, Holland (7. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 28th May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). 16. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest. 6. Pomerania (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 4, Cassel, Germany, 50th May Seebohm Coll. (T. Holland). 5. Moscow, 2nd June (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll. Hypolais polyglotta (Vveill.). 4 ro polyglotta, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 806; Tristram, tom. cit. p. 418. Hypolais polyglotta, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 517 (1874); Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. ii. p. 150, ‘vl. (1875); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 79 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 208 (1905). IDUNA. 205 Hypolais salicaria, Zalford, Ibis, 1866, p. 187. Ficedula polyglotta, Saunders, Ibs, 1871, p. 215. 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. R.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 3lst May (4. R.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 12th June (A. F.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 25th June (A. &.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Malaga, 16th May (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 24th May (#. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 26th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Seville, Spain’(#. S:). Seebohm Coll. 4. Seville (#7. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2, Seville (ZZ. 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 (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Chemora, Ist June (QO. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Chemora, 2nd June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Chemora, 8th June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Chemora, 26th May (1. B. Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram). Genus IDUNA, Bonap. Iduna olivetorum (ould). Sylvia olivetorum, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 171, tab. xix. fig. 14, a-e (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 49, pl. (1867). Chloropeta olivetorum, Baedeker, Iver Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 3 (1855-63). Hypolais olivetorum, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 527 (1874); Bree, Birds Eur, 2nd ed. iu. 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. 1. Greece. Old Collection. 5. Athens, Ist June (7. Avriiper). Seebohm Coll, bo eS = SYLVIITDE, 5. Athens, lst Jnne (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, Ist June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Attica, 26th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Attica, lst June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Attica, 2nd June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Smyrna, 22nd May Pe K). Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, 25th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, 17th June (TE: i.) Seebohm Coll. 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. 183 (1876) ; Pere Cat. Birds B. M.y. p. 80 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. iersammil. p. 32 (1899). Iduna languida, Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. 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 (ZH. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 3. Palestine, 4th June (H. B. 7.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Jericho, 12th May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Sisakt, S.W. Persia, 30th May. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. Iduna pallida (Zempr. § 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, Ever Eur. Vig. tab. 19. fig. 4 (1855-63). Hlypolais elaica, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 82; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. i. p. 145, pl. (1875). Tlypolais 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. 2. Macedonia, 10th June (7. Kriiper). | Seebohm Coll. 6. Nymphion, Greece, 4th June Seebohm Coll. (Tm). » 2. Athens, 26th May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, Ist June (7. X.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Athens, Ist June (7. K.). Seebohm Ooll. 5. Athens, lst June (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 2nd June (7. &.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Athens, 8th June (7. £.). Seebohm Coll. ROIS So) >) COE COROT IDUNA. Athens, 19th June (7. &.). Turkey (Robson). Jericho, 16th April (Z. B. Tristram). Jericho, 16th April. Jericho, 16th April (HZ. 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 [P.]. 1} |. Iduna opaca (Cab.). Hippolais polyglotia (nec V.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 306. Hippolais pallida (nee H. § E.), Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418. Chloropeta elaica (nee 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). The eggs of the Western Olivaceous Tree-Warbler resemble those of I. pallida, but are somewhat larger, measuring from -7 to -78 in length, and from 52 to ‘59 in breadth. 4. Malaga, Spain, 24th May (#1. Seebohm Coll. Saunders ). 5. Malaga, 13th June (HZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 18th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 28th May (A. Ruz). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 4th June (4. &.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 7th June (A. R.: Har- Seebohm Coll. gitt Coll.). 5. Andalucia (A. R.: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Chemora, Algeria, Ist June (O. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin). 3. Chemora, Ist June (ZZ. B. Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram). 1. Lake Halloula, Algeria (HZ. B. 7.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Lake Halloula, llth June (Z. Crowley Bequest. By ileal)’ 3. Lake Halloula, June (ZZ. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Kohat Forest, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. CTBT). 2. Algeria (H. B. T.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Iduna rama (Sykes). Hypolais rama, Dresser, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 655, pl. lxxix.; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 84 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p- 391 (1889) ; 2d. 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 SYLVIID.®, 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 *d2 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, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 355; 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, i. p. 393 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Frersammil. p. 52 (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. 3. [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. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 176, tab. xx. fig. 8, a-c (1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 22, pl. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 115, pl. (1875); Dresser, Birds Hur. ii. p. 435 (1874); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 6 (1881); td. Brit. Birds, i. p. 887, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 199, pl. 52. fig. 11 (1896). Adophoneus nisorius, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 14 (1855-63) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1903). 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 a clutch 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 (Zristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Berlin. Seebohm Coll. 5. Berlin, 5th June (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 4, Cilli, Styria, 26th June (£. Sez- Crowley Bequest. densacher : Tristram Coll.). 8. Cilli, 26th June (Z. 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 (Linn.). (Plate VIII. fig. 11.) Sylvia cinerea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 179, tab. xx. fig. 6, a-2 (1845-54); Baedeker, Fier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 180, pl. xxxv. figs. i & il (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) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 202, pl. 52. fig. 16 (1896). Sylvia rufa, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 377 (1876). Sylvia sylvia, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 209 (1903). Eggs of the Common Whitethroat in the large series in the Collection vary from a pointed to a blunt oval shape and are slightly 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, Ist June Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.). 5. England. Old Collection. 5. Norfolk, 15th May (F. Norgate). Seebohm Coll. 5. Norfolk, 17th May (F. N.). Seebohm Coil. VOL. IV. 210 bo co 29 ks aa ror Ot HOSUR SUR ot SV or eTo fe SULO > OUR NSS rie Norfolk, 3lst May (. Norgate). Cambridgeshire. Cambridge, 19th May (O. Salvin). Cambridge, 93rd May (O. S.). Hadde nham, Cambridge, 23rd May. Taplow, Berkshire. Taplow. Berkshire, 13th May. Maidenhead, 4th May. Near Bentley, Hants, 21st May (Hargitt Coll.). Near Bentley, gitt Coll.). Alton, Hants. Alton. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Caen Wood, Finchley, 11th June (0. S.). Epping Forest, Essex. Tilford, Surrey. Churt, Surrey. Churt. Sweden. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May (CRB: Wharton & A. Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 28th May (W. § S.). Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll... Seville, Spain (ZZ. Saunders). Parnassus, Greece, 6th May (H. Seebohm & T. Kriiper). 2nd July (Har- Parnassus, 17th May (7.8. § 7. K.). Smyrna, 22nd May (7. Kriiper). Galilee, 4th April (A. B, Tris- tram). Plain of Gennesaret, 4th April (CHB, al). Mount Tabor, 5th April (£2. Bart- lett: Tristram Coll.). Kadesh Naphthali, 18th May (ZECB.E.): SYLVIIDE. 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. S. O. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Sylvia icterops, Ménétr. Sylvia cinerea, var. fuscipilea, Severtzow, J. f. O. 1875, p. 177. Sylvia fuscipilea, Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. "497. Sylvia icterops, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 209 (1903). The eggs of the Eastern Whitethroat do not differ from those of the common species, and the dimensions are the samre. 9 uv. 4, Altai Mountains, May. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. SYLVIA. PALI Sylvia simplex, Zazh. (Plate VIII. fig. 13.) Sylvia hortensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 175, tab. xx. fie. 2, a—e (1845-54) ; Hewrtson, Logs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 128, pl. xxxiv. figs. ili, iv (1856); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 10 (1881) ; zd. Brit. Birds, i. p. 400, pl. 10 (1883) ; ad. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 201, pl. 52. figs. 12, 18 (1896). Curruca hortensis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vég. 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.}. 3. 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. 0. 8). = lal Near London. 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 (Nowy: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 4, Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Elbeuf, 20th May (Nowy: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 5. Vale eranee: Holland, 25th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm). 5. Valkenswaard (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Valkenswaard (ZH. S.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Valkenswaard (#. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Pomerania, 12th June (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 4, Reval, Baltic Provs., 17th June Seebohm Coll. ( Russow). ING SYLVIID®. Sylvia rueppelli, Temm. Sylvia riippellii, 72ien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 187, tab, xxii. fig. 1, a, } (1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 26, pl. (1867), 2nd ed. ii. p. 119, ol. (1875). ag eee Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 15 (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, 25rd May Seebohm Coll. (T. Kriiper). Sylvia orpheus, Zemin. Sylvia orphea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vig. p. 177, tab. xx. fig. 1, a-e (1845-54); Hewitson, Lggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 183, pl. xxv. fig. iii (1856) ; Salvin, Lbis, 1859, p. 806 ; Lilford, Lbis, 1866, p. 180; Tris- tram, Ibis, 1867, p. 85; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 212; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 411 (1874). Curruca orphea, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 10 (1855-63). Sylvia orpheus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 14 (1881); ad. Brit. Birds, i. p. 890, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. Eggs of brit. Birds, p. 200, pl. 52. figs. 14, 15 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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. In 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. = (H. Saunders). 3. Valencia, Spain (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. * [I have lately had the opportunity of examining a,considerable series of the eggs of this species taken by Mr. F. C. Selous in\Asia Minor, They resemble the specimens in the Collection described above.—L£. W. O.] SYLVIA. ote 4, Italy. Crowley Bequest. 3. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm § T. Kriiper). 1. Parnassus, 19th May (1. 8.§ T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Parnassus, 21st May (H. 8.§ T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 21st May (4.8.5 7. K.}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 2ist May (H. 8. & T. aa Seebohm Coll. 5. Delphi, Greece, 2nd May (HZ. 8. § Seebohm Coll. (a iO)y 6. Delphi, 3rd May (7. S. & T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Delphi, 20th May (I. S.§ T. K.). Seebohm Coil. 5. Smyrna (7. Kr De, Crowley Bequest. 3. Smyrna, 4th May a =e OF Seebohm Coll. 2. Smyrna, 8th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. T Smyrna, 12th May (TL. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Smyrna, 13th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Smyrna, 26th May (7. K.). Seebohim Coll. 2. Smyrna, 30th May (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Palestine, 6th June(H.B. Tristram). Canon Tristram [C.]. 2. Birket es Dan, Palestine, 16th May Crowley Bequest. CHE Be Ey. 1. KatrIdiz, Gilead, 6th May (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 4. Mount Hermon, 4th June (Z. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 4, Mount Hermon, 6th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Chemora, Algeria, 2nd June (QO. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin). 2. Ain a jendeli, Algeria, 15th May Salvin-Godman Coll. O. S.). 5. a Dionleli, 18th May (O. 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. fie. 8 (1855-63) ; EHewitson, "Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 182, pl. xxxv. fig. iv (1856) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1867, p. 84; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 883 (1876) ; Seebohm, "Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 16 (1881); 2d. Brit. birds, i. p. 410, pl. 10 (1883) ; id. 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 fae 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. Shettield (HZ. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [P. ]. 5. Cambridge, 25rd May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll. 214 SYLVIID™. Taplow. Gould Coll. New Forest (1. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. Alton, Hants, May. Crowley Bequest. Hampstead, Middlesex (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Finchley, Middlesex (O. 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. (H. B. Tristram). Mount Hermon, 16th May (H.B.7.). Crowley Bequest. CO oot OUST CUE = See ro 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 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). 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. 2. Afghanistan, 28th May (&. G. Seebohm Coll. Wardlaw-Ramsay). 2. Afghanistan, 28th May (2, G. Seebohm Coll. W.-R.). 4, Afghanistan, 28th May (2. G. Seebohm Coll. W-R.). 3. Afghanistan, 28th May (R G. Seebohm Coll. W.-R.). 1. Kashmir, 24th May (W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2, Kashmir, June (C. &. Cock: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Sylvia mystacea, Ménéti+ (Plate X. fig. 4.) Cwruca momus, Hempr. § Ehr. Symb. Phys., Av. i. fol. bb (1833). Sylvia momus, Dresser, b. Eur. ii. p. 407 (1880). Renee Blanf. Ibis, 1874, p. 77 ; id. East. Pers. ii. p. 177, pl. xii. (1876). Sylvia mystacea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 20 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 210 (1903). SYLVIA. 215 Five eges 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. Vog. p. 182, tab. xx. fig. 8, a, b (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 (1908). 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. Kxamples 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 (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 5th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Malta (C. A. Wright). Crowley Bequest. 3. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 18th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. 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. CHB. T,). 8. Madracen, 3rd June (ZH. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Sylvia atricapilla (Linz.). (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, 1. p. 126, pl. xxxiv. figs. 1, 11 (1856); Godman, Ibis, 1866, p. 95; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p- 212; Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 421 (1875) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 23 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 394, 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 (1903). Curruca 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 Blackcap exhibit any well-defined cap or zone at the larger end, the markings being generally evenly distributed over the whole shell. length, and from °56 to °6 in breadth. Pe SO Se ae ee SO i Shropshire, 29th May. Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire. Histon, Cambridge. Bristol, 19th May. Avington, Hampshire, May (2. B. Sharpe: Hargitt Coll.). Alton, Hampshire, June. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). Finchley (0. S.). Hampstead, Middlesex (O. S.). Stanmore, Middlesex (Hargitt Coll.). Churt, Surrey. Churt, May. Maidstone, Kent (ZZargitt Coll.). Vosges Mts., France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). They measure from ‘7 to ‘87 in Gould Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.}. F. Bond, Esq. [P.}. Salvin- Godman Coll. Dr. J. A. Norton [P.}. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll, Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 5. Elbeuf, Normandy (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 5. Elbeuf, Ist May (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). , 6. Elbeuf (Nowy: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain, 28th May (4. Saun- Seebohm Coll. oS rg te ieee ea coal el ders: Hargitt Coll.). Malaga, 31st May. Pomerania, 26th May (7. Holland). Pomerania, 29th May (Ci CHe): Pomerania, 4th June (7. H.). Pomerania, 8th June (7. #.). Pomerania, 10th June (7. #.). Pomerania, 12th June (7. 7). Pomerania, 15th June (7. H.). Pomerania, 13th June (7. 71). Seebohm Coll, Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 3. Fayal, Azores, June (2. D.Godman). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, 19th E. G. Meade-Waldo, Esq. March. EP 2. Mustapha, Algeria, May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). ]. Lake MHalloula, Algeria, June Crowley Bequest. (HOB DP), Sylvia subalpina, Z’emm. Sylvia passerina, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. p. 183, tab. xx. fig. 9, a, b (1845-54), Stoparola subalpina, Baedeker, Lier Eur. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 7 (1855-63). SYLVIA.—MELIZOPHILUS. DING) Sylvia subalpina, Bree, Birds Eur. ii. p. 29, pl. (1867), 2nd 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. 55. figs. 3, 4 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 211 (1903), The eggs of the Sub-alpine Warbler are of a broad oval form, a few specimens being rather lengthened and others spheroidal. They have very little gloss. The eggs are of two distinct types. In one, the ground-colour is greyish or bluish white, thickly speckled and mottled with pale brown or greenish brown and underlying lavender. In the other, the ground-colour is pinkish white, thickly marked, as in the first type, with reddish brown and pale lavender. Three examples, forming a clutch, differ from both the above types in being pure white, speckled and spotted, almost entirely at the broad end, with dark umber-brown and pale lavender. Specimens measure from ‘6 to °75 in length, and from °48 to ‘55 in breadth, 3. Madrid (4. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Madrid (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Malaga, 9th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. bet 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. Krviper). 1. Parnassus, Greece, May (7. K.). 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 (7. 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) ; Irby, Ibis, 1872, p. 199; td. Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 54 (1895). Pyrophthalma melanocephala, Baedeker, Hier Ewr. Vog. tab. 51. fig. 4 (1855-63). Melizophilus melanocephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1903). The eggs of the Sardinian Warbler are mostly of a pointed oval shape and exhibit comparatively little gloss. In one type, the ground-colour is greyish white or greenish white, 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.. 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 (HI. Saunders). Seebohbm Coll. 4. Malaga, 2nd May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 8th May (#. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 26th May (HH. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 27th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 29th May (4. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Malaga, 29th May (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Malaga, 29th May (#. S.). Seebohm Coll, 3. Malaga, 18th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Malaga, 26th June (ZZ. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Malaga, 8th July (7. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Valencia, Spain (2?. Martin). Seebohm Coll, 5. Gibraltar (G. Dantez). Seebohm Coll. 3. Algeria (H. B. Tristram). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4, Kouba, Algeria, 20th April (HZ. B. 7.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Algeria, 19th April (ZZ. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Algeria, 21st April (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 4, Algeria, 9th May (ZZ. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Algeria, June (. 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. 31 (1881) ; ed. Brit. Birds, i. p. 414, pl. 10 (1883) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 204, pl. 53. fig. 1 (1896). Melizophilus provincialis, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Voy.tab. 51. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; id. J. f. O. 1856, p. 32, taf. 1. fig. 4; Hewrtson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, 1. p. 143, pl. xxxvil. (1857); Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418. Melizophilus undatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 441 (1875); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1908). 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. ee 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, C.B. [P.]. 3. Surrey. Seebohm Coll. 4. Farnham, Surrey (H, Burton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Farnham (ZZ. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Farnham (ZH. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Farnham (/. Bond: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Churt, Surrey. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Churt. Gould Coll. 5. Churt. Gould Coll. 4. Churt (Hargitt 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. (H. 