UC-NRLF B M llfl flSfi BIOLOGY LIBRARY G CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF B I E D S' EGGS IN TUE BRITISH MUSEUM, VOLUME V. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 1912. (AH riyltis reserved.) PRINTED BY TAYLOR AXD FRANCIS, I;EI> I.ION COURT.. FLEET STREET. CATALOGUE OF TIIK COLLECTION BIRDS' EGGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). VOLUME V. CARINAT^E (PASSERIFORMES completed). W. 11. OGILVIE-GRANT. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. SOLD BY LONGMANS, GREEN & Co., 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. ; B. QUAKITCH, 11 GRAFTON STREET, NEW BOND STREET, W. ; DULAU & Co., LTD., 37 SORO SQUARE, W. ; A>'D AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), CROMWELL ROAD, S.W 1012. PREFACE. THE present volume, which brings the Catalogue of Birds' Eggs to a conclusion, has been retarded in its preparation by more than one cause. The principal reason for the delay in its appearance has been the large amount of additional work which was thrown on Mr. W. It. Ogilvie-Grant, the author, by the death of Dr. II. Bowdler Sharpe at the end of 1909. The administration of the Bird Room, the incorporation of large collections and the re- arrangement of the material already in hand, the planning of new Expeditions and the conduct of the voluminous correspondence involved by these fresh departures, added to the duty of dealing with the ceaseless stream of enquirers who visit or write to the Bird Eoom, might in themselves have been sufficient to have filled up all the available time. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant has done his work under considerable difficulties, and the delay has been unavoidable. British Museum (Natural History), London, September 13, 1912. SIDNEY F. HARMER, Keeper of Zoology. 4 184 91 AUTHOR'S PREFACE. IN one or two instances only does the nomenclature used in the present volume differ from that followed in the fifth volume of the 'Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds.' The delay in the publication of the latter work greatly retarded the present volume of the Catalogue of Birds' Eggs which was commenced in 1906, the year in which the late Dr. Sharpc hoped to complete his Hand-list. Thus it happened that in the first sheets of the present work (" B-K ") which were printed concurrently with the Hand-list, the date of that work is wrongly referred to as 1906; likewise in sheets "L-N" and "P" it is again wrongly quoted as 1808. Dr. Sharpe, at that time in failing health, was unable to complete the work as quickly as he had anticipated and it was not until 1909, shortly before his death, that the filth volume of the Hand-list was actually published. Since that time the extra amount of official duties which have fallen to my share has rendered the completion of the present volume a slow and somewhat difficult matter. During the progress of this volume through the press several important collections of eggs have been added to the Museum series, the principal of these being the large and very valuable Palrearctic collection presented by Mr. W. Hadcliffe Saunders and the South American collection presented by Mr. Ernest Gibson, while many smaller but valuable series from the Andaman Islands, various parts of Africa, Australia, etc., have been acquired by purchase or exchange. The MS. for this volume was commenced years ago by the late Mr. E. \Y. Gates, but was never completed, and the great additions Till AUTHORS PREFACE. to the collection of eggs, as well as the recognition in the Hand-list of many more species and sub-species, has made it necessary to rewrite almost the whole volume. The total number of species 1117, and the number of eggs following table : — Family. Zosteropidaa Dica3idae dealt with in catalogued 19 No. of species. 20 17 the present volume is ,283, as shown in the No. of specimens of eggs. 186 103 Nectariniidae 4S 281 Melipha°'ida3 . . . 70 546 Mnioti!tida3 38 338 MotacillidoQ 59 2292 AlaudidcB ... . ... 85 1278 Fringillidre 297 6296 Coerebidao . . . 13 48 Tana°TidiB 47 174 PloceidcB ... 130 2093 Icterida3 73 1074 Sturnidse 33 888 EulabetidaB 23 183 Oriolidss 14 242 Dicrurida3 18 505 Paradiseidaa 15 24 CorvidoB 110 2704 Streperida? . . 7 28 Total 1117 19,283 1 6th August, 1912. W. 11. OGILVIE-G11ANT. SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Sub-Class CARINATJE. Order PAS3ERIFORMES (continued). S ub-Order ACROMYODI (continued). Passeres Normalcs (continued). Family ZOSTEROPIDJB. Page Zosterops, Viy. fy Horsf. .... 1 japonica, Temm. 8f Schley. . 1 gouldi, Bonap 2 sundevalli, Hartl 2 xanthochroa, Gray 2 ceyloueusis, Holdsw 3 annulosa, Sivains 3 madagascariensis (Gmel.) . 3 palpebrosa (Temm.} .... 3 aureiventer, Hume 4 basilanica, Steere 4 simplex, Sicinh 4 stejnegeri, Seebohm 5 natalis. Lister 5 aignani, Hartcrt 5 flavifrons (Gmel.) 6 owstoni, Hartcrt 6 hypoxantha, Salvad. .... 6 lateralis (Lath.} 6 flaviceps, Peale 7 tenuirostris, Gould 7 Family DICJEJDJE. Dicseum, Cuvier cruentatum (Linn.} . . . . mgrimentura, Sal/.-ad. . . hirundinaceum (Shaw) hpematosticturn, £harpe VOL. V. trigonostigma (Scop.) .... cinereigulare, Tweedd ..... chrysorrhoeum, Temm. .. concolor, Jerdon ........ olivaceum, Walden ...... erythrorhynchum (Lath.) Pardalotus, Vieitt ........... ornatus, Temm ......... amnis, Gould .......... punctatus (Shaw) ...... melanocephalus, Gould .. quadragintus, Gould .... Piprisoma, Blyth .......... squalidum (Burton) .... Melanocharis, Sclater ...... striativentris, Salvad Family NECTABINIID^E. Hedydipna, Cab metallica (Licht.) Nectarinia, luiffcr famosa (Linn.) Chalcostetha, Cab pectoralis (Temm.) ^Ethopyga, Cab vigors i, Syfas Beheriae (Tickell) siparaja (Raffles) magnitica, &hari>e ignicauda (Hodys.) gouldia3 ( Viy.) dabryi ( Verr.) bella, Tweedd Eudrepanis, Sharpe pulcherrima, Sharpe ... Arachnechthra, Cab asiatica (Lath.) lotenia (Linn.) > 6 Page 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page Leptocoma, Cab 18 minima, Sykes 18 hasselti (Temm.) 19 zeylomca (Linn.} 19 Ilermotimia, Reichenb 19 corinna, Salvad 19 christianae (Tristram). ... 20 aspasioides ( Gray) 20 Cinnyris, Cab 20 cupreus (Shaw) 20 notatus (P. L. S. Mull.) . . 21 linbessinicus (H. fy JE.) . . 21 erythrocerius (Hartl.) . . 21 mariquensis (Smith) .... 22 osiris (Finsch) 22 osea, JBonap 22 leucogaster ( Vieill.) 23 souimanga (Gniel.) 23 afer (Linn.) 23 chalybea (Linn.) 24 Chalcomitra, lleichenb 24 ajcik (Anttn.) 24 gutturalis (Linn.) 24 amethystina (Shatv) .... 26 Elaeocerthia, Reichenb 25 fusca (Vieill.) 25 Cyrtostomus, Cab 26 flammaxillaris (Blyth) .. 26 andamanicus (Hume) .... 26 jugularis (Linn.) 27 irenatus (S. Miill.) 27 aurora, Tweedd 28 pectoralis (Horsf.) 28 zenobia (Less.) 28 Arachnothera, Temm 29 longirostris (Lath.) 29 inagna (Hodgs.) 29 everetti, Sharps 30 Anthotlireptes, Swains. .... 30 collaris ( Vieill.) 30 malaccensis (Scop.) 30 Chalcoparia, Cab 31 phoenicotis ( Temm.) .... 31 Family MELIPHAGID^S. Melithreptes, Vieill 31 atricapillus (Lath.) 31 albigularis, Gould 32 gularis, Gould 32 validirostris, Gould 33 brevirostris, Vig. # Horsf. 33 melanocephalus, Gould . . 33 Plectorhamphus, Gray 33 lanceolatus, Gould 33 Myzomela, Vig. $ Horsf. .... 34 Page rubratra (Less.) 34 nigriventris, Peale 34 sanguinolenta (Lath.) .... 34 nigra, Gould 35 obscura, Gould 35 Acanthorbynchus, Gould .... 35 tenuirostris (Lath.) 35 superciliosus, Gould 36 Glyciphila, Swains 36 melanops (Lath.) 36 albifrons, Gould 36 modesta, Gray 37 Conopophila, Reichenb 37 albigularis (Gould) 37 rufigularis (Gould) 37 Certhionyx, Less 38 variegatus, Less 38 Meliphaga, Lewin 38 phrygia (Lath.) 38 Melilestes, Salvad 38 poliopterus, Sharpe 38 Melipotes, Sclater 39 fumigatus, A. B. Meyer . . 39 Melirrhophetes, A. B. Meyer . 39 batesi, Sharpe 39 Stigmatops, Gould 39 ocularis (Gould) 39 Ptilotis, Swains 40 carunculata (Gmel.) 40 procerior, Finsch fy Hartl. 40 analoga, Reichenb 41 orientalis, A. B. Meyer . . 41 gracilis, Gould 41 sbarpei, Rothsch.SfHartert 42 fusca (Gould) 42 •chrysotis (Lath.) 42 provocator, Layard 42 sonora, Gould 43 cbrysops (Lath.) 43 flavicollis ( Vieill.) 44 leucotis (Lath.) 44 auricomis (Lath.) 45 cratitia, Gould 45 ornata, Gould 45 plumula, Gould 46 penicillata (Gould) 46 leilavalensis, North 47 Xanthotis, Reichenb 47 lessoni, Sharpe 47 Ptiloprora, De Vis 47 guisei, De Vis 47 Meliornis, Gray 48 pyrrhoptera (Lath.) 48 novse-bollandiae (Lath.) . . 48 longirostris ( Gould) 49 sericea (Gould) 49 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XI mystacnlis (Gould] -41) Anthoriiis, Gray 50 melanura (Spamn.) .... 50 melanocepbala, Gray .... 50 Prosthemadera, Gray 51 novflB-zealandiae (Gmel.) . . 51 Manorhina, Vicill 51 melanophrys (Lath.} .... 51 Myzantba, Via. fy Horsf. .... 51 garrula (Lath.} 51 obscura, Gould 52 flavigula, Gould 53 lutea, Gould 53 Acanthocbaera, Via. $ Horsf. . 54 carunculata (Lath.} 54 inauris (Gould) 55 Auellobia, Cab • 55 cbrysoptera (Lath.} 55 Acanthogenys, Gould 55 rufigulans, Gould 55 Entomyza, Steams 56 cyanotis (Lath.) 56 Tropidorhynchus, Via.fy Horsf. 56 subtuberosus, Hartert .... 56 argenticeps, Gould 57 buceroides (Swains.} .... 57 corniculatus (Lath.} .... 57 Philemon, Vieill 58 citreigularis (Gould) .... 58 cockerelli, Scl 58 Family MNIOTILTIDJE. Mniotilta, Vieill 59 varia (Linn.) 59 Helminthotherus, Rqfinesque. 59 vermivorus (Gmel.) 59 Protonotaria, Baird 60 citrea (Bodd.) 60 Vennivora, Sicains 60 pinus (Linn.) 60 celata (Say) 60 rubricapilla ( Wils.) 61 Parula, Bonap 61 americana (Linn.) 61 Dendrceca, Gray 62 sestiva (Gmel.) 62 bartboleinica, Sundev 63 maculosa (Gmel.) 63 casrulescens (Gmel.) .... 63 coronata (Linn.) 64 chrysoparia, Scl. Sf Salv.. . 64 pennsylvanica (Linn.). ... 64 striata, Forst 65 vigors! (Audub.) 05 discolor, Vieill , . 66 Page Oporornis, Baird ('•<> formosa ( Wits.) 6(5 Siurus, Swains c»7 auricapillus (Linn.) 67 motacilla ( Vieill.) 67 noveboracensis (Gmel.) . . (>7 Geothlypis, Cab \ ... 08 tricbaa (Linn.) (IS occid en tails, Brewst 68 cucullata (Lath.) (i!) Icteria, Vieill. . . .' 69 \iridis (Gmel.) 69 longicauda, Lawr 09 Granatellup, Bonap 70 sallasi, Bonap 70 Wilsonia, Bonap 70 mitrata (Gmel.) 70 chryseola, Ridyw 71 canadensis (Linn.) 71 Setophaga, Swains 71 ruticilla (Linn.) 71 Myioborus, Baird 72 verticalis (Lafr. $ D" Orb.) 72 aurantiacus (Baird) 72 torquatus (Baird) 72 cbrysops, Salvin 73 Myiotblypis, Cab 73 nigricrxstatufl (Lafr.) . . 73 Basileuterus, Cab 73 coronatus ( Tschudi) 73 leucopygius, Scl. fy Salv.. . 74 Family MOTACILLID^E. Motacilla, Linn 74 lugubris, Temm 74 alba, Linn 75 ocularis, Swinh 77 lugens, Kittl 77 personata, Gould 77 leucopsis, Gould 78 hodgsoni, Blyth 78 vidua, Sundev 78 maderaspatensis, Gmel. . . 79 capensis, Linn 80 clara, Sharpe 80 flaviventris, Verr 81 boarula, Linn 81 melanope, Pall 82 schmitzi, Tschusi 83 citreola, Pall. 83 citreoloides ( Gould) 84 rayi, Bonap 84 campestris, Pall 85 flava, Linn 85 aUscensis, Ridgw 86 b2 Xll SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page borealis, Sundev 86 cinereicapilla, Savi 87 taivana, Swinh 87 feldeggi, Michah 4 88 melanogrisea (Homey er) . . 88 Dendranthus, Blyth 89 indicus (Gmel.) 89 Anthus, Bechst 89 chloris, Licht 89 trivialis (Linn.) 89 maculatus, Hodgs 92 nilghiriensis, Sharpe .... 9:2 brachyurus, Sundev 93 vaalensis, Shelley 93 sordid us, Rilpp 94 cockburniae, Gates 94 jerdoni, Finsch 94 richardi, Vieill 95 striolatus, Blyth 95 campestris (Linn.) 95 rufulus, Vieill 97 prateusis (Linn.) 98 cervinus (Pall.) 101 rosaceus, Hodgs 102 bertheloti, 2?o/fe 102 madeirensis, Hartert .... 103 Sipoletta (Linn.) 103 akistoni, Swinh 104 pennsylvanicus (Lath.) . . 104 obscurua (Lath.) 104 rupestris, Nilsson 107 furcatus, Lafr. $ D'Orb. . . 107 correndera, Vieill ] 07 gustavi, Swinh 108 australis, Via. # Horsf. . . 109 novae-zealandiae (Gmel.) .. 109 steindachneri, Reischek . . 109 Oreocorys, Sharpe 110 sylvanus (Hodgs.) 110 Macronyx, Swains 110 capensis (Linn.) 110 croceus ( Vieill.) 110 Family ALAUDIDJB. Certbilauda, Swains Ill capensis (Bodd.) Ill albofasciata, Lafr 112 Alsemon, Keys, fy Blasius. ... 112 alaudipes (Desf.) 112 pallida (Blyth) 113 damarensis, Sharpe 113 Chersophilus, Sharpe 113 duponti (Vieill.) 113 Hhamphocorys, Bonap 114 clot-bey (Bonap.) 114 Otocorys, Bonap 114 alpestris (Linn.) 114 Uava (Gmel.) 115 bilopha (Temm.) 116 braudti, Dresser 116 elwesi, Blanf. 117 penicillata, Gould 117 balcanica, Reich 117 albigula, Bonap 118 bicoruis, Brehm 118 leucolsema (Coues) 118 praticola, Hensh 119 giraudi, Hensh 119 insularis, Towns 119 actia, Oberholser 120 rubea, Hensh 120 occidentalis, Me Call .... 120 strigata, Hensh. . 120 Melanocorypha, Boie ., 121 calandra (Linn.] 121 biraaculata (Menetr.) .... 122 sibirica (Gmel.) 122 mongolica (Pall.) 123 yeltoniensis (Forst.} 123 Tephrocorys, Shaipe 124 cinerea (Gmel.) 124 anderssoni (7'risf.r.) 124 Spizocorys, Sundev 125 conirostris, Sundev 125 Alauda, Linn 125 arvensis, Linn 125 liopus, Hodf/s 126 pekinensis, Swinh 127 gulgula, Frarikl 127 guttata, Brooks 128 australis, Brooks 128 japonica, Temm. fy Schley. 129 coelivox, Swinh 129 Calandrella, Kaup 129 brachydactyla (Leisler) . . 129 Alaudula, Horsf. $ Moore . . 131 rayfal (Blyth) 131 adamsi (Hume) 131 heinei (Hcmeyer) 131 cbeleensis, Swinh 1 32 batica, Dresser 132 minor, Cab 133 rufescens ( Vieill.) 133 polatzeki, Hartert 133 Mirafra, Horsf. 134 nivosa (Swains.) 134 nova, Hartl 134 horsfieldi, Gould 134 woodwardi, Milligan .... 135 cantillans, Blyth 135 damarensis, Sharpe 135 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Xlll nfricann, Smith assamica, ervthroptera, Jcrd affinis, Jcnl Spizalauda, Bli/tlt, (l.-va (Si/keg) (ialerida, JBoie ____ cristata (Linn.} 136 136 137 137 137 138 138 pallida, Brehm ........ 139 kleinschmidti, Erlanyer . . 139 macrorhynclia, Tristr ..... 140 arenicola, Tristr ......... 140 brachvura, Tristr ....... 141 magna, Hume .......... 141 chendoola (Frankl.) ...... 141 thekla), Brehm ........ 142 harterti, Erlanyer ........ 142 Buperflua, Hartert ...... 142 malabarica (£cop.) ...... 143 Lullula, Kaup . , ..... ..... 143 arborea (Linn.} ......... 143 Calendula, Steams ......... 144 crassirostris ( Vieill.) .... 144 Ainmomanos, Cab ......... 145 phoeuicura (Frankl.) .... 145 iri-nyi, Wahlb ........... 145 algeriensis, Sharps ...... 146 isabellina ( Temm.) ...... 146 phoenicuroides (Blyth) . . 147 arenicolor (Sundev.) ...... 147 erythroclilamys (Strickl.) . 147 Ei-omopteryx, Kaup ........ 148 australis (Smith) ........ 148 grisea (Scop.) .......... 148 melanauclien ( Cab.) ...... 1 49 verticalis (Smith) ........ 149 Family FHINGILLID.E. Lignrinus, Koch 149 chloris (Linn.) 149 auranteiventris, Cab 151 cliloroticus (Bonap.) .... 151 sinicus (Linn.) 151 ussuriensis (Hartert) .... 152 Eophona, Gould 152 melanura (Gmel.) 152 I [esperiphona, Bonap 153 montana, Ridr/w 153 Coccotbratistes, Erisson .... 153 coccotliraustes (Linn.). . . . 153 Mycerobas, Cab 155 carneipes (Hodys.) 155 1'erissospiza, Oberholser .... 155 icteroides (7V//.) 155 Pa-e Zamelodia, Cows 156 ludoviciana (Linn.) 15(> melannce ph ala ( Swa ins . ) . . 1 5( 5 Guiraca, Sicains 157 c?erulea (Linn.) 157 lazula (Less.) 157 Cyanocompsa, Cab 158 paivllina (Bonap.) 158 Oryzoborus, Cab 158 torridus (Scop.) 158 crassirostris (Gmel.) .... 158 funereus (Scl.) 159 Pyrrhulagra, Less 159 ruficollis (Gmel.) 159 grenadensis, Cory ...... 159 barbadensis (Cory) 160 Loxiipasser, Bryant 160 anoxantlms (Gossc) 160 Sporophila, Cab 160 grisea (Gmel.) ICO obscura ( Tacz.) 161 minuta (Linn.) 161 torqueola (Bonap.) 162 moreleti (Bonap.) 162 caerulesceDs ( Vieill.) 162 gutturalis (Licht.) 163 lineola (Linn.) 163 corvina (Scl) 164 Melopyrrha, Bonap 1 64 nigra (Linn.) 164 Euethia, Reichenb 164 olivacea (Linn.) 164 pusilla (Swains.) 165 omissa (Jard.) 165 marchi (Baird) 16(3 Volatinia, Reichenb 166 jacarini (Linn.) 166 spleudens ( Vieill.) 1.66 Pyrrhuloxia, Bonap 167 sinnata, Bonap 167 texana, Ridgw 1<>7 Cardinalis, Bonap 168 cardinalis (Linn.) 168 canicauda, Chapman .... 168 superbus, Ridgw 169 igneus, Baird 169 Saltator, Vieill 169 atriceps, Less 169 median us, Ridgw 170 magnus (Gmel.) 170 grandis (Licht.) 170 olivascens, Cab. . *\ 171 crerulescens, Vieill 171 azane, D'Orb 171 aiirantiirbstris, Vieill 171 albicollis, Vieill 171 XIV SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Fringilla, Linn ley dea, Webb $ Berth. coelebs, Linn maderensis, Sharpe . . . moreleti, Pucker. spodiogenys, Bonap montilringilla, Linn Carduelis, Briss carduelid (Linn.} britannica, Hartert parva, Tschusi x Serinus canaria (Linn.) africana, Hartert orientalis (Eversm.) . . . . Spinus, Koch xanthogaster (Du Bus) . . atratus (D'Orb. fy Lafr.) . . spinus (Linn.) citrinellus (Linn.) tottus, Sparrm barbatus (Molina) ictericus (Licht.) notatus, 2)u Bus Ilypacantkis, Cab spinoides ( Vig.) Astragalinus, Cab tristis (Linn.) pallidus (M earns) psaltria (Say) arizonse, Coues mexicanus (Swains.) croceus (Jouy) Colombian us (Lafr.) lawrencei (Cass.) Linaria, Bechst Havirostris (Linn.) brevirostris, Moore cannabina (Linn.) nana ( Tschusi) linaria (Linn.) holboeili (Brehm) rufescens ( Vieill.) exilipes ( Coues) hornemauni (Holboell) Montifringillft, Brehm nivalis (Linn.) alpicola (Pall.) nemoricola (Hodgs. \ . . . . axctoa (Pall.) ' griseinucha (Brandt) . . . . Tthodospiza, Sharpe obsoleta (Licht.) Erythrospiza, Bonap githaginea (Licht.) amantum, Hartert mongolica (Sivinh.) Page Page 172 Petronia, Kaup 196 172 petronia (Linn.} 196 172 puteicola, Festa 197 174 maderensis, Erlanger .... 197 174 deutata (Sundev.) 197 175 superciliaris, Blyih 198 175 Gymnorkis, Blyth ] 98 175 tiavicollis (Frankl.) 198 177 transfuga, Hartert 199 177 Carpospiza, Miiller 199 177 brackydactyla (Bonap.) .. 199 Passer, Brisson 1 99 178 montanus (Linn.) 199 178 malaccensLs, Dubois .... 201 178 domesticus (Linn.) 201 179 tingitanus, Loche 203 179 rutidorsalis, Brehm 203 179 indicus, Jard. fy Selby 203 179 pyrrkonotus, Blyth 204 180 italise ( Vieill.) 205 181 kispaniolensis (Temm.) . . 205 1 81 transcaspicus, Tschusi .... 206 182 debilis, Hartert 206 182 rutilans, Temm 207 182 melanurus (P. L. S. Mull.) 207 183 moabiticus, Tristram .... 208 183 yatei, Sharpe 208 1 83 motitensis, Smith 208 184 ruticinctus, Fischer 8f 184 Reichenoiu 209 184 ammodendri, Severtz 209 184 sakaree, Erlanger 209 185 swainsoni (JRiipp.) 210 185 Alario, Bonap 210 186 alario (Linn.) 210 186 leucolaema, Sharpe 210 187 Auripasser, Bonap 211 188 eucklorus, Bonap 211 189 Sorella, Hartl 211 189 emini, Hartl 211 190 Poliospiza, Bonap 211 191 albigularis (Smith) 211 192 crocopygia (Sharpe) .... 212 192 leucopygia (Sundev.) 212 193 gularis (Smith) 212 193 tristriata (Rupp.} 213 193 Serinus, Koch '. . . . 213 194 canicollis (Sivains.) 213 194 sulpkuratus (Linn.) .... 214 ]94 fiaviventris (Swains.) .... 214 194 marskalli (Shelley) 214 194 icterus ( Vieill.) 215 195 serinus (Linn.} 215 195 canarius (Linn.) 216 195 svriacus, Bonap 217 196 pusillus (Pall.) 217 SYSTEMATIC IN DUX. XV Page Svc;ilis, Bofc 218 Hjivi'ola (Linn.) '21$ pel/eliii, Scl 2 IS am-usis, Kittl 218 Carpodacus, Kavp 219 erythrinus (Pall.) 219 ro.seatus (Hodgs.) ~2'2() si'vertzon, Sharpe 220 purpureiis (Gmel.) 221 californicus, Baird '1'1\ c:i!) sitticolor, Lap- ......... 299 299 2JK) 211) 300 300 301 301 301 301 301 302 302 302 303 303 303 304 304 304 304 304 304 305 305 306 306 307 307 307 308 308 309 310 310 311 311 311 311 310 310 310 31 1 311 311 311 312 312 313 Family Eupbonia, Desmarest ...... iiigricollis (Vieill.) ....... dfgantissima (Bonap.) .. ntfiiiis, Zm ............. hirundinacea, Bonap ..... Pyrrhuphonia, Bonap ....... Jamaica (Linn.} ........ Calos];i/a, Gray ............ paradisea (Sicains.) ...... chrysophrys (Scl.) ...... vitiioliua (Cab.} ........ cayaca {Linn.) .......... cucullata (Stcains.) ...... nigiiviridis (Lafr.} ...... cyanoptera (Sivains.) .... atricapilla (Lafr.) ...... Stephanophorus, Strickland. . leucocephalus ( Vieill.). . . . Pcecilothraupis, Cab ......... lunulata (Du Bus} ...... Tanajjra, Linn ............. episcopua, Linn ......... major, Berlepsch fy Stolz- mann ................ caua, Swains ........... cyanoptera ( Vieill.) ...... sayaca (Linn.) . ." ........ melanoptera, Scl ......... ornata, Sparrm ......... abbas, LicM ............. bonariensis ( Gmel.) ...... Sporothraupis, Ridgw ....... auricrissa (Scl.) ........ Spindalis, Jard. $• Selby ____ nigricephala (Jameson) . . Rhamphocoelus, Desm ....... brasilius (Linn.) ...... , . mgrigularis, Spix ...... dimid'iatus, Lafr ......... jacapa (Linn.) .......... passerinii, Bonap ......... costoricensis, Cnerrie .... flammigevus, Jard. Sf Selby. icteronotus, Bonap ....... Pyranpra, Vieill ............. si-siiva (Linn.} .......... rubra (Linn.) .......... bidentata Steams ....... Phoenicothraupis, Cab ....... rubicoides (Lafr.) 3 gutturalis, Scl 3 1 •"> Tachyphonus, Vieill •>!•'> rutus (L'odd.) 313 coronatus ( Vieill.} 314 Trichothraupis, Cab 314 melanops, Vieill 314 Chlorospingus, Cab 315 regionalis, Bangs 315 flavipectus (Lafr.} 315 Hemispingus, Cab 315 rubrirostris (Lafr.) 31 o Psittospiza, Bonap 316 riefferi (Sow.) 316 Orchesticus, Cab 316 abeiUei (Less.) 316 Family PLOCEID^E. Diatropura, Oberh 316 progne (Bodd.) 316 Coliostruthus, Sundev 317 ardens (Bodd.) 317 Urobrachya, Bonap 318 axillaris (Smith) 318 phcenicea (Heugl.} 318 Pyromelana, Bonap 318 flammiceps (Swains.} .... 318 uigriyenter (Cassin) 319 orix (Linn.) 319 franciscana (Isert) 320 d\Sidemsita(Fischer^Jieich.) 320 capensis (Linn.} 321 approximans (Cab.) .... 321 taha, Smith 321 afra (Gmel.) 322 Ploceipasser, Smith 322 mahali, Smith 322 Philjfiterus, Smith 322 socius (Lath.) 322 Pseudonigrita, Beichenow .... 323 arnaudi (Bonap.} 323 Pyrenestes, Swains 323 ostrinus ( Vieill.) 323 Quelea, Reichenb 324 erythrops (Hart 1.) 324 cardinalis (Hartl.) 324 quelea (Linn.} 324 Lepidopygia, Reichenb 325 poensis (Fraser) 325 nana (Pucker.) 325 Spermestes, Swains 325 cucullatus, Swains 325 scutatus, Heugl 326 Amaurestbes, Reichenb 326 fringilloides (Lafr.) 326 XV111 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Ortygospiza, Sundev ......... polvzona (Temm.) ...... atricollis ( Vieill.} ........ Hypargus, Reichenb ......... margaiitatus (Strickl.) . . Lagonosticta, Cab ........... brunneiceps, Sharpe .... ruberrima, Reich ......... rufopicta, Fraser ........ rubricata (Licht.) ...... Stictospiza, Sharpe ........ formosa (Lath.) ........ Amadina, Swains. . ......... fasciata (Gmel.) ........ erythrocephala (Linn.} . . Steganopleura, Reichenb ..... guttata (Shaw) .......... Zonseginthus, Cab ........... bellus (Lath.) .......... oculatus ( Quoy fy Gaim.) . . Coccopygia, Reichenb ....... dutresnei ( Vieill.) ...... Taeniopygia, Reichenb ....... castanotis (Gould) ...... Stictoptera, Reichenb ....... bichenovii ( Vig. £ Horsf.). Sporseginthus, Cab ......... amandava (Linn.) ...... flavidiventris ( Wallace) . . subflavus ( Vieill.) ...... melpodus ( Vieill.) ...... Munia, Hodgs ............. orizivora (Linn.) ........ malacca (Linn.) ........ maja (Linn.) ............ atricapilla ( Vieill.) ...... jagori (Cab.) ............ brunneiceps, Walden .... nigriceps, Ramsay spectabilis, Sd caniceps, Salvad punctulata (Linn.) topela, Swink nisoria ( Temm.) Uroloncha, Cad acuticauda (Hodgs.) squamicollis, Sharpe striata (Linn.) fumigata ( Walden) leucogaster (Slyth) fuscans (Cassin) pectoralis (Jerd.) kelaarti (Jerd.) molucca (Linn.) Page 3*2(5 326 327 327 327 327 327 328 328 328 328 328 329 329 329 329 329 330 330 330 330 330 331 331 331 331 332 332 332 332 333 333 333 333 334 334 334 335 335 335 335 335 . 336 336 336 337 337 337 337 338 338 338 338 339 339 Page Aidemos}rne, Reichenb 339 modesta (Gould) 339 malabarica (Linn.) 340 cantans (GmeL) 340 ^Egintha, Cab 340 temporalis (Lath. ) 340 Bathilda, Reichenb 341 ruficauda (Gould) 341 Poephila, Gould 341 acuticauda ( Gould) 341 nigrotecta, Hartert 342 cincta, Gould 342 Erythrura, Swains 343 psittacea (Gmel.) 343 trichroa (Kittl.) 343 Neochmia, JBonap 343 phaeton (Hombr. fy Jacq.). 343 Estrilda, Sioaim; 344 astrilda (Linn.) 344 cinerea ( Vieill.) 344 vinacea (Hartl.) 345 Ursegintlms, Cab 345 phoenicotis, Swains 345 angolensis (Linn.) 345 damarensis, Reich 346 Sporopipes, Cab 346 squamifrons (Smith) .... 346 Malimbus, Vieill 346 rubricollis, Swains 346 Sycobrotus, Cab 347 gregalis (Licht.) 347 Othyphantes, Shelley 347 reichenowi (Fischer) .... 347 Heterhyphantes, Sharpe .... 348 melanoxanthus (Cab.). . . . 348 nigricollis ( Vieill.) 348 Hyphanturgus, Cab 348 ocularis (Stnith) 348 brachypterus (Swains.) . . 349 aurantius ( Vieill.} 349 Melanopteryx, Reichenow .... 350 mgerrima(Fm7/.) 350 castaneofusca (Less.) .... 351 rubiginosa (Rupp.) 351 Hyphantornis, Gray 351 femininus, Grant 351 cucullatus (Milll.) 352 nigriceps, Layard 352 spilonotus ( Vig.) 352 Sitagra, Reichenb 353 aliena, Sharpe 353 jacksoni, Shelley 353 dimidiata, Antin. 8f Saload. 354 melanocephala (Linn.) . . 354 intermedia (Rilpp.) 355 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XIX Tape pelselni (Ilartl.} :>f>r> luteola (Lic/tt.) 3-V) velata ( Vieill.) auricapillft, Strains .'l-~>7 uliieiisis (Neumann) 357 capensis (Linn.) 3oS oiivacea (Jia/in) 358 siibaurea (Smi/h) 359 aureiilava (Snrit/i) 359 bojVri, Finsch $ Ilartl. . . 359 xanthoptera, Ftttfck $ Hartl 360 palbula (Rilpp.) 3(iO castanops, Shelley 361 Foudia, Reichenb 361 madagascariensifl (Linn.) . 361 ilavicans, E. Newton .... 362 Nelicurvius, Bonap 362 nelicourvi (Scop.) 362 rioceella, Oates 362 javanensis (Less.) 362 rioceus, Cuv 363 ba,j&,jBlyth 363 atrigula, Hodgs 364 beugalensis (Linn.} 364 maiiyar (Horsf.) 365 Arublyospiza, Sundev 365 albifrons ( Vig.) 365 unicolor (Fischer Sf Reichenoiv} 366 melanonota (Heagl.} .... 366 capitalba (Hunap.) 366 Family ICTERIDJE. Zarbyncbus, Oberholser 367 wisgleii (Gray) 367 G ynmostinops, Scl 368 montezuinse (Less.) 368 guatimozinus (Bonap.} . . 368 Ostinope, Cab 358 decumanus (Pall.) 368 salinoni, Scl 369 Cacicus, Lacepcde 369 persicus (Linn.} 369 \itellinus (Lawr.) 370 haemorrhous (Linn.) .... 370 Amblycercus, Cab , . 371 solitariua ( Vieill.) 371 CassiculuR, Swains 371 nielaiiicterus (JBonap.) . . . . 371 Cassidix, Less 371 oryzivora (Gmel.} 371 Dolichonyx, Swains 372 oryzivorus (Linn.) 372 Taiigaiius, Lesxon 372 involucraUis, I,ess 372 seneus ( //'«///.) 373 Molothrus, Steams 373 ater (Bodd.) 373 obscurus (Gmel.) 374 bonariensis (Gmel.) 374 cassini, Finsch 376 rufo-axillaris, Cassin .... 376 badius ( Vieill.) 377 Agelseus, Vieill 378 phoeniceus (Linn.) 378 neutralis, Ridgw 379 caurinus, Ridgw 379 tricolor, And 379 thilius (Mol.) 380 flavus (Gmel.) 380 ruficapillus, Vieill 381 Leistes, Vigors 381 superciliaris (JBonap.) .... 381 Xanthocepbalus, Bonap 382 xanthocephalus, Bonap. . . 382 Amblyrhamphus, Leach .... 382 bolosericeus (Scop.) 382 Pseudoleistes, Scl 383 guivahuro ( Vieill.) 383 virescens ( Vieill.) 383 Curseus, Sclater 384 aterrimus (Kittl.) 384 Trupialis, Bonap 384 militaris (Linn.} 384 bellicosa ,(De Fit.) 385 defilippii, Bonap 385 Sturnella, Vieill 386 magna (Linn.) 386 mexicana, Scl 387 inexpectata, Ridgw 387 neglecta, Audub 387 meridionalis, Scl 388 Icterus, frisson 388 baltimore (Linn.) 388 bullocki (Swains.) 389 spurius (Linn.) 389 pyrrhopterus ( Vieill.') 390 cayanensis (Linn.) 390 wagleri, Scl 390 prosthemelasC^n'cM) .. 391 parisorum, Bonap 391 inelanocepbalus ( Wuyl.) . . 391 auduboni, Giraud 392 cucullatus, Swains 392 sennetti, Ridgw 392 mesomelas ( Wagl.} 393 giraudi; Cassin 393 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page gularis ( Waal.) 394 sclateri, Cassin 394 pustulatus ( Wagl.) 394 leucopteryx ( Wayl.) 395 Euphaffus, Cassin 395 carolinus (P. L. 8. Mull.) . 395 cyanocephalus ( Wagl.) . . 396 Dives, Cassin 396 dives (Licht.) 396 Quiscalus Vieill 397 quiscalus (Linn.) 397 aglaeus, Baird 398 seneus, Ridgiv 398 Megaquiscalus, Cassin 399 major (Vieill.) 399 macrurus (Swains.) 399 tenuirqstris (Swains.) .... 400 Holoquiscalus, Oissin 401 jamaicensis (Daud.) .... 401 ibrtirostris (Laivr.) 401 luminosus (Lawr.) 401 Ilypopyrrhus, Bonap 402 pyrypogaster (De Turr.). . 402 Guorimopsar, Richmond .... 402 cliopi (Vieill.) 402 Family Sturnus, Linn ............. 403 vulgaris, Linn ........... 403 faroensis, Feilden ........ 403 indicus, Hodys ......... 404 poltaratskii, Finsch ...... 404 caucasicus, Lorenz ...... 405 purpurascens, Gould .... 405 porphyronotus, Sharpe . . 405 minor, Hume .......... 405 unicolor, Temm ......... 406 Spodiopsar, Sharpe ........ 406 cineraceus (Temm.) ...... 406 burmanicus (Jerd.) ...... 407 andamanensis (Beavan) . . 407 malabaricus (Gmel.) .... 407 nemoricolus (Jerd.) ...... 408 blythi (Jerd.) .......... 4U8 Sturnopastor, Hodgson ...... 408 jalla (Horsf.) .......... 408 contra (Linn.) .......... 408 superciliaris, Blyth ...... 409 Creatophora, Lesson ........ 409 carunculata (Gmel.) .... 409 Pastor, Temm ............. 410 roseus (Linn.) .......... 410 Sturnia, Lesson ............ 411 Page sinensis (Gmel.) 411 violacea (Bodd.) 411 Agropsar, Gates 411 sturninus (Pall.) 411 Temenuclius, Cab 412 pagrodarum (Gmel.) 412 Graculipioa, Lesson 412 nigricollis (Payk.) 412 melanoptera (I)aud.) .... 413 Acridotberes, Vieill 413 tristis (Linn. ) 413 melanosternum, Legge. . . . 414 ginginianiis (Lath.) 415 ^Etbiopsar, Sharpe 415 fuscus ( Wagl.) 415 grandis, Moore 416 cristatellus (Gmel.) 416 &]bocinctus, Godwin-si usten & Walden .. .416 Family EULABETID^;. Sarcops, Walden 417 calvus (Linn.) 417 melanonotus, Oyilvie-Grant 417 Eulabes, Cuvier 418 religiosa (Linn.) 418 javanensis (Osbeck) 418 intermedia (A. Hay) .... 418 Hartlaubius, Bonap 419 auratus (P. L. S. Mull.) . . 419 Aplonis, Gould 419 cantoroides, Gray 419 brevirostris (Peale) 420 vitiensis, Lnyard 420 ntrifusca, Peale 420 kitthtzi, Finsch $ Hart I. . 421 Lamprocorax, Bonap 421 metallica (Temm.) 421 chalybea (Horsf.) 422 panayensis (Scop.) 422 Pyrrocbira, Reichenb 423 caffra (Linn.) 423 Amydrus, Cab 423 morio (Linn.) . . 423 Onvcognathus, Hartlaub .... 424 "blythi, Hartl 424 Lamprocolius, Sundev 424 splendidus ( Vieill.) 424 purpureus, P. L. S. Mull. . 425 phoenicopterus (Swains.). . 425 bispecularis (Strickl.) .... 425 Spreo, Lesson 426 bicolor ( Gmel.) 426 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XXI Creadion, Vieill carunculatus (dincl.) . . Family ORIOLID^E. 427 Oriolup, Linn 427 galbula, Linn 427 ^ kundoo, Sykes 428 dift'usus, Sharpe 429 tenuirostris, Blyth 430 andauianensis, Tytler Sf Beavan 430 acrorhynchus, Blyth .... 430 melanocephalus, Linn 431 larvatus, Licht 431 trailli, Vigors 432 Mini eta, King 432 fiavocincta, King 432 sagittata (Lath.) 433 affinis, Gould 433 Sphecotlieres, Vieill 434 maxillaris, Lath 434 llaviventris, Gould 434 Family DICRUBID.E. Dicrurus, Vieill 435 annectens (Hodgs:) 435 Chibia, Hod (/son 437 hottentotta (Linn.) 437 Dicruropsis, Salvad 437 bracteata (Gould) 437 carbonaria (Bonap.) 438 laemosticta (Scl.) 438 borneensip, Skarpe 438 Chaptia, Hodgson 439 SMQ* ( Vieill.) 439 Buchanga, Hodgson 439 atra (Hermann) 439 assimilis (fiechst.) 441 longicaudata (Jerd.) . . , . 442 nigrescens, Oates 443 leucogem s, Walden 443 cserule?cens (Linn.) 444 leucopygialis (Blyth) .... 444 Edolius, t'uvier 445 forrtcatus (Linn.) 445 Diasemuroides, Hume 445 andamanensia (Tytler fy Beavan) 445 l^liviiiira, Hodgson 440 remifer (Temm.) 446 Dissemurus, G layer 446 piiradiseus (Linn.) 446 Pa-e Family PARADISEIB^E. Craspedophora, Gray 447 intercedens (Sharpe) .... 447 alberti, Elliot 447 Astrapia, Vieill 447 stephaniae, Finsch Sf Meyer 447 Paradisea, Linn 448 apoda, Linn 448 raggiana, Scl 448 Phonygama, Lesson 449 jamesi, Sharpe 449 Manucodia, Bocld 450 altera, Roths. $ Ilartert . . 450 jobiensis, Salvad 450 Lophorhina, Vieill 451 minor, Ramsay 451 Amblyornis, Elliot 451 inurnatus (Schleg.) 451 subalaris (Sharpe) 451 Chlamydodera, Gould 452 maculata, Gould 452 nuchalis (Jard. $ Selby) . . 452 ^Elurcedus, Cab 452 stonei, Sharpe 452 melanocephalus, Ramsay. . 453 Family CORVIDJE. Trypauocorax, Sundev 453 Irugilegus (Linn.) 453 pastinator (Gould) 454 Heterocorax, tikarpe 454 capensis (Licht.) ..." 454 Corvus, Linn 455 corax, Linn 455 islandicu?, Hantzsch .... 456 IrispaniH, Hartert fy Kleinschm 456 canariensis, Hartert ^ Kleinschm 457 tingitanus, Irby 457 lawrencei, Hume 458 umbrinus, Sundev 458 principalis, Ridgw 459 cryptoleucus, Couch .... 459 coronoidea, Vig. fy Horsf. . 460 cecike, Mathews 460 macrorhynchus, Wag I. . . 4151 japonensis, Bonap 462 philippinus, Bonap 462 pusillus, Tweedd 463 torquatus, Linn 463 scapulatus, Daud. 464 cornix, Linn 464 XX11 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. sardonius, Kleinschm sharpii, Gates capellanus, Scl corone, Linn orientalis, Eversm caurinus, Baird ossifragus, Wilson splendens, Vieill insolens, Hume brachyrhynchus, Brehm . . pascuus, Cones nesperis, Ridgw Corvultur, Lesson albicollis (Lath.) Coloeus, Kaup monedula (Linn.) collaris (Drummond) .... dauuricus (Pall.) Khiriocorax, Sharpe affmis (Rilpp.) Microcorax, Sharpe jamaicensis (Gmel.) Physocorax, Bonap moneduloides (Less.) .... Macrocorax, Sharpe fuscicapillus (Gray) Nucifraga, Brisson caryocatactes (Linn.) .... Pica, Brisson pica (Linn.) melanonota (Brehm) .... bactriana, Bonap hudsonia (Sabine) sericea, Gould mauritanica, Malherbe. . . . nuttalli, Audub Cyanopolius, Bonap cyanus (Pall.) japonicus, Parrot swinhoei, Hartert cooki (Bonap.) Urocissa, Cab occipitalis (Blyth) erythrorhyncha (Gmel.) . . flavirostris (Blyth) caerulea (Gould) whiteheadi, Ogilvie- Grant Dendrocitta, Gould rufa (Scop.) frontalis, McClell liimalayensis (Blyth) .... sinensis (Lath.) cinerascens, Sharpe Crypsirhina, Vieill varians (Lath.) Page 400 466 467 467 468 468 469 469 470 471 471 472 472 472 472 472 474 474 474 474 475 475 475 475 475 475 476 476 476 476 478 478 479 479 479 480 480 480 481 481 481 482 482 483 483 484 484 484 484 485 486 487 487 487 487 Page Cissa, Boie 488 chinensis (Bodd.) 488 Calocitta, Gray 483 colliei ( Vigors) 488 Platysmurus, Reichenb 489 aterriraus (Temm.) 489 Garrulus, Brisson 489 glandarius (Linn.) 489 rufitergum, Hartert 490 caspius, Seebohm 491 minor, Verr 491 krynicki, Kalenicz 491 atricapillus, Geoff r 492 japouicus, Schleg 492 brandti, Eversm 492 whitakeri, Hartert 493 cervicalis, Bonap 493 bispecularis, Vigors 493 sinensis, Swinh 493 Laletes, Reichenow 494 lanceolatus ( Vigors) .... 494 Cractes, Billberg^ 494 infaustus (Linn.) 494 canadensis (Linn.) 495 Cyanocitta, Strickl 495 cristata (Linn.) 495 coronata (Stvains.) 496 florincola, Corns 496 Aphelocoma, Cab 496 californica ( Vigors) 496 woodhousei (Baird) .... 497 cyanotis, Ridgw 497 Cyanocorax, Boie 498 chrysops ( Vieill.} 498 affinis, Pelz 498 mystacalis (Geo/r.). . . ,.. 499 cteruleus ( Vieill.) 499 Xanthura, Bonap 500 galeata, Ridgw 500 luxuosa (Less.) 500 glaucescens, Ridgw 500 guatemalensis, Bonap 501 Cissolopha, Bonap 501 yucatanica (Dubois) .... 501 beecheyi ( Vigors} 501 melanocyanea (Hartl.) . . 502 Psilorhinus, Rilpp 502 morio ( Wagler) 502 vociferus ( Cabot) 503 Struthidea, Gould 503 cinerea, Gould 503 Picathartes, Lesson 504 gymnocephalus, Temm. . . 504 oreas, Reichenow 504 Glaucopis, Gmel 504 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XX111 Pago cinerea, Gmel ~>()4 Graculus, Koch r>04 irraculus (Linn.} •">()! Pyrrhocorax, Vicill '">0t; iilpinus, Vitill 600 Corcorax, Lowon HOC) melanorhamphus ( Tieill.} . 506 Podoces, Fischer 507 panderi, Fischer 507 humi]is; Hutne 507 Family STREPERID^;. Page Strepera, Lesson 508 jrraculina ( White] 508 ar^ruta, Gould 508 vieilloti, Mathews 509 melanoptera, Gould 509 plumbea, Gould 509 intermedia, Sharpc 510 fuligiuosa (Gould) 510 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS' EGGS VOL. V. Order PASSERIFORMES (continued). (Of. Vol. iii. p. 165.) Sub-Order ACROMYODI (continued). (Of. Vol. iii. p. 229.) PASSERES NORMALES (continued). (Of. Vol. iii. p. 229.) Family ZOSTEROPID^E. Genus ZOSTEROPS, Vig. $ Horsf. As a rule eggs of the White-eyes resemble each other closely in size, shape, and colour. They are of a pointed oval shape, exhibit very little gloss, and are of a pale blue or bluish-green colour, without markings. The tint is variable not only among eggs of the same species, but even among those of the same clutch. . In some clutches all the eggs are white. Zosterops japonica, Temm. $ Schl. Zosterops japonica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 160 (1884) ; Seebohm, B. Japan. Emp. p. 68 (1890) ; NeJirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 11 (1901) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 221 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 1 (1906). Zosterops palpebrosus japonicus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 315 (1905). VOL. v. R r L\« ,ZOSTEROPI1).E. The eggs of the Japanese White-eye measure from -67 to -7 in length, and from -5 to -53 in breadth. 4. Fujiyama, Hondo, Japan, llth July. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Subashiri, Fujiyama, 5th July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Zosterops gouldi, Bonap. Zosterops chloronotus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. xxiii. fig. 14 (1845-64). Zosterops gouldi, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 588 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 162 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 350 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds) i. p. 350 (1901) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 12 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 2 (1906). Eggs of the Australian Green-backed White-eye measure from •62 to *7 in length, and from *48 to '5 in breadth. 4. West Australia. Gould Coll. 1. West Australia. Gould Coll. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 2. West Australia, 4th November Crowley Bequest. (A. J. Campbell). 2. Australia, 27th December. Crowley Bequest. 3. Australia. Carter Coll. Zosterops sundevalli, Hani. Zosterops pallida, Sharpe (nee Siuains.), Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p, 160 (1884); Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 187 (1900) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 50 (1901). Zosterops sundevalli, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 2 (1906). Eggs of Burch ell's White-eye measure from '65 to '66 in length, and from *44 to *46 in breadth. 3. 14 Streams, Vaal River, November. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.]. Zosterops xanthochroa, Gray. Zosterops xanthochroa, Layard, Ibis, 1878, p. 259 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. ix. p. 174 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899); Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 13 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 2 (1906). Two eggs of the New Caledonian White-eye measure respectively 7 by '5 and -68 by -5. 2. New Caledonia (JE. L. Layard: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll). XOSTEROPS. J Zosterops ceylonensis, lloldsw. Zosterops coylonensis, Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 585 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bird* B.M. ix. p. 173 (1884)'; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 13 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 2 (1906). Three eggs of the Ceylon White- eye measure '6 by *47. 3. Ceylou, 12th August. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [0.]. Zosterops annulosa, Swains. Zosterops capensis, Sundev. ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 171 (1884) ; Kuschel, J.f. 0. 1895, p. 345 : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899). Zosterops annulosa, Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 2 (1906). Seven eggs of the Cape White-eye measure from '67 to '69 in length, and from '51 to '53 in breadth. 1. South Africa (E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 2. Grahamstown, South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Durban, Natal, 20th October. Major R. Sparrow [E.l 2. Durban, 24th December. Major R. Sparrow [E. |. 1. Durban, 1st February. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. Zosterops madagascariensis (Gmel.\ Zosterops madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards fy Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 291, pi. 302. fig. 15 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 170 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 80 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 3 (1906). Zosterops maderaspatana, Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 15 (1901). Six eggs of the Madagascar White-eye measure from '63 to '69 in length, and from '49 to '5 in breadth. The six eggs in the Crowley Collection, purchased from Jamrach and said to have come from Madagascar, have been referred to the present bird. They appear, however, to belong to a different species, for they measure from *71 to '73 in length, and from '54 to *55 in breadth. Nehrkorn gives the measurements as '64 x '5 (16 x 12-5 mm.). 4. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 2. Ilaka, S.E. Madagascar, 16th Nov. Crowley Bequest. ( W. Deans Cowan: Tristram Coll). 6. [Madagascar.] Crowley Bequest. Zosterops palpebrosa (Temm.). Zosterops palpebrosa, Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 582 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 165 (1884) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 214 (1889) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 140 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 165 (1899); Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. v. p. 97, pi. (1890) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 17 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 4 (1906). B2 4 ZOSTEROPID2E. The eggs of the Indian White-eye measure from -51 to -7 in length, and from '4 to P49 in breadth. 2. Kotgarh, Himalayas, 30th June. Hume Coll. 1. Almora, Himalayas, 1st Aug. Hume Coll. 2. North-west Provinces, 19th June. Hume Coll. 1. Lucknow, 22nd May. Hume Coll. 2. Lucknow, 2nd July. Hume Coll. 2. Allahahad, 18th July. Hume Coll. 2. Allahabad. Hume Coll. 1. Jhansi, 7th August. Hume Coll. 3. Saugor, C. Provinces, 2nd Aug. Hume Coll. 7. Raipur, C. Provs. (F. R. Bkwitt}. Hume Coll. 9. Raipur, 15th June (F. JR. B.}. ' Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiri Hills (Miss Cockburn). Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills ( Walhouse : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.'). 2. Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills, llth Hume Coll. March. 2. Ootacamund, 14th March. Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 15th March. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 17th March. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 15th April. Hume Coll. 3. Dibrughar, Assam, 18th May Hume Coll. (J. R. Cripps). 1. Lunugala, Ceylon, May (A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). Zosterops aureiventer, Hume. Zosterops aureiventer, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 163 (1884) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zost&rop. p. 17 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 4 (1906). An egg of the Golden-bellied White-eye measures -59 by -45. 1. Java, 28th April. Crowley Bequest. Zosterops basilanica, Steere. Zosterops everetti, Sharpe (nee Tweedd.}, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 163 (1884). Zosterops basilanica, Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 19 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 5 (1906). Two (out of a clutch of three) eggs of the Basilan White-eye are white ; they measure *55 by -45. 2. Bongao, Philippine Islands, 13th July Crowley Bequest. (A. H. Eierett). Zosterops simplex, Swirih. Zosterops japonicus, Swinhoe (nee T. fy S.), Ibis, 1861, p. 331. Zosterops palpebrosa Sharpe (nee Temm.}, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 165, part. (1884). Zosterops simplex, &iyan, Ibis, 1887, p. 227 ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 215 (1889) ; La Touche. Ibis, 1898, p. 367 j 1899, p. 431 ; ZOSTEROPS. O Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 80 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zos- terop. p. 20 (1901) ; La Touche $ Rickett, Ibis, 1905, p. 31 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 5 (1906). The eggs of Swinhoe's White-eye measure from *6 to '67 in length, and from '47 to *5 in breadth. 1. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 4. Amoy, China (R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Foochow, China, 19th Juno. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Formosa, 28th April (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. •2. Formosa, 1st May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Formosa, 5th May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Zosterops stejnegeri, Seebohm. Zosterops stejnegeri, Seebohm, Ibis, 1891, p. 273 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 20 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 5 (1906). Zosterops palpebrosa stejnegeri, Hartert, Vb'g. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 315 (1905). Two eggs of Stejneger's White-eye are of a very pale bluish- white ; they measure '7 in length, and from -5 to -51 in breadth. 2. Fatsizio, Seven Islands, Japan, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 13th April. [P.], Zosterops natalis, Lister. Zosterops natalis, Sharpe, in Andrew^ Monogr. Christmas Island, p. 49 (1900) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 23 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 7 (1906). The eggs of the Christmas- Island White-eye in the Collection vary greatly in size. Four examples measure respectively : *68 by •51 ; -7 by -51 ; -6 by -49 ; -6 by -5. 2. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Sir John Murray [P.]. 9th Nov. (C. W. Andrews). 2. Christmas Island (C. W. A.}. Sir John Murray [P.J. Zosterops aignani, Uartert. (Plate I. fig. 1.) Zosterops aignani, Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 210 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 11 (1906). The eggs of the St. Aignan White-eye measure from -62 to -72 in length, and from -5 to '55 in breadth. 3. St. Aignan, Louisiade Archipelago. Mr. A. S. Meek [C.]. 3. St. Aignan. Mr. A. S. Meek [C.l 1. St. Aignan. Mr. A. S. Meek [C.]. ZOSTEEOl'ID.15. Zosterops flavifrons (Gmel.). Zosterops flavifrons, Tristram, Ibis, 1876, p. 262 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 187 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 80 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 30 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 11 (1906). Two eggs of the New Hebrides White-eye are pure white and of a rather long pointed oval shape. They measure *8 by *56. 1. New Hebrides, 24th October (J. G. Crowley Bequest. Paton: Tristram Coll.). 1. New Hebrides, 14th November Crowley Bequest. (J. G. P. : Tristram Coll.). Zosterops owstoni, Hartert. Zosterops semperi, Finsch (nee HartL), P. Z. S. 1880, p. 575 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899). Zosterops semperi owstoni, Hartert, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 2 (1900). Zosterops owstoni, Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop.}*. 31 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 12 (1906). Two eggs of the Ruk Island White-eye measure respectively •68 by -5 and -65 by -5. 2. Kuk Island, Caroline Is., 10th June. Crowley Bequest. Zosterops hypoxantha, Salvad. Zosterops hypoxantha, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 178 (1884); Dahl, MT. Mus. Berlin, i. pp. 98, 210 (1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 80 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 35 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 14 (1906). Eggs of the New Pomeranian White-eye measure -65 by '5 and -62 by -48. 2. New Pomerania, Bismarck Archip. Crowley Bequest. 1. New Pomerania. Crowley Bequest. Zosterops lateralis (Lath.). Zosterops dor,calis, Thien. (nee V. Sf H.) Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxiii. fig. 15 (1845-54). Zosterops cserulescens, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 587 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 152 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 233 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899; ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Amtr. Birds, i.p. 347, pi. 13 (1901) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 39 (1901). Zosterops lateralis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 16 (1906). Eggs of the Australian Grey-backed White-eye measure from -61 to *8 in length, and from '45 to '59 in breadth. ZOSTHHOPID.E. DIC.EIDJS. 3. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. Sydney, N.S.W. Old Collection. 3. Canterbury, N.S.W., 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North}. 3. Dobroyd, N.S.W. (E. P. Ramsay: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 3. Roseville, 17th October. A. J. North, Esq. [P.I. Melbourne, Victoria. A. J. Campbell, Esq. [P.j Melbourne. Salvin-Godman Coll. Mouth of Yarra R., Victoria, 4th Crowley Bequest. October (A. J. North). 3. Ballaarat Forest, Victoria. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.I 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Tasmania. Gould Coll. 5. New Zealand. Dr. H. J. Wharton [P.]. 2. Christchurch, New Zealand. Capt. R. Snow [P.], Zosterops flaviceps, Peak. Zosterops flaviceps, Peak, U.S. Expl. Exped. p. 95 (1848) ; Finsch $ Hartl. Beitr. Faun. Centralpolyn. p. 52, pi. i. fig. 7 (1867) ; Nehrk. J.f. O. 1879, p. 396 ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 40 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hana-l. v. p. 17 (1906). Zosterops westernensis, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899) [part.]. Eggs of the Fijian White-eye measure from -66 to -68 by -5. 10. Fin (E. L. Layard : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. Zosterops tenuirostris, Gould. Zosterops tenuirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. il. p. 536 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 154 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899) ; Finsch, Das Tierreich, Zosterop. p. 42 (1901) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 17 (1906). In four eggs of the Norfolk-Island White-eye, the measurements vary from '72 to '8 in length, and from '56 to *6 in breadth. 4. Norfolk Island (Dr. Croivfoot). Crowley Bequest, Family Genus DIC-ffiUM, Cuv. Dicaeum cruentatum (Linn.). Dicaeum cruentatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 15 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 376 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume. Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 270 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 21 (1906). 8 DIC-SID.S. Eggs of the Scarlet-backed Flower-pecker are of a pointed oval shape, plain white and without any gloss. They vary from '55 to •58 in length, and from -38 to *42 in breadth. 1. Dibrugarh, Assam, 24th May ( J. R. Hume Coll. Cripps). 2. Pegu, 1st April (E. W. Oates). Gates Coll. 2. Pegu, 9th April (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 28th March (E. W. O.). Crowley Bequest, Dicaeum nigrimentum, Salvad. Dicaeum nigrimentum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 17 (1885) ; id., Hand-L v. p. 21 (1906). Three eggs of the Black-chinned Flower-pecker are uniform white and of an elongate oval form. They measure from '53 to •58 in length, and from -39 to -4 in breadth. 3. Singapore, 10th March (J. White- Crowley Bequest. head). Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw). Dicaeum hirundinaceum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 581 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 19 (1885) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 236 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 437 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 22 (1906). The eggs of the Swallow Flower-pecker are of an elongate oval form, slightly glossy and plain white. They measure from '64 to •7 in length, and from '43 to '5 in breadth. 6. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 3. South Australia (G. F. Angas). Gould Coll. 1. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. Dicaeum haematostictum, Sharpe. Dicaeum haematostictum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 35 (1885) ; Ogilme-Grant fy Whitehead, Ibis, 1896, p. 553 ; 1898, p. 243, pi. vi. fig. 2 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 25 (1906). An egg of the Blood-breasted Flower-pecker is of a regular oval shape, without any gloss. It is pale greenish-white, spotted and blotched with pale olive-brown and clouded with lilac-grey. The markings are chiefly confined to the larger end of the egg. It measures *65 by '49. 1. Canloan Volcano, Central Negros, J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Philippine Islands, 19th March. Dicaeum trigonostigma (Scop.). Dicaeum trigonostioma, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 343 ; id., Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 38 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 26 (1906). niC.EUM. An egg of the Orange-bellied Flower-pecker sent by Sir Hugh Low is of a pointed oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is pale greenish-white, rather thickly speckled and spotted, especially at the broad end, with umber-brown and dull purplish-grey. It measures '62 by '42. 1. Labuan Island, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Dica&um cinereigulare, Tiveedd. (Plate I. fig. 2.) Dicaeum ciriereigulare, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. x. p. 40 (1885) ; Oyilvie- Grant $ Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 243; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 27 (1906). The eggs of the Grey-throated Flower-pecker are of a pointed oval shape, slightly glossy and plain white. They measure from •59 to -62 in length, and from *42 to '45 in breadth. 2. Samar, Philippine Islands, July. J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.1. 2. Samar, July. J. Whitehead, Esq. fO.J. 2. Samar, July. J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.1, 1. Samar, July. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Dicaeum chrysorrhceum, Temm. Dicaeum chrysorrhceum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 44 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit, Ind., Birds, ii. p. 378 (1890) ; Baker, Ibis, 1896, p. 348 ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 27 (1906). Eggs of the Yellow-vented Flower-pecker are of a long oval shape, and dull white, devoid of gloss. They measure '6 in length, and from '41 to *42 in breadth. 2. Margherita, Assam, 15th June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Dicaeum concolor, Jerdon. DicaBum concolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 45 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 379 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 272 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 28 (1906). The eggs of the Nilghiri Flower-pecker are elongate ovals, entirely devoid of gloss, and plain white. The average measure- ment of four examples is '64 by -43. 1. Nilgliiri Hills, S. India, 19th Jan. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 2. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiri Hills, May. Dicaeum olivaceum, Walden. Dicseum inornatum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 45 (1885). Dictum olivaceum, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 380 (1890) ; Baker, Ibis, 1896, p. 349 ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 28 (1906). 10 DICLEID^S. Three eggs of the Plain-coloured Flower-pecker are of a rather broad oval shape, pure white, and devoid of gloss. They measure from '52 to *58 in length, and from '42 to '46 'in breadth. 1. Margherita, Assam, 15th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 2. Margherita, 15th August. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. Dicaeum erythrorhynchum (Lath.). Dicaeum minimum, Tick. ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 574 (1879). DicaBum erythrorhynchum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 48 (1885) ; Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. iv; p. 86 (1889) ; v. pi. (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 381 (1890) ; id.', ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 274 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 28 (1906). Eggs of Tickell's Flower-pecker are of a somewhat narrow oval shape, and plain white, without gloss. They measure from •57 to '61 in length, and from -4 to '41 in breadth. 2. Sitapur, Oudh, 12th March (C. R. Hume Coll. Cock}. 3. Maimbhum, Bengal, February (R. Crowley Bequest. C. Beavan: Tristram Cott.) Genus PARDALOTUS, Vieill. Pardalotus ornatus, Temm. (Plate L fig. 3.) Pardalotus striatus, Temm. ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 161 (1865). Pardalotus ornatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 55 (1885) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 384 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 440 (1901) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v, p. 29 (1906). The eggs of the Striated Diamond-bird vary from a narrow to a broad oval or spherical shape, and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are plain white, and measure from *7 to *75 in length, and from *5 to '6 in breadth. 1. New South Wales ( Wilson}. Gould Coll. 2. Wimmera District, Victoria, 5th Crowley Bequest. September (A. J. No^th). South Australia (G. F. Angas}. Gould Coll. South Australia. Oould Coll. Pardalotus affinis, Gould. Pardalotus affinis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 163 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 57 (1885) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 51 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 443 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 29 (1906). Four eggs of the Yellow-tipped Diamond-bird are of a broad oval PARDALOTUS. 11 shape, pure white, and very slightly glossed. They measure from -72 to -75 in length, and from -53 to -56 in breadth. 1. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. 3. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Pardalotus punctatus (Shaw). Pardalotus punctatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 157 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bird* B. J\F. x. p. 58 (1885) : North, Nests # Eyys Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Campbell. Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 444 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 29 (1906). The eggs of the Spotted Diamond-bird are of a broad oval shape and plain white, with a moderate amount of gloss. They measure from *63 to '7 in length, and from '5 to -53 in breadth. 4. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 4. Dobroyd, New South Wales, Oo Crowley Bequest. tober (E. P. Eamsay ; Tristram Coll.). 4. Chatswood, N. S. Wales, 26th A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. October. 4. Canterbury, N. S. Wales, 15th Crowley Bequest. September (A. J. North). 2. South Australia (White). Gould Coll. 2. Swan River (G. J. Bostock : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Tasmania. Gould Coll. 3. Tasmania (Hinsby). Crowley Bequest. Pardalotus melanocephalus, Gould. Pardalotus melanocephalus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 165 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 60 (1885) ; North, Nests $ fygs Austr. Birds, p. 52 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 447 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 29 (1906). The eggs of the Black-headed Diamond-bird are of a broad oval or spheroidal shape, slightly glossy, and plain white. They measure from *67 to *7 in length, and from *53 to '56 in breadth. 3. Dawson River, Queensland, 21st Crowley Bequest. August (North Coll.). 2. Rockhampton, Queensland, 10th Crowley Bequest. January (North Coll.). 3. New South Wales (E. P. Ramsay] . Gould Coll. 3. New South Wales (G. F. Angas). Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales (G. F. A.). Gould Coll. 1. Clarence River District, N.S.W., Crowley Bequest. September (E. P. R. : Tristram Coll.). 1 . Clarence River District ( J. Mac- Crowley Bequest. (jillivray : Tristram Coll.). 12 Pardalotus quadragintus, Gould. Pardalotus quadragintus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 160 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 62 (1885) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 54 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 449 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 30 (1906). Three eggs of the Forty-spotted Diamond-bird are spheroidal in form, white, and slightly glossed. They measure from '59 to '62 in length, and from -5 to '51 in breadth. 1. Tasmania. Gould Coll. 2. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Genus PIPRISOMA, Blyih. Piprisoma squalidum (Burt.). (Plate I. fig. 6.) Piprisoma agile, Beavan, Ibis, 1865, p. 416; 1867, p. 430, pi. x.; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 579 (1879). Prionochilus squalidus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 73 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 84 (1899). Piprisoma squalidum, Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 382 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 277 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 32 (1906). The eggs of the Thick-billed Mower-pecker are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are pale pink, and densely marked with confluent blotches and clouds of chestnut-brown and lavender- grey *. They measure from *6 to *63 in length, and from *45 to •46 in breadth. 1. Northern India, 24th February. Hume Coll. 2. Maunbhum, 29th March (R. C. Crowley Bequest. Beavan: Tristram Coll.). 2. Maunbhum, 18th April (It. C. B. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus MELANOCHARIS, Sclater. Melanocharis striativentris, Salvad. (Plate I. fig. 18.) .Melanocharis striativentris, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) xiv. p. 150 (1894) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 33 (1906). An egg of Salvadori's Flower-pecker is of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss ; the ground-colour is pinkish-white, blotched * Mr. Stuart Baker (Ibis, 1896, p. 350) has described the nests and eggs of the closely allied P. modestum. NECTARINITDJE. 13 and spotted with purplish-brown and purplish-grey, the blotches being more or less concentrated in an irregular zone round the larger end. It measures '8 in length by '57 in breadth. 1. South-east New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [0.1. 1. South-east New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.J. Family NECTARINIID.E. Genus HEDYDIPNA, Cab. Hedydipna metallica (Lwlit.). (Plate I. fig. 4.) Nectarinia metallica, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 8 (1884) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 346. Hedydipna metallica, Shelley, Monogr. Ned. p. 3 (1876-80) ; id., Birds Afr. ii. p. 15 (1900) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 34 (1906). An egg of the Blue-collared Long-tailed Sun-bird is of a long oval shape and slightly glossy ; it is pure white, with a few irregular scrolls and dashes of dull purplish-red, congregated near the larger end. It measures *59 by '48. 1. Khartum, March. Major H. M. Dunn [P.]. Genus NECTARINIA, Illiger. Nectarinia famosa (Linn.). (Plate I. fig. 17.) Nectarinia famosa, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 13 (1876-80) ; Sharpe, ed. LayarXs Birds S. Africa, p. 306 (1875-84) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 5 (1884) ; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 346 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 75 (1899) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 276 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 19 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 35 (1906). The eggs of the Malachite Sun-bird are of an oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-brown, blotched all over with dark brown or olive-brown. In some examples, however, the markings are very fine and indistinct, and not much darker than the ground-colour of the egg. They measure -71 to *76 in length, by -5 to '52 in breadth. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. Cape Colony (T. Atmore: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Otjimbinque, Damaraland, April Crowley Bequest. (C. J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.}. 14 NECTARINIIDJK. Genus CHALCOSTETHA, Cab. Chalcostetha pectoralis (Temm.). Nectarinia pectoraiis. Schleg. fy Mull. Verhand. Zool., Aves, p. 57, pi. 9. fig. (1846). Chalcostetlia insignia, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 87 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 12 (1884). Chalcostetha pectoralis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 345 (1890; ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 37 (1906). The eggs of Maklot's Sun-bird are of a long oval shape, with scarcely any gloss. In four specimens the ground-colour is whitish , thickly mottled and spotted all over with umber-brown, some of the spots being rounded and more intense in colour. In another specimen the ground-colour is greenish-white, blotched towards the larger end with purplish-grey and with scattered spots and small blotches of deep brown. They measure from -59 to *62 in length, and from -42 to -43 in breadth. 4. Sandakan, N. Borneo ( W. B. Pryor : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 1. Labuan Island, Borneo. Crowley Bequest. Genus ^THOPYGA, Cab. JEthopyga vigors! (SyJces). (Plate I. fig. 10.) ^Ethopyga vigorsi, Shelley, Monoyr. Nect. p. 71 (1876 -80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 18 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 350 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 250 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 38 (1906). An egg of Vigors's Yellow-backed Sun-bird is of a regular oval shape and without gloss. It is yellowish-buff, very densely mottled with yellowish-brown. At the broad end there is a fine black hair- line, extending over a third of the circumference of the egg. This example measures '64 by *5. 1. Bhor Ghats, Western India Hume Coll. (H. Wenden). JEthopyga seherise (Tick.}. (Plate I. fig. 12.) ^Ethopygaseheriee, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 67 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 18 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 348 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 249 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 38 (1906). The eggs of the Himalayan Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. They are white, speckled with pale chocolate-brown and purplish-grey. The markings, 15 which arc small and well-defined, are more frequent at the broad end of the egg than elsewhere, but do not form a conspicuous cap. Four examples measure respectively : *55 by '47 ; '57 by *43 ; *59 by -44 ; -6 by -46. 1. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 2nd Aug. Hume Coll. (J. Gammie). 3. S.ikliiiiiTerai,9thMay(O. Hotter). Hume Coll. JEthopyga siparaja (Raffl.). (Plate I. fig. 7.) '^Ethopyga siparaja, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 57 (1876-80); Sharpe, P.Z. S. 1879, p. 342; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 21 (1884) : Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 422 j id., Hand-L v. p. 38 (1906). The eggs of the Malayan Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a broad oval form and without gloss. The ground-colour varies from pinkish- white to pale salmon-pink, and the markings are of two types. In one, which appears to be the commoner, the egg is marked with large clouds of a darker pink than the ground-colour, and is also spotted and otherwise marked with rich purplish-red and chocolate-brown. In the other, the egg is densely streaked and mottled with rich chestnut, and has no other markings except a few specks of deep purplish-red, almost black in intensity. Specimens measure from '52 to '6 in length, and from '4 to '43 in breadth. 8. Labuan Island, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.J. 1. Borneo (H. Low : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Mt. Kina Balu, 30th April (J. White- Crowley Bequest head). JEthopyga magnifica, Sharpe. ^Ethopyga magnifica, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 51 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 24 (1884) ; Steere, List Birds $ Hamm. Philipp. p. 22 (1890) ; Ogilvie-Grant $ Whitehead, Ibis, 1896, p. 550 ; 1898, p. 241, pi. v. tigs. 5 & 6 ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 38 (1906). The eggs of the Black-bellied Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a somewhat lengthened oval shape and devoid of all gloss. They are pale pink, mottled with chestnut, the markings being extremely dense at the broad end and forming a zone or cap at that part. In one or two specimens a few very fine hair-like lines may be noticed at the broad end. One example differs from the above, and resembles the eggs of JE. siparaja of the first or commoner type. Two examples measure respectively : -65 by !5 ; *68 by *48. 2. Negros, Philippine Islands, Feb. Steere Exped. 2. Cauloan Volcano, Negros, 23rd J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. March. 1. Canloan Volcano, 15th April. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.}. NECTAKINIIDJE. JEthopyga ignicauda (Hodgs.). ^Ethopyga ignicauda, Shelley, Monogr, Nect. p. 45 (1876-80) ; Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 25 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 351 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 39 (1906). Two eggs of the Fire-tailed Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of an elongate oval shape and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is white, finely spotted and mottled all over with light reddish-brown. They measure respectively *75 by *49 and '73 by *49. 2. Darjiling, 27th May. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. JEthopyga gouldias (Vig.). ^Ethopyga gouldiaB, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 41 (1876-80) ; Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 27 (1884); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 352 (1890) ; Baker, Ibis, 1896, p. 343 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 39 (1906). Two eggs of Mrs. Gould's Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a broad oval form and devoid of gloss ; the ground-colour is white, with spots and small blotches of umber-brown and dull lavender all over the shell, but concentrating towards the larger end so as to form a wide zone. They measure respectively '56 by '44 and '5 by '44. 2. Laisung, North Cachar, 17th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. JEthopyga dabryi ( Verr.). ^Ethopyga dabryi, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 39 (1876-80) ; Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 28 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 353 (1890) ; Baker, Ibis, 1896, p. 344 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 39 (1906). Two eggs of Dabry's Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of abroad oval form and devoid of gloss; the ground-colour is white, spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and dull violet-brown, most of the markings concentrating so as to form a wide irregular zone round the larger end. They measure respectively -55 by '42 and '53 by *41. 2. Hungrum, N. Cachar, 25th June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. JEthopyga bella, Tweedd. ^Ethopyga bella, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 77 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 29 (1884) ; Ogilvie-Grant $ Whiteliead, Ibis, 1898, p. 242, pi. v. fig. 10 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 40 (1906). The eggs of the White-breasted Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are pinkish-white, blotched with lilac-red and chestnut-brown, especially at the broad end, where the markings are larger and confluent. In addition, EUDREPAXIS. ARA.CnXECnTIIR\. 17 there are traces of lavender-grey markings underlying the chestnut and sometimes a few specks and lines of dark purplish-red. Three examples measure respectively : *5 by "38 ; *51 by "39 ; *53 by '39. 3. Samar, Philippine Islands, 19th July. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Genus EUDREPANIS, Sharpe. Eudrepanis pulcherrima (Sharpe). (Plate I. fig. 9.) Eudrepanis pulcherrima, Shelley, Monogr. Neat, p. 81 (1876-80) ; Ogilvie- Grant & Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 242 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 40 (1906). ^Ethopyga pulcherrima, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix, p. 31 (1884). Three eggs of the Short-tailed Yellow-backed San-bird resemble those of JEthopyya siparaja of the first or commoner type, but are rather more dull in colour. Three examples measure respectively : •55 by -43 ; -55 by '42 ; -54 by -44. 3. Paranos, Samar, Philippine Islands, J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 26th June. Genus ARACHNECHTHRA, Cab. Arachnechthra asiatica (Lath.}. (Plate I. figs. 14 & 15.) Cinnyris asiaticus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 181 (1876-80) ; Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 566 (1879). Ciunyris asiatica, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 56 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Arachnechthra asiatica, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 359 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 252 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 41 (1906). The eggs of the Purple Sun-bird are normally of a narrow, pointed oval shape and they are moderately, and in some instances highly, glossy. Mr. Hume thus describes them : — " The ground- colour is greenish- greyish- or brownish-white ; in some but little, in others almost entirely obscured by the markings. These latter, always minute and ill-defined, are grey, purplish-grey, brown, or greyish-brown. A certain number of the eggs are pretty uni- formly speckled and freckled over the whole surface, but in the majority the markings are densest towards the large end, where many exhibit more or less perfect caps or zones, and to which locality in some few specimens the markings are exclusively confined." The eggs measure from -6 to -7 in length, and from -45 to '48 in breadth. VOL. v. c 18 NECTARINIIDvE. 9. Sind (If. Gould). Gould Coll. 1. Hansi, Punjab, April. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 16th April. Hume Coll. 3. Hansi, 18th April. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 20th April. Hume Coll. 3. Hansi, July. Hume Coll. 2. Qurgaon District, 23rd April. Hume Coll. 5. North-west Provinces. Hume Coll. 1. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll. 3. Lucknow, 16th May. Hume Coll. 1. Mirzapur, 5th June ( W. E. Brooks : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Mirzapur, 14th March ( W. E. J5. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Jhansi, Aug. (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 2. Maunbhum, 29th March (R. C. Crowley Bequest. Beavan: Tristram Coll.). 4. Maunbhum, 5th April (R. C. B. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Raipur, C. Prqvs. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 20th Feb. Hume Coll. 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 14th Hume Coll. April (Miss Cockburn). 1. Kullar, Nilghiri Hills, 5th Feb. Hume Coll. 1. Tipperah ( V. Irwin). Hume Coll. Arachnechthra lotenia (Linn.). Cinnyris lotenius, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 177 (1876-80) ; Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 563 (1879) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 60 (1884). Arachnechthra lotenia, Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 358 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 251 (1890) j Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 41 (1906). An egg of Loten's Sun-bird is of a somewhat elongate, rather pointed oval shape, and has very little gloss ; the ground-colour is white, finely dotted and mottled all over with pale umber-brown, the markings being rather more concentrated towards the larger end so as to form an indistinct zone. It measures '69 by *48. 1. Lunugala, Ceylon, 3rd May (A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). Genus LEPTOCOMA, Cab. Leptocoma minima (SyJces). Cinnyris minimus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 143 (1876-80) ; Legge, B. Ceylon, p. 572 (1879). Cinnyris minima, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 62 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Arachnechthra minima, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 363 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 262 (1890). Leptocoma minima, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 41 (1906). An egg of the Tiny Sun-bird in the Collection closely resembles LEPTOCOMA. HERMOTIMIA. 19 some of the eggs of Arachnechthra asiatica. It is greenish-white, densely freckled with greyish-brown. It measures -61 by -42. 1. Niteliiri Hills, S. India, Oct. Hume Coll. (W. Damsoti}. Leptocoma hasselti (Temm.). (Plate I. fig. 24.) Cinnyris hasselti, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 127 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. 'liinh B. M. ix. p. 67 (1884). Arachnechthra hasselti, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 360 (1890) ; id., etl. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 258 (1890). Leptocoma hasselti, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 42 (1906). Two eggs of Van Hasselt's Sun-bird are of an ordinary oval form and rather glossy. They are brown, with a zone of a some- what darker shade of the same colour round the broader end and a few indistinct freckles elsewhere on the shell. Two examples measure respectively : -57 by -4 ; -58 by -4. 2. Salang, Malay Peninsula, 28th Feb. Hume Coll.. (J. Darling}. Leptocoma zeylonica (Linn.}. Cinnvris zeylonica, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 137 (1876-80) ; Leqqe, B. Ceylon, p. 569 (1879) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 64 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Arachnerhthra zeylonica, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 64 (1890) ; id., cd. Hume, Next* # Eijgs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 263 (1890). Leptocoma zeylonica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 42 (1906). The eggs of the Ceylonese, or Purple-rumped, Sun-bird do not differ from those of ArachnecJithra asiatica either in colour or size. 2. Maunbhum, Bengal, 16th December Crowley Bequest. (11. C. Beavan: Tristram Coll.). 1. Raipur, C. Provinces (F. jR. Hume Coll. Blewitt). 2. Salem, Madras, Aug. (A. G. R. Hume Coll. Theobald). 1. Southern India, 9th June. Hume Coll. 1. Lunugala, Ceylon, 6th April (A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). 1. Lunugala, May (A. L. B.). Crowley Bequest. Genus HERMOTIMIA, Reichenb. Hermotimia corinna, Sdlvad. Cinnyris corinna?, Shelley, Monor/r. Nect. p. 117 (1876-80). Cinnyris aspasiae, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 68 (1884) [part.]. Hermotimia corinna, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 42 (1906). An egg of the Duke- of- York-Island Sun-bird is of an oval form cz 20 NECTARINIID^. with a slight amount of gloss. The ground-colour is bluish- white, and the markings, which are mostly concentrated in an. irregular zone round the larger end, consist of short black dots and scrolls and violet-grey under-markings. It measures *65 by -48. 1. New Pomerania. Crowley Bequest. Hermotimia christianae (Tristram). (Plate I. fig. 23.) Cinnyris christianse, Tristram, Ibis, 1889, p. 55-5 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Hermotimia christianae, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 43 (1903). The egg of Tristram's Sun-bird is of a somewhat pointed oval form and slightly glossed ; the ground-colour is pinkish- white, thickly mottled all over with purplish-brown, the markings concentrating towards the larger end so as to form a distinct zone. Two examples measure respectively -72 by '5 and *73 by '5. 2. Kiriwina Island, D'Entrecasteaux Is., Crowley Bequest. 19th March (A. S. Meek). Hermotimia aspasioides ( Gray). Cinnyris aspasioides, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 109 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 70 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Hermotimia aspasioides, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 43 (1906). An egg of the Ceram Sun-bird is of a somewhat pointed oval shape and slightly glossed ; the ground-colour is brownish- white, and the markings, which are mostly distributed over the larger end of the shell, around which they form an ill-defined zone, consist of purplish-grey blotches, with overlying irregular spots and scrolls of deep blackish-brown. It measures -68 by -46. 1, Amboyna (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Genus CINNYRIS, Cab. Cinnyris cupreus (Shaw). Cinnyris cupreus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 191 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 55 (1885) ; Hartert, J. f. O. 1886, p. 580 ; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 347 ; Nehrk. Kai. Eiersamml. p. 76 (1899) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 36 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 44 (1906). The egg of the Copper-coloured Sun-bird is of a somewhat pointed form, with scarcely any gloss ; the ground-colour is of a brownish - white tint, and the markings, which are mostly concentrated in a CINNY1US. 21 zone round the larger end, consist of purplish-grey blotches and irregular dark-brown spots and scrolls. It measures '61 by '41. 1. Witu, British East Africa Crowley Bequest. (Kutter Coll}. Cinnyris notatus (P. L. S. Mull.\ Cinnyris notatus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 195 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. 'Birds B. M. ix. p. 54 (1884) ; Nelirk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 76 (1899); Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 30 (1900) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 44 (1906). An egg of the Madagascar Sun-bird has the ground-colour \ellowish-white, indistinctly mottled all over with dull lilac-grey and darker yellowish-brown markings. It measures '8 by '55 (approximately). 1. S.E. Madagascar, 4th December Crowley Bequest. (JJ*. Deans Cowan). Cinnyris habessinicus (H. $ E.). (Plate I. fig. 5.) Ciunyris habessinicus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 205 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 52 (1884;; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 46 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 45 (1906). Eggs of the Abyssinian Sun-bird are of an oval or somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. The three eggs in the Collection are of two somewhat different types : two examples from El Toki have the ground-colour pale blue, marked all over with minute but somewhat scattered dots of grey and reddish-brown ; in the other one, from Roseires, the ground-colour is pale greenish- white, indistinctly mottled all over with greyish and pale yellowish- brown. Two examples measure respectively *67 by *42 and •75 by '5. 1. lioseires, Blue Nile, September. Major H. N. Dunn [P.]. 2. El Toki, Hawash Valley. Sir Alfred E. Pease, Bart. [P.]. Cinnyris erythrocerius (Heugl.}. Cinnyris erythrocerius, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 209 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 44 (1884) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 49 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 45 (1906). Three eggs of Heuglin's Wedge-tailed Sun-bird are of a rather pointed oval form, with little or no gloss ; the ground-colour is generally pale greenish-white, more or less thickly blotched and mottled with pale grey and pale yellowish-brown. In one example the grey blotches are much larger, and large portions of the shell 22 NECTAKIXIIDJS. are devoid of markings. They measure respectively *66 by -48,. •66 by -45, and -65 by -4. 3. Entebbe, Uganda, May. R J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Cinnyris mariquensis, Smith. Cinnyris mariquensis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 211 (1876-80) ; Gadow, 'Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 44 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 76 (1899; ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 51 (1900) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 45 (1906). Eggs of tbe Southern Bifasciated Sun-bird are of a nearly perfect oval form and have very little gloss ; the ground-colour is pale bluish-white, and the entire shell is more or less thickly mottled all over with brown and grey, the brown markings being strongly developed in some specimens and very indistinct in others. They vary from *6 to '62 m length, and from -44 to '47 in breadth. 1 . South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 4. Damaraland ( C. J. Andersson : . Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. Cinnyris osiris (Finscli). Cinnyris osiris, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 215 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 44 (1884) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 53 (1900J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 45 (1906). An egg of the Abyssinian Bifasciated Sun-bird is of a pointed oval shape, with scarcely any gloss ; its general colour is uniform dark smoky-grey, with some faint indications of markings round the larger end. It measures '66 by '45. 1. East Africa (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Cinnyris osea, Bonap. Cinnyris osea, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 223 (1876-80); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 53 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 76 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 46 (1906). Three eggs of the Palestine Sun-bird are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and slightly glossy ; the ground-colour is yellowish- white, clouded with indistinct brownish-grey markings, more or less concentrated so as to form a faint zone round the cap. Two examples measure '6 by *45. 1. Jericho, 13th April (H. B. Tristram}. Crowley Bequest. 2. "VVady Haman, Genesaret, 23rd May Crowley Bequest. (H. B. T.}. CINNYRIS. 23 Cinnyris leucogaster, Vie-ill. (Plate I. fig. 16.) Cinnyris talatala, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birth S. Africa, p. 318 (1875-84) j Sheliey, Monoi/r. Nect. p. 229 (1876-80). Cinnyris leucogaster, Gadow, Cat. Birds li. M. ix. p. 40 (1884) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 58 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 46 (1906). An egg, said to be that of the South-African White-breasted Sun -bird, is of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is pale greenish-grey, spotted with blackish-brown and lavender-grey. The markings are all small and distinct, but the edges of many of them are blurred and ran into the surrounding ground-colour. This specimen measures '75 by *5. 1. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. Cinnyris souimanga (Gmel.). Nectarinia souimanga, E. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 342, pi. xiii. fig. 1 ; Milne- Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. Rat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 277, pi. 302. tig. 10 (1879); Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882). Cinnvris souimanga, Shelley, Monoqr. Nect. p. 245 (1876-80) ; Gadow, 'Cat, Birds B. M. ix. p. 43 (1884) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 68 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 48 (1906). The eggs of the Madagascar Buff-breasted Sun-bird resemble those of Arachnechthra asiatica so closely that they require no separate description. Eight examples measure from *59 to '65 in length, and from '41 to *49 in breadth. 2. Madagascar (ex Derby Mus. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 2. Madagascar (E. Neivton : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.}. 3. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P. 3. Betsileo. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [P.' 1. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [IV 1. Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P. Cinnyris afer (Linn.}. Cinnyris afer, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 313 (1875-84) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 249 (1876-80) ; id., Birds Afr. ii. p. 72 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 48 (1906). Cinnyris afra, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 35 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 76 (1899). An egg of the Greater Double-collared Sun-bird is of a broad oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. It is of a olive-grey colour, very densely mottled all over with dark greyish-brown. It measures •6 by -49. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 24 NECTARINIJDJE. Cinnyris chalybea (Linn.'}. Cinnyris chalybaeus, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 314 (1875-84). Cinnyris chalybeus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 253 (1876-80) ; id., Birds Afr. ii. p. 76 (1900). Cinnvris chalybea, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 37 (1884) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 48 (1906). An egg of the Lesser Double-collared Sun-bird is of a very narrow oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is olive- grey and it is streaked and mottled with olive-brown, the markings forming a small and indistinct zone at the broader end of the egg. It measures '65 by "42. A second specimen, of a wider oval form, has the same type of markings, but the general colour is of a warm brown, and there are a few small spots of darker brown scattered over the shell. It measures -65 by -47. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 1. South Africa (E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus CHALCOMITRA, Reichenb. Chalcomitra acik (Antin.). Cinnyris acik, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 265 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 94 (1884). Chalcomitra acik, bhelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 90 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 50 (1906). Eggs of the Acik Scarlet-chested Sun-bird vary in shape from a regular oval to a pointed oval and are very slightly glossed. The five odd eggs in the Collection represent two distinct types of coloration. In the first the ground-colour varies from pinkish- white to greenish-white, and the markings, which are scattered all over the shell, are pale violet-grey and dark brown ; some of the latter markings take the form of spots with blurred edges merging into the ground-colour, while others form short irregular lines and scrolls. In the second type the ground-colour is greenish-white, and the whole surface of the shell is finely and thickly mottled with dull olive-brown, or longitudinally smeared with cloudy streaks of the same colour. They measure from *66 to '79 in length, and from '48 to '53 in breadth. 5. Busoga, British East Africa, F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. May. Chalcomitra gutturalis (Linn.). Cinnyris gutturalis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 261 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 91 (1884) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 347 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899) j Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 236. CHALCOMITRA. ELJEOCERTHIA . 25 Chalcomitra gutturalis, Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 93 (1900); Sharpy Hand-l. v. p. 50 (1906). An egg of the Southern Scarlet-chested Sun-bird is of a wide oval form, slightly pointed and devoid of gloss ; the ground-colour is white, finely spotted and speckled all over with grey and olive- brown. It measures '65 by *51. 1. East Africa (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Chalcomitra amethystina (Shaw). (Plate I. figs. 19 & 20.) Cinnyris amethvstinus, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 315 (1875-64) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 269 (1876-80) ; KuscheL J.f. O. 1895, p. 346. Cinnyris amethystina, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 96 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 78 (1899). Chalcomitra amethystina, Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 103 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 51 (1906). The eggs of the Amethyst Sun-bird are extremely variable. Two examples in the Collection are regular ovals and of a greyish cream-colour, longitudinally smeared with purplish-grey and spotted with dark sooty-brown, these markings being much blurred and smudged. Two other eggs are narrow ovals and of a darker shade of greyish cream-colour, longitudinally streaked and smeared with pale lavender-grey and very sparingly spotted with dark brown. Other specimens are of quite a different character, being cream-coloured, densely mottled all over with brown and lavender- grey. Eight examples measure from '69 to -81 in length, and from, •5 to *55 in breadth. 2. South Africa (Noakes). Crowley Bequest. 2. Natal (T. Ay res). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Natal (T. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [0.1. 2. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.J. Genus ELJEOCERTHIA, Reichenb. Elseocerthia fusca ( Vieill.). Cinnyris fuscus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 285 (1876-80). Cinnyris fusca, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 75 (1884); Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 346 ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 77 (1899). Elaeocerthia fusca. Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 115 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 52 (1906). Eggs of the White-vented Black Sun -bird are of a regular oval form or slightly pointed, and are almost devoid of gloss. They vary considerably in colour and markings : four have the ground-colour greenish-white, finely mottled and clouded with lavender-grey and 26 NECTARINIID^E. brownish-grey ; in one of these the markings are mostly confined to the larger end of the shell, in the other three they are distributed all over the shell, and one egg is also marked with dark brown spots and scrolls. In the fifth egg the ground-colour is scarcely visible, being almost entirely hidden by dense clouded markings of dull lavender-brown. The measurements vary from '57 to '66 in length, and from *41 to '48 in breadth. 5. Damaraland (C. J. Andersson : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus CYRTOSTOMUS, Cab. Cyrtostomus flammaxillaris (BlytK). Cinnyris fiammaxillaris, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 161 (1876-80); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 83 (1884) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 77 (1899). Araclmechthra flammaxillaris, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 362 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 260 (1890). Cyrtostomus flammaxillaris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v, p. 55 (1906). The eggs of the Burmese Yellow-breasted Sun-bird are of a pointed oval shape and without gloss. They vary from greenish- white to pale stone-colour, arid while some are densely mottled and streaked with two or more shades of brown, others are clouded and blotched with brown and purplish-grey. With few exceptions, the eggs of this species are sparingly spotted with deep purplish-red or chocolate-brown in addition to the other markings. They measure from '58 to '63 in length, and from -43 to '48 in breadth. 1. Pegu, 17th March (E. W. Gates]. Crowley Bequest. 2. Pegu, 15th March (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 2. Pegu, 15th March (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 15th March (E. W. O.}. Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 17th March (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 14th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 30th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 8th Sept. (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 1. Salang, Malay Peninsula, 1st March Hume Coll. ( J. Darling}. 1. Tapraw, Malay Peninsula, 6th May. Hume Coll. Cyrtostomus andamanicus (Hume). Cinnyris andamanicus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 157 (1876-80). Cinnyris andamanica, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 83 (1884). Arachnechthra andamanica, Oates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 262 (1890) ; id., Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 363 (1890). Cyrtostomus andamanicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 55 (1906). Two eggs of the Andaman Sun-bird are of a somewhat pointed oval form, almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is white, sparingly marked with spots and blotches of lavender-grey and CYRTOSTOMTJS. 27 short markings and scrolls of deep brown, which are mostly con- centrated towards the larger end of the shell. The eggs measure respectively -6 by -42 and '61 by -43. 2. Gopta Ka Bung, S. Andamans, Crowley Bequest. 30th May (A. L. Butler). Cyrtostomus jugularis (Linn.). Cinnyris jup-id^ris, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 151 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 84 (1884) ; Steere, List Birds $ Mamm. Philipp. p. -2'2 ( iSW) ; Oyiloie-Grant $ Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 243 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 77 (1899). Cyrtestomus jugularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 56 (1906). The eggs of the Philippine Yellow-breasted Sun-bird are of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are greyish-white or bluish- white, smeared and blotched with pale lavender-grey and spotted or mottled with deep chocolate-brown. The spots, which are sparingly scattered over the surface, are of various sizes and frequently blurred at the edges. Three examples measure respectively: '63 by '47 ; '6 by -47 ; '65 by '48. 2. Philippine lalaads, May (E. L. Crowley Bequest. 3. Marinduque, Philippine Islands, Steere Exped. 17th May, Cyrtostomus frenatus (S. Mull). Nectarinia ausftralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 584 (1865) ; liamsay, Ibis, 1865, p. 85. Cinnyris frenatus, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 153 (1876-80). Cinnvris frenata, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 85 (1884); North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 232 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899) ; Robinson $ Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 633 j Campbell, Nests.fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 345, pi. 13 (1901). Cyrtostomus frenatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 56 (1906). The eggs of the Australian Yellow-breasted Sun-bird are of a narrow oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They are pale greenish-grey, mottled with brown and pale lavender. In two specimens the markings form a distinct zone round the broad end ; in another, an irregular cap ; and these three examples have, moreover, a few black specks and lines within the zone or on the cap. Four eggs measure respectively : -68 by *47 ; '68 by '49 ; •63 by -43 ; -57 by '45. An egg in the Crowley Collection (said to be of this species) differs greatly from the above, having the ground-colour white with blotches and spots of lavender-grey and irregular streaks, scrolls, and dots of deep brown, most of the markings being concentrated so as to form a zone round the larger end of the shell. It measures •68 by -46. 28 NECTAKINIIDJ5. 2. Somerset, N. Queensland, 5th Jan. 0. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 2. Somerset. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 1. Bo wen Downs, Queensland. Crowley Bequest. Cyrtostomus aurora, Tiveeddale. Cinnyris aurora, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 149 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 88 (1884). Cyrtostomus aurora, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 57 (1906). Two eggs of the Philippine Yellow-breasted Sun-bird are of a rather wide oval shape, slightly pointed and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is greenish-white, mottled with lavender-grey, with scattered spots and marks of dark brown, and with long irregular hair-lines of the same colour traversing the cap. Two examples measure respectively -65 by '48 and '62 by '45. 2. Taguso, Palawan, 29th June Crowley Bequest. (J. Whitehead). Cyrtostomus pectoralis (Horsf.). Cinnyris pectoralis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 165 (1876-80) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 341 ; Gadow', Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 88 (1884) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd,, Birds, ii. p. 361 (1890) ; id,, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 259 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899). Cyrtostomus pectoralis, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 57 (1906). The eggs of the Malayan Yellow-breasted Sun-bird are extremely variable. They range from a narrow to a broad oval form and are without gloss. In some specimens the ground-colour is nearly pure white, in others greyish-white, pale greenish-grey, or brownish- white. Some eggs are densely mottled all over with brown and underlying lavender ; others are blotched and clouded with pale purplish-brown and lilac-grey ; others again are marked with well- defined spots and blotches of purplish-grey and dark brown. Many specimens exhibit a large cap of confluent markings at the broad end, others are evenly marked all over. Many eggs, like those of C. flammaocillariS) are sparingly spotted with dark purplish- or chocolate-brown. Specimens measure from *57 to '7 in length, and from '41 to -48 in breadth. 42. Labuan I., Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 1. Labuan I. Crowley Bequest. Cyrtostomus zenobia (Less.). Cinnyris zenobia, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 173 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 90 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899). Cyrtostomus zenobia, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 57 (1906). An egg of the Black-breasted Sun-bird is of a broad, somewhat pointed oval shape, and is slightly glossy. The ground-colour is ARACHNOTEERA. 29 pinkish-white, and the markings, arranged almost entirely in an irregular /one round the larger end, consist of smudgy purplish- grey under-markings with overlying spots, scrolls, and lines of deep brown. It measures '64 by '40. 1. Amboina (Nekrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus ARACHNOTHERA, Temm. Araclmothera longirostris (Lath.). (Plate I. fig. 8.) Arachnothera longirostra, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 357 (1876-80). Arachnothera longirostris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 103 (1884) j Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 371 (1890) ; Baker, Ibis, 1896, p. 345 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 78 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 58 (1906). Eggs of the Little Spider-hunter are of a regular oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is white, and the markings, mostly concentrated into a strongly defined zone round the larger end of the shell, consist of pale violet-grey, and small, usually very small, closely approximated surface-spots of reddish-brown or light red. The eggs measure from -74 to -77 in length, and from -49 to •51 in breadth. 2. Margherita, Assam, 12th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [0.1. 3. Jillalpur, Cachar, 4th' April E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [0.1. (G. H. A. Hole). 2. Java, 23rd June. Crowley Bequest. Arachnothera magna (Hodgs.). (Plate I. fig. 13.) Arachnothera magna, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 347 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 105 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 369 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 268 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 78 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 58 (1906). The eggs of the Large Indian Spider-hunter are of a pointed oval form and very smooth and glossy. Two specimens are of a plain brownish-bronze colour ; another is entirely of a purplish- brown colour ; and other specimens are purplish-brown, mottled with a darker shade of the same. Six examples measure from •86 to -97 in length, and from -63 to '72 in breadth. 1. Darjiling, Sikhim (Z. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. '2. Mongphoo (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1. Myawaddy, Tenasserim, 17th Hume Coll. April (C. T. Bingham). 