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 (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 155, pl. xxxvi. fig. i (1856). Phyllopnenste sibilatrix, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 5 (1855-63). Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 497 (1876); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 54 (1881); id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 426, pl. 10 (1883) ; 2d. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 206, pl. 53. fig. 12 (1896). Phylloscopus sibilator, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 212 (1903). The eggs of the Wood-Wren are mostly of a broad oval shape, a few being spheroidal. They have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is white, occasionally tinged with pink or grey, speckled and streakily blotched with umber or 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 -O4 in breadth. 6. Dunham Park, Altrincham Seebohm Coll. (F. Nicholson). 6. Cambridge. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. 220 SYLVIID®. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Cookham, Berkshire. 7. Finchley, Middlesex (O. Salvin). 4. Bishop’s Wood, Finchley (0. S.). 5. Bishop’s Wood, 30th May (0. 8.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Caen Wood, Finchley (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Colney Hatch (0. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Park Hatch, Surrey (. D. Godman), Salvin-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. gutt Coll.). 6. Vosges Mts. (Mougel: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4, eee 2nd May (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Yoll.). 6. Pomerania, lst June (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 6th June (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania, 6th June (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Reval, Baltic Provs., June (Russow). Seebohm Coll. Phylloscopus trochilus (Zinn.). Sylvia trochilus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 163, tab. xix. fig. 9, a-e (1845-54); Hewitson, Lggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 137, pl. xxxvi. figs. i, ii (1856). Phyllopneuste trochilus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 7 (1855-63). Phylloscopus trochilus, Seebokm § Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 215; Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 491 (1879); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 56 (1881); 2d. Brit. Birds, 1. p. 480, pl. 10 (1888) ; zd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 206, pl. 58. figs. 5, 6 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (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. Seebohm Coll. 8. Inverness. Seebohm Coll. 4, Near Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Near Inverness, 25th May (Zargitt Seebohm Coll. Yoll.). 6. Near Inverness, 29th May (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. ‘oll.). 6. Inverness. pt “I est EMER SD | SM for) oS fF FP x 10" See Seg) mo TH Dm © DD ONAANINN PHYLLOSCOPUS, Near Inverness, 5th June (Haryitt Coll.). Near Inverness, 5th June (Hargitt Coll.). Lochend, near Inverness, 26th May (Hargitt Coll.). Dunain, near Inverness, 5th June (Hargitt Coll.). Dochfour, near Inverness, 2nd June (Hargitt Coll.). England. Wiulstrop, Yorkshire, 22nd May (Hargitt Coll.). Longshaw, Derbyshire, 5th June (O. Salvin). Norfolk, May (F. Norgate). Norfolk, 16th May (#. W.). Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire. Bentley, Hants, 9th May (Hargitt Coill.). Alton, Hants, May. Bishop’ s Wood, Finchley, Middlesex (0. 8.). Bishop’s Wood (O. S.). Tilford, Surrey. Churt, Surrey, May. Churt, May. Brighton (H. Swaysland.) Brighton (ZZ, S.). Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May (C. B. Wharton § H, Seebohm). Valkenswaard, 16th May (C. B. W. § H. S.). Valkenswaard, 23rd May (C. B. W. § H. 8.). Fae 27th May (C. B. W. § H.8.). Valkenswaard, 28th May (C. B. W. § H. S.). Elbeuf,France(Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Forét de Bord, Elbeuf (Noury : Hargitt Coll. ye Forét de Bord, 17th April (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Vosges Mts., France (Neury: Har- gitt Coll. ie Finland, 27th June (Russow). Petchora River, Lat. 68°N., 23rd June (7. Seebohm § J. A. ’ Harvie- Brown). Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 26th Junei(H SiG. A. -B.): Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 26th June (H.8. § J. A. H.-B.). Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 4th July (2. 8.6/5 Ay -B.). Pomerania, 30th May (7. 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. [| P. ]. F. Bond, Esq. [P. ]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. 220 Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe | P. |. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 222 SYLVIID®. Phylloscopus bonellii ( Vieil.). Sylvia bonellii, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 166, tab. xix. fig. 12, a-c (1845-54); Bree, Birds Eur, ii. p. 45, pl. (1867) . Phyllopneuste bonelli, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vig. tab. 19. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 213. Phylloscopus bonellii, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 418; Bree, Burds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 154, pl. (1875); Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 503 (1876); Seebohm, 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. sibilator, 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 (7. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Gibraltar, 26th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Gibraltar, May (Z. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 1. Savoy. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Athens, 10th May (7. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 8. Parnassus (7. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4, Lake Halloula, Algeria, 10th May Crowley Bequest. (I. B. Tristram). 1. Lake Halloula, 2nd June (ZZ. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. CEs. DP); 2. Algiers, 4th June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. Phylloscopus minor (/orst.). Sylvia rufa, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 164, tab. xix. fig. 10, a-e (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 189, pl. xxxvi. fig. iv (1856). Phyllopneuste rufa, Baedeker, Kier Eur. Vog. tab. 19. fig. 9 (1855-63). Phyllopneuste sylvestris, Baedeker, t. c. tab. 19. fig. 8. Phylloscopus collybita, Dresser, Birds Eur, ii. p. 485 (1879). Phylloscopus rufus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 60 (1881); ad. Brit. Birds, i. p. 435, pl. 10 (1883) ; td. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 207, pl. 53. fies. 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. 293 much less numerous and smaller. Specimens measure from ‘55 to °65 in length, and from °45 to 5 in breadth. 6. Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 6. England. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 5. Derbyshire, May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Cambridgeshire. F. Bond, Esq. [ P.]. 6. Taplow, Berkshire. Gould Coll. 6. Cookham, Berkshire. Gould Coll. 5. New Forest, Hampshire (/. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 5. Alton, Hampshire, May. Crowley Bequest. 5. Finchley, Middlesex. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Staines, Middlesex. Crowley Bequest. 5. Bishop’s Wood, Finchley. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Brighton, 3rd May. Purchased. 2. Brighton, Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. ]. 7. Surrey. Crowley Bequest. 6. Surrey, May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Valkenswaard, Holland, 29th May Seebohm Coll. (C. B. Wharton § H. Seebohm). 1. Vosges Mts., France | Noury : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 6. Vosges Mts., April (Mougel: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 6. Vosges Mts. (Mougel : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Elbeuf, France (Noury: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Elbeuf (Nouwry: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Elbeuf (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Forét de Bord, Elbeuf, April (Nowry: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). Forét de Bord, Elbeuf, April (Woury: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). Pomerania, 22nd May (7. Holland). Seebohm Coll. VOU OU OTD DOU — ST NV SUES On Pomerania, 23rd May (T. #.). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 24th May (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 27th May (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 30th May (7. ZZ). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 6th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 10th June (7. H.). Seebohm Coll. Pomerania, 50th June (7. #.). Seebohm Coll. Brunswick, 17th May. Seebohm Coll. Reval, Baltic Provs. (Russow). Seebohm Coll. Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth. Phylloscopus tristis, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 477 (1875) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 10; zd. 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. 213 (1903). 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&E. 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. 703° N., lst July Seebohm Coll. (7. Seebohm). 5. Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 2nd July Seebohm Coll. (H. &.). 5. Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 4th July Seebohm Coll. CHES. ): 4, Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 6th July Seebohm Coll. (CHES; 4, Yenesei V., Lat. 703° N., 7th July Seebohm Coll. (EES:). 3. Yenesei V., Lat. 67° N., 2nd July Seebohm Coll. (LETS: ). 1. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 6th July Seebohm Coil, (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); ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 258 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 214 (1905). 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. J. Sonamurg, Kashmir, 4th June (C. &. Crowley Bequest. Cock: Tristram Coll.). Genus OREOPNEUSTE, Swinh. Oreopneuste affinis (Tickell). Phylloscopus affinis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 65 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 401 (1889); Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1. p- 671 (1894). Oreopneuste affinis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 214 (1903). The eggs of Tickell’s Willow-Warbler are rather blunt ovals, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end; they are pure white with some gloss, one specimen being almost devoid of markings, the other three with a faint freckled zone of light rufous-brown round the larger end. They measure ‘58 to °62 in length, by ‘48 in breadth. 4. Koko-nor (Tring Museum). Crowley Bequest. ir OREOPNEUSTE.— REGULOIDES. 225 Oreopneuste fuscata (Blyth). Phyllopneuste fuscata, Zacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 357; 1873, taf. i. fig. 6. Lusciniola fuscata, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 127 (1881); Tacz. Faune Orn, Sibér. Orient. p. 272 (1891); Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). Phylloscopus fuscatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 405 (1889). Oreopueuste fuscatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903). The eggs of the Dusky Willow-Warbler are of a pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a plain white colour. Five examples measure respectively: ‘67 by ‘52; -63 by 5; °64 by 5; °60 by °51; 68 by °5. 1. Lake Baikal, Siberia (Dybowsk:). Seebohm Coll. 2. Kultuk, Lake Baikal, 12th June. Crowley Bequest. 2. Dauria, June (Dybowskt). Crowley Bequest. Oreopneuste neglecta, Hume. Phylloscopus neglectus, Hume, Ibis, 1870, p. 145; Blanf. East. Persia,ii. p- 182 (1876); Seebohm, Ibis, 1877, p. 99; Witherby, Ibis, 1903, p. 537. Lusciniola neglecta, Seebohm, Ibis, 1880, p. 277; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vy. p. 181 (1881). Oreopneuste neglectus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1903). The eggs of Hume’s Grass-Warbler are oval in shape, distinctly pointed towards the smaller end, and pure white with a slight gloss. They measure °6 by °45. 4, Dasht-i-arjan, Persia, 28th April. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [ P.]. Genus REGULOIDES, Blyth. Reguloides proregulus (Pall.). Reguloides proregulus, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 860, 1573, taf. i. fig. 10; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 215 (1908). Phylloscopus proregulus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 71 (1881); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p.408 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests &§ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. 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. R. C.; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). VOL. IV. Q 226 ®BYLVIIDA. Reguloides superciliosus (Gmel.). Phylloscopus superciliosus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 469 (1874) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 12; wd. Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 68 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 441, pl. 10 (1883) ; cd. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 208, pl. 58. fig. 9 (1896) ; Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 496. Phyllopneuste superciliosa, Zacz. 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 2. humei, being white, speckled and spotted, more so at the large end than elsewhere, with reddish brown and some obsolete underlying lavender. Five examples measure from ‘56 to ‘6 in length, and -45 in breadth. 5. Yenesei Valley, Lat. 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) ; td. ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind, Birds, i i. p- 262 (1889) ; Wilson, ‘Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soe, xii. p. 636 (1899). Reguloides humei, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 216 (1903). The eggs of Hume’s Willow-Warbler vary from a pointed to a blunt oval shape and possess little gloss. They are white, marked with specks and spots of reddish brown and very pale underlying lavender. On some specimens the markings are very fine, on others rather coarse and blotchy, but in either case they are most dense over the broader half of the 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. £. Brooks). Hume Coll. 3. Kashmir, lst June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir, ‘ 2nd June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll. 8. Kashmir, 3rd June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll. i Kashmir, 4th June (W. £. B.). Hume Coll. TE Kashmir, 6th June (W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Kashmir, 3lst May UW. EF. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir (IW. E. B.). Crowley Bequest. 3. me. ,June(W.£.B.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. oll.). 2. Kashmir, 2nd June (IW. E. 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; wd. 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. (HZ, Seebohm). Acanthopneuste plumbeitarsus (Swirh.). Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 507 (1878) 5 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 (1903). Phyllopneuste plumbeitarsus, Tacz. Faune Orn. Sibér. Orvent. 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 (7emm.). Phylloscopus coronatus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 48 (1881); zd. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 69 (1890) ; Nehkrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 32 (1899). Acanthopneuste coronatus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 417 (1889). Phyllopneuste coronata, Tacz. J. f. O. 1872, p. 859, 1878, 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. 2. Hondo Isl., Japan, 25th May. Crowley Bequest. Acanthopneuste occipitalis (Blyth). Phylloscopus occipitalis, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 50 (1881); Nehrk. Kat. Kiersammi. p, 32 (1899), Acanthopneuste occipitalis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 418 (1889) ; id. ed. Hu:ne, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 2€7 (£889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iy. p. 218 (1908). 3 @ 228 SYLVIID, The eggs of the Large Crowned Willow-Warbler vary from a pointed to a blunt oval form. They are moderately glossy and plain white. -63 by 46; -62 by °48. Four examples measure respectively : *65 by °5 ; °63 by -49; 1. Kashmir, 21st May (C. R. Cock). Hume Coll. 1. Kashmir, 3rd June (C. R. C.). Hume Coll. 2. Kashmir, 4th June (C. R. C.). Hume Coll. 1 Kashmir, 3lst May (C. R. 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, 1. p. 420 (1889) ; ad. ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 269 (1889) ; Oates, Ibis, 1894, p. 482 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 218 (1903). The eggs of the Burmese White-tailed Willow-Warbler are of a rather broad oval form, moderately glossy, and plain white. Four specimens measure respectively : *58 by -49 ; 58 by 48; °57 by “48 ; *6 by 46. 1. Byingyi Mountain, Upper Burma, Oates Coll. March (Z. W. Oates). 3. Mooleyit Mountain, Tenasserim, 2nd Feb. (W. Davison), Hume Coll. Genus CHTHONICOLA, Gould. Chthonicola sagittata (Zath.). 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. Eiersammil. p. 56 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 28, pl. 10 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 219 (1908). 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. (£. P. Ramsay : Tristram Coll.). 2. Ashfield, N.S.W. (Z. P. R.: Tris- tram Coll.). New South Wales (Z. P. R.). New South Wales (G. Bennett). New South Wales. Gippsland, Victoria. Oakleigh, Victoria, 21st Sept. (4.7. Jorth). 1. Australia. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C.[P.]. Crowley Bequest. Co Ft bo G9 o9 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [Pd bo bo We) ACANTHIZA. Genus ACANTHIZA, Vig. 5 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. 137, pl. xiii. fig. 16 (1889) ; Nehrk, Kat. Fiersamml. p. 56 (1899); Campbell, Nests S 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. New South 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. wih AN Nc (A. J. N Acanthiza inornata, Gould. (Plate X. fig. 8.) Acanthiza inornata, Gould, 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 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 133 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p- 280, pl. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 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 Noy. (A. J. North). Crowley Bequest. 230 SYLVIIDE, 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.}. 4. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [ P.'- 3. Frankston, Victoria, Oct. (A. J. Crowley Bequest. North). 3. 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. 865 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 295 (1883); North, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 134 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. 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 °d. 1. Tasmania (Wson). Gould Coll. 1. Tasmania (Weilson). Gould Coll. 3. Tasmania (£. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest. 1. Tasmania (2. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest. 1. Tasmania, Oct. mE aes Saunders, Esq. Pi Acanthiza apicalis, Gould. (Plate X. fig. 9.) Acanthiza apicalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 368 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 296 (1885); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 185 (1889) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 283 (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. Eversammi. 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 (Wehrkorn Coll.) Crowley Bequest. 3. Wimmera District, Victoria, 16th Crowley Bequest. Sept. (4. J. North). Acanthiza lineata, Gould. (Plate X. fig. 14.) Acanthiza lineata, Gould, Hando. Birds Austr. 1. p. 872; Ramsay, P. Z. §. 1866, p. 571; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 297 (1888) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 138 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 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. 3. NewSouth Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll. I.) Dobroyde, N.S.W. (2. Po Ri: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Dobroyde, Oct. (4. P.R.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Gippsland, Victoria, 10th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy § Gaam.). Geobasileus chrysorrhous, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 374 (1865) ; Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 575. Acanthiza chrysorrhoa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 298 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 238 (1901). Geobasileus chrysorrhcea, 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. bo ise) bo . Australia. Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. 4. South Australia. Gould Coll. 5. South Australia. Gould Coll. 8. South Australia. Gould Coll. 5. Belmore, N.S.W. (with an egg of | Crowley Bequest. Chalcococcyx plagosus). 1. Dobroyde, N.S. W. (£. P. Ramsay - Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 5. Canterbury, N.S.W., 14th Aug. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 5. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria pt 5. Victoria (with an egg of Chalco- Govt. of Victoria | P. | coceyx plagosus). 5. Yarra River, Victoria, 21st Sept. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 1. Melbourne, 7th Dec. (W. Bridger). Salvin-Godman Coll. SYEVIIDA, Melbourne, 7th Dec. (W. B.: with an egg of Chalcococcyx basalis). Tasmania (Tristram Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Acanthiza reguloides, Vig. § Horsf. Geobasileus reguloides, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 376 (1865) ; Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1866, p.575; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 140 (1889). Acanthiza reguloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 299 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersammil. p. 57 (1899); Campbell, Nests §& Eggs Austr. Birds, 1, p. 289 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 220 (19038). 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 Aug. (North Coll.). 5. New South Wales (Z£. P. Ramsay). 5. New South Wales (LZ. P. R.). 3. Dobroyde, N.S.W., Oct. (Z. P. R.: Tristram Coll.). 3. Braidwood, N.S.W., 15th Oct. (A. J. North). 4, Dandenong Creek, Victoria, Oct. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ie. SERICORNIS. 233 Genus SERICORNIS, Gould. Sericornis brunnea (Gould). Pyrrholemus brunneus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p- 384; Ramsay, Proc. 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) ; zd. 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, Grould. Sericornis citreogularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. 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. Eiersammi. p- d7 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 243, pl. 10 (1901). Sericornis citreigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. 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. 6 Horsf.). (Plate X. figs. 10 & 13.) Sericornis frontalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 899 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 303 (1883) ; North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 131 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p- 57 (1899) ; Camp- bell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 245 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p- 220 (1908). 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 oyer 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). Sericornis magnirostris (Gould). Sericornis magnirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 362 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 3805 (1883); North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 152 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 247, pl. 10 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 221 (1903). 