30 Arachnothera everetti, Arachnorapliis everetti, Sharpe, Ibis, 1893, p, 861. Arachnothera everetti, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 59 (1906). Two eggs of Everett's Spider-hunter are of a long, rather pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour is whitish, finely mottled all over with dull purplish-brown, this colour becoming most dense towards the larger end, where it forms a clearly defined /one or cap. The eggs measure respectively : •88 by -6 and -9 by -6. 2. Mt. Kina Balu, N. Borneo, 16th Crowley Bequest March (J. Whitchead). Genus ANTHOTHREPTES, Swains. Anthothreptes collaris ( Vieill.). (Plate I. figs. 21 & 22.) Nectarinia collaris, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 208. AuthodisBta collaris, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 320 (1875- 84) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. .339 (1876-80), Anthothreptes collaris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 116 (1884); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 78 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 61 (1906). The eggs of the Natal Collared Sun-bird are of an ordinary oval form and exhibit little gloss. They vary mnch in colour ; two examples are bluish-white, marked, almost entirely in the form of a narrow zone round the broad end, with spots and short fine lines of dark umber-brown and lavender. Two others are pale greyish- buff, marked in a broad zone round the large end with confluent blotches and lines of purplish-brown and lavender. Two others are somewhat similarly marked, but on a pinkish-buff ground. Seven examples, which are all more or less imperfect, measure about -7 by -45. 2. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [0.]. 2. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.J. 1. [Natal] (Nehrkorn Coll). Crowley Bequest. Anthothreptes malaccensis (Scop.). (Plate I. fig. 25.) Anthreptes malaccensis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 315 (1876-80) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 342. Anthothreptes malaccensis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 122 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd,, Birds, ii. p. 366 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 79 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 62 (1906). The eggs of the Malaccan Brown-throated Sun-bird are of a regular oval shape and without gloss. They vary in ground-colour NECTARIXIIDJ5. — WELIPHAGID^E. 31 from white or pinkish-white to pinkish-grey, and they are elegantly marked all over with clouds and smears of underlying lavender- grey, and specks, spots, hieroglyphics, and fine hair-lines of purplish- brown or black, similar to those found on the eggs of many of the Buntings. Specimens measure from -65 to '76 in length, and from •49 to -53 in breadth. 18. Labuan I., Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 2. Labuan I. (Sir If. Low: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 1 . Labuan I. Crowley Bequest. 2. Labuan I., 27th May (J. Whitehead). Crowley Bequest. . Genus CHALCOPARIA, Cab. Chalcoparia phcenicotis (Temm.). (Plate I. fig. 11.) Anthreptes phcenicotis, Shelleij, Mon. Nect. p. 325 (1876-80). Anthothreptes phcenicotis, Gadow, Cat. Birds E, M. ix. p. 121 (1884). Chalcoparia phrenicotis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 373 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 269 (1890) • Sltarpe, Hand-l. v. p. 63 (1906). The eggs of the Euby-cheeked Sun-bird are of a blunt oval shape and without gloss. They are dull white or pale cream-colour, very densely mottled all over with lilac-grey, to such an extent in some specimens that very little of the ground-colour is visible. In some eggs there is a tendency for the markings to form a zone round the broad end. Seven examples measure from '65 to '7 in length, and from '44 to *49 in breadth. 2. Pegu, 15th March (E. W. Oates). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 6th July (E. W. 0.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 27th Aug. (E. W. O.). Crowley Bequest. Family MEL1PHAGIDJE. Genus MELITHREPTES, Vieill. Melithreptes atricapillus (Lath.}. Melithreptus lunulatus, Gmdfl, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 568 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 204 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eyas Austr. Birds, p. 227 (1889) ; Nehrlt. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Bird*, i. p. 359, pi. 13 (1901). Melithreptus chloropsis, Gould, Handb. Birds Ausir. i. p. 570 (1865). Melithreptes atricapillus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 64 (19C6). The eggs of the Lunulated Honey- eater are of a blunt oval shape 32 MELIPHAGIDJE. and very slightly glossy. They vary from pale salmon-pink to salmon- buff, spotted, almost entirely at the broad end where the markings form an imperfect zone or cap, with chestnut or purplish- red and underlying lavender or lilac-red. They measure from •65 to *8 in length, and from *53 to '64 in breadth. 1. West Australia. Gould Coll. 3. West Australia, 26th Oct. (G. F. Gould Coll. Angas). 2. Queensland. ^ Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales (Brack enbridge). Crowley Bequest. 2. Dobroyd, N. S. Wales (E. P. Ram- Crowley Bequest. say : Tristram Coll.). 3. New South Wales (E. P. Ramsay}. Gould Coll. 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [__ 3. Victoria. Go vf. of Victoria [P." 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P." 3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.' 2. Hastings, Western Point, Victoria, Crowley Bequest. 15th October (A. J. North). Melithreptes albigularis, Gould. Meliphaga albogularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 17 (1845-54). Melithreptus albogularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 571 (1865). Melithreptus albigularis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 205 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 228 (1889); Le Souef, Ibis, 1900, p. 463. Melithreptus lunulatus albigularis, Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 362 (1901). Melithreptes albigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 64 (1906). The eggs of the White-throated Honey-eater are of a narrow and blunt oval shape, and entirely devoid of gloss. They are pinkish-white, rather thickly spotted with chestnut, lilac-red, and lavender. Two examples measure respectively : *85 by *53 ; •72 by -52. 2. Port Essington, Australia ( Wilson). Gould Coll. Melithreptes gularis, Gould. Melithreptus gularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 566 (1865) ; Ramsay, P. Z. 8. 1875, p. 597 ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 205 (1884)'; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 226 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 363 (1901). Melithreptes gularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 65 (1906). The eggs of the Black-throated Honey-eater are of an elliptical shape and slightly glossy. They resemble the eggs of M. atricapillus. Two examples measure respectively : '88 by *61 ; '77 by *59. 2. New South Wales (G. Bennett). Gould Coll. 1. Adelaide, S. Australia, September Crowley Bequest. (J. W. Mellor). MKLITHUKPTES. I'LECTORIIAMIMIUS. 33 Melithreptes validirostris, Gould. Melithreptus validirostris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 206 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1809) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 364 (1901). Melitkreptes validirostris, Shar^e, Hand-l. v. p. 65 (1906). An egg of the Strong-billed Honey-eater is similar to those of M. atricajrillus, but is somewhat larger. It measures '9 by '63. 1. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Melithreptes brevirostris, Vig. $ Horsf. (Plate II. figs. 5 & 9.) Melithreptus brevirostris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 207 (1884) ; North, Nests fy Egys Austr. Birds, p. 225 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests Sf Etjgs Austr. Birds, i. p. 304 (1901). Melithreptes brevirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 65 (1906). The eggs of the Short-billed, or Brown-headed, Honey-eater are somewhat elliptical in shape and exhibit a very small amount of gloss. They vary from flesh-colour to pale salmon-colour or light buff and are marked in various ways. Two examples are speckled with chestnut and lilac, but almost entirely at the broad end, where the markings form a broad zone. .Two other eggs are mottled all over with pale brownish-purple, and others again are speckled with brownish-purple, chiefly at the larger end. They measure from '6 to '7 in length, and from '45 to '48 in breadth. 1. Rockhampton, Queensland. Crowley Bequest. 2. Dawson River, Queensland, 13th Crowley Bequest. Aug. (North Coll.}. 2. Western Port, Victoria (E. P. Sey- Crowley Bequest. mour) . 2. Melbourne, 9th Nov. (A. J. North). Crowley Bequest. Melithreptes melanocephalus, Gould. Melithreptus melanocephalus, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 207 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 366 (1901). Melithreptes melanocephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 65 (1906). Three eggs of the Black-headed Honey-eater are similar to those of M. atricapillus. They measure respectively -68 by -57 ; '77 by •58 ; -83 by -58. 3. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Genus PLECTORHAMPHUS, Gray. Plectorhamphus lanceolatus, Gould. Meliphaga lanceolata, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 14 (1845-54). Plectorhyncha lanceolata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 525 (1865) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 209, pi. xiii. fig. 2 (1889). VOL. V. D 34 Plectorhynchus lanceolatus, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 208 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 80 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. .Birds, i. p. 369, pi. 13 (1901). Plectorhamphus lanceolatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 65 (1906). Eggs of the Lanceolate Honey-eater are of a blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. They are dull white, rather densely speckled, especially round the broad end, with pale reddish-brown and lavender. They measure from -9 to -96 in length, and from '65 to •7 in breadth. 1. New South Wales ( Wilson). Gould Coll. 3. Darling River, N.S.W., 19th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North}. 3. Darling River, Oct. (A. J. N.). Crowley Bequest. Genus MYZOMELA, Vicj. $ Horsf. Myzomela rubratra (Less.). (Plate II. figs. 11 & 13.) Myzomela rubratra, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 129 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 66 (1906). Three eggs of the Marianne-Island Honey-eater are of a wide oval form and somewhat glossy ; the ground-colour is white, and the markings, which are mostly confined to the larger end, consist of spots of light red, deep reddish-brown, purplish-brown, and lavender-grey. They measure from -68 to '74 in length, and from •51 to *55 in breadth. 1. Caroline Islards. Crowley Bequest. 1. Ruk Island, Caroline Is., 1st April. Crowley Bequest. 1. Ruk Island, 10th April. Crowley Bequest. Myzomela nigriventris, Peak. (Plate II. fig. 10.) Myzomela nigriventris, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 130 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 66 (1906). An egg of the Samoan Honey-eater is of a regular oval form and slightly glossy ; the ground-colour is pinkish-white, shading into reddish-buff towards the larger end, and the markings, mostly arranged in the form of a confused ring of small indistinct spots round the larger end, are of sienna and purplish-brown. The example measures '68 by -49. 1. Samoa Islands. Crowley Bequest. Myzomela sangninolenta (Lath.}. Myzomela sanguinolenta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 555 (1865) ; Ramtay, Ibis, 1865, p. 304; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 131 (1884)'; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 222, pi. 13. fig. 20 (1889); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 352 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 66 (1906). MYZOMELA. — ACANTH01UI YNCHUS. 35 Two eggs of the Sanguineous Honey-cater are of a blunt oval shape and moderately gl'-ssy. They are white, marked round the broad end with a well-defined zone of chestnut-brown and lavender spots and small blotches. One specimen is also marked with a few blackish specks on or near the zone. They measure respec- tively : -57 by -45 ; -59 by -47. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. Myzomela nigra, Gould. Meliphaga nigra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 1 (1845-54). Myzomela nigra, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 558 (1865); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 138 (1884) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 1151 (1886) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 223 (1889); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i, p. 354 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 68 (1906). The eggs of the Black Honey-eater are of an oval shape and nearly devoid of gloss. They are yellowish-buff, marked round the broad end with a broad indistinct zone of more or less confluent specks of pale brownish-buff. Four examples measure respectively : •55 by -47 ; -58 by -46 ; -63 by -46 ; '63 by -47. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. Myzomela obscura, Gould. M} zomela obscura, Gould. Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 659 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix.' p. 143 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 356, pi. 13 (1901); Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, p. '64; Sharpe. Hand-l v. p. 70 (1906). An egg of the Dusky Honey-eater closely resembles that of M. rubratra both in form and markings. It measures *7 by "52. 1. Prince of Wales Island, Torres Earl of Crawford [P.]. Straits (M. J. Nicoll). Genus ACANTHORHYNCHUS, Gould. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Lath.'). Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 551 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 144 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 220, pi. xii. tig. 20 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 79 (1899); Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 358 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 71 (1906). The eggs of the Spine-bill are of a pointed oval form and slightly glossy. They are cream-colour or pale creamy-buff, marked, almost entirely at the broad end, with spots and small blotches, which in some specimens are entirely pale chestnut, and in others rich purplish-red and lavender. They measure from '1 to *76 in length, and from -51 to -53 in breadth. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. Roseville, N.S.W., 17th November. A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. 36 2. Fish River (E. P. Ramsay}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Dobroyd, N.S.W., October (E. P. R. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 2. Canterbury, N.S.W., 8th Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North}. 2. Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Oct. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Tasmania. Gould Coll. 1. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Acanthorhynchus superciliosus, Gould. Acanthorhynchus superciliosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 5£3 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 145 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 221 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 357, pi. 13 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 71 (1906). The egg of the White-browed Spine-bill in the Collection is in fragments. It appears to be of a very pale buff -colour, spotted and blotched at the broad end with chestnut and lavender. The measurements of two eggs recorded by Mr. Campbell are respec- tively: -78 by -52; -75 by -53. 1. West Australia. Gould Coll. Genus GLYCIPHILA, Swains. Glyciphila melanops (Lath.}. Meliphaga fulvifrons, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vb'g. tab. xvi. fig. 4 (1845-54). Glyciphila fulvifrons, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 495 (1865); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 210 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 196, pi. xiii. fig. 6 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $• Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 370, pi. 13 (1901). Glyciphila melanops, Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 71 (1906). The eggs of the Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly speckled and spotted with pale chestnut and lilac-red. Occasionally specimens appear to be spotted with deep purplish-brown and purplish-grey. The markings are chiefly confined to the broad end. Gould says some of the eggs of this species are quite white, without a trace of spots, but no such specimens are now in his collection. Examples measure from *78 to *9 in length, and from *6 to '63 in breadth, 5. West Australia. Gould Coll. 6. South Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Victoria, 10th Aug. (A. J. North}. Crowley Bequest. Glyciphila albifrons, Gould. (Plate II. fig. 1.) Glyciphila albifrons, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 497 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 211 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 197 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 372 (1901; ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 72 (1906). GLYCIPHILA. — CONOPOmiLA. 37 The eggs of the White-fronted Honey-eater do not appear to be in any way separable from those of Melitlireptes albigularis, described above. They measure from '77 to -88 in length, and from *58 to *6 in breadth. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 7. South Australia. Gould Coll. Glyciphila modesta, Gray. ( Hvciphila subfasciata, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 385. Glyciphila modesta, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 215 (1884) ; Meyer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 288, taf. xviii. figs. 7 & 8 ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, pp. 198, 389, pi. xiii. fig. 10 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Robinson fy Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 634; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 376. pi. 13 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 72 (1906). Ten eggs of the Brown-backed Honey-eater are of a rather narrow oval shape and moderately glossy. They are white, sparingly marked with minute, but very sharply defined specks of black. They measure from •? to '78 in length, and from *5 to '55 in breadth. 2. Fergusson Island, British New C. A. Barnard, Esq. [P.], Guinea, 12th Oct. 2. Herbert River, Queensland. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.]. 2. Herbert River. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.]. 2. Herbert River, 10th Dec. (North Crowley Bequest. Coll}. 2. Aru Islands (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus CONOPOPHILA, Reicfienb. Conopophila albigularis ( Gould). (Plate II. fig. 14.) Couopophila albigularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 532 (1865) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 73 (1906). Entomophila albigularis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 219 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 379 (1901). An egg of the White-throated Honey-eater is of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is dull white, profusely speckled all over the shell with reddish-brown and lavender. It measures '73 by -51. 1. Port Essington, Australia, Gould Coll. 5th Dec. ( Wilson). Conopophila rufigularis, Gould. Entomophila rufigularis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 219 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests % Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 378, pi. 13 (1901). Conopophila rufigularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 533 (1865) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 73 (1906). Eggs of the Red -throated Honey-eater are similar to those of 38 MELIPHIGID^J. C. albigularis, but, in some specimens, the fine markings are con- centrated towards the larger end, and form an irregular zone or cap. They measure from '7 to *75 in length, and from '5 to *53 in breadth. 20. North Queensland. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus CERTHIONYX, Less. Certhionyx variegatus, Less. Entomophila leucomelas, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 220 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 380, pi. 13 (1901). Certhionyx variegatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 73 (1906). Eggs of the Pied Honey-eater vary in shape, from a broad to a pointed oval form, and are very slightly glossy. The ground-colour is white or yellowish- white and the markings of dark brown, purplish- brown, and lilac-grey take the form of numerous small spots and blotches, which are distributed all over the surface of the shell. They measure from '8 to '98 in length, and from -48 to '58 in breadth. 24. Gascoyne River, West Australia. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. Genus MELIPHAGA, Lewin. Meliphaga phrygia (Lath.). Meliphaga phrygia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vo'g. tab. xvi. fig. 9 (1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 527 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 221 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 210, pi. xii. fig. 8 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 381, pi. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 74 (1906). Xanthomyza phrygia, Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N. S. W. 1865, p. 319, pi. i. fig. 3. Eggs of the Warty-faced Honej'-eater are of a very broad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a rich salrnon-buif colour, speckled and spotted with purplish-red and underlying lavender. The markings are rather dense at the broad end, but sparse elsewhere. Four examples measure from *9 to 1-0 in length, and from -69 to '7 in breadth. 2. New South Wales ( Wilson}. Gould Coll. Genus MELILESTES, Salvad. Melilestes poliopterus, Sharpe. (Plate II. fig. 21.) Melilestes polioptera, Sharpe, Journ. Linn. Soc., ZooL xvi. pp. 318, 438 (1882). Arachnothera polioptera, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. Ill (1884). Melilestes poliopterus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 75 (1906). MELIPOTES. — STIGMATOPS. 39 Two eggs of the Grey-winged Honey-eater in the Collection are almost elliptical in shape and slightly glossy. They are pinkish- white, thickly mottled with pale reddish-brown, and feebly marked at the broad end with a few blotches of pale lavender. They measure respectively : *95 by '7 ; "95 by '72. 2. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. Genus MELIPOTES, Sclat. Melipotes fumigatus, A. B. Meyer. (Plate II. fig. 7.) Melipotes fumigatus, Meyer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. iii. p. 22 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 76 (1906). Melipotes atriceps, Grant, Evil. B. O. C. v. p. xiv (1895). Two eggs of the Black -headed Honey-eater are of a regular oval form and devoid of gloss ; they have the ground-colour pale pinkish- white, and the markings, which are mostly concentrated round the larger end so as to form a cap, take the form of rather faint purplish- red blotches, more or less confluent towards the larger end. They measure respectively 1*22 by '81 and T07 by '79. ] . S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [0.1. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. Genus MELIRRHOPHETES, A. B. Meyer. Melirrhophetes batesi, Sharpt. (Plate II, fig. 12.) Melirrhophetes batesi, Sharpe in Gould's Birds N. Guinea, iii. pi. 35 (1886) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 77 (1906). A damaged egg of Bates' Honey-eater appears to have been of a regular oval form and very slightly glossed. It has the ground- colour salmon-buff, becoming rather more intense towards the larger end, where it forms a zone, which is also indistinctly marked with spots of faint purplish-red. It measures 1'22 by '86. 1. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. Genus STIGMATOPS, Gould. Stigmatops ocularis (Gould). Meliphag-a ocularis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 3 (1845-54). Stigmatops ocularis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 500 (1865) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 198, pi. xiii. fig. 17 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 78 (1906). Sti^niatops subocularis, Gould, torn. cit. p. 501. Glyciphila ocularis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 213 (1884) [part.] ; 40 MELIPHAGID^E. Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 374, pi. 13 (1901). Glyciphila subocularis, Le Souef, Ibis, 1900, p. 463 ; Campbell, torn. cit. p. 375. The eggs of the Brown Honey-eater are of a regular oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They vary from white to cream-colour, and are very minutely speckled, almost entirely at the broad end, with pale rufous. They measure from -62 to -7 in length, and from •49 to -51 in breadth. 1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Dawson River, Queensland. Crowley Bequest. 14th September (North Co//.). 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. Genus PTILOTIS, Swains. Ptilotis carunculata (Gmel.). (Plate II. fig. 3.) Ptilotis carunculata, Finsch 8f Hartl. Fauna Centr.-Polynes. p. 58, pi. i. figs. 1 & 2 (1867) ; Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 438; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 225 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 79 (1906). Eggs of the Carunculated Honey-eater are of a broad oval form and moderately glossy. They are of a pinkish-white or salmon-pink colour, spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with purplish- red and very pale underlying lavender. A few very dark, almost black, specks are sometimes found scattered over the shell. They measure from '96 to 1*0 in length, and from '66 to '72 in breadth. 5. Samoa. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [0.]. 1. Samoa. Crowley Bequest. Ptilotis procerior, Finsch $ Hartl. (Plate II. fig. 8.) Ptilotis carunculata, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 225 (1884) [part.]. Ptilotis procerior, Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, pp. 28, 431 ; Wiylesw. Abh. Mus. Dresden, 1890-91, No. 6, p. 34 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 79 (1906). Eggs of Finsch's Carunculated Honey-eater are usually of a broad regular oval form : one example in the Collection is, however, longer and more pointed ; the ground-colour is white, or pinkish- white; the markings are most numerous towards the larger end and form a zone of spots which are purplish-red and pale lilac. They measure from -94 to I'O in length, and from -65 to '72 in breadth. 4. Ovalau, Fiji (E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Ovalau (E. L. L. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). PTILOTIS. Ptilotis analoga, Reichenb. Ptilotis analopra, Gadoio, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 227 (1884) [part.] j Marpe, Hand-l. v. p. 80 (1906). Ptilotis notata, North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 209, pi. xiii. fig. 4 (1889) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1898, p. 58 j Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p.-883 (1901). The eggs of the Yellow-spotted Honey-eater vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are moderately glossy. They are white, spotted and blotched with dark umber-brown or deep chocolate- brown. The markings are generally few in number and confined chiefly to the broad end of the egg. In two examples, however, in the Collection they are evenly spread over the whole shell, and are intermingled with other spots of underlying pale lavender. They measure from -88 to -91 in length, and from '65 to -7 in breadth. 1. Albany Island, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Somerset, N. Australia, 26th Oct. D. Le Souef, Esq. [P.]. 2. Cape York, N. Australia. Capt. Owen Stanley [P.l 1. Cape York. Capt. Owen Stanley [P.J. 1. Queensland, 24th Dec. T. Carter, Esq. [0.1. 1. Queensland, 22th Nov. T. Carter, Esq. [C.| Ptilotis orientalis, A. B. Meyer. (Plate II. fig. 19.) Ptilotis orientalis, Meyer. J.f. O. 1894, p. 92; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 80 (1906). Two eggs of Meyer's Yellow-spotted Honey-eater are of a blunt oval form and somewhat glossy ; the ground-colour is pale pinkish-white, marked, chiefly in a zone round the broad end, with spots of rich brownish-red and lavender. They measure respectively •83 by -6 and -85 by -61. 2. Sariba Island, British New Guinea, C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 6th October. Ptilotis gracilis, Gould. Ptilotis analoga, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 227 (1884) [part.]. Ptilotis gracilis, Le Souef, Ibis, 1898, p. 56, pi. i. ; 1900, p. 615 ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 384 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 80 (1906). The eggs of the Lesser Yellow-spotted Honey-eater are of a blunt oval form and very glossy. Two examples are of a salmon-pink colour, turning to sienna-piuk at the broad end, and spotted at that part with rich chestnut and lavender. Both eggs measure '75 by -58. •2. Somerset, N. Australia, 27th Oct. D. Le Souef, Esq. [P.]. 42 MELIPHAGID^. Ptilotis sharpei, Roihscli. &f Hartert. (Plate II. fig. 18.) Ptilotis analoga, Nehrk. (nee Reichenb.} Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81, pi. iii. fig. 24 (1899). Ptilotis aruensis sharpei, Rothsch. $ Hartert, Nov. Zool. x. p. 442 (1903). Ptilotis sharpei, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 80 (1906). An egg of Sharpe's Honey-eater is indistinguishable from that of P. analoga ; it measures '91 by *68. 1. Fergusson Island, 12th December. Mr. A. S. Meek [C.]. Ptilotis fusca (Gould}. Ptilotis fusca, Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N. S. W. 1865, p. 321, pi. i. fig. 4 ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 520 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 229 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 206 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 385 (1901) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 81 (1906). Eggs of the Fuscous Honey-eater are of a regular oval form and somewhat glossy. They are of a rich pinkish-buff colour, spotted all over, but rather sparingly, with pale pinkish-red and faint lilac. They measure from '76 to -8 in length, and from -57 to -6 in breadth. 1. Dawson River, Queensland, Crowley Bequest. 13th Aug. (North Coll.). 2. New South Wales (E. P. Ramsay}. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest. Ptilotis chrysotis, Lath. Ptilotis lewinii, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 503 (1865) ; Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 595 : Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 229 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs 'Austr. Birds, p. 199, pi . xiii. fig. 1 (1889) ; NehrTc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 386, pi. 14(1901). Ptilotis chrysotis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 81 (1906). An egg of Lewin's Honey-eater is of a regular oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. It is pinkish-white, spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with deep purplish-brown and lilac. It measures 1*0 by -73. 1. New South Wales ( Wilson). Gould Coll. Ptilotis provocator, Layard. (Plate II. fig. 2.) Ptilotis provocator, Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 28 ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 230 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 81 (1899) j Sharpe, Handel, v. p. 81 (1906). Two eggs of the Kandavu Honey-eater closely resemble that of PTILOTIS. 43 P. chrysotis, but the ground-colour is more tinged with salmon- colour, and the markings on one of the two specimens are more numerous and more generally distributed over the shell. They measure respectively 1*0 by *7 and 1*1 by '72. 1. Kandavu, Fiji Islands (E. L. Crowley Bequest. Layard : Tristram Coll.). 1. Kandavu (E. L. L. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Ptilotis sonora, Gould. Ptilotis sonora, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. \. p. 504 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 234 (1834) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 81 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 390, pi. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 81 (1906). Ptilotis vittata, North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 200 (1889). Eggs of the Singing Honey-eater are of a blunt oval form and almost devoid of gloss. They are flesh-colour, delicately speckled or mottled with faint rufous and lavender. Some specimens have an indistinct zone of rufous-buff round the larger end. They measure from -76 to '92 in length, aud from -6 to -66 in breadth. 2. Queensland, 1st May, T. Carter, Esq. 2. Queensland, 19th July. T. Carter, Esq. 1. Queensland, 19th. Sept. T. Carter, Esq. 2. Queensland. T. Carter, Esq. 1. South Australia (J. Gould: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. South Australia, Dec. Gould Coll. rc.j. '0.1 Ptilotis chrysops (Lath.). Ptilotis chrysops, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 521 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 236 (1884) ;• North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 207, pi. xii. fig. 16 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests 8? Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 392, pi. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 82 (1906). The eggs of the Yellow-faced Honey-eater vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and are moderately glossy. They are of a pinkish cream-colour, freckled, spotted or blotched, generally more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with various shades of red, ranging from light chestnut to deep purplish-red, and with lavender or lilac. The markings are often gathered into a broad confluent zone at the broad end, the remainder of the shell being sparingly spotted ; while, in some cases, they are evenly spread over the entire surface of the egg. Specimens measure from *77 to '84 in length, and from -55 to -01 in breadth. 2. Cape York, X. Queensland (J. Crowley Bequest. MacGillivray : Tristram Coll.). 1. Xew South Wales, 17th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (J. Gould). 1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 44 WELIPHAGID2E. 2. New South Wales ( Wilson). Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales (E. P.Ramsay}. Gould ColL 1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 3. Dobroyd, N. S. Wales, Nov. Crowley Bequest. (E. P.R.: Tristram Coll.). 1. Roseville, N. S. Wales, 24th Sept. A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. 1. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 3. Melbourne, Victoria. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Yandembah, Victoria, Oct. (A. J. Crowley Bequest. North}. 2. Hastings, Victoria, 23rd Oct. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. N.}. Ptilotis flavicollis, Vieill. Ptilotis flavigula, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 508 (1865). Ptilotis flavigularis, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 239 (1884) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 394 (1901). Ptilotis flavicollis, North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 201, pi. xii. fig. 13 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 82 (1906). Pour eggs of the Yellow-throated Honey-eater are almost elliptical in shape and very slightly glossy. They are pinkish-white, speckled, chiefly at the broader end, with purplish-red and lavender. They measure from '9 to -93 in length, and from '69 to •? in breadth. Two eggs, of a more pointed oval form, measure '93 in length, and from -64 to -65 in breadth. 2. Tasmania, 4th Dec. Gould Coll. 2. Tasmania, Aug. Crowley Bequest. 2. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. Ptilotis leucotis (Lath.}. Ptilotis leucotis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 510 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds. B.M. ix. p. 240 (1884); North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 201, pi. xiii. fig. 5 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 396 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 82 (1906). The eggs of the White- eared Honey-eater are of a very broad oval or spheroidal shape and slightly glossy. They are cream- coloured, delicately spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with purplish- brown and lavender. They measure from '8 to '88 in length, and from '65 to -68 in breadth. 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 1. Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Oct. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. [P.]. 3. Western Port, Victoria. Crowley Bequest. I'TILOTIS. 4.") Ptilotis auricomis L Ptilotis auricomis, Ittnnwi/, Ibi*, 1864, p. 243; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. \. p. 311 (1805) : 7iW,sw/, Tnm*. Phil. Soc. N. S. W. 1865, p. 322, pi. i. fig. 5; Gadow, <'»L Ilinl* li. M. ix. p. 242 (1884); North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 203, pi. xii. fig. 14 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Etersamml. p. 82 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 398, pi. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 82 (1906). The eggs of the Yellow-tufted Honey-eater are of a broad oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish flesh-colour, speckled and spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with chestnut-red or purplish-red and lavender. On some specimens the markings form a zone round the broad end ; on others they form an ill-defined cap. Examples measure from -82 to '9 in length, and from *63 to •68 in breadth. 3. New South Wales (E. P. Ramsay}. Gould Coll. 3. New South Wales (E. P. R.}. Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales, July (Sir D. Gould Coll. Cooper). 2. Canterbury, N.S.W., 30th Oct. Crowley Bequest. [with an egg of Cuculus palli- dus (cf. Cat. Birds' Eggs B. M. iii.p. 114, 1903)]. 2. Dobroyd, N.S.W., 30th July Crowley Bequest. (E. P. R. : Tristram Coll.). 1. Dobroyd (E. P. U. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Dobroyd (E. P. R.\ Crowlev Bequest. 3. Roseville, N.S.W., 24th Sept. A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. 3. Sandhurst, Victoria, 19th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). Ptilotis cratitia, Gould. Ptilotis cratitia, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 243 (1884) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 401 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 83 (1906). The two eggs of the Wattled-cheeked Honey-eater collected by Mr. T. Carter differ from those described by Mr. Campbell in having the ground-colour pinkish-buff and salmon-colour respectively, instead of white. Both eggs are sparingly and finely spotted with reddish-brown and purplish-grey, the markings being most numerous round the larger end, where they form an irregular cap or zone. They measure respectively : '76 by '56 and *78 by *55. 2. South Australia. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. Ptilotis ornata, Gould. Ptilotis ornata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 515 (1865) ; Gadow Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 244 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 204 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 406, pi. 14 (1901) • Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 83 (1906). 46 MELIPHAGID^5. The eggs of the Graceful Honey-eater are richly coloured, and resemble those of P. gracilis and P. fusca. They are of a pinkish- buff or deep salmon-pink, spotted with chestnut-red and lavender or lilac. The markings are chiefly confined to the broad end. Three examples measure respectively : -79 by -58 ; '78 by -59. 2. West Australia, 4th Sept. Gould Coll. 1. Fowday, West Australia, 4th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (J. Gould: Tristram Coll.). Ptilotis plumula, Gould. Meliphaga plumula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. xvi. fig. 8 (1845-64). Ptilotis plumula, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 516 (1865); Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 245 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 205 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 407 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 83 (1906). The eggs of the Plumed Honey-eater in the Collection very closely resemble those of P. ornata. Two examples measure re- spectively : -79 by '59 ; -87 by -62. 2. West Australia, 7th Dec. Gould Coll. Ptilotis penicillata (Gould). Ptilotis penicillata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 519 (1865) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 244 (1884) ; North, Nests 8? Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 205, pi. xii. fig. 15 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 82 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 403 (1901) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 83 (1906). The eggs of the White-plumed Honey-eater are of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish-cream-colour, speckled and spotted with purplish-red, purplish-brown, and under- lying lavender. In some examples the markings are confined to the broad end ; in others they are evenly spread over the entire surface of the shell. The ground-colour is often suffused with darker pink at the broad end. Specimens measure from '71 to •9 in length, and from *52 to -59 in breadth. 3. Australia. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.I 2. Australia. Gould Coll. 1. Queensland. T. Carter, Esq. [C.] 2. Bugan River, New South Wales, Crowley Bequest. 13th Sept. (A. J. North). 3. Dobroyd, N.S.W., 9th Dec. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. N.-). 3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.]. 2. Melbourne, 5th Sept. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. mums. — PTILOPRORA. 47 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., K.C. 2. South Australia (G. F. Anya*). Gould Coll. 3. South Australia ((?. ^'. A.). Gould Coll. Ptilotis leilavalensis, North. Ptilotis leilavalensis, North, Rec. Austr. Mus. iii. p. 106 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ E i. p. 112 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. x. p. 230 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 87 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 97 (1906). A single egg of the Worm-eating Warbler in the Collection is of a wide oval form, slightly pointed towards one end, and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour is white very finely dotted with reddish- brown and lilac, the markings being most numerous round the larger end, where they form an irregular zone. It measures *63 by -5. 1. Pennsylvania, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 60 MNIOTILTID^l. Genus PROTONOTARIA, Baird. Protonotaria citrea (Bodd.). (Plate III. fig. 3.) Protonotaria citrea, Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 47 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 184 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. Ill (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 249 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 97 (1906). The eggs of the Golden Swamp-Warbler are spheroidal in shape and moderately glossy. They are pinkish-white, more or less profusely mottled and blotched with reddish-brown, pale purple, and lilac. They measure from '63 to *7 in length, and from '52 to •56 in breadth. 5. Mount Carmel, Illinois (R. Ridg- Salvin-Godman Coll. way: Henshaw Coll.}. 1. Mount Carmel (R. R. : Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.}. 1. Burlington, Iowa, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus VERMIVORA, Swain*. Vermivora pirnis (Linn.). Helnainthophaga pinus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 195 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 117 Helminthophila pinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 237 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899). Vermivora pinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 98 (1 906). Two eggs of the Blue-winged Warbler are of a more or less broad oval shape, slightly pointed at one end, and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour is white, and the purplish-red and lilac markings are mostly confined to the larger end, forming, in one example, an irregular cap. They measure respectively *58 by *49 and "62 by -46. 2. Connecticut, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Vermivora celata (Plate III. fig. 2.) Helminthophaga celata, var. celata, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 202 (1874). Helminthophaga celata, Coues, Birds Color. Valley, p. 226 (1878) ; Salv. b Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 116 (1880). VERMIVORA. — PARULA. 61 Helminthophila celata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 244 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 88 (1899). Vermivora celata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 98 (1900). The eggs of the Orange-crowned Warbler are of a broad oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, somewhat densely speckled and spotted with reddish -brown, lilac, and lavender, especially at the broad end. Three specimens measure respectively : •68 by -51 ; -63 by -5 ; -66 by -51. 2. Oregon. Crowley Bequest. 1. Vancouver Island. Crowley Bequest. Vermivora mbricapilla ( Wils.). Ilelminthophaga ruficapilla, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 196 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 115 (1880). Helminthophila ruficapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 242 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899). Vermivora rubricapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 99 (1906). Two eggs of the Nashville Warbler are of a pointed oval form and but very slightly glossy. One specimen is white, profusely speckled, especially at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lilac. The other is also white, but is marked, almost entirely at the broad end, in the shape of a broad irregular wreath, with spots and small blotches of rich purplish-brown and lavender. They measure respectively : -62 by -47 ; '65 by -48. 2. Belmont, Massachusetts (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.}. Genus PARULA, Bonap. Parula amsricana (Linn.). (Plate III. figs. 4 & 5.) Parula americana, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 208 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 47 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 119 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 256 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 100 (1906). Eggs of the Parula Warbler are of a pointed oval shape, with little or no gloss. They are white, finely speckled and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with pale red, lilac, and lavender ; and there are also a few markings of deep reddish-brown scattered about the shell. They measure from -66 to '69 in length, and from -48 to -5 in breadth. 4. Buffalo, New York, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. MNIOTILTID^. 1. Plymouth, Massachusetts, 30th May. 3. Saybrook, Connecticut, 18th June (J. N. Clarke}. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. . Crowley Bequest. Genus DENDRCECA, Gray. Dendrceca sestiva (Gmel.). Svlvia sestiva, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xx. figs. 12 A, 12 B (1845-54). Dendrceca sestiva, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862) ; id., Nat. Hist. Review, 1862, p. 280 ; Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 124 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 273 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 102 (1906). Dendroica eestiva, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 222 (1874). Eggs of the Yellow Warbler, or Summer Yellow-bird, are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish- white, spotted and blotched with two or more shades of brown and light purple or slaty-grey. The markings are sparse on the smaller half of the egg, but dense on the larger, where they often form a cap or a broad irregular zone. On two specimens in the Collection they are confined to a broad belt round the middle of the egg. Examples measure from '62 to '71 in length, and from '48 to '52 in breadth. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). 9. North America (Smiths. Inst.). 2. North America. 4. North America (Audubon : Tris- tram Coll.). 4. British Columbia (/. K. Lord). 3. British Columbia. 2. Fort Simpson, Canada. 1 . Fort Simpson. 4. Fort Simpson. 4. Fort Simpson. 3. Gt. Slave Lake (Smiths. Inst.). 4. York Factory, Hudson's Bay. 5. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba (G. M. Dawson). 2. Andover, Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Tristram Coll.). 5. Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Con- necticut, 1st June (J. N.Mark). 4. New York (D. G. Elliot). 3. Ithaca, New York ( C. J. Pennock). 3. Chester Co., Pennsylvania ( C. J. P.). 5. Princeton, N.J., 27th May ( W. E. D. Scott). 4. Morago Valley, California, 19th May (T. Liliencrantz). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. J.K. Lord, Esq. B. R. Ross, Esq. B. R. Ross, Esq. B. R. Ross, Esq. B. R. Ross, Esq. Salvin-Godman C Admiral A. H. M N. Amer. Bound. P 1 P.]. ?J oil. irkham [P.], Comm. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Crowley Bequest. Princeton University, N. J.[E.J. Princeton University, N . J.[E. J. Princeton University, N. J.[E.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. PENDKCECA. 63 Dendrceca bartholemica, Sundev. (Plate III. figs. 17 & 18.) Dendrceca aestiva, apud A. fy E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 143, pi. xii. tig. 1. Dendrceca ruficapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 275 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899). Dendroeca bartholemica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 103 (1906). The eggs of the St. Croix Yellow Warbler are of the same general character as those of D. cestiva, but differ in the colour of the markings, which are either of a deep chocolate-brown and purplish-grey, or of a pale lilac-red and lavender. They measure from *7 to "74 in length, and from *53 to '54 in breadth. 3. St. Croix, West Indies (A. $ E. Salvin-Godman Coll. Newton). 2. St. Croix (A. $ E. N.). Crowley Bequest. Dendroeca maculosa (Gmel.). (Plate III. fig. 20.) Dendroica maculosa, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 232 (1874). Dendrceca maculosa, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 129 (1881); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 309 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 105 (1906). Four eggs of the Magnolia Warbler are of a blunt oval form, slightly pointed towards one end and devoid of gloss. The ground- colour is white in all four specimens : in one the markings, which are almost entirely confined to the larger end, are much bolder and consist of blotches of rich chocolate-brown and lavender ; in the other three the markings of light purplish-red and lavender are mostly much smaller, and, though most numerous round the larger end, are scattered over the whole shell. They measure from '59 to •61 in length, and from -47 to *48 in breadth. 1. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Michigan, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Dendrceca cserulescens (Gmel.}. Dendroica cserulescens, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 254 (1874). Dendroeca ca3rulescens, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 126 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 329 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 105 (1906). The eggs of the Black-throated Blue Warbler are of an ordinary oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They are cream-colour, 64 MNIOTILTIDJE. spotted and blotched, chiefly at the larger end, with rusty-brown and lavender. Three examples measure respectively : *7 by *5 ; •71 by 51 ; '71 by -5. 3. North America (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Dendrceca coronata (Linn.). Sylvia coronata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 2 (1845-54). Dendroica coronata, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862) ; id., Nat. Hist. Review, 1862, p. 279 ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 227 (1874). Dendrceca coronata, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 57 (1874) ; Salv.fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 127 (1880); Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 311 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1890); Sharnc, Hand-l. v. p. 106 (1906). An egg of the Yellow-rump, or Myrtle Warbler in the Collection is in fragments, but appears to be white, speckled and spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lavender. According to Dr. Coues, the eggs of this species measure about '72 by '54. A specimen recently acquired with the Crowley Bequest measures *76 by *57. It is dull white, spotted and blotched, chiefly in the form of a zone round the broad end, with pale chestnut and lavender. 1. Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.], District. 1. Nova Scotia, 2nd July (T. M. Crowley Bequest. Brewer: Tristram Coll.). Dendrceca chrysoparia, Scl. fy Salv. Dendroica chrysopareia, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 260 (1874). Dendrceca chrysoparia, Brewster, Butt. Nutt. Orn. Club, iv. p. 77 (1879) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol.Centr.-Amer., Aves, i.p. 139 (1881) ; Sharpe,Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 295 (1885) ; id. Hand-l v. p. 107 (1906). Three eggs of the Golden-cheeked Warbler are of a somewhat pointed oval form and nearly devoid of gloss. They are white, profusely speckled and spotted, especially at the broad end, with lilac-red and lavender. They measure respectively : -7 by -5 ; -69 by -51 ; -68 by -51. 3. 70 miles N.W. of San Antonio, Texas, Salvin-Godman Coll. 15th April (H. P. Attwater). Dendrceca pennsylvanica (Linn.). (Plate III. fig. 21.) Dendroica pennsylvanica, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, \. p. 245 (1874). DENDRCECA. 65 Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 108 (190G). Eggs of the Chestnut-sided Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and very slightly glossy. They are white, marked, almost entirely at the broad end, with spots and small blotches of light reddish and various shades of brown, mixed with lavender or purplish-grey. The markings generally form a wreath or zone round the broader end of the egg, and are frequently heavy and confluent. Examples measure from -6 to '7 in length, and from -48 to '52 in breadth. 28. North America (Henskaw Coll.). Salvin-Qoduiau Coll. 2. North America (G. Welch : Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. List.}. 2. North America (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 4. Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Con- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. necticut, 31st May (J. N. Clark}. [P.]. 1. Nantucket Island. 28th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Dendrceca striata (Forst.). (Plate III. fig. 19.) Dendroica striata, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862) ; id., Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 279; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 248 (1874). Dendrceca striata, Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 60 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 325 (1885) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 109 (1906). The eggs of the Black-poll Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, speckled and blotched, chiefly in a zone or cap about the larger end of the egg, with reddish-brown, lilac-red and lavender, and occasionally marked here and there with a few deep brown specks and blotches. They measure from *7 to '8 in length, and from -52 to '55 in breadth. 2. Yukon, mouth of the Porcupine Salvin-Godman Coll. River, Alaska, 9th June (/. Lockhart : Smiths. Inst.}. 5. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 2. Fort Rae, Gt. Slave Lake, 3rd Salvin- Godman Coll. June (L. Clarke: Henshaw Coll.}. 2. Rupert's Land, Hudson's Bay Crowley Bequest. (Tristram Coll.). Dendrceca vigors! (Audub.}. Dendroica pinus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 2G8 (1874). Dendrceca pinus, Cuucs, Birds N.-West, p. 69 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 323 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat, Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899). Dendrceca vigorsi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 109 (1906) VOL. v. P MNIOTILTlDJS. An egg of the Pine-Warbler resembles many of the eggs of D. cestiva. It measures -7 by '5. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Crowley Bequest. Dendroeca discolor, Vieitt. Dendroica discolor, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 270 (1874). Dendroeca discolor, Cones, Birds N.-West, p. 63 (1874); Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 142 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 307 (1885) ; Coues, Auk, 1888, p. 405 ; Nehrk. Kai. EiersammL p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 110 (1906). The eggs of the Prairie-Warbler vary from a narrow to a broad oval form and are slightly glossy. They are white, speckled, spotted and sometimes blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish- brown, purplish-brown, and lavender or lilac. They measure from •62 to -67 in length, and from -46 to '51 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Con- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. necticut, 5th July (/. N. [P.] Clark). Genus OPORORNIS, Baird. * Oporornis formosa ( Wils.). (Plate IV. fig. 1.) Oporornis formosus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 73 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer $ Eidgw. N. Amer. Birds, \. p. 293 (1874). Oporornis formosa, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 148 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 348 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. Ill (1906). The eggs of the Kentucky Warbler are of a pointed, broad oval form and moderately glossy. They are white, speckled and spotted, rather densely at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lavender. A few larger markings, of the nature of blotches, are scattered over the shell, here and there. Specimens measure from '7 to '8 in length, and from *6 to *62 in breadth. 2. North America. Crowley Bequest. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Washington, D.C., 15lh June (Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll. shaw Coll.). 1. Chester Co.. Pennsylvania. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. 2. Green Co., Pennsylvania, 28th May W . Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (J. W. Jacobs). [P.]. SIURUS. 67 Genus SIURUS, Stvains. Siurus auricapillus (Linn.}. (Plate IV. fig. 2.) Seiurus aurocapillus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 70 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 280 (1874). Siurus auricapillus, Salv. fy Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 144 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 339 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 112 (1906). The eggs of the Golden-crowned Water-Thrush are of a very broad and blunt oval shape and but very slightly glossy. They are white, spotted and blotched, more densely at the broad end where the markings are more or less confluent and form a cap, with pale rufous, reddish-brown, lilac-red and purplish-grey, all these colours being usually combined on one egg. They measure from *78 to '85 in length, and from -6 to -65 in breadth. 6. North America (Henshaiv Coll.). 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). 3. North America. 2. North America (T. M. Brewer; Tristram Coll.). 1. Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C. J. Pennock). 3. Hyde Park, Massachusetts, 29th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [p.]. Siurus motacilla ( VieilL). Seiurus ludovicianus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i, p. 287 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 72 (1874). Siurus motacilla, Coues, Birds Color. Valley, p. 299 (1878) ; Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p.147 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 342 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 112 (1906). Two eggs of the Louisiana Water-Thrush are inseparable from many of the eggs of S. auricapillus. They measure *8 by *63. 1. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). 1. Kaleigh, North Carolina, 14th May. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Siurus noveboracensis (Gmel.). Seiurus noveboracensis, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862) ; id., Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 279; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 71 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 283 (1874). Siurus uoveboracensis, Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 145 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 112 (1906). F2 68 MNIOTILTID2E. Siurus namus, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 343 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 89 (1899). The eggs of the Water-Thrush do not appear to be separable from those of S. auricapillus, except by their rather smaller size. They measure from -75 to -8 in length, and from -59 to -61 in breadth. 2. Fort Peel's River, Arctic America Salvin-Godinan Coll. (C. P. Gaudet : Smiths. Inst.). 6. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 3. York Factory, Hudson's Bay. Admiral A. H. Markham [P.]. Genus GEOTHLYPIS, Cab. Geothlypis trichas (Linn.). Geothlypis trichas, Lord, Proc. R.A. Inst., Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865) ; Baird, Breiver 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 297 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 150 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 351 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 89 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 113 (1906). The eggs of the Maryland Yellow-throat, or Black-masked Ground- Warbler, are of a broad oval form and moderately glossy. They are white, speckled, spotted, blotched, and sometimes marbled, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish-brown, chestnut, purplish- brown, and lavender or lilac. They measure from *66 to '75 in length, and from -52 to '58 in breadth. 10. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godrnan Coll. 1. North America. Old Collection. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Columbia. Dr. Lyall [P.], 4. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 5. Chester Co., Pennsylvania, 3rd ' Crowley Bequest. June (T. H. Jackson). 1. Virginia (Dr. Koldock : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. Princeton, N.J., 26th May (with Princeton University, N.J. 1 egg of Molothrus pecoris] . [E.]. 3. Hyde Park, Massachusetts, 20th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. May. [P.]. Geothlypis occidentalis, Brewst. Geothlypis occidentalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 351 (1885) ; Ridgw. Birds of North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 668 (1902) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 114 (1906). An egg of the Western Yellow-throat closely resembles eggs of G. trictias, but is rather smaller. It measures -65 by *5. 1. Corpus Christi, Texas, 2nd May. W, Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. GEOTHLYPIS. — ICTERIA. Geothlypis cucullata (Lath.). Geothlypis velata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 363 (1885) ; Sd. $ Hud*. Argent. Orn. I p. 20 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899) ; van Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 203 (1900). Geothlypis cucullata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 116 (1906). Two eggs of the Yelled Wood-singer are of an ordinary oval shape and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched, almost entirely at the broad end where the markings form a confluent cap, with brownish-pink, deep purplish- red, and lilac. They measure respectively : '72 by '51 ; '7 by '52. 2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. Genus ICTERIA, Vieill. Icteria viridis (Gmel.). (Plate IV. fig. 7.) Icteria virens, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 307 (1874). Icteria viridis, Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 157 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 373 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 117 (1906). The eggs of the Yellow -breasted Warbler are of a blnnt oval form and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are white, spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and lavender, the markings being larger and often confluent at the broad end, where they form an irregular zone or thin cap. Specimens measure from '81 to *91 in length, and from -6 to '7 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Neosho Falls, Kansas (B. F. Goss : Crowley Bequest. Smiths. Inst.). 3. Washington, 15th June (Henshaw Salvin-Godman ColL Coll.}. 4. New Jersey (D. G. Elliot}. Crowley Bequest. 2. New Jersey, 14th June (with two Princeton University, N.J. eggs of Molothnis pecoris}. [E-]- 6. New Haven, Connecticut, 10th W. liadcliffe Saunders, Esq, July. [P.]. 1. Virginia (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Icteria longicauda, Lawr. Icteria virens, var. longicauda, Baird, Breiuer Sf Rid-gw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 309 (1874). Icteria longicauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 375 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 118 (1906). Eggs of the Long-tailed Yellow-breasted Warbler do not appear 70 MNIOTILTID^l. to differ from those of I. biridis. Four examples measure respec- tively : -8 by -65 ; -82 by -65 ; -83 by -68 ; -89 by -7. 1. North America. W. Kadeliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Oregon. Crowley Bequest. 2, Mazatlan, Mexico. Crowley Bequest. Genus GRANATELLUS, Bonap. Granatellus sallaei, Bonap. Granatellus sallaei, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 161 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 371 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 90 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 118 (1906). The eggs of Salle's Warbler are of a regular oval form and devoid of gloss. They are white, very delicately speckled with blackish- brown, chiefly at the broad end, and in general appearance closely resemble certain species of Vireo. They measure -8 by *6. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (O. F. Gaumer). Salvin-Godman Coll, 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. Genus WILSONIA, Bonap. Wilsonia mitrata (Gmel.}. Sylvia mitrata, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. 4 (184-5-54). Myiodioctes mitratus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 314 (1874) ; Salv, $ Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 167 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 437 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 91 (1899). Wilsonia mitrata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 118 (1906). The eggs of the Hooded Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. Four are white, sparingly speckled and spotted with rich purplish-red and lilac; in the fifth, which is a broader and shorter egg of rather a different type, the markings round the larger end are bolder and more confluent, taking the form of blotches. They measure respectively : -77 by -55 ; «73 by -53 ; •77 by -53 ; -71 by -57. 1. North America. W. Radclift'e Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Con- W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. necticut, 30th May (J. N. [P.]. Clark). 3. Mount Carmel, Illinois (_R. Ridg- Salvin-Godman Coll. way : Henshaw Coll}, WILSONIA. SETOrHAGA. Wilsonia chryseola, Ridyw. Wilsonia chryseola, Ridgw. Birds of North 8? Middle Amer. ii. p. 714 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 119 (1906). An egg of Ridg way's Warbler is of a rather wide, pointed oval shape and slightly glossy ; it is pure white, finely spotted all over the shell with light red and lilac, the markings being most numerous towards the larger end. It measures '6 by '48. 1. California (R. Ridyway : Tristram Crowley Bequest. ColL}. Wilsonia canadensis (Linn.). Sylvia canadensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxii. fig. v (1845- t64). Myiodioctes canadensis, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 320 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 80 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Cent?:- Amer., Aves, i. p. 166 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 432 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 91 (1899). Wilsonia canadensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 119 (1906). Four eggs of the Canadian Warbler are of a pointed oval shape and exhibit little or no gloss. They are of a yellowish-white, spotted and blotched with brownish-pink, reddish-brown, and lavender, the markings being confluent at the larger end and forming a dense cap or zone. They measure respectively : '76 by -56 ; -7 by -5 ; -7 by -48. 1. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. North America (Anderson: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Genus SETOPHAGA, Swains. Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). Setophaga mitrata, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxix. fig. 11 (1845-54). Setophaga ruticilla, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862); id., Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 280; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Bird*, i. p. 323 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Colorado Valley, p. 337 (1878) ; Sulo. '$ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 178 (1881); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 411 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 120 (1906). The eggs of the American Redstart are mostly of a pointed oval form and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are somewhat similar to the eggs of Dendrceca cestiva, but the ground-colour is generally white, instead of greenish-white, and the brown markings have usually a decided rufous tinge. Specimens measure from -6 to •7 in length, and from *48 to '52 in breadth. 72 3. jNorth America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. North America (Audubon : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Fort Simpson. B. E. Eoss, Esq. [P.]. 2. Fort Simpson. B. E. Eoss, Esq. [P.J. 4. Fort Simpson. B. E. Eoss, Esq. [PJ. 1. Grand Menan Islands. Crowley Bequest. 4. Bangor, Maine, 15th June W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. (CarlBraun). [P.]. 2. Hyde Park, Massachusetts, W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2nd June. [P.]. Genus MYIOBORUS, Baird. Myioborus verticalis (Lafresn. $ d'Orl.}. Setophaga verticalis, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 495 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 420 (1885). Myioborus verticalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 120 (1906). The eggs of the Chestnut-capped Wood-singer are of a narrow oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They are white, speckled and spotted with reddish-brown and lavender or lilac, the markings being dense at the broad end, where they assume the form, of a broad zone. Six examples measure respectively: '67 by '51; •7 by -5 ; '75 by -5 ; "73 by -51 ; 71 by -5 ; -68 by -5. 2. Sta. Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 2. Sta. Elena (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Myioborus aurantiacus (Baird). Setophaga aurantiaca, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 182 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 421 (1885). Myioborus aurantiacus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 121 (1906). Three eggs of the Orange-bellied Wood-singer are of a regular oval form, slightly pointed towards one end, and exhibit very little gloss. They are white, with numerous small spots and blotches of light red, brownish-red, and lilac, mostly concentrated and more or less confluent round the large end, forming an irregular cap or zone. They measure respectively : -7 by -52; -68 by -5; -69 by -49. 1. Cerchi, Costa Eica, 25th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [0.1. 2. Cerchi, 3rd May. Mr. 0. F. Underwood [C.J. Myioborus torquatus (Baird). Setophaga torquata, Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer,, Aves, i. p. 183 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 424 (1885). Myioborus torquatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 121 (1906). MYIOBORTTS. — BASILETJTERUS. 73 An egg of the Banded Wood-singer is of a regular oval shape, slightly pointed towards one end and almost devoid of gloss. It is white, blotched at the larger end with yellowish-brown and with reddish-brown and lilac spots, forming together a distinct though rather irregular cap ; there are also a few small reddish-brown spots scattered over the rest of the shell. It measures '75 by '55. 1. Ranch o Redondo, Costa .Rica, Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.I. 25th May. Myioborus chrysops (Salv.}. Setophaga chrysops, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 495; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 427 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 91 (1899). Myioborus chrysops, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 121 (1906). . Eggs of the Golden-faced Wood-singer appear to resemble the eggs of M. verticalis very closely. Four examples measure respectively: '78 by -55; -75 by -52; -79 by -52; -8 by '52. 2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon}. 2. Frontino (T. K. S.) Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus MYIOTHLYPIS, Cab. Myiothlypis nigricristatus (Lafresn.). (Plate IV. figs. 3 & 4.) Basileuterus nigricristatus, Scl 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 494 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 380 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 90 (1899). Myiothlypis nigricristatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 122 (1906). Two eggs of the Black-capped Wood-singer are of a pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. They are white, speckled and spotted all over with reddish-brown and lilac, and one specimen is marked, in addition, with a large pale rufous blotch about the larger end. They measure respectively : '87 by '6; '79 by '6. 2. Sta. Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. Genus BASILEUTERUS, Cab. Basileuterus coronatus (Tscliudi). Basileuterus coronatus. Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 494 ; Sharpe, Cat' Birds B. M. x. p. 390 (1885) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 124 (1906). Two eggs of the Crowned Wood-singer are very similar to those of B. nigricristatus, but the markings are coarser and more dense. 74 MOTACILLID^E. and neither of them exhibits any large blotch. They measure respectively : '78 by *6 ; '85 by '58. 2. Sta. Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Basileuterus leucopygius, Scl. & Salv. Basileuterus leucopvgius, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 172 (1881) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 402 (1885) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 127 (1906). Two eggs of the White-rumped Wood-singer are of a regular oval form and slightly glossy. They are white, speckled and spotted, chiefly round the larger end, with reddish-brown and violet-grey. They measure respectively '8 by *56 and '83 by *58. 2. Carrillo, Costa Rica, 7th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Family MOTACILLID^E. Genus MOTACILLA, Linn. Motacilla lugubris, Temm. Motacilla yarrellii, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxv. tig. 2, a-c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 163, pi. xli. figs, i & ii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 194, pi. 14 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 259, pi. 58. figs. 17 & 18 (1896). Motacilla lugubris, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 239 (1875 ) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 460 (1885) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 197 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 137 (1906). Motacilla alba lugubris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 301 (1905). The eggs of the Pied Wagtail are mostly of a broad oval form, and they are moderately glossy. They are white, greyish-white, or very pale bluish-white, densely speckled or mottled with greyish- brown and underlying lavender-grey. Some specimens are some- what darker than others, but, as a rule, the eggs of this Wagtail are very uniform. A few examples exhibit one or two short black hair-lines at the broad end. The eggs measure from '73 to *87 in length, and from -57 to '63 in breadth. 5. Lochend, Inverness, May (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.}. 5. England. Old Coll. 5. Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumberland, W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. June. [P.]. 6. Stanwix, Carlisle. 6th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Stanwix, Carlisle, 26th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.J. MOTAC1LLA. 75 4. Dalston, Cumberland, 27th May (Hey sham : Tristram Coll.). 3. Hen Moss, Cumberland (Hcy- sham : Tristram Coll.}. 6. Near Scarborough, May. 5. Cambridgeshire. 5. Cambridgeshire. 4. Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, 14th May. 2. Sparham, Norfolk, 4th June (F. Nor gate) . 6. Wortham Common, Suffolk, 22nd May (J. G. Tuck). 5. Chesterton, Oxfordshire, 16th May. 5. Finchley, Middlesex. 1. Churt, Surrey. 5. Alton, Hants. 2. Avingtou, Hants. 6. East Fleet, Weymouth, Dorset, 5th June. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Aldbury, Tring, Herts, 15th May (W-XL8.). 5. Reigate, Surrey, llth June. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Guculus canorus). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [?•]• W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Shipton, Oxfordshire, 4th June (R. W. Calvertt). 2. Nr. Monmouth, 13th May (W. R. &). 3. Nr. Monmouth, 20th May (W. R. S.}. Motacilla alba, Linn. (Plate IV. fig. 16.) Motacilla alba, Thien. Foripf.anz.ges. Vog. tab. xxv. fig. l,«-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 35. fig. 12 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 165, pi. xli. figs, iii & iv (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 233 (1875) ; Seebohm $ Harvie- Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 125 j Seebohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 343 ; id., Brit. Birds, ii. p. 199, pi. 14 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 464 (1885) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 260, pi. 58. figs. 19 & 20 (1896) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 200 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 137 (1906). Motacilla alba alba, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 302 (1905). The majority of the eggs of the White Wagtail very closely resemble those of the Pied Wagtail, but the ground-colour is more generally of a decided bluish tinge. Some specimens, however, differ in having the markings coarser and of an olive-brown colour. A single specimen in the Collection (fig. 16) is almost unmarked except at the broad end, where there is a dense sooty-black cap, 76 MOTACILLIDJ2. 5. Iceland (Proct or : Tristram Coll.}. 5. North Iceland, 28th May. 6. Lancashire, shading off into dark smoky brown. Examples measure from •71 to -85 in length, and from -57 to -64 in breadth. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Mr. B. Hanson [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. . Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]- Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Grauge-over-Sands, 20th May. 3. Holland. 1. Holland. 4. Holland. 5. Holland, 26th May. 2. "Valkenswaard, Holland, June. 6. Valkenswaard, 21st May. 6. Valkenswaard, 21st May. 4. Valkenswaard, 28th May. 4. Valkenswaard, 28th May. 6. Valkenswaard, 29th May. 4. Christiansund, Norway, May. 6. Copenhagen, 1st July \Ferslev). 4. Pomerania, 9th J une ( T. Holland) . Pomerania, 25th June (T. H.}. 5. Spandau, Brandenburg, llth May. 5. Spandau, 20th May. 5. Saxony. 4. Jura Alps, 24th May (T. H.). 4. Szigetcsep, Hungary, llth June. 6. Szigetcsep, Hungary, 24th May. 5. Dicsoszentmarton, Transylvania, 6th May. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 24th May (T. Kruper}. 3. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 19th June (H. Seebohm $ J. H. Harvie- Brown.} . 4. Yenesei River, Lat. 70^° N., 3rd July (H. Seebohm}. Seebohm Coll. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P-]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Brandenburg, 27th May. 2. Moravia, 28th May. 3. Moravia, 30th May. 4. Neudorf, Moravia, 4th May. 4. Neudorf, 16th June. 4. Oslawan, Moravia, 20th June. 3. Oslawan, 20th June. MOTACILLA.. 77 4. Padochau, Moravia, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Padochau, 3rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Motacilla ocularis, Swinli. (Plate IV. figs. 5 & G.) Motacilla ocularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 471 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamjnl. p. 91 (1899) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 289 (1890); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 138 (1906). Motacilla alba ocularis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 307 (1905). Pour eggs of the Streak-eyed Wagtail are similar to those of M. alba. They measure from, '8 to -81 in length, and from •6 to -62 in breadth. 4. Lake Baikal (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Motacilla lugens, Kittl. Motacilla lugens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 474 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersanind. p. 91 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 198 (1902) ; Shurpe, Hand-l. v. p. 138 (1906). Motacilla alba lugens, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 308 (1905). Eive eggs of the Japanese Pied Wagtail resemble those of M. alba. They measure respectively : '81 by '61 ; -8 by *62 ; •8 by -6 ; -76 by -6 ; 75 by -58. 2. Amur River (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 1. Amur River (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Amur River, 22nd April. Crowley Bequest. Motacilla personata, Gould. Motacilla personata, Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 60 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 479 (1885); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 290 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 201 (1890) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 367 (1891) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 143 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 91 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 201 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 139 (1906). Motacilla alba personata, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 306 (1905). The eggs of the Masked Wagtail are inseparable from those of M. alba of the common type. Three examples measure re- spectively : -89 by -6 ; «88 by -6 ; -88 by '59. 3. Hariat Valley, Afghanistan, 28th Seebohm Coll. June (R. G. Wardlaw Ramsay}. 5. Kuldja, Mongolia, 18th April. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 2. Altai Mountains. Crowley Bequest. 4. Kobdo, Altai Mountains, 8th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, ESQ. [p.]. 78 MOTACILLIDJS. Motacilla leucopsis, Gould. (Plate IV. figs. 8 & 9.) Motacilla luzoniensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 55 ; 1863, p. 308. Motacilla leucopsis, Sharps, Cat. Birds II. M. x. p. 482 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind.. Birds, ii. p. 288 (1890) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 368 (1891); Hart.ert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 672 (1894); La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 412 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 91 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 139 (1906). Motacilla alba leucopsis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 304 (1905). Eggs of the White-faced Wagtail resemble those of M. alba, both types being represented ; that is to say, a finely marked grey-brown type, and a more densely mottled olive-brown type. They measure from *66 to '8 in length, and from -52 to *6 in breadth. 1. East Siberia (Nehrkorn Coll.). Growl ey Bequest. 5. Koko-Nor, Tibet (Tancre Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Amoy, China (R. Siuinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 5. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 15th C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. May (J. D. La Touche). 2. Kuatun, 16th May (J. D. La T.). C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. 1. Fohkien, 10th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. 4. Fohkien, 12th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. P.' 5. Fohkien, 16th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.' 5. Fohkien, 16th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. P." 3. Fohkien, 17th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. ("P.; Motacilla hodgsoni, Blyih. Motacilla hodgsoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 486 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 291 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 202 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 91 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 199 (1902); Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 139 (1906). Motacilla alba hodgsoni, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 307 (1905). The three eggs of Hodgson's Pied Wagtail in the Collection are inseparable from eggs of the common type of M. alba. They measure respectively : -8 by '6 (2) ; -77 by -62. 2. Kashmir, 22nd May (C. R. Cock Hume Coll. & # W. E. Brooks). Crowley Bequest. 1. Kashmir, 23rd May (C. R. C. $ Hume Coll. W. E. B.). Motacilla vidua, Sundev. (Plate IY. fig. 10.) Motacilla vidua, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 488 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 91 (1899) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 268 (1900) ; Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 255 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 139 (1906) Three eggs of the African Pied Wagtail are perfectly similar in MOTACILLA 79 all respects to those of M. luc/ulris of the more densely spotted type. 1. Africa (Nehrkorn Coll.). Growl ey Bequest. 1. 14-Streams, Vaal River, Nov. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.] 2. Pondoland. Crowley Bequest. Motacilla maderaspatensis, Gmel. (Plate IV. figs. 11 & 12.) Motacilla maderaspatensis, Legqe, Birds Ceylon, p. 607 (1879) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 490 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 291 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eugs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 202 (1890) ; Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 66 (1897) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 91 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 199 (1902) ; id., Ibis, 1904, pi. x. figs. 3 & 4 ; Hartert, Voc/. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 286, note (1905) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 140 (1906). The eggs of the Large Pied Wagtail are of an oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish-white, pale grey or pale hrown, marked with pale umber-brown and lavender-grey. Those eggs which have a white ground appear to be generally marked with more or less well-defined spots and blotches somewhat sparingly distributed. Others with a grey or brown ground are, for the most part, densely streaked and mottled. Between these two types many intermediate varieties occur. Specimens measure from -8 to 1*0 in length, and from *59 to •? in breadth. 1. Saharunpur, N.W. Provs., 23rd Hume Coll. March (G. F. L. Marshall}. 2. Saharunpur, 26th April (G. F. Hume Coll. L. M.}. 1. Saharunpur, 21st June (G. F. Hume Coll. L. M.). 1. Etawah, 1 3th March (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 2. Etawah, 15th March (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 19th March (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 16th March (W. E. Crowley Bequest. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 3. Mirzapur, 29th March ( W. E. B. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Ahmednuggur, 2nd April (H. J. Hume Coll. Bruce). 4. Hoshungabad, C. Provs., 12th Hume Coll. April (IS. C. Nunn). 2. Hoshungabad, 5th May (E. C. N.). Hume Coll. 4. Saugor, C. Provs. Hume Coll. 1. Raipur, C. Provs. (F.R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 80 MOTACILLIDJI. Motacilla capensis, Linn. (Plate IV. fig. 20.) Motacilla capensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxv. fig. 3 (1845-54) ; Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 208 ; Ay res, Ibis, 1869, p. 292 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 547 (1875-84) ; Butler, Feilden $ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 337 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 493 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 91 (1899) ; Haagner, Ibis, 1901, p. 15; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 140 (1906). Eggs of the Cape Wagtail are of a pointed oval form and moderately glossy. They are cream-colour or greyish-white, freckled, especially at the broad end, with pale grey or light brown. On some eggs the markings are so faint that they are hardly noticeable. Specimens measure from "76 to '85 in length, and from -58 to *61 in breadth. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.J. 5. Transvaal, October ( T. Ayres : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll}. 2. 14-Streams, Vaal River, November. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [0.]. 2. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 1. Ladysmith, 18th November. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.]. 3. Blue Krantz, Natal, Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.J. 3. Pondoland. Crowley Bequest. 3. Cape Colony. Gould Coll. 2. Cape Colony ( T. Atmore : Tris- Crowlev Bequest. tram Coll}. 1. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. Deelfontein, 4th Nov. (E. Set- Col. Sloggett [P.]. mund). 3. Deelfontein, 8th Dec. (E. S.). Col. Sloggett [P.], 3. Kuruman, 17th Dec. R. B. Woosnam & R. E. Dent, Esqrs. [C.]. Motacilla clara, Sharpe. (Plate IV. fig. 13.) Motacilla longicauda, Rupp. (nee Gmel.), Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 495 (1885) : Shelley, Birds Afr. ii. p. 274 (1900) ; Stark, Birds S. Afr. i. p. 257 (1900). Motacilla clara, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 140 (1906). Two eggs of the Long-tailed Pied Wagtail are of a pointed oval form and slightly glossed. The ground-colour is white, densely freckled with greyish-brown and lavender-grey ; one example has a few black hair-lines at the larger end. They measure respectively •79 by -6 and -81 by '59. 2. East Africa. Crowley Bequest. MOTACILLA. 81 Motacilla flaviventris, Motacilla flaviventris, Hock fy E. Newt. Ibis, 1802, p. 273 ; E. Newt. Ibis, 1803, p. 340 ; Milne-Edward* $ Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 342, pi. 303. fig. 6 (1879) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 490 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersaniml. p. 92 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 140 (1906). Eggs of the Madagascar Wagtail vary from a broad to a narrow oval shape and are very glossy. The eggs in the Collection are of three types. In. one the ground-colour is pale greyish-green, and the whole surface of the shell is densely mottled with greyish- brown and lavender. In another, the eggs are dull white, blotched and mottled with umber-brown and lavender. In the third type, the egg is cream-colour, densely mottled with purplish-brown and lilac-grey. They vary from '71 to *8 in length, and from -57 to •63 in breadth. 2. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. 3. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.l 3. Betsileo. Rev. \V. Deans Cowan [P.]. 2. Betsileo. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. Motacilla boarula, Linn. Motacilla boarula, Tliien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vo'g. tab. xxv. fig. 4, a-c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 167, pi. xlii. tig. i (1850); Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 140 (1906). Pallenura sulphurea, Baedeker, Eier Ear. Voy. tab. 35. fig. 11 (1855-63). Motacilla sulphurea, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 203, pi. 14 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 261, pi. 58 A. fig. 1 (1896). Motacilla melanope, Dresser (nee Pall.}, Birds Eur. iii. p. 251 (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 497 (1885) [part.] ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 202 (1902) [part.]. Motacilla boarula boarula, Hartert, Yog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 298 (1905). Eggs of the Grey Wagtail are of a broad pointed oval shape and very glossy. The commonest type of egg is pale grey or bluish- white or sometimes cream-colour, mottled all over with light brown of various shades. Another type, which appears to be much less common, is white or greyish-white, mottled with umber-brown and lavender-grey. In this type the markings are most dense on the broad end, where they form a more or less confluent cap. A few examples in a large series have one or two black hair-lines at the broad end of the egg. Specimens measure from *7 to *8 in length, and from -54 to -6 in breadth. 6. Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, 15th May. J. Steele Elliott, Esq. [P.]. 5. West Ross-shire, 7th Mav (W. W. Radcliife Sauuders, Esq. Stirling}. [P.]. 5. Strathpeffer, 1st May. W. RadcliflFe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. 6. Kirriemuir. Forfarshire, 18th June W. RadclitFe Saunders, Esq. (A'. Kennedy}. [P.], VOL. V. G 82 MOTACILLID^E. 3. Northumberland, 5th May. 4. Durham. 6. Clitheroe, Lancashire ( W. Peterkin) . 3. Ashopton, Derbyshire, 20th April (H. Seebohm). 2. Ashopton, 17th May (H. S.). 1. Dowles, Worcestershire. May. 4. Taplow, Berkshire. 5. Co. Waterford, Ireland, 10th April (E. J. Ussher). 5. Co. Waterford, 23rd April (R. J. U.). 5. Co. Waterford, 24th April (R. J. 5. Co. Waterford, 8th May (R. J. U.) . 4. Vosges Mts., France (Mougel ; Haryitt Coll.). 6. Giessen, Hesse, 30th May. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 6th May (H. Seebohm $ T. Kriiper). 4. Parnassus, 13th May ( H. S. $ T. K.\ 2. Parnassus, 24th May ( //. S. | T. K. ) . 5. Parnassus, 6th June (H. S. $ T. K.). 5. Parnassus, 16th June (H.8.& T. K). 2. Parnassus (H. S. fy T. K.). 4. Tenerife, 18th March. 1. Tenerife, April (Tristram Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. J. Steele Elliott, Esq. f P.I Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Oslawan, Moravia, 29th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Motacilla melanope, Pall. Motacilla melanope, SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 497 (1885) [part.] ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 293 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 207 (1890) : Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist.'Soc. xi. p. 67 (1897) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 141 (1906). Calobates melanope, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 375 (1891). Motacilla boarula melanope, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 300 (1905). Eggs of the Eastern Grey Wagtail appear to be of two types : the first resembles that of the Common Grey Wagtail, having a cream-coloured or whitish ground mottled, sometimes very faintly, with yellowish-brown. A specimen taken in Kashmir represents a second type, in which the ground-colour is pinkish, mottled with a darker shade of the same. Taczanowski states (op. cit.} that some eggs of this species taken in Siberia are tinged with rose-colour. No such tint is observable in any European egg of the Western form. 2. Kashmir, 25th May ( W. E. Brooks). 4. Fuji-yama, Hondo, Japan, 20th May. Hume Coll. W. Radclilfe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. MOTACILLA. 83 Motacilla schmitzi, Tschusi. (Plate IV. fig. 19.) Motacilla sulphurea, Godman (nee Bechst.}, Ibis, 1866, p. 96 ; id., Nat. Hitt. Azores, p. 2o (1870). Motacilla boarula schmitzi, Hartert fy Grant, Nov. Zool. xii. p. 120 (1905) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. iii. p. 301 (1905). Motacilla schmitzi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 141 (1906). Eggs of Schmitz's Grey Wagtail resemble pale forms of the Common Grey Wagtail, having the ground-colour creamy-white, densely, but more or less faintly, marked with light yellowish- brown. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. 5. Agua de Pena, Madeira, 1st June (E. Schmitz). 3. San Miguel, Azores, April (F. D. Godmati). 1. San Miguel, April (F. D. G.}. 3. Terceira, Azores, May (F. D. G.). 2. (Out of clutch of 4 ^ hard set) Above Calheta,12001't., St. Jorge, Azores, 9th May ( W. R. Ogilvie- Grant). 4. Below Caldeira, Fayal, Azores, 27th May ( W. R. O.-G.). Motacilla citreola, Pall. Budytes citreola, Tacz. J.f. 0. 1873, p.82,taf. ii. fig. 20; Seebohm $ Harvie- * Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 123 ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 387 (1891). Motacilla citreola, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. pp. 245, 249 (1875); Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 91, pi. (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 503 (1885); Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 298 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 92(1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 203 (1902) ; Sharpe, Havd-l. v. p. 141 (1906). Motacilla citreola citreola, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 296 (1905). The eggs of the Yellow-headed Wagtail are so similar in general character to those of M. boarula of the commoner type, that they cannot be separated from them. They measure from '72 to -82 in length, and from *56 to *6 in breadth. A very small example measures only '66 by '5, and is one of a clutch of six eggs. 5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 19th Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm 8f J. A. Harvie- Brown). 5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 19th Seebohm Coll. June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B.). 4. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 22nd Seebohm Coll. June (H. S.$J.A. H.-B.). 6. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 27th Seebchm Coll. June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B.). 5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd Crowley Bequest. June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B. : Tris- tram Coll.). Amur River, 2nd June. W7. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. G2 84 3IOTACILLTDJE. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus], 3 Issik Kul, Turkestan, 5th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]- Motacilla citreoloides (Gould}. (Plate IV. fig. 18.) Motacilla citreoloides, Sharpe, Cs. 11 & 12 (1896); Pearson, Ibis, 1898, p. 192 ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 369, pi. xi. figs. 7-12 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 213 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 277 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 148 (1906). The eggs of the Red-throated Pipit appear to be as varied as those of A. trivialis, and they bear a close general resemblance to them and may be divided into the same number of types. Some of the eggs also resemble those of A. pratensis. They measure from •? to •83 in length, and from *54 to '63 in breadth. 5. Varanger Fjord, Norway, 15th Seebohm Coll. June (Nordvi). 5. Varanger Fjord, 24th June (Nordvi). 6. Varanger Fjord, 18th June. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Varanger Fjord, 30th June (J. Wolley: Tristram Coll.). 6. Vadso, 24th June. 3. Lapland. 1. Lapland, 29th June. 5. Lapland, 27th May. 6. Lapland, 12th June. 3. Tornea, Lapland, 6th June. 6. Tornea, llth June. 6. Finmark, June. 5. Finmark, June. 4. East Finmark, June («/". Wolley : Tristram Coll.). 6. East Finmark, 3rd June (E. Homberq : Dresser Coll.). 6. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat, 21st June (H. Seebohm fyJ.A. Harvie- Brown). 4. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd June (If. S.8fJ.A.H.-B.). 4. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 23rd June (If. S. $J. A. H.-B.). 5. Petchora River, 68° N. Lat., 27th June (//. S. 8f J. A. H.-B.). 5. Yeiicsei River, 70A° N. l.ut., 5th July (H. Seebohm). Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radclirt'e Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saundere, Esq. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [PA Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. ' *. MOTACILLIDJE. . • £ epeis^i Rit&y -70i° N. Lat., 16th Seebohm Coll. 3. Yenesei River, 70^° N. Lat. July Seebohm Coll. (H. &). Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 2. Lapland, 15th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Anthns rosaceus, Hodgs. (Plate Y. figs. 13 & 14.) Anthus rosaceus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 589 (1885) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 311 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 216 (1890) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 672 (1894) ; Osmaston, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 70 (1897) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 93 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds. pt, i. p. 215 (1902) ; Sharpe, Handel, v. p. 148 (1906). Anthus roseatus, Hartert, Vbg. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 279 (1905). An egg of Hodgson's Pipit, taken by Mandelli, is of a narrow oval form and almost devoid of gloss. It is greyish-white, thickly freckled all over with pale brown. It measures '85 by -6. Three eggs in the Crowley Collection are greyish-white, thickly mottled all over with dark brown or chocolate-brown. They measure respectively '8 by '6 ; -8 by '58 ; '79 by '58. 1. Darjiling, Sikhim, 19th May Hume Coll. (L. Mandelli). 3. Koko Nor, Tibet. Crowley Bequest. Anthus bertheloti, Bolle. Anthus berth eloti, Dresser, Birds Fur. iii. p. 291 (1874); Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 591 (1885) ; Reid, Ibis, 1887, p. 433 ; Koenia, J.f. O. 1890, p. 278, taf. viii. fig. 7 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 93 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt.i. p. 211 (1902) [part.]; Sharpe, Hand-l.v. p. 148(1906). Anthus berthelotii berthelotii, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 270 (1905). Eggs of the Canarian Pipit are of a regular oval form and have little or no gloss. They vary greatly in colour and markings. The eggs of one clutch are greyish- white, mottled with pale greyish- brown and lavender ; those of a second clutch are white, spotted and blotched with pale umber-brown and lavender ; a third type has the ground-colour creamy-white thickly mottled with umber-brown ; a fourth has the markings purplish-brown or grey. The markings are often denser at the broad end, where they form a zone. Examples measure from '75 to -82 in length, and from -55 to *6 in breadth. 4. Canary Islands, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. ANTHUS. 103 1. Tenerife, Canary Is. (Kutter Coll). '2. Tenerife. 3. Tenerife. 4. Tenerife, 18th March (R. Gomez). 3. Tenerife (R. G.). 4. Fuertaventura, Canary Is., March (P. Rendall: Tristram Coll.). 4. Fuertaventura, March (P. R. : Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.I. Capt Savile G. Reid [P.].' W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, Anthus madeirensis, Hartert. Anthus bfirtheloti, Sharpe, Cat Birds B. M. x. p. 591 (1885) [part.]