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. * cettii (Bradypterus), 239. cettii (Calamodyta), 239, cettii (Sylvia), 239. chabert (Abbottornis), 262. chabert (Leptopterus), 262. Cheetornis, 202. chalybeius (Crateropus), 12. Chamea, 317. cherina (Cisticola), 193. chivi (Vireo), 294. chloronotus (Orthoto- mus), 191. Chloropeta, 205. Chlorophoneus, 297. chlorura (Pachycephala), 296. 339 chrysrea (Stachyrhis), 47. chrysiea (Stachyridopsis), a7. chrysza (Stachyris), 47. chrysolaus (Merula), 119: chrysolaus (Turdus), 119: chrysoptera (Neositta), 324. chrysoptera (Sittella), o chrysopterum (Trochalo- pteron), 9. chrysopterum (Trochalo- pterum), 5, chrysorrhoa (Acanthiza), 231. chrysorrheea (Geobasi- leus), 231. chrysorrhous leus), 251, Chthonicola, 228. Cichlherminia, 90. Cichloselys, 112. Cinclorhamphus, 28. cinclorhynecha (Monti- cola), 180. cinclorhyneha (Petro- phila), 130. Cinclosoma, 1, 2. Cinclus, 79. cinclus (Cinelus), 80. cincta (Peecile), 302. cinctus (Parus), 302. cinerea (Coulluricincla), 266. cinerea (Emarginata), 164. cinerea (Myrmecocichla), 164. cinerea 164. cinerea (Saxicola), 164. cinerea (Sylvia), 209. (Geobasi- (Poliocichla), cinerea, var. fusvipilea (Sylvia), 210. cinereiceps (Fulvetta), 45. cinereiceps (Ianthocin- cla), 10. cinereiceps (Proparus), 45. cinereiceps (Trochalo- pteron), LO. cinereum (‘Toxostoma), 86. cinereus (Cracticus), aT4. cinereus (Harporhyn- chus), 86. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, cinereus (Parus), 508. Cisticola, 191. cisticola (Acrocephalus), 191. cisticola 191. cisticola (Sylvia), 191. Cistothorus, 70. citreigularis (Sericornis), 233. citreogularis (Sericornis), 233. citrina (Geocichla), 111. Cittocinela, 155. Climacteris, 326. coburni (Hylocichla), 127. Cochoa, 92. collaris (Accentor), 182. collaris (Fiseus), 282. eollaris (Lanius), 282. Colluricinela, 266. Collurio, 278. collurio (Enneoctonus), (Cisticola), collurio (Lanius), 283. collybita (Phylloscopus), 999 Collyrio, 278. Collyriocichla, 266. Collyriocincla, 266. Coostoma, 62. conspicillata (Stoparola), 215. conspicillata (Sylvia), 215. Copsychus, 153. coronata (Acantho- pneuste), 227. coronata (Phyllopneuste), 007 aml. eoronatus (Acantho- pneuste), 227. coronatus (Phylloscopus), 227. coryphea (Aédon), 157. corypheus (Erytbro- pygia), 157. Corythocichla, 40. Cossypha, 156. cost (Certhia), 324. couesi (Campylorhyn- chus), 66. couesi (Heleodytes), 66. Cracticus, 272. Crateropus, 13, 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. eristatus (Lophophanes), 504. cristatus (Parus), 304. cristatus (Regulus), 317. crococephalus (Regulus), 317. zruentatus boweri (Malu- rus), 251. . cruentatus (Laniarius), 292, eruentatus (Malurus), 251. cruentus 292. cruentus(Rhodophoneus), 292. eruralis (Brachypteryx), o4. eruralis (Cinclorham- phus), 28. cruralis (Drymochares), 54. cruralis (Heteroxenicus), 54. eucullatus (Telephonus), 294. Curruea, 211. curruca (Sylvia), 2135, 214. cursitans HE curvirostris (Cisticola), 195. curvirostris 195. eurvirostris (Harporhyn- chus), 88. curvirostris (Toxostoma), 88. curvirostris 262. curvirostris, var. palmeri (Harporhynchus), 88. eyana (Petrophila), 129. evyane (Larvivora), 149. cyanea (Larvivora), 149. cyanea (Petrocincla), 129. Cyancecula, 143. (Laniarius), (Cisticola), (Drymeeca), (Vanga), cyanecula (Cyanecula), 144. eyaneculus (Erithacus), lid. cyaneus (Hrithacus), 49. cyaneus (Malurus), 248. eyaneus (Turdus), 129. Cyanistes, 310. cyanonota (Geocichla), 111. eyanonotus (Geocichla), 1 cyanuroptera (Siva), 58. cyanus (Cyanistes), 312. cyanus (Monticola), 129. cyanus (Petrocossyphus), 18 cyanus (Parus), 312. cyanus (Petrophila), 129. Daulias, 146. dauma (Geocichla), 113. dauma (Oreocichla), 113. dauma (Oreocincla), 113. dayidi (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), » dorsalis (Malurus), 251. dresseri (Parus), 301. dresseri (Peecile), 501. Dromoleza, 170. Drymacedus, 3. Drymocataphus, 34, 36. Drymochera, 36.' Drymochares, 54, Drymodes, 3. Drymeca, 194. Drymoica, 236. Dryodromas, 233. Dryonastes, 23. Dryoscopus, 292. dubia (Minla), 45. dubius (Scheniparus), 45 Dumetia, 31, 32. Dumeticola, 188. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. dumetorum (Acrocepha- lus), 186. earlei (Argya), 11. eclipes (Argya), 11. egertoni (Actinodura), elaeica (Chloropeta), 206. elaica (Chloropeta), 207. elaica (Hypolais), 206. elaica (Sylvia), 206. ellioti (l'rochalopterum), elliotti (Trochalopteron), Ellisia, 198. Emarginata, 164. Enneoctonus, 279, 283. Eopsaltria, 209. Ephthianura, 155. Erithacus, 147. Eroessa, 235. Erythaca, 147. erythraea (Saxicola), 172. erythrocephala (Acre- dula), 312. erythrocephala (Cisti- cola), 194. erythrocephalum (Tro- chalopterum), 5. ‘ erythrocephalus (Aigi- thaliscus), 312. erythrogaster(Monticola), 131. erythrogaster phila), 131. erythrogastra (Petro- phila), 181. erythogenys (Pomato- rhinus), 19. (Petro- erythronota (Ruticilla), 141. erythronotus (Cephalo- phoneus), 286. erythroaotus (Lanius), 286. erythronotus (Pheenicu- rus), 141. erythropleurus (Merula), 102 erythropleurus (Turdus), 102 erythropterus (Pterery- thrius), 61. erythropterus (Pteru- thius), 61. erythropterus (Ptery- thius), 61. erythropterus (Tele- phonus), 293, 204. Erythropygia, 157. Hupetes, 2. Eurocephalus, 266. europeeus (Troglodytes), 74. europea (Sitta), 320. eurymelena (Saxicola), INefale everetti (Staphidia), 58. excubitor (Lanius), 275. excubitorius (Fiscus), 283. excubitorius 283. excubitoroides 278. exilis (Cisticola), 194. extensicauda (Dryinceca), 244, extensicauda (Prinia), 244. (Lanius), (Lanius), fairbanki (Trochalo- pterum), 8. Faleunculus, 294. falklandica (Merula), 102 falklandicus (Turdus), 103. fallax (Lanius), 275. familiaris (Aédon), 177. familiaris (Agrobates), Nile familiaris (Certhia), 324, familiaris (Saxicola), 165. familiaris (Sylvia), 177. fasciata (Chama), 317. felivox (Turdus), 85. ferrea (Oreicola), 163. ferrugineus (Dryosco- pus), 292. ferrugineus (Laniarius), 292. ferruginosus (Pomato- rhinus), 17. fervidus (Accentor), 134. fervidus (Lharrhaleus), 134. Ficedula, 205. finschi (Saxicola), 172. finschii (Saxicola), 172. Fiscus, 282. flavicans (Drymeca), 241. flavicans (Drymoica), 2. flavicans (Prinia), 241. flavicapillus (Regulus), 017. 302 neweoye (Bgithalus), 315 flavic reps (Auriparus), 317. flavicollis (Ixulus), 60. flavifrons (Lanivireo), 254. flavifrons (Vireo), 254. flavigaster (Eopsaltria), 300. flavigastra (Hopsaltria), 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), 287. flavoviridis (Vireo), 253. fluviatilis (Aédonops), 178. fluviatilis (Locustella), 178. fluviatilis (Sylvia), 178. fortipes (Cettia), 237, oo aWJO. fortipes (Horornis), 257 Franklinia, 196. frantzii (Catharus), 174. frontalis (Dendrophila), 323. frontalis 141. frontalis (Ruticilla), 141. frontalis (Sericornis), 233. frontalis (Sitta), 323. fulicata (Thamnobia), 152. fuliginosa (Rhyacorais), 142. . fuliginosa (Xanthopygia), 142. fuliginosus thus), 27. fuliginosus (Rhyacornis), 142. fulva (Argya), 13. fulvescens (Accentor), 134. fulvescens (Tharrhaleus), 134. Fulvetta, 45. fulvicapilla 2305. (Pheenicurus), (Calaman- (Cisticola), ALPHABETICAL INDEX, fulvicapilla mas), 235. fulvicapillus mas), 235. fulvifrons 1D: fumigata (Merula), 107. fwnigatus (Turdus), 107. furvus (Troglodytes) 75. fusca (Cercomela), 163. fusca (Myrmecocichla), 163. fuscata (Cichlherminia), 90. fuscata (Lusciniola), 225, fuscata (Oreopneuste), 225. eee (Phyllopneuste), 29 (Dryodro- (Dryodro- (Cisticola), cui (Merula), 110. fuscatra (Semimerula), 110. fuscatus (Margarops), 90. fuscatus (Oreopneuste), 225, Se (Phylloseopus), ee ste 124. fuscescens (Turdus), 124. fuscipilea (Sylvia), 210. fuscus (Artamus), 258. (Hylocichla), galactodes (Aédon), 176. galactodes (Agrobates), 176 galactodes (Sylvia), 176. galactotes (Aédon), 176. Galeoscoptes, 89. galtoni (Saxicola), 165. garrula (Bombycilla), 256. Garrulax, 20. Garrulus, 9. garrulus (Ampelis), 256. cenibarbis (Lhryothor us), 69. genibarbis (Troglodytes), 69. Geobasileus, 231. Geocichla, 111, 118. georgiana (Hopsaltria), 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. glaucura (Pachycephala), 296: golzii (Aedon), 146. golzii (Daulias), 146. golzi (Erithacus), 146. gouldi (Collyriocincla), 268. gouldi (Malurus), 249. gouldi (Pinarolestes), 268. gracilis (Burnesia), 247 gracilis (Cisticola), 196. gracilis (Drvmeeca), 247. gracilis (Franklinia), 196. gracilis (Lioptila), 56. gracilis (Malurus), 247, gracilis (Mimus), 84. gracilis (Prinia), 196. Grallina, 263. graiineus (Megalurus), ) gramineus (Sphenceacus), 200. Grammatoptila, 25. grayi (Merula), 104. grayi (Turdus), 104. grayll (Turdus), 104, grenadensis (Tbryotho- rus), 69. griseogularis (Hopsaltria), 300. griseogularis cephala), 500. griseus (Crateropus), 27. gulari is (Argya), 13. cul aris (Garrulax), 2 22. gularis (Mixornis), 49. gularis (Paradoxornis), (Pachy- eularis (Sexorbynchus), G4. gularis (Suthora), 64. gularis (Tephrodornis), 265. guttata (Hylocichla), 126. guttatus (Henicurus), 137. guttatus (Turdus), 126, gutturalis (Laniarius), 291. gutturalis (Oreoica), 294. gutturalis( Pachycephala), 296. gutturalis (Pelicinius), 291. gymnophthaimus rula), 105. gymnophthalmus (Tur- dus), 105. Gymnorhina, 270. (Me- harmonica cincla), 266. harmonica (Collyrio- cichla), 266. harmonica (Collyrio- cincla), 266. Harporhynebus, 86. hartlaubi (Crateropus), AS. Heleodytes, 65. Hemipteryx, 193. Hemipus, 263. Hemiura, 77. Henicorhina, 78. Henicurus, 136. Heteroxenicus, 54. hiemalis (Anorthura), 76. himalayanus (Accentor), 131: Hippolais, 20+. hirtensis (Anorthura), 75. hirtensis (Troglodytes), 75. hodgsoni (Certhia), 825, hodgsoni (Prinia), 196. Hodgsonius, 148. (Colluri- hornensis (Troglodytes), Tes Horornis, 237. horsfieldi(Myiophoneus), 52. horsfieldi (Pomato- rhinus), 15. hortensis (Curruca), 211. hortensis (Sylvia), 211. hueti (Aleippe). 48. humei (Reguloides), 226. humeralis (Fiscus), 282. humeralis (Lanius), 28 ?. humii (Pbylloscopus), 226. humilis (Sericornis), 234. huttoni (Argya), 11. hydrophilos (Calamo- herpe), 185. Bylacola, 4. Hylocichla, 123. Hyloterpe, 299. hyperleuca (Gymno- vhina), 271. hy es ythra (Dumetia), Hy jerolius, 269. Hypolais, 204. hypolais (Hypolais), 204. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, hypolais (Sylvia), 204. hypoleucus (Artamus), 260. hypoleucus (Melanotis), 90 hypoleucus rhinus), 18. (Pomato- Tanthia, 149. Tanthocincela, 6, 10. icterina (Hypolais), 204. icterina (Sylvia), 204. icterops (Sylvia), 210. Tduna, 205. ignicapillus (Regulus), 318. ignobilis (Merula), 106. ignobilis (Turdus), 106. ignotum (Pellorneum), ignotus (Drymocata- phus), 34. iliaca (Hylocichla), 126. iliacus (Turdus), 126. immaculatus (Henicu- rus), 136. incertus (Hupetes), 3. indica (Pratincola), 160, inornata (Acanthiza), 229. inornata (Prinia), 243, 244. inornatus(Lophophanes), 305. inornatus (Parus), 242, 305. inquieta (Scotocer ca), 236. intermedius (Troglo- dytes), 73. irbii (Acredula), 314. irbyi (Agithalus), 314. isabellina (Otomela), 290. isabellina (Saxicola), 168. isabellinus (Lanius), 20. Ixulus, 58, 60. jerdoni (Accentor), 134. “jerdoni (Drymeeca), 244. jerdoni 134. jerdoni (Timelia), 29. (Lbarrhaleus), 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 206. languida (Iduna), 206, Laniarius, 291, 292. Lanius, 274. Lanivireo, 254. lantzi (Ellisia), 199. lantzi (Nesillas), 199. lantzii (Hilisia), 199. Laryivora, 149. Laticilla, 198. layardi (Merula), 109. (Hypolais), lecontei (Toxostoma), 89. leeontii (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 (Artamuis), 257. leucogaster (Cinclus), 80. leucogaster (Faleuncu- lus), 294. sic aii (Merula), 108. leucolophus (Garrulax), 20. leucomela 170. leucomelzena (Saxicola), 169. leucomelas 106. leuconota (Parita), 270. jengeuate (Gymuorhina), 270. leucophrys (Aédon), 157, 158. (Saxicola), (Turdus), leucopbrys | Migs o- pygia), 1 leucoph alee © ae rhina), 78. leucopsis (Cephalo- cephbala), 316, leucopsis (Sitta), 328. leucopsis (Xerophila), 316. leucopterus (Cracticus), 273. leucopterus (Malurus), 250. leucopygialis (Artamus), 257. leucorhynchus mus), 257. leucorhynus (Artamus), 257. (Arta- leucura (Dromolza), 170. leucura (Notodela), 151. leucura (Saxicola), 170. levaillantii (Drymeeca), 194. libanotica = (Saxicola), 172. lineata (Acanthiza), 231. lineatum § (Trochalopte- rum), 9. Lioptila, 56. Liothrix, 60. Loeustella, 178. locustella (Locustella), ibys): locustella (Salicaria), locustella (Sylvia), 179. locustelloides (Cheetor- nis), 202. longicaudatus (Mimus), 82. longicaudus (Malurus), 249. longirostra (Toxostoma), longirostris (Harporhyn- chus), 87. longirostris (Sphenura), 252. longirostris (Thryophi- lus), 67. Lophophanes, 304. loriz (Eupetes), 3. ludoviciz (Merula), 100. ludovicianus (Collurio), 278. ludovicianus (Collyrio), 278. ludovicianus 278. ludovicianus (Thryotho- rus), 68. ludovicianus, var. berlan- dieri (Lhryothorus), 68. (Lanius), ALPHABETICAL INDEX, ludovicianus, var. ex- cubitoroides(Collurio), 278. ludovicianus, var. ludo- vicianus = (Thryotho- rus), 68. ludovicianus, var. mia- mensis (Thryothorus), 68. lugens (Saxicola), 169. lugubris (Cisticola), 195. lugubris (Parus), 302. lugubris (Peecila), 502. lugubris (Peecile), 302. lunulata (Geocichla), 114. lunulata (Oreocichla), 114. lunulata (Oreocincla), 114. luscinia (Aedon), 146. luscinia (Daulias), 144. luscinia (Erithaeus), 144. luseinia (Philomela), 144. luscinia (Sylvia), 144. luscinioides (Locustella), 178. luscinioides (Sylvia), 178. Lusciniola, 178, 188, 189. Lusciniopsis, 178. luscinoides (Calamodyta), 178. luscinoides (Salicaria), 178. lutea (Liothrix), 60. luteus (Liothrix), 61. luzoniensis (Cittocincla), 156. macclellandi (Pomato- rhinus), 19. Machlolophus, 306. macrodactylus (‘Tur- dinus), 36. Macronus, 50. macrura (Cittocinela), 155. macrurus (Copsychus), 155. macrurus (Megalurus), 201. maculatus (Henicurus), 137. maculicollis (Orthoto- mus), 190. maculicollis (Sutoria), 190. maculirostris (Merula), 106. maculirostris (Turdus), LOG. maculosa (Drymeca), 242 maculosa (Prinia), 242. madagascariensis (Berni- eria), 34. madagascariensis (Cisti- cola), 193. madagascariensis (Neso- bates), 39. madagascariensis (Oxy- labes), 39. madagascariensis typica (Ellisia), 198. madagascariensis, var. lantzii (Ellisia), 199. maderensis (Regulus), 319. magellanica (Merula), 103. magellanicus (Troglo- dytes), 74. magellanicus (Turdus), 103. maguirostris (Acro- cephalus), 183. magnirostris (Sericornis), 234. major (Parus), 307. major (Philomela), 146. malaccensis (Anuropsis), 39. malaccensis pteryx), 59. malachurus (Stipiturus), 251. Malacias, 56. Malacocereus, 13, 27. Malaconotus, 291. Malacopterum, 38. malacoptilus (Rimator), 4 (Brachy- malacurus 251. malcolmi (Argya), 15. Malurus, 247, 248. mandarina (Merula), 95. mandarinus (Turdus), 95. mandellii (Minla), 46. wnandellii (Pellorneum), 33. mandellii (Schceniparus), 46. manilla (Petrophila), 120. manillensis (Petrocossy- phus), 150. Margarops, 90. (Stipiturus), marginata 115. marginata (Zoothera), 115. maura (Pratincola), 160. Mecistura, 313. Megalurus, 199. megarhyncha (Aedon), 144. melanocephala philus), 217. melanocephala (Pyro- phthalma), 217. melanocephala (Sylvia), 217. melanocephalus (Malu- rus), 200. (Geocichla), (Melizo- melanogaster (Cinclus), 80. melanoleuca (Lioptila), 56. melanoleuca (Malacias), 56 melanoleuca (Saxicola), tiles 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- rhinus), 15. Melizophilus, 217. melpomene (Catharus), 173. (Artamus), mentalis (Artamus), 258. meridionalis (Lanius), Swiss Billie Merula, 91, 92. mertla (Merula), 93. merula (Turdus), 92. merulina (Stactocichla), 22 ae Mesia, 62. mesoleuca (Ruticilla), 139. mesoleucus(Phcenicurus), 139. mexicana (Sialia), 175, 176. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, mexicanus eee mexicanus (Cinclus), 80. miamensis(Thryothorus), 68. Mierccichla, 138. migratoria (Merula), (Catherpes), migratorius (Turdus), 122. Mimocichla, 92. Mimus, 81. minima (Acredula), 312. minimus (Psaltriparus), 312, Minla, 45. minor (Artamus), 261, minor (Lanius), 274. minor (Parus), 307. minor (Phylloscopus), 299 minutus (Anthoscopus), 31d. Mixornis, 49. modestus (Thryophilus), 67. modestus (Vireo), 256. modularis (Acceutor), 32. modularis (Tharrhaleus), 132. modulator (Mimus), 83. mollissima (Geocichla), 114. mollissima (Oreocichla), 114. mollissima (Oreocincla), 114. momus (Curruea), 214, momus (Sylvia), 214. moniliger (Garrulax), 21, montana (Mixornis), 50. montanellus (Accentor), 133. montanellus rhaleus), 133. 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), 142 es 300 moussieri (Pinarochroa), 142. moussieri (Ruticilla), 142, munda_ (Erythropygia), 58 muraria (Certhia), 526. muraria (Tichodroma), 326. murina (Orateroscelis), 39. murinus (Turdinulus), musculus (Troglodytes), 73. musica (Hylocichla), 127. musicus (Pomatorhinus), 18. musicus (Turdus), 127. mustelina (Hylocichla), 123. mustelinus (Turdus), 123. Myiadectes, 91. Myiadestes, 91. Myiedestes, 91. Myiophoneus, 51. Myrnecocichla, 163. mystacea (Prinia), 242. mystacea (Sylvia), 214. Myzornis, 62. neevia (Locustella), 179. nana (Acanthiza), 229. nasalis (Pyctorhis), 31. nasutus (Cephalopho- neus), 289. natalensis (Cisticola), IOS: neglecta (Anorthura), 76. neglecta (Lusciniola), 225: neglecta (Oreopneuste), D925 neglectus (Phylloscopus), 295 225. Neomixis, 235. Neornis, 237. Neositta, 324. nepalensis (Alcippe), 41. nepalensis (Drymo- chares), 54. Nesillas, 198. Nesobates, 39. neumayeri (Sitta), 320, 321. newtoni (Calamocichla), 202. 336 newtoni (Calamoherpe), 202. newtonil ory nigricapillus (Thryo- philus), 67. nigricapillus thorus), 67. nigricapitatus cataphus), 37. nigriceps — (Cephalo- phoneus), 288. nigriceps (Lanius), 288. nigriceps (Stachyrhis), 47. nigriceps (Stachyris), 47. nigrifrons (Alcippe), +t. nigrifrons (Rhopocichla), 44. (Calamodyta), (Thryo- (Dry mo- nigrigularis (Cracticus), D7) wala. nigrimentum (Trocha- lopterum), 5. nigrimentum (Yuhina), 5a 59. nigrirostris (Merula), 107. nigrirostris (Turdus), 107. nigropileus (Merula), 98. nigrorum (Merula), 97. nigrorum (Turdus), 97. nilgiriensis (Oreocincla), 113. nilgiriensis (Geocichla), nilgiriensis (Oreocichla), 113. nipalense (Pellorneum), 33. nipalensis (Alcippe), 41. nipalensis (Brachy- pteryx), 54. nipalensis (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), 24. nuchalis (Garrulax), 24. numidicus (Crateropus), 13. (Vireo), ALPHABETICAL INDEX. obscura (Merula), 119. obseurior (Pachy- cephala), 297. obscurus (Turdus), 119. occidentalis (Saxicola), 72. occidentalis (Sialia), 176. occipitalis (Acantho- pueuste), 227. occipitalis — ( Phyllo- scopus), 227. ocularia (Drymeeca), 199. ocularia (Spiloptila), 199. ocularis (Spiloptila), 199. cenanthe (Saxicola), 165. olivacea (Arundinax), 203. olivacea (Merula), 110. olivacea (Pachycephala), 298. olivacea (Vireosylvia), 253. olivaceus (Pomato- rhinus), 15. olivaceus (Turdus), 110. olivaceus (Vireo), 2538. olivetorum (Chloropeta), 205. olivetorum 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, 8&4. or_anicum (Gymno- rhina), 271. orientalis (Acrocephalus), 183, Origma, 203. orphea (Curruca), 212. orphea (Sylvia), 212. orpheus (Mimus). 82. orpbeus (Sylvia), 212. Orthonyx, I. Orthotomus, 189, 190. Otomela, 289. Oxylabes, 39. (Hypolais), Pachycephala, 269. 295. Pachycephalopsis. 299. paena (Aédon), 158, paena (Erythropygia), 158. pallasi (Cinclus), 81. pallasi (Hylocichla), 125, pallasi (Turdus), 125. pallasii (Turdus), 125. pallida ((Hippolais), 207. pallida (Hypolais), 206. pallida (Iduna), 206. pallida (Merula), 118. pallida (Yuhina), 59. pallidirostris (Lanius), 78. pallidus (Turdus), 118. palmeri (Harporhyn- chus), 88. palmeri (Toxostoma), 88. paludicola (Cistothorus), vl palustre (Pellorneum), 34 palustris (Acrocephalus), 184. palustris (Calamoherpe), 184. palustris (Cistothorus), 70. palustris (Megalurus), (\¢ palustris (Parus), 301. palustris (Peeeila), 301. palustris (Peecile), 3J1. palustris (Sylvia), 184. palustris (‘Telmatodytes), 70. Panurus, 63. papuensis (Geocichla), 113. papuensis (Oreocichla), Paradoxornis, 64. Pardaliparus, 307. parkmanni (Troglodytes), wey) (4. Parus, 63, 301, 305, 306, 307. parvissima (Collyrio- cincla), 268. parvissima(Pinarolestes), 268. parvula (Colluricinela), 268. parvula (Collyriocincla), 268. parvulus (Pinarolestes), ORR pars ulus (Troglodytes), 74. parvulus, var. hiemalis (Troglodytes), 76. passerina (Sylvia), 216. ‘a pectoralis (Garrulax), 5) pectoralis (Pachy- cephala), 296. Pelicinius, 291. Pellorneum, 33. pelvicus (Lephrodornis), 265. pendulina (Remiza), 314, pendulinus (A%githalus), 314. pendulinus (Parus), 314. Pentheres, 310. Periparus, 305. persica (Saxicola), 170. persicus (Oyanistes), 3ll. persicus (Parus), 311. personatus (Artamus), 259. personatus (Lanius), 279. perspicillatus (Dryo- nastes), 24. Petrocossyphus, 129. Petrophila, 129. poeecpeale (Alcippe), Bes (Catharus), fe phayrei (Alcippe), 43. phayrei (Pomatorhinus), 17. phayrii (Alcippe), 48 phayrii (Pomatorhinus), philippinensis (Hylo- terpe), 299. philippinensis cephala), 299. Philomela, 146. philomela (Daulias), 146. philomela (Erithacus), 146 (Pachy- philomela (Sylvia), 146. pheeniceum (Trochalo- pterum), 7 pheenicura (Otomela), 290. phenicura (Ruticilla), 138. phenicuroides (Hodg- sonius), 148. pheenicuroides (Lanius), 289. pheenicuroides (Otomela), 289. Pheenicurus, 138. VOL. IV. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, phenicurus (Pheeni- eurus), 138. pheenicurus (Ruticilla), phenicurus (Sylvia), 38. Phoneus, 279. phragmitis (Acro- cephala), 181. phragmitis (Calamo- dyta), 181. phragmitis (Salicaria), 181. phragmitis (Sylvia), 181. Phylloscopus, 219. pica (Copsychus), 155. pica (Gervaisia), 155. picaoides (Sibia), 55. picata (Grallina), 263. picata (Saxicola), 169. picatus (Hemipus), 263. picoides (Sibia), 55. picticollis (Garrulax), 22. pilaris (Turdus), 116. pileata (Campicola), 173. pileata (Neositta), 324, pileata (Saxicola), 173. pileata (Sittella), 524. pileata (Timelia), 29, 30. Pinarochroa, 142. Pinarolestes, 268. pinetorum (Calamo- herpe), 185. platensis (Cistothorus), gale platensis (Troglodytes), 71 Platycichla, 91. platyura (Schcenicola), 201. plebeia (Merula), 107. plebeius (Turdus), 107. pleschanka (Saxicola), 170. maleic _(Acantho- pneuste), 227. plumbeitarsus (Phyllo- pneuste), 227. plumbeitarsus (Phyllo- scopus), 227. plumbeus (Vireo), 255. Pnoepyga, 40, 78. Peecila, 301. Peecile, 301. poena (Aédon), 158. pena (Erythropygia), 158. peeocephala (Aleippe), 337 poliocephala (Merula), 101. Poliocichla, 164. poliosoma (Pachy- eephala), 299. poliosoma (Pachy- cephalopsis), 299, polychroa (Prinia), 2 polychroa (Suya), nee polyglotta (Ficedula), 205. polyglotta (Hippolais), 204, 207. 