. Anthus berthelod madeirensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 271 (1905). Anthus madeirensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 149 (1906). Eggs of the Madeiran Pipit are indistinguishable from those of the grey-mottled form of A. bertheloti. 4. Porto Santo Is., Madeira, 20th Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pe. E. Schmitz). [P.]. 4. Porto Santo Is., 17th May (Pe. E. S.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Anthus spipoletta (Linn.). Anthus spinoletta, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 35. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 335 (1874) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 248, pi. 14 (1884) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 312 (1890) j Seebohm, Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 268, pi. 58 A. fig. 16 (1896). Anthus spipoletta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 592 (1885) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, , pt. i. p. 214 (1902); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 149 (1906). Anthus spinoletta spiuoletta, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 279 (1905). The eggs of the Water-Pipit cannot be separated from those of the Rock- Pipit (A. obscurus) described below. They measure from •78 to -9 in length, and from -55 to *63 in breadth. 2. Central Europe. 4. Switzerland (Tristram Coll.}. 2. Switzerland. 4. Berne, Switzerland. 4. Jura Alps. 4. Jura Alps, 2nd May ( W. Schlilter). 5. Jura Alps, 8th May (W. S.). 5. Jura Alps, 21st May ( W. S.). 3. Silesia, S. Prussia (Eidwell Coll.). 2. Mag-lai, Bosnia, 23rd June (O. Reiser). 2. Sarajevo, Bosnia, 6th July (0. R.). Old Collection. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-] W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.].- 104 MOTACILLID^. Anthus blakistoni, Swinh. (Plate Y. fig. 21.) Anthus blakistoni, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 90; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 149 (1906). Anthus spinoletta blakistoni, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 282 (1905). Eight eggs of Blakiston's Pipit vary from a broad to a rather pointed oval shape and are slightly glossy. The ground-colour is whitish, clouded, mottled, and blotched with brown. In the set of eggs from the Pamir the markings are somewhat sparingly distributed ; while in those from Japan they are dense and obscure much of the ground- colour, especially towards the larger end. They vary from *78 to •8 in length, and from '56 to -62 in breadth. 5. Gulcha, Pamir, Central Asia, 24th St. George Littledale, Esq. May. [P.]. 3. Fujiyama, Hondo, Japan, 10th W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. July. [P.]. Anthus pennsylvanicus (Lath.). Anthus ludovicianus, Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 40 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 171 (1874) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 331 (1878) j Salv. fy Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves i p. 108 (1880). Anthus spinoletta, var. ludovicianus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds ii. p. 249 pi. 14 (1884). Anthus pennsylvanicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 596 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 93 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 149 (1906). Anthus spinoletta pensilvanica, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 282 (1905). The eggs of the American Pipit are inseparable from those of A. spipoletta and A. obscurus. They vary from '72 to '9 in length, and from *6 to *63 in breadth. 2. North America. Old Collection. 2. Hudson's Bay. Gould Coll. 4. Labrador. Seebohm Coll. 2. Labrador. Seebohm Coll. 2. Labrador. Seebohm Coll. 5. Labrador. Seebohm Coll. 10. Labrador (Tristram Coll.'}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Mt. Evans, Clear Creek Co., W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq Colorado, 25th June (E. Lewis). [P.]. Anthus obscurus (Lath.}. Anthus aquaticus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxv. fig. 10 a-c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 174, pi. xliv. fig- iii (1856). Anthus obscurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 343 (1877) ; Seebohm, Brit Birds, ii. p. 244, pi. 14 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 599 ANTHUS. 105 (1885) ; Seebohm, Egg* of Brit. Birds, p. 267, pi. 58 A. fig. 14 (1896) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 216 (1902) [part.]; Sharpe, llund-l. v. p. 149 (1906). Anthus spiiioletta obscura, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 283 (1905). The eggs of the Rock-Pipit are of a pointed oval shape and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from greyish-white to very pale greyish-green, but is often almost entirely concealed from view by the markings, which consist of a profusion of small blotches, streaks, and spots of olive-brown in some eggs, and rufous-brown or plain brown in others. The density of the markings varies considerably, some eggs being nearly covered by them, and some being more distinctly marked with small blotches which allow a considerable part of the ground to be seen. On many specimens there are a few black spots and lines at the broad end. Examples measure from -8 to *95 in length, and from '6 to "66 in breadth. 5. Faroe Islands (H. C. Midler). 3. Faroe Islands (H. C. M.). 4. Faroe Islands (//. C. M.). 5. Faroe Islands (H. C. M.). 4. Faroe Islands, 16th May (//. C. M.). 5. Faroe Islands, 23rd May (H. C. M.). 3. Faroe Islands, 24th May (H. C. M.). 3. Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. M.). 2. Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. M.). 5. Faroe Islands, 27th May (H. C. M.}. 4. Faroe Islands, 27th May (H. C. M.), 5. Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C.M.). 4. Faroe Islands, 5th June (H. C. M.). 5. Faroe Islands, 8th June (H. C. M.). 2. Faroe Islands, 12th June (H. C. M.), 4. Faroe Islands, 14th June (H. C. M.). 4. Faroe Islands, 16th June (H. C. M!). 2. Faroe Islands, 23rd June (J5T. C. M.). 4. Faroe Islands, 26th June (H. C. M.). 3. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. ; Haryitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands (H. C.M.: Coll.). 5. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. .- Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. . Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. , Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, May (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 16th May (H. C. M. : Haryitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebuhm Coil. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coil. Seebohm Coli. Seebohrn Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Hargitt Hargitt Hargitt Hargitt Hargitt M.: H". C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Seehohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 108 MOTACILLID^. 5. Faroe Islands, 21st May (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 2. Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. M. . Hargitt Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, 30th May (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, 1st Jane (H. C. M. : Hargitt Cull.}. 3. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 5. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands. 4th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Faroe Islands, 8th June (//. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, 13th June (//. C. M. Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Faroe Islands, 14th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Faroe Islands, 1 (3th J une ( H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Faroe Islands, 23rd June ( H. C. M. , Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 23rd June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 23rd May (Hargitt Coll.). 5. Faroe Islands, 12th June (Hargitt Coll.). 4. St. Kilda, 8th June. 6. Grainshore, Orkney Islands, 27th May (J. R. Gunn). 5. Grainshore, 8th June (J. R. G.}. 3. Fame Islands. 5. Fame Islands, 28th May. 4. Fame Islands, 3rd June. 5. Fame Islands, 19th June. 6. Fame Islands, 19th June. 5. Fame Islands, 19th June. 4. Fame Islands, 19th June. 4. Fame Islands, 19th June. 3. Fame Islands, 27th May (Tristram Coll.}. 6. Fame Islands. 4. Coquet Island, Northumberland, 16th June. 4. Coquet Island, 16th June. 5. Coquet Island, 16th June. 3. Freshwater, Isle of Wight. 3. Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. 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. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. J. Steele Elliott, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. ANTHUS. 107 4. Near Portland Liarlithouse, Dorset, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1st May (H. Elliott}. [P.]. 4. South \Vales. May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Bishop's I., South Wales. W. Uadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Co. Waterford, Ireland, 20lh May Seebohm Coll. (R. J. Ussher). 4. Co. Mayo, 1st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Anthus rupestris, Nilsson. Authus rupestris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxv. fig. 11, a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 35. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 268, pi. 58 A. tig. 15 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 150 (1906). Anthus obscurus, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 343 (1877) [part.] ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 599 (1885) [part.]. Anthus spinoletta littoralis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 284 (1905). The eggs of the Scandinavian Rock-Pipit do not differ in any respect from those of its close ally, A. obscurus. 5. Varanger Fjord, Norway, 16th June Seebohm Coll. (Nordyi). 5. Skaarholmen, Smolen Island, Nor- Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. way, 28th May. Anthus furcatus, Lafr. $ d'Orb. (Plate V. fig. 18.) Anthus furcatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 605 (1885) ; Sclater 8f Hudson, Argent. Orn. i. p. 19 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 92 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 150 (1906). Three eggs of the Fork-tailed Pipit are much like those of A. spipoletta in colour and markings, but are of a somewhat longer oval shape. They measure respectively : 8-9 by -6 : -87 by -61 ; •88 by -59. 3. Patagonia. Purchased. Anthus correndera, Vieill. (Plate V. figs. 19 & 20.) Anthus correndera, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 153; Hudson, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 771; Scl. Zool. ' Challenger' Exped. ii. pt, viii. p. 150 (1880) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 610 (1885) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 17 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 1 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 195 ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 163, pi. v. fig. 1 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 93 (1899) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 202 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 150 (1906). The eggs of the Cachila Pipit are in most instances inseparable 108 MOTACILLID^!. from those of A. obscurus, but there appear to be some types which do not occur among the eggs of that species. Examples from Uruguay are greyish-white, speckled with pale yellowish-brown and lavender ; while those from the Argentine Republic are cream- colour, speckled and blotched with brown and lavender, quite half of the ground-colour remaining visible. Specimens measure from -76 to '95 in length, and from *58 to *69 in breadth. 2. Uruguay. 3. Argentine Republic, Sept. 3. Argentine Republic, Sept. 2. Buenos Ayres (with an egg of Molothrus bonariensis) . 1. Central Chile, Oct. 1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott: Tristram Coll.}. 1. Falkland Islands ( C. C. A.\ 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). 1. Falkland Islands. 2. Falkland Islands. Nov. 3. Falkland Islands', 29th Nov. 2. Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.1 W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P. Berkeley James Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger.' McCormick Bequest. McCormick Bequest. Rev. T. W. Huthwaite [P.]. Anthus gustavi, Swinh. (Plate Y. figs. 22 & 23.) Anthus seebohmi, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 295 (1875) ; Seebohm fy Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1870, p. 120. Anthus gustavi, Seebohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 341; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 613 (1885); Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 398 (1891); Popham, Ibis, 1898, p. 500 ; Dresser. Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 217 (1U02); Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 274 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 151 (1906). The eggs of the Petchora Pipit are of a narrow pointed oval shape and but very slightly glossy. The clutches in the Collection vary considerably. The eggs of two clutches are cream-colour, profusely mottled with brown, to such an extent that in some specimens hardly any portion of the ground-colour is visible. The markings form a confluent cap at the broad end. The eggs of a third clutch are pale greyish- or purplish-white, very evenly blotched all over with purplish-brown and lavender. Specimens measure from '8 to '9 in length, and from '57 to '6 in breadth. 3. Petchora River, 29th June. 1. Alexievka, Petchora Delta, 26th J une (H. Seebohm 8f J. A. Harvie- Brown). 5. Alexievka, 26th June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B.). 5. Alexievka, 26th June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B.). 4. Yenesei River, Lat. 70£° N., 3rd July (H. Seebohm). W. Radcliffe Saunders, [P.]. Crowiey Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 109 Anthus australis. Vicj. $ Horsf. Anthus australis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxv. fig. 12 (1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Ausfr. i. p. 392 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 615 (1885) ; North, Nests Se Eyg* Austr. Birds, p. 158 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 93 (1>99) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eijfjs Auttr. Birds, i. p. 459 pi. 15 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 151 (1906). The eggs of the Australian Pipit are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, densely mottled with brown and lavender. Specimens measure from -86 to '91 in length, and from -6 to '68 in breadth. Dawson River, Queensland, 19th Sept. (North Coll.). Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay. New South Wales. Dobroyd, N.S.W., Oct. (E. P. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.}. Canterbury, N.S.W., 14th Oct. Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria. South Australia. South Australia. Tasmania. Tasmania (.7. Gould; Tristram Coll.}. Australia. Crowley Bequest, Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Carter Coll. Anthus novae-zealandiae (Gmel.}. (Plate Y. figs. 16 & 17.) Anthus novae-zealandiae, Potts, Trans. New Zeal. Imst. ii. p. 61 (1869) ; iii. p. 76 (1870) ; Sfiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 616 (1885) ; Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 63 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 93 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 151 (1906). Eggs of the New Zealand Pipit are of an ordinary oval shape and rather highly glossy. They are greyish-white, profusely mottled or spotted with brown, especially round the broad end, where a wide confluent zone is sometimes formed. They measure from -88 to -92 in length, and from -62 to -69 in breadth. 1. Christchurch, New Zealand. 2. Otago (Crowfoot). 1. Otago, 1st Nov. (Seymour}. 1. Otago, 19th Dec. (Seymour}. Capt. R. Snow [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Anthus steindachneri, Reischek. Anthus steindachneri, Reischek, Tr. N. Z. Inst. xxi.p. 388 (1889) ; Sharpe Bull. B. O. C. xiii. no. xcvii. p. 59 (1903) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 151 (1906)'. Two eggs of the Antipodes Island Pipit, in a very broken con- dition, appear to have been of a rather long oval shape and are very slightly glossed. The ground-colour is greyish-white, finely mottled 110 MOTACILLID^l. and clouded all over with greyish-brown ; one of the eggs has a dark hair-line at the larger end. 2. Antipodes I., New Zealand. Lt. Kennett Dixon, R.N. [P.]. Genus OREOCORYS, Sharpe. Oreocorys sylvanus (Hodgs.}. (Plate VI. figs. 2 & 3.) Oreocorys sylvanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 622 (1885) ; Oates, fauna Brit. Ind., Birch, ii. p. 313 (1890) ; id., e.d. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 217 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 152 (1906;. The eggs of the Upland Pipit are of abroad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are purplish- white, profusely speckled and spotted with reddish- or purplish-brown and underlying dark purplish-grey or lavender. The markings, though dense everywhere, are very crowded together at the broad end and form a confluent cap or zone. Specimens measure from -82 to '98 in length, and from -63 to '72 in breadth. 9. Kotgarh, Himalayas (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 2nd April (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 4th May (A. O.H.}. Hume Coll. 3. Kotgarh, 6th May (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 8. Kotgarh, 15th May (A. O. If.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 26th May (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 2. Kotgarh, 29th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 2. Kotgarh, 3rd June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 4. Kotgarh, 4th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 15th May (A. O. II. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus MACRONYX, Swains. Macronyx capensis, Linn. (Plate VI. figs. 1 & 4.) Macronyx capensis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 530 (1875-84); Butler, Feilden 8f Reid, Zool 1882, p. 335 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 623 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 93 (1899) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 238 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 2 (1902) ; Sharps, Hand-L v. p. 153 (1906). The eggs of the Cape Long-clawed Pipit are of a very blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. The eggs of one clutch in the Collection are cream-colour, profusely mottled and streaked all over with lilac-red and pale lavender. Those of two other clutches are dull white, spotted and blotched with pale brown and underlying dull purple. They measure from *U2 to I'O in length, and from '68 to •72 in breadth. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.] 3. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.J. 2. Ladysmith, Natal, Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.]. 9. Transvaal (T. Ayres: TristramColL). Crowley Bequest. 2. Johannesburg, Transvaal, Dec. C. C. Roberts, Esq. [P.]. ALAUDIDJR. Ill Macronyx croceus (VieilL). (Plate VI. figs. 5 & 8.) Macronyx cvoceus, Gurnet/, Ibis, I860, p. 208; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 626 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Viersawml. p. 93 (1899); Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 239 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 4 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 153 (1906). Macronyx striolatus, Sharpe, ed. Layard. Birds S. Africa, p. 532 (1875-84) The eggs of the Yellow-bellied Long-clawed Pipit are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. The eggs of one clutch are white, thickly marked all over with spots and small blotches of reddish-brown and pale purplish-grey. Other eggs are similarly marked, but with pale brown and lavender. Two other examples are greyish-white, rather sparingly freckled and blotched with pale rufous and lavender. They measure from '93 to 1-02 in length, and from '68 to -75 in breadth. 3. Natal. Old Collection. 2. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [0.]. Family ALAUDID.E. Genus CERTHILAUDA, Swains. Certhilauda capensis (Bodd. ). (Plate VI. figs. 6 & 7.) Alauda capensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. p. 387, tab. xxvi. fig. 11 (1845-54). Alauda africana, Thien. torn. cit. p. 379, tab. xxvi. fig. 13. Certhilauda capensis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Afr. p. 494 (1875- 84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 514 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 233 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 28 (1902) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 154 (1906). Eggs of the Cape Long-billed Lark are of a blunt oval form and very slightly glossy. They are variable in colour. Eour specimens, taken by Layard, are cream-colour or whitish, densely mottled and spotted with brown and underlying lavender. Eour examples from the Gould Collection are also cream-colour, but marbled all over with very faint brown and pale grey. Eight eggs vary from '83 to -96 in length, and from *64 to '68 in breadth. 4. South Africa. Gould Coll. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa (E. L. Layard}. Crowley Bequest. 112 ALAUDIDJE. Certhilauda albofasciata, Lafr. (Plate VI. figs. 10 & 12.) Certhilauda rufula, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Afr. p. 496 (1875-84) ; Butler, Feilden # Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 297 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 515 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 132 (1899) ; Stark. Faun. S. Afr., Birds, \. p. 234 (1900). Certhilauda albofasciata, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 22 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 154 (1906). Eggs of the Rufous Long-billed Lark are of a pointed or blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. They are usually dull white or greenish-white, more or less densely speckled all over with yellowish-brown and purplish-grey. One egg is dull white, blotched with lavender and brownish-yellow. Two eggs taken at Maribogo are creamy-white, densely spotted with yellowish -brown, the spots forming a wide yellowish-brown zone round the larger end. They measure from -74 to -84 in length, and from -55 to '6 in breadth. 3. Newcastle, Natal. Capt. Savile G. Reid [0.]. 2. Newcastle, 16th Oct. Major R. Sparrow [P.J. 3. Ino-agagrie River, near Newcastle, Cro'wley Bequest. 27th Sept. (E. A. Butler}. 2. Maribogo, 50 miles N. of Vryburg, R. B. Woosnam, Esq. fC.l. O.R.C., 3rd April. 2. Bloemfontein, O.R.C., 3rd Sept. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.I 2. Bloemfontein, O.R.C., 27th Sept. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.J. 2. Kroonstad, O.R.C., 18th Nov. Major R. Sparrow [P.I 2. Rietfontein, O.R.C., llth Aug. Major R.. Sparrow [P.J. 1. Potchefstroom, Transvaal ( T. Ay res : Ci owley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. Genus AUEMON, Keys. $ Blasivs. Alaemon alaudipes (Desf.). (Plate VI. figs. 9 & 11.) Alauda desertorum, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvi. fig. 12, a, b (1845-54). Certhilauda desertorum, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 427 ; Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 43 (1867) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 275 (1874). Alauda bifasciata, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 105, pi. (1875). Certhilauda alaudipes, Dresser, torn. cit. p. 273 (1881) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 19 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 375 (1902). Alajmon alaudipes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 518 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 132 (1899); Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 241 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 154 (1906). Four eggs of the Western Desert-Lark, or Bifasciated Lark, are of an ordinary oval form and entirely devoid of gloss. They are greyish-white, spotted and blotched, more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with pale olive-brown and pale purplish-grey. AL^MOtf. CHERSOPniLUS. 113 In one specimen the blotches of yellowish-brown are very large. They measure respectively 1'04 by '12 and 1*1 by '75. 1. Algeria (Locke). 1. El Aghouat, Algeria, April (Locke : Tristram Coll.). 2. South of El Aghouat, April (Dr. Rebond: Tristram Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. & Crowley Bequest. Alaemon pallida (Blyth). (Plate VI. fig. 13.) Alsemon desertorum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 519 (1890) [part.]; Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, ii. p. 318 (1890); id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 219 (1890). Alsemon pallida, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 155 (1906). Two eggs of the Eastern Desert-Lark are of the same shape as those of A. alaudipes, but have an appreciable amount of gloss. One specimen is very pale greenish-white, spotted and blotched with pale olive-brown and dark purplish-grey. The other is also greenish-white, but is thickly mottled with olive-brown, not blotched as in the first specimen, and the underlying purplish-grey markings are few and inconspicuous. They measure respectively : 1-02 by 74; -98 by -71. 2. Jask. Persian Gulf, 15th April (Ffinch). Hume Coll. Alaemon damarensis, Sharpe. (Plate VI. fig. 14.) Alsemon damarensis, Sharpe. Ibis, 1904. p. 361 ; id.. Hand-l. v. p. 155 (1906). Two eggs of the Damaraland Desert-Lark are of a rather broad and slightly-pointed oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They are dull white, with fine spots and small blotches of yellowish- brown and lavender-grey scattered all over the shell, but most numerous towards the larger end. They measure respectively •97 by -7 and -92 by -71. 2. Otjimbinque, Damaraland (C. J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus CHERSOPHILUS, Sharpe. Chersophilus duponti ( Vieill.'}. (Plate VI. fig. 15.) Certhilauda duponti, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 427 ; Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 42 (1867) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 279 (1873) j id., Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 376 (1902). VOL. V. I 114 ALAUDID^E. Alauda dupontii, Brce, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 109, pi. (1875). Chersophilus duponti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 526 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 132 (1899) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 245 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 156 (1906). Chersophilus duponti duponti, Hartert, V6g. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 252 (1905). Chersophilus duponti margaritse, Hartert, t. c. p. 253 (1905). Eggs of Dupont's Lark are of a rather broad, slightly-pointed, oval shape and are somewhat glossy. The ground-colour varies from white or greenish- white to pale buff, and is spotted and blotched, sometimes densely, with yellowish-brown and dull lavender-grey. The markings, as a rule, are heaviest towards the larger end, where they occasionally form a more or less irregular zone. They measure from -91 to '97 in length, and from -66 to '7 in breadth. 1. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. South of El Afi-houat, April (Dr. Crowley Bequest. Rebond: Tristram Coll.). 1. Between El Aghouat and Bishon Crowley Bequest. (Loche : Tristram Coll.). 1. Nagab (Loche : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Kasrin, Tunis, 4th June. W. Radclift'e Saimders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Sfax, S. Tunis, April ( V. Bogo : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Ain bon Dries, 27th May (P. Crowley Bequest. Spate). Genus EHAMPHOCORYS, Bonap. Rhamphocorys clot-bey (Bonap.). (Plate VI. fig. 16.) Rhamphocorys clot-bey, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 383 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 527 (1890) ; Koeniff, J. f. O. 1895, p. 263, pi. xiv. ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 377 (1902) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 287 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 156 (1906). Tour eggs of the Thick -billed Lark are of a very broad pointed oval shape and distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is greenish- »white, spotted and blotched all over with yellowish-brown and dull lavender-grey. They measure respectively : *91 by *72 ; *94 by -71 ; •97 by -74; -98 by '75. 4. Algeria, 21st April (P. Spatz). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus OTOCORYS, Bonap. Otocorys alpestris (Linn.). (Plate VI. figs. 17 & 19.) Eremophila alpestris, Baird, Breiver $ Ridgw. N. Amcr. Birds, ii. p. 141 (1874). Otocovys alpestris, Bend>re, Life-Hist. N. Amcr. Birds, ii. p. 330 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 157 (1906). OTOCORYS. 115 Otocoris alpestris alpestris, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 807 (1902). Eremophtla alpestris alpestris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 255 (1905). Eggs of the Horned Lark are of a pointed oval shape and are distinctly glossy. They are greenish- white, profusely freckled all over with greenish-grey or pale olive-brown, with traces of pale lavender underlying the other markings. Some specimens exhibit a few black specks and fine lines on the broad end. The markings are often very dense at this end, and form a well-defined confluent zone. Specimens measure from -86 to '98 in length, and from '6 to -68 in breadth. 2. Greenland (Tristram Coll.}. 2. North America (Smiths. List.}. 2. Labrador. 6. Labrador (Bidtcell Coll.}. 2. Repulse Bay, Arctic America. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowlev Bequest. Dr. J. Rae [P.]. Otocorys flava (Gmel.\ Alauda alpestris, Thien. Fortnflanz. ges. Vog. p. 385, tab. xxvi. fig. 3, a-d (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, \. p. 178*, pi. xlv.* (1856) ; Wheelwright, Spring > Summer in Lapl. p. 290 (1871) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 284, pi. 15 (1884); id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 259, pi. 58. fig. "15 (1896) ; Key, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 252, pi. 35. furs. 9-12 (1900). Phileremos alpestris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 1 (1855-63) . Otocorys alpestris, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 387 (1874) [part.] ; Seehohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 341 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 541 (1890) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i.p. 378 (1902). Otocoris alpestris flava, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 810 (1902). Eremophila alpestris flava, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 255 (1905). Otocorys alpestris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 157 (1906) [pt.]. Eggs of the European Horned Lark are indistinguishable from those of the typical North-American form, 0. alpestris, both in colour and size. They measure from -85 to 1-03 in length, and from '6 to "65 in breadth. 1. Norway (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Varanger Fjord, Norway, 3rd June (R. Colleit). 4. Varanger Fjord, 24tli June (Nordvi}. 4. Varanger Fjord, 30th June (Meves). 4. Varanger Fjord, 15th June. 3. Vadso, 25th June. 4. Vadso, 15th June. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliiie Saunders, Esq. DP.} Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. i2 116 ALAUDIDJE. 1. Nyborg-, Lapland, 7th June (Pastor Salvin-Goclman Coll. Sommerfelt). 3. Tornea, Lapland, 19th June. 4. Tornea, 20th June. 5. Tornea, 23rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. IP.}. W. Hadcliife Sauuders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.l. Crowley Bequest. 2. Quickiock, Norway (H. Wheel- ivright). 2. Yenesei River, Siberia, Lat.7H°N., Seebohm Coll. June (H. Seebohm}. 3. Novaya Zemlya, 15th July (Korn). W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Otocorys Mlopha (Temm.'). Otocorys bilopha, SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 537 (1890) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p 291 (1905) ; Skarpe, Hand-l v. p. 158 (1906). Otocoris bilopha, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 873 (1902). Eremophila alpestris bilopha, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 257 (1905). Eggs of the Desert Horned Lark resemble those of 0. alpestris, but are rather more strongly marked than in average specimens of that species. One egg has the markings yellowish-brown, forming a zone of confluent blotches round the larger end. In the other three eggs the markings are olive-brown ; in two they are evenly distributed over the whole shell, but in the third they form a rather dense cap at the larger end. They measure respectively : -94 by -67 ; •95 by -68 ; -96 by -66 ; -99 by -68. 4. Syria, 16th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Otocorys brandti, Dresser. (Plate YI. fig. 18.) Otocorys brandti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 536 (1890) ; NeJirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 158 (1906). Otocoris longirostris sibirica, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 872 (1902). Eremophila alpestris brandti, Hartert. Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 257 (1905). The eggs of Brandt's Horned Lark are somewhat smaller than those of 0. elwesi, but do not otherwise appear to differ. Three examples measure respectively : -88 by -63 ; -9 by -62 ; -85 by '62. 3. Altai Mountains, Central Asia. 2. Altai Mountains (Nchrkom Coll.'j. 2. Altai Mountains, 20th April. St.GeorgeLittledale,Esq.!~P.J. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. OTOCORYS. 117 Otocorys elwesi, Blanf. Otocorys elwesi, SJiarpe, Git. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 534 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bird*, ii. p. 321 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Etjfjs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 220 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 158 (1906). Otocoris longirostns elwesi, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 8C8 (1902). Eremophila alpestris elwesi, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 260 (1905). The eggs of Elwes's Horned Lark in the Collection are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, pro- fusely mottled with pale olive-brown and underlying pale purplish- grey. They measure respectively : *9 by '65 ; '9 by '67. 2. Native Sikhim, 20th June Hume Coll. (L. Mandelli}. Otocorys penicillata (Gould). Otocorys penicillata, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 395 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 530 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 319 (1890) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 381 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 159 (1906). Otocoris penicillata penicillata, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 874 (1902). Eremophila alpestris penicillata. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 261 (1905). The eggs of the Eastern, or Gould's, Horned Lark are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish- white, pro- fusely mottled with greenish-grey and underlying grey or pale lavender. The markings are dense everywhere, but they are more so at the broad end, where they form either a slight cap or an irregular zone. Five examples measure from '9 to '94 in length, and from '66 to *7 in breadth. 5. South-east Russia (H. F. Moschler). Seebohm Coll. Otocorys balcanica, Eeichenow. Otocoris penicillata balcanica, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 876 (1902). Eremophila alpestris balcanica, Hartert) Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 262 (1905). Otocorys balcanica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 159 (1906). Three eggs of the Balkan Horned Lark closely resemble those of 0. elwesi described above, but are of a rather longer oval shape. The ground-colour is whitish densely mottled and freckled with olive-brown and greyish. They measure respectively : '91 by '67 ; •95 by -68 ; -97 by -67. 3. Servia, 27th May (O. Reiser). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 118 ALATTDHLE. Otocorys albigula, Bonap. Eremophila alpestris albigula, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 262 (1905). Otocorys albigula, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 159 (1906). Six eggs of the Transcaspian Horned Lark are of a pointed oval form and glossy. They vary somewhat in appearance : four have the ground-colour greenish-white, thickly mottled all over with olive-brown and grey, the markings being most numerous round the larger end, where they form a more or less denned zone, while one has also well-defined black hair-lines on the larger end. A fifth specimen has the ground-colour dull yellowish-white, the markings fewer and often in the form of blotches, while in the sixth specimen the whole surface is thickly but indistinctly mottled with fine speckles of brown and grey. They measure respectively : •89 by -62 ; -9 by -66 ; -95 by -68 ; (2) -98 by -69 ; -99 by -68. 4. Issik Kul, Turkestan, 7th May. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Askabad, North Persia, 26th May. Crowley Bequest. Otocorys bicornis, Brehm. Otocorys penicillata, Tristram (nee Gould], Ibis, 1866, p. 288. Otocoris penicillata bicornis, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 878 (1902). Eremophila alpestris bicornis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 263 (1905). Otocorys bicornis, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 159 (1906). An egg of the Palestine Horned Lark closely resembles those of 0. penicillata described above, but is rather larger and not quite so heavily marked. It measures 1/0 by *68. 1. Pass above Cedars of Lebanon, Crowley Bequest. Palestine, 24th May (J. H. Coch- rane : Tristram Coll.). Otocorys leucolaema (Coues). Otocoris alpestris leucolaema, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 820 (1902). Otocorys leucolaema, Sharpe, JZand-l. v. p. 159 (1906). Four eggs of the Desert Horned Lark are perfectly similar to the first pair of 0. praticola described below, having a greenish ground densely and finely mottled, especially r6und the larger end, with olive-brown and grey. They measure respectively : -84 by '6 ; (2) -85 by -6 ; -86 by -6. 4. Lawrence, Kansas, 25th April. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. OTOCORYS. 119 Otocorys praticola, Hensh. Otocoris alpestris pratincola, Olerholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 82o (11)02). Otocorys praticola, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 160 (1906). Four eggs of the Prairie Horned Lark are of a poiuted oval form and arc slightly glossy. They vary both in size and in markings : the two from Winnebago are smaller and have the ground-colour greenish-white thickly mottled all over with yellowish-brown and grey ; while, of the two from Mount Carroll, one has the ground- colour greenish-white marked with olive-brown and grey, the markings being mostly concentrated in a heavy confluent ring round the larger end, and in the second the ground-colour is whitish, densely and finely marked all over with light brown and lilac, forming an indistinct zone round the larger end. Three eggs measure respectively : -88 by -58 ; '93 by -63 ; '95 by '67. '2. Winnebago, Illinois, oth June Salvin-Godman Coll. (J. W. Tohnan: Henshaw Coll.}. 2. Mount Carmell, Illinois (Smiths. Crowley Bequest. Inst.: Tristram Coll.). Otocorys giraudi, Hensh. Otocoris alpestris giraudi, Olerholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mns. xxiv. p. 831 (1902). Otocorys giraudi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 160 (1906). Four eggs of the Texan Horned Lark are very similar to those of 0. leucolcema, but are rather smaller and of a more blunt oval form. In one example many of the markings take the form of blotches, and two examples have black specks or hair-lines across the larger end. They measure respectively : '77 by '58 ; '78 by •6 ; -81 by -58 ; -82 by '58. 4. Texas, 30th April. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Otocorys insularis, Toivns. Otocoris alpestris insularis, Townsend, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xiii. p. 140 (1890) ; Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 347 (1895) ; Oberholser, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 839 (1902). Otocorys insularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 160 (1906). The eggs of Townsend's Horned Lark resemble those of 0. peni- ciUata and present the same greenish aspect. They measure from •78 to '85 in length, and from '6 to *62 in breadth. 1 . Sta. Cruz Island, California, 6th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (Henshaw Coll.}. 4. San Miguel Island, California, 20th Salvin-Godman Coll. May (R. H. Beck). 120 ALAUDID2E. Otocorys actia, Oberholser. Otocoris alpestris actia, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 845 (1902). Otocorys actia, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 160 (1906). Four eggs of the Californian Horned Lark are perfectly similar to those of 0. leucolcema described above. In three examples the markings are olive-brown, in the fourth they are greenish- brown. They measure respectively : -80 by -61*; -83 by *59 ; •84 by -59 ; -88 by -60. 4. San Diego, California, 22nd July W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. (E. Skives}. [P.]. Otocorys rubea, Hensh. Otocoris alpestris rubea, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 851 (1902). Otocorys rubea, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 133 (1899) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 161 (1906). Two eggs of the Euddy Horned Lark are of a wide, somewhat pointed oval form and moderately glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, densely spotted with olive-brown and grey, the larger end being marked with rather faint black specks and hair-lines. They measure respectively : '86 by -64 ; -86 by -67. 2. Los Angeles, California. W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. Otocorys occidentalis (McOall). (Plate VI. fig. 20.) Otocoris alpestris occidentalis, Oberholser. P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p. 855 (1902). Otocorys occidentalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 161 (1906). Four eggs of the Central New-Mexican Horned Lark are very similar to those of the allied species described above, having the ground-colour pale greenish-white, with olive-brown or greenish- brown and lavender-grey markings, which form a more or less distinct zone round the larger end. They measure respectively • (2) -85 by -6 ; -86 by -58; -88 by -6. 4. Socorro, New Mexico, May. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. Otocorys strigata, Hensh. Otocoris alpestris strigata, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv. p 837 (1902). Otocorys strigata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 161 (1906). Four eggs of the Streaked Horned Lark differ somewhat from the above : in two the ground-colour is pale greenish- white, rather MELANOCORTPHA. 121 boldly marked and blotched all over the shell with olive-brown and pale lavender-grey ; in the other two the blotches are greyish- brown, and present a more marbled appearance. They measure respectively : -81 by -59 ; -86 by -6 ; '87 by -63 ; -88 by -65. 4. Portland, Oregon, June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus MELANOCORYPHA, Boie. Melanocorypha calandra (Linn.). Alauda calaudra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 381, tab. xxvi. fig. 5, a-d (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 12(5, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 258, pi. 58. tig. 16 (1896) ; Reu, Eier Vog. Mitteleurap. p. 253, pi. 36. figs. 23-27 (1900). Melanocorypha calandra, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 6 (1855- 63); Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 315; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 217; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 365 (1871) ; Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 21 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 551 ' (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 382 (1902) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 285 (1905) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 162 (1906). Melanocorypha calandra calandra, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun, pt. ii. p. 208 (1904). The eggs of the Calandra Lark vary from a pointed to a blunt oval form and are sometimes very glossy. They vary in ground- colour from greyish-white to very pale greenish- or olive-white, and are marked with rather coarse spots and blotches of olive-brown and umber-brown, together with underlying blotches and smears of purplish-grey or pale lavender. The markings are, as a rule, dense all over the shell, especially on the broad end, where they often run into each other and form an imperfect cap ; but three examples from Dinos, Albania, present a rather different type of coloration, being sparingly marked with pale reddish-brown and lavender. Numerous specimens measure from '86 to 1'05 in length, and from •68 to -78 in breadth. 4. Spain, 2nd June (Bidwett Coll.}. 2. Spain, llth June (H. Saunders: Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Malaga, Spain, 3rd June (H. S.). 3. Seville, Spain, 23rd April (H. S.). 2. Seville, May (H. S.}. 4. Seville, 14th May (H. S.). 4. Seville, 14th May (H. S.). 1. Dalmatia. 4. Cemasko, Montenegro, May. 3. Dinos, Albania, 23rd June (O. Reiser}. 6. Dinos, 23rd J une ( 0. R. ) . Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Tliienemann Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Saunders. Esq PP.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. 122 ALAUDTD.E. 4 . Ernazemlja, Albania. 13th May (O. 12.). 3. Greece, 24th June (Bidwell Coll.). 2. Athens, 28th May (T. Kriiper}. 2. Athens, 1st June (T. K.). 2. Kustendji, Turkey (Dr. Cullen: Hargitt Coll.). 4. Asia Minor, 12th May (C. G. Danford). 4. Tunis. 4. Djebel Drer, Tunis, 3rd May (P. Spatz). 1. Aiu Beida, Algeria, 4th May (O. Salvin). 3. Ain Beida, May (O. S.). 3. Ain Beida, May (O. S.). 4. Ain Beida, May (O. S.). 4. Ain Beida, May (O. S.). 1. Ain Beida, 17th May (W. H. Simpson: Tristram Coll.). 4. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 18th May (Tristram Coll}. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Seebobm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. L. Eraser, Esq. [C.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Cull. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Melanocorypha Mmaculata (Menetr.). (Plate VI. fig. 21.) Melanocorypha bimaculata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 555 (1890) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 384 (1902) ; Witherby, Ibis, 3903, p. 526 ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 210 (1904) ; Sharpe f Hand-l v. p. 163 (1906). Eour eggs of the Eastern Calandra Lark are of a rather long oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground-colour is greyish- white, densely and evenly covered with small blotches and markings of olive-brown and lavender-grey. They measure respectively : -96 by '68 ; -98 by -66 ; -99 by -68 ; 1-0 by '68. 4. Kuldja, Mongolia, 28th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.J. Melanocorypha sibirica (Gmel). Melanocorypha leucoptera, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 7 Alauda sibirica, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 130, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm^ Brit. Birds, ii. p. 279, pi. 15 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 257, pi. 58. fig. 13 (1896) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 255, pi. 36. tigs. 6-9 ('1900). Melanocorypha sibirica, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 373 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 557 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 133 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 385 (1902); Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 211 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 163 (1906). Eggs of the "White-winged Lark are smaller than those of MELANOCORYPIIA. 123 M. cttlamlra, but do not otherwise differ from them. They measure from '9 to -95 in length, and from -61 to -08 in breadth. 1. Kazan, East Roumelia (Evers- mann : Tristram Coll.}. 2. Russia. 4. S. Russia. 4. S. Russia. 4. S. Russia, 30th April. 4. Kherson, S. Russia, 18th May. 4. Lower Volga, S.E. Russia, 13th May (Bidwell Coll.). 4. Lower Volga, 21st May (Bidwell Coll.). 3. Sarepta, S.E. Russia (Bidwell Coll.). 4. Sarepta (Bidwell Coll.). 4. Sarepta, 22nd April. 4. Sarepta (H. F. Moschler). 4. Sarepta (H. F. M.}. 2. Altai Mountains, 7th May. Crowley Bequest. Old Collection. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W". Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Melanocorypha mongolica (Pall.). (Plate VII. fig. 1.) Melanocorypha mong-olica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 558 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 385 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 212 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 163 (1906). Two eggs of the Mongolian Calandra Lark are similar to those of M. calandra, but the specimen figured has a rather more greenish appearance than any example of the latter in the Col- lection. They measure respectively *94 by *72 and '97 by *71. 2. Lake Baikal, Siberia, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest. Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forst.). Alauda tartarica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Von. p. 386, tab. xxvi. fig. 8, a, b (1845-54). Melanocorypha yeltoniensis, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 377 (1871) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 559 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 133 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 386 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 213 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 163 (1906). Alauda tartarica, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 123, pi. (1875). Alauda yeltoniensis, Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 254, pi. 36. fig. 12 (1900). Eggs of the Black Lark cannot be distinguished from those of 124 M. calandra. They measure from 1*0 to 1*1 in length, and from •7 to -72 in breadth. 1. Volga R., S. Russia (Nehrkorn Crowley Beq uest. Coll.}. 4. Astrakhan (Henke). Seebohm Coll. 2. Kirghiz Steppes, 8th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Irkutsk, S. Siberia, 17th May. Crowley Bequest. Genus TEPHROCORYS, Sharpe. Tephrocorys cinerea (Gmel.). (Plate VII. figs. 2-4.) Tephrocorys cinerea, Sharpe, ' ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 511 (1875-84) ; Butler, Feilden $ Reid, Zool 1882, p. 302 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 561 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 222 (1900) ; Shelley, B. Afr. iii. p. 123 (1902) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 164 (1906). Eggs of the Red-headed Lark are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white or greenish-white, mottled all over with brown and purplish-grey. They measure from '82 to '9 in length, and from '56 to '62 in breadth. 2. South Africa (E. L. Layard). Crowley Bequest. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 4. Newcastle, Natal, 7th Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 1. Newcastle, 9th Nov. (E. A. Crowley Bequest. Butler). 2. Newcastle, 9th Sept. Major R. Sparrow [P." 2. Newcastle, 30th Oct. Major R. Sparrow [P. 3. Heilbron, O.R.C., Sept. R. B. Woosnam, Esq."[C.J. 2. Bloemfontein, 6th Sept. R. E. Dent, Esq. [C.]. Tephrocorys anderssoni (Tristr.). (Plate VII. fig. 5.) Tephrocorys anderssoni, Snarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 564 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 224 (1900). Tephrocorys cinerea, Shelley, B. Afr. iii. p. 123 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 164 (1906) [part.]. Two eggs of Andersson's Red-capped Lark are of a regular oval shape and without any gloss. The ground-colour is white, marked all over with reddish-brown and violet-grey ; in one example all the markings are small, but in the one figured there are a number of reddish-brown blotches, especially round the larger end. They measure respectively '76 by *56 and '76 by *57. 2. Otjimbinque, Damaraland (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). SPIZOCORYS. ALAUDA. 125 Genus SPIZOCORYS, Sundev. Spizocorys conirostris (Sundev.). (Plate VII. figa. 8 & 9.) Spizocorys conirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 564 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, I p. 220 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 106 (1906). Calandrella conirostris, Shelley, B. Afr. iii. p. 133 (1902). Eggs of the Pink-hilled Lark are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and slightly glossy; the ground-colour is white or pale greenish-white, spotted all over, especially round the larger end, with olive-brown and purplish-grey. In four eggs from Wolvehoek the ground-colour is white and the markings are mostly very fine, but in the set from Heilbron the ground-colour is pale greenish- white and the markings are much bolder, many taking the form of small rounded blotches. They vary from '74 to '8 in length, and from '51 to '54 in breadth. 3. Heilbron, O.R.C., Nov. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [0.]. 2. Wolveho«k, O.R.C., Jan. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [0.1 2. Wolvehoek, 8th Jan. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [0.]. Genus ALAUDA, Linn. Alauda arvensis, Linn. Alauda arvensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p 377, tab. xxvi. fig. 1, a-e (184-5-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. tig. 4 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, E;/gs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 176, pi. xlv. fig. i (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 307 (1871) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 266, pi. 15 (1884) ; id., Birds Japan. Emp. p. 118 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. xiii. p. 567 (1890) ; Oaf.es, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 324 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nesf,s # Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 166 (1906). Alauda arvensis arvensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 244 (1905). Eggs of the Sky-Lark vary from a pointed to a blunt oval form, but the majority are pointed and a few are pyriform. Many specimens exhibit a high gloss, others are comparatively dull. The ground-colour varies from dull white to grey and greenish- white, and is, as a rule, profusely mottled with various shades of brown and underlying purplish-grey or pale lavender. The markings are frequently tinged with olive, and occasionally with rufous ; and while in some specimens they are evenly spread over the entire surface of the shell, in others they are disposed more densely at the broad end and form a cap or zone. Specimens measure from -85 to T02 in length, and from *61 to -72 in breadth. 126 ALAUDID2E. 4. England. 2. Laid in confinement, England. 4. Carlisle, Cumberland, 1st June ( T. Peal). 5. Fame Islands, 4th June (Hargitt Coll). 1. Coquet Island, 16th June (0. Salvin). 3. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 27th May (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Sheffield, 21st June (H. Seebohm). 4. Sherwood Forest, Notts, June. 5. Cambridgeshire, 4. Cambridgeshire. 5. Cambridgeshire. 7. Cambridge. 3. Burwell Fen, Cambridge, 17th April (O. Salvin). 4. Sparham, Norfolk, 20th June (F. Nor gate). 4. Sparham, 20th June (F. N.). 4. Finchley, Middlesex. 4. Faversham, Kent, 14th April. 4. Faversham, 23rd May. 4. Alton, Hants, May. 4. Alton, May. 4. Alton, May. 4. Headley, Hants, 22nd May (H. Saunders). 4. Bentley, Hants, 13th May (Har- gittColl). 4. Hythe, Hants, 29th April. 6. Langton, Dorset, 12th June (S. H. Wallis). 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May. 3. Halle, Saxony, 20th May. 4. Urbo, Hungary, 2nd June JR.S.) W. Old Collection. Mrs. E. Bell [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I Seebohin Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.I F. Bond, Esq. [P.I. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Snlvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radclii [P.]. vl< Lcliffe Saunders, Esq. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Seebohm Coll. W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 3. Shifnal, Shropshire, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Ilockenden, Kent, 5th July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [p.]. Horsemonden, Kent, 10th June. Alauda liopus, Hodgs. Alauda arvensis, Oates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 220 (1890). Alauda arvensis subsp. ?, Hartert, For/. Pal. Faun, pt^ iii. p. 247 (1905). Alauda arvensis, Sharps, Hand- 1. v. p. 160 (1906) [pt.J. ALAUUA. 127 An egg of Hodgson's Sky-Lark is of a wide, somewhat pointed, oval form and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is greyish-white, thickly speckled with olive-brown and lavender-grey ; the markings being most numerous round the bro id end, where they form an indistinct zone. It measures '85 by '66. 1. Sooamurg, Kashmir, 2nd May Hume Coll. (C.It. Cock). Alauda pekinensis, SwinJi. (Plate VII. fig. 10.) Alauda arvensis pekinensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 248 (1905). Alauda arvensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 166 (1906) [pt.]. Two eggs of the East Siberian Sky-Lark closely resemble the above in shape. The ground-colour is dull grey or greenish-white, spotted with umber-brown and lavender-grey, most of the markings being concentrated round the larger end, where they form a more or less wide confluent zone. They measure respectively '88 by -GO and -94 by -65. 1. South Amurland, 20th April. Crowley Bequest. 1. South Amurland, 1st May. Crowley Bequest. Alauda gulgula, Franld. (Plate VII. figs. 6 & 7.) Alauda gulgula, Sharpe, Cat Birds B. M. xiii. p. 575 (1890) [pt.] ; ~pt.] ; id.,ed. Hume, Ne*ts$ JEf/ys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 221 (1890) ; NeTirk. Kat. Eiersamml. Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 326 (1890) [pt.] ; id., ed. p. 133 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 167 (1906). Alauda gulgula gulgula, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 249 (1905). Eggs of the Indian Sky-Lark vary in shape from a rounded oval to a somewhat wide pointed oval and are more or less glossy. The ground-colour varies from white to greenish-white, and even to pale buff, and is usually marked all over with either reddish- brown, olive-brown or greyish-brown, and with lavender-grey ; in some specimens the markings are very fine and dense, in others they are less numerous, some taking the form of small blotches, while in one example most of the markings are concentrated into a heavy olive-brown zone round the larger end. They vary from •75 to -85 in length, and from '56 to *64 in breadth. One clutch of three eggs from Akola presents an altogether different type of coloration, being of a dull greenish-white, densely but obscurely mottled all over with greenish-brown and grey ; they closely resemble the eggs of Calandrella brachydactyla. 7. Sind («/". H. Gould). Gould Coll. 1. Alniorah, Himalayas, llth May Hume Coll. (W. E. Brooks). 128 ALATTDID^E. Almorah, 30th May (W. E. B.). Almorah, 16th June (W. E. B.). Akola, Berar, 8th Aug. (B. Aitken). Akola, 10th Aug. (B. A.). Belgaum, 17th Sept. (E. A. Butler). Pegu, March (E. W. Gates]. Pegu, 17th March (E. W. O.). Pegu, 29th March (E. W. O.). Pegu, 28th Dec. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Gates Coll. Gates Coll. Gates Coll. Alauda guttata, Brooks. Alauda gulgula guttata, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 249 (1905). Alauda guttata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 167 (1906). Four specimens of the Tibetan Sky-Lark closely resemble those of A. arvensis both in size and appearance. They measure respectively •81 by 65 ; -83 by -65 ; -88 by -6 ; -88 by -65. 4. Tibet, 20th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Alauda australis, Brooks. (Plate VII. figs. 11-13.) Alauda gulgula, Legqe (nee Frankl.), Birds Ceylon, p. 630 (1879) ; SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 575 (1890) [pt.] ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind. Birds, ii. p. 326 (1890) fpt.l : id., ed. Hume. Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 221 (1890) [pt.]. Alauda gulgula australis, Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. iii. p. 249 (1905). Alauda australis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 167 (1906). Eggs of the South Indian Sky-Lark resemble those of A. gulgula and, as in that species, vary considerably in colour and markings. The ground-colour is white, greyish-white, greenish-white, or pale buff ; and the surface-markings vary from brown to grey-brown, yellowish-brown, olive-brown, and lilac-brown. One egg is greenish- yellow, indistinctly clouded with greyish, another is pinkish-white, thickly, but obscurely, clouded with lilac-grey. They vary in size from *78 to '9 in length, and from '58 to *65 in breadth. 1. Niljrhiri Hills, 21st March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Nilghiri Hills, 13th April (Mm Hume Coll. Cockburri). 8. Kota^herry, Nilghiri Hills, 6th Hume Coll. April (Miss Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 6th April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 3. Kotagherry, 15th April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 5th May (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). Al.AUDA. — CAL,\NDlU:i,l.A. 129 1. Kotagherry, 18th Aug. (Mf.xx Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, 19th May Hume Coll. ( Wait). 1. Mysore. Crowley Bequest. Alauda japonica, Temm. fy Schl. Alauda arvensis japonica, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 248 (1905). Alauda japonica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 167 (1906). Eggs of the Japanese Sky-Lark closely resemble those of A. aruensis, of the more finely marked type. They measure from •80 to -90 in length, and from -62 to -68 in breadth, 4. Near Yokohama, Hondo, Japan Seebohm Coll. (H. Pryer). 3. Near Yokohama (H. P.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Fujiyama, Hondo, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Alauda coelivox, Swinh. (Plate VII. fig. 14.) Alauda coelivox, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 132 ; 1863, p. 377 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 167 (1906). Alauda gulgula, Grant $ Whitehead (nee Frankl.), Ibis, 1898, p. 244. Alauda gulgula coelivox, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 249 (1905). Eggs of the Chinese Sky-Lark resemble those of A. australis, but in some instances they are more heavily marked witb small blotches. One of the eggs taken by Whitehead in North-east Luzon has almost the whole of the markings concentrated into a wide band round the middle of the shell. They measure from -75 to '88 in length, and from '59 to '6 in breadth. 2. Amoy, S. China, June (R. Swin- Crowley Bequest. hoe : Tristram Coll.). 2. Amoy, China (It. S.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Amoy (R. S.}. Seebohm Coll. 8. Formosa (JR. S.). Crowley Bequest. 4. Formosa, 27th March (P. A. Hoist) . Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 28th March (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Province of Isabella, N.E. Luzon, J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.]. Philippines, 25th May. 2. Province of Isabella, 25th May. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Genus CALANDRELLA, Kaup. Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler). Alauda brachydactyla, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 384, tab. xxvi. fig. 7, a-d (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 181, pi. xlv. fig. iv (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 274, pi. 15 (1884) ; VOL. V. V 130 ALAUDID^E. id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 258, pi. 58. fig. 14 (1896) ; Rey,Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 259, pi. 35. figs. 1-4 (1900). Calandrella brachydactyla, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 2 (1855-63); Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 315 ; Sounders, Ibis, 1871, p. 217; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 341 (1873) ; Lilford, Ibis, 1889, p. 324 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 580 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 327 (1890) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 393 (1902) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 280 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 168 (1906). Calandrella brachvdactyla brachydactyla, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 214 (1904). Eggs of the Short-toed Lark are generally of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground-colour varies from creamy white to greenish- or greyish-white, and the markings are of two types. In one the eggs are profusely mottled with pale brown and lavender-grey, and the markings are pretty evenly distributed over the whole shell; in the second, the eggs are marked with rather distinct spots and blotches of darker brown and pale purplish-grey, which are larger and more dense at the broad end, where they form an irregular cap or zone. The general aspect of the eggs of this Lark is decidedly yellowish. Specimens measure from '75 to *85 in length, and from -55 to '62 in breadth. 2. [Germany.] 2. Spain, 4th July (H. Saunders}. 5. Malaga, Spain, 3rd June (H. 8.). 4. Malaga, 30th May (H. S. : Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Colmenar, Spain, May. 4. Mostar, Herzegovina, 24th May (O. Reiser}. 4. Mostar, 24th May (O. R.}. 5. Greece (T. Kruper). 3*. Albania, 24th May (O. R.). 3*. Albania, 22nd June (O. _K.). Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Eadclifie Saunders, Esq. [P.-). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Ead cliffe Saunders. Esq. P.]. 4. Attica, Greece, 2nd May. W. Radeliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Athens, Greece, 10th May Seebohm Coll. (T. Kruper). 4. Athens, 23rd Mav (T. K). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 23rd May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 23rd May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Athens, 26th Mav (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Parnassus, 12th May (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Mount Hermon, Palestine, Crowley Bequest. 27th May (H. B. Tristram). 1. Kedesh, Galilee, 26th May Crowley Bequest. (H. B. T.). 3. Cyprus. Lord Lilford [P.]. * Two clutches laid by the same female (fide O. Eeiser). ALAUDULA. 131 2. Between Cheinora and Kl Tharf, Crowley Bequest. Algeria, 9th May (//. />'. T.). 2. Ain Beida, Algeria, 7th May Crowley Bequest. (H. B. T.). '1. Zana, Algeria (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, May (O. &). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Ain Djendeli, 6th May (O. 8.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 8. Ain Djendeli (O. &). Salvin-Godniau Coll. Genus ALAUDULA, Horsf. $ Moore. Alaudula raytal (Btyth). (Plate VII. fig. 15.) Alaudula raytal, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 591 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 330 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume. Nests $ Eggs Ltd. Birds, ii. p. 225 (1890) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 169 (1906). The eggs of the Ganges Sand- Lark are of a blunt oval form and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, profusely speckled all over with yellowish-brown and underlying purplish-grey. Six specimens measure from -7 to '77 in length, and from '51 to *56 in breadth. 1. Etawah, N.W. Provinces, India Hume Coll. (W.E. Brooks). 1. Hoshungabad, Central Provinces, Hume Coll. 1st May (E. C. Nunn). 1. Hoshungabad, 6th May (E. C. N.). Hume Coll. 3. Faridpur, Bengal, 10th April Hume Coll. (J. R. Cripps). Alaudula adamsi (Hume). Alaudula adamsi, Sharpe. Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 592 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 331 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests & E(> ; •81 by -68. Crowley Bequest. 1. El Aghouat, Central Algeria, May (Dr. Reboud: Tristram Coll.}. 2. El Aghouat (Locke: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Galerida malabarica (/Scop.). (Plate VIII. figs. 15 & 16.) Galerita malabarica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. C33 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 338 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ 7%s Ind. Birds, ii. p. 237 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 134 (1899). Galerida malabarica, Sharpe, H.and-1. v. p. 182 (1900). The eggs of the Malabar Crested Lark closely resemble those of Spizalaucla deva. They measure from*71 to '9 in length, and from •57 to -62 in breadth. 2. Ratnagiri, West Coast of India, Hume Coll. 5th Oct. (G. Vidal). 1. Ratnajriri, 23rd Oct. (O. V.\ Hume Cull. 2. Hatnagiri, 27th Oct. (G. V,). Hume Coll. 1. Ratnag-iri, 3rd Nov. (G. V.}. Hume Coll. 2. Ratnao-iri, 10th Nov. (G. V.}. Hume Coll. 4. Ratuagiri, 23rd Nov. ( G. V.}. Hume Coll. 3. Nilcrhiri Hills, 8th April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 8th May Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). Genus LULLULA, Kaup. Lullula arborea (Linn.}. Alauda nemorosn, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvi. fig. 4, a-d (1845-54). Alauda arboreo, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 5 (1855-63) ; Hewit- son, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 179, pi. xlv. tig. iii (185(5) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 321 (1873) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 256, pi. 15 (1884) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 40; Seebohm, Egqs of Brit. Birds, p. 255, pi. 58. tig. 8 (1896); Rey, Eier Vog. Mrtteleurop. p. 258, pi. 36. tigs. 13-17 (1900; ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 389 (1902). Lullula arborea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 636 (1890) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 241 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 182 (1906). The eggs of the Wood-Lark are mostly of a broad pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are white or greyish-white, thickly speckled and mottled with dull reddish-brown or olive- brown, and underlying lavender or grey. The markings on the eggs of this Lark are almost invariably fine and speckly, and they 144 ALAUDID^E. seldom attain the dimensions of blotches. They are generally very dense at the broad end of the egg, where they become confluent and often form a large cap or a wide wreath. Specimens measure from • 7 to -9 in length, and from -6 to -69 in breadth. CrowJey Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.1. Seebohm CoU. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [PA \V. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 3. Thetford, Norfolk (Tristram Coll.). 4. Elvedon, Suffolk. 3. Elvedon, 27th March. 3. Holland. 4. Holland. 2. Elbeuf, France (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). 2. Vosges, France (Mougel: Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Vosges (Mongel : Hargitt Coll.). 2. Vagney, Vosges (Mougel : Hargitt Coll.}. 5. Corsica, 13th May. 2. Pomerania, Germany, llth May (T. Holland}. 3. Pomerania, llth May (T. H.}. 4. Brandenburg, 25th April. 3. Brandenburg, 26th June. 4. Cassel, Westphalia, 2nd May. 4. Hesse, 10th May. 4. Alsace, 21st May. 4. South Spain, 4th May. 4. Herzegovina, 2nd June. 5. Parnassus, 1 4th May ( T. Kriiper} . 3. Parnassus, 20th May (T. K.). 5. Parnassus, 23rd May (T. K.}. 4. Parnassus, 28th May (2*. K.). Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus}. 3. Hesse, Germany, 30th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Genus CALENDULA, Swains. Calendula crassirostris (Vieill.). (Plate VIII. figs. 17 & 18.) Alauda crassirostris, Thien. Fortpjl. ges. Vog. p. 379, tab. xxvi. fig. 9 (1845-54). Calendula crassirostris, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 513 (1875-84) ; id., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 639 (1890) ; Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 134 (1899); Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, \. p. 202 (1900) ; Shelley, B. Afr. iii. p. 115 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 182 (1906> AMM01IANKS. 145 Eggs of the Thick-billed Lark are of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. Some are cream-coloured, densely mottled with brown and lavender- or purplish-grey, especially at the broad end. Others are greenish-white blotched with olive-brown and lilac-grey. They measure from '85 to '93 in length, and from '61 to '09 in breadth. 4. South Africa. Gould Coll. 1. South Africa (E. L. Layard). Salvm-Godinan Coll. 2. South Africa (E. L. L. : Tristram Growl ey Bequest. Coll.). 2. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 3. Bloemfontein, 0. R. C., 22nd April. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.]. Genus AMMOMANES, Cab. Ammomanes phcenicura (Frankl.). (Plate VIII. figs. 19 & 20.) Aimuonianes phoenicura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 642 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 339 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 240 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 135 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 183 (1908). The eggs of the Rufous-tailed Desert-Lark are mostly of a broad pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a creamy- or pale yellowish-white, speckled and freckled all over, but most densely at the broad end, with yellowish- or pale reddish-brown and underlying purplish-grey. They measure from -78 to *9 in length, and from -55 to -63 in breadth. 3. Hoshungabad, C. Provs., India, Hume Coll & 28th April (E. C. Nunn). Crowley Bequest. 1. Raipur, C. Provs., April (F. R. Hume Coll. Blewitt}. 2. Raipur, 15th April (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 14. Raipur (F. R. B.}. Hume Coll. Ammomanes grayi, Wahlb. Ammomanes grayi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 643 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 135 (1899) ; Stark, Faun. 8. Afr., Birds, i. p. 198 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 103 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand I. v. p. ]85 (1908J. Two eggs of Gray's Desert-Lark closely resemble certain types of those laid by A. phcenicura, having the ground-colour white, densely and finely freckled over the entire surface of the shell with yellowish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : -83 by •6 ; -86 by -6. Ondonga, Ovampoland, 25th April Crowley Bequest. (C.J.Andersson: Tristram Coll.}. VOL. v. r, 146 ALATTDTDJE. Ammomanes algeriensis, Sharpe. Alauda deserti, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 11 (1855-63). Ammomanes isabellinus, Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 24 (1867). Ammomanes algeriensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 645 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 135 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 185 (1908). Ammomanes deserti algeriensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 221 (1904) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 274 (1905). Eggs of the Algerian Desert-Lark are of a blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white or creamy-white, speckled, generally profusely, all over with pale reddish-brown and lavender, the markings in some specimens being most numerous towards the larger end. They measure from -81 to -9 in length, and from '68 to -69 in breadth. 2. Djebel Sidi Aich, C. Tunis, 9th April (P. Spatz). 1. Djebel Sidi Aich, loth April (P.S.). 2. Algeria (Loche). 2. Algeria, 2nd April. 2. Morocco, 23rd May. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Ammomanes isabellina (Temm.). (Plate VIII. fig. 22.) Ammomanes isabellina, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 422. Alauda lusitania, Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 112, pi. 4 (1875). Ammomanes deserti, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 329 (1874) [part.] ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 646 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 135 (1899) ; Witherby, Ibis, 1903, p. 524. Ammomanes deserti fraterculus, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 223 (1904). Ammomanes isabellina, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 185 (1908). Eggs of the Palestine Desert-Lark are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are creamy- white or greenish- white profusely speckled with pale brown or yellowish-brown and lavender, the markings being usually more dense round the broad end. They measure from '78 to -87 in length, and from '57 to -61 in breadth. 1. Wilderness of Judea, Palestine, 22nd April (H. B. Tristram). 2. Between Jerusalem and Masseh, 26th April (H. B. T.). 4. Jericho, 4th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Kamariz, S.W. Persia, 30th March. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. AM MOM A Mis. 147 Ammomanes phcenicuroides (Blyth}. Ammomanea phoenicuroides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 647 (1890); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., ~ Birds, ii. p. 340 (1890); id., ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 242 (1890) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 184 (1908K Ammomanea deserti phoenicuroides, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 224 (1904). The eggs of Blyth's Desert-Lark are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. They are pale greyish-white, speckled and spotted with pale brown and underlying purplish-grey. The markings are more dense at the broad end, where they form a small cap. Two examples measure respectively : '77 by -6 ; '82 by -6. 2. Nowshera, Peshawur Valley, Hume Coll. Punjab, 4th May (C. R. Cock). Ammomanes arenicolor (Siuidev.*). Ani'uomanes elegans, Loche, Expl. Sci. Alffer., Ois. ii. p. 26 (1867). Ammomanea cinctura, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 335 (1875); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 644 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 135 (1899). Ammomanes phcenicura arenicolor, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 224 (1904). Ammomanes cinctura arenicolor, Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 277 (1905). Ammomanes arenicolor, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 183 (1908). Eggs of Gould's Desert-Lark are of a regular oval shape and entirely devoid of gloss. They are white, rather thickly marked, especially at the broad end, with specks and very small spots of deep purplish-brown and lavender. They measure from '8 to '82 in length, and from '59 to -6 in breadth. 3. Sillousa, Tunis, 10th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-]- . 4. Algeria, 7th April (P. Spatz). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Algeria (Loche}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. El Aghouat, C. Algeria (Loche : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Ammomanes erythrochlamys (Smith). Ammomanes ervthrochlamys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 648 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 199 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 95 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 185 (1908). Two eggs of the Damaraland Desert-Lark are very similar to those of A. isabellina, having the ground-colour white profusely spotted and freckled all over with dark purplish-brown, reddish- brown, and lavender. They measure *8'2 by "58. 2. Otjimbinque, Damaraland, 13th Jan. Crowley Bequest. ( C. J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). 148 Genus EREMOPTERYX, Kemp. Eremopteryx australis (Smith). (Plate Yin. fig. 23.) Pyrrhulauda australis, Ayres, Ibis, 1871, p. 258 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 651 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 135 (1899) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr.. Birds, i. p. 194 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 76 (1902). Eremopteryx australis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 186 (1908). Three eggs of the Dark-naped Finch-Lark are of a regular oval shape and very slightly glossed. They are greyish-white, profusely speckled and spotted all over with olive-brown and lavender-grey, the markings being somewhat concentrated round the larger end so as to form a more or less distinct zone. They measure from '7 to •71 in length, and from *5 to *53 in breadth. 3. Potchefstroom, Transvaal (T. Orowley Bequest. Ayres: Tristram Coll.). Eremopteryx grisea (Scop.). Pyrrhulauda grisea, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 637 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 652 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 341 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 234 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 135 (1899). Eremopteryx grisea, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 187 (1908). The eggs of the Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark are mostly of a pointed oval form and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. The ground- colour is white, tinged with grey or green, and is thickly speckled and mottled with two or more shades of brown and underlying lavender. In two specimens the markings are of a purplish-brown colour and cover nearly the whole of the shell, but as a rule the markings, though dense, permit a considerable portion of the ground- colour to be seen. Specimens measure from '69 to '79 in length, and from -5^-6 in breadth. 1. N.W. Provinces (A. Anderson: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. N.W. Provinces ( W. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Bareilly, N.W. Provs., 10th April. Hume Coll. 1. Aligarh, N.W. Provs., 30th Hume Coll. March (G. F. L. Marshall). 2. Jhansi, N.W. Provs. Hume Coll. 1. Hoshungabad, C. Provs., 6th April Hume Coll. (E. C. Nunn). 3. Saugor, C. Provs. (F. JR. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 2. Raipur, C. Provs. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 1, Raipur (F. JR. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Sholapur, Rombay Pres., 18th July Hume Coll. (J. Davidson). 2. Sholapur (J. D.). Hume Coll. 2. Salem, Madras, 21st Aug. (A. G. R, Hume Coll. Theobald). FRINGTIJJD.T:. 149 Eremopteryx melanauchen (Cab.}. Pyrrhulauda meLanauchen, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 655 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 343 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 248 (1890). Pyrrhulauda frontalis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 79 (1902). Eremopteryx melanauchen, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 187 (1908). Eggs of the Black-crowned Finch-Lark resemble those of E. grisea, but appear to have a purer white ground and, as a rule, the markings are coarser and better-defined. They measure from *69 to •81 in length, and from *5 to *6 in breadth. 27. Eastern Xarra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll. ]. Eastern Narra, 25th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coil. 1. Eastern Narra, 27th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. Eremopteryx. verticalis (Smith). Pyrrhulauda verticalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. 'p. 656 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 195 (1900) ; Shelley. Birds Afr. iii. p. 83 (1902). Eremopteryx verticalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 186 (1908). Two eggs of the Grey-backed Einch-Lark are perfectly similar to those of E. australis. They measure respectively *68 by *5 and -7 by *5. 2. Ondonga, Ovampoland, 31st March Crowley Bequest. (C. J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). Family FEINGILLID^. Genus LIGURINUS, Koch. Ligurinus chloris (Linn.}. Fringilla chloris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 409, tab. xxxvi. fig. 4, a-c (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 74, pi. 12 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 239, pi. 56. fig. 13 (1896). Chlorospiza chloris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 1 (1855-63). Coccothraustes chloris, Heioitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 204, pi. Iii. fig. i (1856). Ligurinus chloris, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 219; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 567 (1875) ; Key, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 315, pi. 39. figs. 17-21 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, pt. i. p. 283 (1902) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 196 (1908). Chloris chloris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 21 (1888) [part.] ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 46, pi. x. figs. 17-21 (1906). Chloris chloris chloris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 61 (1903). The eggs of the Greenfinch are of a regular oval shape and possess a fair amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from 150 bluish-white to pale bluo or bluish-green, and this is marked, principally over the larger half of the egg, with specks, spots, and small blotches of deep purplish-brown and underlying spots, small clouds and smears of pinkish-brown. Occasionally markings of both kinds are equally distributed over the whole shell. Numerous specimens measure from *7 to '9 in length, and from '5 to '62 in breadth. 5. 1. 8. 6, 6, 6. 6, 5. 4. 5. 4. 2, 4. 8. 5. 3. 4. 10th May Dochfour, Inveraess-sliire; May (Haryitt Coll.}. Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 27th (Haryitt Coll.}. Wilstrop, 29th May (Hargitt Coll.). Alport, Derbyshire. Cambridgeshire. Waterbeach, Cambridge, 9th May (O. Salvin}. Southery, JSTorfolk, 20th April ( W. R. S.}. Southery, 25th May ( W. R. S.}. Sparham, Norfolk, 25th May (F. Norgate}. Luton Park, Bedfordshire, 28th May (H. Seebohm). Taplow, Berkshire. Avington, Hants, 8th May ( G. E. Shelley: Hargitt Coll.}. Bentley, Hants (Hargitt Coll.}. Alton, Hants, May. Isle of Wight. Marlborough, Wilts, May (J. G. Millais; Hargitt Coll}. Marlborough, May (J. G. M.: Har- gitt Coll.}. Nether Stowe}7, Somerset, May ( W. R. S.). Finchley, Middlesex (O. S.). Highgate, Middlesex. Churt, Surrey. Pomerania (T. Holland}. Pomerania (T. H.}. Pomerania, 21st May (T. H.}. Pomerania, 3rd June ( T. H.}. Sziget-Cse"p, Hungary. 20th May (W.R.S.}. Parnassus, Greece, 5th May (7'. Kriiper}. Parnassus, 5th May (T. A'.). Parnassus, 7th May (T.K.}. Parnassus, 7th May (T. K.}. Parnassus, 9th May ( T. K.}. Parnassus, 21st May (T. K.}. Parnassus, 21st May (T. K.}. Parnassus, 21st May ( T. K.} Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. F, Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. IP-]- Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. I.KU'KIXCS. Clutches containing aii egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 4. Babraliam, Cambridgeshire, 18th W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. -May. [P.]. 3. Aldbury. Tring, Herts, 29th Mav W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (ir.R.S.).' [P.]. Ligurinus auranteiventris, Gab. Ligurinus auranteiveutris, Cab. Mus. Hem. pt. i. p. 158, note (1850) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 196 (1908). Chloris chloiis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 21 (1888) [part.]. Chluris chloris auranteiventris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 63 (1903). Ligurinus chloris auranteiventris, Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 198 (1905). Eggs of the North -African Greenfinch are perfectly similar in all respects to those of L. chloris. 5. Setubal, Portugal, 26th April. Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- mento [P.]. 5. Malaga, Spain, 4th May (H. Saun- Seebohm Coll. ders). 5. Malaga, 5th June (H. &). Seebohin Coll. Ligurinus chloroticus (Bonap.). Chlorospiza chlorotica, Tristram, Ibis, 18(38, p. 206. Chloris chlorotica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 26 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Chloris chloris chlorotica, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 63 (1903). Ligurinus chloroticus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 196 (1908). Eggs of the Syrian Greenfinch are very similar to those of L. Moris. Specimens measure from '7 to *79 in length, and from •56 to -6 in breadth. 5. Safed, Palestine, llth May (J. H. Seebohm Coll. Cochrane). 4. Palestine (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Palestine, 16th May ( Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Palestine, 19th May (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). '2. Palestine, 19th May (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Ligurinus sinicus (Linn.). Chloris sinica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 26 (1888) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1906, p. 630. Chlorospiza sinica, La Touche, His, 1892, p. 427. Chloris sinica sinica, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 64 (1903). Ligurinus sinicus, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 284 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 197 (1908). Seven of the eggs of the Chinese Greenfinch in the Collection are 152 FR1NGILLID.E. pale bluish-green, sparingly speckled at the broad end with deep purplish-brown or black. They exhibit no trace of any of the pinkish-brown shell-markings so constantly to be found on the eggs of L. cliloris. On the other hand, an eighth specimen has only a few pinkish shell-markings, the darker surface-markings being almost absent ; the two eggs from Si-ning exhibit numerous small darker and lighter purplish-red shell-markings, as well as a few darker surface-spots ; and, in the clutch from Chin-kiang, the eggs are white, without markings of any kind. Specimens measure from '7 to '76 in length, and from -5 to "55 in breadth. 4. Chin-kiang, China, 12th May. J. D. La Touche, Esq. 1. Foochow, China, 1st April. C. B. Rickett, 2. Foochow, 17th May. C. B. Rickett, 4. Foochow, 24th June. C. B. Rickett, 1. Amoy (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crovvley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Si-ning, Kansu, 12th May. Crowley Bequest. Ligurinus nssnriensis (Hartert). Chlons sinica, Nehrk. (nee Linn.} Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Chloris sinica ussuriensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 64 (1903). Ligurinus ussuriensis, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 197 (1908). Two eggs of the Ussuri Greenfinch are of a wide blunt oval shape, and closely resemble certain eggs of L. chloris. The ground- colour is pale greenish-blue, with reddish-lilac shell-markings and a few dark purplish-brown surface-spots, mostly about the larger end. They measure respectively *7 by '59 and '7 by '55. 1. Sidemi, Ussuri River, East Siberia, Crowley Bequest. 18th May. 1. Sidemi, 26th May. Crowley Bequest. Genus EOPHONA, Gould. Eophona melanura (Grmel.}. Eophona melanura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 28 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, pt. i. p. 286 (1902) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1906, p. 627; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 197 (1908). Euphona melanura, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Eophona melanura melanura, Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. i. p. 59 (1903). Eggs of the Black-tailed Hawfinch recall in general appearance those of Coccothraustes coccothraustes, but they are more heavily marked. They vary in shape from a very broad to a somewhat pointed oval form, and are distinctly glossy. They are pale greyish- or olive-green, with strongly-marked rounded spots and irregular lines and scrolls of very dark brown, and with under- HESFERIPHONA. — COCCOTHRAUSTES. 153 lying spots and lines of pale violet-grey. They vary from '85 to 1/0 in length, and from *68 to *73 in breadth. 3. Chin-kiang, China,, 29th May. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.]. 4. Chin-kiaug, 29th May. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [' 1. Chin-kiang, 10th June. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [ Genus HESPERIPHONA, Bonap. Hesperiphona montana, Ridgw. (Plate IX. fig. 1.) Hesperiphona vespertina, var. montana, Ridgiv. in Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 449 (1874). Coccothraustes vespertina, Swinburne, Auk, v. p. 113 (1888). Hesperiphona vespertina, Sharpe, Cat, Birds B. M. xii. p. 32 (1888). Hesperiphona vespertina montana, RidtfW. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 41 (1901). Hesperiphona montana, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 193 (1908). Tour eggs of the Montana Grosbeak are of a broad or mode- rately broad oval form, and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is very pale blue, with spots and small blotches of pale brown and lilac-brown distributed all over the shell, but, usually, most numerous round the larger end. They measure from '95 to I/O in length, and from '66 to *77 in breadth. 4. Alameda Co., California, 16th June Crowley Bequest. (J. J. Burrows). Genus COCCOTHRAUSTES, Brisson. Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Linn.). Fringilla coccothraustes, Thie.n. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 419, tab. xxxvi. tig. 2, a-c (1845-54). Coccothraustes vulgaris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 205, pi. Hi. figs, ii & iii (1856) ; Sounders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 575 (1875); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 57, pi. 13 (1884); id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 237, pi. 56. figs. 5 & 8 (1896) ; Dresser, Man' Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 287 (1902). Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 36 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899) ; Rey, Eier Voq. Mitteleurop. p. 335, pi. 41. figs. 18-22 (1900); Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 200 (1905) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 44, pi. 9. figs. 18-22 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 199 (1908). Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt, i. p. 55 (1903). The eggs of the Hawfinch are usually of a broad and pointed oval shape, but some are quite pyriform. They possess a large amount of gloss, and are of two types. In the commonest, they 154 FRING1LLIDJ3. are pale olive- or greyish-green, somewhat sparingly spotted and blotched with dark olive-brown, and rather profusely marked in various ways with pale purplish shell-markings. In the second type, the ground-colour is buff and the markings, similar to those of the first type in general character, are paler and decidedly ochraceous in colour. In addition to these markings, there are on most eggs of the Hawfinch numerous lines and scrolls fantastically drawn about the larger end of the egg, and occasionally forming a wreath round that point. They vary greatly in size, the smallest specimen in the series measuring *8 by '61, and the largest 1*03 by -75. 3. Near Bristol, Gloucester (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Hampshire. 3. Crawley, Sussex, 9th June (JR. B. Sharps). 2. Chailey, Lewes, Sussex, June (Tristram Coll.]. 2. Richmond Park, Surrey, 29th May. 6. Finchley, Middlesex, 8th May. 1. Finchley. 5. Bishop's Wood, Finchley, 10th May. 3. Bishop's Wood, 15th May. 4. Bishop's Wood, 12th June. 5. Hampstead, Middlesex. 5. Tring, Herts, 28th May. 3. St. Neots, Huntingdon (G. Dawson Rowley: Tristram Coll.). 5. Holkham, Norfolk, May. 4. Holkham, 2nd June. Epping Forest, Essex. Epping Forest (H. Saunders). Epping Forest. Epping Forest. Epping Forest (J. Hepburn). Maidstone, Kent, Blean Wood, Kent, 25th May. 5. ^ Hythe, Kent, 10th May. 2. Spain (If. Saunders). 4. Elbeuf, Normandv (Noury : Har- gitt Coll.). 4. Elbeuf (Noury : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Elbeuf (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). 3. Elbeuf (Noury ; Hargitt Coll.). 5. Elbeuf (Noury: Hanjitt Coll.). 3. Elbeuf, May (Noury: Hargitt Coll.). 3. Valkenswaard, Holland. 4. Brunswick, N. Germany (Nehrkorn) . Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. PP.]- . Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Icliffe Saunders, Esq. PP.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Old Collection. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. MYCEROBAS. PERISSOSPIZA. 155 :}. Stolp, Pomerania, 21st May (T. Seebobm Coll. Holland). 5. Stolp, 24th May ( T. #.). Seebobm Coll. 4. Dorpat, Baltic Provs. (Jkutow). Seebobm Coll. 4. Pankow, Berlin, 25th May. W. Radcliffe Saundere, Esc. [P.]. 6. Disco Szent Marton, Transylvania, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 29th April. [P.]. 5. Bogbar Forest, Algeria, 27th May Crowley Bequest. (If. B. Tristram}. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 4. Chingford, Essex, 30th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Genus MYCEROBAS, Cab. Mycerobas carneipes (Hodgs.}. (Plate IX. fig. 2.) Pycnorbamphus carneipes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 47 (1888) ; Gates, fauna Brit. 2nd.. Birds, ii. p. 200 (1890) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 288 (1902); id., Ibis, 1903, p. 406, pi. x. figs. 9-11. Mycerobas carneipes, Hartert, Votj. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 60 (1903); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 200 (1908). Two eggs of the White-winged Grosbeak are much like those of Perissospiza icteroides in general appearance. They are of a long oval shape and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour is of a pale warm grey, with boldly-marked knots, spots, and tangled lines of rich dark brown and underlying cloudy markings of purplish- or brownish-grey. In one specimen the markings are almost entirely confined to the larger end, but in the specimen figured, though more numerous round the larger end, they are also distributed over the rest of the shell. They measure respectively 1/2 by •78 and 1-17 by '77. 2. Kurrum Valley, 8500 ft., N.W. C. H. T. Whitehead, Esq. India, 5th July. [P.]. Genus PERISSOSPIZA, Oberholser. Perissospiza icteroides (Vig.). (Plate IX. figs. 3 & 4.) Pycnorhampbus icteroides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 44 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 198 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 150 (1890). Perissospiza icteroides, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 200 (1908). Three eggs of the Black-and- Yellow Grosbeak have the ground- 156 FEINGILLIDJE. colour pale grey ish -green and possess a considerable amount of gloss. One specimen is a broad ellipse in shape, and round one end there is a wreath or zone of tangled lines, knots, and spots of deep blackish-brown. The remainder of the surface of the shell is unmarked. The other specimens have a similar but rather less extended zone round the larger end, with a few black spots scat- tered here and there over the remainder of the shell. The space occupied by the zone is underlaid with a faint purplish-grey wash in all three examples. They measure respectively: 1*18 by *78 ; 1-03 by -8 ; 1-02 by -8. 1. Sind Valley, Kashmir, 18th May Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock). 1. Murree, N.W. Himalayas, 31st Hume Coll. May (C. R. C.). 1. Murree, 8th June (C. R. C.). Hume Coll. Genus ZAMELODIA, Coues. Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.). Hedvmeles ludovicianus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. "p. 70 (1874) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 336 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 58 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Goniaphea ludoviciana, Coues, Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 598 (1878). Zamelodia ludoviciana, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 614 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 201 (1908). The eggs of the Eose-breasted Grosbeak are of an oval form and slightly glossy. They are light greenish-blue, profusely speckled and blotched over their entire surface with chestnut-brown. In eight eggs the measurements vary from -93 to 1*02 in length, and from *7 to '72 in breadth. 1. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Sal vin -Godm an Coll. 1. Connecticut, U.S.A. ( W. Wood : Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. Inst.). 5. Hartford, Connecticut, 2nd June. W. Eadclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Groveport, Ohio (Smiths. Inst. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Zamelodia melanocephala (Swains.). (Plate IX. fig. 5.) Hedymeles melanocephalus, Bnird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, \\. p. 73 (1884) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 338 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 62 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Zamelodia melanocephala, Ridgw. Birds North $• Middle Amer. i. p. 617 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 202 (1908). Eggs of the Black-headed Grosbeak are of an oval shape and GUIKACA. 157 somewhat glossy. They are bluish-green, mottled and blotched with greyish-brown and pale underlying grey. They measure from •93 to 1-08 in length, and from -68 to -71 in breadth. One of the eggs among those from Los Angeles appears to belong to another set. It is altogether smaller than the rest and has the ground-colour much bluer and the spots rounder and more sharply defined. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Fort Dufferin, Manitoba. 14th N. Ainer. Bound. Comm. June (G. M. Dawson). '2. Western California ( R. Ridgway : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 6. Los Angeles, California, 28th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus GUIRACA, Swains. Guiraca caerulea (Linn.). Guiraca caerulea, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 76 (1874) [part.] ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 344 (1884) [part.] ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 66 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 202 (1908). Guiraca cserulea coerulea, Rid. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. Sporophila minuta (Linn.). Spermophila minuta, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 506 ; Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aces, i. p. 351 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 109 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 105 (1899) ; Ihenmj, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 213 (1900). Sporophila minuta minuta, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 567 (1901). Sporophila minuta, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 209 (1908). Eggs of the Red-bellied Seed-eater are of a blunt oval shape and without any gloss. They are white, sparingly marked with blotches and spots of dark chocolate-brown and profusely sprinkled all over with small specks and dots of pale rufous and lilac-grey. They measure from '65 to -66 in length, arid from -5 to '53 in breadth. 2. Medellin,Antioquia, U.S.Colombia Salvin-G odman Coll. (T. K. Salmon}. 2. Medellin (T. K. £.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Medelliii (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Medellia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. VOL. V. M 162 FRINGILLTD^. Sporophila torqueola (Bonap.). Spermopliila torqueola, Salvin fy Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 351 (1885) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 119 (1888) [part.].. Sporophila torqueola, Ridqw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 577 (1901) j Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 211 (1908). Two eggs, said to be those of the C inn am on-r limped Seed-eater, are of a rather long oval form, devoid of gloss, and of a uniform pale bluish-white. They are not unlike two eggs of S. obscura collected by Mr. A. H. Holland, but these latter have the ground- colour nearly white and have a few small spots and markings towards the larger end. They measure respectively '62 by "48 and •68 by -48. 