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 (Trochalo- pteron), 7 Proparus, 44. propinquus (Turdus), 123. proregulus (Phyllo- pneuste), 225. proregulus (Phyllo- scopus), 225. proregulus (Reguloides), 225. provincialis philus), 218. provincialis 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. (Melizo- (Sylvia), pulcher (Eupetes), 2. pulcherrimus (Malurus), 250, Z 338 punctatum (Cinclosoma), 1 pusilla (Acanthiza), 229. pusilla (Pnoepyga), 78. Pyctorhis, 30. pygmea (Sitta), 323. pyrocephalus (Regulus), 318 Pyrophthalma, 217. Pyrrholemus, 233. pyrrhops (Stachyrhido- psis), 49. pyrrhops (Stachyrido- psis), 49. pyr rhopygia (Acanthiza), 230. pyrrhura (Myzornis), 62. quoyi (Cracticus), 272. railoides (Myiadectes), 91. ralloides (Myiadestes), 91. ralloides (Myiedestes), rama (Hypolais), 207. rama (Iduna), 207. rectirostris (Collyrio- cichla), 267. rectirostris (Collyrio- cinela), 267. redivivum (Toxostoma), 88. redivivus (Harporhyn- chus), 88. redivivus lecontii (Har- porhynchus), 89. Reguloides, 225. reguloides (Acanthiza), 232. reguloides (Geobasileus), 232 Regulus, 317. regulus (Regulus), 517. Remiza, 514. rex (Machlolophus), 306. rex (Parus), 306 Rhinocichla, 25. Rbodophoneus, 292. Rhopocichla, 44. Rhbyacornis, 142. Rimator, 41. roberti (Pnoepyga), 40. roberti (Turdinulus), 40. robustus (Oracticus), Ore) alae ALPHABETICAL INDEX. rodericanus (Bebrornis), 252. rodericanus pterus), 252. rosea (Acredula), 313. roseus (/®githalus), 315. rosseliana (Pachyce- phala), 295. rubecula (Erithacus), 147. (Brady- rubecula (Erythaca), 147. rubecula (Erythacus), 147. rubecula (Sylvia), 147. rubeculus (Pomato- rhinus), 17. rubeculus (Pomatosto- mus), 17. rubescens (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), 2 rubripes (Turdus), 92. rueppelli (Curruca), 212. rueppelli (Sylvia), 212. rufa (Phyllopneuste), 2223. rufa (Saxicola), 172. rufa (Sylvia), 209, 222. rufescens (Calamoherpe), 187. rufescens phus), 29. (Cineclorham- rufescens (Franklinia), 197. rufescens (Ptenoedus), 29. rufieapilla (Cisticola), 191. ruficeps (Cisticola), 194. ruficeps (Enneoctonus), 279. ruficeps (Megalurus), 200, ruficeps (Pellorneum), 33. ruficeps (Sexorhynchus), 65. ruficeps (Stachyrhido- psis), 48. ae (Stachyridopsis), 48. ruficeps (Suthora), 65. ruficollis (Dryonastes), 23. ruficollis (Pomatorhi- nus), 18. rufifrons (Stachyrido- psis), 48. rufifrons (Stachyris), 48. rufigaster (Collyrio- cinela), 268. rufigaster (Pinarolestes), 268. rufigulare (Trochalo- pterum), 6. rufigularis (lanthocinela), 6. rufigularis (Minla), 45. rufigularis (Schceniparus), o. rufilata (Ianthia), 149. rufilatus (Tarsiger), 149. rufinucha (Campylo- rhynebus), 65. rufiventer (Merula), 102. rufiventer (Turdus), 2. rufiventris (Brachy- pteryx), 53. rufiventris (Callene), 53. rufiventris (Colluri- cincla), 267. rufiventris (Collyrio- cichla), 267. rufiventris (Collyrio- cincla), 267, rufiventris (Dryoscopus), rufiventris (Laniarius), 292. rufiventris (Pachyce- phala), 297. rufiventris (Pheenicurus), 140. rufiventris (Pinarolestes), 268. rufiventris (Ruticilla), 140. rufiventris (Turdus), 102. rufum (Toxostoma), 86. rufus (Harporhynchus) 86 rufus (Lanius), 279, 281. rufus (Phylloscopus), 999 rufus (Turdus), 86. rufus, var. longirostris (Harporhynchus), 87, rupestris (Monticola), 131. rupestris (Petrophila), 131 riippelli (Sylvia), 212. Ruticilla, 150. ruticilla (Phoenicura), 138. rutilus (Phoneus), 281. rutilus (Thryothorus), 69. sagittata (Chthonicola), 228. saharze (Scotocerca), 256. Salicaria, 178. salicaria (Hypolais), 204, 205. salicaria (Locustella), 208. salicaria (Sylvia), 211. Salpornis, 325. saltatrix (Saxicola), 168. samvoensis (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), 2 saxatilis (Turdus), 129. Saxicola, 158, 164, 165. Sczorhynchus, 64. scandens (Climacteris), 326. schach(Cephalophoneus), 288. schach (Lanius), 288. schach, var. formosz (Lanius), 288. schistaceus (Henicurus), 136. schisticeps (Pomatorhi- nus), 15. Scheenicola, 201. scheenicola (Cisticola), LOM Scheeniparus, 45. schcenobenus (Acroce- phalus), 181. Scotocerea, 236. scouleri (Microcichla), 138. selbii (Colluricinela), 267. Semimerula, 110. semirufa (Ruticilla), 140, ALPHABETICAL INDEX. semirufus (Phcenicurus), 140. senegalus 293. senegalus (Pomatorhyn- chus), 293. senegalus (Telephonus), 293. sepiarius (Turdinus), 3d. sericea (Cettia), 239. Sericornis, 233. 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), 9 (Laniarius), sibilatrix(Phyllopneuste), 219. sibilatrix (Phylloscopus), 219 sibilatrix (Sylvia), 219. sibirica (Geocichla), 112. sibiricus (Cichloselys), 112. sibiricus (Oreocincla), TE2: sibiricus (Parus), 302. sibiricus (Turdus), 112. sieboldi (Sittiparuas), 303. simillima (Merula), 98. simplex (Sylvia), 211. sinensis (Brachypteryx), 4 sinensis (Cettia), 237. sinensis (Heteroxenicus), 54. sinensis (Horornis), 237. sinensis (Pyctorhis), 30. sinuata (Emarginata), 165. sinuata (Myrmecocichla), 165. sinuata 165. sinuata (Saxicola), 165. Sitta, 320. Sittella, 324. Sittiparus, 46, 303. Siva, 58. socialis (Burnesia), 246. socialis (Prinia), 246. solitaria (Monticola), 150. (Poliocichla), 339 solitaria (Petrophila). 130. solitarius (Lanivireo), 255. solitarius (Vireo), 255. solitarius, var. plum- beus (Lanivireo), 255. solstitialis (Hemiura), 77. solstitialis (Troglodytes), Wide 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), 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, 72. Staphidia, 57. stellaris (Cistothorus), ial: stellaris (Trogledytes), (alts stenorhynchus (Pomato- rhinus), 18. stentoreus (Acrocepha- lus), 188. Stipiturus, 251. Stoparola, 215. strangei (Cisticola), 195. strepera (Salicaria), 185. streperus (Acrocephalus), 185. striata (Corythocichla), 40. striata (Grammatoptila), 23. striata (Suya), 240. striaticeps (Dryimoica), 236. Z 2 3540 striaticeps (Macronus), 50. striatulus (Troglodytes), ee striatus (Crateropus), 27. striatus (Malacocercus), 27. striatus (Turdinus), 40. stricklandii (Saxicola), 168. stridulus (Pomatorhi- nus), 18. subalpina (Stoparola), 216. subalpina (Sylvia), 216, 217 subochraceum (Pellor- neum), 33. subrufa (Argya), 11. subruficapilla (Cisticola), 196. substriata (Burnesia), 246. substriata (Drymeeca), 246, substriata (Prinia), 246. suecica (Cyanecula), 143. suecica (Erithacus), 143. sueci¢a (Phenicura), 143. suecica (Sylvia), 143. sulphureipectus (Chloro- phoneus), 291. sulphureipectus (Lania- rius), 291. sulphureipectus (Malaco- notus), 291. superbus (Hrithacus), 148. superciliaris (Burnesia), 246. superciliaris (Dryma- cedus), 3. superciliaris (Drymodes), 3. superciliaris (Prinia), 246. superciliaris (Xipho- rhamphus), 19. superciliosa (Otomela), 290. superciliosa (Phyllo- pneuste), 226. supercilicsus (Artamus), 259. supercilicsus (Lanius), 290. superciliosus (Phyllo- scopus), 226. superciliosus (Pomato- rhinus), 10, ALPHABETICAL INDEX, superciliosus (Pomato- stomus), 16, superciliosus loides), 226. Suthora, 63. Sutoria, 189. sutoria (Sutoria), 189. sutorius (Orthotomus), 189. Suya, 240. swainsonl (Hylocichla), 125. 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. (Regu- taivanum (Trochalo- pteron), 9. taivanum (Trochalo- pterum), 9. taivanus (Garrulus), 9. Tarsiger, 149. tectrix (Cisticola), 193. tectrix (Hemipteryx), 193. Telephonus, 293. Telmatodytes, 70. temuincki (Myiopho- neus), 5O1. temmincki (Orthonyx), 1. temporalis (Pomatorhi- nus), 16. temporalis (Pomatosto- mus), 16. tenella (Eroessa), 235. tenella (Neomixis), 235. teneriffae (Cyanistes), 311. teneriffae (Parus), 311. teneriffe (Regulus), 318. Tephrodornis, 264. tephronota (Acredula), 314. tephronota (Sitta), 321. tephronotus (Zgithalus), 314. tephronotus (Cepbalo- phoneus), 286. tephronotus (Lanius), 286. tessellatus (Troglodytes), 73. Thamnobia, 151. Tharrhaleus, 132. thenea (Mimus), 83. thenca (Turdus), 83. thoracica (Apalis), 255, thoracica (Dnmeticola), 188. thoracica (Lusciniola), 188. thoracica (Tribura), 188. Thryomanes, 69. Thryophilus, 67. Thryothorus, 67, 68, 70. tibicen (Barita), 270. tibicen (Gymnorhina), 270. Tichodroma, 826. tickelli (Drymocataphus), 37. Timelia, 29. tinniens (Cisticola), 194, tithys (Pheenicura), 139. tithys (Ruticilla), 139. tithys (Sylvia), 139. titys (Phenicurus), 139. titys (Ruticilla), 139. torquata (Merula), 120. torquata (Pachycephala), 295. torquata (Pratincola), 160, 161. torquatus (Cracticus), torquatus (Turdus), 120. torqueola (Staphidia), Bf. Toxostoma, 86. treacheri (Rhinocichla), 23. Tribura, 188. tricolor (Cittocinela), 155. tricolor (Ephthianura), 135. tristis (Merula), 10+. tristis (Phyllopneuste), 223. tristis (Phyllopseuste), 223. tristis (Phylloscopus), 223. tristis (Turdus), 104, triurus (Mimus), 82. trivirgatus (Laniarius), 293. trivirgatus (Pomato- rhinus), 16, trivirgatus (Pomato- rhynchus), 293. trivirgatus (Telephonus), 293. Trochalopteron, 5, 6, 7. Trochalopterum, 5. trochilus(Phyllopneuste), 220. trochilus (Phylloscopus), 220. 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 (Lelephonus), 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. ultramarinus (Cyanistes), 3ll. ultramarinus (Parus), 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 (Drymeeea), 244. Vanga, 262, 273. vanicorensis (Merula), Die vanicorensis (Turdus), 97. variegatum pterum), 5. variegatus (Campylo- rhynchus), 65. variegatus (Heleodytes), 65. varius (Parus), 303. venezuelensis (Merula), Oe (Trochalo- venezuelensis (Platy- cichla), 91. venustulus (Pardali- parus), 307. venustulus (Parus), 307. victoriz (Lamprolia), vinipectus (Aleippe), 44. vinipectus (Proparus), 44 Vireo, 258. Vireosylvia, 253. virgatum (Trochalo- pterum), LO. viridipennis (Phyllosco- pus), 228. viridis (Cochoa), 92. viridis (Leptopterus), Y62. “Ve. 341 viscivorus (Turdus), 115. vitiensis (Merula), 109. vitiensis (Pachycephala), 269. vitiensis (Pinarolestes), 269. vittatus (Hnneoctonus), 285. vittatus (Lanius), 285. volitans (Cisticola), 194. vulgaris (Anorthura), 74. wardi (Geocichla), 112. wardii (Turdus), 112. webbiana (Suthora), 65. whiteheadi (Sitta), 822. 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. Xeropbhila, 516. Xiphorhamphus, 19. yerburit (Myrmeco- cichla), 164. Yuhina, 59. Zoothera, 115. zosterops (Bernieria), 38. zosterops (Xanthomixis), 38. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Prats I, Fig. 1. Trochalopterum pheniceum. 2. Argya subrufa. 3. T'rochalopterwm cachinnans. - 4. Sabra picaoides. 5. Lroptila capistrata. 6. 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Pp. viii., 102. 4 Plates. 1872, 8vo. 3s. 6d. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum. By Oldfield Thomas. Pp. xiii, 401. 4 Coloured and 24 plain Pilates. ee ape and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1888, vo. It. 8s. BIRDS. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum :— Vol. VI. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Cichlomorphe : Part III., containing the first portion of the family Timeliide (Babbling Thrushes). By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xiii., 420. Woodcuts and 18 ccloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1881, 8vo. 1/. Vol. VII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Cichlomorphe : Part IV., containing the concluding 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. 1/. 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. xiii., 386. Woodcuts and 9 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1883, 8vo. 17s. 20861 A2 4 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum —continued. Vol. IX. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Cinnyrimorphe, containing the families Nectariniidze 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, Hirundinidew, Ampelidz, 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 Icteridze. 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. 17. 8s. Vol. XIII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Sturniformes, containing the families Artamide, Sturnide, Ploceidw,and Alaudide. Also the families Atrichiide and Menuride. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xvi., 701. Woodeuts and 15 coloured Plates. Rafer Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1890, vo. L/. 8s. Vol. XIV. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Oligomyode, or the families Tyrannide, Oxyrham- phide, Pipride, Cotingide, Phytotomide, Philepittide, Pittide, Xenicide, and Eurylemide. By Philip Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. xix., 494. Woodcuts and 26 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1888, d8vo. 1/, 4s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). i Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum—continued. Yol. XV. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Tracheophone, or the families Dendrocolaptide, 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. 1/. Vol. XVI. Catalogue of the Picariz in the Collection of the British Museum. Upvupe and Trochili, by Osbert Salvin. Coracie, of the families Cypselide, Capri- mulgide, Podargide, and Steatornithide, by Ernst Hartert. Pp. xvi., 703. Woodcuts and 14 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. | 1892, 8vo. 17. 16s. Vol. XVII. Catalogue of the Picariz in the Collection of the British Museum. Coracie (contin.) and Halcyones, with the families Leptosomatide, Coraciide, Meropide, Alcedinide, Momotide, Totide and Coliide, by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Bucerotes and Trogones, by W.R. Ogilvie Grant. Pp. xi., 522. Woodcuts and 17 coloured Plates. .[With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1892, 8vo. 12. 10s. Vol. XVIII. Catalogue of the Picariz 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 Jndexes.] 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, Capitonide, Cuculide, and Musophagide, by G. E. Shelley. Pp. xii., 484: 13 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1891, Svo. Ll. 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, Svo. 1d. 10s. Vol. XXI. Catalogue of the Columbe, or Pigeons, in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Salvadori. Pp. xvii., 676. 