2 [S.W. Mexico.] Crowley Bequest. Sporophila moreleti (Bonap.). (Plate IX. figs. 11 & 12.) Spermophila moreleti, Scl $ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 17 ; Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 468 ; Merrill, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 129 (1878) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 352 (1885) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 123 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 105 (1899). Sporophila morelleti. Ridyw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 575 (1901). Sporophila moreleti, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 212 (1908). Eggs of Morelet's Seed-eater are of a blunt oval form and possess a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from greenish- white to pale greenish-blue, and is sparingly blotched and spotted with dark brownish-black and thickly covered with clouds, streaks and blotches of various shades of pale rufous and violet-grey. In eleven specimens the markings are equally distributed over the surface of the shell, except the dark ones, which are chiefly at the larger end. In two others, the markings form a dense cap at the larger end, and the smaller half of the egg is entirely unmarked. Specimens measure from '62 to *68 in length, and from -48 to '52 in breadth. 2. [Guatemala] (Gould Coll.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Duenas, Guatemala (O. Salvin). Sal vin-Godman Coll. 4. British Honduras (F. Blancaneaux). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Irazu, Costa Rica, July. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Sporophila cserulescens ( Vieill.). Spermophila cserulescens, Sharpe, Cat. Birch B. M. xii. p. 126 (1888) ; Scl. $ Huds. Ara. Orn. i. p. 46 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 105 (1899) ; Enter, Rev. Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 31 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 213 (1900). Sporophila cserulescens, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 212 (1908). SPOTIOPHILA*. 163 Eggs of the Screaming Seed-eater are of a rather long oval form and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is white or bluish-white, and the markings in most of the specimens are similar to those of S. moreleti described above. A set of five eggs from the Growl ey Collection differs considerably, being heavily marked with chocolate-brown blotches and markings, chiefly distributed around the larger end. The measurements vary from *62 to '71 in length, and from -47 to -5 in breadth. 5, Brazil (Nehrkorn Coll. ; Tristram Crowlev Bequest. Coll.). 4. [Brazil.] W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-] 1. Argentina. Crowlev Bequest. 1. Buenos Ayres. Crowley Bequest. Sporophila gutturalis (Liclit.). (Plate IX. fig. 13.) Spermophila gutturalis, Layard, Ibis, 1873, p. 380 • Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 507 ; Salv. # Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 354 (1885) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 128 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 105 (1899) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 213 (1900). Sporophila gutturalis, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 569 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 212 (1908). Eggs of the Yellow-bellied Seed-eater are of an elongate oval shape and devoid of gloss. Six are pale greenish-white, sparingly marked with small blotches and some lines of chocolate-brown and densely streaked, smeared and clouded with purplish-brown and purplish-grey. In one specimen the markings are mostly concen- trated round the larger end where they form a dense reddish-umber- browu cap. They measure from '65 to *71 in length, and from •48 to '51 in breadth. 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman ColL (T. K. Salmon). 5. Medellin (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Sporophila lineola {Linn.}. Spermophila lineola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 131 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899). Sporophila lineola, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 213 (1908). An egg of the Guiana Seed-eater is similar to the first type of S. gutturalis described above. It measures '7 by '49. 1. Cayenne (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest, 164 FEINGILLID^l. Sporophila corvina (Sd.). Spermophila corvina, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 355 (1885); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xii. p. 337(1818); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml .p. 106 (1899). Sporophila corvina, Richmond, P. V. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 492 (1893) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 571 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 214 (1908). Four eggs of the Black Seed-eater resemble those of S. gutturalis so closely as to render any separate description unnecessary. They measure respectively : -7 by -52 ; -69 by -5 ; -68 by -5 ; '64 by '52. 2. British Honduras (F. Blancaneaux). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Chiriqui, Panama (Nehrkom Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Genus MELOPYRRHA, Bonap. Melopyrrha nigra (Linn.). Melopyrrha nigra, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 141 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 562 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 215 (1908). An egg of the Cuban Seed-eater is of a rather long oval shape and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is creamy- white, densely clouded with pale purplish-brown and purplish-grey and with a few small markings and fine hair-lines of chocolate-brown. It measures •71 by -52. 1. Cuba (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Genus EUETHIA, Eeiclienb. Euethia olivacea (Linn.). (Plate IX. fig. 15.) Spermophila olivacea, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 249 (1847). Spermophila adoxa, Gosse, torn. cit. p. 253. Phonipara lepida, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 145 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899) [part.]. Euethia olivacea olivacea, Ridgw. Birds' North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 530 (1901). Euethia olivacea, Sharpe, Hand-l. p. 215 (1908). The eggs of the Yellow-faced Grassquit are of a regular oval shape and have a slight trace of gloss. They are white, speckled and blotched with pale rufous and underlying violet-grey. The markings are densest over the larger end of the egg, and in many specimens they coalesce at that part and form a cap. Examples EUETHIA. 165 measure from '65 to -71 in length, and from -49 to -51 in breadth. 1. Havana, Cuba (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. $• Cuba. < Irowley Bequest. 5. -Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. Euethia pusilla (Swains.). (Plate IX. fig. 16.) Phonipara pusilla, Scl. Sf Sato. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 507 ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Cvntr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 359 (1885) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 147 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899). Euethia olivacea pusilla, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 534 (1901). Euethia pusilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 216 (1908). The eggs of the Mexican Grassquit are inseparable from those of ti. olivacea aud E. marclii. Four examples measure respectively • •7 by -52; -67 by -5; -67 by 5 ; -65 by -5. 1. Mexico (Gould Coll.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Irazu, Costa Rica, 30th July. C. F. Underwood [0.]. '2. Medellin, Autioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Euethia omissa, Jard. Phonipara bicolor, A. fy E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 147, pi. xii. fig. 2 ; Lawrence, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 58 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 149 (1888) [part.]. Euethia bicolor, Verrilt, Trans. Conn. Ac. Sci. viii. p. 338 (1892). Euethia bicolor omissa, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 538 (1901). Euethia omissa, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 216 (1908). Twelve eggs of the Carib Grassquit are of a regular oval shape and are almost devoid of gloss. Nine of them resemble those of K. oUvacea, but the remaining three have the entire shell finely mottled and clouded with dull brick-red, the markings being densest towards the larger end. They measure from -65 to '69 in length, and from "47 to *52 in breadth. 3. St. Croix, West Indies (A. $ E. Salvin-Godman Coll. Newton). 3. St. Croix (A. # E. N.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. St. Croix (A. & E. N. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 3. St. Vincent, W. I. (Mrs. H. H. Salvin-Godman Coll. Smith). 166 EuetMa march! (Baird). Spermophila bicolor, Gosse, Birds of Jamaica, p. 252 (1847). Euethia bicolor, Lawrence, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 614 (1886) ; Feilden, Ibis, 1889, p. 484 ; Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, p. 557. Phonipara marcliii, Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 150 (1888) [part.]; Nehrk.Kat.Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899). Euethia bicolor marcliii, Ridyiv. Birds North «§r Middle Amer. i. p. 541 (1901). Euethia marchi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 216 (1908). Eggs of March's Grassquit are well represented in the Collection and are very similar to those of E. olivacea, but some are of a broader oval form, and in some the markings round the larger end form a densely marked zone or cap. They measure from '61 to '7 in length, and from -48 to -52 in breadth. 6. Jamaica, West Indies. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Kingston, Jamaica,31st May ( C. B. Crowley Bequest. Taylor). 4. Barbados, \V. I., June. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.I 4. Barbados, June. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.J. 3. Barbados, 16th Jan. (M. J. Nicoll.). Earl of Crawford [P.]. 3. Barbados, 16th Jan. (M. J. N.). Earl of Crawford ["P. |. 1. Barbados, 16th Jan. (M. J. N.). Earl of Crawford [P.]. 1. Grenada, W. 1., 29th Jan. (M. J. N.). Earl of Crawford [P.]. 6. Grenada (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest. 4. Grenada (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Grenada (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. Genus VOLATINIA, Reiclieiib. Volatinia jacarini (Linn.). Volatinia jacarini, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 152 (1888) [part] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899) ; Eider, Eev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 30 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 213 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 217 (1908). According to Nehrkorn, the eggs of the Jacarini Grassquit resemble those laid by the various species of Euethia. An egg said to be of this species, but more probably that of some species of Elainea, is of a blunt oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. It is pale creamy-white with a few scattered spots and dots of chocolate-brown, mostly situated round the larger end. It measures -68 by *5. 1. Brazil (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Volatinia splendens ( Vieill. ). (Plate IX. fig. 17.) Volatinia jacarina, Scl. $ Satv. (nee Linn.) P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 507 ; Forbes, Ibis, 1881, p. 336 ; Lawrence, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 615 (1886). TYRRHULOXIA. 1G7 Volatiuia splendens, Salv. &• Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 357 (1885) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 217 (1908). Volatinia jacarini, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 152 (1888) [part.]. Volatinia jacarini splendens. Hidgw. Birds North 8c Middle Amer. i. p. 526 (1901). Eggs of the Blue-black Grassquit are of a blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, speckled and blotched with reddish-brown of two shades. The markings are dense at the larger end of the egg, where they form a zone or cap of greater or lesser extent. Eight examples measure from '6 to '7 in length, and from '5 to *54 in breadth. 1. Mexico. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Mexico. Gould Coll. 1. Irazu, Costa Rica, October. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 2. Medellin (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godinan ColL Genus PYRRHULOXIA, Bonap. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, Bonap. (Plate IX. fig. 14.) Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, Jiaird, Brewer fy Hidgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 95 (1874) [part.]; Sennett, Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey, iv. p. 21 (1878) ; Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 343 (1884); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 158 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 106 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 218 (1908). Pyrrhuloxia sinuata sinuata. Hidgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 625 (1901). Three eggs of the Western Texas Cardinal- Gosbeak are of a broad rounded oval form and have a small amount of gloss. They are white, speckled and blotched all over, but more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with umber-brown and underlying purplish-grey. They measure respectively : '89 by *72 ; *94 by *76 ; and -95 by *76. 1. Texas (Smiths. List.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Texas. Crowley Bequest. Pyrrhuloxia texana, Eidgw. Pvrrlmloxia sinuata texana, Hidgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 628 (1901). Pyrrhuloxia texana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 218 (1908). Three eggs of the Southern Cardinal-Grosbeak resemble those of P. sinuata, but are of a regular oval form. They measure re- spectively : -9 by -68 ; -92 by -68 ; and -96 by -69. .°,. San Antonio, Texas, 30th April. W. Radelifle Saunders, Esq. [P.]. ElUNGILLIDJE. Genus CARDINALIS, Bonap. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). Cardinalis virginianus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 100 (1874) [part.] ; Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 25, p. 200 (1884) ; Salv. §• Godm. Biol Centr.-Amei:, Aves, i. p. 340 (1884) [part.l ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 106 ( 1899). Cardinal cardinalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 161 (1888); id. Hand-l. v. p. 219 (1908). Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 635 (1901). Eggs of the Cardinal are of an elongate oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from white to ashy or greenish- white, and is very thickly covered with spots, streaks and blotches of ashy-brown and underlying purplish- grey. On many specimens the markings are large and more or less confluent; on others they are fine and distinct. In most cases they form an ill-defined cap at the larger end. Numerous specimens measure from '89 to I'l in length, and from §62 to '78 in breadth. 2. North America (Henshaiv Col/). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godraan Coll. 3. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Bermuda. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Bermuda (S. G. R.). Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.J. 4. Bermuda (S. G. R.). Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.J. 4. Bermuda (S. G. R.). Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.J. 2. Bermuda (J. Martache : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Bermuda (J. M. : Tristram Coll.) . Crowley Bequest. 2. Bermuda (J. M. : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Ireland I., Bermuda (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Cardinalis canicauda, Chapman. (Plate IX. figs. 18 & 19.) Cardinalis virginianus, Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 21 (1878). Cardinalis cardinalis canicaudus, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 639 (1901). Cardinalis canicauda, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 219 (1908). Nine eggs of the Grey-tailed Cardinal resemble the finely spotted examples of C. cardinalis described above, and do not differ either in shape or in size. 4. Texas, 20th March. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. San Antonio, Texas, 3rd May. W. Radcliffe Sauuders, Esq. CAKDINALIS. — SALTATOR. l(i-' Cardinalis super bus, Ridyiv. (Plate IX. fig. 22.) Cardinalis cardinalis superbus, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. (545 (1901). Cardiualis superbus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 220 (1908). An egg of the Arizona Cardinal is of a rather pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. It is white, finely spotted all over, but especially towards the larger end, with pale umber-brown and purplish-grey. It measures 1/0 by '72. 1. Tucson, Arizona, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Cardinalis igneus, Baird. Cardinalis viririnianus, var. igneus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridcjiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 103 (1874). Cardinalis igneus, Kalv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 341 (1884) [part.]; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 164 (1888) [part.]; id. Hand-l.\. p. 220 (1908). Cardinalis cardinalis igneus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 647 (1901). Two eggs of the Saint-Lucas Cardinal are similar to some of the finely spotted forms of G. cardinalis described above. They measure respectively : -9 by -68 ; -95 by -68. 2. [Lower California (Smiths. Inst.).~\ Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus SALTATOR, Vieill. The eggs of the birds of this genus (which has usually been included among the Tanagers) appear to be very similar to one another in shape and colour. They are of a somewhat narrow oval form, the smaller end generally pointed, but occasionally blunt, and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are blue, marked almost entirely in a zone or wreath around the broad end, rarely round the smaller end, with lines and blotches of deep black. In some eggs the zone is composed of an intricate tracery of fine lines, intermingled with a few spots and blotches. In others the zone is imperfect and is composed of blotches and hieroglyphic-like scrawls. There is rarely even a speck on any other part of the shell. Saltator atriceps, Less. Saltator atriceps, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 443; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p/32o (1884) [part.]; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 283 (18SG) ; Nchrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 97 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 222 (1U08). 170 FEINGILLTDJE. Saltator atriceps atriceps, Ridyw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 661 (1901). Two eggs of the Black-capped Salfcator measure respectively 1-1 by -72 and 1-2 by -75. 1. Yucatan (G. F. Gaumer}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. Saltator medianus, Ridyw. (Plate IX. figs. 20 & 21.) Saltator magnoides medianus, Ridmu. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 664 (1901). Saltator medianus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 223 (1908). Eggs of the Buff-throated Saltator measure from -99 to 1-05 in length, and from '75 to '78 in breadth. 1. Irazu, Costa Rica, 9th May. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 4. Chiriqui, Veragua (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Saltator magnus (Ghnel.). Tanagra magna, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxii. tig. 1 (1845-54). Saltator magnus, Scl. fy Sale. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505 j Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 285 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 223 (1908). Two eggs of the Great Saltator measure respectively 1*1 by '75 and 1-06 by -72. 2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. K. Salmon). Saltator grandis (Licht.). Saltator grandis, Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 328 (1884) ; Scl Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 283 (1886) ; Cherrie, Auk, ix. p. 27 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 666 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 223 (1908). Eggs of the Great Saltator measure from '96 to 1*18 in length, and from '75 to *8 in breadth. 2. British Honduras (F. Blancaneaux). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. British Honduras (F. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Honduras (F. B. ). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Honduras, 25th May (F. B.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Honduras, 27th May (F. B.), Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Irazu, Costa Rica, 8th May. C. F. Underwood [C.]. SALTATOK. 171 Saltator olivascens, Cab. Saltator olivascens, ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 289 (1886); Allen, Bull. Amcr. Mus. xxi. p. 291 (1904) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 223 (1908). An ego; of Cabanis' Saltator has the zone round the larger end composed of an intricate tracery of very fine lines and small spots. It measures V05 by '7. 1. Merida, Venezuela. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Saltator caerulescens, Vieill. Saltator cserulescens, ScL Cat Birds B. M. xi. p. 290 (1886) ; Scl.fyHuds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 42 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 224 (1908). Two eggs of the Greyish Saltator are of the usual type, but one is remarkable in having a few black spots scattered over the lower part of the shell. They measure respectively 1/15 by -76 and 1-1 by -78. 2. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. Saltator azarae, UOrb. Saltator superciliaris, ScL Cat, Birds B. M. xi. p. 291 (1886) [part.]. Saltator magnus, Nehrk. (nee Gtnel.) Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899). Saltator azarse, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 224 (1908). Two eggs of Azara's Saltator measure respectively ]/14 by *79 and 1-08 by -71. 1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Saltator aurantiirostris, Vieill. Saltator aurantiirostris, ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 292 (1886) ; ScL fy Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 42 (1888) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 224 (1908). Three eggs of the Yellow-billed Saltator measure respectively 1-0 by -78; 1-1 by -8 ; and M2 by -8. 3. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. Saltator albicollis, Vieill. Saltator albicollis, ScL fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505, pi. xlii. fig. 9 : Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 330 (1884) [part.] ; ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 294 (1886) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 225 (1908). Eggs of the White-necked Saltator measure from -95 to 1*0 in length, and from •? to '75 in breadth. 172 FKINGILLID^E. 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. K. Salmon). 2. Medellin (Tristram Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 6. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. 2. Venezuela (Nehrkorn Coll : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Genus FEJNGILLA, Linn. Fringilla teydea, Well $ Berth. (Plate X. fig. 16.) Fringilla teydea, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 25 (1 873) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 170 (1888) ; Gomez, Ibis, 1889, p. 260; Meade-Waldo, Ibis, 1889, p. 517 ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 310 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 129 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 225 (1908). Two eggs of the Teydean Chaffinch are of a rather long pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are pale blue, spotted and blotched at the larger end with dark chocolate-brown and pale purplish-grey. They measure respectively "95 by "65 and '95 by -62. 2. The Peak, 6000 ft., Tenerife, 25th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June (JR. v. Thanner]. [P.]. Fringilla ccelebs, Linn. Fringilla ccelebs, Thien. Fortpflanz. aes, Vog. p. 410, tab. xxxvi. fig. 5, a-e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 192, pi. xlix. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Bird's Eur. iv. p. 3 (1873) ; Seelohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 100, pi. 13 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 171 (1888) ; See- bohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 243, pi. 56. figs. 19 & 20 (1896) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 328, pi. 39. figs. 1-8 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 306 (1902) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 82, pi. 10. figs. 1-8 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 225 (1908). Fringilla coelebs ccelebs, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 125 (1904). The eggs of the Chaffinch are typically of a broad oval form, and possess a moderate amount of gloss. They are of many types of coloration. In the commonest, the ground-colour is pale purplish-grey suffused with soft clouds of pale rufous, especially at the broad end, where the markings are, as a rule, most numerous. These consist of spots of various sizes, and occasionally of short crooked lines of deep chocolate-brown, the edges being blurred and merging into the surrounding rufous clouds. In a second type, the egg is pale bluish-green, the large end covered with a cap of faint rufous and marked with a few tiny dots and spots of dark brown. In a third type, the egg is pale bluish-green, either plain or marked with a few minute specks. In a fourth type, the egg is pale bluish-green marked, mostly at FUIN<;ILLA. 173 the broad end, with lilac blotches and chocolate-brown spots. Eggs of this type have sometimes a wreath of tangled lines round the broad end in addition to the other markings. In a fifth type, the egg is a clear bluish-green, delicately marked with small, well-defined chocolate-brown spots, chiefly disposed over the broad end and intermixed with a few faint grey under- lying specks. The eggs measure from '7 to '85 in length, and from -52 to -G3 in breadth. 3. Knockie, Inverness-shire, 21st May (Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Lochend, June (Htrgitt Coll.}. 4. Lochend, 5th June (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Port Glair, near Fort Augustus, In- verness-shire, 15th May (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. England. 5. England. 5. England. 5. Hackness, Yorks, 17th May. 4. Cambridgeshire. 4. Cambridgeshire. 3. Cambridge, 2nd May. 5. Southery Manor, near Downham, Norfolk, 22nd May ( W. R. S.}. 5. Taplow, Berkshire, April. 5. Wembley, Middlesex, 3rd May (H. T. Booth}. 2. Finchley, Middlesex. 3. Finchley. 4. Finchley. 4. Hornsey, Middlesex. 5. Tilford, Surrey. 5. Churt, Surrey, May. 5. Alton, Hants. 4. Avington, Hants, loth May (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Tollar, Dorset, 1st June (S. II. Wallis}. 3. Valkenswaard, Holland, 10th May. 4. Sundal Valley, Norway, June. 4. Sundal Valley, June. 4. Sundal Valley, 23rd June. 4. Sundal Valley, 23rd June. 4. Sundal Valley, 23rd June. 5. Sweden. 5. Oifenbach, Hesse, 5th June. 4. Mark Brandenberg, 1st May. 4. Mark Brandenberg, 29th May. 5. Pomerania, 10th May ( T. Holland}. 5. Pomerania, 20th May (T. H.}. 5. Pomerania, 30th May (T. 7/.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Old Collection. Old Collection. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. HP.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.I. F. Bond, Esq. [PA T. E. Hailstone, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Gould Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Ivin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Salvin-Godmari Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Sounders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.I Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.I Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe 'P.J. Dr. R, Bowdler Sharpe 'P.I. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.I. Gould Coll. Crowlev Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Pvt W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 174 PKOGILLID.E. 5. Pomerania, 1st June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Pomerania, 2nd June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 2nd June ( T. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Moravia, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Parnassus, Greece, 5th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm $ T. Kriiper). 4. Parnassus, 7th May (H. S. # T. K,). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 8th May (H.S.fyT.K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Parnassus, 9th May (H. S. $ T. K.). Seebohm Coll. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 4. High Wycombe. Bucks, llth June. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. 5. Near Brighton, Sussex, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Hungary, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Fringilla maderensis, Sharpe. Fringilla maderensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 175 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 308 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 226 (1908). Fringilla coelebs maderensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 128 (1904). Four eggs of the Madeira Chaffinch are indistinguishable from those of the second type of F. coelebs described above. 4. Porto da Cruz, Madeira, 20th May. Padre E. Schmitz [0.]. Fringilla moreleti, Pucker. Fringilla moreleti, Godman, Ibis, 1866, p. 97 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 176 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 308 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 226 (1908). Fringilla tmtillon, Dresser (nee Webb fy Berth.), Birds Ear. iv. p. 9 (1873). Fringilla moreletti, Koenig, J.f. O. 1890, p. 277. Fringilla coelebs moreletti, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 128 (1904). Eggs of the Azorean Chaffinch resemble those of the common type of F. coelebs and are not distinguishable from them by any character. 4. St. Michael's, Azores, June ( F. D. Salvin-Godman Coll. Godman). 2. Ponta Delgada, St. Michael's, Dr. Percy Lowe [P.], ' 29th May (P. L.}. 2. Fayal, Azores (F. D. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Terceira, Azores, June (F. D. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 175 Fringilla canariensis, Vieill. Fringilla canariensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 3/. xii. p. 177 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 226 (1908). Fringilla tintillon, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 307 (1902). Fringilla ccelebs canariensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 129 (1904). Eggs of the Canarian Chaffinch, resemble those of the common type of F. coelebs in all particulars. 3. Canary Islands (Dr. A. C. Stark). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Orotava, Tenerife (Ramon Gomez). Crowley Bequest. Fringilla spodiogenys, Bonap. Fringilla spodiogena, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313 ; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 152 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 13 (1873). Fringilla spodiogenys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 177 (1888); Koenig, J.f. 0. 1890, p. 277 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 309 (1902) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 214 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 220 (1908). Fringilla ccelebs spodiogenys, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 127 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 84 (1906). Fringilla coelebs africana, Levaill. ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 127 (1904). Fringilla africana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 226 (1908). Eggs of the Algerian Chaffinch resemble those of the common type of F. ccelebs. They measure from -8 to *86 in length, and from '6 to *61 in breadth. 2. Algeria, 12th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Algeria, 6th May (H. B. Tristram). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Near Algiers, June (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 4. Near Algiers, May (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Tunis. Mr. L. Fraser [C.]. 4. Gafsa, Tunis, 19th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Fringilla montifringilla, Linn. Fringilla montifringilla, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 413, tab. xxxvi. fig. 6, a-e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. fig. 2 (1855- p. 96, pi. 13 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 178 (1888) ; Seebohm,Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 243, pi. 57. fig. 1 (1896) ; JRey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 330, pi. 39. figs. 9-16 (1900); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 311 (1902) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 396, pi. xi. figs. 25-30 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 130 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 85, pi. 10. tigs. 9-16 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 226 (1908). Many of the eggs of the Brambling are quite inseparable from the common type of egg of F. coelebs. Others resemble the eggs of 176 FRINGILLID^l. the fourth type. Some are pale bluish-green, thickly freckled all over with dull rufous ; others are nearly uniform greyish-blue, with few or no markings, and others again are intermediate between the types of eggs of F. coslebs already described. They measure from -7 to -8 in length, and from -53 to -6 in breadth. Norway. Norway, 29th May (/. T. Thomas- son; Harqitt Coll.). Norway, 61°' N. lat., 29th May (J. A. Harvie Brown). Norway, 68° N. lat. (Meves). Norway, 68° N. lat., 6th July (H. Seebohm). Sundal Valley, Norway, 23rd June. Sundal Valley, 23rd June. Bodo, Norway, 9th May (P. Godman). Bodo, 19th June (P. £.). Bodo, 16th June (P. G. : Tristram Coll.}. Lapland, 13th June. Lapland, 22nd June. Lapland. Lapland. Lapland (Meves). Lapland (H. Wheelwright). Tornea, Lapland, 10th June. Tornea, 23rd June. Tornea, 25th June. Quickiock, Lapland (H. W. : Har- gitt Coll.). Quickiock (H. W.). Quickiock, 4th June (H. W. : Tris- tram Coll.). Dickapala, Lapland, 12th June (Tristram Coll.: Hargitt Coll.). Kautokino, Lapland. Uoma-vaara, Sadio, Kemi Lapp- mark («/". Wolley: Tristram Coll.). Kaaressuandov Kemi Lappinark 25th July (J. W.). Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Dr. E. Bowdler Sharpe [P.I. Dr. E. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. PP.]- W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. PP.]- Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. T. Parkin, Esq. [P.]. Kittila, Lappmark, 16th June. Peltoruoma, Lappmark, 26th June. Peltoruoma, 20th June. Eiska Karelen, Finland, 24th June. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Eadcliffe Sauuders, Esq. [p.]. CABDURLIB. Genus CARDUELIS, Briss. Carduelis carduelis (Linn.}. Fringilla carduelis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vog. p. 407, tab. xxxv. fig. 9, a-c (1845-54). Carduelis elegans, Baedeker, Eier Ear. Vb'y. tab. 20. fig. 3 (1855-03) ; Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 23 ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 274 (1902) [part.]. Carduelis carduelis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 182 (1888) [part.] ; Reif, Eier Voy. Mitteleurop. p. 319, pi. 40. figs. 16-20 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 227 (1908). Acantliis carduelis carduelis, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Fauna, pt. i. p. 67 (1903). Carduelis carduelis carduelis, Jourd. Egys Europ. Birds, p. 60, pi. 11. figs. 16-20 (1906). The eggs of the European Goldfinch are of a pointed oval shape, and many are moderately glossy, while some are quite devoid of gloss. The ground-colour varies from, bluish-white to pale greenish-blue and is marked, chiefly over the broader half of the egg, with specks, spots, and short lines, which vary in colour from pinkish-brown to dark chocolate-brown. At the broad end there are usually many spots and clouds of lilac, underlying the other markings. The eggs measure from *62 to *71 in length, and from •48 to -53 in breadth. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 5th May (H. See- Seebohm Coll. bohm Sf T. Kriiper). 4. Parnassus, 6th May (H. S.fyT.K.}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 7th May (H. S. $ T.K.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Parnassus, 9th May (H. S. $ T. K.}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnassus, oth June (H. S. $ T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Asia Minor (C. G. Danford). Seebohm Coll. 3. Asia Minor, 27th April (C. G. D.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Syria. Crowley Bequest. Carduelis britannica, Hartert. Fringilla carduelis, Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 196, pi. 1. fig. i (1856); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 87, pi. 12 (1884); id. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 241, pi. 66. fig. 17 (189o). Acautlns carduelis britannicus, Hartert, Vb'g. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 68 (1903). Carduelis carduelis britannica, Jourd. Eyys Europ. Birds, p. 49 (1906). Carduelis britannica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. *p. 227 (1908). Eggs of the British form of the Goldfinch do not differ from those of its Continental representative, described above. 5. Co. Donegal, Ireland, 20th May. J. Steele Elliott, Esq. [P. 4. Cappagh, Co. Waterfbrd, 29th May Seebohm Coll. (It. J. Usslier}. 5. Cappagh, 4th June (It. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. VOL. V. N 4. Shifnal, Shropshire, 4th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Epsom, Surrey, 17th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 5. Keigate, Surrey, 22nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Oare, Faversham, Kent, 23rd May W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. (H. T. Sooth). [P.]. 4. Near Selling, Kent, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 5. Alton, Hants. Crowley Bequest. 6. Alresford, Hants, May. Crowley Bequest. Carduelis parva, Tschusi d x Serinus canaria (Linn.) $ . Pour eggs laid by the Canary are of a rather broad, somewhat pointed oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, rather faintly and finely mottled all over with pale rufous and purplish-grey. They measure from -68 to '7 in length, and -5 in breadth. 4. [ Madeira.] 2nd April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Carduelis africana, Hartert. Carduelis elegans, Sakin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220. Acanthis carduelis africanus, Hartert, Vdg. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 69 (1903). Carduelis carduelis, Whitdker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 191 (1905). Carduelis carduelis africana, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 51 (1906). Carduelis africana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 228 (1908). Eggs of the Iberian Goldfinch are indistinguishable from those of the European form. They vary from '62 to '7 in length, and from •5 to '52 in breadth. 5. Setubal, Portugal, 6th May. Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- mento [P.]. 5. Colmenar, S. Spain, 15th June Seebohm Coll. (If. Saunders: Hargitt Coll.). 4. Malaga, S. Spain, 19th May (H. S. ; Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 12th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 1. Ain Djendeli, 13th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 1 . Ain Dj endeli, 18th May (H. B.T.). Crowley Bequest. Carduelis orientalis (Eversm.). Acanthis caniceps orientalis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 70 (1903). Carduelis orientalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 229 (1908). Eggs of the Eastern Goldfinch are similar to those of C. carduelis, SPTXUS. 179 but rather larger. They measure from 71 to *72 iu length, and from '51 to '52 in breadth. 2. Altai Mts., 3rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [PI 2. Altai Mts. (Nehrkorn Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Kuldja, Mongolia, 5th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esjq. [P.]. 2. Kuldja, 5th June. Crowley Bequest. 5. Astrabad, N. Persia, 8th May. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus SPINUS, Koch. Spinus xanthogaster (Du Bus). Chrysomitris xanthogastra, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 508. Chrysomitris xanthogaster, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 430 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 209 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Spinus xanthogaster, Itidaw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 105 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 230 (1908). Eggs of Bryant's Siskin are of a pointed oval shape, and without gloss. They are pale green, speckled with deep reddish-brown and underlying lilac, thickly at the broad, end and sparingly elsewhere. Pour measure respectively : -67 by '49 ; -69 by *48 ; '67 by -52 ; and -67 by -5. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon). 2. Santa Elena (T. K. £.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Spinus atratus (UOrl. fy Lafr.}. (Plate X. fig. 2.) Chrysomitris atrata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 212 (1888). Spinus atratus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 230 (1908). An egg in the Collection, said to be that of the Black Siskin, is of a regular oval shape and almost without gloss. It is pale greenish- white, finely spotted over the entire shell with yellowish-brown and lilac-grey. This egg, if correctly identified, is of a different type from those of the allied species. It measures -81 by *6. 1. Tumbez, Peru. Crowley Bequest. Spinus spinus (Linn.'}. Fringilla spinus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. aes. Vog. p. 399, tab. xxxv. fig. 14, a, b, c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 198, pi. 1. fig. ii (1856); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 92, pi. 12 (1884); id. Eyyl of Brit. Birds, p. 242, pi. oG. fig. 18 (1896). 180 FKINGILLID^E. Chrysomitris spinus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 541 (1870) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 212 (1888) ; JRey, Eier Vog. Mittekurop. p. 321, pi. 40. figs. 21-25 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 276 (1902). Acanthia spinus, Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. i. p. 71 (1903). Carduelis spinus, Jourd. Eyijs Europ. Birds, p. 52, pi. 11. figs. 21-25 (1906). Spinus spinus, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 230 (1908). Eggs of the Siskin are typically of a pointed oval form and very slightly glossy. They are bluish-white, speckled and blotched, more thickly over the broad end than elsewhere, with pale rufous and underlying lilac. The majority of the specimens are marked in addition, and almost entirely at. the broad end, with a few specks and lines of deep chocolate-brown or black, and are not separable from the eggs of the Goldfinch. They measure from *6 to '72 in length, and from -45 to -53 in breadth. 4. Co. Wicklow, Ireland, 22nd April (Allan Ellison). 4. Scotland. 4. Ross-shire. 4. Scotsburn Wood, Ross-shire (J. Hancock). 5. West Ross-shire, 26th April (W. Stirling). 5. West Ross-shire, 26th April (W.S.). 5. Balnagown, Ross-shire, 30th May (A. McDonald). 5. Balnagown, June (J. Hancock: Tristram Coll.). 1. Elvedon, Suffolk, June. 3. Hendon, Middlesex. 6. Hornsey, Middlesex. 1. Sweden (Tristram Coll.}. 3. Stockholm, June (Tristram Coll.). 4. West Gothland, Sweden, llth April. 3. Esthonia, Baltic Provs., 10th May (Russow). 2. Reval, Baltic Provs. (Russow). 5. Mark Brandenburg, 14th June. 5. Harz Mts., 17th May. 6. Issyk Kul, Turkestan, 3rd June. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Gcdman Coll. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godrnan Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclitte Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radclitte Saunders. Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Spinus citrinellus (Linn.). Fringilla citrinella, Thien. Fortpjlanz. qes. Vog. p. 402, tab. xxxv. tig. 16, «, b (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 106, pi. (1867) ; id., torn. cit. 2nd ed. iv. p. 30, pi. (1875). Citrinella alpina, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voff. tab. 20. fig. 4 (1855-63). Chrysomitris citrinella, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 535 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 230 (1888) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. SPINUS. 181 p. 320, pi. 39. figs. 22-20 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 278(1902), Acantliis citrinclla citriuella, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 81 (1903). Carduelis citrinella, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 64, pi. 10. figs. 22-26 (1906). Spinus citrinellus, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 231 (1908). The eggs of the Citril Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch and Siskin so closely that they cannot be separated from them. One clutch of eggs from Zurich is pale bluish-white and unspotted. Specimens measure from -6 to -7 in length, and from -48 to -52 in breadth. 6. Switzerland, 7th May. 5. Switzerland. 4. Switzerland, 23rd June. 4. Zurich, Switzerland, 2nd June. 4. Jura Mountains, 3rd May ( T. Hol- land). 1. Jura Mountains, 16th May ( T. H.}. 3. Jura Mountains, 6th June ( T. H.). 5. Sicily, 18th May. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.j. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.J. Spinus tottus (Sparrm.). Chrysoniitris totta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 231 (1888) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 182 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 175 (1902). Spinus tottus, Reichenoiv, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 276 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 231 (1908). An egg in the Collection, said to be that of the South-African Siskin, is of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is whitish (probably faded), with one or two spots of dark brown and pale brownish-lilac near the larger end. It measures *71 by *52. Stark describes eggs of this species as being " pale bluish-green, sparingly spotted and sometimes zoned with reddish-brown of two shades. They average -72 x '54." 1. Cape Colony (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Spinus barbatus (Molina). Chrysoniitris magellanica, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 216. Cbrysomitria barbata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 216 (1886). Spinus barbatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 231 (1908). Two eggs of the Patagonian Siskin are elliptical in shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale bluish-white colour. They measure respectively : -69 by '51 ; -7 by '5. Two eggs from the Crowley Collection, also believed to be of this 182 species, are of a rather pointed oval shape. One is greyish-white and the other greenish-white, and both are unspotted. They measure respectively '7 by -52 and -71 by -55. 2. South America. Old Collection. 2. [South America.] Crowley Bequest. Spinus ictericus (Licht.). Chrysomitris mageJlanica, Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 30. Chrysomitris icterica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 217 (1888) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 64 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 197 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 21.3 (1900). Spin us ictericus, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 231 (1S08). The eggs of the Black-headed Siskin are of a regular oval form, devoid of gloss, and of a plain bluish-white colour. They measure from '65 to '68 in length, and from *49 to '51 in breadth. The eggs of this species are said to be sometimes spotted. 2. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.]. 3. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. Spinus notatus (Du Bus). Chryponritris notata, Salv. # Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 428 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Spinus notatus notatus, Ridgiv. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 102 (1901). Spinus notatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 232 (1908). The two eggs of the Mexican Black-headed Siskin are of a pale bluish-white colour, entirely devoid of markings. One is of a rather blunt oval shape, the other more pointed, and both are devoid of gloss. They measure respectively *80 by *42 and '58 by *44. Probably the eggs described by Nehrkorn as being of this species have been wrongly identified : they are apparently much too large (19 by 12£ mm.). 2. Mexico. Gould Coll. Genus HYPACANTHIS, Cab. Hypacanthis spinoides ( Vig.). Chrysomitris spinoides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 201 (1888) ; "Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 277 (1902). Hypacanthis spinoides, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 231 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eygs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 156 (1890) ; Sharpe} Hand-l. v. p. 233 (1908). Acanthis spinoides, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 73 (1903). Eggs of the Himalayan Siskin are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are very pale green, speckled and otherwise ASTRAGALINUS. 183 marked very sparingly, and almost entirely at the broad end, with brown or black. Some specimens are marked, also at the broad end, with underlying grey or pale lilac. They measure from '67 to •72 in length, and from '52 to '54 in breadth. 2. Simla, N.W. Himalaya, 25th Hume Coll. Aug. (A. O. Hume). 1. Kotgarh, N.W. Himalaya, 25th Hume Coll. April (A. O. //.). 2. Kotgarh, 24th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. Genus ASTRAGALINUS, Cab. Astragalinus tristis (Linn.). Clirysomitris tristis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 471 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 195 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Astragalinus tristis tristis, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 109 (1901). Astragalinus tristis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 233 (1908). The eggs of the American Siskin, or Yellow-bird, are without gloss and of a uniform bluish-white colour. They appear to vary much in size and shape. One specimen is of a blunt oval form and measures '68 by *54 ; others are pointed ovals and measure, on the average, *65 by '5. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Bangor, Maine, 29th May (T. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. Bailey). [P.]. 5. West Newbury, New Hampshire, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 9th August (G. E. Oilman). [P.]. 2. Massachusetts ( T. M. Brewer : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Chester Co., Pennsylvania ( C. /. Princeton University, N. J. Pennock). [E.J. Astragalinus pallidus (Mearns). Astragalinus tristis pallidus, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. Ill (1901). Astragalinus pallidus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 234 (1908). Eggs of the Western Goldfinch are indistinguishable from those of A. tristis. They measure from '6 to '62 in length, and from *48 to *49 in breadth. 4. Tucson, Arizona, July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 184 FRIJTGILLIDJE. Astragalinus psaltria Chrysomitris psaltria, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 204 (1888). Astragalinus psaltria psaltria, Ridyiu. Birds North 4' Middle Amer. i. p. 114 (1901). Astragalinus psaltria, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 234 (1908). Eggs of the Arkansas Goldfinch are similar to those of A. tristis. They measure from -59 to -62 in length, and from '43 to '47 in breadth. 2. [Western U.S. America] (T. M. Crowley Bequest. Brewer: Tristram Cull.). 3. Aptos, Santa Cruz Co., California, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 12tk May ( T. Liliencrantz). [P.], 4. Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., 1st W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. July (O. P. Sillimari). [P.]. Astragalinus arizonse, Coues. Chrysomitris psaltria, var. arizonse, Baird, Brewer 8f Riclcjw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 476 (1874). Chrysomitris arizonje, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 206 (1888);. Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 107 (1899). Astragalinus psaltria arizonse, Bidgiu. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 115 ^1901). Astragalinus arizonse, Sharpe , Hand-l. v. p. 234 (1908). The eggs of the Arizona Siskin are pointed ovals, devoid of gloss, and plain bluish- white. They measure from '59 to *61 in length, and from -45 to '48 in breadth. 3. Arizona, North America (E. Dick- Salvin-Godman Coll. erson: Henshaw Coll.}. 2. Las Vegas, New Mexico, 10th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. August (C. H. Marsh}. [P.J. Astragalinus mexicanus (Swains.). Chrysomitris mexicanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 206 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Astragalinus psaltria mexicanus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 117 (1901). Astragalinus mexicanus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 234 (1908). The eggs of the Mexican Siskin are similar to those of the allied species already described. They measure '56 by '47. 2. South Mexico (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Astragalinus croceus (Jouy). Chrysomitris psaltria, var. rnexicana, Baird, Brewer Sf Eidgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 478 (1874) [part.]. Chrysomitris mexicana, &cl. fy Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 84 ; Salv . fy Godm. ASTRA GALIN US. 185 Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 431 (1886) [part.]; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 206 (1888) [part.]. Astra»aliuus psaltria croceus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 118 (1901). Astragalinus croceus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 234 (1908). The eggs of the Central-American Siskin are of a narrow, blunt oval form, without gloss, and plain bluish-white. Three examples measure respectively: *61 by *47 ; '61 by '46; *6 by -45. 2. Central America. 1. Duenas, Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Astragalinus colombianus (Lafr.). Chrysomitris columbiana, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 608 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Chrysomitris colombiana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 208 (1888). Astragalinus psaltria columbianus, Ridgw. Birds North 3" Middle Amer. i. p. 120 (1901). Astragaliuus colombianus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 235 (1908). The eggs of the Colombian Siskin are of a narrow, pointed oval form, devoid of gloss, and plain bluish-white. They measure from •61 to -63 in length, and from '42 to -49 in breadth. 2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 3. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salviu-Godruan Coll. (T. K. Salmon}. Astragalinus lawrencei (Cass.). Chrysomitris lawrencii, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, \. p. 478 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 223 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899). Astragalinus lawrencii, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 121 (1901). Astragalinus lawrencei, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 235 (1908). Eggs of Lawrence's Siskin are of a broad oval shape, devoid of gloss, and plain white. They measure from -55 to -6 in length, and from '4 to -48 in breadth. 4. California, 24th May (Henshaw Coll.}. 3. Los Nietos, S. California, 10th April. 4. San Diego, California, 1st June (M. Belden). 4. San Bernardino, California, 24th April. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. KadcliJ [P.]. Lcliffe Saunders, Esq. 186 FKINGILLID2E. Genus LINARIA, Beclist. The eggs of the Twite, Linnet, and Redpolls are so closely alike both in size and coloration that they cannot be separated, and they require to be very carefully authenticated at the time they are taken from the nest. They also resemble the eggs of the Greenfinch, Goldfinch, and Siskin. The ground-colour varies from bluish-white to pale blue or bluish-green. The broader half of the egg is rather thickly, the smaller half sparingly, speckled, spotted, and blotched with reddish- brown, purplish-brown or deep chocolate-brown, and underlying pinkish-brown or lilac. The markings vary in number, size, and intensity of colour in different specimens, and on some eggs the underlying markings are altogether absent. A few examples are plain white or blue. Some specimens in each series exhibit lines of a dark colour similar to those on the egg of a Bunting, and these occasionally form a wreath or zone round the larger end. Linaria flavirostris (Linn.}. Fringilla flavirostris, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 405, tab. xxxv. fig. 11, a-c (1845-54); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. Ill, pi. 13 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 245, pi. 57. fig. 4 (1896). Linota montium, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 14 (1855-63). Fringilla montium, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 203. pi. li. fig. iii (1856). Linota flavirostris, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 59 (187C) ; Ussher 8f Warren, Birds Ireland, p. 66 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 313 (1902). Acanthis flavirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 236 (1888) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mittelenrop. p. 325, pi. 40. figs. 6-10 (1900). Acanthis flavirostris flavirostris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 76 (1903). Carduelis flavirostris, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 56, pi. 11. figs. 6-10 (1906). Linaria flavirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 236 (1908). The eggs of the Twite vary from *61 to '77 in length, and from •47 to '55 in breadth. 4. Co. Waterfovd, Ireland, 22nd Seebohm Coll. April (R. J. Ussher). 6. Co. Waterford, 10th May Seebohm Coll. (R. J. V.). 5. Co. Waterford, 10th $lay Seebohm Coll. (R. J. U.). 5. Co. Waterford, 12th May Seebohm Coll. (R.J. U.). 6. Co. Waterford, 17th May Seebohm Coll. (R. J. U.). 6. Co. Waterford, 26th May Seebohm Coll. (R.J. U.). LINAKIA. 187 .5. Co. Waterford, llth June (R. J. U.). Co. AVaterford, 17th June (R. J. U.). North Uist, Hebrides, June (T. Walker: Hargitt Coll.). Unst, Shetlands. Unst. Orkneys (J. H. Dunn; Hargitt Coll.). Ploy I., Orkneys (J. Begg ; Tris- tram Coll). Kingsdale, Orkneys, llth May (J. R. Gunn). Quanterness, Orkneys, 23rd May (J. R. G.). Quanterness, 24th May (J. R. G.). Wideford Hill, Orkneys, 4th June (J. R. G.). Scotland. Scotland. Aberdeenshire, 16th June. Island of Islay, 12th May (R. Greenwood). Newcastle-on-Tyne (R. G.). Settle, Yorkshire, llth May. Cumberland (Heysham). Cumberland (Heysham). Ashopton, Derbyshire, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Old Collection. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. W, Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Sleeton Moor, near Carlisle, Cum- berland, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Linaria brevirostris (Moore). Acanthis brevirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 238 (1888) ; Fulton, J. Bomb. Soc. xvi. p. 53 (1904). Linota brevirostris, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 314 (1902). Acanthis flavirostris brevirostris, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 77 (1903). Linaria brevirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 236 (1908). Eggs of the Eastern Twite measure from *62 to '65 in length, and from '48 to *5 in breadth. 2. Altai Mountains. 7. Kobdo, Altai Mountains, 14th May. 3. Koko-uor. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Crowley Bequest. 188 FETNGILLTD^E. Linaria cannabina (Linn.}. Fringilla cannabina, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy, p. 405, tab. xxxv. fig. 10, a-c (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 200, pi. li. fig. i (1856); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 106, pi. 13 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 244, pi. 57. figs. 2 & 3 (1896). Lino la canna&na, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. tig. 13 (1855-63) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1868, p. 208 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 219; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, yt. i. p. 312 (1902) [part.]. Linaria cannabina, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv> p. 31 (1875) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 236 (1908). Acanthis cannabina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 240 (1888) ; Key, Eier Vpg. Mitteleurop. p. 322, pi. 40. figs. 1-5 (1900); Acanthis cannabina cannabina, Hartert, Vog. Pal. faun. pt. i. p. 73 (1903) Carduelis caniiabina, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 54, pi. 11. figs. 1-6 (1906). The eggs of the Linnet measure from -66 to *8 in length, and from *48 to '55 in breadth. 4. Tenby, Wales. 5. England. 4. Scarborough, Yorkshire, May. 6. Norfolk. 4. Sparham, Norfolk, 12th May (F. Nor gate}. 6. Sparham, 7th June (F. N.). 6. Banham, Norfolk, 10th May (L. W. Leader). 6. Cambridgeshire. 6. Cambridgeshire. 4. Waterbeach, Cambridge, 4th May, (O. Salvin). 5. Osmington, Dorset, 14th May (R. Wallis). 4. Salisbury, Wilts, 30th April. 5. Alton, Hants, May. 4. Avington Park, Hants, May (Har- gitt Coll.). 4. Wolmer Forest, Hants, 28th April. 5. Horsham, Sussex, 9th May (Z. W. L.). 2. Marlow, Bucks, 14th May. 6. Finchley, Middlesex. 5. Churt, Surrey, (Smithers). 4. Angley Park, Kent (Hargitt Coll.}. 7. Skane, Sweden, 8th J une. 5. Elbeuf, France (Noury ; Hargitt Coll.}. 6. Malaga, Spain, 9th June (H. Saunders). 5. Pomerania, 14th May ( T. Holland). 5. Pomerania, 16th May (T. IL). 4. Pomerania, 18th May (T. H.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Old Collection. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I Lord Walsingharn [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. JSalviu-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. L. A. Williams, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Lord Bennett [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. W. Radclifie Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. I, IN ARIA. 189 r>. Pmnovania, 18th May ( T. IL). Seebohm Coll. r>. Pomorania, 12th June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. G. Pomerania, 12th June (T. IL). Seebohm Coll. 6. Livonia, Baltic Provs., 30th July Seebohm Coll. (JRussotv). 4. Sziget Cse"p, Hungary, 27th April W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ( W. R. S.). [P.]. 6. Malta (Beecher}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Parnassus, Greece, 5th May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm $ T. Krilpe.r}. 3. Parnassus, 6th May (H. S. $ T. K). Seebohm Coll. Parnassus, 8th May ( //. S. # T. A".). Seebohm Coll. Jericho, Palestine (J. H. Cochrane). Seebohm Coll. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 5. Kent. 13th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Shifnal, Shropshire, 1st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Linaria nana ( Tschusi). Acanthis cannabina nana, Hartert, Vb'g. Pal. Faun. i. p. 75 (1903). Acanthis cannabina, Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 218 (1905). Linaria nana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 236 (1908). Eggs of the North African Linnet measure from '65 to '7 in length, and from -5 to -51 in breadth. 4. Agua de Pena, Madeira, 14th May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (Pe. E. Schmitz). [P.J. 3. Porto Santo Is., Madeira, llth Hon. 0. Baring & W. R. April. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. [P.], Linaria linaria (Linn.}. Acanthis linaria, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voc/. tab. xx. fig. 15 (1855-63) ; Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 179 (1887) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 245 (1888); MacFarlane, P)'oc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 441 (1892) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 326, pi. 40. figs. 11-15 (1900). Fringilla canescens, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 202 * pi. li * (1856). yEgiothus linarius, .Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 146 (1862) ; id. Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 281; Baird, Brewer &• Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p 493 (1874). Fringilla borealis, Wheelwright, A Spring fy Summer in Lapland, p. 299 (1871). Linota canescens, Seebohm $• Harvie -Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 116. 190 Linota linaria, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 37 (1877) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 335; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 315 (1902) [part.]; Newton, Oothcca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 408, pi. xi. figs. 31-36 (1902). Acanthis flammea flammea, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 77 (1903). Carduelis flammea, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 59, pi. 11. figs. 11-15 (1906). Linaria linaria, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 237 (1908). The eggs of the Mealy Redpoll measure from -63 to -7 in length, and from '45 to '54 in breadth. 3. BodS, Norway, 20th June (P.God- mari). 4. Norwegian Lapland, 26th June (Meves). 4. Quickiock, Lapland (H. Wheel- wright). 2. Jeris-jiirwi, Finland (/. Wolley}. 4. Sweden. 5. Petchora, Lat 68° N., 23rd June (JET. S.}. 4. Petchora, Lat. 68° N., 23rd June (H. S.}. 5. Yenesei River, Lat. 70^° N., 12th July (H. S.). 4. Yene-ei River, Lat. 70^° N., 14th July (H. S.}. 4. Alaska (E. W. Nelson: Henshaw Coll.}. 3. St. Michael's, Alaska, 22nd May (E. W. N. : Henshaw Coll.). 4. St. Michael's, 5th June (E. W. N. : Henshaw Coll.}. 3. Anderson River, Arctic America, June (JR. MacFarlane; Hen- shaw Coll.). 2. Mackenzie River Dist.,N. America. 3. York Factory, Hudson's Bay, August. 3. Labrador. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. Admiral A. H. Markham [P.], Crowley Bequest. Linaria holboelli (Brehm). Acanthis holboelli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xii. p. 250 (1888). Acanthis flammea holboelli, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fowl, pt. i. p. 79 (1903). Linaria holboelli, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 237 (1908). Eggs of Holboell's Redpoll measure from *61 to *71 in length, and from -48 to '49 in breadth. 3. Lapland,. 19th May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Lapland, 5th June. Crowley Bequest. & Muonioniska, Lapland, 12th June Crowley Bequest. (Emile Honyberr}. 5. Muoniovaara, Lapland (J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest* Tristram Coll.). LTNAKIA. 191 5. Tornea R., Lapland, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Tornea R.. 29th June. W" Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 6. Tornea R., 6th July. "W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Kaaressuando, Kemi Lappmark, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [14th June. [P.]. 1. Finland (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Linaria rufescens ( VieilL). Frin. Malta. Gould Coll. 5. Parnassus, Greece, 16th May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm 8f T. Kriiver). 6. Parnassus, 16th May (If. S. 8? Seebohm Coll. T.JK.). 5. Parnassus, 16th May (//. S. $ Seebohm Coll. T. A'.). 2. Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.A., Princeton University, N. J. 13th April ( W. E. L>. Scott). [E.j. 3. Plainfield, 9th April (IV. E. Princeton University, N. J. D. S.). [E.j. Passer tingitanus, Locke. Passer tingitanus, Locke, Expl. Sci. Alffer., Ois. i. p. 132 (1867) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 246 (1909). Passer doinestica tingitanus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 149 (1904). Eggs of the Algerian Sparrow are indistinguishable from those of P. domesticus. They vary from '8 to -85 in length, and from -59 to •61 in breadth. 5. Algeria (Loche). Seebohm Coll. 5. Algeria (Loche). Seebohm Coll. Passer rufidorsalis, Brehm. Passer domestica arboreus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 150 (1904). Passer rufidorsalis, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 246 (1909). Eggs of the Nile Sparrow resemble those of P. domesticus, but are somewhat smaller. They vary from '78 to -88 in length, and from •55 to -62 in breadth, 4. Nile (S. Stafford Allen). Gould Coll. 4. Nile(&&^.). Gould Coll. 4. Nile (S. S. A.}. Gould Coll Passer indicus, Jard. $ Sell. Passer domesticus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 307 (1888) [part.] ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 159 (1890). Passer domestica indicus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 151 (1904). Passer indicus, Wardlaw- Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 63 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 247(1909). Eggs of the Indian Sparrow resemble those of P. domesticus, but are generally somewhat smaller. They vary from -68 to *8 in length, and from '52 to -58 in breadth. 204 4. Jask, Gulf of Oman, 23rd March. 8. Fao, Persian Gulf. 2. Hariab Valley, Afghanistan, 16th June (R. G. Wardlaw- Ramsay). 3. Kotgarh, Himalaya! 27th May. 1. Kotgarh, July. 6. Sind (J. H. Gould). 30. North-West India. 8. Jodhpur, Rajputana, 4th April. 3. Delhi, Punjab, 26th May (C. T. Binyham). 4. Delhi, 27th June (C. T. B.). 2. Etawah, N.W. Provs. 1. Etawah, 30th March. 2. Etawah, 12th April. 3. Aligarh, N.W. Prov., Aug. 26. Hoshungabad, C. Provs. (E. C. Nunn). 1. Barrackpur, Bengal, 17th May (R. C. Beavan). 3. Berachalee, Bengal, 29th March (R. C. B.: Tristram Coll.). 9. Nilghiri Hills. 3. Nilghiri Hills (Tristram Coll.}. 3. Ootacamtmd, Nilghiris, 20th May. 2. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). 4. Pegu, Burma, 25th Feb. (R W. Gates). 3. Pegu, Oct. & Nov. (E. W. O.). S. Butcher, Esq. [P.], W. D. Gumming, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Gould Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Gates Coll. Passer pyrrhonotus, Blytli. Passer pyrrhonotus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 316 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 238 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 162 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 247 (1909). Passer domestica pyrrhonotus, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 151 (1904). The eggs of the Rufous-backed Sparrow are inseparable from those of the Tree-Sparrow. Gf three specimens in the Collection, two are densely streaked and mottled, leaving little of the ground- colour visible. A third example is blotched and clouded with brown and grey on a whitish ground, fully one-half of which is exposed to view. They measure respectively : '7 by -5 ; -69 by •51 ; -67 by -52. 3. Eastern Narra, Sind, 4th April (S. Doiff). Hume Coll. PASSER. 205 Passer italiae (Vieill.). Passer italise, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 585 (1876); Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 39; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 315 (1888); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 290 (1902); Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 152 (1904); Jourd Eggs Eur op. Birds, p. 92, pi. 26. fig. 9 (190(5); Sharpe, ttand-l. v.'p. 247 (1909). Passer domesticus cisalpinus, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 49, pi. (1875). The eggs of the Italian Sparrow do not appear to differ from those of P. domesticus. They measure from -8 to '9 in length, and from -58 to -62 in breadth. 5. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 4. Italy, 21st April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Ticino, N. Italy, 20th May Seebohm Coll. (T.Holland). " 5. Milan, Italy, 15th May (Count Seebohm Coll. Turati). 4. Palermo, N. Sicily, 16th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. L '-I* 4. Sferra Cavallo, Corsica, 14th April. W. Radcliffe Saunderg, Esq. [P.]. Passer hispaniolensis (Ternm.). Fringilla salicaria, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 426 (1845-54). Fringilla hispaniolensis, Thien. torn. cit. tab. xxxiv. fig. 14, a-c. Passer salicicola, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 314 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 218. Passer salicarius, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 52, pi. (1875). Passer hispaniolensis, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 593 (1876) ; Reid, Ibis, 1887, p. 434 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 317 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 291 (1902) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 205 (1905) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 92, pi. 26. fig. 10 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 248 (1909). Passer hispaniolensis hispaniolensis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 156 (1904). Passer hispaniolensis fliickigeri, Kleinschm. ; Hartert, t. c. p. 158 (1904). Passer fliickigeri, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 248 (1909). The eggs of the Spanish Sparrow are very uniform, and agree closely with some of the eggs of the House-Sparrow. The ground- colour is bluish- or greyish-white ; and the markings, which are very distinct and well-defined, consist of spots and small blotches of dark brown and underlying lavender-grey distributed over the entire shell, but more thickly on the larger half of the egg than elsewhere. They measure from -8 to I/O in length, and from '58 to •66 in breadth. 6. South Spain, 7th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 5. Andalucia, S. Spain, 16th April. W. RadclifTe Saunders, Esq. 206 FRINGILLID^!. 2. Seville, S. Spain, 30th April (H. Saunders). 5. Seville, 6th May (H. S.). 5. Coria, Spain, 18th May (H. S.). 8. Nymphia, Greece, 7th June. 5. Smyrna, Asia Minor, 23rd May (T. Kr'dper). 6. Canary Islands. 5. Algeria (Locke). 2. Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin). 1. Zana, Itfth June (H. B. Tristram). 12. Chemora, Algeria, May (O. S.). 6. Chemora, 23rd May (H. B. T.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowlev Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Passer transcaspicus, Tschusi. Passer salicarius, Tristram, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 446 ; Witherby, Ibis, 1903, p. 523. Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 157 (1904). Passer transcaspicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 248 (1909). Eggs of the Transcaspian Sparrow are similar to those of P. hispaniolensis . They measure from *79 to *88 in length, and from -6 to '65 in breadth. 4. Bethany, Palestine, 22nd April (H. B. Tristram). 2. Bethany, 22nd April (H. B. T7.). 2. Bethany, 23rd April (H. B. T.). 2. Nudan, S.W. Persia, 17th April. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. H. F. Witherby, Esq. [P.]. Passer debilis, Hartert. cinnamomea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 325 (1888) [part.]; Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 240 (1890; [part.]; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 164 (1890). Passer rutilans debilis, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 162 (1904). Passer debilis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 249 (1909). Eggs of the Cinnamon Tree-Sparrow pass through the same variations as those of P. montanus, and cannot be separated from them. They measure from '7 to *9 in length, and from '54 to *63 in breadth. 1. Murree, Himalaya, 12th June. Crowley Bequest. 4. Simla, Himalaya (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 6. Kotgarh, Himalaya (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 3. Kotgarh, 15th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 2. Kotgarh, 17th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 3. Kotgarh, 5th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 3. Kotgarh, 6th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 2. Kotgarh, 8th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 12. Kotgarh, 21st JuLe (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 6. Kotgarh, 22nd June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 27th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. PASSER. Passer mtilans, Temm. Passer rutilans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 329 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 109 (1899); La Touche, Ibis, 1900, p. 35; La Touche $ Rickett, Ibis, 1905, p. 45 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 249 (1909). Passer rutilans rutilans, Hartert, Vog. Pal. faun. pt. ii. p. 161 (1904). One egg of the llusset. Sparrow is of a narrow blunt oval form and almost devoid of gloss. It is greyish-white, blotched and spotted with brown and ashy-grey. The other example has a yellowish-white ground-colour densely clouded all over with chocolate-brown. They measure respectively '73 by '52 and •73 by -54. 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May. 1. Amov, China (R. Sivinhoe : Tristram Coll.). C. R. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Passer melanurus (P. L. S. Mull.). Fringilla arcuata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 426, tab. xxxiv. tig, 16, a-c (1845-54). Passer arcuatus, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 478 (1876-84) ; id., Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 333 (1888) [part.]; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 109 (1899); Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 160 (1900); Haagner, Ibis, 1901, p. 15; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 248 (1902). Passer melanurus, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 233 (1904); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 249 (1909). The eggs of the Cape Sparrow are as varied as those of P. domes- ticus, and cannot be separated from them. They measure from •68 to *88 in length, and from "52 to -6 in breadth. 7. South Africa. 2. South Africa. 3. South Africa. 1. South Africa. 5. South Africa. 3. South Africa. 1. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard). 2. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard: Trist- ram Coll.). 4. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard: Trist- ram Coll.}. 2. Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 31st Oct. (E. Seimund). 4. Deelfontein, 31st Oct. (E. S.}. 3. Deelfontein, 31st Oct. (E. S.). 4. Deelfontein, 31st Oct. (E. S.). 4. Deelfontein, 31st Oct. (E. &). 2. Deelfontein, 31st Oct. (13. S.). 6. Deelfontein, 10th Nov. (E. S.). 2. Deelfontein, 20th Nov. (E. S.). 3. Deelfontein, 20th Nov. (E. S.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.], Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. Col. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett Sloggett 'p; ;p; p; 208 FRINGILLIDJ5. 2. Deelfontein, 31st Dec. (E. £.). 3. Transvaal, 27th Sept. 8. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Oct. (T.Ayres: Tristram Coll.}. 2. 14 Streams, Vaal River, Trans- vaal, Nov. 2. 14 Streams, Nov. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.], Crowley Bequest. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.]. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.]. Passer moabiticus, Tristram. Passer moabiticns, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 321 (1888) : id., Hand-L v. p. 250 (1909). Passer moabiticus moabiticus, Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 155 (1904). Eggs of tbe Palestine Sparrow are similar to those of P. indicus, but are often of a somewhat narrower oval shape. They measure from '7 to '8 in length, and from -5 to '53 in breadth. 5. Palestine. 4. Palestine. 5. Jordan Valley, Palestine, 23rd April. 5. Jordan Valley, 28th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-1. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Passer yatei, Sharpe. Passer yatii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 322 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 291 (1902) ; id,, Ibis, 1903, p. 405, pi. x. figs. 1-4. Passer moabiticus yatii, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 155 (1904). Passer yatei, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 250 (1909). Three eggs of Yate's Sparrow are of a rather pointed oval shape and fairly glossy. The ground-colour is dull white, densely and finely freckled all over with dull purplish-grey. Two measure respectively '7 by *5 and *73 by '5. 3. Seistan, E. Persia (N. Sarudny}. H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. Passer motitensis, Smith. ( Plate X. fig. 1.) Passer motiteneis, Andersson, B. Damaral. p. 186 (1872) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 324 (1888); Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 162 (1900); Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 244 (1902); Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 240 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 250 (1909). Two eggs of the Damara-land Sparrow are of a rather broad oval form and slightly glossy. They are white, sparsely spotted with brownish-grey and lavender-grey round the larger end, and in the specimen figured there are a few scattered spots over the rest of the shell. They measure respectively -82 by -6 and -8 by '61. 2. Arljab River, Damara,-land, 22nd Oct. (C. J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. PASSER. 209 Passer ruficinctus, Fischer j- Eeichenow. Passer ruficinctus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 325 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 109 (1899) ; Heichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 241 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 251 (1908). Three eggs of Fischer's Sparrow are of a broad oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is dull white or yellowish- white, blotched and spotted with pale chocolate-brown and with underlying clouded markings of violet- grey. They measure re- spectively *75 by -58, '78 by -59, and -78 by *6. 3. Lake Naivasha, B. E. Africa, F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.]. 7th July. Passer ammodendri, Severtz. Passer ammodendri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 337 (1888) ; ? Nehrk. Kat. Eitrsamml. p. 109 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 292 (1902) ; id., Ibis, 1903, p. 406, pi. x. figs. 5-8 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 251 (1908). Passer ammodendri ammodendri, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 158 (1904). Three eggs of the Saxaul Sparrow are of a broad, slightly pointed oval form and distinctly glossy. They are white, profusely and irregularly marked and freckled all over with yellowish-brown, which by no means hides the ground-colour. They measure respectively -86 by -03, -91 by -62, and -90 by -64. The two eggs from Kuldja (Nehrk orn Coll.) have, in my opinion, been wrongly identified, and are probably those of some species of Lark, perhaps of Alaudula heinei or some species of Galerida, which they closely resemble. Nehrkorn, in describing these eggs, noted that they were remarkably Lark-like in appearance. 3. Saxaul Steppe, Turkestan, 15th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June. [P.I [2. Kuldja, Mongolia (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest.] Coll.}. Passer saharae, Erlanyer. Corospiza simplex, Loche, Expl. Sd. Alyer., Ois. i. p. 138 (1867). Passer simplex, Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 603 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 339 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 109 (1899) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, i. p. 208 (1905). Passer simplex saharae, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 163 (1904). Passer saharae, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 251 (1908). The eggs of the Desert-Sparrow taken by Loche in Algeria are of a broad oval form and possess a small amount of gloss. They are dull white, speckled and spotted with brown and lavender-grey. These markings are dense on the larger half of the egg and form a wreath or irregular zone round the broad end, or, sometimes, an VOL. v. p 210 indistinct cap. Five examples measure from -8 to -84 in length, and from '6 to '64 in breadth. 5. Algeria (Locke). Seebohm Coll. Passer swainsoni (Rupp.). Parser swainsoiii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 334 (1888) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 228 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 252 (1908). Passer diffusus, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 251 (1902) [part,]. Five eggs of Swainson's Sparrow resemble some of those of P. domesticus. They measure from *79 to '8 in length, and from •58 to -62 in breadth. 1. N.E. Africa (Nehrkom CoU.\ Crowley Bequest. 4. Harar, S. Abyssinia, 16th June. Mr. P.'Zaphiro [C.]. Genus ALARIO, Bonap. Alario alario (Linn.}. (Plate X. fig. 15.) Alario alario, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 346 (1888) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 179 (1900); Hetchenow, Voy.Afr.iu.. p. 246 (1904) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 253 (1908). Serinus alario, Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 213 (1902). Eight eggs of tbe Mountain Canary vary in shape from a broad to a somewhat pointed oval and are almost devoid of gloss. They are white or pale bluish-white with small scattered spots, scrolls, and streaks of chocolate-brown and reddish-lilac, these markings being almost entirely confined to the larger end. They measure from *61 to -66 in length, and from '46 to '48 in breadth. 8. Pondoland, S. Africa. Crowley Bequest. Alario leucolaema, Sharpe. Alario leucolsema, Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. no. xcix. p. 80 (1903) ; id., Hand-l v. p. 253 (1908). Five eggs of the Western Mountain Canary are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and distinctly glossy. They are much like those of A. alario but larger, and the markings are of a deep chocolate- brown. In one specimen most of the markings take the form of fine interlaced lines and tracings, forming a zone round the larger end. They vary from -68 to '78 in length, and from -45 to '54 in breadth. 6. Namaqualand, S.W. Africa. Crowley Bequest. AURIPA^SHU. - I'uLIOSPIZA. -1 1 Genus AURIPA3SER, Auripasser euclilorus, Bonap. (Plate X. tigs. 17 & 18.) Pass«-r eiushlorus, Shar^ Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 341 (1888) ; Yerbury, Ibi*, 1SJH-), p. 27; Nehrfa Kat. Eiersamml. p. 109(1899); OgrtYw'e Grant, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 246 (1900) ; S/tetfew. /?*/•<& Afr.' m. p. 259 (1902). Auripasser euclilorus, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 250 (1904) ; Sharpe^ Hand-L v. p. 253 (1908). The eggs of the Arabian Yellow Sparrow taken by Colonel Yer- bury are not separable from many of the eggs of Passer montanus. They are of an ordinary oval form and slightly glosay. The ground-colour is greyish- white, streaked and blotched with ashy- brown and underlying lavender-grey. Three examples measure respectively : -12 by '52 ; '73 by '51 ; '68 by '5. 3. Aden, Arabia, May. Col. J. W. Yerbury [P.], Genus SORELLA, Hartl. Sorella emini, Hartl. (Plate X. fig. 14.) Passer emini, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 332 (1888) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 256 (1902). Auripasser emini, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 248 (1904). Sorella emiiii, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 253 (1908). Eggs of Emm's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape or slightly pointed at one end, and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is white or pale bluish-white somewhat sparingly spotted with brownish-black, grey, and lilac. They vary from '65 to -76 in length, and from *49 to '54 in breadth. 4. Njemps, Lake Baringo, B. E. Africa, F. J . Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.l. '16th July. 4. Njemps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C.~ 4. Njernps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. i C." 4. N'jemps, 16th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [C/ Genus POLI03PIZA, Poliospiza albigularis (Smith). Crithagra albogularis, Sharpened. Layunl, Birds S. Africa, p. 485 (1875- 84). Serinus albigulavis, .S7/^v^, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 360 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier*amnil. p. 1 10 ( ]sV/v/.s Afr. iii. p. 223 (1902). 212 FRINGILLID^E. Polioepiza albigularis, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 252 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 254 (1908). Pour eggs of the "White-throated Finch closely resemble the eggs Serinus sulphuratus. Two examples are spotted with chocolate- brown only ; two others are marked both with chocolate-brown and with lilac. They measure respectively : -81 by '55 ; *79 by '6 ; •85 by -58 ; -8 by -6. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Poliospiza crocopygia (Sharpe). (Plate X. fig. 10.) Serinus crocopygius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds E. M. xii. p. 360 (1888; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 222 (1902). Poliospiza crocopygia, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 253 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 254 (1908).' Five eggs of the Damaraland White-throated Finch are of a rather wide and somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground- colour is white, with spots, blotches, and irregular markings of deep chocolate, umber-brown, and faint underlying lilac-grey, arranged in a ring round the larger end. They measure from '74 to '81 in length, and from '58 to '59 in breadth. 5. Otjimbinque, Damaraland, 12th Jan. Crowley Bequest. (C. J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.]. Poliospiza leucopygia (Sundev.). Serinus leucopygius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 366 (1888) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 216 (1902). Poliospiza leucopygia, Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 255 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 255 (1908). Two eggs of the White-rumped Canary laid in captivity are of a long oval shape and slightly glossy. Both are white : one is sparingly marked about the larger end with very small spots and dots of blackish-brown ; in the other the markings are indicated by very minute dots. They measure respectively -64 by -44 and •65 by -43. 2. Laid in captivity. Crowley Bequest. Poliospiza gularis (Smith). Poliospiza gularis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 482 (1875- 84) ; id., Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 343 (1888); Nehrk. Eat. Eier- samnil. p. 109 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 165 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 226 (1902) ; Reichenoic, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 258 (1904) ; Shurpe, Hand-l. v. p. 256 (19C8). Four eggs of the Streaky-headed Seed-eater are of a somewhat POLIOSPIZA.. SERINUS. 213 pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are bluish-white, and two are sparingly spotted at the broad end with deep chocolate- brown, while the others are almost uniform. They measure respectively : '73 by -55 ; '75 by -55; '78 by '58 ; and -83 by '57. 2. South Africa. E. L, Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. Swelleudam, Cape Colony (T. At- Crowley Bequest. more: Tristram Coll.). Poliospiza tristriata (Rlipp.). Poliospiza tristriata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 345 (1888) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 229 (1902) ; Reichenoio, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 229 (1904) Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 256 (1908). Two e<>-gs of Riippell's Seed-eater are of a regular oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They resemble small eggs of Liyurinus chloris, having the ground-colour pale greenish-white, with spots and irregular markings of chocolate-brown and lilac-grey, mostly confined to the larger end. They measure respectively *71 by '52 and -72 by -53. 2. Harar, Abyssinia, 10th June. Mr. P. Zaphiro [C.]. Genus SERINUS, Koch. Serinus canicollis (Swains.). Serinus canicollis, Sharpe, td. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 488 (1875-84) ; id., Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 350 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 110 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 168(1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 186 (1902) ; Reichenow, Voy. Afr. iii. p. 262 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 257 (J908,. Crithagra canicollis, Butler, Feilden, Sf Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 301 . Eggs of the Cape Canary are of a pointed oval shape and possess a small amount of gloss. They are white or very pale bluish-white, speckled, almost entirely at the broader half, with lilac and purplish- brown or deep chocolate-brown. They measure from *66 to '72 in length, and from *49 to -51 in breadth. 4. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Cape Colony (Miss Dacres: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Mooi River, Natal, Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [P.] 3. Mooi River, 13th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 4. Mooi River, Dec. Major R. Sparrow f E.'j. 7. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Oct. Crowley Bequest. (T.Ayres: Tristram Coll.). 214 Serinus sulphuratus (Linn.'). (Plate X. fig. 13.) Crithagra sulplmrata, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 486 (1875-84 *. Serinus sulphuratus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 352 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 110 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 169 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 204 (1902) ;' Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 265 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 257 (1908). Eggs of the Large Yellow Seed-eater are of a pointed oval shape and possess but little gloss. They are white or white tinged with blue, speckled, spotted, and sometimes streaked at the broad end with deep chocolate-brown. Oue example has, in addition, some lilac specks. They measure from -7 to *8 in length, and from -49 to '55 in breadth. 3. South Africa. E L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. Cape Colony (T. Atmore : Tris- Growl ey Bequest. tram Coll.). 1. Cape Colony (E. L. Lm/ard; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Serinus flaviventris (Swains). Serinus flaviventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 353 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899 ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 170 (1900): Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 199 (1902); Reichenow, Voy. Afr. iii. p. 267 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 258 (1908). Four eggs of the Yellow-bellied Seed-eater are of a rather blunt oval shape and somewhat glossy. They are bluish-white, more or less sparingly marked round the larger end with spots, streaks, and hair-lines of deep chocolate-brown. They measure from -67 to '68 in length, and from %50 to *f>3 in breadth. 4. Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 4th Nov. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.]. (E. Seimund). Serinus marshalli, Shelley. (Plate X. fig. 20.) Serinus marshalli, Sh^ley, Birds Afr iii. p. 200 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l \. p. 258 (1908). Four eggs of Marshall's Canary are of a rather narrow pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. They are pale greenish-white, marked round the larger end with spots and streaks of deep choco- late-brown and underlying; smudges of reddish-lilac. They measure from -71 to '72 in length, and from -49 to '50 in breadth. 4. Kuruman, Bechuan aland, 27th Feb. R. B. Woosnam, Esq. [C.]. SERIN 2513 Serinus icterus ( Vieill.}. chrysopyga, Anders*. Bird* Damnra-Ld. p. 1S2 (1872). Crithagw ictera, Sharpe, ed. Lat/ard, Birds S. Africa, p. 484 (1875-84) R. B. # J. D. S. Woodward, Ibis, 1897, p. 411. Serinus icterus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 356 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier*amml. p. 110 (1899); Stark, Fanna S. Afr.. Birds, i. p. 173 (1900) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 269 (1904)'; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 258 (1908). Serinus butyraceus, Shettty, Birds Afr. iii. p. 193 (1902). Eggs of the Golden-rutnped Finch resemble the eggs of S. canicollis. They measure from -61 to '69 in leugrh, and from '46 to '51 in breadth. 1. [South Africa] (Nehrkorn Coll.}. .Crowley Bequest. 3. Natal ( T. Ayres). Salvin-Godinan Coll. 4. rnigcni River, Natal, 6th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 1. Omapju, Damaraland, 5th Jan. (C. Crowley Bequest. J. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). Serinus serinus (Linn.). Fringilla serinus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. qes. Vog.^. 400, tab. xxxv. fig. 15, a-c (18^5-o4) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 25, pi. (1875) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 8M, pi. 12 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 240, pi. 56. fig. 16 (1896). Serinus flavescens, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 20. fig. 5 (1855-63). Serinus meridionalis, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 313. Serinus hortulanus, Sounders, Ibis, 1871, p. 220; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 549 (1875) ; id. Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 280 (1902). Serinus serinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 368 (1888) ; Hey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 316, pi. 40. figs. 26-30 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 259 (1908). Serinus canaria serinus, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 83 (1903); Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 65, pi. 11. figs. 26-30 (1906). The eggs of the Serin Finch resemble those of the Goldfinch so closely that no separate description of them is necessary. They measure from '6 to '7 in length, and from -45 to "52 in breadth. 2. Setubal, Portugal, 29th May. Don L. Gonzaga do Nasci- . men to [P.J. 5. South Spain, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Andalucia, Spain, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Granada, Spain, 2nd April (H. Saun- Seebohm Coll. ders). o. Malaga, Spain, 10th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. C. . Malaga, 2nd June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Malaga, 8th June (A. Ruiz). Seebohm Coll. 5. .Malaga, 25th May (A. R.\ Seebohm Coll. A. Malaga, 3()tu March (A. R.). W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 4. Hesse. Germany, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 216 FRINGILLID^E. 4. Saxony, Germany. 4. Dresden, Saxony, 27th May (T. Holland}. 5. Moravia, 29th May. 4. Cilli, Slyria (E. Seidensacher). 4. Cilli, 22nd May. 5. Szigetcsep, Hungary, 1st June. 1. Parnassus, Greece, 7th May (T. Kriiper). 2. Algeria, 13th May. 4. Near Algiers, 31st May (H. B. Tris- tram}. 1. Ain Diendeli, Algeria. 17th Mav (O. S.). 1. Ain Djendeli, 17th May (H. B. T.). 2. Tunis, May (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Seebohui Coll. W. Radcliffe Sauuders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. P. Crowley, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Goduian Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Serinus canarms (Linn.). Fringilla canaria, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 398, tab. xxxv. fig. 6 (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Bnt. Birds, ii. p. 79, pi. 12 (1884) ; id., Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 240 (1896). Serinus canaria, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 6 (1855-03); Godman, Ibis, 1872, p. 212 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 557 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 370 (1888) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 281 (1902); Grant, Nov. tool. xii. p. 124 (1905). Serinus hortulanus, Godman, Ibis, ]86(>, p. 98. Serinus canaria canaria, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 84 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 67, pi. 26. fig. 7 (1906). Serinus canarius, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 259 (1908). The eggs of the Canary are larger than those of the Goldfinch or Serin-Finch, but do not otherwise differ from them. They measure from '7 to '77 in length, and from '51 to -55 in breadth. 3. Magdalena, Pico, Azores, 15th May ( W. R Ogilvie-Grant). 3. Alagd alena, 15th May ( W. R. O.- G. ) . 2. Magdalena, 15th May ( Tf . R. O.-G.). 3. Magdalena, 17th May ( W. R. O.- G. ). 1. Magdalena, 17th May ( W. R. O.-G.), 3. Fayal, Azores (F. I). Godman]. 3. Horta, Fayal, 1st May (F. D. G.}. 3. Fayal, 28th May (F. D. G.). 5. Agua de Pena, Madeira, 20th April (Pe. E. Schmitz). 5. San Mart-mho, Madeira, loth April (E.S.). 5. Tenerife, Canary Is. (R. Gomez). 5. Tenerife, 12th March (R. G.). 5. Tenerife, May (JR. G.). 3. Tenerife, May (P. G.). Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.]. Hon. Walter Rothschild [P.J Hon. Walter Rothschild [P. ,. Hon. Walter Rothschild fP.]. Salvin-Godnmn Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. PP-1- Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saucders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.J W. Radcline Saunders, Esq. fP.l SERINUS. 21 5. Grata va, Triu»rifr, April (J. H. Leach). Seebohm Coll. 5. Oratava, April (J. H. L.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Laid in captivity, Essex. Salvin-Godman Coll. Card uel is parva, Tschusi <$ x Serinus canarius (Linn.) See page 178. Serinus syriacus, Bonap. Serinus aurifrons, Tristram, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 447. Serinus canonicus Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 171 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 372 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 281 (1902). Serinus syriacus, Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 434 (1902> ; Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 85 (1903); Sharps, Hand-l. \. p. 259 (1908). Eggs of Tristram's Serin-Finch resemble those of S. canarius, several different types being represented among those in the Collection. In one especially handsome set the markings are mostly red-violet and form a more or less irregular cap round the larger end. They measure from -65 to '71 in length, and from *50 to "51 in breadth. 3. Mount Lebanon, Palestine, 2nd May. W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. !P.j- 2. Mount Lebanon, 4th May (If. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 5. Mount Lebanon, 16th June (H.B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Mount Hermon, Palestine, 19th May Crowley Bequest. (H. B. T.). Serinus pusillus (Pall.}. Serinus pusillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 373 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 318, pi. 29. fig. 10 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 282 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 85 (1903); Juurd. Eygs Europ. Birds, p. 67, pi. 38. tig. 10 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 260 (1908). Metoponia pusilla, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 230 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eyas Ind. Birds, ii. p. 158 (1890). Eggs of the Gold-fronted Serin-Einch resemble those of S. canicollis and £. icterus. They measure '6 by "64 in length, and '48 by *50 in breadth. 3. Derbend, E. Caucasus, loth June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Kuldja, Mongolia, 8th May. AY. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cucalus canorus). 3. Issvk Kul, Turkestan, 26th Mav. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 218 FRINGILLID^!. Genus SYCALIS, Boie. Sycalis flaveola (Linn.) Sycalis flaveola, SJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 377 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899) ; Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv.p. 26 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p 214 (1900) ; Berlepsch $ Hartert, Nov. Zool. ix. p, 27 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 261 (1908). Two eggs said to be those of the Yellow Seed-Finch are of a regular or slightly pointed oval form and faintly glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, very finely spotted all over with maroon-red and lilac-grey, the markings being concentrated towards the larger end and forming, in one specimen, especially, a rather strongly marked cap. They measure respectively '78 by -59 and -8 by -6. " 2. [Brazil.] Oowley Bequest. Sycalis pelzelni, Sdater. (Plate X. fig. 9.) Sycalis pelzelni, Durnford, Ibis, 1877, p. 172; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 380 (1888)'; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 66 (1889) ; Hol- land, Ibis, 1892, p. 197; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 110 (1899); Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 214 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 261 (1908). Eggs of Pelzeln's Seed-Finch are of a pointed oval shape and nearly devoid of gloss. Those in the Collection are of two types. In one the ground is cream-colour, very thickly streaked and mottled all over with brown and greyish-brown. In a second the ground-colour is pale green, streaked and blotched, but not very densely, with brown and lavender-grey. They measure from •78 to '85 in length, and from *5 to -57 in breadth. 3. South Brazil, Aujr. (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll. : Tristram Coll.}. 2. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.1. 4. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. 2. Argentina, 28th Dec. Crowley Bequest. Sycalis arvensis, Kittl. Sycalis arvensis, Dalyleish, Proc. R. Pints. Soc. Edinb. viii. p. 84 (1883-5) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 38/(1888) ; James, Neio Liurl>uni Salvin-Godmau Coll. Islands, S. California, 8th May (R. H. Beck}. Carpodacus amplus, (Plate X. fig. 22.) Carpodacus amplus, Enfant, Bull. Col. Ac. Sci. no. 6. p. 293 (1887) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds E. M. xii. p. 424 (1888) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i p. 142 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 266 (1908). Six eggs of the Guadalupe Rose-Finch are of a regular oval form and moderately glossy. They are pale bluish-green, sometimes plain, sometimes marked at the broad end with a few minute blackish specks. They measure from -8 to '82 in length, and from •6 to -62 in breadth. 6. Guadalupe Island, Lower Cali- A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.], forma, 24th March. Genus PROPASSER, Hodys. Propasser thura, Bonap. fy Schl. (Plate X. fig. 12.) Carpodacus thura, Sharpe, Cat. Bird* B. M. xii. p. 425 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 327 (1902). Propasser thura, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 213 (1890): id., ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 152 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 2(36 (1908;. Carpodacus thura thura, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 101 (1903). An egg of the White-browed Rose-Finch is of a greenish-blue colour, marked with a few brown specks at the broad end. It is of a regular oval shape, moderately glossy, and measures '89 by *61. 1. Dcirj'iling, Sikhim, 1st Aug. Hume Coll. Genus LOXIA, Linn. Loxia curvirostra, Linn. en. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. ta 'eker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 1 jtteivitson, J^ggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 212, pi. liv. ngs. n a, m ^1000; ; Wheelwright, A Spring fy Summ. in Lapl. p. 301 (1871) ; L)resser, 224 Birds Eur. iv. p. 127 (1872) ; Seebohm, Brit Birds, ii. p. 30, pi. 13 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 435 (1888) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 234, pi. 56. fig. 1 (1896) ; Hey, Eier Vog. Miitel- europ. p. 311, pi. 42, tigs. 26-29 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 339 (1902) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 432 (1902) : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 269 (1908). Loxia cnrvirotra curvirostra, Hartert, log. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 117 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 78, pi. 12. figs. 26-29 (1906). Loxia curvirostra anglica, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 119 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 77 (1906). Loxia anjrlica, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 269 (1908). Loxia curvirostra scotica, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 120 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 75, pi. 26. fig. 8 (1906). Loxia scotica', Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 269 (1908). Eggs of the Common Crossbill are usually of a regular oval form, but sometimes they are much pointed. They have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from white to pale greenish-blue, and this is marked, chiefly at the larger end, with spots, specks, small blotches, and short crooked lines of deep chocolate- brown or reddish-brown and underlj'ing lilac. These markings sometimes form a wreath round the larger end of the egg, or an ill-defined cap, but as a rule they are sparse and scattered. Specimens measure from '8 to -96 in length, and from *6 to '68 in breadth. 3. Ross-shire. 4. Ross-shire, May. 4. Scotsburn, Ross-shire, 2nd April (R. Macdonald}. 3. Scotsburn, April (R. M.). 3. Balnagowan, Ross -shire, 30th March (R. M. : Tristram Coll}. 4. Balnagown, llth March (R. M.}. 5. Cheviot Hills, 2nd June. 4. Christiania, Norway, 23rd March (R. Collett). 4. Sweden, 12th Feb. (H. Wheel- wright}, 3. Wermland, Sweden, 27th Feb. 4. Wermland, 24th March. 4. Wermland, llth April. 4. Carlstad, Wermland (H. W. : Tristram Coll.}. 4. Gardsjo, Sweden, 30th May (H. W.}. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. . Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. WT. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.J. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radclifle Saunders. Esq. [P.]. W7: Radclifle Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. LOXIA. 225 Loxia pityopsittacus, Borlch. Loxia pityopsittacus, Thicn. Fortpftanz. yes. Voq. tab. xxxvi. fig1. 17 a, b (184o-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab! 76. fig. 12 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 121 (1872); Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 310, pi. 42. fig. 25 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 340 (1902) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 430 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 270 (1909). Loxia cuvvirostra, Seebohm, Eyas of Brit. Birds, p. 234, pi. 56. fig. 2 (1896). Loxia pytyopsittaeus, Hartert, Yog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 122 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 79, pi. 12. fig. 25 (1906). The eggs of the Parrot-Crossbill resemble those of L. carvirostra both in size and colour. i>. Sweden. Gould Coll. 2. Sweden (H. Wheel ID right}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Wermland, 8th M&rch \Meves). Seebohm Coll. 2. Wermland, 20th March (Meves). Seebohm. Coll. 4. Wermland, 27th March (Meves). Seebohm Col). :>. Wermland, 13th April (Meres). Seebohm Coll. 4. Wermland, 27th March. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. 4. Wermland, 18th Feb. (Nilsson). Crowley Bequest. 3. Carlstad, Wermland (H. W.: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.} 4. Nerike, Sweden, 30th March. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Loxia bifasciata (Brehm). Loxia bifasciata, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 37, pi. 19 (1884) ; id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 234, pi. 56. fig. 3 (1896) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mittel- europ. p. 314. pi. 124. fig. 18 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 343 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 270 (1909). Loxia leucoptera bifasciata, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 123 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 81 (1906). Eggs of the Two-barred Crossbill are similar to those of L. curvirostra but somewhat smaller. They measure from '8 to -89 in length, and from '56 to '6 in breadth. 4. Archangel, N. Russia, 2nd April. Crowley Bequest. 4. Archangel, 20th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Archangel, 14th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 12. Petropavlovsk, Kamtchatka, W. Radcliffe Saunderg, Esq. 26th June. [P.]. Loxia leucoptera, Gmel Loxia leucoptera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 443 (1888) ; Ridgw. . 53 (1901) ; Dresser, Mai " ' Hand-l. v. p. 271 (1909). * *V/U.\^V7 LI f^J.ttj »^7/C/U / /'<--* V_/t*t/« J^ft/l 1*0 J~f « . Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 53 (1901) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 342 (1902) ; Sharpe, j VOL. V. 226 FBINGILLID^. Eggs of the White-winged Crossbill are similar to those of L. curvirostra but somewhat smaller. They measure from *78 to •85 in length, and from '53 to *6 in breadth. 2. Labrador, 17th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1 . London, Western Canada ( Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 5. Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 3rd March Crowley Bequest. (Field Coll.). Genus PYRRHULA, Briss. Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linn.}. Fringilla pyrrhula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 415, tab. xxxvi. fig. 3 a-c (1845-54). Pyrrhula vulgaris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. tig. 7 (1855-63) [part.]. Pyrrhula major, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 97 (1876) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 237 (1896) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 334 (1902). Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 446 (1888) ; id. Hand-l v. p. 271 (1909). Pyrrhula pyrrhula major, Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 331, pi. 41. figs. 1-4 (1900). Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula, Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. i. p. 93 (1903) ; Jourd. Ecjgs Eur op. Birds, p. 71, pi. 9. figs. 1-4 (1906). Eggs of the Northern Bullfinch are similar to those of P. europcea described below. They measure from '7 to -79 in length, and from •55 to -6 in breadth. 4'. Lapland, 1st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.). 5. Tornea, Lapland. W. Radcliffe Saundeis, Esq. 6. Muonioniska, Lapland, 19th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Finland (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 6. Reval, Baltic Provinces, 6th June Seebohin Coll. (Russow). Pyrrhula europaea, Vieill. Pyrrhula vutoaris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 7 (1855-63) [part.] ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 211, pi. liv. fig. i (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 51, pi. 12 (1884) ; id. Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 236, pi. 56. figs. 6 & 7 (1896). Pyrrhula europaea, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 101 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 447 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 333 (190:2); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 271 (1909). Pyrrhula pyrrhula minor, Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 332, pi. 41. figs. 5-8 (1900). I'YRIIIIULA. 227 Pyrrhula pyrrhula europaaa, Hartcrt, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 94 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 69, pi. 9. tigs. 5-8 (1906). The eggs of the Common Bullfinch are of a pointed oval form and moderately glossy. The ground-colour is bluish-green, spotted and blotched with chocolate or reddish-brown and underlying lilac. The markings, which sometimes include short lines and streaks, are generally dense at the large end, where they form a zone or cap, and rather sparse elsewhere. The Collection contains a set of white eggs from Invermoriston. Specimens measure from •? to *85 in length, and from -53 to -6 in breadth. Three eggs from Cassel, Germany, are abnormally small. They measure respectively : -55 by '42 ; *59 by '49 ; and *62 by -5. 5. Invermoriston, Inverness-shire, 22nd May (Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Lochend, Inverness-shire, 1st June (Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Inverness, llth May (Hargitt Coll.}. 1. Castle Eden, Durham (Tristram Coll.}. 4. Sparham, Norfolk, 26th May (F. Nor ff ate). 5. Sparham, 26th May (F. N.). 4. Cambridgeshire (J. Baker}. 3. Luton Park, Bedfordshire, 28th May. 6. Luton Park, 28th May. 9. Middlesex. 5. Wembley Hill, Middlesex, 4th May. 4. Wembley Hill, 6th June. 5. Til ford, Surrey, June. 5. Tilford. 5. Kent (Hargitt Coll.}. 5. Kent (Hargitt Coll.). 4. West Meon, Hants, 3rd June (S. H. Wallis}. 5. Torquay, Devon, 1st June (H. P. Saunders). 5. Coblenz, Germany, 10th May. 3. Cassel, Germany, 20th May. 3. Altenkirchen, Germany, 18th May. 3. Altenkirchen, 18th May. 6. Altenkirchen, 2nd June. Seebohm Coll. Seebohrn Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. RadclirTe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-l- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 3. Strawberry Hill, Surrey, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 228 FRINQILLID^i. Genus PINICOLA, Vieill. Pinicola enucleator (Linn.). Fringilla enucleator, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 418, tab. xxxvi. fig. 1 (1845-54), Cory thus enucleator, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 20. fig. 11, tab. 76. fig. 11 (1855-63) ; Wheelwright, A Spring $ Summ. in Lapl. p. 308 (1871). Pvrrhula enucleator, Hewitson, Eggs of Bnt. Birds, i. p. 210*, pi. liii* m (1856). Pinicola enucleator, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. Ill (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 459 (1888) [part.] ; Rey. Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 334, pi. 41. figs. 13-17 (1900) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 417, pi. xii. (1902) ; Dresser, Man, Pal Birds, pt. i. p. 338 (1902) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 74, pi. 9. figs. 13-17 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 273 (1909). Loxia enucleator, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 41, pi. 12 (1884) ; id. Eqgs of Brit. Birds, p. 235, pi. 56. fig. 4 (1896). Pinicola enucleator enucleator, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 114 (1904> Eggs of the Pine-Grosbeak are mostly of an elongate oval form and are usually rather glossy. The ground-colour is greenish-blue, boldly spotted and blotched with chocolate and reddish-brown and underlying lilac-grey. The markings are distributed over the entire shell, but they are denser and larger over the broader half of the egg, where they often form a zone and are more or less confluent. Specimens measure from '98 to 1-12 in length, and from *67 to "72 in breadth. 2. Quick] ock, Sweden (H. Wheel- Crowley Bequest. wright}. 6. Lapland (J. Wolley}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Lapland (H. W. : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Lapland (H. W.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Lapland (H. W.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Kyrrowara, Lapland, 10th June Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Tornea, Lapland, June (Meves). Crowley Bequest. 4. Tornea, 24th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Tornea. 19th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Tornea, 24th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Tornea, 28th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Muonioniska, Lapland, SOth May. D. Meinertzhagen, Esq. [P.]. 3. Muonioniska, 12th June. Seebohm Coll. 3. Muonioniska, 12th June. Seebohm Coll. 4. Muonioniska, 13th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Russian Lapland, 23rd June (J. W.}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Regen Selka, 16th June. Crowley Bequest. 2. Finland (J. W. : Tristram Coll.). Crowiey Bequest. 3. Kyro, Finland, 23rd June (7m- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). riNICOLA. PYRRHULORHYNCHA. 220 Pinicola canadensis, Cab. Piiiicola enucleatov, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 459 (1888) [part.] ; Xchrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. Ill (1899) [part.]. Pinicola enucleator canadensis, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 60 (1901). Pinicola canadensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 274 (1909). An egg of the Canadian Pine-Grosbeak does not differ from that of P. enucleator. It measures 1-08 by •?. 1. Canada (Xehrkorn). Crowley Bequest. Genus URAGUS, Keys. $ Bias. Uragus sibiricus (Pall.). (Plate X. fig. 21.) Uragus sibiricus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 464 (1888) Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. Ill (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 332 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 274 (1909). Uragus sibirica sibirica, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 86 (1903). Eggs of the Long-tailed Rosefinch are of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are pale greenish-blue, sparingly spotted and marked round the larger end with black, and sometimes with a few pale grey undermarkings. They measure from '71 to '79 in length, and from -52 to -55 in breadth. 4. Dauuria, 19th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Dauuria. Crowley Bequest. 2. Darasun, Dauuria, June (Dybowski: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus PYRRHULORHYNCHA, Giglioli. Pyrrhulorhyncha pyrrhuloides (Pall.). Pyrrhulorhyncha pyrrhuloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 475 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 275 (1909). Schcenicola schceniclus pyrrhuloides, Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 293, pi. 123. fig. 3 (1904). Eniberiza pyrrhuloides, Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 372 (1902) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 116, pi. 15. fig. 3 (1906). Emberiza pyrrhuloides pyrrhuloides, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 198 (1904). Eggs of the Thick-billed Reed-Bunting are of a broad pointed oval shape and distinctly glossy. They closely resemble those of Emberiza schceniclus, and the ground-colour is purplish- grey, olive- grey or clay-colour, more or less heavily marked with twisted and knotted lines and spots of deep chocolate-brown which are often 230 blurred at the edges and shade off into the surrounding ground-colour. Pale violet-grey underlying markings are usually present. They measure from 78 to '83 in length, and from -58 to -6 in breadth. 4. S.E. Europe. Crowley Bequest. 5. Orenburg, E. Russia, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Orenburg, 25th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I 2. Astrakhan, 28th April. Crowley Bequest. Genus EMBERIZA, Briss. Emberiza schceniclus, Linn. Emberiza schceniclus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 3G9, tab. xxxiii. fig. 9, a-c ^1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 187, pi. xlvii. fig. i (1856) ; Seebohm $ Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 117 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 241 (1878) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 339 ; id., Brit. Birds, ii. p. 135, pi. 15 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 480 (1888) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 248, pi. 57. figs. 13 & 14 (1896) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 370 (1902) ; Jourd. Eggs Eur op. Birds, p. 113, pi. 14. figs. 2-6 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 276 (1909). Schoenicolaarundinacea,,&rtes. 15 & 16 (1896) ; Popham, Ibis, 1897, p. 96 ; 1898, p. 503 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 112 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 363 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 188 (1904) ; Jaurd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 112, pi. 15. fig. 6 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 277 (1909). Schcenicola pusilla, Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 294, pi. 123. fig. 6 (1904). The eggs of the Little Bunting are of abroad oval form, somewhat sharply pointed and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is variable. In some eggs it is lavender-grey ; in others pale ashy-blue or pale green, and in others again pale pinkish-buff. The markings are more uniform, consisting of spots, streaks and twisted lines of rich purplish-brown or reddish-brown, so intense at times as to appear almost black. These surface-markings are more or less blurred at the edges and blend with the surrounding ground-colour. The underlying shell-markings consist of blotches and clouds of laverider- or lilac-grey. Numerous eggs measure from '65 to *79 in length, and from '52 to *6 in breadth. 2. East Finmark, 22nd June (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 2. Archangel, N. Russia, 22nd June. Crowley Bequest. 5. Pinega, Archangel, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Petehora River, Lat. 68C N., 23rd Seebolim Coll. June (H. Seebohm fy J. A. Har- vie-Brown) . 6. Yenesei River, Lat. 67° N., 6th Seebohm Coll. June (H. S.). 5. Yenesei River, Lat. G6£°N., 23rd Seebohm Coll. June (//. S.) EMDER1ZA. 233 3. Yenesei llivcr, Lat. (iG-*°N., 27th Seebohm Coll. June (//. S.). 3. Yenesei River, Lat. 67° N., 30th Seebohm Coll. June (H. S.). 1. Amur River (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Emberiza rustica, Pall. Hypocentor rusticus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 12. fig. 13 ; tab. 76. fig. 10(1855-63). Einberi/a rustica, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 157, pi. (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 229 (1877) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 140, pi. 15 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. xii. p. 490 (1888) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 572 (1891) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 249, pi. 68. fig. 5 (1896) ;' Newton, P. Z. S. 1897, p. 893, pi. li. rigs. 8 & 9 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 112 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 362 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun, pt, ii. p. 188 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. Ill, pi. 14. rig. 7 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 277 (1909). Euspiza rustica, Reij, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 297, pi. 38. fig. 7 (1900). Eggs of the Rustic Bunting are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. Two eggs have the ground-colour pale greyish- green, mottled all over with two shades of greenish-brown and a black hair-line across the larger end. Under these markings, which are very thickly disposed over the shell, may be detected traces of underlying greyish spots. Eight eggs have the ground-colour pale blue or greenish-blue, spotted and blotched, especially towards the larger end, with olive-brown and lavender-grey, the latter colour forming a more or less distinct zone round the broad end. They measure from -78 to -81 in length, and from '55 to -61 in breadth.* 2. Archangel, N. Russia, 16th June. Seebohm Coll. 4. Archangel, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest. 4. Pinega, Archangel, 20th June. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. Emberiza fucata, Pall. (Plate XI. figs. 1-4.) Emberiza fucata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 493 (1888) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 577 (1891) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 112 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 360 (1902) ; La Touche,Ibis, 1906, p. 631 ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 277 (1909). Emberiza fucata fucata, Hfotert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 187 (1904). Eggs of the Grey-hcad|ed Bunting vary from a broad oval to a * Baedeker's figures of the efcgs of this Bunting are good, but Bree's repro- duction of one of them is altogether wrong and unrecognizable. Mr. Dresser's description of the eggs in the ]Birds of Europe ' applies to those of some other species of Bunting, and he y-as evidently misled by his correspondent. He subsequently obtained genuini eggs. (Cf. Newton, I. c.) 234 FRINGILLIDJ5. nearly circular form and are distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is white or yellowish -white and the markings are of two types. In five clutches the entire surface of the shell is more or less thickly and finely mottled all over with dull reddish-brown or purplish-brown and underlying violet-grey. In two other clutches the markings take the form of distinct spots and small blotches of reddish-brown and pale lilac, and one has additional fine irregular lines and spots of burnt-sienna. They measure from '72 to -82 in length, and from '58 to *65 in breadth. The roundest egg measures '75 by '65. 1. Amur River, E. Siberia (Dy- Crowley Bequest. bowski : Tristram Coll.}. 1. Amur River (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 5. Chin-kiang, China, 28th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.I 4. Chin-kiang, 28th June. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.]. 4. Chin-kiang, 2nd July. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.J. 5. Fujiyama, Hondo, Japan, 1st W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. July. p?.]. 5. Fujiyama, 29th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Emberiza arcuata, Sharpe. (Plate XI. fig. 5.) Emberiza arcuata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 494 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 361 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 278 (1909). Emberiza fucata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 252 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests £ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 166 (1890). Emberiza fucata arcuata, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 187 (1904). Two eggs of the Himalayan Grey-headed Bunting taken at Simla are of a regular oval or pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are pale greenish-grey, densely speckled and mottled all over with very pale umber-brown and underlying grey. The markings are more dense at the large end than elsewhere and form an ill-defined cap. They measure respectively : *85 by '57 ; '79 by -56. 2. Simla, Himalaya, June. Hume Coll. Emberiza elegans, Temm. Emberiza elegans, Radde, Reis. Siberia, ii, p. 165, pi. v. (1863); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 497 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 122 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 355 (1902); Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. ii. p. 174 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 278 (1909). Two eggs of the Yellow -throated Bunting are of a rather broad and somewhat pointed oval shape and very glossy. The ground- colour is whitish faintly clouded with lilac-grey, and somewhat 235 sparingly marked with small spots and a few irregular lines of deep chocolate-brown. They measure respectively "73 by 59 and '79 by -6. 2. Amur River (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. N Emberiza chrysophrys, Pall. (Plate XI. figs. 6 & 7.) Emberiza chrysophrys, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 498 (1888) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 356 (1902) ; Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 189 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 113 (1906 ) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 278 (1909). Three out of the four eggs of the Yellow-browed Bunting in the Collection are very similar to the eggs in the last-mentioned clutch of E. fucata, described above. They are of a very broad oval shape and distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is white, clouded with pale lilac-grey, and smudged with pale umber-brown and with irregular lines, dashes, and spots of dark umber-brown. In the fourth egg (rig. 6) the whole surface is heavily clouded with pale umber-brown, the lilac-grey markings being hardly apparent, though the dark markings are similar to those in the other three eggs of the clutch. They measure from '68 to *73 in length, and from '57 to '58 in breadth. 4. Sidemi, E. Siberia, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Emberiza flaviventris (Stepli.) . Emberiza flaviventris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 499 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 112 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 184 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p. 143 (1902); Reichenow, Vog. Afr. iii. p. 284 (1904) ; Haagner $ Ivy, Journ. S. African Orn. Union (2) i. no. 1, pi. iii. tig. 3 (1907); Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 278 (1909). An egg of the Golden -breasted Bunting is of a rather broad and poinied oval form and very glossy. It is very pale bluish-white, wreathed round the larger end with a tracery of fine irregular lines and markings of dark chocolate-brown and lilac-grey. It measures '79 by *59. Stark describes the eggs of this species as being " white thickly marked all over with scrawls and hair-like zigzag lines of very dark purplish-brown or black." 1. Grahainstown, South Africa. A. Haagner & R. H. Ivy, Esqs. [P.]. 236 FRINGILLID^E. Emberiza melanocephala, Scop. Emberiza melanocephala, TJiien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 360, tab. xxxiii. fig. 3, a-c (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 151 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 133, pi. (1875); beebokm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 165, pi. 15 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 503 (1888) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 261 (1890) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 254, pi. 58. figs. 6 & 7 (1896) ; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, pt. i. p. 346 (1902) ; Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 170 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Euro/). Birds, p. 101, pi. 14. figs. 12-15 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 279 (1909). Euspiza melanocephala, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 3. fig. 9 (1855-63) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 298, pi. 38. figs. 12-16 (1900). Tbe eggs of the Black-headed Bunting vary in shape from a broad to an excessively long narrow oval and are moderately glossy. They are very pale greenish-blue, varying somewhat in shade, speckled and spotted all over with dull reddish-brown and under- lying lavender-grey, the markings being more dense at the larger end. On some eggs the spots are large and might almost be termed blotches ; on others they are all fine ; while sometimes both large and small markings are combined on the same specimen. The eggs vary greatly in size, measuring from -82 to 1'03 in length, and from *6 to '7 in breadth. 4. Montenegro, 15th June. 1. Dalmatia. 5. Greece ( T. Kriiper'). 4. Greece (T. K.). 4. Missolong-hi, Greece, 3rd June ( W. H. Simpson : Tristram Coll.). 1. Attica, Greece, 20th May (T. K.). 2. Attica, 27th May (T. K.). 1 . Attica, 1st June" (T. K.}. 4. Attica, 1st June (T. K.}. 4. Attica, 4th June. 8. 4. 4. Skopelos I. Skopelos I. Parnassus, , Greece, 1st June. , 1st June. Greece, May (H. See- bohm). 3. Parnassus, 17th May (H. S.). 6. Parnassus, 18th Mav (H. S.). 4. Parnassus, 19th May (H. S.). 6. Parnassus, 19th May (H. S.). 7. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). 8. Parnassus, 21st May (H. Sr). 8. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). 6. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). 2. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). 8. Parnassus, 21st May (H. S.). W. RadcliiFe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Dr. Thienemann. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll, Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. ESIUERI7A. 237 3. rarnassus, 21st May (//. $.). Seebohm Coll. ('). rarnassus, 21st May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Asia Minor, 4th June. Seebohm Coll. 4. Asia Minor, 4th June. Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, Kith May (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 3. Smyrna, 17th May (T. K.}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Smyrna, 18th May (T. K.}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Smyrna, 26th May (ZV -ST.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Smyrna, 1st June (T. K.}, Seebohm Coll. 1 . Smyrna, 2nd June ( T. K.}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Baluchistan. 3rd Mav. W. Radcliffe Saunders, ESQ. Clutch containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 3. South Russia, 30th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Emberiza luteola, Sparrm. Emberiza luteola, Scully, Stray Feath. iv. p. 167 (1876) j Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 506 (1888) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 262 (1888); Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 211 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammt. p. 112 (1899) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 347 (1902) ; id., Ibis, 1904, p. 109, pi. iii. figs. 7-9 ; Hartert, Voq. Pal Faun. pt. ii. p. 171 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 102, pi. 14. figs. 10, 11 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 279 (1909). Euspiza luteola, Wardlaw-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 66; Hey. Eier Voq. Mitteleurop. p. 299, pi. 38. figs. 10, 11 (1900). Eggs of the Red-headed Bunting closely resemble those of E. melanocephala. They are of a broad oval shape and have a con- siderable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is very faint bluish- white, minutely speckled or spotted all over with umber-brown and underlying lilac-grey, the markings in some specimens forming an irregular wreath round the broad end. They measure from -78 to •90 in length, and from -57 to '63 in breadth. 2. Askabad, 25th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Afghanistan, 19th June (#. G. Seebohm Coll. Wardlaw-Ramsay) . 3. Issvk-kul. Turkestan, 17th May. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Saisan-nor, Turkestan, 1st May. Crowley Bequest. 2. Saisan-nor, 8th June. Crowley Bequest. Emberiza aureola, Pall. Hypocentor aureola, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 12. fig. 11 (1855-63). Euspiza aureola, Baedeker, J. f. O. 1856, p. 33, tab. ii. fig. 15 ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 603 (1891) ; Hey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 296, pi. 38. figs. 8, 9 (1900). Emberiza aureola, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 223 (1871) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iii. p. 164, pi. (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 509 (1888) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 259 (1890) ; Mirk. Kat. EiersammL p. 112 (1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, 238 pt. i. p. 349 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal Faun. pt. ii. p. 173 (1904) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 103, pi. 14. figs. 8, 9 (1906) j Sharpe, Hand-l. V. p. 279 (1909). The eggs of the Yellow-breasted Bunting are mostly of a broad oval form and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are very variable. Some are quite inseparable from eggs of E. schcenidus. Others are greyish-green, blotched and smeared with two shades of olive-brown, and some underlying lavender- grey, and with some spots and short lines of deep brown or black. Others again are purplish-grey marked with spots, specks, and lines of deep purplish- brown and clouds and smears of lilac-grey. They measure from '72 to -85 in length, and from '58 to -62 in breadth. 3. Archangel, Russia (Nordvt). Seebohm Coll. 1. South Russia (Tristram Coll.).- Orowley Bequest. 5. Moscow, 9th June (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll. 2. Darasun, Dauria, S. Siberia Seebohm Coll. (Dybowski). 2. Darasun (Dybowski). Seebohm Coll. 3. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 9th June Seebohm Coll. (Kibort). 5. Krasnoyarsk, 9th June (Kibort). Seebohm Coll. 4. Krasnoyarsk, 24th June (Kibort). Seebohm Coll. 4. Krasnoyarsk, 8th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Krasnoyarsk, 8th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 6. Krasnoyarsk, 13th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Altai Mountains (Tancre). Seebohm Coll. 2. East Siberia (Dybowski : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 5. Saporo, Yezo, Japan, 15th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Emberiza citrinella, Linn. Emberiza citrinelia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 363, tab. xxxiii. fig. 4, a-d (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 3. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 188, pi. xlvii. fig. ii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 171 (1871) [part.]; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 160, pi. 13 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, B. M. xii. p. 515 fif Europ. Birds, p. 98, pi. 13. figs. 6-11 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 279 (1909). Emberiza citrinella citrinella, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 167 (1904). The eggs of the Yellow Bunting or Yellow Ammer are of a broad oval form and are frequently highly glossy. The ground- colour varies from purplish-white to pale pinkish-buff. The markings consist chiefly of spots and an intricate network of lines of a deep purplish-brown or black. The spots are generally small EMBERIZA. 239 and few in number ; the lines vary in thickness from that of the finest hair to that of an ordinary pin and are distributed in a very irregular manner over the whole shell, but they are more numerous and more tangled at the broad end of the egg than elsewhere. The shell-markings, which are sometimes very prominent, are pearly- grey in colour and in some specimens consist of clouds and smears, causing a marbled appearance, and in others of specks and fine lines only. The eggs measure from -8 to '95 in length, and from '6 to •68 in breadth. Some curious abnormally shaped eggs of this species were received in the Crowley Bequest. 3. Lochend, Inverness-shire (Haryitt Coll.). 3. Lochend (Haryttt Coll.}. 4. Lochend (Haryitt Coll.). 5. England. 5. Burgh-by-Sands, Carlisle, Cum- berland, 1st June. 5. Stanwix, Carlisle, 6th June (T. Peal). 4. Keswick, Cumberland. 5. Scarborough, Yorkshire, May. 6. Scarborough, 26th June. 5. Sparham, Norfolk, 20th May (F. Noryate). 3. Sparham, June (F. N.). 4. Cambridgeshire. 6. Cambridgeshire. 5. Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge, 23rd May. 5. Tilford, Surrey. 4. Tilford. 2. Churt, Surrey. 1. Churt. 7. Epping Forest, Essex. 3. Bentley, Hampshire, 26th April (Rargitt Coll.). 3. Little Haveu Wood, Pembroke, 27th April. - 4. Dingdong, Penzance, 1st June. 5. Two mile Copse, nr. Weymouth, Dorset, 7th June (R. Wallis). 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 14th May (H. Seebohm). 6. Valkenswaard, 14th May (H. S.). 5. Valkenswaard, 16th May (H. S.). 3. Valkenswaard, 16th May (H. &). 5. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.). 4. Valkeuswaard, 25th May (H S.). 3. Valkenswaard, 29th May (H. S.). 3. Valkenswaard, 29th May (//. &). 4. Pomeiania (7'. Holland). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Old Collection. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P-]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Cull. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 240 FRINGILLID^K. r>. Pomerania, 4tli May (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania, 10th May (T. H.). ' Seebohm Coll. o. Pomerania, llth June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 25th June (T. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Spandau, Berlin, Germany, 5th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. May. [P.]. 0. SzigetcsSp, Hungary, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. L *_]• 5. Szigetcse"p, llth June. W". Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Szigetcse*p, 12th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Clutches containing an egg of the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). 3. Faversham, Kent, 1st July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq [P.J. 3. Tollar, Dorset, 4th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Neudorf, Moravia, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Eeq. 1. Padochan, Moravia, 19th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq [P.]. 3. Oslawan, Moravia, 19th May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (F. A. Cerwa). [P.J 4. Oslawan, 27th May (F. A. 6) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 253 (1872) ; Baird, Brewer, $ Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 515 (1874) ; Seebohm $ Harvie-Brown. Ibis, 1876, p. 117; Seebohm, Ibis, 1878, p. 341. Calcarius lapponicus, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 183 (1887) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 579 (1888) ; MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 441 (1892) ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitttleurop. p. 295, pi. 38. figs. 22-26 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 373 (1902) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 451, pi. xi. figs. 19-24 (1902); Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, p. 117, pi. 14. figs. 22-26 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 287 (1909). Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 155 (1901) ; Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 200 (1904). Eggs of the Lapland Bunting are of a somewhat narrow and pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. The coloration is very variable. In one type the ground-colour varies from pale grey to pale brown, and is almost completely concealed by confluent clouds and smears of yellowish-brown, liver-brown, or dull reddish-brown, over which are to be seen spots, short lines and scrawls of deep chocolate-brown. In another type the ground-colour is decidedly greenish, blotched and clouded with lilac-grey and also marked with spots and scrawls of rich purplish-brown, chiefly at the broad end. In a third type, which appears to be rare, the ground-colour is greenish-grey, and the whole shell is thickly speckled with light greenish-brown. Intermediate forms also occur. They measure from '74 to '9 in length, and from '57 to '68 in breadth. CALCARIUS. 257 2. Arctic America. 1. Arctic America. 6. St. Michael's, Alaska, 5tli June (JE. W. Nelson : Henshaw Coll.). 6. St. Michael's, 9th June (E. W. N. : Henshaw Coll ). 5. St. Michael's, 12th June (E. W. N. • Henshaw Coll.). 1. St. Michael's, June (E. W. N.). 4. Franklin Bay, Anderson River, Arctic America (R. W. MacFar- lane : Henshaw Coll.). 1. Anderson River, 26th June (R. W. MacF. : Henshaw Coll.). 6. Greenland (Tristram Coll.). 3. Greenland. 2. Greenland (Holboll). 4. Greenland. 4. Greenland. 3. Greenland. 4. Greenland (Erichsen). 2. Greenland (Ericlisen). 3. Greenland. 3. Greenland. 5. Holsteinborg, Greenland, 26th May. 5. Egedesminde, Greenland, 17th June. 4. Godshavn, Greenland (Erichsen). 2. Iceland ( W. Proctor). 5. Lapland, 20th June. 6. Lapland, 17th June. 1. Lapland (Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Quickiock, Lapland, 1st June (H. Wheelwright: Tristram Coll.). 6. Quickiock, 9th June (H. W.: Tristram Coll.). 3. Tornea, Lapland, 20th June. o. Muonioniska, Lapland (H. W.). 6. Enontekis, Lapland, 22nd June. 5. East Finmark (Nordvi). 6. East Fiiimark (Nordvi). 4. East Finmark (Nordvi). 5. East Finmark, 3rd June (Meves). 5. Finland, 25th June. 5. Petchora lliver, Lat. 68° N., 22nd June (//. Seebohm fy J. A. Harvie- Brown). VOL. v. Dr. Rae [P.]. Sir John Richardson [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Governor Holboll [C.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [PJ. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ['P.]. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclitte Sauuders. Esq. [P.I. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm ColL Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.J. Seebohm Cell. 258 FKINGILLID.E. 5. Petchora River, Lat. 68° N., 23rd Seebohm Coll. June(JZ. 8. 8f J. A. H.-B.). 5. Yenesei River, Siberia, Lat. Seebohm Coll. 71£° N., July (jff. AS.). 6. Yenesei River, Lat. 71|° N., July Seebohm Coll. (JBT.&). Calcarius pictus (Siuains.). (Plate XII. fig. 2.) Plectrophanes pictus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 518 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 121 (1874). Calcarius pictus, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 584 (1888) ; MacFar- lane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 441 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml p. 114 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 160 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 287 (1909). The eggs of the Painted Bunting closely resemble some of the eggs of C. lapponicus. They measure from -79 to -87 in length, and from -59 to '65 in breadth. 3. Arctic America. Sir John Richardson [P.]. 2. Anderson River, British North Crowley Bequest. America, 22nd June (R. W. MacFarlane: Tristram Coll.). 3. Anderson River, 24th June ( It. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. MncF. : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Anderson River (R. W. MacF. : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.'). Calcarius ornatus (Towns.). (Plate XII. fig. 5.) Plectrophanes ornatus, Batrd, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 620 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 122 (1874). Calcarius oruatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 586 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier samml p. 114 (1899); Ridgio. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 162 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 287 (1909). The eggs of the Chestnut-collared Bunting are of an ordinary oval shape and glossy. They are greyish- or pinkish- white, marked with underlying clouds and blotches of lilac- or lavender-grey and with surface spots, scratches, and small blotches, which are bright reddish-brown in some specimens and deep purplish-brown in others. They measure from -69 to '78 in length, and from -56 to •62 in breadth. 2. British Columbia (J. K. L.). J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 3. 49th Parallel (G. M. Dawson). N. Amer. Boundary Coinm. 3. 49th Parallel (G. M. D.). N. Amer. Boundary Comm. 1. 49th Parallel (G. M. D.\ N. Anier. Boundary Comm. 3. Short Creek, 49th Parallel, 9th N. Amer. Boundary Conim. June (G. M. D.}. RHYNCHOPHANES. — CALAMOSt'IZA. 259 2. Short Creek, 10th June (6?. M . />.). N. Amer. Boundary Comm. 2. Short Creek, 10th June (G. M. D.}. N. Amer. Boundary Cornni. 1. South Dakota, U.S.A., 18th May. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus RHYNCHOPHANES, Baird. Rhynchophanes maccowni (Lawr.). (Plate XII. fig. 3.) Plectrophanes maccowni, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 523 (1874). Rhyncophanes maccowni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 589 (1888) ; * Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml.^. 114 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 165 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 288 (1909). Two eggs of Maccown's Bunting are elliptical in shape, and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are pale creamy- or brownish-buff, very indistinctly mottled with pale lavender and grey, and marked with some specks, scratches, scrawls and fine lines of umber-brown. They measure respectively : '81 by '59 ; •82 by -59. 2. Traders' Road, 49th Parallel N. Amer. Boundary Comm. (G. M. Dawson). Genus CALAMOSPIZA. Bonap. Calamospiza melanocorys, Stejn. Calamospiza bicolor, Baird, Brewer fy Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 61 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 163 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 593 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899). Calamospiza melanocorys, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 168 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 288 (1909). The eggs of the American Lark-Bunting are of a very broad oval shape and frequently spheroidal. They are very smooth, glossy, and of a pale blue colour. Many eggs are uniform, others are spotted with light rufous at the broad end. They measure from •79 to -9 in length, and from .62 to '1 in breadth. 4. Near Souris, 49th Parallel, 13th N. Amer. Boundary Comm. June (G. M. Dawsori). 2. 49th Parallel (G. M. D.}. N. Amer. Boundary Comm. 4. 49th Parallel (G. M. D.: Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll. shaw Cull.}. 1. Dane Co., Wisconsin (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 1. Denver, Colorado, 10th June. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 260 FRINGILLIDj'E. Germs SPIZA, Bonap. Spiza americana (Gmel.). Euspiza americana, Baird, Brewer fy Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 65 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 164 (1874). Spiza americana, Salv. fy Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 416 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 770 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) : Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 171 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 288 (1909). Eggs of the Black-throated "Bunting appear to be very variable in shape. One specimen in the Collection is almost spherical, another is nearly a perfect ellipse, and a third is a narrow pointed oval. The eggs are glossy and of a plain bluish- green colour. They measure from '79 to -82 in length, and from '6 to *64 in breadth. 1. North America (Henshaiv Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. San Antonio, Texas (Dr. Heer- Salvin-Godman Coll. mann). 2. San Antonio (Dr. Heermann : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 5. Cook Co., Illinois, 6th Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus CHONDESTES, Swains. Chondestes grammacus (Say). Chondestes grammaca, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 562 (1874) [part.]. Chondestes grammica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 591 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899). Chondestes grarnmacus grammacus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 176 (1901). Chondestes grammacus, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 289 (1909). The eggs of the Lark-Sparrow are of a broad oval shape and highly glossy. They are white, or very pale creamy-white, marked, almost entirely at the broad end, with spots, blotches, scratches and hair-lines of deep purplish-brown or black and some faint clouds and spots of lavender-grey. They measure from '75 to -82 in length, and from '6 to '66 in breadth. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.j. Chondestes strigatus (Swains.). (Plate XII. fig. 9.) Chondestes grammacus strigatus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 178 (1901). Chondestes strigatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 289 (1909). PO(ECETKS. Eggs of the Western Lark-Sparrow are indistinguishable from those of C. grammaci's. 6. Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A., 30th Salviii-Godnian Coll. May (Henshaw Coll.}. f>. Poway, California, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Poway, 26th Mav. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. San Pedro, Texas (R. E. Dresser: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. San Antonio, Texas (Dr. Heer- Crowley Bequest. matin: Tristram Coll.}. Genus POCECETES, Baird. Pocecetes gramineus (Gmel.). Fringilla graminea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 389, tab. xxxiv. fig. 8, a, b (1845-54). Poocaetes gramineus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 545 (1874). Pooacetes gramineus, Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 129 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. G70 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 116 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 289 (1909). Pooecetes grumineus gramineus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 182 (1901). Eggs of the Vesper Sparrow are of a pointed oval form and almost devoid of gloss. They are greyish-white, mottled with underlying lilac-grey or pinkish-brown, and sparingly marked with some surface-spots, lines, scratches, and small blotches of reddish-brown or deep purplish-brown. The markings are usually rather evenly distributed over the surface of the egg, but in some instances they form a confluent zone round the broad end. Specimens measure from '77 to '87 in length, and from '56 to -62 in breadth. 3. North America (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. North America (D. G. E. : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 1. North America. Salvin-Godman^Coll. 6. North America (Henshaiv Coll.). Salvin-Godman*Coll. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godraan Coll. 3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Ohio, July (N. A. Chapman : Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. 'Inst.f. 4. Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C. J. Princeton University, N. J. Pennock). [E . ]. 2. Massachusetts ( T. M. Brewer : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). o. West Newbury, Massachusetts, W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. 20th May (G. E. Oilman). [P.] 262 FRINGILLID^5. Pocecetes confinis, Baird. , (Plate XII. fig. 7.) Pocecetes gramineus, var. confinis, Hensh. Hep. Wheeler's Swv. v. p. 256 (1875). Pooecetes gramineus, Coues (nee GmeL), Butt. U. S. Geol. Sf Geogr. Swv. Terr. iv. p. 589 (1878). Pocecetes continis, Sharp?, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 672 (1888); id. Hand-l. v. p. 289 (1909). Pooscetes gramineus confinis, Ridgw. Birds Middle Sf North Amer. i. p. 184 (1901). Eggs of the Western Vesper Sparrow are indistinguishable from those of P. gramineus. They measure from '76 to '84 in length, and from *57 to '63 in breadth. 4. Lariraore, Washington, D.C., 18th Crowley Bequest. July. 4. Olympia, Washington, 23rd May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (F. W. Andros). [P.]. 3. Olympia, 23rd May (F. W. A.}. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus PASSERCULUS, JBonap. Passerculus princeps, Maynard. (Plate XII. fig. 6.) Passerculus princeps, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 540 (1874) ; 8/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 679 (1888) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 189 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 290 (1909). Two eggs of the Ipswich Sparrow are of a rather broad and pointed oval form, almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is pale creamy-white, spotted and blotched all over with brown or dull reddish-brown, and sparingly with lavender-grey. They measure respectively *78 by -58 and '78 by -57. 2. Grand Marian I., BaV of Fundy, Crowley Bequest. Nova Scotia (T. M. Brewer : Tristram Coll.). Passerculus savanna ( Wilson). Passerculus savanna, Baird, Brewer fy Hidqw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 533 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 127 (1874) [part.] ; id. Bull. U. S. Geol. 8f Geogr. Surv. Terr. iv. p. 588 (1878) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 290 (1909). Passerculus sandwichensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 674 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 116 (1899). Passerculus sandwichensis savanna, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle. Amer. i. p. 192 (1909). The eggs of the Savanna Sparrow are of a pointed oval form and PASSERCULUS. COTURNICULUS. almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is greenish-white or sometimes creamy-unite, densely mottled, speckled and blotched with various shades of reddish-brown and palo underlying lavender- givy. SjM'cimens measure from '74 to '85 in length, and from *55 to -61 in breadth. 1. North America. Old Collection. I. North America. Sal vin-Godman Coll. .'!. North America {Henshaw Col 1.}. Sal vin-Godman Coll. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Oodnian Coll. 6. Rhode Island, U. S. America. 2nd W. Undclilfe Sauaders, Esq. June. [P.]. Passerculus alaudinus (Bonap.}. (Plate XII. fig. 8.) Passerculus savanna, var. alaudinus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer Birds, i. p. 537 (1874). Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus, Nelson, Rep. Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 187 (1887). Passerculus sandwichensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 674 (1888) [part.]. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 194 (1901). Passerculus alaudinus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 290 (1909). Eggs of the Western Savanna Sparrow resemble those of P. savanna, but some clutches are more boldly marked with larger blotches of reddish-brown, and others are spotted and scratched with deep purplish-brown. They measure from '7 to '79 in length, and from -53 to *6 in breadth. 5. St. Michael's, Alaska, 16th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. (E. W. Nelson: Henshaw Coll.}. 5. St. Michael's (E. W. N. : Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.}. 2. Yukon River, Alaska, 9th June Salvin-Godman Coll. (J. Lofkhart: Smith*. Inst.). 5. Salt Lake City, Utah, loth June. W. Radclifle Saunders, Esq. [P.], Genus COTURNICITLUS, Bonap. Coturniculus passerinus (Wilson). (Plate XII. figs. 15, 19.) Coturniculus passerinus, Baird. Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, \. p. f)53 (1874) [part.] ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 384 (1886) [part.]; Sharpe, Hnnd-l v. p. 292 (1909). Ammodmmus savaunarum, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 687 (1888) [part.l; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 116 (1899). Coturniculus savannarum passerinus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 207 (1901). 264 Eggs of the Grasshopper- Sparrow are of a very rounded oval shape and moderately glossy. They are white, speckled and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with light red and deep lavender- grey, the markings often forming a zone or cap. They measure from -65 to *73 in length, and from '53 to *6 in breadth. 1. North America (Henshaw Coll}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Winnebago. Minnesota, U.S.A. Crowley Bequest. (H.W.Tolman: Tristram Co If.). 4. Winnebago, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Illinois. 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus AMMODROMUS, Swains. Ammodromus maritimns (Wilson). (Plate XII. figs. 18, 23.) Ammodromus maritimus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 560 (1874) [part.] ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 683 (1888) [part.] : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 116 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 293(1909). Ammodromus maritimus maritimus, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 214 (1901). Eggs of the Seaside Sparrow are of a blunt oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish-white, spotted or blotched with reddish-brown and underlying grey, the markings being generally concentrated about ':he larger end. They measure from •75 to -81 in length, and from -57 to -63 in breadth. ]. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. j. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. New Jersey (D. G. Elliot: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.}. 1, Saybrook, Connecticut. 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Sauuders. Esq. [p.]. Ammodromus caudacutus (Gmel). (Plate XII. fig. 16.) Ammodromus caudacutus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 557 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 685 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 116 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand- 1. v. p. 294 (1909). Ammodromus caudacutus caudacutus, Ridgw. Birds Nvrth fy Middle Amer. i. p. 220 (1901). Seven eggs of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow are of a blunt oval form MYIOSPIZA. H^MOPHILA. 265 and moderately glossy. They are greyish- or greenish-white, more or K-ss densely mottled and freckled with various shades of reddish- brown and some underlying lavender-grey. They measure from '72 to '79 in length and from '53 to '6 in breadth. 1. Xovth America (Smifhs. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Salt Marshes, New Jersey Crowley Bequest. ( Tristram Coll.). Genus MYIOSPIZA, Ridyw. Myiospiza peruana (Bonap.). Coturniculus peruanus, Scl. 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 60 (1888); Holland, Ibis, 1893, p. 484. Ammodromus peruanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 693 (1888). Myiospiza peruana, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 295 (1909). The eggs of the Yellow-shouldered Sparrow are of a rather narrow pointed oval shape and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are plain white. Four examples measure respectively : •81 by -58 ; -82 by '55 ; '85 by -56 ; '77 by -55. 4. Argentina, Oct. A. II. Holland, Esq. [C.J. Genus PLAGIOSP1ZA, Eidcjw. Plagiospiza super ciliosa (Swains.). (Plate XII. figs. 21, 22.) Haemophila superciliosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 722 (1888). Plagkspiza superciliosa, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 229 '(1901) : bharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 295 (1909). Two eggs of the Striped Sparrow are of a rather broad, somewhat pointed oval form and distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is white, with dots, spots, and small blotches of light red, dark reddish-brown and lilac-grey, scattered over the entire shell, bub most numerous about the larger end. They measure respectively •95 by 68 and -92 by -67. 2. Durango, Mexico, 30th April. Crowley Bequest. Genus HJEMOPHILA, Swains. Haemophila cassini ( Woodhouse). Amer., Ares, i. p. 391 (1886). Aimophila cassini, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle. Amer. i. p. 253 (1£01). Hsemophila cassini, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p'. 298 (1909). 266 FRINGILL1D.E. The eggs of Cassin's Sparrow are of a regular oval form, moderately glossy, and plain white. They measure from '68 to '79 in length, and from '54 to -6 in breadth. 3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America, 20th Mav. W. Radcliffe Saimders, Esq. [P.I. 3. Texas, April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus AMPHISPIZA, Cows. Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin). Poospiza bilineata, Heermann, Rep. Pacif. R. R. Surv. x. pt. iv. p. 14 (1859) [part; San Antonio, Texas] ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, \. p. 590 (1874) [part.]. Amphispiza bilineata, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 367 (1886); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 628 (1888) [part.]: id. Hand-l. v. p. 300 (1909). Amphispiza bilineata bilineata, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 263 (1901). Three eggs of the Black-throated Sparrow are of a regular oval shape, very glossy, and plain white. They measure from -65 to -73 in length, and from %52 to '55 in breadth. 1 . Rio Madeira, Texas (A. L. Heer- Crowley Bequest. mann : Tristram Coll.] 3. Rockport, Texas, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Amphispiza deserticola, Ridgw. Poospiza bilineata, Henshaw, Rep. Wheeler's Surv. v. p. 274 (1875). Amphispiza bilineata deserticola, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 265 (1901). Amphispiza deserticola, Shai'pe, Hand-l. v. p. 300 (1909). Three eggs of the Desert Sparrow are of a rather broad oval form, distinctly glossy, and plain bluish-white. They measure respectively : *7 by -58 ; '71 by -57 ; '71 by -57. 3. Arizona (H. W. Henshaw). Salvin-Godman Cell. Amphispiza belli (Cassin). (Plate XII. fig. 17.) Amphispiza belli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 629 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 300 (1909). Amphispiza belli belli, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 267 (1901). Four eggs of Bell's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and AMP-HISPIZA. POOSPIZA. 267 slightly glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, finely spotted all over with reddish-brown and with underlying small blotches and spots of violet-grey, the markings being most numerous refund the larger end. They measure from *71 to '72 in length, and from '53 to '55 in breadth. 4. San Bieg-o, California, 12th April W. Eadclifte Saunders, Esq. (O. W.Kniyht). [P.]. Amplrispiza nevadensis, Ridyw. (Plate XII. fig. 20.) Poospiza belli, var. nevadensis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 594 (1874). Amphispiza nevadensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 630 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 301 (1909;. Amphispiza belli nevadensis, Henshciw, Rep. Wheeler's Surv. 1879, p. 296 ; Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Anier. i. p. 270 (1901). Four eggs of the Sage-Sparrow are of a rather lengthened oval form and moderately glossy. They are very pale green, speckled and blotched with pale reddish-brown and purplish-grey. The markings are most frequent at the broad end, where they are more or less confluent and form a wide zone. In addition, the eggs have a few blotches and scrawls of very dark reddish-brown, almost black, scattered over their surface. They measure respectively : •8 by -57 ; '75 by -57 ; -82 by -57 ; -79 by -57. 4. Reno, Nevada, 25th May (H. W. Salvin-Godman Coll HensJiaw}. Genus POOSPIZA, Cab. Poospiza melanoleuca (I? Orb. $ Lafr.). (Plate XII. fig. 11.) Pcospiza melanoleuca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 638 (1888) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersam-ml. p. 115 (1899) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 302 (1909). Two eggs of the White-and-Grey Warbling-Finch are of a rather pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. They are white, sparingly spotted, chiefly round the larger end, where the markings form an irregular zone, with brownish-black and lilac-grey. They measure respectively '75 by -53 and '73 by -55. 2. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. 268 FRINGILLID^J. Genus JUNCO, Wagler. Junco hyemalis (Linn.). (Plate XII. fig. 13.) Junco hyemalis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 580 (1874); Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 141 (1874): Sharps. Hand-l. v. p. 303 (1909). Junco hiemalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 647 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 115 (1899). Junco hyemalis hyemalis. Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 278 (1901). Eggs of the Snow-bird or Slate-coloured Junco are of a regular oval shape and have a fair amount of gloss. They are creamy- white, mottled and blotched with pale reddish-brown and lilac-grey. The markings are often confluent at the broad end of the egg and form a cap. One example in the Collection is mottled entirely with faint lavender-grey. They measure from •? to '8 in length, and from 456 to '6 in breadth. 4. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Henshaw Coll.) Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake (S. Salvia-Godman Coll. Jones: Henshaiu Coll.). 2. Musquash, New Brunswick, 6th Crowley Bequest. May (A. Dunn : Tristram Coll.). 3. Musquash, 12th May (A. R. Crowley Bequest. Dresser). 4. Grand Manan I., Bay of Fundy, W. Radciiffe Saunders, Esq. Nova Scotia, 7th June (S. F. [P.]. Cheney). Junco oregonus (Townsend). Junco oregonus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 650 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 115 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 303 (1909). Junco oreganus oreganus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 283 (1901). Five eggs received in the Crowley Bequest and believed to be those of the Oregon Junco, vary greatly both in size and markings. Two resemble those of J. hyemalis, being white, spotted and blotched with light red and lilac, chiefly about the broad end. They measure respectively -74 by -57 and '76 by '6. A third egg is similar in colour, but much smaller, '71 by -53. Two eggs from Forfc Resolution are pale greenish-white, thickly and evenly spotted all over with brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively -8 by •59 and "75 by *6. No description of the eggs of this species appears to have been published. It seems doubtful if the eggs from Fort Resolution . . . . Middle Amer. i. p. 295 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 305 (1909). iceps, Drew, Bull. Nutt. Orn. C. vi. p. 90 (1881). JUNCO. — 8PIZELLA. have been correctly identified, but they appear to have been carefully collected. 1. Sorth America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. '_?. North America. Crowley Bequest. 2. Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, Crowley Bequest. British X. America, June. Junco caniceps ( Woodlwuse). Junco caniceps, Aiken, Amer. Sportsm. v. p. 370 (1875) ; Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. C. iii. p. 72 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 654 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (189_9) ; Ridgw. Birds North 4' Middle Amer. i. ] Junco cinereus caniceps, Two eggs of the Grey-headed Junco are much like those of J. hy emalis. They measure respectively -74 by '61 and -73 by '59. . Western United States. Crowley Bequest. Junco phaeonotus, Wagler. Junco cinereus, Sharpe (nee Linn.}, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 653 (1888) ; Nehrk: Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899). Junco phaeonotus phaeonotus, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 299 (1901). Janco phaeonotus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 305 (1909). Two eggs of the Mexican Junco are of a regular oval form, slightly glossy, and of a pale blue colour with spots of minute dark brown scattered over the larger end. They measure respectively *78 by -6 and -8 by -6. 2. Mexico, 2nd July (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus SPIZELLA, Bonap. Spizella monticola (Gmel.). (1909). Spizella monticola monticola, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 307 (1901). Two eggs of the East- American Tree-Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pale green colour, densely and very finely speckled and spotted all over with pale reddish-brown and lilac- or lavender-grey. They measure re- spectively *9 by *65 and -83 by *65. 2. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). FKINGJLLID^. Spizella ochracea, Brewster. (Plate XII. fig. 12.) Spizella monticola, -Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 282; id., Canad. Nat. vii. p. 147 (1862) ; Baird, Brewer $ R:dgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 3 (1874) [part.]; ManFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mm. xiv. p. 443 (1892). Spizella monticola ochracea, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 190 (1887) ; Ridyw. Bird* North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 309 (1901). Spizella ochracea, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 659 (1838) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 306 (1909). Some eggs of the West-American Tree-Sparrow resemble those of S. monticola, but the majority of those in the Collection are more brightly coloured and in some clutches the markings are much larger. The ground-colour is pale green, spotted and mottled with bright reddish-brown, the markings being often dense and confluent at the broad end, where they sometimes form an imperfect cap. Underlying the surface markings are many smears and clouds of purplish-grey. Eggs of this species, if all are correctly identified* vary greatly in size. The larger ones closely resemble the eggs of Zonotrichia leucophrys and its allies and should possibly be referred to one of those species. They measure from "7 to -86 in length, and from '55 to '63 in breadth. 4. St. Michael's, Alaska 20th June Salvin-Godmin Coll. (E. W. Nelson}. 4. Fort Anderson, Arctic America Salvin-Godman Coll. (R. MacFarlane: Henshaw Coll.). 4. Fort Anderson, 10th June (R. Crowley Bequest. MacF.: Tristram Coll.). 3. Fort Anderson, 18th June (R. Crowley Bequest. MacF.: Tristram Coll.). 5. Fort Anderson, 13th June (R. Salvin-Godman Coll. MacF.: Smiths. Iwt.\ 4. Fort Anderson, 22nd June (R. Salvin-Godman Coll. MacF.: Henshaw Coll.). 3. Souris River, North Dakota, N. Amer. Boundary Comra. 2nd June (G. M. Dawson). 4. Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. District. 3. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. Spizella socialis ( Wilson). Fringilla socialis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 392, tab. xxxv. fig. 17, a, b (1845-54). Spizella socialis, JRoss, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 232; id., Canad. Nat. vii. p. 147 (1862); Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 3 (1874) [part.J ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, B. M. xii. p. 660 (1888) [part.]; Nehrk. ~Kat. Eiersamml p. 115 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 306 (1909). Spizella socialis socialis, Ridgw. Birds North $• Middle Amer. i. p. 311 (1901). 271 The eggs of tho Chipping Sparrow are of a pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish-blue, spotted and blotched, almost entirely at the broad end, with dark purplish-brown or black, and lilac-grey or pinkish-brown. The markings are sparse and small in size and rarely extend to the smaller half of the egg. Specimens measure from *6 to '72 in length, and from -5 to '55 in breadth. 4. North America. Gould Coll. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Saivin-Godman Coll. 4. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.I 4. Fort Simpson. B. II. Ross, Esq. j P.j. 4. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.J 2. Fort Resolution, Great Slave Saivin-Godman Coll. Lake (B. R. Ross: Smiths. Inst.). 5. Bangor, Maine, 20th May (T. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Bailey}. [P.I 4. New York (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.^. 0. Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Saivin-Godman Coll. 4. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. West Newbury, Massachusetts, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 28th May. ' [P.]: 3. Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C. J. Princeton University, N. J. Pennock). [E.]. 4. West Chester Co., Pennsylvania, Crowley Bequest. 10th June. 2. Good Ground, Long Island (C. B. Princeton University, N. J. Lowe). [E.]. Spizella mexicana, Nelson. Spizella socialis mexicana, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 313 (1901). Spizella mexicana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 306 (1909). Eggs of the Mexican Chipping Sparrow are indistinguishable from those of S. socialis. They measure respectively '69 by *5 and -72 by -51. 1 . Mexico. . Gould Coll. 1. Mexico. Saivin-Godman Coll. Spizella arizonae, Coues. (Plate XII. fig. 10). Spizella socialis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 660 (1888) [part.]. Spizella socialis arizonae, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 315 (1901). Spizella arizonse, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909,. Eggs of the Western Chipping Sparrow are perfectly similar to those of S. socialis. They measure from -63 to '71 in length, and from *5 to '53 in breadth. 272 FEINGILLID^?. 4. British Columbia. Crowley Bequest. 4. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.I. 5. Salt Lake City, Utah, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Spizella pusilla ( Wilson}. Fringilla juncorum, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 392, tab. xxxiv. fig. 12, a, b (1845-54). Spizella pusilla, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 5 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M.xi\. p. 664 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). Spizella pusilla pusilla, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 318 (1901). Eggs of the Field-Sparrow are of much the same type as those of S. monticola, but are more delicately marked. The ground-colour is faint greenish-white, densely speckled on the broader half and sparingly on the smaller half with dull brick-red and lilac-grey. The markings sometimes form a cap at the broad endc The eggs measure from '60 to '75 in length, and from *5 to -6 in breadth. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 14. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll. 4. New Jersey (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C. Princeton University, N. J. J. Pennock). [E.]. Spizella arenacea, Chadbourne. Spizella pusilla urenacea, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 320 (1901). Spizella areaacea, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). Three eggs of the Western Field-Sparrow are similar to those of S. pusilla. They measure respectively -67 by -50 ; '66 by '49 ; •66 by '50. 3 , Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., 10th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June. [P.]. Spizella atrogularis (Cab.). Spizella atrigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 669 (1888). Spizella atrogularis, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 322 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). Two eggs believed to be those of the Black-chinned Sparrow are of a rather pointed oval shape, somewhat glossy and uniform pale blue. They measure respectively -72 by -51 and -73 by -52. 2. California, 28th April. Crowley Bequest. SPIZELLA. — ZOWTRICHIA. 273 Spizella pallida (Swains.). Spizella pallida, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridyw. N. Atner. Birds, ii. p. 11 (1874) ; Cuues, Birds N.- West, p. 148 (1874) ; Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Atner. i. p. 324 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). Spizella pusio, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 666 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899). Three eggs of the Clay-coloured Sparrow closely resemble those of S. socialis. They measure respectively : -64 by -5 ; -64 by -49 ; •71 by -52. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Wisconsin, U.S.A. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Spizella breweri, Cassin. (Plate XII. fig. 14.) Spizella pallida, var. breweri, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Atner. Birds, ii. p. 13 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.- West, p. 151 (1874). Spizella breweri, Bendire, Pi-oc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xix. p. 119(1877); Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 379 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 668 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 115 (1899); Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 327 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 308 (1909). The eggs of Brewer's Sparrow do not appear to differ in any respect from those of S. socialis. Four examples measure *63 by -48. 3. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Eagle Lake, California, 5th July Salvin-Godman Coll. (H. W. Henshaw). Geuus ZONOT&ICHIA, Swains. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forster). Frirgilla leucophrys, Thien. fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 395, tab. xxxiv. tig. 2, a-c (1845-54). Zonotrichia leucophrys, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Atner. Birds, i. p. 566 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 603 (1888) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 308 (1909). Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 336 (1901). Eggs of the White- crowned Sparrow are of a broad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are pale greenish- white, mottled with brick-red and some underlying grey spots. The density of the markings varies considerably, some eggs having the ground-colour almost entirely concealed, whereas in others it is plainly visible, TOL. v. T 274 FRINGILLIDJE. especially at the smaller end of the egg. They measure from -81 to -88 in length, and from -6 to -66 in breadth. Zonotrichia gambeli (Nuttall). Zonotrichia gambelii, Ross, Nat. Hist. Review, 1862, p. 281 ; id. Canad. Nat. vii. p. 147 (1862); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 606 (1888) [part.]; id. Hand-l v. p. 308 (1909). Zonotrichia leucophrys, var. gambeli, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 569 (1874). Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia, MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 442 (1892). Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 339 (1901). Eggs of Gambel's Sparrow resemble those of Z. leucophrys. They measure from '77 to *86 in length, and from *58 to '65 in breadth. 4. Anderson River, Brit. N. America Salvin-Godman Coll. ( R. W. MacFarlane ; Henshaio Coll). 6. Anderson River (R. W. MacF. : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.). 4. Anderson River, 15th June (R. Salvin-Godinan Coll. W. MacF. : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Anderson River, 15th June (R. Crowley Bequest. W. MacF. : Tristram Coll.). 2. Anderson River, 22nd June (R. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. MacF. : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.I 3. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.j. 2. Port Resolution, Great Slave Lake, Crowley Bequest. 13th May (J. Lockhart : Tris- tram Coll.). Zonotrichia nuttalli, Ridgw. Zonotrichia leucophrys, Lord (nee Forster), Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 338 (1865). Zonotrichia gambeli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 606 (1888) [part.]. Zonotrichia gambelii, Nehrk. (nee Nuttall), Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899). Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli, Ridgw. Birds North &f Middle Amer. i. p. 342 (1901). Zonotrichia nuttalli, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 309 (1909). The eggs of ^uttall's Sparrow resemble those of Z. leucophrys. They measure from '8 to *9 in length, and from -6 to *65 in breadth. 4. Vancouver Island. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 4. Vancouver Island (Dr. Lyall). Voy. H.M.S. ' Plumper.' 1. LOB Angeles, California, 20th May. W. Radcliffa Saunders, Esq. ZONOTIlirillA. — BRACllYSl'IZA. 275 Zonotrichia albicollis ( Gmel.). Zonotriohia albicollis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 574 (1874); Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 161 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 598 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899); Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 343 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 309 (1909). The eggs of the White-throated Sparrow resemble those of Z. leueophrys. They measure from '75 to '35 in length, and from •6 to -63 in breadth. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. North America (J. J. Audubon : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. Charlottetown, Prince Edward I., Crowley Bequest. New Brunswick, 7th June. 1. North Conway, New Hampshire, W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 30th May. [P.]. 4. East Wallingford, Vermont, 3rd W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June ( Wyait Kent). [P.]. Genus BRACHYSPIZA, llidgw. Brachyspiza pileata (Bodd.). Emberiza matutiua, d'Orbigny, Voy. dans VAmer. Merid. iv. pi. 47. fig. 3 (1835-44). Fringilla matutina, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. p. 397, tab. xxxiv. tigs. 10, a, b (1845-54). Zonotrichia pileata, Scl. Sf Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 18; iid., P. Z. S. 1879, p. 507 ; Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vi. p. 246 (1880-1) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 370 (1886) ; Scl. Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 58 (1888); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xii. p. 610 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 2 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 197; Aplln, Ibis, 1894, p. 169; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 20; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899); Gosse, in Fitzgerald's Highest Andes, App. C, p. 348 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 309 (1909). Zonotrichia capensis, Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 27 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 214 (1900). Brachyspiza capensis peruviana, Ridyiv. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 347 (1901). The eggs of the Chingolo Song-Sparrow resemble those laid by the species of the genus Zonotrichia. The ground-colour varies from bluish- or greenish-white to a pale blue. The markings are dull brick-red and vary considerably. Some eggs are only very faintly speckled, while others are thickly covered with spots and blotches which cover more than half the shell, and between these two types there are numerous intermediate forms. Many specimens are fairly evenly marked all over, others have the markings more thickly disposed at the broad end, where they form a zone or cap. Many 276 eggs exhibit underlying markings of lilac-grey. Specimens measure from '75 to '91 in length, and from -6 to -65 in breadth. 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 29tli May (O. Sal oin.). 2. Dueiias (O. &). 4. Duenas (W. Wyld}. 4. Duenas (W. W.). 2. Costa Rica, 14th May. 2. Costa Rica, 16th May. 2. Costa Rica, 30th June. 2. San Pedro, Costa Rica, August. 2. San Pedro, August. 1. San Pedro, August. 1. U.S. Colombia, S. America. 3. Antioquia, Colombia (T. K. Sal- mon}. 1. Medellin, Antioquia (T. K. S.). 2. Quito, Ecuador, May. 2. Arequipa, Peru, March (H. Whitely: Tristram Coll}. 3. Chile. 4. Central Chile, Oct. (A. Lane}. 3. Central Chile, Oct. (A. L.}. 3. Central Chile, Nov. (A. L.). 4. Central Chile, Nov. (A. L.}. 3. Central Chile, Nov. (A. L.). 3. Central Chile, 9th Nov. (A. L.). 3. Central Chile, Dec. 2. Argentina. 3. Argentina. 4. Argentina. 2. Punta de las Vacas, Andes of Argentina (P. Gosse). 4. [Brazil.] 2. Rio de Janeiro. 3. Paraguay, 17th Oct. 3. Paraguay, 18th Oct. 3. Paraguay, 4th Nov. 2. Paraguay, 8th Nov. 3. Paraguay, llth Nov. 3. Paraguay, 26th Nov. 2. Paraguay, 29th Nov. 3. Paraguay, 1st Dec. 2. Uruguay. 0.1. OLJ Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. & Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Cull. C. F. Underwood, Esq. C. F. Underwood, Esq. C. F. Underwood, Esq. C. F. Underwood, Esq. C. F. Underwood, Esq. C. F. Underwood, Esq. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Old Collection. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.1 A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. E. A. Fitzgerald, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. W. Foster, Esq. [C." W. Foster, Esq. 1C." W. Foster, Esq. W. Foster, Esq. W. Foster, Esq. W. Foster, Esq. W. Foster, Esq. W. Foster, Esq. O. V. Aplin, Esq~ Lf.j. m m [P.]. 3. Brazil. 3. Brazil. 3. Brazil. 4. Brazil. 2. Brazil. Clutches with an egg of the Cow-bird (Molothrus bonariensis}. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. BRACHYBPIZA. — MELOSPIZA. 277 Clutch with 3 eggs of the Cow-bird (Molothrus bonariensis). 1. Buenos Ayres. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. Brachyspiza strigiceps (Gould). Zonotrichia strigiceps, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 608 (1888) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 60 (1888). Brachyspiza strigiceps, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 310 (1909). An egg said to be that of the Stripe-headed Song-Sparrow is similar to those of B. pileata. It measures '76 by *6. 1. [Argentina.] Crowley Bequest. Genus MELOSPIZA, Baird. Melospiza melodia (Wilton). Fringilla melodia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 395, tab. xxxiv. fig. 4, a, b (1845-54). Melospiza melodia, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 19 (1874) ; Sharp, Hand-L v. p. 310 (1909). Melospiza fasciata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p 701 (1888) [part.] ; Thompson, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiii. p. 604 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899X Melospiza cinerea melodia, Ridgw. Birds North $• Middle Amer. i. p. 354 (1901). The eggs of the Song- Sparrow are of a broad oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground-colour is greenish-white, or very pale greenish-blue, spotted and blotched with rather bright brick- red or purplish-red and lilac-grey. The markings are generally confluent at the broad end, but on the remainder of the shell they are distinct and well-defined. Specimens measure from '7 to *85 in length, and from '59 to '65 in breadth. 2. 21. 8. 8. 1. 3. 4. 2. 3. 3. 2. 4. North America (J. J. Audubon : Tristram Coll.). North America ( Henshaw Coll.). North America (Smiths. Inst.). North America (H. Buckley : Tristram Coll.). North America. New York ( D. G. Ettiot : Tris- tram Coll.). Newbury, New Hampshire, 19th May (G. E. Oilman). Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer). Princeton, New Jersey, 15th May ( W. E. D. Scott). Princeton, 16th May (W. E. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Old Collection. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. D. S.). Princeton, D. S.). Princeton, D. s.). 16th May ( W. E. 5th June ( W. E. Salvin-Godman Coll. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. IE.]. 278 Melospiza montana (Henshaw). Melospiza fasciata heermanni, Townsend, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 219 (1887). Melospiza fasciata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 701 (1888) [part.]. Melospiza cinerea montana. Ridgw. Birds North Sc Middle Amer. i. p. 358 (1901). Melospiza montana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 310 (1909). Two eggs of the Mountain Song-Sparrow are similar to those of M. melodia. They measure respectively '89 by *62 and '82 by -60. 2. Colorado, 13th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Melospiza fallax (Baird). Melospiza melodia, var. fallax, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 22 (1874). Melospiza fallax, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 703 (1888) [part.]; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 311 (1909). Melospiza cinerea fallax, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 362 (1901). Eggs of the Desert Song-Sparrow in the Collection are of three types. Two of these correspond well with the two types of the eggs of M. georgiana described below. In the third type the egg is greyish-white, very densely freckled all over with orange-brown. Specimens measure from "7 to '8 in length, and from *58 to -6 in breadth. 1. California (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Salt Lake City, Utah, 15th May. W. Kadclitfe Saunders, Esq. 6. Tuczon, Arizona (Smiths. Inst.). Salviu-Godman Coll. Melospiza heermanni, Baird. Melospiza heermanni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 704 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 311 (1909). Melospiza cinerea heermanni, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. p. 364 (1901). Eggs of Heermann's Song-Sparrow resemble those of M. melodia. They measure from '78 to '8 in length, and from '6 to -62 in breadth. 1. California (T. M. Brewer r Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. San Bernardino, California, 26th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. April (F. Ball). [P.]. MELOSPI7A. 279 Melospiza samuelis (Baircl). Melospiza samuelis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 705 (1888) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 312 (1909). Melospiza cinerea samuelis, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 369 (1901). Eggs of Samuels' Song-Sparrow are similar to those of M. melodia. They measure from *78 to '8 in length, and from '58 to '6 in breadth. 2. San Francisco, California, 14th H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. April (J. Hepburn). 4. Oakland, California, 5th April W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. (T. JLiliencrantz). [P.]. 4. Los Angeles, California, 16th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June. [P.]. Melospiza lincolni (Audub.). Fringilla lincolni, Thien. Fortgflanz. ges. Vog. p. 394, tab. xxxiv. tig. 6, a-c (1845-54). Melospiza lincolni, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 282 ; id. Canad. Nat. \-ii. p. 147 (1862) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 31 (1874) ; Bagg, Bull. Nutt. Orn. C. vi. p. 246 (1881) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr-Amer., Aves, i. p. 386 (1886); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 698 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 116 (1899); Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 379 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 313 (1909). The eggs of Lincoln's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and possess a small amount of gloss. They are greyish-white, thickly blotched with dull brick-red and underlying lavender-grey. The blotches are densest oil the broad end, where they become confluent and form an irregular zone or cap. The eggs measure from *67 to •8 in length, and from -56 to -6 in breadth. 1. North America. Crowley Bequest. 2. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America. Old Collection. 13. Fort Simpson, Brit. N. America. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. Melospiza georgiana (Lath.). Fringilla georgiana, Thien. Fortgflanz. ges. Vog. p. 390, tab. xxxiv. tig. 7, a, b (1845-54). Melospiza palustris, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 34 (1874). Melospiza georgiana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 697 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 116 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 382 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 313 (1909). Eggs of the Swamp-Sparrow vary from a broad oval to a narrow 280 PKINGILLIDJB. oval shape and are slightly glossy. Some are greenish-white, mottled and smeared with pale brown and marked with a few spots of a darker brown. Others are greyish-white, or greenish- white, smeared and blotched with dull brick-red and pale underlying lavender-grey or very finely marked all over with the same colour. They measure from -7 to -83 in length, and from -55 to -0 in breadth. 3. North America (H. Buckley : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Princeton, New Jersey, 24th May Princeton University, N.J. ( W. E. D. Scott). [E.]. 4. Princeton, 28th May (W. E. Princeton University, N.J. D. S.)! [E.]. 2. Princeton, 6th June (W. E. D. S.). Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. 4. Pennsylvania (T. M. Brewer). H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. 4. Taunton, Massachusetts. 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Eeq, [P.l. 8. Taunton, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus PASSERELLA, Swains. Passerella iliaca (Merrem). Fringilla iliaca, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vb'g. p. 394, tab. xxxiv. fig. 3, a-c (1845-54). Passerella iliaca, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 282 ; id. Canad. Nat. vii. p. 147 (1862) ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 50 (1874); Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 160 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 716 (1888) ; MacFarlane, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 443 (1891) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899) ; Sharpe, Handrl. v. p. 314 (19U9). Passerella iliaca iliaca, Ridgiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 386 (1901). The eggs of the Fox-coloured Sparrow vary from a blunt oval to a perfectly elliptical shape and are moderately glossy. They are very pale green, densely mottled, blotched and smeared with bright brick-red. Here and there, traces of underlying grey may be detected. The surface-markings are confluent over the broad end and frequently over the whole surface of the egg. Specimens measure from '9 to '96 in length, and from -62 to '7 in breadth. 2. 100 miles N. of the Porcupine R., Crowley Bequest. Alaska (J. Lockhart : Tris- tram Coll.). 2. Peel River, British N. America Salvin-Godman Coll. (J. L. : Smiths. Inst.). 5. Fort Simpson, British N America. B. R. Ross, Esq. 2. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. 3. Fort Simpson. B. R. Ross, Esq. PASSEEIXA. 281 Genus PASSERINA, Vieill. Passerina cyanea (Linn.}. Cyanospiza cyanea, Baird, B reiver fy Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 82 (1874) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 171* (1874) ; Sato. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 364 (1886) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 617 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899); Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 582 (1901). Passerina cyanea, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 315 (1909). Eggs of the Indigo-Bird vary much in shape, one being a long oval, one an ordinary oval, and a third almost a sphere. They are plain white tinged with blue or green, and glossy. They measure from '7 to '83 in length, and from *52 to *58 in breadth. 2. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. North America. Crowley Bequest. 4. Massachusetts, 2nd June. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Hebron, New York, 12th June. Captain Savile G. Reid [P.]. Passerina amoena (Say). Cyanospiza amoena, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 84 (1$74) ; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 170 (1874) ; Salv. # Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 363 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 620 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899); Ridyw. Birds North # Middle Amei: i. p. 584 (1901). Passerina amoena, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 315 (1909). Eggs of the Lazuli Bunting are of a narrow oval shape, plain bluish-white, and possess a small amount of gloss. They measure from '74 to '77 in length, and from '5 to *55 in breadth. 3. N.America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. N. America (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. 1). Columbia 'D. G. Elliot : Trist- Crowley Bequest. ram Coll.}. 2. American Fork, Utah, llth July W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (J. Borrott). [P.]. 4. California, 7th May. Crowley Bequest. 1. Honey Lake, California, 17th June Salvin Godman Coll. (H. W. Henshaw}. Passerina ciris (Linn.). C\anospiza ciris, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 87 (1874); Sain. $ Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 365 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 614 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 586 (1901). Passerina ciris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 315 (1909). Eggs of the Nonpareil or Painted Bunting vary from a blunt to a rather long oval form, and are moderately glossy. They are 282 FRINGILLID.E. white, densely speckled with brick-red or purplish-red and lavender- grey, the markings being sometimes evenly distributed over the entire shell, but more often concentrated towards the larger end, where they form an irregular cap or zone. They measure from '7 to '84 in length, and from -55 to *58 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.*). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Texas, June (D. Ogderi). II. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.l. 5. Texas, 8th June. ' Captain Savile G. Reid [P.]. 4. Texas, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. San Antonio, Texas (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 2. San Antonio (H. E. Dresser : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 2. San Antonio (A. L. Heermann: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 3. San Antonio, June (H. E. D.}. H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. Genus OREOSPIZA, Ridyw. Oreospiza chlorura (Townsend}. Pipilo chlorurus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Atmr. Birds, ii. p. 131 (1874) ; Cones, Birds N.- West, p. 177 (1874) ; Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Wheeler's Surv. v. Zool. p. 307 (1875) ; Bendire, P. Bost. Soc. N. H. 1877. p. 121. Atlapetes chlorurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 738 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899). Oreospiza chlorura, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 400 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 316 (1909). Four eggs of the Green-tailed Towhee are of a blunt oval form, approaching the elliptical, and slightly glossy. They are white, very minutely mottled all over with light reddish-brown, the markings being very uniform over the whole surface of the egg. At the broad end there are occasionally a few very minute darker specks. Four examples measure respectively : *87 by '68 ; '9 by •68 ; -87 by -67 ; -8 by -66. 1. California (Nehrltorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Honey Lake, California, 17th June Salvin-Godman Coll. (H. W. Henshaiv}. Genus PIPILO, Vieill. Pipilo megalonyx, Baird. Pipilo inaculatus, var. megalonyx, Baird, Brewer &f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 113 (1874). Pipilo megalonyx, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 748 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 318 (1909). ^ Pipilo maculatus megalonyx, Ridgw. Birds North &• Middle Amer. i. p. 415 (1901). Four eggs of the Spurred Towhee are of a regular oval shape and PIPILO. 283 slightly glossy. The ground-colour is white, minutely spotted over the entire surface with brick-red or maroon and lilac-grey, the markings being rather more numerous towards the larger end and sometimes forming an irregular zone or cap. They measure from *9 to I'l in length, and from -69 to '74 in breadth. 1. California ( T. M. Brewer : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 3. Waterville. California, 10th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [•P.I Pipilo oregonus, Bell. Pipilo maculatus, var. oregonus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 116 (1874). Pipilo oregonus, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 749 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml p. 118 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 318 (1909). Pipilo maculatus, var. oregonus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 420 (1901). An egg of the Oregon Towhee is similar to that of P. megalonyx. It measures -92 by *7. 1. Portland, Oregon, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Pipilo erythrophthalmns (Linn.}. Fringilla erythropthalma, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 388, tab. xxxiy. tig. 1, a, 6(1845-54). Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 109 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 744 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) : ISharpe, Hand-l v. p. 319 (1909). Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 423 (1901). Eggs of the Towhee or Chewink are of a blunt oval form with the smaller end much rounded, and they are moderately glossy. The ground-colour is white, densely speckled and mottled, especially at the broad end, where a cap is often formed, with brick-red or maroon and lavender-grey. They measure from -».to 1-0 in length, and from *65 to '73 in breadth. 4. North America. Gould Coll. 4. North America. Gould Coll. 4. North America. Gould Coll. 2. North America (Smit/is. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. New York (D. G. Elliot : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 1. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Princeton, New Jersey ( W. E. Princeton University, N.J. D. Scott}. [E.]. 284 FRINGILLID^. Pipilo alleni, Coves. Pipilo alleni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 746 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 319 (1909). Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni, Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 426 (1901). An egg of the Florida Towhee is similar to those of P. erythro- phthcdmus. It measures -9 by "73. 1. Jacksonville, Florida. 