15 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, Svo. 1/. 10s. Vol. XXII. Catalogue of the Game Birds (Pterocletes, Galline, Opisihocomi, 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. 1/. 6s. 6 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum—continued. Vol. XXIII. Catalogue of the Fulicarie (Rallide and Heliornithide) and Alectorides (Aramide, Eurypy- gide, Mesitide, Rhinochetide, Gruide, Psophiide, and Otididz) 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 eons and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1896, 8vo. l. 5s. Vol. XXV. Catalogue of the Gavie and Tubinares in the Collection of the British Museum. Gaviz (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. 1. Ls. Vol. XXVI. Catalogue of the Plataleew, Herodiones, Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcw, and Impennes in the Collection of the British Museum. Platalee (Ibises and Spoonbills) and Herodiones (Herons and Storks), by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Steganopodes (Cormorants, Gannets, Frigate-birds, Tropic-birds, and Pelicans), Pygopodes (Divers and Grebes), Alez (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. 1/. ds. Vol. XXVII. Catalogue of the Chenomorphe (Pala- medez, Phoenicopteri, Anseres), Crypturi, and Ratite in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Salvadori. Pp. xv., 636. 19 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo. 1d. 12s. A. Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds. [Nomen- elator 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 an Alphabetical Index to Vols. I. and II.] 1900, 8vo. 10s. Vol. III. Pp. xii. 367. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 10s. : Vol. IV. Pp. xii., 891. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 10s. BRITISH MUSHUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 7 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. Psitiacide. Pp. 110. [With Index.] 1859, 12mo. 2s. Part III., Sections III.and IV. Capitonidez and Picide. Pp. 137. [With Index.] 1868, 12mo. 1s. 6d. Part IV. Columbe. Pp. 73. [With Index.] 1856, 12mo. ls. 9d. Part V. Galline. Pp. iv., 120. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1867, 12mo. Is. 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. Ratitz. Carinate (Tinamiformes—Lariformes). By Eugene W. Oates. Pp. xxiii., 252. 18 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ] 1901, 8vo. 30s. Vol. II. Carinate (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 Eugene 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 Amphisbeenians 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. Is. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. By John Edward Gray, F.R.S., &¢.:— Appendix. Pp. 28. 1872, 4to. 2s. 6d. PartII. Kmydosaurians, Rhynchocephalia,and Amphis- beenians. Pp. vi, 41. 25 Woodcuts. 1872, 4to. 3s. 6d. Hand-List of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the British Museum. By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 124. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1873, 8vo. 4s. § LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. By George Albert Boulenger. Pp. x., 311. 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, Eublepharide, Uroplatide, Pygo- podide, Agamide. Pp. xii. 436. 32 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, Svo. 20s. Vol. Il. Iguanide, Xenosauride, Zonuride, Anguide, Anniellide, Helodermatide, Varanide, Xantusiide, Teiide, Amphisbenide. Pp. xiii, 497. 24 Plates. ee eyeemaile and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 20s. Vol. III. Lacertidee, Gerrhosauride, Scincide, Anelytro- pide, Dibamide, Chameleontide. Pp. xii. 575. 40 Plates. [With a Systematic Index and an Alphabetical Index to the three volumes.] 1887, 8vo. 1/. 6s. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S., &¢. :— Vol. I., containing the families Typhlopide, Glauconiide, Boidee, Ilysiidee, Uropeltide, Xenopeltide, and Colu- bride aglyphe (part). Pp. xiii., 448 : 26 Woodeuts and 28 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, 8vo. 1d. Is. Vol. IL., containing the conclusion of the Colubride aglyphe. Pp. xi., 382: 25 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. [ With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1894, dvo. 17s. 6d. Vol. III., containing the Colubridz (Opisthoglyphe and Proteroglyphe), Amblycephalide, and Viperide, Pp. xiv., 727: 37 Woodeuts and 25 Plates. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index to the 3 volumes.] 1896, 8vo. 1/. 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. ] 1858, 12mo. 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. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 9 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, Percidw, and Serranide (part), By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S. Pp. xix.,394. Woodcuts and 15 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo. 15s. Catalogue of Fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow, now in the British Museum. Pp. vil., 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. PartIl. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. Pp. xii., 230. 121 Woodcuts. 1857, &vo. ds. 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 “Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries.” Pp. 32. 1854, 12mo. ls. 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. Ls. 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 Meéridionale.”’ 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. Eydoux 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. 10 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Phaneropneumona, or Terrestrial Operculated Mollusea, 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. 1s. 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. Is. 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 II. 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. [Jsswed as “ Catalogue of the Mollusca, Part IV.”] Pp. iv., 128. 25 Woodents. [ With an Alphabetical Index.] 1853, 12mo. 3s. POLYZOA. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum. Part Ill. 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.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 399. 58 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1862, 8vo. 1/. 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 TT. Thorell. Pp. xxxvi., 406. | ae Systematic List and Alphabetical Index.] 1895, vo. 10s. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY): 11 INSECTS. Coleopterous Insects. 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, dvo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of Halticide in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. Hamlet Clark, M.A., F.L.S. Physapodes and (Hdipodes. Part J. 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, Svo. 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. 12 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the British Museum—continued. Part III. Mutillide and Pompilide. Pp.206. 6 Plates. 1855. 6s. Part IV. Sphegide, Larridz, 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. L., Tenthredinide and Siricide. By W. F. Kirby. Pp. xxviii., 450. 16 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1882, 8vo. 1l. 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., &e. :— 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. ds. Vol. III. Pp. xvii., 359: 17 plates, 1 diagram, and 193 illustrations in text. 1903, 8vo. 1/7. 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. Catitoras of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the British Museum. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. :— Vol. I. Catalogue of the Syntomidee in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xxi., 559 : 285 Woodcuts. eae Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898, vo. 15s. —Atlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s. Vol. II. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Nolinw, Litho- siane) in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xx., 589: 411 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1900, 8vo. 18s. ——Aitlas of 18 Coloured Plates (xviii—xxxv.), 8vo. lds. Vol. Ill. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Arctiane) 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.] 19038, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 23 Coloured Plates (lv.—I xxvii), 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. 27. 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. 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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—Ephemeride. Pp. ii., 477-585. 1853, 1s. 6d. Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. H. Hagen. Part I. Termitina. Pp. 34. 1858, 12mo. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 15 Orthopterous Insects. Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmide. By John Obadiah Westwood, F.L.S., &. Pp. 195. 48 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859, 4to. 3/. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariz in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. 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, F.L.S., &e..:— Part 1I. Locustide (continued). Pp. 225-423. 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[With an Alphabetical Index to Parts I., II., I1I., 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 Vil. Pp. 213. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 6s. Part VIII. Pp. 220. [With Alphabetical Index. } 1873. [6s. 6d. 16 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE 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., &. Pp. iv., 40. 2 Woodecuts. 1870, 8vo. Is. 6d. Catalogue of Lithophytes or Stony Corals in the Collection of the British Museum. By J. E. 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[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., &c. 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 Orthoceratide, 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 Lituitida, Trochoceratide, Nautilide, and Supplement. 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[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, LL.D., F.R.S.] Part I. Mollusca to Bryozoa. Pp. xii., 64. 107 Wood- cuts. [With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Introduction.] 1897, 8vo. 6d. Part II. Insecta to Plants, &. Pp. ix., 64*-158, Woodcuts 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 Woodcuts. 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 Woodcuts. 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.S.] Pp. 32. With a Plan of the Mineral Gallery. 1903, 8vo. 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 Woodcuts. 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 Ist, 194, By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S., &. 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, Is. 6d. Hints on Removing and Preparing Skins of Mammals. Pp. 11. Text illust. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d. Instructions for the Preservation of Birds. Pp. 10. . figures in text. [8rd Edition.] 1904, 8vo. 3d. Instructions for Collecting Reptiles, Batrachians, and Fishes. Pp. 12. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 25 [Instructions for Collecting Insects. Pp. 10. Text illust. [8rd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d. How to Collect Diptera (Two-winged Flies), with Notes on the Habits of the Perfect Insects and Larvae. Pp. 16. Text illust. [2nd Kdition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d. How to Collect Mosquitoes (Culicide). Pp. 8. 1 Plate, ] figure in text. [3rd Edition.] 1904, 8vo. 3d. Blood-sucking Flies, Ticks, &c., and How to Collect them. o 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 aud Minerals. Pp. 9. [2nd Edition.] 1903, 8vo. 4d. KH. RAY LANKESTER, British Museum Director. (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S.W. April 1st, 1905. LONDON: PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE, By DARLING & SON, Lrp., 34-40, Bacon Srreer, EK. 1905. ee vie i rs ¥ nit d ii i ‘ Hf — See MUNA 0710 1017