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Pipilo fuscus, Swains. Pipilo fuscus, Salv. $ Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 409 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 752 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 319 (1909). Pipilo fuscus fuscus, Ridgw. Birds North &• Middle Amer. i. p. 430 (1901). An egg of the Mexican Towhee in the Collection is of a blunt oval, or nearly elliptical, shape and almost devoid of gloss. It is pale blue, sparingly spotted, scratched and lined with black, and faintly marked with underlying slaty-grey. The scratches and lines on the egg of this bird resemble those usually seen on the eggs of the Buntings, and are chiefly confined to the broad end. It measures 1*0 by '75. 1. Mexico (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Pipilo mesoleucus, Baird. Pipilo fuscus, var. mesoleucus, Baird, Breicer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 125 (1874). Pipilo mesoleucus, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. C. vii. p. 197 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 754 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 118 (1899) ; Bendire, Auk, vii. p. 22 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 320 (1909). Pipilo fuscus mesoleucus, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 432 (1901). The eggs of the Canon Towhee are of much the same type as those of P. fuscus and P. crissalis. In one clutch, the eggs are white, rather thickly blotched and spotted, especially at the broad end where the markings form a wreath or zone, with rich purplish- brown and lavender or lilac. In a second clutch, the eggs are very pale blue and almost unmarked, except at the broad end, where a number of delicate markings form a well-defined wreath. The markings consist of spots, short twisted lines and streaks, and are of a rich chocolate-brown and lilac-colour. Four specimens measure respectively : -87 by '67 ; '91 by -68 ; -94 by -69'; 1'02 by -71. 2. Tuczon, Arizona (Henshatv Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Tuczon (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. PIPILO. MELOZONE. 285 Pipilo albigula, Baird. Pipilo fuscus, var. albigula, liaird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 127 (1874). Pipilo albigula, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 755 (1888) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. i. p. 433 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 320 (1909). Two eggs of the Saint Lucas Towhee closely resemble the eggs of the second clutch of P. mesoleucus described above and require no separate description. They measure respectively : -88 by '07 ; •88 by -66. 2. Cape St. Lucas, California, 18th Salvin-Godman Coll. Aug. (J. Xantus: Smiths. /*•*.). Pipilo crissalis ( Fig.). Pipilo fuscus, var. crissalis, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 122(1874). Pipilo crissalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 753 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 320 (1909). Pipilo crissalis crissalis, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. \. p. 434 (1901). Eggs of the Californian Towhee closely resemble the egg of P. fuscus described above, but are rather smaller. They measure from -94 to 1-0 in length, and from -68 to '73 in breadth. 2. California (JR. Ridgway : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 1. California, 12th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. California, 24th April. Crowley Bequest. 4. California (Henshaw Coll.'). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Moraga Valley, California, 24th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. May (T. LiUencrantz). [P.]. Genus MELOZONE, Reichenb. Melozone biarcuatum (Prevost). Pyrgisoma biarcuatum, Scl. 8f Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 18, pi. v. fig. 2 ; Solo. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,\. p. 401 (1886); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 733 (1888) ; Nehrk. Rat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899). Melozone biarcuatum, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. \. p. 443 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 321 (1909). The eggs of Prevost's Ground-Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. They are white or creamy-white, marked with specks, spots, and small blotches of rather bright brick-red and lilac. The markings are very dense at the broad end, where 286 FRINGILLID^. they form a large irregular cap, and somewhat sparse elsewhere. They measure from '86 to -97 in length, and from -63 to -7 in breadth. 4. Duenas, Guatemala, 30th May Salvin-Godraan Coll. (O. Salvin). 2. Duenas (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Duenas (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus ARREMONOPS, Ritlgw. Arremonops rufivirgatus (Lawr.). Embernagra rufivirgata, Merrill, Bull. Nut.t. Orn. C. i. p. 89 (1876) : Sharps, Cat. Birds £. M. xii. p. 760 (1888). Arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. p. 447 (1901). Arremonops rutivirgatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 322 (1909). An egg of the Texas Sparrow is of a regular oval shape, some- what glossy and plain white. It measures '85 by '64. 1. Texas. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]- Arremonops chloronotus (Salvin). Embernagra chloronota, Sale. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 413 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 764 (1888). Arremonops chloronotus, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. i. p. 452 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 323 (1909). Two eggs of the Green-backed Sparrow in the Collection are of a pointed oval shape, slightly glossy and plain white. They measure respectively : -88 by -64 ; -88 by -66. 2. British Honduras (F. Blancaneaux) . Salvin-Godman Coll. Arremonops richmondi, Ridyiv. Emberna«Ta striaticeps, Sharpe (nee Lafr.}, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 762 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) ; Richm. P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 493 (1893). Arremonops conirostris richmondi, Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. i. p. 453 (1901). Arremonops richmondi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 323 (1909). Eggs of Richmond's Sparrow resemble those of A. rufivirgatus but are rather larger. They measure from -94 to 1-03 in length, and from '69 to '72 in breadth. 1. Carillo, Costa Rica, May. C. F. Underwood, Esq. [C.]. 2. Chiriqui, Costa Rica (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Chiriqui (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. EA1BERNAGRA. EMBERIZOIDES. 287 Genus EM BERN AGRA, Less. Embernagra platensis (Gmel.). Embernagra plateusis, Scl. 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 02 (1888) ; Sharve, Cut. Birds B. M. xii. p. 758 (1888) ; Dxlyleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. x. p. 77 (1888-90) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 197 ; 1895, p. 215 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 118 (1899) ; Iheriny, Rev. Mas. Paulista, iv. p. 215 (1900) j Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 323 (1909). Eggs of the lied-billed Ground-Finch are of a regular oval form and very glossy. They are white or pinkish-white, marked, but almost entirely at the broad end, in various ways. Some eggs are spotted with rich chocolate-brown and underlying lavender ; others are smeared with pale brownish-pink and lilac, and blotched with very rich chestnut-brown; others again are very beautifully marked with an intricate tracery ot' lines, intermingled with spots and streaks, of extremely rich purplish- or chocolate-brown. With the exception of the broad end, the surface of the egg is unmarked, or very sparingly speckled with rufous. Eggs measure from '9 to 1*02 in length, and from '08 to '75 in breadth. 2. Argentina, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0." 3. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. 2. Argentina, Nov. A . H. Holland, Esq. 3. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. 4. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. 3. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. Genus EMBERIZOIDES, Temm. Emberizoides macrurus (Gmel.). Emherizoides niacrurus, Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 507 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 768 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 324 (1909). The eggs of the Long-tailed Finch are of a pointed oval shape, rather glossy, and white, very sparingly and delicately speckled with black. A few of the markings are larger than the others, but none are larger than the head of an ordinary pin. In two specimens the specks are distributed over the entire shell ; in another they are chiefly collected about the larger end, where there are also a few hair-lines. Three examples measure respectively : •92 by -65 ; -9 by -68 ; -91 by -66. 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Co- Salvin-Godman Coll. lombia ( T. K. Salmon). 1. Medellin (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 288 FRINGILLID^I. Genus PSEUDOCHLORIS, Sharpe. Pseudochloris uropygialis (D'Orb. fy Lajr.). Pseudochloris uropygialis. Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 776 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 119 (1899) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 325 (1909). An egg of the Grey-backed Seed-Finch is of a regular, rather pointed, oval form, and very slightly glossy. The ground-colour is pale bluish-white speckled all over with brown and grey, the markings being rather more numerous round the larger end. It measures •83 by -6. 1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Pseudochloris aureiventris (Philippi $ Landb.). Pseudochloris aureiveutris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 777 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 2 (1892); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 325 (1909). The eggs of the Yellow-bellied Seed-Finch are of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly speckled on the broader half of the eh ell with chestnut-brown and lilac. Six examples measure from '7 to "75 in length, and from *54 to '58 in breadth. These eggs are of a totally different type to that referred to P. uropygialis. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. Genus PHRYGILUS, Cab. Phrygilus gayi (Eydoux $ Gervais), Phrygilus gayi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 781 (1888) ; Gossc, in Fitzgerald's Highest Andes, App. C, p. 347 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 326 (1909). Three eggs of Gay's Finch resemble those of P. melanoderus. They are greenish-blue, spotted and speckled with dull chestnut- brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : -82 by -63 •8 by -63 ; '8 by -65. 3. Puente del Inca, Andes E. A. Fitzgerald, Esq. TP.]. (P.H. Gosse). 1MIUYGILUS. HAPLOSPIZA.. 289 Phrygilus melanoderus (Quoy $ Gahnard). (Plate XIII. figs. 2 & 3.) M.Mauodera typica, Gould, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 95. Phrvfrilus melanoderus, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 153 ; Scl $ Salv. ZooL Toy. 1 Challenger,' ii. pt. viii. p. 100 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 150 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 786 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 327 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 321 (1910). Eggs of the Falkland Islands' Finch are of a narrow oval form and somewhat glossy. They are light greenish-blue or dull greenish, mottled and speckled with reddish-brown and lilac-grey ; the markings, which are fairly numerous in some specimens and more heavily marked in others, are generally densest on the broad end. Specimens measure from *85 to 1 in length, and from '62 to •66 in breadth. 4. Falkland Islands (C. O. Abbott). Gould Coll. 1. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger/ Phrygilus alaudinus (Kittl.). Fringilla alaudina, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1843, p. 113. Phrygilus alaudinus, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 568 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 793 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 119 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 328 (1909). Three eggs of the Peruvian Lark-Finch are quite of the Bunting type. They are of an ordinary oval form and moderately glossy. The ground-colour is pinkish-grey, marked with specks, spots, small blotches and short lines of chocolate-brown and smudges and clouds of lavender-grey. The markings are not numerous and are chiefly disposed over the broader half of the egg. The specimens measure respectively : -87 by -62 ; -88 by -66 ; and -86 by -6. 2. Peru (H. Whitely). Salvin-Godman ColL 1. Arequipa, Peru, March (H. W. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus HAPLOSPIZA, Cab. Haplospiza unicolor, Cab. Haplospiza unicolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 626 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p, 329 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 321 (1910). An egg believed to be that of Lichtenstein's Finch is of a pyriform shape, somewhat glossy and pure white. It measures -75 by -58. 1. Brazil. Crowley Bequest. VOL. V. U 290 Genus DIUCA, lleiclierib. Diuca diuca (Molina). (Plate XIII. fig. 9.) Diuca grisea, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 55 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 2 (1892) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 18. Diuca diuca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 800 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 119 (1899). p. 321 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 330 (1909). The eggs of the Diuca Finch are of an elongated oval shape and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are pale green, spotted, mottled and streaked with dark brown and lavender-grey. Some specimens are so thickly marked that but little of the ground-colour is visible ; others are distinctly spotted and blotched, and others again present a streaky appearance. They measure from '89 to 1*02 in length, and from '66 to '7 in breadth. 3. Chile. Old Collection. 2. Chile. E. C. Reed, Esq. [P.]. 1. Chile (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile. Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 2. Valparaiso, Chile, 10th Oct. (L. Crowley Bequest. Praser: Tristram Coll.). 2. Rio Bueno, Chile, 9th Jan. Crowley Bequest. Genus RHODOSPINGTTS, Sharpe. Rhodospingus cnientus (Less.). Rhodospingus cruentus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 808 (1888) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 119 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 332 (1909). An egg of the Red- crested Finch, laid in captivity, is of a short, rather wide, pointed oval form, somewhat glossy and pure white. Jt measures -69 by -55. 1. Laid in captivity. Crowley Bequest. Genus PAROARIA, Bonap. Paroaria cucullata (Lath.}. Fringilla cucullata, D'Orb. Voy. dans FAm^r. Merid. iv. pi. 45. fig. 4 (1835-44) ; Thien. Fortpilanz. ges. Voq. p. 422, tab. xxxv. fig. 1 (1845-54). Loxia cucullata, D'Orb. t. c. pi. 50. fig. 4. GTJBERNATRIX. ARRE3I03V. 291 Paroaria cucullata, Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 19 ; Sol. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 47 (1888); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 809 (1888); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 197; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 168; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 119 (1899), p. 321 (1910); Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 216 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 332 (1909). Paroaria dominicana, Dalglcish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vi. p. 246, pi. vii. fig. 5 (1880-1). Eggs of the Cardinal Finch so closely resemble those of Diuca diuca as to render any separate description unnecessary. They measure from -87 to 1*02 in length, and from -63 to -68 in breadth. 2. Argentina, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 3. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. 2. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. 2. Uruguay. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. Genus GUBERNATRIX, Less. Gubernatrix cristata ( Vieill.). Gubernatrix cristata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 815 (1888); Paring, Rev. Mm. Paulixta, iv. p. 216 (1900) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. y. p. 333 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 322 (1910). Two eggs of the Yellow Cardinal are of a regular oval shape and decidedly glossy. They are pale bluish-white sparingly marked with rounded spots and dots of black which are most numerous round the larger end. They measure respectively *95 by '71 and •9 by -7. 2. Argentina. Crowley Bequest. Genus ARREMON, Vieill. Arremon silens (Bodd.). Arremon silens, Sclater, Cat, Birds B. M. xi. p. 273 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 333 (1909). Two eggs, said to be those of the Black-billed Arremon, are of an elongate oval shape and somewhat glossy. They are creamy- white with larger and smaller spots of dull chestnut- red, and with an underlying tracery of pinkish-grey all over the shell. They measure respectively '81 by '58 and '81 by *59. 2. British Guiana (H. Whitety). Crowley Bequest. Arremon spectabilis, Sclater. Arremon spectabilis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 275 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 333 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 322 (1910). The eggs of Sclater's Arremon are of a narrow oval shape, with u 2 292 FKINGILLID2K. a slight gloss. They are white, very sparingly speckled with black, chiefly at the broad end. Two examples measure respectively : •93 by -62; and -95 by '62. 2. Nanegal, Ecuador (L. Fraser). Salvin-Godman Coll. Arremon aurantiirostris, Lafr. Arremon aurantiirostris, Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 324 (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 275 (1886); Richmond, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 490 (1893) ; Ridgw. Birds North % Middle Amer. i. p. 455 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 334 (1909). An egg believed to be that of the Orange-billed Arremon is of a rather broad oval shape ; the ground-colour is greenish-white, marked all over the shell, especially towards the broader end, with small spots and dots of rust-colour and purplish-red. It measures •95 by -68. 1. [Costa Rica.] Crowley Bequest. Genus LYSURUS, Ridgw. Lysurus castaneiceps (Sclater). (Plate XIII. fig. 7.) Buarvemon castaneiceps, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505 : Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 261 (1886). Lysurus castaneiceps, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 335 (1909). The eggs of the Chestnut-capped Sparrow are of a blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, thickly sprinkled with specks and small blotches of chestnut and pale lavender, especially at the broad end, where the markings form an ill-defined cap. Two examples measure respectively : 1-03 by *72, and *96 by *72. 2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Co- Salvin-Godman Coll. loiubia (T. K. Salmon). Genus ATLAPETES, Wagler. Atlapetes pileatus, Wagler. Atlapetes pileatus, Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 405 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 740 (1888) ; id. Hand-l. v. p. 335 (1909). Allapetes pileatus pileatus, Ridgw. Birds North # Middle Amer. i. p. 460 (1901). An egg believed to be that of the Rufous-capped Sparrow is of a ATLAPETES. — BUARREMON. 293 ratlin- long oval form and slightly glossy. It is white, finely spotted with maroon, pale pinkish-red, and grey ; the markings are very numerous round the larger end, where they form a well-marked zone, and fairly numerous over the rest of the shell. It measures •!)(> by M5S. 1. Mexir.«. Crowley Bequest. Atlapetes gntturalis (Lafr.). Kuniivmon gntturalis, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 504 ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 320 (1884): Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 259 (1886). Atlupetes gutturalis, Ridyw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. \. p. 461 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 335 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 322 (1910). The eggs of the Yellow-throated Sparrow are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are bluish-white in colour, some being quite plain and others very sparingly speckled with light brown. Seven specimens measure from *91 to *98 in length, and from '07 to '72 in breadth. i'. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Co- Salvin-Godman Coll. lombia ('/'. A'. Salmon). L». Medellin (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Costa Rica, loth May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C."|. 4. LOJ Cuadros de San Pedro. Costa Crowley Bequest. Kica, July (C. F. U.). 9 Irazu, Costa Rica, May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Genus BUARREMON, Bonap. Buarremon brunneinucha (Lafr.). Buarrcmon brunneinucha, Scl. # Salv. P.Z.S. 1879, p. 504; Salv. Eiersamml. p. 375 (1910). Kggs of the Collared Sparrow are of a rather narrow oval form and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are plain bluish-white, and measure respectively : 1*12 by '71 ; I'l by '70 ; 1-03 by -73; and 1-08 by 79. •2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). ± Santa Klena ( T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Costa Rica, 3rd May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 294 CXEREBID.E. Buarremon elaeoprorus, Scl. $ Salv. Buarremon elseoprorus, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 504, pi. xlii. %. 7 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 265 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 97 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 338 (1909). The eggs of the Olive-backed Sparrow resemble those of Lysurus castaneiceps, but the markings are in many places confluent and of a rather brighter chestnut. Three specimens measure respectively : •92 by '7 ; '94 by -68 ; and -94 by '66. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Buarremon meridae, Scl. $ Salv. Buarremon merida3, Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 785 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 266 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 338 (1909). Two eggs believed to be those of the Merida Sparrow are of a rather long and somewhat pointed oval form. The ground-colour is white thickly covered with spots and small blotches of brown and lilac-grey, most dense towards the larger end. One egg measures 1*01 by *66. 2. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. Family CCEKEBID^l. Genus CCEREBA, Vieill. Ccereba luteola (Cab.). Certhiola luteola, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 40 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 94 (1899). Ccereba luteola, Chapm. Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. vi. p. 25 (1894) ; Jfidffw. Birds Middle $ North Amer. ii. p. 406 (1902); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 342 (1909) ; Nehr. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 322 (1910). The eggs of Cabanis's Sugar-bird are of a regular oval form and rather glossy. The ground-colour is white marked all over, but especially towards the larger end, with specks and spots of chocolate, reddish-brown and lavender. They measure from '63 to •65 in length, and from '5 to '51 in breadth. 5. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. CCEREBA. 295 Coereba mexicana (ScL). Certhiola mexicana, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 497 ; Salo. $ Godm. Eiol Cetitr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 2oO (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 38 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 94 (1899). Coereba mexicana, Sfarpe, Hand-L v. p. 342 (1909). An egg of the Mexican Sugar-bird is a regular oval in form and devoid of gloss. It is dull white, thickly speckled and mottled with pale reddish-brown and lavender, the markings being densest at the broad end, round which they form a wide zone. It measures -64 by '5. L Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Co- Salvin-Godman Coll. lombia ( T. K. Salmon). Ccereba flaveola (Linn.). (Plate XIII. fig. 1). Certhiola flaveola, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 84 (1847) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 43 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 94 (1899). Coereba flaveola, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 414 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-L \. p. 343 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910). E«:gs of the Jamaica Sugar-bird are of a regular oval shape and possess a small amount of gloss. They are cream-colour, densely speckled and mottled with pale chestnut-brown and blotched with faint underlying lavender. In one example the markings form an irregular zone round the broad end ; in the other there is little or no trace of any zone. They measure respectively : -69 by '52 ; and -1'2 by '53. i?. Jamaica. Rev. Benjamin Zincke [PA Ccereba newtoni, Baird. Certhiola flaveola, A. fy E. Newton (nee Linn.), Ibis, 1859, p. 67. pi. xii. fig. 3. Certhiola newtoni, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 43 (1886). Cosreba newtoni, Eidaw. Birth North # Middle Atner. iL p. 416 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 343 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910). The eggs of Newton's Sugar-bird closely resemble those of C. flaveola already described, but the ground-colour is pale cream- colour or white. The markings are densest at the broad end and form an irregular cap. Eight examples measiire from '65 to '75 in length, and from -5 to -52 in breadth. C. St. Croix, West Indies (A. $ E. Salvin-Godman Coll. Newton}. 2. St. Croix, West Indies (A. New- Crowley Bequest. ton: Tristram Coll.). ' 296 Ccereba dominicana (Taylor}. Certliiola dominicana, Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 167 ; Lawr. P. U. S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 56 (1878) ; Scl. Cut. Birds B. M. xi. p. 44 (1886). Certhiola sundevalli, Ridgw., Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 44 (1886). Ccereba dominicana, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 417 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 343 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910). Two eggs, said to be those of the Dominican Sugar-bird, differ somewhat from those of the previously described species and from the eggs of C. dominicana as described by the late G. IS". Lawrence. They are of a rather long oval shape, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour in one is very pale greenish-white, blotched and spotted, especially towards the larger end, with pale reddish-brown and dull reddish- purple ; in the second egg the ground-colour is white, and the markings, which are much smaller and less denned, are mostly concentrated round the larger end. They measure respectively •65 by -44 ; and -63 by '43. 2. St. Andrew, Dominica, 18th Crowley Bequest. March. Ccereba atrata (Lawr.). (Plate XIII. fig. 4.) I Certhiola atrata, Lawr. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. i. p. 149 (1878) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 47 (1886). Ccereba atrata, Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 422 (1902) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 344 (1909). The eggs of the Black Sugar-bird are of a rather pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are pale creamy -white, densely marked at the larger end and sparingly elsewhere with chestnut- brown arid underlying purplish-grey. In one egg the markings form a well-defined zone round the larger end ; in the other a confluent cap. They measure respectively : '76 by -53 ; and '7 by -55. 2. St. Vincent, West Indies, April Salvin-Godman Coll. (Mrs. H. H. Smith). Ccereba wellsi, Cory. Certhiola atrata, Wells (nee Lawr.), P. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 612 (1886) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 47 (1886) [part, Grenada] j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamnu. p. 94 (1899). CoBreba wellsi, Ridgiv. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 423 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 344 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910). Three eggs of Wells's Sugar-bird jclosely resemble those of . — DIGLOSSA. C. luteola described above, but are somewhat larger. They measure respectively : '1'2 by -50 ; '71 by -50 ; and '67 by -50. 3. Balthazar, Grenada (J. G. Wells). Crowley Bequest. Genus EUNEORNIS*, Fitzinger. Euneornis campestris (Linn.). (Plate XML fig. 19.) Tnnagrella ruficoliis, Gosse, Bird* Jamaica, p. 2-36 (1847). Glossiptila ruficoliis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 48 (1886); Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 424 (1902). Euneornis campestris (Linn.), Sharpe., Hand-l. v. p. 344 (1909). An egg of the Orange Quit is of a blunt oval shape and exhibits scarcely any gloss. It is of a pinkish-white colour, blotched and mottled all over the shell with brown and pale lilac-red. It measures '73 by '58. 1. St. Andrew, Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. Genus DIGLOSSA, Wagler. Diglossa sittoides (D'Orb. & Lafr.). Diglossa sittoides, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 4 (1886); Sharpe , Hand-l. v. p. 345 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910;. Eleven eggs, believed to be those of the Rufous-throated Sugar- bird, vary considerably in size and shape as well as in the colora- tion of the ground and markings. They vary in shape from a somewhat long and pointed oval to a very broad blunt oval, and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is pinkish- white, greenish-white, or pale green, and is generally thickly spotted all over the shell with brown or reddish-brown and dull lilac ; in some there are well-marked spots and blotches of deep brown. They vary in size from -Go to '74 in length, and from •48 to -55 in breadth. 11. Venezuela. ' Crowley Bequest. * Dr. Sharpe has made use of this name, which has priority over Grlossi- ptila, Sclater; the latter name appeared in the 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' no. cccxvii., which was not received i'rotn the printer till the Uttth January, 1857 (fide C. D. Sherborn). 298 CCEEEBJD^K. Eiglossa albilateralis, Lafr. (Plate XIII. fig. 18.) Diglossa albilateralis, Sd. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 496 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 9 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 94 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 346 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 323 (1910). The eggs of the White-sided Sugar-bird are of a blunt oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are pale blue thickly spotted and blotched, especially towards the larger end of the egg where the markings become confluent, with dull reddish-brown and lilac- grey. Five examples measure respectively : '73 by '54 ; '71 by •5 ; -7 by -5 ; -68 by -5 ; -63 by '5. 2. Santa Elena, Autioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 1. Santa Elena (T. K. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Diglossa personata (Fraser). Diglossa personata, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 496, pi. xlii. fig. 1 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 10 (1886); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 94 (1899), & p. 323 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 346 (1909). The eggs of the Masked Sugar-bird are of a broad oval form and devoid of gloss. They are pale greenish-blue, spotted and blotched, sometimes densely and especially at the larger end where the markings form a zone or cap, with dull reddish-brown and lilac. Pive example?! measure respectively : -81 by '58 ; '8 by "6; •79 by -59 ; '79 by -6 ; and -79 by -58. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 2. Santa Elena ( T. K. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Genus DIGLOSSOPIS, Sclater. Diglossopis caerulescens, Sclater. (Plate XIII. fig. 16.) Diglossopis cserulescens, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 496 : Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 11 (1886) [part]; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 94 (1899), & p. 323 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 347 (1909). The eggs of the Blue Sugar-bird are of a blunt oval shape and without gloss. They are greenish-white, thickly mottled and streaked with pale reddish-brown and lavender. The markings are distributed over the entire shell, but are more dense at the TANAGRIDJK. broad end than elsewhere. Two examples measure respectively: •74 by -56 ; and '72 by -57. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salviu-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus CONIROSTRUM, D'Orl. $ Lafr. Conirostrum sitticolor, Lafr. Conirostrum sitticolor, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 13 (1886) ; Sharpe, Haml-L v. p. 347 (1909). An egg, said to be that of the Black-throated Sugar-bird, is of a regular oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white blotched and spotted, especially towards the larger end, with lilac-grey, and with a few small purplish -black spots scattered over the shell. It measures -78 by '52. 1. Bogota, U.S. Colombia (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Family TANAGEEDJB. Genus EUPHONIA, Desmarest. Euphonia nigricollis ( Vieill.). Euphoma nigricollis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 61 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 355 (1909). Three eggs of the Black-necked Euphonia are of a slightly pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. They are uniform greenish- white and measure respectively : '69 by *5 ; "69 by *45 ; and "63 by -5. 3. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. Euphonia elegantissima (Bonap.). Euphonia elegantissima, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 378 ; Salv. $ Godm. L'iol. Centr.-Amer., Aces, i. p. 256 (1883); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 62 (1886) ; Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 12 (1902) ; tiharpe, Hand-l. v'. p. 356 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 324 (1910). The eggs of the Blue-headed Euphonia are spheroidal in shape and almost devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is creamy-white very sparingly spotted, in one specimen with purplish-brown and lavender, and in another with brownish-pink and a few minute 300 TANAGRIDJ3. specks of a darker colour. The markings are few in number and almost entirely confined to the broader half of the egg. Two examples measure respectively : -62 by -51 ; and -66 by -51. A third egg from Costa llica, referred to this species by Mr. Underwood, differs much from the above. It has the ground white, minutely but not very thickly speckled all over with pale lavender-grey and purplish-red. It measures '7 by -52. 1. Mexico. Gould Coll. 1. Mexico. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. liancho Redondo, Costa Rica, Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.I. 9th Mav. Euphonia affinis (Less.). Euphonia affinis, Salv. fy Gudm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 257 (1«83); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 75 (1880); Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 21 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 357 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 324 (1910). Five eggs of Lesson's Euphonia are of a blunt oval form, slightly glossy, and of a uniform pale greenish-blue colour. They measure respectively: '72 by -52; -69 by -55; -69 by -5; -69 by -48; and -68 by '52. 1 . Valladolid, Yucatan (G. F. Gitumer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 2. Mexico (Nehrkorn Coll.).} Crowley Bequest. Euphonia hirundinacea, Bonap. Euphonia hirundinacea, Salv. $• Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 261 (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 75 (1886) ; *Cherrie, ' Auk,' ix. p. 24 (1892) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 27 (1902) [part]; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 359 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 325, pi. iii. fig. 29 (1910). The eggs of Bonaparte's Euphonia resemble those of E. affinis, both in colour and si/e. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (G.F. Gaumer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 2. Yucatan (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. * Cherrie described the eggs as being " white, thickly speckled in a ring about the larger end with light walnut-brown and over this some larger spots of seal-brown," &c. This description agrees with the eggs of E. elegantissima, which species was also procured. Possibly some mistake has been made by the collector in identifying the parent bird. Eggs of E. hirundinacea described and figured by Nehrkorn resemble those procured by Gr. F. Gaumer, and are of a uniform greenish-blue colour. PYRRIIU I'll ON I A. — CALOSPIZA. Genus PYRRHUPHONIA, I$omij>. Pyrrhuphonia Jamaica (Linn.). (Plate XIII. fig. 20.) Ridyw. _ . . . . Hand-L v. p. 360 (1909). Four eggs of the Blue Quit are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground in all four eggs is white. In two most of the markings, consisting of purplish-red and lavender spots, are concentrated round the larger end and form a zone ; in the other two, numerous markings of pale purplish-red are scattered over the entire shell, though they are most numerous at the larger end, where they form a zone. They measure respec- tively : -78 by -57 ; '78 by -55 ; -79 by -55 ; and -77 by -57. 1 . Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. 3. St. Andrew, Jamaica, 27th Ajril Crowley Bequest. (('. It. 7\n/lor). Genus CALOSPIZA, Gray. Calospiza paradisea (Sivains.). ( alliste tatao, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 96 (1886). Calospiza paradisea, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 363 (1909). Two eggs, said to be those of the Paradise Tanager, are spheroidal in form and slightly glossy. The ground is white or greenish- white with numerous spots and blotches of lilac and purplish-red, most abundant round the larger end, where they form a zone or cap. They measure '78 by '62 ; and '78 by '59. 2. [British Guiana.] Crowley Bequest. Calospiza chrjsophrys (Scl.). (Plate XIII. fig. 17.) Jalliste guttata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 105 (1886) [part]. Calospiza guttata chrysophrys. Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer., if. p. 40 (1902). Calospiza chrysophrys, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 365 (1909). Two eggs of the Yellow-browed Tanager are of a regular oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. They are white, splashed, blotched, and finely marked with dark purplish-red and grey, the markings being mostly confined to the broader half of the 302 TA.NAGKID;E. shell. Oue specimen is much more strongly and coarsely marked than the other. They measure respectively : '89 by '59 ; arid '80 by -59. 2 Cerchi, Costa Rica, 20th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Calospiza vitriolina (Cab.}. Calliste vitriolina, Sol. Mon. Callist. p. 39 ( 18-57) ; Scl. # Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 498, pi. xliLfig. 2 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. Ill (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 95 (1899). Gilospiz.i vitriolina, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 307 (1909). Two eggs of the New-Grenada Kufous-headed Tanager are of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are creamy- white, thickly mottled and blotched with brown and lilac-grey. In both examples the markings form a wide but irregular zone round the broad end. They measure respectively : -87 by -62 ; and -85 by -6 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon). Calospiza cayana (Linn.}. Oalliste cayana, Scl. Mon. Callist. p. 41, pi. 19 (1857); id. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. Ill (1886). Calospiza cayana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 367 (1909); Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml p. 325 (1910). Three eggs, said to be those of the Guiana Tamiger, are of a nearly perfect oval shape and somewhat glossy. The ground- colour is pale blue, spotted with dark purplish-red and blotched with lilac-grey, chiefly at the larger end, though the markings are scattered over the entire shell. They measure respectively : -87 by -6 ; -87 by '55 ; and -85 by -58. 2. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. 1. Venezuela. Crowley Bequest. Calospiza cucullata (Swaim.). Calliste versicolor, Lawr. (nee Lawr. 1878) P. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 013 (1886) ; Scl. Cat* Birds B.M. xi. p. 113 (1886) [part.]. Calospiza cucullata, Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 52 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 367 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 325 (1910). Four eggs vary in shape from a somewhat broad rather pointed oval to a nearly perfect oval. They are white, spotted, blotched CALOSPIZA. 303 and marked with purplish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure ivspectively : '91 by -66 ; -90 by -60; -39 by -t)5"; '88 by "62. 2. Island of Grenada, W. I., 26th Orowley Bequest. May (J. G. Wells). 2. Island of Grenada, W. I., 26th Orowley Bequest. May (J. G. W.). Calospiza nigriviridis (Lafr.). Calliste nigriviridis, Scl. Man. Callist. p. 77 (1857) ; Sol. # Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 499; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 122 (1886). Calliste cyanescens, Scl. Mon. Callist. p. 79 (1857). Calospiza nigriviridis, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 369 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Ewrsamml p. 325 ( 1910). Eggs of the New-Grenada Blue-and-Black Tanager resemble very closely those of C. vitriolina already described, but are rather smaller. One egg measures '81 by '57. 1. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (7\ K. Salmon). ]. Bogota (Tristram Coll.), Crowley Bequest. Calospiza cyanoptera (Sivains.). Calliste cyanoptera, Scl. Mon. Callist. p. 53, pi. 24 (1857); id. Cat Birds B. M. xi. p. 135 (1886). Calospiza cyanoptera, Sliarpe, Hand-l. v. p. 372 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 325 (1910). An egg, said to be that of the Blue-winged Tanager, resembles the eggs of C. cucullata described above, but is larger and the markings are less numerous, while some of the larger spots are of a dark purplish-brown. It measures *98 by *7. 1. [Venezuela.] Crowley Bequest. Calospiza atricapilla (Lafr.}. Calliste atricapilla, Scl. Mon. Callist. p. 73 (1 857) ; Scl. $ Salv. P Z S 1879, p. 499 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 136 (1886). Calospiza atricapilla, Sharpe., Hand-l. v. p. 372 (1909). Two eggs of the Black-capped Tanager are of a broad pointed oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are pale greenish-white. One example is thickly mottled and speckled, especially at the larger end, with brown and lilac-grey ; the other is thickly mottled with 304 lilac and sparingly spotted with deep reddish-brown. In the latter specimen the markings form a very broad, but ill-defined zone round the broad end. They measure respectively : '72 by -6 ; and *74 by *6. 2. Frontino, Antinquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus STEPHANOPHORUS, Strickland. Stephanophorus leucocephalus (VieilL). (Plate XIII. fig. 11.) Stephanophorus leucocephalus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 143 (1886) ; Scl. # Hudson, Arg. Orn. i. p. 38 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand- 1. v. p. 373 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 325 (1910). An egg said to be that of the White-capped Tanager is of a rather long oval form and somewhat glossy. It is greenish- white, densely mottled all over the shell with olive-brown, which nearly obscures the ground-colour ; there are also a number of scattered blackish-brown surface-markings. It measures 1*05 by *69. 1. liio Grande do Sid (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. Genus PffiCILOTHRAUPIS, Cab. Poecilothraupis lunulata (Du Bus). Fcecilothraupis lunulata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 144 (1886) ; Sharpe, Uaml-L v. p. 374 (1909). Two eggs said to be those of the Black-throated Tanager are of a wide oval shape, rather pointed at the smaller end, and some- what glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white densely and finely mottled all over, but more especially at the larger end, with small reddish-brown and violet-grey spots. One egg measures •82 by -65. 2. Bogota, U.S. Colombia ( Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll). Genus TAN AGRA, Linn. Tanagra episcopus, Linn. Tanag a episcopus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 154 (1886); Shar±e, Hatid-l. v. p. 377 (1909) ; A'ehi-k. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). An egg said to be that of the Guiana Blue Tanager is of a rather broad shape, somewhat pointed at the smaller end, and distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is white tinged with green TAX AGRA. 305 rather thickly marked all ovor with lavender-grey and pale brown, and with a few markings and spots of deep chocolate-brown scattered over the shell. It measures -89 by -66. 1. [British Guiana.] Crowley Bequest. Tanagra major, Berlepsch $ Stolzmann. Tanagra maj >r, Sharp?, Hand-l. v. p. 377 (1909). Tunagra ccelestis, Sclater, Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 155 (1886) [part,, Peru]; Nerhrk. (nee Spix) Kat. Eiersamml p. 32(3 (1910). An egg of the Blue-grey Tanager is of a spheroidal form and slightly glossy. It is white, thickly spotted all over with lilac- grey and with conspicuous scattered surface-spots of deep brown, the markings being most numerous towards the larger end. It measures -78 by -65. 1. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Tanagra cana, Swains. Tanagra cana, ScL fy Salo. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 503 ; Salo. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves< i. p. 277 (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 156 (1886); Nehrk. Kat. Elersamml. p. 95 (1899), p. 326 (1910); Ihering, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 209 (1900); Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 55 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 377 (1910). Some eggs of the Silver-blue Tanager are of a blunt oval shape, approaching the elliptical, and without gloss. The ground is cream-colour, but this is almost entirely concealed from view by the markings, which consist of more or less confluent «6mears, streaks and clouds of two or more shades of rich brown. Some examples are also minutely spotted with dark reddish-brown, almost black in intensity. Other eggs collected by Blancaneaux are of a somewhat narrow oval shape and are less densely marked, quite half the ground-colour being visible. They are speckled and mottled with brown, purplish-brown and lavender-grey. Some of these have hair-lines of a dark colour at the broad end. Specimens measure from *83 to 1 in length, and from *6 to *66 in breadth. 2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 3. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon). 1. Costa Rica, 16th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C. 2. Irazu, Costa Rica, May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C. 2. Irazu, May. Mr. C, F. Underwood [C. 4. Cuadros de San Pedro, Costa Rica, Crowley Bequest. J une & July (C. F. U.). 5. Brit. Honduras (.F. Blancaneaux). Salvin-Godman Coll. VOL. v. x 306 TANAGRIDJS. Tanagra cyanaptera ( Vieill.}. Tanap-ra cyanoptera, &cl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 157 (1886) Nehrk. Kai. Eiersamml. p. 95 (1899), p. 326 V1910) ; Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 209 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 378 (1909). Two egg8 of the Blue-shouldered Tanager resemble those of T. ornata*, and differ entirely from those of the other species of the genus represented in the Collection. They are pale blue, sparingly marked all over with small, well-defined, roundish spots of very dark purplish-black. One example measures -9 by '7. 2. Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. Tarajra :ayaca, Linn. (Plate XIII. figs. 5 & 8.) Tana°ra sayaca, Eider, J.f. O. 1867, p. 410; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 158 (1886): Berlepsch, J.f. O. 1887, pp. 6, 115; Eider, Rev, Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 20 (1900) ; Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. pp. 153, 209 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 378 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910); Chubb, Ibis, 1910, p. 625. Eggs of the Grey-breasted Tanager vary in shape from a very long pointed oval to nearly spheroidal. The ground varies from white to creamy- white or greenish-white. In some examples the markings are remarkably like those found in the commonest type of Passer domesticus, the entire shell being thickly clouded and blotched with grey-brown and umber-brown. In others a large part of the ground-colour is visible, the markings, which consist of cloudings, spots and streaks of purplish-grey and dark purplish- brown, being mostly confined to the larger end of the shell. In a third type all the markings are fine and there are no very distinct dark spots or streaks, the larger end of the shell being surrounded by a heavy clouded /one. They vary from -87 to 1-1 in length, and from '61 to -67 in breadth. 3. 1. 2. 2. O <2. i! i. Sapucay, Paraguay, 4th Nov. Sapucay, 24th Nov. Sapucay, 25th Nov. Sapucay, 30th Nov. Sapucay, 1st Dec. Sapucay, llth Dec. Sapucay. Sapucay. Mr. W. Foster fC." Mr. W. Foster [C.' Mr. W. Foster [0.' Mr. W. Foster [C." Mr. W. Foster [0." Mr. W. Foster i C. Mr. W. Foster [C.J Mr. W. Foster [CV * The eggs of both this species and T. cyanoptera presented by Mr. Fry were accompanied by skins of the birds, and there is therefore no reason to doubt their authenticity. TANAGRA. 307 Tanagra melanop!^ra, Sclater. Tanaprra palinaruni, Scl. $ Salv. (nee Max.} P. Z. S. 1879, p. 500 ; Salv. ,V Godm. Viol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 279 (1883) [part.] ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 159 (1880) [part.]. Tanagra palmaruni rnelanoptera, llidgw. Birds of North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 58 (1902) ; Bcrlepsch % Hartert, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 20 (1902). Tauagra melauoptera, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 378 (1909). Two eggs of the Black-winged Tanager vary considerably, One example is nearly a perfect ellipse in shape, cream-coloured, and very thickly freckled all over with pale brown and lavender. At the broader end there are a few fine hair-lines of black. The second example is of a pointed oval shape, cream-coloured, densely mottled all over with pale brown, dark brown and lavender-grey. They measure respectively : -91 by -64 ; -93 by -65. 2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Sa'mon). Tanagra ornata, Tanagra ornata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 161 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 96 (1899) ; Iheriny, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 209 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 378 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). An egg of the Archbishop Tanager is of a long pointed oval form, and displays scarcely any gloss. It is white, thickly clouded and blotched all over the shell with purplish-grey, with scattered spots, streaks and irregular markings of deep purplish-brown. It measures I'l by "71. 1. Iguape, Sao Paulo, 4th Oct. Crowley Bequest. Tanagra abbas, Licht. Tanagra vicarius, Bonap. ; Scl. $• Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 16, pi. v. fig. 1. Tanagra abbas, Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,i. p. 278(1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 162 (1886) ; Ridgway, Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 60 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 378 (1909). The eggs of the Blue-headed Tanager resemble those of Calospiza atricapilla in many respects. They are of a broad oval shape, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is dull greenish-white rather thickly marked, especially at the broad end, where the markings are more or less confluent, with spots and blotches of brown and lavender-grey and with a few specks and spots of very deep chocolate-brown. Two examples measure respectively -87 by -67 ; -89 by -65. 2. Duenas, Guatemala, 30th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). x2 308 TANAGRID^E. Tanagra bonariensis (Gmel.). Tanagm striata, Gmel. ; Tacz. Orn. Perou, ii. p. 489 (1884). Tanngra bonarien&is, Sol. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 164 (1886) ; Sliarpc, Hand-l. v. p. 370 (1909) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eicrsamml p, 326 (1910). An egg of the Blue-and-Yellow Tanager resembles those of T. abbas, described above, but is somewhat larger and the dark .specks and rounded spots on the larger end are deep black. It measures about 1-05 by '68. 1. Rio Grande do Sul (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Germs SPOROTHRAUPIS, Eidcjiv. Sporothraupis auricrissa (Selater). (Plate XIII. fig. 10.) Tanagra cyanocephnla, Scl. # Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 501 ; Sd. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 102 (1886) [part,]. Sporothraupis auricrissa, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 379 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). The eggs of the Blue-capped Tanager are of a narrow oval shape and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are cream-colour, boldly spotted and blotched with lilac-brown, purplish-brown and lavender- grey. The markings are generall}' more numerous towards the larger end of the egg, and sometimes form an ill-defined cap. Four examples measure respectively: 1*02 by *7; I'Ol by *67 ; 1-04 by -64; -92 by -68. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 1. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godmari Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. 2. Santa Elena (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godnian Coll. Genus SPIHDALIS, Jard. $ Selby. Spindalis nigricephala (Jameson). Tanagra zena, Gossc, Birds Jamaica, p. 231 (1847). Spindalis nigricephala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 166 (1886) ; Ridyw. Bird* North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 64 (1902). Spindalis bilineata, Jard. fy Selby ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 380 (1909). Eggs of the Cashew Bird or Jamaican Spindalis vary in form from subspheroidal to a somewhat long oval, pointed at the smaller end. They are devoid of gloss. In two eggs the ground-colour is greenish-white heavily, marked and blotched all over with burnt- umber and with underlying spots and blotches of paler grej'ish- brown, the markings being thickest towards the larger end, where they almost obscure the ground-colour. They measure respectively RHAMPUOCOELFS. 309 •81 by -68 ; '89 by '65. In a third egg the markings, which arc much smaller and less numerous, are reddish. brownish and reddish lilac. It measures '79 by '0. 2. [Jamaica] (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. [Jamaica.] Crowley Bequest. Genus RHAMPHOCCELUS, Desm. Rhamphoccelus brasilius (Linn.'). (Hate XIII. fig. 15.) L'amphocelus brasilius, Enter, J. f. O. 1867, p. 409; id., Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. '20 (1900). Rhamphncceliis brasilius, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 170 (1886) ; Iheriny, Rco. Mus. Panlistn, iv. p. 210 (1910 ); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 381 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kai. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). Four eggs of the Brazilian Tanager are of a broad oval shape, and slightly glossy. They are pale blue, sparingly marked with spots of deep black, and with small underlying markings of blackish-grey and grey. They measure respectively : '9 by -7 ; '9 by '72 ; '9 by •68; -88 by -68. 2. Eiode Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. 2. Iguape, Sao Paulo, 7th Nov. Crowley Bequest. Rhamphocoelus nigrignlaris (Spiv). Ramphoccelus nigiijrularis, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 180 [Upper Ucajalil. Rhamplioccelus mgrigularis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 171 (1886) Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 381 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 326 (1910). Two eggs of the Black-throated Tanager are similar to those of 11. brasilius but somewhat smaller. They measure respectively *88 by -58 and -82 by -62. 1. Upper Amazonia (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Upper Ucayali (E. Bartlett ; Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Ehamphoccelus dimidiatus, Lafr. Kaniplioccelus dimidiatus, Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 326 ; Scl. # Salv. P.Z.S. 1879, p. 501; Salv. # Godm. Biol Ccntr.-Amcr., Ares, i. p. 283 (1883). Illminphoccelus dimidiatus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 172 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 96 (1899), p. 326 (1910) ; Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. xxi. p. 293 (1905) ; Sharpe, Iland-L v. p. 381 (1909). The eggs of the Red-bellied Tanager are of a normal oval shape and fairly glossy. They are pale blue, sparingly spo.tted and 810 TANA.GRIDJ3. marked with lines of deep chocolate-brown or black and a few specks of lavender-grey. Two specimens in the Collection are marked with spots only ; the other two with both spots and lines. They measure respectively : -9 by -68 ; '9 by -65 ; -85 by '65 ; -85 by -65. 1. U.S., Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Kemedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. 1. Remedies (T. K S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Rhamphoccelus jacapa (Linn.). Rarnphocelus jacapa, Tacz. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 14. Rhamphoccelus jacapa, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 174 (1886) ; Sharps, Hand-L v. p. 382 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). Two eggs of the Bed-breasted Tanager are of exactly the same type as those already described. They measure respectively *85 by -65 and -9 by '72. 2. Venezuela (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Khamphocoelus passerinii, Bonap. Rhamphocoelus passerinii, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 281 (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 176 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 96 (1899), p. 329 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 382 (1909). Ramphocoelus passerinii, Richm. P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 489 (1893) ; Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 109 (1902). Eggs of the Lesser Red-rumped Tanager are inseparable from those of R. dimidiatus. Almost all are entirely wanting in line- markings. They measure respectively : *96 by *7 ; '92 by -7 ; '89 by -65. 3. British Honduras (F. Blanc- Salvin-Godman Coll. aneaux). 1. Cacbi, Costa Rica, 28th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 2. Veragua (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Chiriqui, Veragua (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Chiriqui (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Khamphoccelus costaricensis, Cherrie. Rarnphoccelus costaricensis, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. Ill (1902). Rhamphocoelus costaricensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 382 (1909). Three eggs of Cherrie's Tanager scarcely differ from those of R. passerinii, but the markings, which are mostly confined to the cap, are more confluent and irregular. They measure respectively : 3 by '63 ; -89 by *63 ; -88 by -61. RHAMPIIOCIELUS. — PYUAXGA. 311 1. Pico Azul, S.W. Costa Rici, Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. June. 2. rico Azul, June. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Rhamphocoelus flanimigerus, Jard. fy Selly. Rhamphoccelus flanmiigerus, Scl. $ Solo. P.Z.S. 1879, p. 501, pi. xlii. fig. 3; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 177 (1886) j Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 96 (1899), p. 327 (1910) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 383 (1909). The eggs of the Larger lled-rumped Tanager resemble those of li. dimidiatus. One example is marked with spots only; the others in the Collection are marked with spots and with some short crooked lines. They measure respectively : 1 by -7 ; 1-05 by 72 ; 1 by -7 ; 1 by '69 ; 1-07 by -66. 1. Antioqnia, U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Medellin, Antioquia (T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salmon). 2. Medellin (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Khamphoccelus icterom/Ais, Bonap. llhamphoccelus icterouotus, Scl. $ Salt). P. Z. S. 1879, p. 501 ; Salv. £ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 282 (1883) ; Sel. Cat. Bird* B. M. xi. p. 177 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 96 (1899), p. 327 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 383 (1909). The eggs of the Yellow-rnmpcd Tanager resemble those of If. passer inii, but are rather more spotted. Four examples measure respectively : -97 by '71 ; '95 by -7 ; '95 by -69 ; -91 by '66. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 1. Antioquia, U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Remedio.a, Antioquia (T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salmon). Genus PYRANGA, Vieill. Pyranga aestiva (Linn.). Pyransa lestiva, Brewer, Bull. Nult. Orn. C. iv. p. 213 (1879) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 182 (1886); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 384 (1909J ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 327 (1910;. Piranga r libra rubra, Ridgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 79 (1902). Three eggs of the Summer-Tanager are of a regular oval shape and somewhat glossy. They have the ground-colour greenish -blue, freckled or spotted with various shades of brown and lilac-grey, mostly concentrated in an irregular zone round the larger end. They measure respectively : '94 by -05 ; '85 by -68; -84 by -65. 312 Brewer records eggs with the ground-colour of " a light shade of emerald-green, marked with various shades of brown, more or less tinged with lilac, purple and slate." .3. Near Kansas Citv. Missouri, 18th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. June. [P.]. Pyranga rubra (Linn.}. (Plate XIII. fig. 12.) Pyranga rubra, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 435 (1874) ; Salo. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,i. p. 287 (1883) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 188 (183(5) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 96 (1899), p. 327 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 386 (1909). liranga erythromelas, Ridgiv. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 88 (1902). The eggs of the Scarlet Tanager are of a broad oval shape and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are pale greenish- blue, thickly spotted and blotched with pale reddish-brown and lilac- grey. The markings are more numerous as well as larger at the broad end, and in oue example form a large ill-defined cap. They measure from *85 to *96 in length, and from '68 to *72 in breadth. 2. North America (Henshaiv Coll.). Salvin-Godmam Coll. 1. Pennsylvania (C. J. Pennock). Princeton "diversity, N.J. 1. New Jersey (D. G. Elliot : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.}. 3. Eastford, Connecticut, 6th June Crowley Bequest. (Rev. J. Jones}. 4. Ilyds Park, Illinois, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Pyranga bidentata, Swains. Pyranga bidentata, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aic-s, i. p. (1883); Scl. Cut. Birds B. M. xi. p. 190 (1886) [part.J ; She 296 inrpe, Hand-L v. p. 386 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 327 (1910). _ Piranga bidentata bidentata, Itidgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 95 (1902). An egg of Swainson's Tanager is of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-blue sparingly marked, almost entirely at the larger end, with small spots of purplish-black and lilac-grey. It measures '97 by '72. 1. Escasu, Costa Rica, 19th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. PIKENICOTIIRAUPIS.— TACHTPHONUS. 313 Genus PHCENICOTHRAUPIS, Cab. Phoenicothraupis rubicoides (Lafr.). Phoeiiicothraupifi rubicoides, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aues, i. p. 300 (183:3); Scl. Cat: Birds B. M. xi. p. 197 (1886); Sliarpe, HantU.v. p. 869(1909). Phcenicothraupis rubica rubicoides, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 144 (1902). The eggs of the Mexican Ant-Tanager appear to be of two types. Those taken by Salviu in Guatemala are of an ordinary oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, thickly mottled, but chiefly at the broad end, with pale brownish-yellow and faint lavender. They measure respectively : -92 by '67 ; '9 by -7 ; -94 by -68. Eggs taken by Blancaneaux in British Honduras are of a narrow oval shape and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are plain white, and measure respectively : 1 by '69 ; 1 by '67. 3. Forest of Vera Paz, Guatemala, Sal vin-Godman Coll. March (O. Salvin). 2. British Honduras (F. Blanc- Salvin-Godman Coll. aneau;v). Phrenic othraupis gutturalis, Sclater. Plicenicothraiipis gutturalis, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 502, pi. xlii. fig. 4 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 201 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 390 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 327 (1910). An egg of the Red-throated Black Tanager is of an elongated oval shape and slightly glossy. It is white, thickly speckled and mottled, especially at the broad end, with dull reddish-brown and pale lavender. It measures 1 by '7. 1. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus TACHYPHONUS, Vieill. Tachyphonus rufus (Bodd.\ Tacliyphonus rufus, Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. iii. p. 359 (1891) ; Ihermg , Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 210 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 392 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 327 (1910). Ta-hyplionusmgenimus, Euler, J. f. O. 1897, p. 408. Tachyphonus melaleucus, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 503, pi. xlii. fig. 5 ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves. i. p. 309 (1 883) ; ' Sc/. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 236 (1886). Tachyphonus melanoleucus, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 97 (1899). The eggs of the Black Tanager vary in shape from a narrow to a broad oval and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are greyish-pink, marked with some isolated spots, blotches, and twisted lines of the deepest chocolate-brown or black. The 314 TAN A 6 RID JE. edges of the blotches are frequently reddish and blend with the surrounding ground-colour. The underlying markings are few and inconspicuous and consist of spots and veins of pale lavender. Five examples measure from '95 to 1-03 in length, and from -7 to *78 in breadth. 2. U.S. Colombia (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S.O. (T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salmon}. 2. Medellin (T. K. &)• Salvin-Gcdman Coll. 1. Venezuela. \V. Badclitfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Venezuela (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. San Esteban. Crowley Bequest. Tachyphonus coronatus ( FiellL). (Plate XIII. fig. 14.) Tachyphonus coronatus, Set. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 213 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 97 (1899), p. 327 (1910,; Eider, Rev. Mm. Paulistn, iv. p. 21 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 210 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 392 (1909). Eggs of the lled-crested Black Tanager in the Collection are of a blunt oval form and slightly glossy. They are pale salmon-pink, spotted, blotched and smeared with reddish-brown and chocolate- brown. Pour examples measure respectively : '93 by '71 ; *9 by •67; '89 by -68; -86 by -68. 2. Rio de Janeiro Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.], 1. Rio de Janeiro (Nelrkom Coll.) Crowley Bequest. 1. Iguape, Sao Paulo, 4th Nov. Crowley Bequest. Genus TRICHOTHRAUPIS, Cab. Trichothraupis melanops, Vieill. (Plate XIII. fig. 13.) Trichotliraupis quadri color, Vieill. ; Scl Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 220 (1886). Trichothraupis melanops, Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 22 (1900) ; Ihcriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 211 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 395 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 328 (1910). Two eggs of the Yellow-crested Tanager are of a regular blunt oval form and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour of one is pinkish-white, marked at the broader end with spots and patches of brownish-red and lavender, overlying which are a few short scrolls and spots of deep purplish-black. The other example has the ground-colour pink, marked all over the shell with fine spots and larger patches of Indian-red and with some spots and fine lines of dark reddish-brown scattered over the entire surface. They measure respectively '9 by '71 and '88 by '72. Iguape, Sao Paulo, 23rd Oct. Crowley Bequest. CHLORCSPINGrS. HEWISPJKGUS. 1315 Genus CHLOROSPINGUS, Cat. Chlorospingus regionalis, Bangs. Chlorospingua regionalis, Bangs, Proc. JBioL Soc. Washington, xix. p. 112 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 401 (1909). Cblorospingua albiteiuporalis, Sclater, Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 239 (1886) [part.]. Chlorospiugus albitempora, Nehrk. (nee Lafr.} Kat Eicrsamml. p. £28 An egg of the Costa Rica Chlorospinyus is of a rather blunt oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground is white, spotted and finely marked all over with Indian-red and pale lavender, the markings being much more numerous towards the broad end, where they form an irregular zone. It measures "82 by *64. 1. Escasu, Costa Rica, 4th June. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Chlorospingus flavipectus (Lafr.}. Chlorospingus flavipectus, Scl. # Salv. P. Z. S. 1379, p. 503, pi. xlii. fig. 6; Sri. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 242 (1886) ; Sharpe 9 Hand-l. v. p. 402 (1809). Five eggs of the Yellow- breasted Chlorospingus are of a blunt oval form and devoid of gloss. They are creamy white, thickly speckled and mottled, especially at the broad end where a cap is formed, with chestnut-brown and lilac-grey. They measure respec- tively: -83 by -6 ; -81 by -61 ; -8 by '62 ; -8 by -61 ; -79 by -6. 1. U.S.Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. 2. Santa Elena (T. K. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus HEMISPINGUS, Cab. Hemispingus rubrirostris (Lafr.}. Chloro^pinpus rubrirostris, Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 504; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 246 (1886); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 97 (1899). Ilemispingus rubrirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 403 (1909). An egg of the Red-billed Tanager is of a regular oval shape and exhibits a small amount of gloss. It is creamy- white, thickly mottled over the broader half of the egg, sparingly elsewhere, with very pale reddish-brown and lavender. The markings form a dense cap at the broad end. It measures '9 by *67. 1. Santa Elfna, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon}. 316 TANAGKIDJE. rLOCEIDJL. Genus P8ITTOSPIZA, Bonap. Psittospiza riefferi (Boiss.). Psitt spiza riefferi, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505, pi. xlii. fig. 8 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 281 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 4015 (1909). An egg of Rieffer's Tanager is nearly elliptical in shape, the two ends being much alike, and moderately glossy. It is greyish-white, thickly mottled and freckled, especially at the broader end, with pale brown and lavender-grey. It measures 1-18 by '8. 1. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godrnan Coll. Colombia ('/'. K. Salmon). Genus ORCHESTICUS, Cab. Orchesticus abeillei (Less.). (Plate XIII. fig. 6.) Orchesticus abeillii, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 297 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 407 (1909). Two eggs of the Brown Tanager are of a very regular oval shape and without gloss. They are white with a slight tinge of pink, marked with large blotches of pale chestnut, smaller blotches of deep reddish-brown and a few specks of lavender. The markings are chiefly confined to the broad end of the egg. They measure respectively : '83 by -65 ; -81 by '63. 2. Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. Family PLOCEID^E. Genus DIATROPURA, OberJi. Diatropura progne (Bodd.). (Plate XIV. fig. 1.) Chera progne, Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 465; Layard, Ibis, 1869, p. 74; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 458 (1875-84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 213 (1890). Chera procne, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 338. Coliopasssr procne, Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 139 (1900). Coliuspasser progne, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 32 (1905). Diatropura progne, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 144 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 410 (1909). Diatropura procne, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 329 (1910). Eggs of the Great-tailed Widow-bird are of a regular oval shape DIATROPUKA. - COLIOSTKUTHUS. iU7 and somewhat glossy. The ground-colour is pale greenish-white, spotted and blotched all over with olive-brown, or brown and grey, soiretimes forming a zone or cap at the larger end. In soruo specimens the markings are smaller and less numerous and much of the ground-colour is visible. Others ore very heavily marked. They vary in length from -81 to -88, and in breadth from -62 to -05. 3. Transvaal (T. Ayres : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Co//.). 2. Johannesburg, 12th Dec. C. C. Roberts, Esq. [P.]. kop, Orange .River Colony, Major R. Sparrow [E,]. 25th Nov. 3. Doornkop, Orange River Colony, Major R. Sparrow 25th Nov. 0. Mooi River, Natal, Dec. Major R, Sparrow [E.]. 1. Estcourt, Natal, Hlh Jan. G. A. K. Marshall, Esq. [I 1. Ereie, Griqualand East, 25th Dec. G. A. K. Marshall, Esq. [1 Genus COLIOSTRUTHUS, Sunclev. Coliostruthus ardens (BodcL). (Plate XIV. fig. 2.) Vidua rubritorques, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 211. Yulua ardens, Sharpe, ed. Laijard, Birds S. Africa, p. 455 (1875-84) : f It. B. $ I. D. S. Woodward, Ibis, 1897, p. 410. Pentketria ardens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 215 (1890). Coliopasser ardens, Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 142 (1900) ; Sparrow f J. S. Afr. Orn. U. i. p. 10 (1905) ; Ellemon, t. c. p. 18, pi. iii. ; Bucknill 8f Gronvold, t. c. ii. p. 1, pi. i. fig. 1 (1906). Coliuspasper ardens, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 135 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 40 (1905). Coliostruthus ardens, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 410 (1909); Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml p. 329 (1910). Eggs of the Red-collared Widow-bird are of a regular oval shape and distinctly glossy. They are bluish-green, finely spotted and mottled, especially towards the larger end, with pale umber-brown and lavender-grey. In some specimens the markings are somewhat larger arid form small blotches. They vary from *72 to '76 in length, and from *54 to *55 in breadth. The little white-speckled eggs attributed to this species by Messrs. Woodward have no doubt been incorrectly identified (t. c.). ?.. Willow Grange, Natal, 30th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 2. Highlands, Natal, 23rd Dec. Major R. Sparrow f E.]. 2. Kareiga, Cape Colony, Nov. (B. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [0.1 E.J.). 2. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colony, Nov. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.I. (L. Palmer}. 3. Blaauw Krantz, Dec. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.I. 2. Blaauw Krantz, Dec. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. I 0.1, 2. Blaauw Krantz, Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. 318 PLOCEFPJ3. Genus UROBRACHYA, Bonap. Urobrachya axillaris (Smith}. (Plate XIV. fig. 4.) Vidua axillaris, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 211. Penthetria axillaris, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p, 461 (1875-84). Urobrachya axillaris, Butler, Fellden # Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 298 ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 224 (1890) ; St.ark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 134 (1900); Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 129 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 60 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 412 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 329 (1910). The eggs of the Red-shouldered Widow-bird are of a regular oval shape and fairly glossy. They are bluish-green, blotched and smeared with various shades of brown and pale lavender-grey. The markings are more or less confluent at the large end and form an irregular cap. They measure from '71 to '85 in length, and from *53 to * 6 in breadth. 3. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [ C.]. 4. Natal, Dec. Capt. Savile Reid [P.I 2. Mooi River, Natal, 13th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 3. Mooi River, 15th Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 3. Mooi River, 30th March. Major R. Sparrow [E.] Urobrachya phcenicea (Heugl.). Urobrachya phcenicea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 225 (1890) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 338; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 130 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 413 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 329 (1910). Urobrachya axillaris, Kuschel (nee Smith), J.J. O. 1895, p. 337. Two eggs of Heuglin's Fan-tailed Widow-bird resemble those of U. axillaris, but are smaller. They measure respectively : -7 by •52; -74 by -57. 1. East Africa (Fischer). Crowley Bequest. 1. [East Africa.] Crowley Bequest. Genus PYROMELANA, Bonap. Pyromelana flammiceps (Swains.). Euplectes flammiceps, Fischer # Reich. J.f. O. 1878, p. 263. T-fc 1 C\ • TT 77 T f S~\ 1 O r* ET __ OO'T f. Pyromelana flammiceps, Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 337 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 228 (1890) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 118 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 104 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 414 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 329 (1910). Eggs of the Eire-crowned Bishop-bird are of a regular oval form, PYEGWEIAUA. 319 sometimes slightly pointed at the ends, and distinctly glossy. They are pale blue. or greenish-blue and generally uniform, but occa- sionally there are a few minute dots of black scattered over the shell. They vary from "69 to *75 in length, and from '52 to '55 in breadth. ] . Abutja, Niger River, Sept. R. Kemp, Esq. [C.j. 1. Gaboon ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Bitye, near Ja River, Cameroon, G. L. Bates, Esq. [C.]. 18th Nov 2. AVitu, B. E. Africa. Crowley Bequest. 4. \Vitu, May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.I. 11. Ruo River, B. C. Africa. A. B. Percival, Esq. [C.]. Pyromelana nigriventer ( Cassin). Pyromelana nigriventris, Fischer, J. f. O. 1877, p. 171 ; S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p, 230 (1890) ; Kuschel, J.f. 0. 1895, p. 337 ; Reich. Yog. Afr. iii. p. 125 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 89 (1905). Pyromelana nigriventer, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 414 (1909) ; Xehrk. Kat. Eiersamtnl. p. 330 (1910;. Four eggs of the Black-bellied Bishop-bird are of an oval or somewhat pointed oval shape and distinctly glossy. The ground- colour is pale greenish-blue. Two examples are sparingly marked with scattered dots of lavender-grey and darker grey ; the other two are plain. They measure respectively : *66 by *48 ; '65 by '48 ; •64 by -5 ; -64 by '49. 2. Witu, B. E. Africa Crowley Bequest. 2. Witu. Crowley Bequest. Pyrcmelana orix (Linn.}. Fringilla orvx. Thien. Fortpflanz. aes. Vcc. p. 432. tab. xxxvi. fig. 9 (1845-54). Euplectes sundevalli, Gurne\i, Ibis, 18C8, p. 465. Euplectes oryx, Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 381. Pyromelana orvx, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S.Africa, p. 462 (1875-84); id., Cat, Birds B. M. xiii. r. 230 (1890) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 337 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersumml p. 124 (1«99) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 126 (1900) ; Duncan, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. i. p. 67 (1906). Pyromelana orix, Reich. Voy.Afr. iii. p. 120 (1904) : Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 95 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 414 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 330 (1910). The eggs of the Red Bishop-bird are chiefly of a blunt oval form. They are greenish-blue and have a considerable amount of gloss. Some specimens exhibit a few very. faint brown lines or specks. They vary greatly in size, the largest in the series measuring •83 by -59, and the smallest -63 by -5. 4. South Africa (E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 3. South Africa. Gould Coll. 320 PLOCEID^E. 5. South Africa. W. Radcliffe Saundcrs. Esq. [P.]. 6. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 4. South Africa. J. D. S. Paivy-Evans, Esq. [P.]. 2. Pondoland. Crowley Bequest. 8. Winterberg District, Cape Colony, B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. Jan. (Moorcraft). 3 Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 19th Nov. Colonel A. T. Sloiygett [P.]. (E. Seimund # C. H. B. Grant). 2. Deelfontein, 19th Nov. (E. S. & Colonel A. T. Sloggett [P.l. C. H. B. G.). 1. Deelfontein, 19th Nov. (E. S. &• Colonel A. T. Sloggett fP.1 C. H. B. G.). 2. Kuruman, British Bechuanaland, R. B. Woosnam & R. E. Dont, 19th Dec. Esqrs. [C.]. 2. Kuruman, 19th Dec. R. B. Woosnam & R. E. Dent, Esqrs. [C.]. 2. Ondonga, Ovampolaud, Feb. (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson: Tristram Coll.]. 6. Transvaal ( T. Ayres : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Co//.). G. Johannesburg, Transvaal, Dec. C. C. Roberts, Esq. [P.J. 2. Johannesburg, Dec. C. C. Robert-*, Esq. [P.J. 2. Koodoo's Poort, Transvaal, 13th Hon. J. A. Bucknill [P.]. Jan. (C. B. Horsbrugh). 1. Ruo River, B. C. Africa. A. B. Percival, Esq. [C.]. Pyromelana frandscana (Isert). (Plato XIV. fig. 3.) Euplectes franciscanus, Heuyl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. pt. 2, p. 571 (1870). Pyromelana franciscana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 233 (1890) ; Kendall, Ibis, 1892, p. 220; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 337 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 124 (1899), p. 330 (1910) ; Reich. Voi/. Afr. iii. p. 122 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 90 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 415 (1909). Eggs of the Red-throated Bishop-bird are of a regular oval shape, very glossy, and of a pale blue colour. They measure from "7 to -75 in length, and from '5 to '53 in breadth. 1. Senegambia (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. River Gambia, \V. Africa, 7th Dr. P. Kendall [P.]. Aug. 3. Omdurman, White Nile. Capt. H. N. Dunn [P.]. Pyromelana diademata ( Fischer $• Reichenow). Pyromelana diademata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 236 (1890)* id., Hand-l. v. p. 416 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). An egg said to that of the Fire-fronted Bishop-bird is of rather a wide oval shape and distinctly glossy. The ground-colour is palo greenish- white, rather profusely marked over the greater part of the shell with distinct dots of reddish-chestnut and lilac-grey. 321 It measures -f)f) by '44. This specimen agrees exactly with Iho description and measurements given by Nehrkorn. 1. Zanzibar. Crowley Bequest. Pyromelana capensis (Linn.). (Plate XLV. fig. 6.) Pu-omelana capensis, Sharpe, cd. Layard, Birth S. Africa, p. 463 (1875-84): id., Cat. Birth B. If. xiii. p. 236 (1800)'; Kehrk. Kat. Eienamml. p. 124 (1899), p. 330 (1910); Stark, Fauna S. Aft:, Bird*, i. p. 130 H900) ; Shelley, Birds Air. iv. p. 73 (1905) ; Sharpe. Hand-L v. p. 416 (1909). Orynx capensis, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 337. Euplectes capensis, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 126 (1904). Eggs of the Black- and- Yellow Bishop-bird are almost elliptical in shape, the two ends being bnt very slightly dissimilar ; they are somewhat glossy. They are of a pale-green colour, thickly blotched and streaked with ash-brown and pale pnrplish-grey. The markings are more or less confluent over the whole shell. They measure from '75 to -88 in length, and from *58 to '63 in breadth. 6. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 2. South Africa. J. D. S. Parry-Evans, Esq. [P.], 3. South Africa (E. L. Z.). Crowley Bequest. Pyromelana approximans (Cahanis}. PyromeLina minor (Rcichenb.), Sharpe, Cat. Birch B. M. xiii. p. 238 (1890). Euplectes capensis approximans, Reich. Vo'., Birds, i. p. 128 (1900); Reivh. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 114 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 84 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-L \. p. 417 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). Eggs of the Taha Bishop-bird are of a regular or slightly pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are greyish-white, with minute dots and a few small spots of purplish-black thinly \OL. v. r 322 PLOCEIDJE. distributed over the whole shell. They measure from *7 to '71 in length, and from -48 to -57 in breadth. 1. Ondonga, Ovampoland, Feb. (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 2. Lindley, Orange River Colony, Major R. Sparrow [E.]. 28th Dec. 3. Doornkop, O. R. 0., 27th Nov. Major R, Sparrow [E.]. 3. Koodoo's Poort, Transvaal, 13th Hon. J. A. Bucknill [P.]. Jan. (C. B. Horsbrugli). Pyromelana afra (Omel.\ Pyromelana afra, Sharpe, Cat. Binh B. M. xiii. p. 241 (1890) ; Kuschel, J. f. 0. 1895, p. 337; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 116 (1904) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 417 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). Three eggs of the Yellow-crowned Bishop-bird are of a slightly pointed oval form and distinctly glossy. They are uniform pale blue, and much resemble those of P. flammicejds and other allied forms which lay uniform or nearly uniform blue eggs. They measure respectively : '67 by, -49 ; -65 by -49 ; -62 by -48. 1. [West Africa.] Crowley Bequest, 2. Gaboon River (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Genus PLOCEIPASSER, Smith. Ploceipasser mahali, Smith. (Plate XIV. fig. 7.) Plocepasser mahali, Gurney, in Andersson s Birds Damaral. p. 166 (1872); Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 380; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 3ol ; Sharpe, ed. Lnyard, Birds S. Africa, p. 447 (1875-84); Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 335; Reich. Voa. Afr. iii. p. 11 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 325 (1905). Ploceipasser mahali, Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 83 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 417 (1909). An egg of the White-browed Weaver-bird is of a rather long and slightly pointed oval shape, and almost devoid of gloss. It is white suffused with pink, and faintly mottled with pinkish-grey. It measures '92 by -65 — a measurement which appears to be unusually small. Stark gives 1§0 by 0'72. 1. Kruger's Drift, Modder River, Hon. J. A. Buckuill [P.]. O. R. C., 2nd Oct. (C. B. Horsbrugh). Genus PHIUETERUS, Smith. Philaeterus socius (Lath.). Philetserus socius, Anderss. Birds Damaral. p. 167 (1872) ; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 335 : Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i, p. 115 (1900). Philcetserus socius, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 449 (1875-84). Philaeterus socius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 249 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. \. p. 419(1909). .— I»YKENESTE3. 323 Philetairus socius, Reich. Vw/. Afr. iii. p. 242 (1904); Shelley, Bird* Afr. iv. p. 130 (1905). Two eggs of the Sociable Weaver-bird are of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are of a very pale yellowish-white colour, densely speckled and mottled all over with purplish-grey. They measure respectively : '78 by '62 ; '8 by -82. Another egg, also referred to this species, is pale bluish-green sparingly spotted with distinct spots and dots of dark brown and purplish-grey. It measures about '77 by -59. The description given in Sharpe's edition of Layard seems to refer to an egg of this type. 2. Ondonga, Ovampoland (C. J. Crowley Bequest. Andersson : Tristram Coll.). 1. Kalahari Desert (J. J. Weir). Crowley Bequest. Genus PSEUDONIGRITA, Ktiehe.ww. Pseudonigrita arnaudi (Bonap.). (Plate XIV. fig. 8.) Nigrita arnaudi, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 541 (1871); Fischer, Zeit. ges. Orn. i. p. 329 (1884); Hartl.J.f. O. 1837, p. 310; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 336. Philaeterus arnaudi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 250 (1890). Pseudonig-rita arnaudi, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 171 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. '421 (1909). Pliiletairus arnaudi, Shelley, Birds Aft-, iv. p. 132 (1905). An egg of Arnaud's Social Weaver is of a regular oval shape and devoid of gloss. It is white with small spots and dots of yellowish* umber scattered all over the shell, but most numerous towards the larger end. It measures *77 by *51. 1. Machakos, B. E. Africa, 4th April F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Genus PYRENESTES, Swains. Pyrenestes ostrmus ( Vieill.). (1909) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 330 (1910). Four eggs of Vieillot's Knotch-billed Weaver are of a rather short oval shape, pure white and without gloss. Tney measure respectively : -68 by '55 ; -68 by -55 ; -68 by -52 ; and -67 by -53. Eggs of this species have been described by Nehrkorn and others as yellowish-white or salmon-colour, with underlying yellowish- brown marks and clear reddish-brown spots. There is no reason to doubt the correctness of Mr. Kemp'"s identi- fication, and probably those described by Nehrkorn have been wrongly referred to this species. 4. Abutja, K. Niger, Sept, \\. Kemp, Esq. [C.]. Y 2 324 PLOCEIDJE. Genus ftUELEA, E Quelea erythrops (Hartl.). Quelea erythrops, Slmrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 255 (1890) : J. f. O. 1895, p. 336; Re.i. Canteihury near Sydney, 21st Oct. A. J. North, Esq. [P.]. 330 Genus ZONJEGINTHUS, Cab. Zonaeginthus bellus (Lath.). Zonseginthus bellus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 406 (1865) ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Amir. Birds, p. 160 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 293 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 126 (1899), p. 332 (1910); Campbell, Nexts 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 479(1901); North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 271 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 433 (1909). The eggs of the Fire-railed Finch are of an elongate oval shape, without gloss, and plain white. They appear to vary greatly in size. Two specimens from Tasmania measure respectively : '75 by '52 ; P75 by -5. Three from Cranbourne measure respectively : '76 by '53 ; *75 by '57 ; and *74 by *55. Others from Cape Otvvay and from Melbourne, taken by Mr. Bridger, are very much smaller and average only -65 by '45. 3. Cranbourne, Victoria, 3rd Nov. (A. Crowley Bequest. J. North}. 2. Cape Otway, Victoria, (E. P. S. y- Crowley Bequest. mour). 6. Melbourne ( W. Bridger}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Tasmania, 17th Nov. Gould Coll. Zonaegintlms oculatus (Quoy $ Gaim.). Zonseginthus oculeus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 407 (1865). Zonaeginthus oculatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 294 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 126 (1899), p. 332 (1910); Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 480(1901); Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 433 (1909). Two eggs of the Bed-eared Finch are of a somewhat elongate oval form, devoid of gloss, and pure white. They measure respectively : -69 by -49, and -65 by -46. 2. W. Australia (A.. J. Campbell}. Crowley Bequest. Genus COCCOPYGIA, Reichenb. Coccopygia dufresnei ( Vieill.). Estrelda dufresnii, Gurney, Ibis, 1862, p. 32 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 469 (1875-84); Stark, Faun. S. Africa, Birds, i. p. 107 (1900). Coccopygia dufresnii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 305 (1890; ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 233 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 436 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 332 (1910). Neisna dufresnei, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 205 (1904). The eggs of Dufresne's Waxbill are of an ordinary oval form, TJJ2CIOPYGIA. — STICTOPTEKA. 331 devoid of gloss, and plain white. They measure from -51 to '57 in length, and from '4 to -42 in breadth. 5. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. •">. Natal ('/'. .-It/res). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Blitauw Krantz, Cape Colony, B. E. Jupp, Esq. [0.]. 2nd Jan. (Z. Palmer}. Genus T^NIOPYGIA, Eeichenb. Taeniopygia castanotis (Gould}. Tamiopyjria castanotis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. \. p. 419 (18G5) ; North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 105 (18891 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 311 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 126 (1899), p. 332 (1910); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 483 (1901) ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 275 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 438 (1909). The eggs of the Chestnut-eared Finch are generally of an elongate oval shape, without gloss, and plain white. They vary much in si/e as well as in shape, and measure from '52 to '62 in length, and from -38 to '44 in breadth. 23. North-West Australia. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. 1. West Australia, Sept. Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. 3. Mozaire, N. S. Wales (E. P. Crowley Bequest. Ramsay}. 5. Deniliquin, N. S. Wales, 4th Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North}. 6. Laid in confinement, June. Mr. A. H. Bishop [P.], 6. Laid in confinement. Gould Coll. 2. Laid in confinement (J. J. Weir}. Crowley Bequest. Genus STICTOPTERA, Rewhenb. Stictoptera bichenovii ( Viy. fy Horsf.). Stictoptera bichenovii, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 409 (1865) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 160 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 313 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 126 (1899), p. 332 (1910); Campbell, Nests Sf Eg'. M. xiii. p. 338 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 440 (1909). The eggs of the Brown-headed Munia measure from *6 to '7 in length, and from *42 to -47 in breadth. 5. Borneo (//. Low ; Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Borneo, 16th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 9. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 4. Labuan, 3rd June (/. Whitehead}. Crowley Bequest. Munia nigriceps (Ramsay}. Mimia nigricep?, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 431 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 441 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). An egg of the Black-cheeked Munia is of the usual type. It measures -57 by *45. 1. New Guinea, 4th Jan. Crowley Bequest. Munia spectabilis, Sclater. Munia spectabilis, Shar-pe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 342 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 441 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). Four eggs said to be those of the New Britain Munia measure respectively : *6 by '45; *59 by '4 ; '57 by '41 ; *55 by '41. 4. [New Britain.] Crowley Bequest. Munia caniceps, Sulvad. Munia caniceps, FJiarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 345 (1890) : id., Hand-l. v. p. 441 (1909). The eggs of the Grey-beaded Munia measure respectively : •61 by -44 ; '6 by -45; '6 by -47 ; '61 by -43. 4. S.E. New Guinea. Mr. E. Weiske [C.]. Munia punctulata (Linn.}. Munia punctulata, Legge, Birds C!e;//ow,p. 656 (1879) : Sliarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p< 346 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 442 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 333 (1910). Uroloncha punctulata, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 189 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 141 (1890) [part]. The eggs of the Spotted Munia vary from '59 to '75 in length, and from -44 to '52 in breadth. 336 PLOCEID.E. 2. Simla, India, 13th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Simla, 14th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Simla, 25th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Raipur, C. Provs.,14th Aug. (F. Hume Coll. R. Blewitt). 24. Salem, Madras, Aug. (A. G. R. Hume Coll. Theobald}. 3. Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 3. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll. 3. Ooouoor, Nilghiris, 3rd March. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 28th Aux. Hume Coll. 4. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 10th July Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 1. Caylon (E. L. Layard : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.}. 2. Mauritius (E. Newton: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). I. Lucia, Mauritius (E.N.: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). Munia subundulata, Godw.-Am'en. Munia subundulata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 350 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 442 (1909). Amadina pimctulata, Gates, Birds Burmah, i. p. 368 (1883). Uroloncha pimetulata, Gates, e:l. Hume, Nests fy Eygs Ind. Birds, ii. p, 141 (1890) [part]. Eggs of the Burmese Spotted Munia are indistinguishable from (hose of M. punctulata. 4. Cachar, 4th Oct. Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 20th June (E. W. Gates\ Oaies Coll. 5. Pegu, 22nd July (E. W. G.). Gates Coll. 4. Pegu, 20th Aug. (B. W. G.). Gates Coll. Munia topela, Swinh. Munia topela, Sujinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 380 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 351 (1890); id., Hand-l. v. p. 442 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 333 (1910). Eggs of the Formosan Munia are perfectly similar to those of M. punctulata. 309. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. II. Formosa (R. 8.). Crowley Bequest. Munia nisoria (Temm.). Munia nisoria, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 352 (1890) ; Sitttikofer, Notes Lei/den Mus. xiv. p. 202 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 442 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). Two eggs said to be those of the Javan Munia measure re- spectively : *62 by '42 ; and '6 by '4. 2. Java, 24th April. Crowley Bequest. TJROLONCHA. 337 Genus UROLONCHA, Cab. The eggs of the species of this genus do not- differ in shape or colour from those of the Munias of the genera Spor&ginthus and Munia. Uroloncha acuticauda (Ffodgs.). Uroloncha acuticauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 356 (1890); Gates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 184 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Lid. Birds, ii. p. 131 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 443 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). The eggs of Hodgson's Munia vary from -54 to '68 in length, and from -4 to '45 in breadth. 22. Siklrim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 2. Sikhiin, 10th June (J. G.}. Hume Coll. 4. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. G.). Hume Coll. 6. Lebong, Sikhim, July (L. Man- Hume Coll. delii). 4. Tavoy, Tenasserim, 16th March Hume Coll. (IF. Davison). 1. Kussoom, Malay Peninsula, 23rd Hume Coll. Feb. ( W. D.}. 8. Salaug, Malay Peninsula, 23rd Hume Coll. 2. Salang. Crowley Bequest. Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe. Uroloncha squamicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 359 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899), p. 333 (1910); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 443(1909). Munia acuticauda, La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 427. Five eggs of the Chinese Munia measure respectively: '6 by *4 ; •63 by -42 ; -65 by -44 ; and (2) -65 by -45. 1. Foochow, China, April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Foochow, 9th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.], 2. Formosa (R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. Uroloncha striata (Linn."). Munia striata, Legye, Birds Ceylon, p. 660 (1879). Uroloncha striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 359 (1890); Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 185 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests # JSfff/* Lid. Birds, ii. p. 133 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899), p. 333 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 443 (1909). The eggs of the White-backed Munia measure from '55 to -65 in length, and from -42 to -47 in breadth. VOL. v. z 338 PLOCEIDJE. 1. India ( W. E. Brooks: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Raipur, Central Provinces, India. Hume Coll. 3. Raipur, 2nd Jan. (F. It. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 2. Yercand, Nilghiris, 28th Sept. Hume Coll. 4. Ceylon, 13th June (A. L. Butler'). Crowley Bequest. Uroloncha fumigata ( W olden). Uroloncha fumigata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 361 (1890) : Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 186 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 135 (1890); Osmaston, J. Bombay N. H. Soc. xvii. p. 160 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 444 (1909). Eggs of the Andaman White-backed Munia measure on an average *6 by '41. 5. Port Blair, S. Andaman, 2nd July. B. B, Osmaston, Esq. [C.]. 2. Port Blair, 3rd July. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [C.]. 6. Port Blair, 7th July. B, B. Osmaston, Esq. [C.]. Uroloncha leucogaster (Blyth). Uroloncha leucogastra, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 362 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 186 (1890; ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 135 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 444 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 333 (1910). Eive eggs of the White-bellied Munia measure from '6 to '68 in length, and from *43 to -46 in breadth. 1. Malewim, Tenasserim, 27th June Hume Coll. ( W. 2)avison). 4. Langat, Malay Peninsula, 10th Hume Coll. April (W.D.). Uroloncha fuscans (Cassin). Munia fuscans, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 344 ; Everett, List Birds Borneo. p. 142 (1889i. Uroloncha fuscans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 364 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899), p, 333 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 444 (1909). The eggs of the Brown Munia vary from -45 to -62 in length, and from '4 to '48 in breadth. 12. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. «•{. Baram, Sarawak, 18th Oct. Charles Hose, Esq. [P.], 5. Kina Balu, N. Borneo, 14th Jan, Crowley Bequest. (J. Whitehead), Uroloncha pectoralis (Jerd.). Munia pectoralis, Jerd. Birds 2nd. ii. p. 355 (1863). Uroloncha pectoralis. Sharpe, . Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 365 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Bnt. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 187 (1890) j id., ed. Hume, UROLONCHA.— AIDEMOSYNE. 339 Nesfs $ Eifijs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 130 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 444 (1909). The four eggs of the Itufous-bellied Munia measure respectively : •(;:> by -46 ; -63 by -46 ; -62 by -42 ; -65 by -45. 3. Kotagherry, Nilghiria, 19th July Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 1. Ko tag-berry, 20th July (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. burn). TTroloncha kelaarti (Jerd,). Munia kelaarti, Legge, Birds Ceylon, ii. p. 650 (1879). Uroloncha kelaarti, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 366 (1890) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, ii. p. 187 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 444 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 333 (1910). The eggs of the Ceylon Munia vary from -62 fco -68 in length, and from '45 to -46 in breadth. 4. Ceylon, 2nd June {A. Lf Butler). Crowley Bequest. Uroloncha molucca (Linn.). Uroloncha molucca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 367 (1890) ; «/., Hand-l. v. p. 444 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910), Eggs of the Moluccan Munia measure respectively *59 by '43 ; •58 by -43 ; and '56 by -43. 3. Waigiu, Molucca Island* (Nehrkorn Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Genus AIDEMOSYNE, Rewhenb. The eggs of th« Munias of this genus resemble those of the genera Sporceginthus, Munia, and Uroloncha. Aidemosyne modesta (Gould}. Aidemosyne modesta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 414 (1865) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 162 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 368(1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899) ; Campbell, Netts $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 489 (1901); North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. ' 'Birds, ii. p. 287 (1909); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 445 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). Eggs of the Plum-head Munia are of a long oval shape and equally rounded at both ends. They are plain white, devoid of gloss, and measure respectively : *64 by '4 ; '63 by '42 ; and -62 by -41. Mr. North (I. c.) states that two specimens in his possession measure respectively : '64 by '44 and -62 by *45. Mr. Campbell z 2 340 PLOCEID.E. gives measurements of five egsrs, the average of which is '65 by -47. 3. Australia (F. Strange : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. New South Wales ( Wilson). Gould Coll. Aidesmosyne malabarica (Linn.). Munia malabarica, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 662 (1879). Aidemosyne malabarica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 369 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 445 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). Uroloncha malabarica, Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 188 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Egys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 136 (1890). The eggs of the White-throated Munia measure from '55 to '68 in length, and from '45 to *5 in breadth. 4. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. 21. Sind, 27th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Gurgaon District, 1.2th April. Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 12th April (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 3. Delhi, 30th March. Hume Coll. 6. Rajputana, 14th April. Hume Coll. 5. North-West Provinces. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 4th Sept. Hume Coll. 2. Etawah, 22nd Jan. (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 28th Jan. (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 2. Etawah, 30th Jan. (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 5. Etawah, 23rd March. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 10th April. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 27th Feb. (Dr. Parker). Crowley Bequest. 1. Mirzapur ( W. E. Brooks : Tristram Crowlev Bequest. Coll.). Aidemosyne cantans (Gmel.). Uroloncha cantans, Heual. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 594 (1871); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 152 (1905). Aidemosyne cantans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p, 371 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. \. p. 445 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 334 (1910). Habropyga cantans, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 339. Aidemosyne cantans orientalis, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 156 (1904). Two eggs measure respectively '59 by *46 and -59 by '45. 2. Wold-Medineh, Blue Nile. Capt. H. N. Dunn [P.]. Genus JEGINTHA, Cab. .ffigintha temporalis (Lath.). ^Egintha temporalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 411 (1865) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 162 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 372 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 2EGIXTHA. rOEPHILA. 341 (1890); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 490 (1901); North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 288 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 440 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). The eggs of the Ilcd-eyebrowed Finch vary from an ordinary to a lengthened oval shape, and are plain white. They have a very slight amount of gloss. The measurements vary from '57 to '69 in length, and from '44 to *49 in breadth. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. .1. New South Wales. Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Koscville, near Sydney, N.S. Wales, A. J. North, Esq. [P.], 22nd Sept. 1. Dobroyd, N.S. Wales, Oct. (JE. P. Crowley Bequest. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.). 1 . Dobroy d(KF.R.: Tristram Coll. ). Crowley Bequest. 5. Belmore, N. S. Wales, 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North}. 5. Yarra River, Victoria, 28th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. N.). 5. South Australia, Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (?•] 2. Dawsley, near Adelaide, S. Aus- E. S. Moulden, Esq. [P.]. tralia. Genus BATHILDA, Beichenb. Bathilda ruficauda (Gould). Bathilda ruficauda, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 412 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 374 (1890) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 492 (1901); Gladstone, Avicult. Mag. vi. p. 30 (1908); North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 291 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 446 (1909) ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 334 (1910). The eggs of the Eed-faced Finch are of an oval form, plain white and very slightly glossy. Four specimens measure respectively : •65 by -45 ; -62 by '46 ; -64 by -45 ; -65 by -46. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salviij-Godman Coll. London). 2. New South Wales, 17th Nov. Gould Coll. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. Genus POEPHILA, Gould. All the species lay pure white eggs devoid of gloss. Poephila acuticauda (Gould). Poephila acuticauda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 375 (1890) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 493 (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds', \\. p. 293 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 446 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). Eggs of the Long-tailed Grass-Finch vary considerably in shape, 342 PLOCEIDJE. from a narrow, rather pointed oval to a wide, regular oval. They vary from '59 to '65 in length, and from '40 to '46 in breadth. 9. Australia (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Poephila nigrotecta, Barter t. Poephila atropygialis, Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 496 (1901). Poephila nigrotecta, Hartert, Bull B. O. C. viii. p. lix (1899) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1900, p. 461 ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 300 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 447 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). Eggs of the Black-rumped Grass-Finch vary in shape from a regular oval to a rather pyriform oval. They measure from *59 to •b'o in length, and from -46 to *47 in breadth. 4. Noorkonong, N. Queensland, W. Radcliffe Sailnders, Esq. 26th Nov. [P.]. 4. Noorkonong, 30th Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Noorkonong, 30th Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Noorkonong, 31st Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.j. 4. Noorkonong, 1st Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Noorkonong, 2nd Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Noorkonong, 3rd Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq 3. Noorkonong, 8th Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Poephila oincta (Gould). Poephila cincta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 425 (1865) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 166 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p, 376 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1899) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 494 (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 295 (1909); Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 447 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 334 (1910). The eggs of the Banded or Black-throated Grass-Finch are of a somewhat pointed oval form. They measure from *61 to '65 in length, and from '45 to *5 in breadth. 1. Queensland (Dr. Rey). Crowley Bequest. 1. Queensland (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Herbert River, Queensland. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.J. 5. Herbert River. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.]. 5. Da wson River, Queensland, 9th Mar. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 1. New South Wales, 20th Nov. Gould Coll. (Wilson). ERYTHRFRA.— NEOCIIMIA. 343 Genus ERYTHRURA, Swains. Erythrura psittacea (Gmel.). Erythrura psittacea, Layard, Ibis, 1878, p. 260, 1882, p. 522 ; Sharpe, Cat Birds B. M. xiii. p. 382 (1890); Butler, Foreign Finches in Capt. p. 165 (1894) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 127 (1901), p. 334 (1910) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 448 (1909). The eggs of the Parrot-Finch are of a pointed oval form, devoid of gloss, and plain white. Four examples laid in confinement measure respectively : -67 by -49 ; '64 by -46 ; '72 by -5 ; and -69 by -49. The other two eggs are shorter and broader; they measure *6 by '51, and '55 by '49. 4. Laid in confinement. A. Wiener, Esq. [P.]. 2. Noumea, New Caledonia (E. L. Crowley Bequest. Layard : Tristram Coll.). Erythrura trichroa (KittL). Erythrura trichroa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 385 (1890) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 6 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 448 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 335 (1910). Two eggs of ICittlitz's Parrot-Finch are of a rather wide pointed oval shape, pure white, and devoid of gloss. They measure respectively '66 by '5, and -67 by '5. 2. Ruck, Carolines, 2nd June (A. Crowley Bequest. Owstori) . Genus NEOCHMIA, Bonap. Neochmia phaeton (Homlr. Neochmia phaeton, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 415 (1865) ; North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 163 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 389 (1890) ; Le Souef, Viet. Nat. xvi. p. 69 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds', i. p. 499 (1901) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 300 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 450 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 335 (1910). Eggs of the Crimson Finch are of a regular oval form, plain white, and devoid of gloss. They vary from -59 to '66 in length, and from *44 to '46 in breadth. 2. North Queensland, 6th Jan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. North Queensland, 3rd Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. 344 2. North Queensland, 20tli Feb. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Herbert River, Queensland. S. Boyd, Esq. [P.] 4. Herbert River, 7th Jan. (J. A. Crowley Bequest. Boyd : North Coll.). Genus ESTRILDA, Swainson. The eggs of all the members of this genus are of a rather broad oval shape, and pure white devoid of gloss. Estrilda astrilda (Linn.). Estrelda astrild, Gurney, Ibis, 1862, pp. 31, 156 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 470 (1875-84); Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 178 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 194 (1905). Estrilda astrilda, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 391 (1890) ; Butler, Foreign Finches in Capt. p. 142 (1895) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 98 (1900) : Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. i. p. 10 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 450 (1909) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 335 (1910). The eggs of the Common Waxbill measure from '52 to '65 in length, and from -4 to '46 in breadth. 5. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 8. Natal. Capt. S. G. Reid [0.1. 2. Pinetown, Nalal, 17th Mar. Capt. G. E. Shelley [P.]. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 5. Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 18th Nov. Col. A. T. Sloggett [P.j. (E. Seimund $ C. H~B. Grant). 2. Mauritius (E. Newton : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Lucia, Mauritius, April (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 3. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colony, Dec. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. 1. Grahamstown, Cape Colony, Feb. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. Estrilda cinerea ( Yield.}. Estrilda cinerea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 394 (1890) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 182 (1904); SMley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 203 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 452 (1909; ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 335 (1910). Habropyga cinerea, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 338. Three eggs, said to be those of the Black -rumped Waxbill, measure respectively : '56 by *43 ; -54 by *41 ; and '52 by "41. 2. [N.E. Africa.] Crowley Bequest. 1 [N.E. Africa] (Rey Coll}. Crowley Bequest. ESTRILDA. — UR.-EGINTHUS. 345 Estrilda vinacea (IfartL). Lagonosticta vinacea, Sharpe, Cat. Birch B. M. xiii. p. 286 (1890). Estrilda vinacea, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 191 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 224 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 455 (1909). An egg of the Vinaccous Waxbill is of a narrow oval form, without gloss, and plain white. It measures -65 by "45. 1. Laid in confinement. Mrs. F. Villiers [P.], Genus UE^EGINTHUS, Cabanis. The eggs of all the members of this genus are oval in shape, pure white, and without gloss. Urseginthus phcenicotis, Swainson. Urseginthus phoenicotis, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 619 (1871); Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 389; Sharpe, Han d-L v. p. 456 (1909); Nehrk. Kut. Ziersamml. p. 335 (1910). Estrilda phoenicotis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 400 (1890). Urseginthus bengalus (Linn.}, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 207 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 186 (1905). Eggs of the Ruby-cheeked Cordon-bleu vary in length from •57 to '65, and in breadth from '4 to *43. The eggs from Witu are smaller and the majority are unusually rounded. They measure about '48 by *41. 3. Laid in confinement. Mrs. F. Villiers [P.]. 2. Laid in confinement (Colonel Fagari). Crowlev Bequest. 1. Elgeyu, B.E. Africa, llth July.' F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 8. \\itu, B.E. Africa, 10th May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Urseginthus angolensis (Linn.}. Estrilda angolensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 402 (1890) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 102 (1900) ; Symonds, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. ii. p. 28 (1906) ; Nea^e (nee Rrichenoiv, 1902), Mem. Lit. Phil. Soc. Manchester, li. no. 10, p. 95 (1907). UrSBginthus bengalus angolensis, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 209 (1904). Ureginthus angolensis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 182 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 457 (1909). Two eggs of the Angola Cordon-bleu measure respectively : •6 by -42, and -57 by -4. 1. Petauke, N.E. "Rhodesia, 2nd March. S. A. Nenve, E?q. [C.l. 1. East Coast of Natal, 26th Nov. G. A. K. Marshall, Esq. [P.]. 346 PLOCEIDJ5. Uraeginthus damarensis, Reichenow. Mariposa cyanogastra, Gurney, in Anderss. Birds Damaral. p. 179 (1872). Uraeginthus bengalus damarensis, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 209 (1904). Uraeginthus damarensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 457 (1909). Two eggs of the Damaralarid Cordon-bleu measure respectively : •55 by *45, and -52 by -42. 2 (out of 4). Ondonga, Ovampoland, Crowley Bequest. 29th Mar. (C. J. Andersson: Tristram Coll.). Genus SPOROPIPES, Cabanis. Sporopipes squamifrons (Smith). (Plate XIV. figs. 10 & 12.) Sporopipes squamifrons, Gurney, in Anderss. Birds Damaral. p. 177 (1872); Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Afr. p. 451 (1875-84); id., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 407 (1890) ; Kuschel, J, f. O. 1895, p. 336 ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 86 (1900) ; Reich. Toy. Afr. iii. p. 16 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 298 (1905); Roberts, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. ii. p. 11 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 457 (1909). Four eggs of the Scaly-fronted Weaver-bird are of a slightly pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. In three the ground-colour is pale greenish-white heavily blotched over the greater part of the shell with ash-brown and dull lilac ; with a few scattered spots and twisted scrawls of darker brown. In the fourth the ground- colour is pale blue heavily mottled and clouded, especially about the larger end, with dark lilac-grey with rather indistinct and blurred umber-brown spots and markings round the middle. They measure respectively : -65 by -46 ; -63 by -46 ; '61 by 45 ; -6 by -43. 1. Bloemfontein, O.R.C. (B. Hors- Hon. J. A. Bucknill [P.]. brugh). 3. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Oct. Crowley Bequest. (T. Ay res: Tristram Coll.). Genus MALIMBUS, Vieill. Malimbus rubricollis (Swains.). Malimbus rubricollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 478 (1890) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 19 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 346 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 460 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 335 (1910> An egg of Swainson's Malimbe is of a regular oval shape, slightly pointed at one end, and devoid of gloss. It is uniform pale blue, and measures '86 by '61. 1. Seuegambia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest, SYCOBROTUS. — OT1IYPIIANTES. 347 Genus SYCOBROTUS, Calanis. Sycobrotus gregalis (Licht.). (Plate XIV. fig. 13.) Sycobrotus bicolor, Sharps, ed. Layard, Birds S. Afr. p. 432 (1875-84) Sharpe (nee VieilL), Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 422 (1890); Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 72 (1900) ; Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. \. p. 9 (1906) ; Xehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 336 (1910). Ploceus gregalis, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 32 (1904). Sycobrotus grejralis, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 306 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 463 (1909). Twelve eggs of the Black-backed Weaver-bird differ but little in colour, shape, and markings. They are of a rather long oval shape, with little or no gloss. The ground-colour is pale blue or pale greenish-blue, profusely spotted all over the shell with light red and lilac-grey, the markings varying from the size of a pin's head to minute dots. They vary in length from -85 to '91, and in breadth from -6 to -62. 3. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colony, Dec. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. (L. Palmer). 1. Blaauw Krantz, 11th Dec. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C." 4. Blaauw Krantz, Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C/ 1. Blaauw Krantz, 2ud Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [U. 3. Ilowieson's Poort, near Grahams- B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C. town, 3rd Dec. Genus OTHYPHANTES, Shelley. Otiiyphantes reichenowi (Fischer). (Plate XIV. fig. 9.) Ileterhyphantes reichenowi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 418 (1890). Ploceus reichenowi, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 28 (1904). Otiiyphantes reichenowi, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 451 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 465 (1909;. The eggs of Reichenow's Weaver-Finch are of a rather long oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground is pale pinkish white, with small blotches and spots of light red and lilac-grey scattered over the entire shell, but rather more numerous towards the larger end. They measure respectively : '89 by *6, and '85 by *6. 2. Busoga, B. E. Africa, 10th May. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 348 PLOCEIDJS. Genus HETERHYPHANTES, Sharpe. Heterhyphantes melanoxanthus (Cab,}. Jleterliyphantes melanoxanthus, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 416 (1890) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 383 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 467 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 336 (1910). Symplectes melanoxanth.ua, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. Ploceus melanoxanthus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 43 (1904). Two eggs of Cabanis' Black-and-Yellow Weaver-Finch are of a rather long pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground is white, blotched and spotted almost entirely towards the larger end with dull purplish-red and lilac-grey. They measure respec- tively : -83 by -55, and -80 by -55. 2. Witu, B.E. Africa. Crowley Bequest. Heterhyphantes nigricollis (Vieill.}. (Plate XIV. figs. 14 & 15.) Heterhyphantes nigricollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 415 (1890) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 381 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 467 (1909). Symplectes nigricollis (Vieill.), Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 335. Ploceus nigricollis, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 44 (1904). One egg of Yieillot's Black-and-Yellow Weaver-Finch is of a somewhat elongate oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground- colour is pale greenish-blue, with small and rather blurred spots of reddish-brown and faint violet-grey scattered all over the shell, but rather more numerous towards the larger end. It measures •85 by -58. Two eggs collected by Mr. Bates have the ground pinkish-white, and are finely freckled all over with small spots and dots of pale light red and lilac-grey, the markings being most numerous at the larger end. They measure respectively : '83 by '6, and '75 by -58. 1 (from clutch of 3). IVDallo Tando, Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. N. Angola, 21st Dec. 2. Bitye, River Ja, Cameroon, 22nd G. L. Bates, Esq. [C.]. May. Genus HYPHANTURGrUS, Cabanis. Hyphanturgus ocularius (Smith). (Plate XIV. figs. 18, 19, & 20.) Ploceus ocularius, Gumey, Ibis, 1862, p. 37 ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 45 (1904). IIVPIIAXTUKGUS. 349 Jlyphanturgus ocularius, Sliarpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Afr. p. -l-">o (1875-84) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 385 (1905) ; Sharp*, lland-l. v. p. 407 (1909) ; jfekrk. Kat. Eicrwmml. p. 336 (1910). Sitagra ocularia, Sharpe, Cat. Jiird* />'. M. xiii. p. 427 (1890) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 66 (1900) j Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. \. p. 9, pi. L (1906). Symplectes ocularius, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. Eggs of Smith's Weaver-bird are of a rather long and somewhat pointed oval form. The ground is white, pinkish-white, pale greenish-white, or very pale blue, and generally spotted more or less all over the shell with dull maroon, or pale brown and purplish- grey. They vary from '8 to -96 in length, and from -58 to -61 in breadth. 2. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. ' 3. Durban, Natal, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.l 3. Durban, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.J. 3. Durban, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E.J. 3. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. Grahamstown, Cape Colonv, Oct. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colon}', Nov. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. (L. Palmer). Hyphanturgus brachypterus (Swains.). Sitagra brachyptera, Sharpc, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 429 (1890). Symplectes brachypterus, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. Ploceua ocularius brachypterus, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 47 (1904). Hyphanturgus brachypterus, Shell ei/, Birds Afr. iv. p. 389 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 468 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 336 (1910). Four eggs of Swainson's Spectacled Weaver-Einch are of a rather long oval shape and devoid of gloss. They vary much in colour and markings. The ground is very pale greenish-blue or white ; two of the eggs are rather thickly and finely spotted with light red and lilac ; another has a few rather distinct scattered reddish-brown spots, mostly towards the larger end ; the fourth is white with a few faint smudges of umber. Three eggs measure respectively : •9 by -63; '81 by -6; and -8 by -6. 1. Senegarnbia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Gunnal, Portuguese Guinea, 15th Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. July. !>. Gunnal, 27th July. Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. Hyphanturgus aurantius ( Vieill.). (Plate XIV. figs. 16, 17, & 21.) Hyphantornia aurantius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 444 (1890). Ploceua aurantius, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 49 (1904). 350 PLOCEIDJ5. Xanthophilus aurantius, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 472 (1905). Hyphanturgus aurantius, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 468 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 337 (1910). Ten eggs of the Orange Weaver-Finch taken by Mr. Jackson at Entebbe are of a rather long oval shape and without gloss. They present two different types of coloration. In one clutch the ground is pale blue, rather thickly marked all over with spots and small blotches of dull purplish and lilac. In the other four clutches the ground, which is mostly obscured, varies from pale greenish-bnfF to grejish, and is more or less densely clouded or blotched and spotted with purplish or dull chestnut and lilac. Some have the markings more or less clearly denned, in others they are suffused. They vary in length from -85 to -9, and in width from -55 to '59. 2. Entebbe, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.l. - f>- Entebbe, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.J. 2. Entebbe, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [0. '. 2. Entebbe, 6th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.I 2. Entebbe, 24th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.J Genus MELANOPTERYX, Reichenow. Melanopteryx nigerrima ( Vieill.). Melanopteryx nig-errima, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 476 (1890) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 362 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 469 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 337 (1910). Hyphantornis nigerrima, Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 334. Ploceus nigerrimus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 50 (1904). Eggs of Vieillot's Black Weaver-Finch vary in shape from a long pointed oval to a rather wide pointed oval, one egg being pointed at both ends. They are without gloss, and vary in colour from a uniform very pale blue to pale blue. They vary in length from '82 to 1'03, and in breadth from '58 to -68. 2. Entebbe, Uganda, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Eeq. [C.J, 2. Entebbe, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.J. 2. Entebbe, 13th Jan. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 2. Entebbe, 18th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.I. 2. Entebbe, 19th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.J. 2. Entebbe, 19th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. rC.], 2. Entebbe, 19th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 19th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 24th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 24th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 3. Entebbe, 4th March. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 3. Entebbe, 4th March. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 4th March. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 9th March. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 1. Bimbi, Cameroon, 12th Dec. Crowley Bequest. MELANOFTERYX. HYPnANTORNIS. 351 Melanopteryx castaneofusca (Less.). Cinn.inioplorvx castaneofuaca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 472 (1890) ; "Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 357 (1905). Ifyphantornis castaneofusca, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 334. Ploceus ca.staneofuscus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 53 (1004). Melanopteryx castaneofusca, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 470 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 337 (1910). Two eggs of the Chestnut-and-Black Weaver-Finch, laid in captivity, are of a rather long pointed oval form and slightly glossy. One is pale blue, the other pale bluish-white, without any markings. They measure respectively : 1/0 by "66, and -98 by -68. 2. Laid in captivity (Dr. Kuttcr). Crowley Bequest. Melanopteryx rubiginosa (Riipp.). Cinnamopteryx rubiginosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 473 (1890). Plocous rubiginosus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 55 (1904). Ilyphantornis rubiginosus, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 432 (1905). Melanopteryx rubiginosa, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 470 (1909). Seven eggs of Kiippell's Chestnut Weaver-Finch vary from a regular oval to a rather pointed oval shape, and are slightly glossy. They are uniform pale bright blue or deeper blue tinged with greyish. They vary in length from '83 to *88, and in width from •56 to -65. 4. Njemps, Lake Baringo, 13th July. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. 3. Njenijw, 13th July. F. J. Jackscn, Esq. (_C.J. Genus HYPHANTORNIS, Gray. Hyphantornis femininus, Grant. (Plate XV. figs. 2 & 3.) llyphantovnis abyssinicus, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 429 (1905) [part.]. Ploceus abyssinicus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 57 (1904) [part.]. Hyphantoruis femininus, Grant, Butt. B. O. C. xxi. p. 15 (1907) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 470 (1909) ; Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 277 (1910). Thirteen eggs of the Uganda Black- and- Yellow Mantled Weaver- Finch are all of a rather long pointed oval shape and have little or no gloss. The ground varies from white to pale greenish-white, greenish-blue, and pale blue. Some examples are uniform or nearly so, others are more or less profusely marked with small spots and sometimes small blotches of reddish-lilac or reddish- brown and pale lavender-grey. They vary in length from *90 to •98, and in width from *59 to -05. 352 PLOCEIDJ3. 2. Elgeyu, Kamasia Mts., B. E. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Africa, 9th July. 2. Elgey u, llth July. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C. 3. Entebbe, Uganda, 7th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 7th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 2. Entebbe, 7th Feb. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C. 2. Entebbe, 9th March. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Hyphantornis cucullatus (Mull.}. Hyphantornis cucullatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 451 (1890) ; Rendall, Ibis, 1892, p. 219 ; Kuschcl, J. f. O. 1895, p. 332 ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 423 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 471 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 337 (1910). Ploceus cucullatus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 59 (1904). Seven eggs of the Hooded Weaver-Finch are of a sharply-pointed oval shape and without gloss. The ground varies from white to cream-colour, pale bluish- or greenish-white. Some examples are nearly uniform, others finely spotted and freckled, more so at the larger end than elsewhere, with umber, pale chestnut or maroon, and underlying dull purple. They vary in length from '87 to '95, and in width from '55 to -61. 4. West Africa. Crowley Bequest. 1. River Gambia, W. Africa, llth Dr. P. Kendall [P.]. July. 2. Gambia. (Laid in captivity.) Dr. E. Hopkinson [P.]. Hyphantornis nigriceps, Layard. Hyphantornis nigriceps, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Afr. p. 436 (1875-84) ; «/., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 456 (1890) ; Kmchel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 332 ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 56 (1900) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 419 (1905); 'Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 471 (1909) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 337 (1910). Ploceus nigriceps, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 62 (1904). Three eggs of the Black-headed Weaver-Finch are of a rather pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. The ground is pale blue or pale greenish-blue ; one is without any markings ; the other two are freckled all over with small spots and dots of pinkish-brown or umber-brown and lavender-grey. They measure respectively : -89 by -62; -93 by '62 ; and -92 by -58. 1. Zanzibar. Crowley Bequest. 1. Zanzibar. Crowley Bequest. 1. [Zanzibar.] Crowley Bequest. Hyphantornis spilonotus ( Vig.). Ploeeus spilonotus, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 212; Reich, rfy. Afr. iii. p. 64 (1904). Hyphantornis spilonotus, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Afr. p. 437 PITAORA. 353 (187"> S.I); Marpc, Cut. Itinh />. .Tf. xiii. p. 408 (1890); Kuschel, J. f. 0. IS!)-", p. :',:;i : Mark, Fis, 1873. p. 255 ; Ai/rcs, Ibis, 1873, p. 2S2 ; Sharpe, Cat. Hint* '/>'. J/. xiii. p. 445 (1890J ; Mark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 63 (1900) ; Sparrow, J. ti. Afr. Orn. U. i. p. 9 (1905), Ploceus subaureus, Reich. 77A/. Afr. iii. p. 90 (1904). Xanthophilus subaureus, StoUey, Birds Afr. iv. p. 482 (1905). Sitngra flubaurea, Sharpe, Hand- 1. \. p. 476 (15J09) ; Nebrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 339 (1910). The eggs of the Algoa Bay "Weaver-Finch are of an elongate pointed oval shape and without gloss. The ground varies from pure white or pule cream-colour to bluish-white or pale blue. Some are uniform, while others are rather sparingly dotted and spotted with reddish-brown and violet-grey. They measure from •85 to '95 in length, and from -57 to '65 in breadth. 10. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. Sitagra aureiflava (Smith). Ilyphantoruis aureiflavus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xiii. p. 446 (1890) ; Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 331. Ploceus aureoilavus, Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 91 (1904). Xanthophilus aureoflavus, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 477 (1905). Sitagra aureiflava, Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 476 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 'samml. p. 339 (1910). Two eggs, said to be those of the Mnana Weaver-Finch, are of a pointed oval shape, without gloss, and uniform pale blue. They measure respectively : "88 by '61 ; and '32 by '6. 2. East Africa. Crowley Bequest. Sitagra bojeri (Fitisch $ HartL). (Plate XV. figs. 5-8.) Hyphantornis bojeri, Fischer, J. f. O. 1878, p. 284 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 448 (1890) ; KuscheL J.f. O. 1895, p. 332. Ploceus bojeri, Reich. Votj. Afr. iii. p. 92 (1904). Xanthophilus bojeri, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 480 (1905). Sitagra bojeri, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 477 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). Seven eggs of Bojer's Golden Weaver-Finch are of a rather pointed oval form and slightly glossy. They vary greatly in colour, the ground being greyish - white, pale yellowish -brown, pale greenish-blue, or rather deep greyish-green, more or less distinctly spotted and freckled all over with dull purplish, pinkish-brown, or greyish-brown. In an egg with the ground-colour yellowish-brown, 360 PLOCEID^J. the markings are very faint and merely indicated by indistinct cloudings of a darker shade. They vary in length from '73 to '83, and in width from '53 to "57. 7. E. Africa. Crowley Bequest. Sitagra xanthoptera, Finsch $ Hartl. (Plate XV. figs. 11 &12.) Hyphantornis xanthopterus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 4 14 (1890). Ploceus xanthopterus, Reich. Voy. Afr. iii. p. 94 (1904). Xanthophilus xanthopterus, Shelley ,' Birds Afr. iv. p. 469 (1905). Sitagra xanthoptera, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 477 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). The eggs of the Yellow-winged Weaver-Pinch are of an elongate oval shape, frequently almost elliptical, glossy, and of many types of coloration. In one type, they are of an olive-green colour; in a second, they are almost uniform chestnut-brown ; in a third, they have the ground-colour pale-buff covered by a dense freckling of chestnut-brown ; in a fourth the eggs are grey, very thickly speckled all over with pale chestnut. They are very uniform in size, measuring from '8 to '86 in length, and from -56 to -6 in breadth. 10. Ruo River, British Central Africa, A. B. Percival, Esq. [C.]. Feb. Sitagra galbula (Rtipp.}. (Plate XV. figs. 14 & 15.) Hyphantornis galbula, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. pt. 2, p. 557 (1870); Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 18; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 442 (1890) ;' Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 331. Ploceus galbula, Reich, Voy. Afr. iii. p. 95 (1904). Xanthophilus galbula, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 474 (1905). Sitagra galbula, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 477 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 339 (1910). The eggs of the Golden Weaver-Finch are of an elongate oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are of two types : those with the ground pale blue, and those with the ground white or creamy-white. The pale blue eggs are either thickly speckled and spotted with lilac and pale reddish-brown, or marked with numerous specks and some spots of dark chocolate-brown or purplish-black and under- lying pale purple. The white or cream-coloured eggs are either heavily blotched and spotted with light red and purplish-grey, or more finely marked with small spots and dots of purplish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure from '8 to '88 in length, and from •54 to '6 in breadth. 3. Lahej, Aden, 15th April. Col. J. W. Yerbury [P.]. 1. Keren, Bogosland (Th. Hevglin). Crowley Bequest. SITAGRA. FOUDIA. 361 2. ITarrar, S. Abyssinia, 9th June. Mr. P. Zapliiro [C.l V. JIarrar, 10th June. Mr. P. Zaphiro [0.1. 3. Ilarrar, 13th June. Mr. P. Zaphiro [C.t 4. Wad Medina, Blue Nile, 20th Capt. H. N. Dunn [P.]. Sept. 4. Wad Medina, 20th Sept. Capt. H. N. Dunn [P.]. Sitagra castanops (Shelley}. (Plate XV. fig. 13.) Hyphantornis castanops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 443 (1890). Ploceus castanops, Reich. Vbg. Afr. iii. p. 96 (1904). Xanthophilus castanops, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 471 (1905). Sitaarra castanops, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 477 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 339 (1910). Three eggs of the Nile Brown- throated Weaver-Finch vary in shape, two being of a rather pointed oval form and the third a perfect ellipse. They are without gloss, and the ground-colour in all three is pinkish-white ; the elliptical egg is almost unmarked, but the other two are covered with fine indistinct markings of pinkish- brown and yellowish-brown, most dense towards the larger end where they form a cloudy cap. They measure respectively : '85 by •59 ; -8 by '58 ; and '74 by '55. 3. Entebbe, Uganda, 6th April. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [C.]. Genus FOUDIA, Reichenb. Foudia madagascariensis (Linn.}. Foudia madagascariensis, Coican, Proc. It. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii- p. 433 (1890) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 488 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 478 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). Ploceus madagascariensis, Milne-Edward* fy Grandidier, Hist. Kat. Madag., Ois..i\. p. 449, pi. 304. fig. 9 (1885). The eggs of the Madagascar Weaver-Finch are of a pointed oval form, fairly glossy, and of a very pale blue colour. They measure from -67 to -78 in length, and from -53 to '55 in breadth. One specimen which is almost spherical in shape measures "61 by '57. 4. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 4. Madagascar (Rev. W. Deans W. Badcliffe Saunders, Esq. Cowan). [P.]. 12. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 2. Mauritius (E. Kewton : Tristram Crowlev Bequest. Coll.). 2. Lucia, Mauritius, April (E. N. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 362 PLOCEIDJS. Foudia flavicans, E. Newton. Foudia flavicans, E. Newton^ Ibis, 1885, p. 153; Sharpe. Phil. Trans. clxviii. p. 461 (1879) ; id, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 434 (1890); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 495 (1U05) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 479 (1909). Two eggs of the Rodriguez Weaver-Finch are of a regular oval shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale blue colour. They measure respectively : -75 by '51 ; and '12 by '52. 2. Rodriguez (G. Gulliver : ' Transit Royal Society [P.]. of Venus ' Exped.). Genus NELICURVIUS, Bonap. Nelicurvius nelicourvi Hyphantornis pensilis, Cowan, Proc. R. PJiys. Soc. JEdin. vii. p. 149 (1882). Ploceus pensilis, Milne-Edwards 8r Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Mctdag., Ois. ii. p. 446, pi. 304, figs. 8, 8 a (1885). Nelicurvius nelicourvi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xiii. p. 436 (1890) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 459 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 479 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kai. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). The eggs of Cowan's Weaver-Finch are almost elliptical in shape (the two ends being nearly alike), slightly glossy, and of a pale blue colour. They measure from -8 to '82 in length, and from -58 to '6 in breadth. 4. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.], Crowley Bequest. 3. Madagascar (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 5. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. Genus PLOCEELLA, Oates. Ploceella javanensis (Less.). (Plate XV. figs. 17 & 20.) Ploceella javanensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 180 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 124 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 474 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 480 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 339 (1910). The eggs of the Burmese Golden Weaver-Finch are generally of a pointed oval shape and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are varied in colour and Mr. Hume thus describes them : — " The ground-colour is white, greenish or greyish-white, a delicate dove- grey or pale purplish stone-colour ; and while one or two of the FLOCK ELL A. rLOCEUS. 303 latter colour are quite free from markings, the great majority are some thinly, some thickly, speckled and finely freckled with palo greyish, greenish or purplish neutral tint. The markings, except an occasional black hair-line, are, in at least two-thirds of the eggs, so minute that, looked at from a distance of a couple of feet, the eggs appear to be of one uniform grey, some darker, some lighter, some with a sepia tinge, some with a slight brown tinge, some with the faintest possible purple shade, some greenish ; but a grey stone- colour is the prevailing tint of a large body of eggs, amongst which perhaps one in twenty or thirty is pure white with onlv a few brown specks scattered here and there, and a good many, perhaps one in ten, are a very pale grey, which look white amongst the darker varieties, though when placed beside a white egg they are distinctly grey.*' They measure from -08 to '78 in length, and from -5'2 to '58 in breadth. 13. Pegu, June (E. If". Oates). Hume Coll. 25. Pegu, July (E. W. O.). ' Hume Coll. 21. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 47. Pegu, June (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 27. Pegu, July (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 0. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 7. Pegu, Sept. (E. W. O). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 24th Aug. (E. W. O.). Crowley Bequest. 3. Thatoue Creek, Teuasserim, 4th Crowley Bequest. Oct. (Capt. 7?. C. Beavan; Tristram Coll.}. 3. Thatone Creek, 4th Oct. (R. C. Crowley Bequest. JJ. : Tristram Coll.). 6. Siam, June(L.Layard: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. Genus PLOCEUS, Cuvier. Ploceus bays, BlytU. Ploceua philippinus, Layard, A. M. N. H. 2nd ser. xiii. p. 257 (1854) ; Lefff/e, Birds Ceylon, p. 641 (1879). Ploceus baya, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bird*, ii. p. 175 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs 2nd. Birds, ii. p. 114 (1890); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 488 (1890); id., Hand-l. v. p. 480(1909); Xchrk. Kat. Eiersamnd. p. 340 (1910). The eggs of the Baya or Common Indian Weaver-Finch are long ovals, pointed at the smaller end. They have a slight gloss and are plain white. They measure from '7^ to -9 in length, and from •52 to -62 in breadth. 3. Saharunpur, N.W. Provinces, Hume Coll. India. 29th June. 2. Agra, 80th July. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 5th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, J 6th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 23rd Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 4th Sept. Hume Coll. 364 PLOCEID.l?:. 4. Agra, 5tli Sept. 3. Aligarh, July. 5. Aligarh, Aug. 3. Lucknow, llth Aug. 5. Allahabad, 20th July. 4. Mirzapur, loth Sept. ( W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 2. Jhansi. 5. Jhansi, Aug. 3. Belgaum (Capt. W. Pack Tristram Coll.). 3. Saugor, C. Provinces. 3. Salem, Madras, Aug. 1. Nilghiris (Walhome: Tristram Coll.}. 13. Wynaad, S. India, 28th Sept. 1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). 3. Ceylon. Humo Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohui Coll. Ploceus atrigula, Hodys. Ploceus megarhynchus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 176 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 119 (l890). Ploceus atrigula, Sharps, Cat. Birch B. M. xiii. p. 491 (1890); id., Hand-l v. p. 480 (1909) ; NeJirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). The eggs of the Eastern Baya or Weaver-Finch are not separable from those of P. laya, but on the whole they are rather larger. 5. Sikhim Terai, 5th May. Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim Terai, 10th May. Hume Coll. 15. Sikhirn Terai, 27th May. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai, 30th May. Hume Coll. 5. Sikhim Terai, 1st June. Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim Terai, 14th June. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai, 2nd July. Hume Coll. 4. Sikhim Terai, 16th July. Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim Terai, 25th July. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai, 3rd Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 1st June (E. W. Oates). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 15th July (E. W. O.).' Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 25th July (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 2. Rangoon, 25th Aug. (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th Jan. Hume Coll. Ploceus bengalensis (Linn.). Ploceus bengalensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 177 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 120 (1890) ; Sharne, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 493 (1890; ; id., Hand-l v. p. 480 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). The eggs of the Black-throated Weaver-Finch are quite indis- tinguishable from those of P. baya. Seven specimens measure from •75 to -8 in length, and from -54 to -6 in breadth. 1. Etawah, India, 4th Sept. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, llth Sept. Hume Coll. PLOCKl'S. — AM HLYOSIMZA. 3G5 2. Jhepiijuck Jliil, Ktawali, 15th Sept. llmm> Coll. (Jr. K Brooks). 2. Jheenjuck Jhil, 14th Oct. (W. Hume Coll. E. B.}. 1. Faridpur, Bengal, 18th June (J. Hume Coll. E. Cripps}. Ploceus inanyar (Horsf.}. Ploceus manyar, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 646 (1879) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 179 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 8? Eggs Lid. Birds, ii. p. 121 (1890); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 496 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 481 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). The eggs of the Striated Weaver-Finch are not separable from those of P. baya. 7. Sind, India (J. H. Gould}. Gould Coll. 2. Etawah, 4th Sept, ( W.E.Brooks: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 2. Bhurtna, 27th July (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Fyzabad. Hume Coll. 13. Milana, Deesa, Sept. (E. A. Hume Coll. Bvtler). 2. Tsilghiris (Walhouse: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 26. Pegu, 20th June (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 6. Pegu, 29th Sept. (E. W. O.}. Oates Cull. Genus AMBLYOSPIZA, Sundev. Amblyospiza albifrons ( Vig.}. (Plate XV. figs. 18 & 19.) Amblvospiza albifrons, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 501 (1890) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1895, p. 3-36 ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 80 (1900) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 98 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 303 (1905) ; Sparrow, J. S. Afr. Orn. U. i. p. 10 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 481 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). Eggs of the Southern Grosbeak- Weaver are of an ordinary or rather long oval shape and without gloss. The ground varies from white to creamy-white or pinkish-white. Some eggs are rather heavily marked all over the shell with spots and dots of pinkish- brown or maroon and lilac-grey ; in others the markings take the form of minute dots, which become rather dense towards the larger end where they form a sort of cap. Some again have but few markings, and these are almost entirely confined to the larger end, while others are sparingly marked with small reddish-brown spots scattered over the entire shell. They measure from '82 to -86 in length, and from -61 to '65 in breadth. 366 PLOCEIDJS. 3. Blaauw Krantz, Cape Colony, Dec. 13. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.j. (L. Palmer). 3. Natal, Nov. Major R. Sparrow [E Natal, Nov. Major K. Sparrow [E. Uingeui River, Natal, 3rd Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E. Umgeni River, 3rd Dec. Major R. Sparrow [E.j Amblyospiza unicolor (Fischer § Reichenow). (Plate XV. fig. 16.) Pyrenestes unicolor, Fischer, J.f. O. 1873, p. 283 ; 1880, p. 193. Amblvospiza unicolor, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 503 (1890) ; Kmchel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 336; Reich. Voa. Afr. iii. p. 99 (1904); Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 306 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 481 (1909; ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). Eggs of the Black Grosbeak- Weaver resemble those of A. albi- frons. Two are sparingly marked with reddish-brown on a pinkish- white ground ; one is very handsomely marked, being heavily blotched round the larger end with purplish-red. They measure respectively : -83 by -59 ; -88 by -(51 ; -95 by -63. 3. East Africa. Crowley Bequest. Amblyospiza melanonota Amblyospiza melanonota, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 504 (1890) ; Rei'-h. Voa. Afr. iii. p. 100 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 307 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 481 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910) ; Offttvie-Grrant) Trans. Zool. Sue. xix. p. 282, pi. xix. tigs. 15 & 16 (1910). Egga of Heuglin's Grosbeak- Weaver resemble those of A. albi- frons ; one set of three eggs has the ground-colour pale pinkish- white, spotted, especially towards the larger end, with maroon-red ; a second set of two eggs has the ground-colour pale reddish-white, marked all over with spots of light red. They measure from *85 to '95 in length, and from '58 to -6 in breadth. 2. Moukia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., Subscribers to the Ruwenzori 17th Mny (D. Carruthers}. Exped. [P.]. 3 Moukia. 22nd May (Hon.GeraldLeqge). Subscribers to the Ruwenzori Exped. [P.]. Amblyospiza capitalba Amblyospiza capitalba, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. J/. xiii. p. 504 (1890) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 101 (1904) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 309 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 481 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). Amblyospiza saturata, Sharpe, Ibis, 1908, p. 353 5 Grant, in Bates, Ibis, 1909, p. 48. KTIIKID.K. 367 Eggs of the A shan toe Grosheak- Weaver resemble those of A. (tlhifrons. They vary from -86 to 192 in length, and from *G to •t>3 in breadth. 1. West Africa ( 3feAr£or» Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Bitye, Ja River, Cameroon, 10th G. L. Bates, Esq. rP.J. Oct. 1. Bitye, 18th Nov. G. L. B:it«s, Esq. [P.]. 3. N'Dalla Tamlo, X. Angola, 22iid Dr. W. J. Ansorge [0.]. Dec, 3. VI >alla Tando, 30th Dec. Dr. W. J. Ansorge [C.]. Family ICTERID.E. Genus ZARHYNCHUS, Oberliolser. Zarhynchus wagleri (Gray}. Ocyalus wagleri, Sol. # Sale. P. Z. S. 1879, p. .508, pi. xliii. fig. 3. Eucorystes wagleri, Scl. Cat. Bird* II. M. xi. p. 312 (1886); Sah. $ Godtn. Biol. Centr.-Amd'., Aves, i. p. 436 (1886; ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 98 (1»99). Zarhynchus wagleri wagleri, Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 176 (1902). Zarhynchus wagleri, Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 483 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910;. Eggs of Wagler's Hangnest vary much in shape, some being of a rather wide oval form, others of a much elongate and pointed oval shape: they exhibit only a trace of gloss. The ground is palo greenish-blue, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with pale sepia-brown, dark chocolate-brown and lilac-grey. The markings of the last-named colour are few, small and inconspicuous ; the other markings are large and frequently confluent. They vary in length from 1/2 to 1-5. and in breadth from -86 to -99. 3. Panama (McLeannan}. Salvin-Gcdman Coll. 2. llmnedius. Autioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godmau Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon). 2. Savanillas de Pirns, Costa Rica, Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 4th March. 2. Savanillas de Pirns, 4th March. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 1. Savanillas de Pirris, 4th March. Mr. C, F. Underwood fC.J. 1. Savanillas de Pirris, 4th March. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 1. Savanillas de Pirris, 25th April. Mr. C. F. Underwood [G.J, 368 ICTERIDJ5. Genus GYMNOSTINOPS, Sclater. Gymnostinops montezumae (Less.). (Plate XVI. fig. 9.) Ostinops montezumae, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 58. Gymnostinops montezumaj, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 313 (1886); Sftlo. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 437 (1886) ; Gosse, Auk, v. p. 27 (1888) : Sharpe, Hand-l v, p. 484 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 340 (1910). Gymnostinops montezuma, Ridgiv. Birds North 2f Middle Amcr. ii. p. 180 (1902). An egg of the Montezuma Hangnest is of a long pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. The ground is pinkish-white, rather sparingly marked with short irregular streaks and a few blotches of dark chocolate-brown and underlying clouded markings of pale lilac-grey. It measures 1-6 by 1-05. 1. Costa Rica, March. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. Gymnostinops guatimozinus (Bo nap.), (Plate XVI. fig. ].) Ostinops cruatemozinus, Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 508. Gymnostinops guatimozinus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 314 (1886) ; Salv.fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 439 (1886); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 98 (1899), p. 340 (1910;; Ridgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 182 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 484 (1909). Two eggs of the Colombian Hangnest are of a regular oval form, slightly glossy, rough in texture, and covered with small pores. They are pinkish-white, very sparingly blotched with chocolate- brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1-38 bv -98 ; 1-33 by -98. 2. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia ( T. K. Salmon}. Genus OSTINOPS, Galanis. Ostinops decumanus (Pall.). (Plate XVI. figs. 2, 3.) Icterus cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig, 7 (1845- 54). Ostinops cristatus, Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 328. OSTINOPS. — CACICTJS. 369 Ostinops decumanus, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 508; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. ;!I5 ( 1SSO); Sale, fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 440 (188G) ; Allen, Bull. Amer. MH*. N. H. in. p. 376 (1891) ; Kehrk. Kai. Iwrsnmml. p. DO (1899), p. 340 (1910); Enter, Rev. Mu*. Ptnilittd, iv. p. 32 (1900) ; Ilwrinff, Rev. Mus. Panlista, iv. p. 217 (1900); llidyw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 184 (1902); SJiarpe, Uand-L \. p. 485 (1909). The eggs of the Crested Hangnest are of a regular oval shape, slightly glossy and of coarse texture. They appear to be very variable in colour. Two specimens have the ground white and two others have it pale greenish-blue, and they are both sparingly spotted and blotched with deep black and lilac. Two other examples are pale pinkish-white mottled and smeared with lilac-grey. In addition, one is covered with a close tracery of fine purplish-brown lines, and the other is marked with a few blackish spots and blotches and some irregular lines of purplish-grey. They measure from T25 to 1'4 in length, and from -9 to 1 in breadth. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. liemedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 2. Tobago. Dr. W. F. Brehot [P.]. 2. Tobago. Dr. W. F. Brehot [P.]. Ostinops salmoni, Sclater. Ostinops atrocastaneus, Scl. $ Salt). P. Z. S. 1879, p. 509, pi. xliii. figs. 1,2. Ostinops salmoni, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 317 (1880) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamird. p. 99 (1899), p. 341 (1910) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 485 (1909). The eggs of Salmon's Hangnest are of a narrow oval shape, with- out gloss and slightly coarse in texture. They are of two types. In the first they are pinkish-white, blotched and smeared with two shades of sepia-brown and with underlying lavender-grey. In the second, the eggs are salmon-pink, spotted and mottled with pale reddish-brown and lilac-grey, and marked, in addition, with a few lines and specks of deep purplish-brown. They measure from 1*37 to 1-5 in length, and from *94 to 1 in breadth. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowlev Bequest. 3. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Goduiau Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 1. Frontiuo (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Frontino (T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus CACICUS, Lace^ede. Cacicus persicus (Linn.). Cassicus persicus, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 206; Layard, Ibis, 1873, p. 381 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 321 (1886) ; Allen, Bull. Amer. VOL. V. 2 F 370 ICTEKID^3. Mus. N. II. iii. p. 377 (1891) ; Goeldi, Ibis, 1897, p. 361 ; Euler, Rev, Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 33 (1900) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 219 (1900) ; Goeldi, Bol Mus. Paraense, iii. p. 203 (1901). Cacicus persicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 486 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 341 (1910). Two eggs of the Yellow Ilangnest, also known as the " Japirn," are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and without gloss. The ground is white, sparingly marked, chiefly towards the larger end, with spots and small blotches of deep chocolate-brown and lavender- grey. They measure respectively : 1*15 (about) by '74, and T07 by '72. 1. San Esteban. Crowley Bequest. 1. Peru. Crowley Bequest. Cacicus vitelliims (Lawr.). (Plate XVI. fig. 8.) Cassicus flavicrissus, Wyatt (nee Scl.], Ibis, 1871, p. 329 ; Scl. $ Salo. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 509 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 322 (1886) ; Sal-o. &r Godm. Biol Centr-Amer., Ares, i. p. 441 (1886) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 99 (1899). Cacicus vitellinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 486 (1909) : Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml p. 341 (1910). The eggs of the Yellow-vented Hangnest are of a narrow, pointed oval shape, without gloss and somewhat rough in texture. They are white, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with chocolate-brown and lavender-grey. Four examples measure re- spectively : 1-25 by '77 ; 1-25 by -72 ; MS by -8 ; 1-12 by -75. "2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (7'. K. Salmon). Cacicus haemorrhons (Linn.). (Plate XVI. fig. 4.) Cassicus hsemori'hous, Max. Beitr. iii. p. 1230 (1831) ; Scl. Cat. Birds H.M.xi. p. 324(1886). Cacicus haemorrhous, Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 487 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 341 (1910). Two eggs of the lied-rumped Hangnest are of a rather elongate oval form and without gloss. The ground is white, spotted or heavily blotched with reddish-brown and with underlying dots of lilac-grey. They measure I'll by *75 and T08 by *73 respectively. 2. Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Crowley Bequest. 17th October. AMBLYCERCUS. CAS3ICULUS. CASSIDIX. ~l Genus AMBLYCERCUS, Cahtnis. Amblycercus solitarius ( VieilL). (Plate XVI. figs. 5, 6.) Amblycercus solitarius, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 326 (188B) ; Aplin, Jlti.*, 1804, p. 171 ; Ikcring, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 219 (1900); ti/t(intc>. Uand-l. v. p. 487 (1909): Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. S41 (1910). Two eggs of the Solitary Cassique, also known as the " Boyero," are of a long pointed oval form, pure white, and devoid of gloss ; one egg has a few scattered spots and markings of deep brownish-black and dull purplish-brown, the other has a few large irregular blotches of purplish-brown and smaller markings of the same colour scattered over the shell. They measure 1-12 by '74 and 1'2 by *75. 2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. Genus CASSICULUS, Swains. Cassiculus melanicterus (Bonap.). (Plate XVI. fig. 10.) Cassiculus melanicterus, Laior. Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. r. 278 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 328 (1886) ; Salv.% Godm. Biol. Centr.- Amer., Aue*,\. p. 443 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 99 (1899) p. 341 (1910); Ridgiu. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. ii. p. 191 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hatid-l. v. p. 488 (1909;. Eggs of the Mexican Hangnest are of a broad oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are very pale blue, sparingly spotted with black and lavender-grey, the markings of the latter colour being, however, very inconspicuous. Six examples measure respectively : 1-Hi by -85; 1-15 by -8; 1- 15 by -79; M by •»! ; 1-1 by -8; 1-09 by -81. 2. West Mexico. Crowley Bequest. 4. Oaxaca, Mexico. C. G. Kickards, Esq. [P.]. Genus CASSIDIX, Less. Cassidix oryzivora (GmeL). Mix oryzivora, Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 510; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 329 (1886); Salo. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 444 (1886) ; Kuschel, J. f. O. 1897, p. 168 ; Goeldi, Ibis, 1897, p. 36] ; Euler, .Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv, p. 37 (1900) : Ihering, Reu. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 219 (1900); Schulz, J. f. O. 1900, p. 242 ; fioMi. Bui. Mus. Paraense, Hi. p. 203 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 488 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eierutmml. p. 341 (1910). L'ussidix oryxivora violea, llidywaij Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 197 (1908). 372 ICTERID2E. Two eggs of the Ruffed Hangnest are of very different size and shape. Both are plain white, without gloss, and coarse in texture. One example is an elongate oval and measures 1'42 by *9 ; the other is a short, blunt oval, and measures 1-15 by *85. Nehrkorn describes the eggs as being dull bluish with a few blackish-brown spots and hieroglyphics. This bird, being parasitic in its nesting-habits, appears to lay eggs of varied colouring. 2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus DOLICHONYX, Sivains. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Dolichonyx oryzivora, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 149 (1874) ; Coues, Kei/ N. Amer. Birds, p. 400 (1884) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 331 (1886) ; Salv. $• Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Are*, i. p. 448 (1886) j Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 429, pi. vi. figs, 1, 2 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 99 (1899) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Pmdista, iv. p. 219 (1900) ; Ridgway, B. North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 370 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 489 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 341 (1910). The eggs of the Bobolink, or American Rice-bird, are of a regular oval shape, smooth and glossy. They are pinkish- white or grey, smeared, blotched and marked in various ways with rich brown, pale purplish- or reddish-brown, and lavender-grey. The markings, though often dense all over the shell, are more so at the broad end than elsewhere. They measure from -82 to -92 in length, and from •6 to -66 in breadth. 3. North America ( T. Buckley : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 1. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America. ' Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Rockingham, Vermont, 31st May. "VV. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Carolina (7'. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Genus TANGARIUS, Lesson. Tangarius involucratus, Less. Molothrus ffineus, Owen (new Wagl.}, Ibis, 1861, p. 61 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 334 (1886) [part,] ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 451 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899). Tangarius involucratus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 489 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910). The eggs attributed to the Red-eyed Cow-bird by Mr. R. Owen are broad ovals, very glossy, and of a very pale blue colour. There are a few small spots on some of the specimens, but they are TAXGARIUS.--MOLOTHBU3. 373 probably stains acquired in the course of incubation. Seven examples measure from '9 to 1-02 in length, and from *7 to "76 in breadth. These eggs agree with the description given by Nehrkorn. 7. S. (icronimo, Guatemala, 2nd Juue Salvin-Godmau Coll. (R. Owen). Taiigarius aeneus ( Wagl.). (Plate XVI. fig. 7.) Molothrus senetis, Lawr. Mem. Host. Soc. N. 11. ii. p. 281 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. B. lirit. Mus. xi. p. 335 [part] (1885). Callothrus seneus seiieus, Ritfgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 203 (1902). Tangariua aeneus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 489 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eier- samml. p. 342 (1910). Two eggs, said to be these of the Bronzed Cow-bird, are of a long pointed oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are greyish-white, Mith crooked and twisted lines and markings of deep chocolate- brown uud a few slighter lines of dark purplish-grey. They measure respectively 1'09 by '65, and 1-0 by -0. 2. Mazatlan, Mexico {A. Forrer). Crowley Bequest. Genus MOLOTHRUS, Swains. Cf. Ludwig Holtz, J. f. 0. 1872, p. 193, Taf. i. figs. 2, a-e. Molothrus ater (Bodd.). Icterus pecoris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig. 1 a, b (1845-54). Molothrus pecoiis, VerriU, Pr. Essex Inst. iii. p. 151 (1862) ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 154 (1874); Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 180 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 333 (1886) [part.] ; Salv. Sf Godm. Bid. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 450 (1887) ; Xehrk. Kat. Eiermmml-. p. 99 (1899). Molothrus ater, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 434, pi. vi. tius. 3-6 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 490 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910). Molothrus ater ooscurus, Bendire, t. c. p. 441, pi. vi. figs. 7, 8. Molothrus ater ater, Ridgiv. Birds North 8f Midaie Amer. ii. p. 207 (1902). The eggs of the North-American Cow-bird are of a somewhat broad oval shape and moderately glossy. They are white or greyish-white, densely speckled and mottled, especially at the broad end, witli brown or dull reddish-brown and underlying lavender- grey. They measure from *8 to *92 in length, and from '63 to -7 in breadth. 374 ICTERID.E. 2. North America (T. M. B reiver : Tristram Coll.). 4. North America (I). G. Elliot: Tristram Coll.). 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). North America (Smiths. Inst.). North America, l:jth J une (Smiths. Inst.). North America (Henshaw Coll.). Bangor, Maine, 1st June (G. Shep- herd) (in nest of Sialia sialis). Itlia -a, New York, 25th June (W. E. D. Scott). Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.}. Princeton, New Jersey (W.E.D.S.). 1. Princeton, 26th May (with 3 eggs of Geotlilijpis trie-has). 1. Princeton, 13th J une ( IV.E D.S.). 2. Princeton, 14th June (with 2 eggs of Icteria viridis). 1. Columbus, Ohio (P. M. Whealer : Tristram Coll.) (in nest of XiOpkophanes bicolor). Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Princeton University. N.J. [E.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radclitt'e Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University, N.J. Crowley Bequest. Molothrus obscurus (Gmel.). (Plate XVI. figs. 14 & 18.) Molothrus ater obscurus, Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. fy Geocjr. Surr. Ten: v. p. 396 (1879) ; Nehrlmg, Bull. Nutt. Orn. C. vii. p. 166 (1882) ; Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 210 (1902). Molothrus pecoris, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 333 (1886) [part.]. Molothrus obscurus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 490 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910). Four eggs of the Dwarf Cow-bird are similar to those of M. aler, but smaller. They measure respectively: *83 by '62; -8 by '6; •75 by -6 ; '75 by :58. 4. San Antonio, Texas, May (in nests of Vireo belli). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Molothrus bonariensis (Gmel.). Icterus bonariensis, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig. 12 (1845- 54). Molothrus sericeus, Burmeister, La Plata Reise, ii. p. 494 <1861) ; Holtz, J'.f. O. 1870, p. 15, Taf. i. fig. 1. Molothrus bonariensis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 862 ; Hudson, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 153 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 335 (1886) j Scl % Buds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 72 (1888) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 198 ; Aplm, Ibis, 1894, p. 172; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899) ; Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 35 (1900) ; Ihering, t. c. p. 220 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 490 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910) ; C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 103. MOLOTHRTJ8. 375 The eggs of the Argentine Cow-bird are of an extremely short, broad oval form, many specimens being spheroidal, and they possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are very variable in colour. ]NIa n v are plain white ; others are white marked with specks of grey or faint lavender; others are white or cream-colour, densely spci'kled with chestnut and lavender; and others again are not only speckled as in these last, but are also heavily blotched, especially at the broad end, with deep chestnut-red and purplish- j;rey. They measure from *8 to 1 in length, and from *7 to "8 in breadth. 2. Brazil (AW/r7.wtt Coll. : Tristram Coll.). 1. Brazil (with 2 eggs of Brachy- *j)iza pileata, see p. 276). 1. Brazil ( with 3 eggs of B pileata). 1 . Brazil (with 3 eggs of B.pileata). 1. Brazil (with 4 eggs of B. pileata). 1 . Brazil (with 3 eggs of B.pileata). 1 1). Argentine Republic, Sept.-Dec. (i. Argentine Republic. 0. Argentine Republic ( W. H. Hud- son). 8. Buenos Ayres ( W. H. H.) (with 1 egg ot MilvuJus tyrannus). 3. Buenos Ayres (with egg of l>r a cJiysp iza pileata) . 2. Buenos Ayres (with egg of Milculus tyrannus). 2. Buenos Ayres ^with egg of M. tyrannus). 3. Bueuos Ayres (with 3 eggs of Pseudoleistes virescens, see p. 383). 1. Buenos Ayres (with 4 eggs of P. virescens). 1. Buenos Ayres (with 2 eggs of Anthus correndera, see p. 108). 2. Buenos Ayres (with 5 eggs of Serphophaga niyricans). 3. Buenos Ayres. 17. Buenos Ayres ( W. H. H.). 1. Ajo, Buenos Ayres, 13th Nov. (C. H. B. Grant) (with 3 eggs of Brachyspiza pileata). f>. Ajo, 9th Dec. (C. H. B. G.) (in nest of B. pileata). 2. Aj 6, 1 8th Jan. ( C. H. B. G. ) (with '2 eggs of B. pileata). 1. Ajo, 29th Dec. ( C. //. B. G.) (with 8 eggs of M. rufo-axillaris in nest of M. badius, built inside an old nest of Anumbius acuti- cauduSj see p. 377). Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcline Saunders. Esq. [P.]. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Crowley Bequest. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. ' P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. W. II. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.], W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. II . Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.], Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. 376 ICTERID2E. 6. 2. 2. A jo, 1 2th Nov. ( C. H. B. G.) (with 3 eggs of Menila rnjlventer). A jo, 20th Nov. ( C. H. B. G. ) (with 2 eggs of Jf. riifi venter). Ajo, 1 2th Oct. ( C. If. #. tf.) (with 3 eggs of Mimus modulator). Ajo, 7th Dec. (C. H.B. G.) (with 4 eggs of M. modulator). Ajo, 30th Oct. (C.H.B. G.) (with 1 egg of Machetornis rixosd). Ajo, 19th Nov. ( C. #: ^. (7.) (with 4 eggs of Tlf . rixosa) . Ajo, 18th Oct. ( C. H. B. G.) (with 2 eggs oiTroglodytes hornensis). Ajo, 26th Oct. ( C. H. B. G.) (with 4 eggs of T. hornensis). Ajo, 7th Dec. (C. #..#. £.) (with 5 eggs of T. hornensis). Ajo, 30th No v. ( C H. B. G.) (with 2 eggs of Synallaxis Jwdsoni). Ajo, 12th Oct.(C.H.JS.G.) (with 3 eggs of Fnrnarius rufus). Ajo, 19th Nov. ( C. #. #. G. ) (with 2 eggs of Serphophnya niyricans). Mendoza (Burnwster). Uruguay. Uruguay. Paraguay. Paraguay (with 3 eggs of P»eudo- leistes virescens, see p. 384). Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.I Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.J. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.J. Salvin-Godraan Coll. O. V. Aplin O. V. Aplin, A. K. Mac A. K. MacKinnon, E^q. [P. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.J. . V. Aplin, Esq. [P.J. A. K. MacKinnon, Esq. [P.I. Molothrus cassini, Finsch. (Plate XVI. fig. 12.) Molotlirus discolor, Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 509. Molothrus cassini, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 337 (1886) ; Sharp* , Hund-l. v. p. 491 (1909) ; Aehrk. Kat, Eiersumml. p. 342 (1910). An egg of Cassin's Cow-bird is of a very broad oval shape, smooth and glossy. It is greyish-white, thickly freckled and spotted with pale reddish-brown and lavender-grey. It measures "9(5 by *77. ]. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Salvin-Godman Coll. Molothrus rufo-axillaris, Cassin. (Plato XVI. figs. 11 & 13.) Molothrus rufo-axillaris, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 161 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 338 (1886) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. L p. 86 (1888) ; Holland, Ihis, 1892, p. 198; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899) ; Iheriny, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 220 (1900) : Sharpe, Hand -I. v. p. 491 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910) ; C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 104. MOLOTHRUS. G / / Eggs attributed to the Screaming Cow-bird by Mr. Hudson are elliptical in shape, the two ends being, however, rather pointed, and moderately glossy. They are grey, thickly and evenly speckled and mottled with pale purplish-brown and pale lavender. Three examples measure respectively: *9 by *68; *9 by '69; '93 by •(>!). * Eggs taken by Mr. Holland are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, thickly freckled with dark brown and underlying grey. They measure respectively: •95 by -7 ; -97 by -7. Four of the eggs taken by Miss Runnacles are of a redder type, the ground being pinkish- white, and the numerous spots and freckles all over the shell reddish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure : •93 by -74 ; -9 by '7; -85 by -68 (two). 2. Argentine Republic, Nov. 2. Argentine Republic. 4. Argentine Republic. 5. Argentine Republic, Nov. lit. Buenos Ay res. •'5. Buenos Ayres. 3. Ajo, Buenos Ayres, 10th Oct. (with 1 egg of Pseudoleistes rirescens, see p. 384.) 3. Ajo, loth Nov. (C. H. B. G.) (in nest of P. virescens). 5. Ajo, 24th Nov. (C. H. B. G.) ( with 4 e«gs of P. virescens). 4. Ajo, 17th Oct. 4. Ajo, 3rd Feb. (with 1 egg of M. badius, see p. 378). 3. Ajo, 17th Feb. (with 2 esrgs of M. baditts). 8. Ajo, 20th Dec. ( C. H. B. Grant) I with 1 egg of M. bonariensis, in nest of M. badius, in old nest of Anumbius acuticauda, see p. 375). A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C."|. W. H. Hudson, Eeq.TP.J. W, H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. Miss I. G. Runuacles [C.J. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Miss I. G. Runnacles [C.]. Miss I. G. Runnacles [C.J. Miss I. G. Runnacles [C.]. Ernest Gibson, Esq. [P.]. Molothrus badius ( Vieill.). Molotiirus badius, Jloltz, J. f. O. 1870, p. 19, Taf. i. fig. 2; Hudson, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 159 ; Dalgletih, Proc. JR. Pltys. Soc. Edinb. vi. p. 2-J5, pi. vii. tig. 4 (1880-1); Sd. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 338 (IS88) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 95 (1888); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 198; Nehrk. Jt.r/. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899); Eider, Rev. Mus. Paulina, iv. p. 36 (1900) ; Ihering, t. c. p. 220 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-lv. p. 491 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 342 (1910); C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 104. The eggs of the Bay-winged Cow-bird are of a rather broad oval shape and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are white, greyish-white, or pinkish-white, finely and densely mottled with various shades of brown and underlung lavender or lilac-grey. 378 The markings are generally rather more dense at the broad end. Three specimens measure respectively : -99 by -76 ; -96 by '73 ; •95 by -73. 1. A jo, Buenos Ayres, 3rd Feb. Miss I. G. Runnacles [C.]. (with 4 eggs of M. rufo-axil- laris, see p. 377). 2. A jo, 17th Feb. (with 3 eggs of Miss I. G. Runnacles [C.]. M. rufo-axillaris). Genus AGEUEUS, Vieill. Agelseus phoeniceus (Linn.}. Icterus phoeniceus, Thien. Fortvflanz. ges. Vo 304 (1902). 380 ICTEKID.E. An egg of the Tricoloured Blackbird resembles those of A. plice- niceus in colour, markings, and size. 1. California (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Agelaeus thilius (Mol.). (Plate XVI. figs. 16 & 17.) Icterus thilius, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig. 9 (1845-54). Agelaeus thilius, Sd. Cut. Birds B. M. xi. p. 343 (1886); Scl. fy Huds. Arg. Orn. i. p. 97 (1888) ; James, New List Chilian .Birds, p. 3 (J892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 198 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899) ; Ihcriny, Rev. Mus. Panlista, iv. p. 220 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 493 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 343 (1910) ; C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 105. The eggs of the Yellow-shouldered Marsh-bird are of a narrow oval shape and moderately glossy. They vary in colour from pale greenish-blue to greyish-pink, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with black, deep reddish-brown or dark purplish- brown. Some of the markings take the form of short, broad lines, and these, when they occur, generally form an irregular wreath or zone round the broad end. At this part also there are often some smears and spots of pale lavender. Specimens measure from '8 to 1 in length, and from -6 to -7 in breadth. 1. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 2. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 1. Chile. E. C. Reed, Esq. [P.]. 2. Santiago, Chile, 3rd Nov. (Bane : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll. ). 3. Central Chile (Landbeclt). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile (Land beck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 6. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 3. Ajo, Buenos Ayres, 8th Dec. Miss I. G. Ruimacles [C.J. Agelaeus flavus (Gmel.). (Plate XVII. figs. 1 & 2.) Icterus flavus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voq. tab. xxxvii. fig. 16 (1845-54). Ag-elreus flavus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. A/.'xi. p. 346 (1886); Sri. $ Huds. Ar'. M. xi. p. 352 (188G); Enler, 7.V/-. J/w/. Paul 1*1 (>, Hand-', v. p. 411.") (1. &). [E.]. Sturnella mexicana, Sclater. Sturnella hippocrepis, ScL $ Sain. Ibis, 1859, p. 19. Sturnella mexicana, Scl. Ibis, 1861, p. 179; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 497 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 344 (1910). Sturnella magna, Salv. # Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 450 (1887) [part., Guatemala]. Sturnella magna mexicana, Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 461, pi. vi. fig. 22 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 362 (1902). Eggs of the Mexican Meadow-Lark do not differ from those of S. magna. 4. Duenas, Guatemala (O. Salviri). Salvin-Godman Coll. Sturnella inexpectata, Ridgw. (Plate XVII. figs. 15 & 16.) Sturnella magna inexpectata, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 364 (1902). Sturnella inexpectata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 497 (1909). Three eggs of the Central American Meadow-Lark resemble the more strongly marked and blotched types of S. magna. One specimen has a well-marked zone of pinkish-brown and lilac-grey spots and blotches round the larger end. 2. Irazu, Costa Rica, 15th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.J. 1. San Pedro, Costa Rica, 17th May. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.J. Sturnella neglecta, Audub. Sturnella neglecta, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 339 (1865) ; Ridgiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 365 (1902) ; Shnrpe, Hand-l. v. p. 498 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 344 (1910). Sturnella ludoviciana, var. neglecta, Allen, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvii. pp. 46, 48, 60 (1874). Sturnella magna neglecta, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 462, pi. vi. figs. 23, 24 (1895). Eggs of the Western Meadow-Lark are indistinguishable from those of S magna. 2. Victoria, Vancouver, B.C. ( Ward: Crowley Bequest. //. Noble Coll}. 9. British Columbia, May (.7. K. N. Amer. Boundary Comm. Lord}. 2c2 388 3. Nevada, 3rd June (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.), 1. Carson City, Nevada, 21st April Salvin-Godman Cull. (Henshaw Coll.). 4. Santa Cruz, California, 17th May. Crowley Bequest, Sturnella meridionalis, Sdater. Sturnella meridionalis, Scl His, 1861, p. 179; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 498 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 344 (1910). Sturnella magna, Ihering (nee Linn.), Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 222 (1900). An egg of the Venezuelan Meadow-Lark is similar to that of 5. magna. 1. Venezuela (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Genus ICTERUS, Brisson. Icterus laltimore (Linn.). Icterus Baltimore, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fi>. 3, a, b (1845-54) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Bird*, ii. p. 195 (1874); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 364 (1886); Salo. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 460 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 498 (1909). Icterus galbula, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Btrds, ii. p. 482, pi. vii. figs. 6-9 (1895) ; Ridgio. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 310 (1902). The eggs of the Baltimore Hangnest are of a narrow and sharply-pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, marked with spots, blotches and lines, both fine and thick, of black, brown or chocolate-brown and underlying lavender. The lines at the broad end of the egg in one specimen are complex and tangled, forming an irregular cap. The eggs vary from '86 to 1 in length, and from -6 to -65 in breadth. 2. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Fort Dufferin, N.A., 14th June N. Amer. Boundary Cornm. (O. M. Dawsori). 4 Cedar Kapids, Iowa, 5th June W. Radcliff'e Saunders, Esq. (F. L. Pircks). [P.]. 4 Chester, Pennsylvania (C. J. Princeton University, N.J. Pennock). [E.]. 5. Summit, New Jersey ( W. E. I). Princeton University, N.J. Scott). [E.]. 4, Princeton, N. J.. 6th June ( W. E. Princeton University, N.J. D. S.). [E.]. 7. Philadelphia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). ICTERUS. 389 Icterus bullocki (Swains.). Icterus bullocki, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woolwich, iv. p. 339 (1865) ; Baird, Brewer $ lliilyir. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 199 (1874; ; Sennet t, Hull. U.K. Geo'l. Geoyr. Surv. Terr. iv. p. 25 (1878) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 365 (1886); Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.- Amer., Aves, i. p. 462 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 486, pi. vii. figs. 10-13 (181)",) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910): Kidi/w. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 314 (1902) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 498 (1909). The eggs of Bullock's Hangnest are very similar to those of 1. baltimore already described. In three specimens in the series, the system of lines at the broad end of the egg is very intricate, and in two others the lines are fewer or altogether absent at that part. Specimens measure from '8.1 to 1 in length, and from *6 to •(37 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. British Columbia, July (/. K. N. Amer. Boundary Comm. Lord). 1. Salt Lake City, Utah, 27th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (R. Ridyway : Henshaw Coll.). 2. California (T. M. Brewer: Tris- Crowley Bequest, tram Coll.). 5. Los Angeles, California, 6th June W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. (A. Hunter). [P.]. Icterus spurius (Linn.). Icterus spurius, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 190 (1874); Scl, Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 366 (1886); Salo. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 464 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 479, pi. vii. tigs. 3-5 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910) ; Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 275 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. pr399 (1909). Icterus spurius affinis, Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geoyr. Surv. Terr. v. p. 397 (1879). The eggs of the Orchard Hangnest are of a pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. They are greyish-white or faint bluish- white, marked, chiefly on the broader half of the egg, with spots, small blotches and hieroglyphic-like streaks of black, purplish- brown and lavender. The eggs of this species lack entirely the Idng and intricate tracery of lines to be found on the eggs of /. baltimore and /. bullocki. The few lines present are all com- paratively short. Specimens measure from '8 to -9 in length, and from '58 to -6 in breadth. 4. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. pP.} 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salviu-Godman Coll. 390 3. North America (J. G. Bell : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 2. North America (Henshaiv Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Chester, Pennsylvania (6'. J. Princeton University, N.J. Pennock). [E.]. 6. Louisiana (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Princeton, New Jersey, 13th June Princeton University, N.J. ( W. E. D. Scott). ' [E.]. 4. Philadelphia (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. New Mexico (S. F. Baird: Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.}. Icterus pyrrhopterus (VieilL). Icterus pyrrhopterus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 368 (1886) ; Scl. & Huds. Arg. Orn. i. p. 107 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 499 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 344 (1910). An egg said to be that of the Chestnut-shouldered Hangnest resembles eggs of /. spurius in lacking the tracery of lines. It is faint greenish-white, with small blotches and spots of chocolate- brown and lilac-grey, mostly confined to the larger end. It measures -87 by -6. 1. [S. Brazil.] Crowley Bequest. Icterus cayanensis (Linn.). (Plate XVII. fig. 14.) Icterus cajennensis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxvii. fig. 6 (1845- 54). Icterus cayanensis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 369 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 345 (1910) ; Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulina, iv. p. 222 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 499 (1909). Pour eggs believed to be those of the Yellow-winged Hangnest are of a broad and blunt oval shape, and glossy. They are stone- colour or pinkish-grey, marked, almost entirely in the form of a zone or cap at the broad end, with spots, blotches and short lines of black, chocolate- brown and lavender. They vary from '88 to 1 in length, and from '64 to '71 in breadth. Nehrkorn describes eggs of this species as being blue-grey spotted with violet and black over the entire shell. 4. South America. Old Collection. Icterus wagleri, Sclater. (Plate XVII. fig. 17.) Icterus wagleri, Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 468 ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 372 (1886) ; Salv. <§• Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 460 391 (1887); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1809), p. 345 (1010); Ridyw. liirds North ,y Middle Amcr. ii. p. 207 (1902); Shurpe, Hand-l. v. p. 500 (1909). The eggs of Wagler's Hangnest are nearly elliptical in shape, and somewhat glossy. They are white, spotted and blotched, almost entirely at the broader end, with deep umber- or chocolate-brown and purplish-grey. Three examples measure respectively : 1/01 by •7 ; I by -7 ; '94 by -7. Nehrkoru says that eggs of this species resemble those of I. baltimore, which are of an entirely different character to those described above. It is not unlikely that the eggs referred by him to /. ivagleri are really those of /. prosthemelas. 3. Volcan de Fueoro, Guatemala, 24th Salvin-Godman Coll. July (O. tialrin). Icterus prosthemelas (Strickl.). Icterus prosthemelas, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 373 (1886) ; Salu. £ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 466 (1887) ; Ridgw. Birds North # Middle Amer. ii. p. 269 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 500 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kit. Eiersamml. p. 345 (1910). Eggs of Lesson's Hangnest resemble those of /. baltimore. 1. Mexico (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. (Described by Nehrkorn as /. wayleri.) 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. Icterus parisorum, Bonap. Icterus parisorum, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 188 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 374 (1886) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer^Aves, i. p. 463 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birdsrti^p. 471, pi. vi. figs. 28, 29 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 345 (1910); Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 308 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 501 (1909). An egg of Scott's Hangnest is of a pointed oval shape and without gloss. It is white, sparingly spotted with black and lavender, and measures *9 by '67. ]. North America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godrnan Coll. Icterus melanocephalus (Wagl.}. Icterus melanocephalus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 375 (1886) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 501 (1909) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 345 (1910). Icterus melanocephalus melanocephalus, Ridfftff. Birds North $ Middle Amcr. ii. p. 280 (1902). 392 ICTERID.I;. Two eggs believed to be those of the Black-headed Hangnest resemble eggs of /. spurius. They measure respectively : *75 by •55 ; -73 by '53. 2. Mexico (//. Buckley: Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Icterus auduboni, Gimud. Icterus melanocephalus, var. auduboni, Baird, Brewer fy Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. ]86 (1874). Icterus melanocephalus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 375 (1886) [part.] ; Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 468 (1887) [part.]. Icterus auduboni, Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr. v. p. 399 (1879); Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 469, pi. vi. tijrs. 25-27 (1895) ; Shai-pe, Hand-l. v. p. 501 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 345 (1910). Icterus melanocephalus auduboni, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 282 (1902). An egg of Audubon's Hangnest is of a regular oval shape and slightly glossy. It is white, somewhat thickly speckled all over with pale chestnut-brown and lavender. It measures -9 by '67. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Icterus cucullatus, Swains. Icterus cucullatus, Baird, Brewer $• Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 193 (1874) [part.]; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 376 (1886) [part.]; Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 471 (1887) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 501 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 345 (1910).' Icterus cucullatus cucullatus, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 287 (1902). Two sets of eggs of the Hooded Hangnest are of a pointed oval form and almost devoid of gloss. They are of two types : two examples are plain white, while the remainder have the ground- colour pinkish-white or greyish-white, marked with twisted lines and blotches of deep chocolate -brown and lilac-grey, much as in /. baltimore and /. bullochi. They vary from *94 to 1-05 in length, and from '66 to '68 in breadth. 1. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 5. Tepic, W. Mexico, 5th June ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. B. Richardson}. 5. Tepic, 8th June (W. B. R.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Icterus sennetti, Ridgw. Icterus cucullatus, Sennett (nee Swains.}, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geor/r. Surv. Terr. v. p. 398 (1879) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 474, pi. vi. figs. 30-32 (1895). ICTERUS. 393 Icterus cucullfttus sennetti, llidyiv. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 289 (1902). Icterus sennetti, Sharpc, Iland-l. v. p. 501 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml p. 345 (1910). Eggs of Sennelt's Hangnest arc of an elongate, pointed, oval shape, and without gloss. The ground is white, one is speckled all over with pale brown and lavender, the remainder are marked at the broad end only with a wreath of black and lavender spots and lines. They measure respectively : *91 by *6 ; '9 by '62 ; *9 by •59 ; -88 by -02 ; -86 by -62 ; and '85 by 6-1. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.\ Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. San Antonio. Texas. 6th June. W. lladclifte Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Icterus mesomelas ( WagL). (Plate XVII. fig. 20.) Icterus mesomelas, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 445 ; Sol. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 378 (1886) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 470 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 345 (1910) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 502 (1909). Icterus mesomelas mssomelas, llidyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 305 (1902). Eggs of the Yellow-tailed Hangnest are of a pointed or elongate oval form and slightly glossy. They are greyish-white, marked with lines of dark chocolate-brown and lavender. Some of the lines are short and blotchy ; others are fine and encircle the egg in an irregular manner, but most of the markings are confined to the larger end. Four specimens measure respectively: 1*18 by '7; 1-15 by -7; 1-06 by -75; 1-06 by -7. 1. Mexico (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Vera Paz, Guatemala, Nov. (Nehr- Crowley Bequest. korn Coll. : Tristram Coll.}. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (G. F. Gau- Salvin-Godman Coll. mer). 1. Honduras. W. RadclifFe Saunders. Esq. Icterus giraudi, Cassin. (Plate XVII. fig. 19.) Icterus giraudi, Set. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 509 : Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 379 (1886); Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 469 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 345 (1910) ; Ridyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 293 (1902); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 502 (1909). Eour eggs of Giraud's Hangnest are of a rather narrow oval shape and slightly glossy. They are dull white, marked, chiefly at 394 ICTERIDJ3. the broad end, with spots, blotches, lines and hieroglyphics of purplish-brown and lavender. They measure respectively : 1-13 by -7 ; 1-06 by -7; 1-05 by -71 ; 1-03 by 7. 2. [U.S. Colombia.] Crowley Bequest. 2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godma.n Coll. (T. K. Salman). Icterus gularis (Wagl.). Icterus gularis, Owen, Ibis, 1801, p. 62; Sal. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 384 (1886); Salo. £ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 475 (1887); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 346 (1910); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 504 (1909). Icterus gularis gularis, Itidyw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. ii. p. 284 (1902). Three eggs of Lichtenstein's Hangnest closely resemble eggs of /. mesomelas already described. They measure 1 by '7 ; 1'08 by •76 ; 1-03 by -75. 1. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 8th Salvin-Godman Coll. June (It. Owen). 2. Mexico (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Icterus sclateri, Cassin. Icterus meutalis, Owen (nee Less.), Ibis, 1861, p. 62, pi. ii. fig. 5. Icterus sclateri, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 3»5 (1886) ; Sato. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 476 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 102 (1899), p. 346 (1910) ; Kidgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 297 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 504 (1909). The eggs of Sclater's Hangnest are similar to the eggs of 7. mesomelas and /. gularis. Five examples measure respectively : 1-08 by -69 ; 1-07 by '7 ; 1-05 by 7 ; I'Ol by -66 ; -99 by 7. 4. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 5th Salvin-Godman Coll. May (It. Owen). 1. Sax; Geronimo, 5th May (JR. O. : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). Icterus pustulatus ( Wagl.). Icterus pustulatus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 386 (1886) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 477 (1887) ; Ridgw. Birds North 8r Middle Amer. ii. p. 295 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 505 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 346 (1910) Two eggs of the Scarlet-headed Hanguest are of a rather narrow-pointed oval form, slightly glossy and pure white. They measure respectively : '98 by '7 and '98 by '66. 2. Mazatlan, W. Mexico (A. Forrer). Crowley Bequest. ICTKHUS. EUrilAGUS. 395 Icterus leucopteryx ( Wayl.). (Plate XVII. figs. 18 & 21.) Icterus leucopteryx, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 226 (1847) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 387 (1886) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 303 (llK)2) ; Sfiarpe, Hand-l. v. p. 505 (1909). Eggs of the Jamaican Hangnest or Banana-Bird are of a rather pointed oral shape, and almost or quite devoid of: gloss. The ground is pale huffy-white or brownish-white with a tracery of line lines and blotched lines round the cap, one specimen being especially handsomely and boldly marked. Three eggs measure respectively : -98 by -68 ; -96 by -66 ; and '93 by -66. 1 . Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. 2. Port Henderson, Jamaica, 27th Crowley Bequest. June (C. B. Taylor}. Genus EUPHAGUS, Cassin. Euphagus carolinus (P. L. S. Mull.). Scolecophagus ferruginous, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 203 (1874) ; Banks, Auk, ii. p. 106 (1885; ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 390 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). Scolecophagus carolinus, MacFarlane, Proc. U. IS. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 440 (1891) ; Bendire, Life-Hut. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 489, pi. vii. rigs. 14-16 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North # Middle Amer. ii. p. 246 (1902). Euphagus carolinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 506 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat Eier- samml. p. 340 (1910). The eggs of the Rusty Grackle are of two types. In one, they are of an ordinary, but somewhat pointed, oval shape, moderately glossy, and pale bluish-green, blotched, smeared and mottled with pale brown or pinkish-brown and lavender-grey. In the second type, the eggs are of a blunt oval shape, almost elliptical, and rather highly glossy. They are greenish-grey, very densely mottled all over with dark browrn and dull lavender, little of the ground being visible. Eight examples measure from 1 to I'l in length, and from '72 to '77 in breadth. 1. [North- West America] (/. J. Au- Crowley Bequest. ditbon : Tristram Coll.}. 3. North- West America. Gould Coll. 1. Anderson River, Arctic America, Salvin-Godmam Coll. June (E. MacFarlane: Hen- shaw Coll.). 3. Anderson River, June (R. MacF. : Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. Inst.). 396 ICTERIDJE. Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wayl.}. Scolecopliagus cyanocephalus, Blakiston, Ibis, 1863, p. 82 ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 206 (1874); Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Wheeler's Surv. 1874, p. 82; Coues, Birds N.-West, p. 199 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi.p. 390(1886) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 493, pi. vii, figs. 17-20 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899) ; Riayio. Birds North &• Middle Amer. ii. p. 248 (1902). Euphagus cyanocephalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 506 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 346 (1910). The eggs of Brewer's Grackle are of a broad oval form and glossy. They are pale greenish-blue or greenish-grey, marbled, blotched and clouded with several shades of brown and rufous, and also marked with spots, small blotches and short lines of deep chocolate or purplish-brown. The ground-colour is smeared in places with lilac or lavender. In one set of four eggs from California the ground in two is pale blue, one being unmarked, while the other one has only a few short black hair-lines and small blotches of purplish-black ; the remaining two eggs are pale greyish- blue, somewhat smeared with brownish and with a few blotches or twisted lines as in eggs of Quiscalm quiscalus (see p. 397). Examples measure from *95 to 1*05 in length, and from '67 to '8 in breadth. 5. North America (Field Coll.}. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.} 1. Carlton, N. America, 25th May Sal mi-Godman Coll. (T. W. Blakiston}. 4. Fort Benton, N. America (Smiths. Salvin-Godman Coll. Inst.}. 2. Elead- waters of the Missouri, Crowley Bequest. 27th June ( W. F. Raynolds: Tristram Coll.}. 5. Fort Garland, Colorado (H. W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw} . 2. Nevada, 21st May (H. W. H.} Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Woodland, California, 31st May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (A. M.Ingersoll}. [P.]. 3. San Francisco, California, 1st June Crowley Bequest. (A. J. Burrows}. 5. Santa Cruz, California, 5th Nov. W. Radcliffe Saundersy Esq. (A. M. I.} [P.]. 5. San Diego, California, 15th May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (H. M. Conville). [P.]. 2. Mexico. Crowley Bequest. Genus DIVES, Cassin. Dives dives (LicJit.). (Plate XVIII. figs. 3 & 4.) Lampropsar dives, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 446. Dives sumichrasti, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 392 (1886) ; Salv. 8> Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves} i. p. 481 (1887) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). BITES. — QUISCALUS. 397 Dives dives, Rulyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 254 (HK)i>) ; Slarpe', llcm'd-l. v. p. 506 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34(5 (1910). Eggs of Sumichrast's Crackle vary from a regular oval to a pointed oval shape, and are moderately glossy. One is blue, marked at the broad end with a few black blotches, spots, and intertwined lines which form an irregular wreath. It measures 1*17 by *8. Some eggs have only a few spots and closely resemble eggs of the Song Thrush (Turdus musicus). They vary from 1'04 to 1*16 in length, and from '77 to '81 in breadth. :'». Yucatan. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I '2. Yucatan (Nehrkom Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (G.F.Gaumer). Salvin-Godiuan Coll. Genus ClUISCALUS, Vitill. duiscalus quiscalus (Limi.). Icterus qiuscalus, Thien. Fortplanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig. 17, a, b, c (1845-54). Quiscalus purpureus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 214 (1874) ; Cones, Birds N.-West, p. 203 (1874). Quiscalus versicolor, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 394 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). Quiscalus quiscula, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 497. pi. vii. tigs. 21-23 (1895). Quiscalus quiscula quiscula, Itidgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 215 (1902). Quiscalus quiscalus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 507 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 346 (1910). The eggs of the Purple Grackle, or Changeable Troupial, are mostly of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. The ground- colour is of some shade of green, varying from greenish-white and greyish-green to pale greenish-blue. The markings are coarse and consist of blotches and thick twisted lines of black and deep purplish-brown. Most specimens are also marked with smears and clouds of various shades of brown, chiefly pale, and some spots and blotches of underlying lavender. A few examples are mottled all over with pale reddish-brown to such an extent that little of the ground-colour is left visible. On these, the dark blotches and lines, so characteristic of most of the eggs of this species, are entirely absent. They measure from 1-1 to T3 in length, and from -8 to -9 in breadth. 8. North America. Crowley Bequest. 2. North America (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 4. North America (Dresser Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 398 1CTERID.E. 5. North America (Hemhaiv Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. North America (Field Coll). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America. Old Collection. 2. Saskatchewan. Mons. Bourgeau [C.]. 3. Manitoba (G. M. Daivson). N. Anier. Boundary Comm. 3. Souris River, 12 June (G. M. D.). N. Amer. Boundary Comm. 2. Fort D ufferin, 7th June ( G. M. D) . N. Ajner. Boundary Comm. 4. Buchanan Co., Iowa, 17th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (Henshaw Coll.). 1. New Brunswick (H. E. Dresser). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Middlesex, Connecticut. 17th Mav. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Quiscalus aglseus, Baird. Quiscalus purpureus, var. aglaeus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 221 (1874). Quiscalus versicolor, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 394 (1886) [part.]. Quiscalus quiscula aglaeus, Bendire, Life-Hut. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 50, pi. vii. fijrs. 24, 25 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 217 (1902). Quiscalus aglaeus, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 507 (1907) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 346 (1910). Eggs of the Florida Grackle do not differ from those of Q. quis- calus. 4. [Florida.] W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Tampa, Florida, 26th May. TV. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [R]. duiscalus seneus, Ridgw. Quiscalus purpureus, var. seneus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, il p. 218(1874). Quiscalus versicolor, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 394 (1886) [part.]. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus, Deacon, Biol. Rev. Ontario, i. p. 69 (1894) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 501, pi. vii. figs. 26, 27 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 219 (1902). Quiscalus ameus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 508 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 346 (1910). Eggs of the Bronzed Grackle do not differ from those of Q. quiscalus or Q. aylceus described above. 4. North America. TV. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 6. Austin, Texas, 2nd June. TV. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.], MKUAUUISC.U.t '*. 399 Genus MEGAQUISCALUS, Cassin. Megaquiscalus major ( Vieill.}. Quiscalus major, Baird, Brewer fy Ridyiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 222 (1874); Scl Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 395 (1886); Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 506, pi. vii, h'gs. 30, 31 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). Megaquiscalus major, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 508 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 347 (1910). Megaquiscalus major major, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 236 (1902). The eggs of the Boat-tailed Grackle are of an ordinary oval shape and fairly glossy. They are of a pinkish stone-colour, marked Avith some blotches and numerous long straggling lines of black or deep purplish-brown. Some of these markings are blurred at the edge and run into the surrounding ground-colour. A few examples exhibit traces of underlying lavender spots. Eggs measure from. I'l to 1'3 in length, and from -82 to *9 in breadth. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Salvin-Codman Coll. Salvin-Codman Coll. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. Princeton University. N.J. [E.]. Crowley Bequest. 2. North America (J. G. Bell: Tris- tram Coll.}. 4. North America. f>. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). 2. North America ( W. E. D. Scott). 3. Hog- Island, Virginia, 22nd May (W.E.D.S.). 2. Newport, N. Carolina, 3rd June ( G. J. Burrows). 3. Clear Water Harbour, Florida, 15th May (W. E. D. S.). 2. Clear Water Harbour, 15th May (J. H. Devereux). 3. Clear Water Harbour, loth May (J. H. D.). 2. Clear Water Harbour, loth May (J. H. D.). 1. Texas (H. E. Dresser). 4. Brownsville, Texas, 5th June. Princeton [E.]. Princeton IE.]. Princeton [E.]. Princeton [E.]. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I University, N.J. University, N.J. University, N.J. University, N.J. Megaquiscalus macrurus (Swains.}. Quiscalus macrurus, Scl. fy Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 20; Merrill, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 135 (1879); Setinett, Bull, U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv Terr. v. p. 400 (1879) ; Scl Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 396 (1886) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amcr., Ares, i. p. 482 (1887) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 504, pi. vii. tigs. 28, 29 (1895) • Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). Quiscalus major, apud Salvm, Ibis, 1866, p. 194. Quiscalus major, var. macrurus, Baird lirewerSf Ridmr. X. Amer Birds ii. p. 225(1874). 400 ICTER1DJ5. Megaquiscalus major macrourus, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer.ii. p. 238 (1902). Megaquiscalus macrurus, Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 508 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910). The eggs of the Great-tailed Grackle closely resemble those of M. major. The ground-colour is. however, frequently tinged with green. Specimens measure from 1'26 to 1-54 in length, and from •82 to -93 in breadth. 4. North America. 4. North. America. 4. North America. 4. Tampico, Mexico, 22nd May. 5. Victoria, Tampico, 23rd April ( W. B. Richardson). 2. Mexico. 2. Oaxaca, Mexico. 3. Matamoras (L. B. Couch: Hen- shaw Coll.). 1. Dueiias, Guatemala (O. Salvin: Tristram Coll.). 1. Duefias (O. S. : Tristram Coll.). 2. Dueiias, 8th May (O. S.). 1. Duenas, 19th May (O. S.). 3. Duenas, 27th May (0. S.: Tris- tram Coll.). 1. Duenas, 27th May (O. S.). 4. Duenas, 28th May (O. S.). 4. Duenas, 29th May (O. S.). 2. Duenas, 29th May (O. S.). 3. Duenas, 29th May (O. S.). 2. Duenas, 29th May (O. 8.}. 3. Dueiias, 29th May (O. S.). 1. Duenas, 29th May (O. S.). 1. Glover's Reef, Honduras. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.I. Salvin-Godman Coll. Old Collection. C. G. Richards, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Megaquiscalus tenuirostris (Swains.}. (Plate XVIII. fig. 9.) Quiscalus tenuirostris, Set. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 397 (1886) ; Sah. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer. Aves, i. p. 485 (1887). Megaquiscalus tenuirostris, Ridqio. Birds North fy Middle Amer. ii. p. 243 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 509 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 347 (1910). Two eggs of the slender-billed Graekle resemble those of M. major and M. macrurus but are rather smaller. They measure respectively 1-2 by -82, and 1-09 by -8. 2. Mazatlan, W. Mexico ( A. Forrer). Crowley Bequest. HOLOQUISrALUS. 401 Genus HOLOdUISCALUS, Cassin. Holoquiscalus jamaicensis (Daud.). (Plate XVIII. figs. 1 & 2.) Quiscalus crassirostris, Goiae, Birds Jamaica, p. 217 (1847) ; Set. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 398 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Iloloquiscalus jamaiccnsis, Ridqw. Birds North $• Middle Amer. ii. p. 227 (1902) ; Sharps, Htind-l. v. p. 509 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910). The eggs of the Jamaica Grackle resemble those of Meqaquiscalus macrurus. They measure from 1-1 to 1*18 in length, and from •8 to -88 in breadth. 4. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Jamaica. Rev. Barbara Zincke [C.~|. 4. Jamaica. Rev. Barbara. Zincke [C."]. 1. Jamaica ( IV. Osburn : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 1. St. Thomas, Jamaica, 7th June Crowley Bequest. (C. B. Taylor}. Holoqniscalus fortirostris (Lawr.). (Plate XVIII. figs. 7 & 8.) Quiscalus fortirostris, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 400 (1886); Feilden, Ibis, 1889, p. 485 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899). Iloloquiscalus fortirostris, Ridyiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer.ii. p. 229 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910). The eggs of the Barbados Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus macrurus and H. jamaicensis so closely as to require no separate description. Four examples measure respectively : 1*1 by '76 ; 1-03 by -71 ; 1-03 by 76 ; 1 by -74. 3. Barbados, Oth July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 1. Barbados, 6th July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. Holoquiscalus luminosus (Lawr.). (Plate XVIII. figs. 5 & 6.) Quiscalus luminosus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 402 (1886) ; Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 615 (1886). Holoquiscalus luminosus, Ridgic. Birds North $ Middle Amer. ii. p. 232 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 510 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910). Eggs of the Grenada Grackle resemble those of Megaquiscalus TOL. v. 2 D 402 ICTERIDJ5. major but are much smaller. They vary from '99 to 1'14 in length, and from '73 to *79 in breadth. 3. Soubise, Grenada, 6th June (J. G. Crowley Bequest. Wells}. 3. Grand Brasland, Grenada, 16th Crowley Bequest. April (J. G. W.) Genus HYPOPYRRHUS, Bonap. Hypopyrrhus pyrypogaster (De Tarr.}. Hypopyrrhus pyrrhogaster, Sol. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 510, pi. xliii. fig. 4. Hypopyrrhus pyrypogaster, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 403 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 104 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 511 (1909) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910;. Three eggs of the lled-bellied Grackle are of a regular oval shape and glossy. They are pale greenish-blue, spotted and blotched at one end with deep purplish-brown and pale lavender. They measure respectively : 1-2 by -8 ; 1-21 by '8 ; 1-15 by -8. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 1. U. S.. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. Genus GNORIMOPSAR, Richmond. [Richmond, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxv. p. 584 (1908).] Gnorimopsar chopi ( VieilL). Psarocolius unicolor, Burm. Syst. Ueber. iii. p. 281 (1856). Aphobus chopi, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 405 (1886) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 108 (1888) ; Dalgleish, Pr. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. x. p. 78 (1889) ; Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 34 (1900) ; Iherinff,t.c. p. 222(1900). Aptus chopi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 511 (1909). Gnorirnopsar (Aphobus) chopi, Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 347 (1910). Two eggs of the Chopi Boat-tail are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and glossy. They are pure white, and measure respectively 1-2 by -83, and 1-15 by -82. Azara and Hudson say that the eggs of this species are pure white ; and Dalgleish that they are pale blue, finely streaked with hair-like markings and with a few spots of very dark purple, chiefly round the larger end ; while JS"ehrkorn describes them as sky-blue with deep black vermiform lines and hieroglyphics round the broad end. They seem to vary like the eggs of Icterus cucullatus. 2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 403 Family STURNIILll. Genus STURNUS. Linn. Sturnus vulgaris, Linn, ii. p. 12, pi. 11 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 27 (1890); Seebohm, Eth May. 3. Foochow, June. 3. Foochow, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. C. 11 Rickett, Esq. 0. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. Graculipica melanoptera (Daud.). Graculipica melanoptera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 78 (1890) ; id., Hnnd-l. v. p. 519 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). Two eggs of the Javan Myna are similar to those of G. nigri- collis, but smaller. They measure 1*08 by *78, and 1-06 by '78. 2. Java. Crowley Bequest. Genus ACRIDOTHERES, Vidll. Acridotheres tristis (Linn.). Acridotheres tristis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, \. p. 537 (1889) j id., cd. Hume, Nests $ Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 377 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 80 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 519 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). The eggs of the Common Indian Myna are of a pointed oval shape and very frequently pyriform. They are highly glossy, and vary from a pale to a rather dark greenish-blue. They measure from 1'05 to 1*3 in length, and from -8 to '95 in breadth. 9. Kotgarh, Himalayas, 21st April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 24th April. Hume Coll. 13. Kotgarh, May. Hume Coll. 5. Kotgarh, 20th May. Hume Coll. 4. Kotgarh, 16th Aug. Hume Coll. 4. Kotgarh, 16th Aug. Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 17th Aug. Hume Coll. 7. Kotgarh, 18th Aug. Hume Coll. 3. Mus^oorie, Himalayas (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 2. Umbala, 1st July. Hume Coll. 5. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. 6. IJelhi, June (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 1. Delhi, 17th June (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll. 4. Agra, 17th June. Hume Coll. 4. Agra, 17th June. Hume Coll. 4. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll. 414 BTURNIDJE. Agra, 18th June. Agra, 19th June. Agra, 21st June. Agra, 22nd June. Agra, July. Agra, 22nd July. Agra, 23rd July. Agra, 4th Sept. Agra, 4th Sept. Agra, 5th Sept. Bareilly, 13th June. Bareilly, 14th June. Bareilly, 16th June. Bareilly, 21st June. Mirzapur ( W. E. Brooks : Tris- tram Coll.). Jhansi, 13th June. Jhansi, 22nd June. Jabalpur, C. Provs. (W. Theo- bald: Tristram Coll.). Saugor, C. Provs. Ahtoor, Madras, 18th Aug. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 20th Feb. (Miss Cockburn). Kotagherry, 7th March (Miss Cockburn). Kotagherry, 20th April (Miss Cockburn). Pegu, April. Pegu, 9th June. Pegu, 17th July. Pegu, 28th July. Mauritius (E. Newton : Tristram 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. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll Gates Coll Gates Coll. Gates Coll. Gates Coll. Crowley Bequest. Acridotheres melanosternum, Leyge. Acridotheres tristis, Layard, Ann. Maq. N. H. 2nd ser. xiii. p. 218 (1854). Acridotheres melanosternus, Lcgye, Birds Ceylon, p. 670 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 538 (1889) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 380 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 83 (1890). Acridotheres melanosternum, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 520 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 349 (1910). Two eggs of the Common Ceylon Myna are of a regular oval shape, fairly glossy, and of a light greenish-blue colour. They measure 1-17 by -84, and 1-15 by -85. 1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. J. Ueylon (JS. -L. .Layara). baivm-uoaman U( 1. Anuradh-apura, Ceylon, May Crowlev Bequest. (A. L. Butler). A.CBIDOTHEBE6. — 2TBIOP8AB, Acridotheres ginginianus (Lath.}. Acridotheres gin^iniamis, Oafcs, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 638 (1889) ; til., ed. Hume, Nests $ Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 381 (1889) ; Mar/>c, Cat. Hird* B. M. xiii. p. 84 (Ib90) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 520 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 349 (1910). The eggs of the Bank Myna resemble those of A. tristis, but they are smaller and pale varieties appear to be less frequent. They measure from '95 to 1/15 in length, and from *72 to '87 iii breadth. 38. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). 13. Delhi, 30th May (C. T. Bino- ham}. 3. Baraitch, 4th May. 1. Baraitch, 9th May. 6. Bareilly, 30th May. 2. Bareilly, 31st May. 3. Bareilly, 7th June. 3. Bareilly, 9th June. 2. Bareilly, 22nd June. 3. Lucknow, loth May. 1. Etawah (W. E. Brooks: Tris- tram Coll.}. 2. Allahabad, 18th Jun«. 1. Mirzapur, 10th June ( W. E. B. : Tristram Coll.). 1. Jhansi, 14th June. 6. Morar, Qwalior, C. Proys. 2. Jabalpur, C. Proys. (W. Theo- bald: Tristram Coll.}. Hume Coll. Hunie Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Urowley Bequest. Genus JETHIOPSAR, Skarpe. JEthiopsar fuscus (Wayler). vEthiopsar fuscus, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 539 (1889) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests fy E(/ys Ind. Birds, i. p. 383 (1889) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 520 (1909; ; Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). Acridotheres fuscus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 80 (1890). Acridotheres mahrattensis, Sharpe, torn. cit. p. 89. The eggs of the Jungle Myna resemble those of Acridotheres tristis both in colour and size. 3. Mussoorie, Himalaya (T.Hutton). Hume Coll. 2. MuMOorie. Hume Coll. 4. Sikhim Terai, 7th May. Hume Coll. 2. Faridpur, Bengal, 29th June (/. Hume Coll. R. Cripps}. Hume Coll. 1. Dacca, Bengal (Col. Tytler}. 0. Nilghiri Hills, 10th March. Hume Coll. 416 STUENIDJE. 3. Nilghiri Hills, 5th April. flume Coll. 2. Nilghiri Hills, May. Hume Coll. 3. Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 5. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 3. Coonoor, 26th March. Hume Coll. 4. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 19th April. Hume Coll. 2. Kotagherry, Nilghiri HiJls, 17th Hume Coll. March (Miss Cockburn). 5. Kotagherry, 26th March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockbum). 2. Kotagherry, 18th May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotagherry, 20th May. Hume Coll. 1. Pegu,' 27th April (E. W. Oates). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 3rd May (E. W. O.}. Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 8th May (E. W. O.}. Oates Coll. 2. Pegu, 10th May (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. JEthiopsar grandis, Moore. Acridotheres grandis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds S. M. xiii. p. 91 (1890). ^Ethiopsar grandis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 541 (1889); Harington, J. Bomb. N. H. Soc. xiv. p. 598 (1902) ; Baker, Ibis, 1906, p. 269 ; Sharpe., Hand-l. v. p. 520 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml p. 349 (1910). Four eggs of the Siamese Myna resemble those of jE. fuscus both in colour and size. They measure respectively : I'lo by *S4 ; T19 by -83 ; 1-19 by '86 ; 1*2 by -82. 4. Bhamo, Burma, 22nd May. Col. II. H. Harington [P.]. JEthiopsar cristatellus (Gmel.}. Acridotheres cristatellus, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 60; 1863, p. 382; La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 369 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 92 (1900) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 121 (1899). ^Ethiopsar cristatellus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 520 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). The eggs of the Chinese Crested Myna resemble those of Acrido- theres tristis. They measure from I'lo to 1-3 in length, and from •85 to -9 in breadth. 10. Amoy, China (-R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 1. Amoy (R. S. : Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 4. Foochow, llth May. C. B. Itickett, Esq. [P.]. JEtliiopsar albocinctus, Godwin-Austen <$f Walden. yEthiopsar albicinctus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 541 (1889) ; Harington, J. Bomb. N. H. Soc. xiv. p. 598 (1902) ; Baker, Ibis, 1906, p. 269 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 521 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 349 (1910). EULABETID-B. 417 Four eggs of the Collared Myna resemble those of A. tristis. They measure : 1-1 by "82 (2); 1-09 by -81 ; and 1-06 by -83. 4. Rha-.no, Burma, loth May. Col. H. H. Harmgton [I'.]. Family EULABETID^l. Genus SARCOPS, Walden. Sarcops calvus (Linn.}. (Plate XVIII. fig. 11.) Sarcops calvus, Sharp?., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 97 (1890) [part.]; Oyilvie- Grant, Ibis, 1895, pp. 258 & 456, 1896, p. 469 ; McGregor, Man. Philippine Birds, pt. ii. p. 718 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand-L y. p. 522 (1909) [part.]. Two eggs of the Grey-backed Coleto are of a pointed oval form and slightly glossy. They are pale blue sparingly marked all over with distinct spots and small blotches of pale brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1-28 by '9 ; 1'26 by -88. 2. Marinduque, Philippine Is., May Crowley Bequest. (E. L. Moseley}. Sarcops melanonotus, OgHvie-Grant. (Plate XVIII. fig. 10.) Sarcops calvus, Kutter (me Linn.}, J. f. O. 1883, p. 312; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 97 (1890) [part.] ; Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1895, p. 258, 1896, p. 554; Whitehead, Ibis, 1899, p. 241 [part., Samar] ; Sharpe, Handel, v. p. 522 (1909) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 350 (1910). Sarcops melanonotus, Of/ilvie- Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 100 (1906) ; /t', cd. Laijard, Birds S. Afr. p. 430 (J 875-84) ; 'Stark, Fauna 8. Afr. Birds ji. p. 28 (1900). Pyirliocheira catfra, Kuschel, «/./. O. 1890, p. 330; Reich. Voy. Afr. ii. p. 697 (1903). Onychognatlius carter, Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 103 (1906). Pyrrochira caffra, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 534 (1909). Pyrrkochira catira, Netirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 351 (19.10). An egg of the Pale-winged Starling is of a rather pointed oval shape and somewhat glossy. It is pale blue, finely freckled and spotted all over with reddish-brown and lilac, the markings being most numerous towards the larger end. It, measures 1-3 by *U9. .1. Nels Poort, Cape Colony (T. C. Crowley Bequest. Atmore : Tristram Coll.}. Genus AMYDRUS, Cabanis. Amydrus morio (Linn.). Lamprotbrnia morio, Thien. Fortpjianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxviii. fig. 8 (1845-54). Amydrus morio, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 431 (1875-84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 161 (1890) : Kiischel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 330 ; R. B. $ J. D. S. Woodward, Ibis, 1897, p. 406 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 133 (1899) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 26 (1900) : Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 699 (1903) ; Biwknill, Journ. S. Afr. Orn. 'Union, ii. p. 74 (1908) ; Sharpe t Hand-l. v. p. 535 (1909) ; Xehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 351 (1910). Oiiychognathus morio, Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 105 (1906). Eggs of the Cape Glossy Tree-Starling vary in shape from a regular oval to a blunt oval and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. They are of a greenish-blue colour, sparingly speckled and spotted with rufous, deep purplish-brown and lilac. They vary in length from 1-17 to 1'47 ; and in breadth from -83 to '99. The eggs of this species are said to be sometimes uniform blue without markings. 4. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 4. Grahamstown, C. Colony, 25th Oct. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C1.] (B. E. J.). 424 EULABETIM<:. 3. Grahamstown, 3rd Feb. (J. H. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. Benn). 3. Upper Kareiga, Grahamstown, B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. Nov. (Peachey). 3. Blaauw Krautz] C. Colony, Dec. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. (L. Palmer). 3. Blaauw Krantz, Jan. (L. P.) B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. 1. Blaauw Krantz, 2nd Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. |_C.J. 3. Blaauw Krantz, 16th Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esd. [O.J. 3. Blaauw Krautz, 10th Jan. (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [O.J. 3. Blaauw Krantz, 22nd Jan, (L. P.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [O.J. 3. Waschbunk, Natal, 4th Nov. Mai or K. Sparrow [E.] (R. S.). 3. Kusetta, Natal, 1st Dec. (R. S.). Major R. Sparrow [E.]. Genus ONYCOGNATHUS, Hartlaub. Onycognathus blythi, HartL Amydrus blythi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 1G4 (1890) ; Ogilvie- Grant $ Forbes, N. Hist. Sokotra, Aves, p. 22 (1903). Onychognathus blythi, Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 701 (1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 109 (1906). Onycogiiathus blythi, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 536 (1909). Three eggs said to be those of Blyth's Chestnut- winged Starling are indistinguishable from those of /Sturnus vulgaris. They measure respectively : 1-23 by -9 ; 1-22 by -89 ; and 1-19 by -87. 3. Somaliland. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus LAMPROCOLIUS, Sundev. Lamprocolius splendidus ( VieilL). Lamprocolius splendidus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p, 175 (1890) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 692 (1903) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 539 (1909; ; Ogilvie-Grant, Tr. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 264 (1910) ; Bates, His, 1911, p. 542, pi. ix. figs. 7 & 11. Lainprotornis splendidus, Shelley,^ Birds Afr. v. p. 65 (1906). Lamprocolius splendidus glaucovirens, Bates, Ibis, 1909, p. 37. Two eggs of the Splendid Glossy Starling are of a regular oval shape and almost without gloss. The ground-colour is pale greenish-blue, sparingly marked all over with spots and small blotches of pale reddish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively T23 by -95 ; and 1-18 by -87. 1. Bitye, Cameroon, Aug. (595). G. L, Bates, Esq. [P.l 1. Bitye, Sept. (110). G. L. Bates, Esq. [P. l.AMPROCnLirs. 425 Lamprocolius purpureus (P. L. S. Mail.}. Lamprocolius purpureus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 175 (1890) ; Reich. Vo ; tiharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 187 (1890); Kwchel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 330; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 123 (1899), p. 352 (1910) ; Stark, Fauna S.Afr., Birds, i. p. 30 (1900) ; Reich. Vby. Afr. ii. p. 673 (1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 85 (1906) ; Haayner $• Ivy, Journ. S. Afr. Oru. Union, iii. p. 78 (1907) ; Backnill, Journ. S. Afr. Orn. Union ^ iv. p. 75 (1908) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. v. p. 542 (1909). The eggs of the Common Cape Tree-Starling are mostly of a pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a deep bluish- green colour, the majority being plain, and others spotted with pale lilac-red. They measure from 1*14 to 1*3 in length, aiid from *b2 to •9 in breadth. 3. South Africa. Gould Coll. 3. South Africa. Gould Coll. 4. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 4. South Africa. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Cape Colony (T. C. Atmore : Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.). 2. Cape Colony (JE. L. L. : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Howiespoort, Cape Colony, 5th B. E. Jupp, Esq. [P.], Dec. (L. Palmer). (With one egg of Indicator major.) 3. Howiespoort, 28th Dec. (B. E. J.). B. E. Jupp, Esq. [P.]. (With one egg of Indicator major.) 1. Deelfontein, Cape Colony, 23rd Colonel A. T. Sloggett [P.]. Nov. (C. H. B. Grant $ E. C. Seimund). 1. Kurumau, British Bechuanaland, B. B. Woosnam & R. E. Dent, 2nd Jan. Esqrs. [C. ]. 4. Kuruman, 2nd Jan. R. B. Woosnam & R. E. Dent, Esqrs. [C.]. 5. Natal ( T. Ayres : Tristram Coll.). Orowley Bequest. 4. Ladysmith, Natal, Nov. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 5. Arnersfoort, E. Transvaal, Oct. Hon. J. A. Bucknill [P.]. ORIOL1DJE. 427 Genus CREADION, Vieill. Creadion carunculatus (Gmel.}. (Plate XIX. fig. 5.) cnruncultitus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 144 (1877) ; Jicische/f, Trans. $ Proc. X. Zeal. Inst. xix. p. 188 (1887) ; flutter, Birds N. Zeal, 2nd ed, i. p. 18 (1888) ; id., Suppl. ii. p. 101 (1905) ; Miarpe, Hawl-l. \. p. 544 (1909). An egg of the " Saddle-Back " is of a rather long and somewhat pointed oval shape, almost without gloss. The ground-colour is pale greyish -pink, with spots and blotches of umber-brown, dark lilac-grey and pale lavender-grey, the markings being mostly con- centrated round the larger end where they partially blend and form an irregular cap. It measures 1'25 by *85. The white egg marked and spotted with purplish-bro\vn and measuring 1-4 by I'D referred to this species by Buller (vide supra) has no doubt been wrongly identified. He also describes a second egg which agrees in every respect with the specimen in the British Museum. 1. New Zealand. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Family ORIOLID^. Genus ORIOLUS, Linn. Oriolus galbula, Linn. Oriolus galbula, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xxvii. figs. 11, a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 60. fig. 10 (1855-63) ; JJewitson, Eyys of Brit. Birds, i. p. 94, pi. xxvi. fig. i (1850); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 221; tiharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 191 (1877) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, \. p. 589, pi. 11 (1883) ; id., Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 232, pi. 54. lig. 20 (1896; ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis. i. p. 1(54 (1905) ; JJresser, Eyys Birds Europe, pts. vii. & viii. p. 281, pi. v. fig. 5 (1907) ; (Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 54(3 (1909) ; Aehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 352 (1910). Oriolus oriolus, Ret/, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 345, pi. 43. figs. 1-4 (1900) ; Jourd'. Eyys Europ. Birds, i. p. 41, pi. viii. figs. 1-4 (1906). Oriolus oriolus oriolus, Hurtert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 51 (1903). The eggs of the Golden Oriole are of an oval shape, some being lengthened and pointed, others short and blunt, and they are highly glossy. The ground is white, occasionally tinged with pink, and sparingly marked with specks and spots of deep purplish-brown or 428 OR10LID2E. black, which are frequently rufous at the edges and with underlying lavender. The markings are well-defined and usually of a roundish form, but sometimes they are elongate and otherwise irregular. They are more frequent at the broad end of the egg than elsewbeiv, but they are seldom sufficiently numerous to form a cap or zone. Some specimens in the Collection are very feebly marked. The eggs measure from 1-07 to 1/35 in length, and from -78 to '9 in breadth. 5. Holland («7. Baker). S»lvin-Godman Coll. 3. Holland (J. £.). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 25th May. Seebohin Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 27th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, 29th May. Seebohm Coll. 2. Valkenswaard. Crowley Bequest. 10. Elbeuf, France (Noury : Ilaryitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.}. 3. Seville, Spain, ]8th May (H. Snebohni Coll. Saunders). 4. Sziget Csep, Hungary, 8th June W. Rad cliff e Saunders, Esq. (F. A. (Jerwa). [P.J. 4. Buygi, Hungary, 2nd June (W. W. Radclitfe Sauiiders, Esq. R. &)• [P.]- 5. Iszsak, Hungary, 28th May ( W. W. Madeline Saunders, Esq. X. #.). [P.]. 3. Iszsak, 28th May ( W. R. &). w- Radclitfe Sauiiders, Esq. [P.J 4. Iszsak, 30th May (W. R. &). W. Kadclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]- Oriolus kundoo, Sylces. Oriolus kundoo, Sharpe, Cat. Birds E. M. iii. p. 194 (1877)'; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 504 (1889) ; Gates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Eyus Ind. Birds, i. p. 354 (1889) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1904, p. 486, pi. x. figs. 16 & 18 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 352 (1910). Oriolus oriolus kundoo, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 53 (1903). The eggs of the Indian Oriole are so similar to those of 0. galbula that they require no separate description, but, on the whole, they appear to be more sparingly spotted. They measure from 1'03 to 1'32 in length, and from "75 to "87 in breadth. 2. Jerripani, Mussoorie, Himalayas Hume Coll. (T. Button). 2. Lahore, Punjab, 15th June. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 1st July ( W. Blewitf). Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 14th July ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 9th June. Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 26th June, Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 10th July, Hume Coll. 1. Sambhur, 14th Julv. Hume Coll. ORIOLUS. 421) Sambhur, 16th July. Sainbhur, 17th .Inly. Sanibhur, 26th July. Delhi, 28th Jime (C. T. Bin ff ham). Agra, 24th June (A. O. Hume). Agra, 26th July (A. O. H.}. Bareilly, 25th May (A. O. H.}. Bareilly, 17th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 21st June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 23rd June (A. O. H.). Baraitch, 20th May (A. O. H.). Lucknow, 2nd July (G. Reid}- Allahabad (C. T. Binaham}. ' Mirzap ur, 29th May (W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coll.}. Mirzapur, 28th June ( W. E. B. : Tristram Coll.}. Jhansi, 22nd June (F. R. Blewitt}. Jhansi, 24th June (F. R. B.). Jhansi, 26th June (F. R. B.}. Jhansi, 29th June (F. R. B.}. Jhansi, 30th June (F. R. B.}. Jhansi, 2nd July (F. R. B.). Hoshungabad, 18th June (E. C. Nunn). Hoshungabad, 20th June (E. C. N). ' Hoshungabad, 22nd June (E. C. N.). Hoshungabad, 28th June (E. C. 3. Saugor, C. Provinces, 26th June. 2. Saugor, 2nd July. 3. Saugor, 7th July. 4. Saugor, 16th Jiily. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 1 1 u me Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Oriolus diffusus, Sharpe. Oriolus diffusus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. Hi. p. 197 (1877) ; Legae, Birds Ceyl. p. 355 (1879) ; Styan, Ibis, 1887. p. 224; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 18 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 352 (1910). Oriolus indicus, Gates, Fauna Brit,. Ind., Birds, i. p. 502 (1889) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, p. 228 (1902); Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 53 (1903) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1904, p. 487, pi. x. figs. 14 & 17. The eggs of the Black-naped Oriole are of a narrow pointed oval form and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are of a pale- pinkish cream-colour, sparingly spotted and speckled with deep purplish-brown and pale lavender. Many of the larger spots are blurred at the edges and run into the surrounding ground-colour. The smaller spots are usually firm arid well-defined. Five speci- mens measure from I'l to 1/2 in length, aud from '78 to -9 in breadth. 430 ORIOT/TDJ3. 2. Foochow, China, 29th May. C. B. "Rickett, Esq. TP.1. 4. Fooehow, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. fP. 3. Fooohow, 2nd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. 1. Amoy (R. Swinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1 . Ussuri (Nchrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. Oriolus tenuirostris, Btyth. Oriolus tenuirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 198 (1877) ; Oaten, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 503 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 353 (1910). Three eggs of the Burmese Black-imped Oriole are indistinguish- able from those of 0. gnlbida. They measure respectively : 1-15 by -81 ; 1-12 by -82 ; and 1-09 by -8. 3. Cachar, 21st May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.], Oriolus andamanensis, Tyiler $ Beavan. Oriolus andamanensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 200 (1877): Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 504 (1889) ; Butler, J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 396 (1899) ; Baker, Ibis, 1906, p. 267 ; Osmaston, J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xvii. p. 158 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 353 (1910). Eggs of the Andaman Oriole closely resemble those of 0. galbula. Three eggs measure respectively: 1*12 by '86; 1*09 by '82; and 1-08 by -8. 3. Port Blair, S. Andaman?, 2nd May. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [C.]. Oriolus acrorhynchus, Vigors. (Plate XIX. fig. 7.) OrioUis sinensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voq. tab. xxvii. fig. 12 (1845- 54). Oriolus chinensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 203 (1877) ; Steere, List Birds $ Mamm. Philipp. p. 17 (1890) ; Of/ilvie- Grant $ Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 235 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 19 (1899). Oriolus acrorhynchus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 548 (1909) ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 353 (1910). The eggs of the Philippine Oriole are of quite the same type as those of 0. galbula and 0. Jcundoo, but appear to be more spotted. They measure from 1-17 to 1-27 in length, and from -84. to -9 iu breadth. 4. Marinduque, Philippine Islands, Steere Exped. 12th May. 3. Marinduque, May (E.L. Moseley}. Crowley Bequest. OBIOLTT8, 431 2. Fup-n Island, Babuyan Group, J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.]. North Lu/.on. 5th April. 3. Capo Kngaiio, N.E. Luzon, 15th J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. May *. Oriolus melanoceplialus (Linn.). Oriolns melanoceplialus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 215 (1877) ; Leqtje, Bird* Ceylon, p. 357 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bird*, i.p.'oOG (1889) ;' Gates, cd. Hume, Notts $ Eytj* Ind. Birch, i. p. 359 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand- 1. v. p. 550 (1909) ; Nekrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 353 (1910). The eggs of the Black-headed Oriole resemble those of 0. Jcundoo, but the ground appears to be invariably tinged with pink, and the spots are paler and more numerous, with a greater tendency to be grouped at the broad end of the egg. They measure from 1*03 to I'll) in length, and from *72 to '83 in breadth. 1. Himalaya (Nehrkom Coll.). Cro vvley Bequest. 2. SikhinTTerai, 4th May. Hume Coll. 1. Sikliim Terai, 6th May. Hume Coll. 2. Allahabad, 5th July. Hume Coll. 2. Raipnr, C. Provinces, 23rd July Hume Coll. ( F. 11. Blewitt). 1 . Raipur. July (F. R. B.\ Hume Coll. 2. Raipur (F. *R. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Calcutta, 22nd June (Dr. Crow- Crowley Bequest. foot). 2. Thoungyin River, Tenasseriin, Hume Coll. 13th "April (C. T. Binyham). 1. Tenasserim, 24th April. Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 30th March (E. W. Oates). Oates Coll. 2. Pegu, 1st April (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. Oriolus larvatus, Licht. (Plate XIX. figs. 8-10.) Oriolus larvatus, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 209: Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 217 (1877) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 413 (1875-84) ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 51 (1900) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 658 (1903) ; 'Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 551 (1909) ; Nehrk. 'Kat. EiersammL p. 353 (1910). Eggs of the South African Black -headed Oriole are of a rather narrow oval form and slightly glossy. They are dull white, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with yellowish- brown and dull lavender. There are also a few spots of dark * The date marked on these is the loth May, not loth April as recorded by Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant & Whitehead (/. c.). 432 ORIOLTDJ^. brown intermingled -with the others. They vary in length from 1-06 to 1-28, and in breadth from -73 to -84. 1. South Africa. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 2. Nr. Graharastown, Cape Colony, B. E. Jupp, Esq. [0.]. 19th Nov. (L. Palmer}. 3. Peachey's Farm, Nov. (P. B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.]. Peachey). 2 (1 abnormal). Blaauw Krantz.28th B. E. Jupp, Esq. [C.j. Nov. (B. E. /.). Oriolus trailli, Vigors. Oriolus trailli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 222 (1877) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 19 (1899) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 508 (1889) ; Gates, ed. Hume, Nest* $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 362 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 553 (1909; ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 353 (1910). The eggs of the Maroon Oriole are quite inseparable from those of 0. melanoceplialus. The ground-colour is pinkish-white, and the markings, which are deep purplish-brown and dull lavender, are chiefly collected together about the broad end of the egg. One example measures 1*11 by *8. The others are broken at the small end and cannot be accurately measured. 1. Narntclm, Native Sikhim, 3rd Hume Coll. April (L. Mamlellfi. 2. Sikhim, 20th April (J. A. Hume Coll. (jlammie). Genus MIMETA, King. Mimeta flavocincta (King). Mimeta flavocincta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 466 (1865) ; Meyer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 292, taf. xvii. fig. 1 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 553 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 353 (1910). Oriolus flavicinctus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 206 (1877) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 19 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 80 (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 79 (1902). An egg of the Crescent-marked Oriole is of a pointed oval form and possesses a considerable amount of gloss. It is of a light creamy buff-colour, spotted and blotched with dark umber-brown, light yellowish-brown, and pale underlying lavender. The mark- ings are more frequent as well as larger round the broad end of the egg, where they form an irregular zone. It measures 1'25 by '86. This specimen does not agree well with the egg figured by Meyer. 1. Somerset, N. Queensland, 7th Dec. C. A . Barnard, Esq. [C.]. MTMETA. 433 Mimeta sagittata (La tit.). (Plate XIX. figs. 11 & 12.) Oriolus viridis, Ramsay, Ibis, 1863, p. 179 ; Sharpe, Cat. Hinl* B. M. iii. p. ^li> (1S77) •' Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 19 (1899) ; Campbell, Xt-itfit $ Ef/(/x Au*tr. Birds, i. p. 81, pi. 6 (1901). Mimeta viridis, Gfotdtf, Hanrfb. Birds Aii*tr. i. p. 462 (1865); North, Nfsf* & Etjth May. Foochow, loth May. Foocbow, 2 1st May. Foochow, 2(3th May. Foocbow, 27th May. Foochow, 1st June! Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. C. B. Rickett, Esq. fP. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. C. B. Rickett, Esq. P. P. Genus DICRUROPSIS, Salvad. Dicruropsis bracteata (Gould). (Plate XX. figs. 4 & 5.) Chibia bracteata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 235 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 2315 (1877) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 20 (1899) ; Robinson $ Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 624 ; Campbell, Nest* cV Eyys Austr. Birds, i. p. 85, pi. 6 (1901); North, Nests fy Eyys Birds Austr. i. p. 85 (1902). Dicruropsis bracteata, /Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 558 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 354 (1910). The eggs of tbe Australian Drongo resemble some of tbe eggs of Chibia hotttntotta. They are without gloss. In some the ground- colour is creamy-white, speckled and spotted with pale reddish- brown and purple. In others, the ground is white or pinkish- white, boldly blotched and streaked with umber-brown or chestnut and pale lavender. Others again are white, with scattered rounded spots of purplish-black and small blotches of lilac-grey. In most of the clutches the markings are more irequent at the larger end than elsewhere, and in one example they form a well-defined cap or zone. Specimens measure from 1-07 to 1'24 in length, and Iroin '76 to -83 in breadth. 1 . Queensland, 1st Nov. 1. Queensland, July. 2, North Queensland, 16th Dec. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclitfe Saimders, Esq. 'IV. \V. Radclitle Saunders. Esq. Li'-]. 438 DTCRURID^E. 3. North Queensland, 22nd Dec. W. Radcliffe Saundero, Esq. [P.]. 3. North Queensland, 30th Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. Somerset, Cape York, N. Queens- C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. land, 31st Dec. 4. Somerset, 1st Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. Dicruropsis carbonaria (Bonap.\ Chibia carbonaria, Sharps, Cat. Birds P. M. iii. p. 238 (1877) ; Rothsch. $ Hartert, Nov. Zool. iii. p. 236 (1896). Dicruropsis carbonaria, Salvad. Orn. Pap. ii. p. 177 (1881) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 559 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 354 (1910). Two eggs of the Papuan Drongo are of a somewhat long oval shape, rather pointed at the smaller end, and very slightly glossy. One has the ground white sparingly spotted all over with deep chocolate-brown and lilac-grey ; the other has the ground pinkish- white, more densely marked with light purplish-brown and lilac- grey. In both eggs the markings are rather more numerous towards the larger end. They measure respectively 1*15 by *8 ; and 1-1 by -76. Dr. Hartert describes other specimens collected by Meek as having the ground creamy-white spotted with larger patches of brownish-brick-red and purplish-grey, so no doubt all the different types laid by Chibia hottentotta would be found in a larger series of eggs of the present species. 1 . Fergusson I., N.E. New Guinea, Crowley Bequest. 1st Dec. (A. S. Meek). 1. Fergusson I., 1st Dec. (A. S. M.). Crowley Bequest. Dicruropsis laemosticta (Scl.). Chibia liemosticta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 241 (1877). Dicruropsis laemosticta, Salvad. Orn. Pap. ii. p. 174(1881): Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 559 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 354 (1910). An egg said to be that of the New Britain Drongo is much like some of the eggs of I). bracteata described above. It is pinkish- white, spotted and scrolled with various shades of chocolate-brown and blotched and clouded with lilac-grey all over the shell. It measures 1'18 by '83. 1. [New Britain] (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Dicruropsis borneensis, Sharpe. (Plate XX. fig. 8.) Chibia borneensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 246 ; id., Ibis, 1889, p. 187 McGreyor, Manual Philipp. Bird*, p. 707 (1909). Dicruropsis borueensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 560 (1909). CHAPTIA BUCHANGA. 439 Two eggs of the Bornean Drongo are of a rather wide oval shape, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end, and devoid of gloss. The ground is pale pinkish-white, with small spots and dots of light umber-brown and lilac-grey distributed all over the shell, but rather more numerous towards the larger end. Both eggs measure 1-1 by '8'2. 2. Kina Balu, N. Borneo, 20th May Crowley Bequest. (J. Whitehead). Genus CHAPTIA, Hodgson. Chaptia aenea ( VieilL). (Plate XX. fig. 11.) Chaptia renea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 243 (1877); Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p 318 (1889) ; Gates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Egys 2nd. Birds, i. p. 210 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 20 (1899), p, 354 (1910) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 562 (1909). The eggs of the Bronzed Drongo are of a regular oval form, some- times rather pointed at the small end, and have but little gloss. The ground varies from a pinkish-fawn colour to a salmon-pink, marked, chiefly in a zone round the large end, with specks and clouds of pale pinkish-brown, inclining to purple. The specimens in the Collection are remarkably uniform in colour and markings. They measure from *76 to -88 in length, and from *6 to 64 in breadth. 1. Himalaya (Nehrkorn Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Darjiling, Sikhim, 6th April. Hume Coll. 3. Moiigphoo, Darjiling, 15th May Hunie Coll. (J. Gammie). 2. Faridpur, Bengal, 1st May (J. JR. Hume Coll. Cnpps). 1. Pegu, 23rd April (E. W. Gates}. Gates Coll. 3. Meplay River, Tenasserim, 10th Hume Coll. March (C. T. Binyham). 2. Meplay River, loth March Hume Coll. (C. T. B.). 2. Tavoy, 29th March (J. Darling, Hume Coll. Junior). Genus BUCHANGA, Hodgson. Buchanga atra (Hermann}. (Plate XX. figs. 6 & 7.) Dicrurus longus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Viiy. p. 334 (1845-54). Edolius longus, Thien. torn. cit. tab. xxx. fig. 12. Dicrurus macrocercus, Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 375. 440 Buchanga atra, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 246(1877); Let/ye, Birds Ceylon, p. 386 (1879); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 562 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiertamml. p. 356 (1910). Dicrurus ate?, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 312 (1889) 5 Oates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Lygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 198 (1889). The eggs of the Black Drongo are typically of a pointed oval form, but the small end is sometimes blunt and rounded, and they are generally without gloss. They are of twd distinct types. In one the ground is white, often spotless, at times marked with a varying number of specks and spots of black or very dark reddish- brown. In some of these eggs, the markings are lew and minute. In others, they are numerous and almost invariably collected together over the broad end. In the second type, the ground varies from pinkish-white to rich salmon-pink, and is generally rather profusely marked, chiefly at the broad end where the ground itself is often darker than else- where, with specks and spots of lavender, rich purplish-brown, and black ; the edges of the spots are frequently blurred and they blend with the surrounding pink ground. The eggs measure from •87 to 1*15 in length, and from '7 to '85 in breadth. Bombay (J. II . Gould). Bombay (J. H. G.}. Bombay (J. H. G.). Lahore, Punjab, 10th June. Lahore, 15th June. Sultanpur, 9th July. Sambhur, 15th June (E. M. Adam). Sambhur, 20th June (E. M. A.). Sambhur, 28th June (E. M. A.), Sambhur, 6th July (E. M. A.). Sambhur, 10th July (E. M. A.). Sambhur, llth July (E. M. A.). Sambhur, 12th July (E. M. A.). Delhi, 6th June (C. T. Binyham). Delhi, 12th June (C. T. B.). Delhi, 22nd June (C. T. B.). Agra, 16th June (A. O. Hume). Agra, 17th June (A. O. H.). Agra, 18th June (A. O. //.). Agra, 19th June (A. O. H.). Agra, 21st June (A. O. H.). Agra, 21st June (A. O. H.). Agra, 24th June (A. O. H.). Agra, 15th July (A. O. H.). Agra, 27th July (A. O. H.). Agra, 28th July (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 6th May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, llth May (A. O. H.}. Bareilly, 20th May (A. O. H.) Bareilly, 22nd May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 24th May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 25th May (A. O. H.). Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. BUCHAKGA. 441 Bareilly, 26th May ( A. (). //.). Bareillv, 27th May (.1. O. H.). Bareilly, 28th May (A. O. 21.). Bareilly, 2J)th May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 30th May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 1st June (A. O. Jl.). Bareilly, 3rd June (A. O. //.). Bareilly, 4th June (A. O, H.). Bareilly, t>th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 7th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 10th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 10th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, ]2th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 13th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 14th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 17th June (A. O. H.}. Bareilly, 19th June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 22nd June (A. O. H.). Baraitch, 4th May. Baraitch, 7th May. Baraitch, 9th May. Mirzapur, 18th & 24th May (W. E< Brooks: Tristram Coll.). Allahabad, 10th July. Allahabad. Allahabad. Allahabad. Jhansi, 26th June (F. R. Blewitt). Jhansi, 30th June (F. R. B.). Jhansi, 27th July (F. R. B.). Saugor, 0. Provinces. Saugor, 14th July. Sikhim Terai, 25th April. Sikhim Terai, 18tb May. Barrackpur, Bengal, 8th May (R. C. Beavan). 1. of Formosa, 13th May (P. A. Hoist). Hume Coll, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume ('oil. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 1 1 urn e Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salviu-Godinan Coll. Seebohru Coll. Buchanga assimilis (Bechst.). (Plate XX. figs. 9, 10, 12 & 13.) Dicrurus musicus, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 210. Buchanga assimilis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii, p, 247 (1877) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 408 (1875-84) ; Marshal/, Ibis, 1900, p. 2-4; Og'llme- Grant, Ibis, 1902, p. 402. Dicrurus afer (Licht. nee Linn.), Erlanyer, J.f. O. 1905, p. 703. Buchanga adsiinilis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 562 (1909); Nehrk. Kat, Licrsamml. p. 355 (1910). Bucnanga divaricata (Licht,), Sharpe, t, c, p. 563. Eggs of the African Drongo vary from a rather elongate to a blunt oval shape. They are of two very different types. Some arc white without gloss, and marked sparingly all over with small 442 rufous and lavender spots. Others have the ground-colour glossy dull salmon-pink marked, chiefly over the broad end, with spots, blotches and confluent clouds of very pale chestnut and underlying lavender. They measure from '9 to 1'02 in length, and from •69 to '75 in breadth. 3. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 4. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Natal (T. A. ). T. Ayres, Esq. [P.]. 2. Near Fashoda, White Nile, R. M. Hawker, Esq. [P.]. 8th April. 3. Near Fashoda, 8th April. R. M. Hawker, Esq. [P.]. 1. Near Fashoda, 15th April. R. M. Hawker, Esq. [P.]. 2. Damaraland (C. J. Andersson: Crowley Bequest, Tristram Coll.). 1. Otjimbinque, Damaraland (C. J. Crowley Bequest. A.: Tristram Coll.). Buchanga longicaudata (Jerd.). (Plate XX. figs. 14-16.) Buchanga longicaudata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 249 (1877) ; Leffffe, Birds Ceylon, p. 390 (1879) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 20 (18U9), p. 355 (1910) • Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 563 (1909). Buchanga pyrrhops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 251 (1877). Dicrurus loEgicaudatus, Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 314 (1889) ; Gates, ed. Hume, Nests fy Eugs Ind. Birds, i. p. 203 (1889). The eggs of the Indian Ashy Drongo are typically of a blunt oval form. Many are moderately glossy, but some are entirely without gloss. The colour is very variable. The ground ranges from pure white to pinkish-white, pale pink, and rich salmon- pink, and is speckled, spotted, and blotched with black, deep reddish-brown or chestnut. The underlying markings are pale grey or lavender and are usually very conspicuous. As a rule the broader half of the egg is densely marked and the smaller half more sparingly. Those eggs in which the ground is white gene- rally have the markings small and separate ; those in which the ground-colour is of some shade of pink have them large, undefined, and frequently confluent. Numerous specimens measure from *85 to 1'05 in length, and from -68 to '75 in breadth. 2. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 3. India. Old Collection* 2. Kotgarh, Punjab, <22nd May. Hume CoE. 4. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 4. Mussoorie (T. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Almorah, 12th May (W. E. Hume Coll. Brooks) . 1. Almorah, 16th May (W. E. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai, 30th April. Crowley Bequest. 1. Darjiling, 8th June. Hume Coll. BTJCHANGA. 443 21 . Monirphoo, Darjiling ('»/. Gftnnnic). Hume Coll. 4. Mongphoo, 23rd April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 1 . Mongphoo, 2<5th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. •2. Monirphoo, 29th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. '2. Monirphoo, 29th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 3. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. G.). Hume Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 30th April (J. 6-'.). Hume Coll. 2. Mons-phoo, 6th May (.7. G.). llnme Coll. 2. Mongphoo, 7th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. Buchanga nigrescens, Oates. Bicrurus nigrescens, Oates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 315 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, A^As # Eyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 208 (1889) ; Stuart flatter, Ibis, 1906, p. 258. Buchanga nigrescens, Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 563 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 355 (1910). Eggs of the Tenasserim Ashy Drongo are of a blunt oval shape and without gloss. They do not differ from those of B. longi- caudata. They measure from -81 to 1 in length, and from -67 to •73 in breadth. 3. Margherita, Assam, 2nd May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 2. Margherita, 1st June. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., & Dr. H. Coltart [P.]. 2. North Cachar Hills, 23rd April W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (E. C. Stuart Baker). IT.]. 2. North Cachar Hills, 28th April W". Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (E. C. S. B.\ [P.]. 4. North Cachar Hills, 22nd May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 2. North Cachar Hills, 26th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., & Dr. H. Coltart [P.]. 3. North Cachar Hills, 23rd Aug. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq., & Dr. H. Coltart [P.]. 2. Pegu, 27th April (E. W. Oates). Oates Coll. & Crowley Bequest. Buchanga leucogenys, Walden. Buchnnga leucogenye, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 251 (1877) ; Styan, Ibis, 1887, p. 224; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 20 (1899), p. 355 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 564 (1909). Dicrurus leucogenys, Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 317 (1889). The eggs of the White-cheeked Drongo vary from a blunt to a pointed oval shape and are without gloss. The ground varies from cream-colour to pale salmon-pink, and is spotted and blotched, mostly at the broad end, with chestnut and underlying lilac or lavender. The markings on some eggs are large and blotchy, on others small, roundish, and well-defined. Numerous specimens measure from '85 to 1-04 in length, and from '7 to '75 in breadth. 4. Fohkien, 18th May. C. B. Rickett; Esq. [P.]. 4. Fohkien, 23rd May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J 444 DICRURIDJE. 3. Foochow, China, 17th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 4. Foochow, 24th May. 0. B. Kickett, Esq. [P.J. 3. Foochow, 24th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 4. Foochow, 26th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Foochow, 26th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. " "' 4. Foochow, 26th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 3. Foochow, 29th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 3. Foochow, 29th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. Foochow, 30th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 4. Foochow, 2nd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. P.j. 3. Foochow, 6th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 4. Foochow, 9th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. j_P. j. Buchanga caerulescens (Linn.). (Plate XX. fig. 17.) Buchanga caerulesceus, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 252 (1877); id., Rand-l. v. p. 564 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 355 (1910). Dicrurus caerulescens, Oates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 316 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests fy Eyys 2nd. Birds, i. p. 209 (1889). Two eggs of the White-bellied Drongo resemble the more heavily blotched eggs of B. leucoyenys and other allied species. The ground is pinkish- white blotched with reddish-brown and violet-grey, the markings being most numerous round the larger end. They measure 0*9 by 0*7. 2. Cuddapah Dist., Southern India, Rev. H. H. Campbell [P.], April. Buchanga leucopygialis (Blyth). (Plate XX. figs. 18 & 19.) Buchanga eucopygialis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 253 (1877); Ley ye, B.irds Ceylon, p. 392 (1879) ; Shurpe^ Hand-l. v. p. 564 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 355 (1910). Dicrurus leucopygialis, Oates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 316 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Eyys 2nd. Birds, i. p. 209 (1889). Eggs of the White-vented Drongo or King-Crow do not differ from those of B. leucoyenys and B. ccerulescens. Four eggs measure respectively : -96 by '7 ; '95 by '68 ; -94 by '1 ; -85 by '66. 1. North-eastern Ceylon, July ( W. Crowley Bequest. V. Ley ye). 2. Lunugalla, Eastern Ceylon, loth Crowley Bequest. April (A. L. Butler). 1. Lunugalla, 4th May (A. L. £.). Crowley Bequest. EDOLIUS. - DTSSEMUROrDES. 44") Genus EDOLIUS, CW/>. Edolius forficatus (Linn.). Dicrurus forficatus, E. Newton, Ibis, 1863, p. 348, pi. xiii. fig. 7 ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phii*. Soc. JZdinh.vii. p. 148 (1882); Milne-Edwards # GramJMier, Jlixt. X7 Eggs of the Spanish Haven are indistinguishable from those of C. cont.f. 6. Sierra Nevada, Spain, 20th April Seebohm Coll. (II. Sounders). Corvus canariensis, Hartert $' Kleinsclim. Corvus tingitanus, Iteid (nee Irby), Ibis, 1888, p. 82; Koenig,J.f. O. 1890, p. 359, pi. viii. fig. 10 ; Meade- Waldo, Ibis, 1893, p. 194. Corvus corax cauariensis, Hartert fy Kleinschm. Nou, Zool. viii. p. 45 (1901) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 6 (1903). Corvus canariensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 592 (1909); Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 357 (1910). Eggs of the Canary Island Raven are indistinguishable from those of C. corax. 5. Fuertaventura, Canaries. Crowley Bequest. 3. Fuertaventura, March (H. B. Crowley Bequest. Tristram). 4. Tenerife, Canaries. Capt. Savile G. Reid [C.]. 3. Tenerife, March. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Corvus tingitanus, Irby. Corvus corax, Tristram (nee Linn.), Ibis, 1859, p. 291 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 312 ; Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. i. p. 108 (1867). Corvus tingitanns, Irby, Ibis, 1874, p. 264; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 5(53 (1875) ; Irby, Orn. Sir. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 84 (1895) ; Erlanger, J. f. O. 1899, p. 492 ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xiii. & xiv. p. 437, pts. xi. & xii. pi. 6. tigs. 1-5 (1908) [part.]; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 592 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 358 (1910). Dresser, Corvus leptonyx, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 19 (1877) ; Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 425 (1902) [part.]. Corvus corax tingitanus, Hartert, Vbg. pal. Faun. i. p. 6 (1903) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, ii. p. 17 (1905) ; Jourdain, Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 4 (1906). Eggs of Irby's Raven are inseparable from the eggs of C* corax. Examples measure from 1*72 to 2'05 in length, and from 1-2 to 1-38 in breadth. 1. Algeria. Salvin-Godman Colh 5. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 12th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 1. Ain Djendeli, 20th May (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Kef Laks, Algeria, 21st April Salvin-Godman ColL (O.S.). 1. Kef Laks, 22nd April ( O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. .Morocco, 20th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.l. 1. Morocco. Crowley Bequest. 458 CORVIDJE. Corvus laurencei, Hume. COITUS corax, Oates (nee Linn.}, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 14 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume's Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 1 (1889). Corvus corax laurencei, Hartert, Vb'g. pal. Faun. i. p. 7 (1903). Corvus lawrencei, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 592 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 358 (1910). Eggs of the Persian Raven do not differ in any way from those of C. corax. 41. Sirsa, Punjab. Hume Coll. 2. Sirsa, Dec.' Hume Coll. 1. Sirsa, 15th Jan. Hume Coll. 2. Sirsa, 25th Jan. Hume Coll. 2. Sirsa, llth Feb. Hume Coll. 2. Sirsa, 15th March. Hume Coll. 1. Sirsa, 20th March. Hume Coll. 1. Sirsa, 28th March. Hume Coll. 2. Sirsa, loth April. Hume Coll. 3. Sirsa, 20th April. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, Punjab, 19th Dec. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 15th Jan. Hume Coll. 3. Hansi, 15th Jan. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 20th Jan. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 6th Feb. Hume Coll. 4. Hansi, 16th March. Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 17th March. Hume Coll. 4. Hansi, 19th March. Hume Coll. 2. Bhawulpur, Punjab, 15th Feb. Hume Coll. 4. Mahowalla, Hansi, 4th Feb. Hume Coll. (H. S. Niel). 2. Soolekhara, Hansi, 26th Feb. Hume Coll. (H. S. N.). 1. Delhi, 15th Jan. Hume Coll. Corvus umbrinus, Sundev* Corvus umbrinus, Tristram, Ibis, 1866, p. 70 ; Taylor, Ibis, 1867, p. 66 ; Shelley, Birds Egypt, p. 158 (1872) ; Dresser, Birds Ew\ iv. p. 577 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii.p. 17 (1877) ; Erlanger, J.f. O. 1899, p. 495; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 424 (1902); Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 633 (1903) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, ii. p. 22 (1905) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 149 (1906) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xiii. & xiv." p. 436, pts. xi. & xii. pi. 5. figs. 8 & 9 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 592 (1909) ; NehrTc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Corvus corax umbrinus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 8 (1903). Eggs of the Brown-necked Raven resemble those of the C. corax, being clear greenish-blue, marked with different shades of brown and underlying lavender. One example is merely marked with a very few specks and small smears, while two others are rather densely mottled. The other specimens are intermediate in colora- tion. They measure from 1'7 to 1*86 in length, and from 1'2 to 1'27 in breadth. CORVUS. 459 3. Wady Kelt, nr. Jericho, Palestine, Crowley Bequest. 19th April (//. B. Tristram). 2. Near Jericho, 16th ^ April (H. Crowley Bequest. r>. 7'.). 2. Near Jericho, 23rd April (II. W. Radclifle Saunders, Esq. B. T.}. [P.]. 1. Egypt, 2nd Feb. (/. H. Cochrane}. Seebohm Coll. 1. Egypt, 25th Feb. (J. H. C.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. %ypt, llth March (J. H. C.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Giza, Egypt, 20th March (J. H. Seebohm Coll. C.}. 4. Giza, 2nd April (E. C. 7".). E. Cavendish Taylor Bequest. 2. Second Pyramid, 21st March (E. E. Cavendish Taylor Bequest. a T.). 3. Ombos, 6th March (E. C. T.}. E. Cavendish Taylor Bequest. Corvus principalis, Ridgw. Corvus carnivorus, Bartram\ Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 7. Corvus corax var. carnivorus, Baird, Brewer Sf liidyway, North American Birds, ii. p. 234 (1874). Corvus corax principalis, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 400, pi. iv. tig. 3 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 259 (1904). Corvus principalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 592 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 358 (1910). Eggs of the North American Haven do not differ from those of C. corax. 2. Greenland, 28th April (Milller}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Greenland. Governor Holboll [C.]. 2. Greenland. Governor Holboll [C.j. 1. Disko, Greenland. McCormick Bequest. 4. Christiansb aab, Greenland, 5th Seebohm Coll. April (E. Feneker : Haryitt Coll.}. 1. Fort Yukon, Alaska, March (J. Salvin-Godman Coll. Lockhart : Smiths. Inst.}. 1. Carlton, N. America, 28th April Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. W. Blakiston}. Corvus cryptoleucus, Coucli. (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 265 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 593 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Eggs of the American White-necked Raven are similar to those of C. corax", but smaller. They vary from 1/58 to 1'72 in length, and from 1/12 to 1*17 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. List.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. North America (Field Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 400 CORVID^. Corvns coronoides, Vig. $• Horsf. Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 593 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Corone australis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 37 (1877) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 187, pi. vii. fig. 7 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests # Egos Austr. Birds, i. p. 55 (1901); North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 5 (1901). Eggs of the Australian Raven, or White-eyed Crow, do not appear to differ from those of C. corax. They measure from 1-6 to 1-92 in length, and from 1-1 to 1-25 in breadth. The eggs are generally considerably larger than those of C. cecilce and often more heavily marked. 4. South Australia (Field Coll.). W. Radclitfe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. "2. South Australia. Old Collection. 3. South Australia. Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Burra-burra, South Australia, E. S. Moulden, Esq. [P.]. 8th July. 2. Wimmera, Victoria, 20th Novem- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ber (8. French). [P.]. 3. Wimmera, 7th September (A. J. Crowley Bequest. North). 4. Lachlan River, Victoria (E. P. Crowley Bequest. Ramsay). 4. W^erribee Plains, Victoria. Miss A. Chirnside [E.]. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq. [P.]. 2. New South Wales. Crowley Bequest. 1. Tasmania. Gould Coll. Corvus cecilae, Mathews. Corvus australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 475 (1865) [part.]. Corvus coronoides, Ramsay, Ibis, 1865, p. 303 [part.]; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 20 (1877) [part.] ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 186, pi. vii. fig. 8 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 54 (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 1 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 593 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 358 (1910). Corvus coronoides cecilae, Mathews, Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 442 (1912). Corvus cecilse, Ogilvie- Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xxix. p. 74 (1912). The eggs of the Australian or Brown-eyed Crow resemble many of the eggs of C. corax, but are generally smaller. They vary from 1'42 to 1*7 in length, and from 1-02 to 1*18 in breadth. 3. Bourke, New South Wales, llth Crowley Bequest. Sept. (A. J. North). 4. Merungle, New South Wales, Crowley Bequest. 18th Oct. (A. J. N.). CORVTJS. 461 5. Dawson Hirer, Queensland, 28th Sept. (A. J. A'.). 2. North Australia (Field Coll.}. 1. Ft. Cloates, N.W. Australia, 27th March. 2. Pt. Clcates, 18th June. 4. Pt. Cloates, 28th June. 1 . Pt. Cloates, 12th July. 1, Pt. Cloates, 1st August. 2. Pt. Cloates, 3rd August. 1. Pt. Cloates, 8th August. Crowley Bequest. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. T. Carter, Esq. T. Carter, Esq. T. Carter, Esq. T. Carter, Esq. T. Carter, Esq. T. Carter, Esq. Corvus inacrorhynchus, Wagl. Corvus culminatus, Layard, Ann. Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xiii. p. 213 (1854) ; Beavan, P. Z. S. 1854, p. 376 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 20 (1877;. Corone macrorhyncha, Sharpe, torn. cit. p. 38 5 Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 346 (1879). Corone levaillanti, Sharpe, torn. cit. iii. p. 39. Corvus macrorhynchus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 17 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eqqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 4 (1 889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 593 (190VJ) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). The eggs of the Indian Jungle-Crow are not separable from those of C. comix and C. corone. They measure from 1/5 to 1'8(5 in length, and from T09 to 1/2 in, breadth. 1. India. 3. Sind. 3. Agrore Valley, 30th April. 5. Bursahir, Himalaya, 30th March. 1. Bursahir, 3rd April. 1. Kotghar, Himalaya, 3rd April. 5. Kotghar, 10th May. 1. Kotghar, 12th May. 4. Kotghar, 16th May. 2. Lahore, 17th March. 2. Bareilly, N.W. Provs., 10th May. 2. Lucknow, 24th March. 4. Etawah, llth March. 8. Allahabad. 1. Mirzapur, 1st April ( W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coll.}. 4. Sikhim Terai, 16th March. 4. Sikhim Terai, 30th March. 2. Maunbhoom (R. C. Beavan). 5. Belgaum, April (E. A. Butler}. 2. Mandvva, Central Prov., 1st April. 1. Beerachalee, Central Prov., May (R. C. B. : Tristram Coll.). 1. Mysore, 6tii May. 1. Nilghiri Hills, June. 2. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 27th Feb. (Miss Cockburn). Old Collection. Gould Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Cell. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Fsq. [P.I Crowley Bequest, Crowley Bequest, Hume Coll. Hume Coll. 462 CORVID2E. 1. Kotagherry, 13th March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburri). 3. Kotagherry, 13th March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockbum). 1. Ceylon (E. L. Laijard). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 4. Lunugalla, Ceylon, March (A. L. Crowley Bequest. Butler). 3. Pegu, 27th Jan. (E. W. Gates}. Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 2nd Feb. (E W. O.}. Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 16th Feb. (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 1. Pegu, 16th March (E. W. O.). Gates Coll. 2. Pegu, 17th March (E. W. O.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Chin-kiang, E. China. 24th April. J. D. La Touche, Esq. rC.J. 5. Chin-kiang, 24th April. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.J. 3. Chin-kiang, 15th May. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [Q.t 4. Ishigaki I., S. Loochoo Group, W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 28th April. [P.]. Corvus japonensis, Bonap. Corone japonensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B, M. iii. p. 41 (1877). Corvus macrorhynchos japonensis, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 12 (1902). Corvus japonensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 594 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 358 (1910). Eggs of the Japanese Crow are similar to those of C. corax. They vary in length from T7 to 1'78, and in breadth from 1-28 to 1-3. 2. Gotemba, Hondo, Japan, 26th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. April. [P.]. 3. Sagami, Tokaido, S, Hondo, 16th W. liadclitfb Saunders, Esq. May. [P.]. Corvus philippinus, Bonap. (Plate XXI. tigs. 9 & 10.) Corone philippina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 42 (1877) ; McGregor, Man. Philipp. B. ii. p. 722 (1909). Corvus philippinus, Ogilvie-Grant $ Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 234; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 594 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 358 (1910). Five eggs of the Philippine Crow are of a broad oval shape, slightly compressed at the smaller end, and distinctly glossy. In three specimens from Marinduque the ground is greenish- white, densely and uniformly mottled and spotted all over with umber-brown. In the other two the ground is pale bluish- white, one being mottled all over with pale umber-brown, while the other is almost devoid of markings except towards the smaller end, CORVUS. 4G3 where it is spotted with umber-brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively: 1-5 by 1-1; J -59 by I'll; l'Q'2 by 1-14; 1-66 by 1-12; 1-68 by 1-13. 2. Philippine Is., May (E. L. Moseley}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Marinduque, Philippine Is. Steere Coll. Corvus pusillus, Tweedd. (Plate XXI. fig. 2.) C'orvus pusillus, Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 622 ; O. Corrie (Hargitt Coll}. 6. Knockie, Inverness-shire (Har- gitt Coll.}. 3. Knockie, 15th April (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. I. of Islay, Hebrides (H. Saunders} . 3. I. of Arran, May (Martin Barry}. 1. Rathlin Island, Ireland, April. 6. Co. Waterford, 8th April (.R. J. Ussher}. 5. Co. Waterford, 9th April ( R. J. U}. 4. Co. Waterford, 1 Oth April (R. J. U. } . 4. Co. Waterford, 26th April (R.J.U.). 4. Co. Waterford, 1st to 6th May (R. J. U.}. 4. Lapland (R. Duff}. 2. Norway, April. 3 . Bodo, N. N orway ( Tristram Coll.}. 1. Christiansund, Norway, May. 3. Christiansund, May. 4. Smolen Islands, Norway, May. 3. Skarrholmen, Norway, 28th May. 4. Dorpat, Baltic Provs., April (Rus- soio). 5. Pomerauia (T. Holland}. 3. Pomerania (T. H.}. 4. Spandau, Brandenburg, April. 3. South Spain, 17th May (with one egg of Coccystes gland arius). 4. Szigetcsep, liungary, 4th May (W.R. S.}, 4. Egypt (G. E. Shelley}. 4. Cairo, March. 5. Abnormal eggs. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Crowley Bequest, Salvin-Godman Coll, Crowley Bequest. B. Hanson [P.]. B. Hanson [P.]. A. Rosbach, Esq. [P.~|. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. E. Cavendish Taylor Bequest. W. Radclitf'e Saunders, Esq. Corvus sardonius, Kleinschm. Corvus sardonius, Kleinschm. Orn. Monatsb. xi. p. 92 (1903) ; Sharpe -, Hand-l. v. p. 596 (1909). Corvus comix sardonius, Hartert, Vog, pal. Faun. i. p. 10 (1903) ; Jourdain, Ibis, 1911, p. 196. Eggs of the Sardinian Hooded Crow are indistinguishable from those of C. corni.v. 4. Corsica, 28th April. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Corvus sharpii, Oates. Corvus sharpii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 20 (1889) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Corvus comix sharpii, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 10 ( 1903) ; Witherbu. Ibis, 1907, p. 105 ; 1912, p. 515. co u v us. 467 Eggs of the Siberian Hooded Crow are indistinguishable from those of C. comix. 1. Yenesei R., Lat 66^° N., 21st May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm}. 4. Mai Amir, South Persia, 6500 ft., Col. A. C. Baihvard [P.]. loth April (R. li. }\'<>omam). Corvus capellanus, Sclater. Corone capellana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 32 (1877) ', id., Ibis, 1886, p. 477. Corvus capellanus, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 20 (1889); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehik. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Corvus comix capellanus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 11 (1903) ; Jourdain, Eggs Ettrop. Birds, i. p. 8 (1906). The eggs of the Persian Hooded Crow very closely resemble those of C. comix. They measure from 1/6 to 1/8 in length, and from 1/1 to 1/ln in breadth. 5. Fao, Persian Gulf. W. D. Cnmming, Esq. [P.]. 5. Fao, 26th Feb. W. 1). Gumming, Esq. [P.I. 4. Fao, 27th March. W. D. Oumining, Esq. [P.]. Corvus cor one, Linn. (Plate XXI. fig. 8.) Corvus corone, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. xl. fig. 1, a-g (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vdy. tab. 34. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Hevritvm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 222,' pi. Iviii. fig. i (1856); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 221 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 531 (1875) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 539, pi. 16 (1883) : id., Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 224, pi. 55. fiffs. 10 & 12 (1896) ; 'Newton', Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 506 (11)02); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 421 (1902); Hey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 358 (1904), pi. 51. figs. 1-10 (1900) ; Jourd. Eggs Eur op. Birds, i. p. 8, pi. 3. figs. 1-10 (1906) ; Dresser Eggs Birds Eur op. pts. xiii. £ xiv. p. 430, and pts. xi. & xii. pi. 4, figs. 7-12 (1908); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). Corone corone, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 36 (1877). Corvus corone coroue, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 11 (1903). The eggs of the Carrion Crow are not separable by any character from those of the C. comix. 4. Lanarkshire, 19th April (/. Hark- W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. ness) [P.]. 3. Castle Eden, Durham ( Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1. Castle Eden, April (H. B. Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram). 4. York, 16th April (F. Potter). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq [P.l. 7. Near York (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4f,8 4. Near York (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Cumberland (A. W. Johnson}. 4. Stanmore, Middlesex, 20th April. 4. Preston, Middlesex, (H. Booth}. 5. Alton, Hants. 5. Alton. 5. Alton, May. 3. Kingsbury, Somersetshire, ]8th April (H. Saunders}. 4. Haddenham, Bucks, 23rd May. 3. Ducks worth Wood, Finchley. 3. Finchley (O. Salvin). 6. Valkenswaard, Holland, 21st May (H. Seebohm}. 3. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.}. 3. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.}. 4. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.). 4. Valkenswaard, 21st May (IT. S.}. 3. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.). 3. Brunswick, 25th April (A. Nehr- korn). 4. Hessen, 15th May. ]. Mark Brandenburg-, 10th April. 4. Alora, Malaga, Spain, April (H. Sounders) . Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 17th April W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Thomas Parkin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Corvus or lent alls, Eversm. Corvus orientalis, Eversm. Add. Pall. Zoogr. fasc. ii. p. 7 (1841) ; Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Corvus corone orientalis, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 12 (1903). Corvus corone, Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, \. p. 16 (1889) ; Ontes, ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 4 (1889) ; Whitehead, J. Bomb. N. H. Soc. xx. p. 176 (1910). Eggs of the Eastern Carrion Crow do not differ from those of C. corone. 1 . Kashmir, 30th May ( W. E. Brooks} . 5. Kurram Valley, 5800 ft., N.W. India, 19th April. 4. Hay arna, Hondo, Japan, 25th A pril. Hume Coll. Capt. C. II. T. Whitehead [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.l. Corvus caurinus, Baird. Corone caurina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 36 (1877). Corvus caurinus, Lord, Pr. R, A. List. Woolwich, iv. p. 339 (1865); Bendire, Life-Hut. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 414, pi. iv. tig. 15 (1895) ; Boicles, Condor, ii. p. 84 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 359 (1910). Corvus americanus caurinus, Ridyir. Birds Norfh $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 272 (1904). coitvis. 4<>(J Five eggs of the North- west Crow are similar to those of C. corone but smaller. They measure respectively: 1*63 by 1*12; 1'63 by 1-11 ; 1-62 by 1-17 ; 1'6 by M6 ; 1-58 by 1-12. 3. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 2. Idaho, U.S.A. Crowley Bequest. Corvus ossifragus, Wilson. Coloeus ossifragus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 29 (1877). Corvus ossifragus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 415, pi. iv. tigs. 16, 17 (1895) ; Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 273 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Eggs of the Fish-Crow resemble those of C. corone, but are smaller. They vary in length from. 1'55 to 1'59, and in breadth from 1-04 to Ml. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Hog Island, Virginia, 22nd May Princeton University, N.J. ( W. E. D. Scott). [E.]. 1. Georgia (T. M. Brewer). Crowfey Bequest. Corvus splendens, VieiU. Corvus splendens, Layard, Ann. Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xiii. p. 214 (1854) ; Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 20 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 8 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Corone splendens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 33 (1877) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, ii. p. 349 (1879). Eggs of the Indian House-Crow resemble those of C. cora.v, C. comix, and C. macrorhynchus, and can only be separated from them by their smaller size. Generally, however, the markings are less bold and the ground-colour is bluer and brighter than in the eggs of the above-mentioned birds. They measure from 1*2 to 1-65 in length, and from "96 to 1*15 in breadth. 1. India. Crowley Bequest. 7. Sind. Gould Coll. 3. Sambhur, Rajputana, 28th June Hume Coll. (JR. M. Adam). 2. Sambhur, 12th July (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 4th June (C. T. Bing- Hume Coll. ham}. 1. Delhi, 12th June (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Agra, 19th June. \V. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Agra, 21st June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll. 1. Agra, 17th .Tune. Hume Coll. o. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll. 470 COKV1D.E. (58. 63. "2 1. 2. 1. 3. 1. 1. 2. 3. 1, 1. 2. 2! 5. 2 £ 3. 2. 1. 2. 1. 1. 16. 3. 3. 1. 2 3. 6. 2. i! Agra, 19th June. Agra, 21st June. Agra, 22nd June. Agra, 24th July. Agra, 27th July. Agra, July. Bareilly, 4th June. Bareilly, 6th June. Bareilly, 9th June. Bareilly, 10th Juue. Bareilly, 12th June. Bareilly, 13th June. Bareilly, 14th June. Bareilly, 15th June. Bareillv, 16th June. Bareilly, 19th June. Bareilly, 19th June. Bareilly, 20th June. Bareilly, 22nd June. Bareilly, 23rd June. Bareilly, 24th June. Oudh terai, 28th April. Oudh Terai, 15th May. Jhansi, 13th June. Allahabad. Allahabad, 18th June. Allahabad, 10th July. Allahabad, 22nd July. Mirzapur, 18th June ( W. E. Brooks: Tristram Coll.}. Bengal ( W. Theobald: Tristram Coll.}. Monghyr. Barrackpur (R. C. Beavari). Ceylon (E. L. Layard}. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Prof. Oldham [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Corvus insolens, Hume. Corone insolens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 34 (1877). Corvus insolens, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 21 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eyas Ind. Birds, i. p. 12 (1839) ; Sharpe, Hcmd-l. v. p. 598 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Eggs of the Burmese House-Crow require no separate descrip- tion. They are not distinguishable from the eggs of C. splendens. 1. Aky ab. Arakan, 22nd March (E. R. Shopland). 1. Pegu, 1st March (E. W. Oates). 2. Pegu, 15th March (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 27th March (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 27th March (E. W. O.). 1. Pegu, 31st March (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 4th April (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 10th April (E. W. O.}. 2. Pegu, 15th April (E. W. O.). 7. Tavoy, 12th March ( W. Davison}. W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Oates Coll. Hume Coll. Seebohm Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Hume Coll. Oates Coll. Hume Coll CORVUS. 471 Corvus brachyrhynchus, Brclim. Corvus bvachyrhynchos, Brehm, Beitr. zur Vo'yelkunde, ii. p. 56 (1822). Corvus americanus, Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 7 ; Baird, Brewer fy ltid5? n«7A\. Xa^,,J,.,^ 7?-..^V li^.,!* Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 523 (1875) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. & xiv. p. 429, pts. xi. & xii. pi. 2. figs. 1-2 (1908). Monedula turrium, Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. i. p. 114 (1867). Colceus monedula, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 26 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 599 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Coloeus monedula monedula, Hartert, Vog. pal. Eaun. i. p. 15 (1903) ; Jourd. Eygs Eur op. Birds, i. p. 16 (1906). Cokeus monedula spermologus, Hartert, t. c. p. 16 (1903) ; Jourd. t. c. p. 14, pi. v. figs. 7-14 (1906). (•(>!,( FA'S. 473 Lycos monedula, &?>/, Itier J'oy. Miiteleurop. p. 363 (1904), pi. 47. tigs. 7-U (1900). Colceus spemiolog-us, JS/iarjw, Hand-l. v. p. 599 (1909). The eggs of the Jackdaw vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The ground- colour ranges from bluish-white to pale bluish-green and the eggs are marked with dark greenish-brown, umber-brown or blackish- brown and underlying lavender. The markings on some specimens consist entirely of spots and specks ; in others of spots and bold blotches. They are generally evenly distributed over the shell, but in a small proportion they are somewhat more dense at the broad end than elsewhere. Two examples in the Collection are bluish-white, marked with merely a few blotches of pale lavender. Specimens measure from 1*28 to 1*6 in length, and from *91 to 1'08 in breadth. Dochfour, Inverness (Httryitt Seebohin Coll. Coll.). Cumberland (Hcysham}. Sherwood Forest, Notts, 7th May (//. S.). Sherwood Forest (H, S.). Sherwood Forest, 7th May (H. S.). Sherwood Forest, 7th May (H. S.). Sherwood Forest, 7th May (II. 8.). Sherwood Forest, 17th May \H. 6'.). Cambridge. King's Chapel, Cambridge. Holldiam, Norfolk, 25th May (F. Bradford). Taplow, Berkshire. Churt, Surrey, May. Middlesex. Middlesex. Middlesex. Faversham, Kent, 24th May (//. Booth). Ashford, Kent, 16th May. Frensham, Kent, May. New Forest, Hants (H. Saun- ders). A viugton, Hants, 14th May (Hur- yitt Coll.). Avington, 14th May (Hart/lit Coll.). Bin-gate, Salisbury, April. Burgate, May. Burgate, May. L ul worth, Dorset, May. llatclitt'e Head, Dorset. 1. Sweden. 6. Pomerania (T. Holland). 5. Anderach. Rhenish Prussia, 12th April (T. 11.). Gould Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godiuan Coll. W. Radclili'e Saunders, Esq. [P.I Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Kadcliffe Sauuders, Esq. IP-]- . Crow ley Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Col1. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. [P.]. S. O. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 474 CORV1D.15. Colceus collaris (Drwnmond). Colceus collaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 27 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 600 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Corvus monedula, Oates (nee Linn.)) Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 22 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume. Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 12 (1889). Corvus collaris, Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 503 (1902). Coloaus monedula collaris, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 17 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 17 (1906). Eggs of the East European Jackdaw are indistinguishable from those of C. monedula. 2. Gera^h, beyond Jordan, 4th May Crowley Bequest. (H. B. Tristram). 1 Erzerum, Armenia (Dresser Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 2. Kashmir. Prof. Oidharn [P.J. 6. Kashmir, 13th May ( W. Theobald) . II urne Coll . 1. Kashmir, 22nd J une. Hume Coll. Colceus dauuricus (Pall.). Colceus dauuricus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 28 (1877) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 18 (1903) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 600 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Corvus dauuricus, Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 504 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, i. p. 419 (1902). Eggs of the Daurian Jackdaw are similar to those of C. monedula. 1 . Siberia. Crowley Bequest. 4. Aumrland. Crowley Bequest. 4. China, 9th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]. Genus RHINOCORAX, Sliarpe. Rhinocorax affinis Rhinocorax affinis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 46 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 600 (1909) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 639 (1903). Corvus affinis, N. C. Rothschild $ Wollaston, Ibis, 1902, p. 13; Shelley, B. Afr. v. p. 140 (1906) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xiii. & xiv. p. 438, pts. xi. & xii. pi. 6. fig. 6 '(1908). Eonr eggs of the Fan-tailed Eaven resemble those of Corvus corax. Those obtained at Luxor are smaller and measure respectively : 1-7 by 1-13, and 1'7 by 1*12. Those from Jericho are larger, measuring T98 by 1'24, and 1-9 by 1*28. The two eggs recorded by Mr. Dresser, and taken by Dr. Koenig at Jericho, appear to be intermediate in size, varying from 1/69 to l*8i in length, and from 1-16 to 1-26 in breadth. 2. Jericho, Palesline, 20th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 2. Luxor, Egypt, 31st March ( N. C.R. Hon. N. C. Rothschild & &A.F. R.W.). A. F. R. Wollaston, Esq. [P.]. M ICHOCOKAX. — MACKOCORAX. 475 Genus MICROCORAX, Sharpe. Microcorax jamaicensis (Gmel.). ("orvus jamaicensis, de la Sayra. Hist. Cuba, p. 122 (1839), pi. xxxii. fig. 23 (1855); llidtjw. Birds Korth $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 277 (1904). Microcorax jamaicensis, Sharpe, Cat. B'rds B. M. iii. p. 48 (1877) ; id., Iland-l. v. p. 601 (1009). Eour eggs of the Jamaican Crow resemble those of Corvus comix. They measure respectively: 173 by 1-23; 173 by 1-1 ; 1-05 by 1-12; and I'D' by M2. 4. Jamaica. Rev. Ikrham Zincke [P.]. Genus PHYSOCORAX, Physocorax moneduloides, Less. 1'hysocorax moneduloides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 50 (1877) ; E. L. Layai-d, Ibis, 1880, p. 838; E. L. fy E. L. C. Layard, Ibis, 1882, p. 520; Jl 'iy/wr. Abh. Mm. Dresd. 1891, no. 6, p. 46 : Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 602 (1909) ; Nrhrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Two eggs of the New Caledonian Crow are much like those of Trypanocorax fmgilegus in shape, colour, and markings. They are fairly glossy and the ground is pale greenish-blue, spotted and blotched all over with two shades of umber-brown and underlying lavender. They measure 1/51 by 1-04, and 1-57 by 1-07. 2. Moindou, New Caledonia, 20th Oct. Crowley Bequest. (E. L. Layard: Tristram Coll.). Genus MACROCORAX, Sharj,e. Macrocorax fuscicapillus (Gray). Macrocorax fuscicapillus, 8/tarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 51 (1877); Salvad. Orn. Pap. ii. p. 488 (1881); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 602 (1909). Two eggs, believed to be those of the Great-billed Crow, are much like some eggs of Trypanocorax fruyileyus. They are of a long pointed oval shape, almost pyriform, and without gloss. The ground is pale greenish-white, heavily spotted at the broad end and sparingly elsewhere with darker and lighter umber-brown and underlying lavender-grey. They measure respectively : 1'81 by 1-25, and 176 by 1-28. " These eggs, purchased at Stevens's Sale Rooms in 1862, were sold as being those of Manucodia atra, which they certainly are not. 2. Mvsol. Old Collection. 476 CORVIDJE. Genus NUCIFKAGA, Brisson. Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linn.). Corvus caryocatactes, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. pi. xli. fig. 4, a-c (1845-54). Nucifraga caryocatactes, Baedeker, J. f. O. 1856, p. 32, pi. 1 . fig. 1 ; id., Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 50. fig. 14, tab. 76. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 168 ; Newton, Ibis, 1867, p. 162, pi. xv. fig. 2 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 53 (1877) [part.] ; Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. i. p. 583, pi. 16. fig. 7 (1883) ; id., Eggs Brit. Birds, p. 229, pi. 55. fig. 6 (1896); Newton-, Ootheca WMeyana,^l.\\. p. 473 (1902); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 409 (1902) [part.] ; Hey, Eier Vog. Mittel- europ. i. p. 365 (1904), pi. 47. figs. 1-6 (1900) [part.] ; Jourd. Eygs Europ. Birds, i. p. 21, pi. 5. figs. 1-2 (1906) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europ. pts. xi. & xii. p. 418, pi. 1. figs. 9-12 (1908) [part.] ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 603 (1909); Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes, Hartert. Vog. pal. Faun, i. p. 25 (1903). Eggs of the Nutcracker are of a blunt oval form, often rather pointed towards the smaller end, and slightly glossy. They are pale greenish- white, and, as a rule, evenly marked all over the shell with small spots and markings of umber-brown or yellowish-brown and pale lilac-grey ; in some specimens, however, the markings are more or less concentrated at the larger end. They vary in length from 1-25 to 1-43. and in breadth from -95 to 1'02. 1. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright: Crowley Bequest. Tristram Coll.}. 3. Dauphins', France, 20th March. Crowley Bequest. 3. DauphinS, 19th March. Seebohm Coil. 1. Dauphine, 30th March. Seebohm Coll. 1. Switzerland (Bidwell Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 1. Styria, March. Seebohm Coll. 3. [Styria.] Seebohm Coll. 4. Serajevo, Bosnia, 27th March "W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. (O. Reiser). [P.]. 4. Serajevo, 6th April (O. R.). W. Radclifle Saunders, Esq. [P.]- 4. Serajevo, 8th April (O. #.). W. Eadclitfe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus PICA, Brisson. Pica pica (Linn.). Corvus pica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xl. fig. 3, a-e (1845-54). Pica caudata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 28. fig. 1 (1855-63); Seebohm, Hist. Brit. B. i. p. 562, pi. 16. fig. 12 (1883) [part,]; id., Eggs Brit. Birds, p. 227, pi. 55. fig. 3 (1896). Pica rustica, Newton, Ovtheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 496 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 417 (1902) ; id., Eggs Birds Europ. pts. xi. & xii. p. 427, pi. 3. figs. 17-20 (1908). Pica pica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 62 (1877) ; Rey: Eier Viig. PICA. 477 Mit.l.rleurop. i. p. 373, pi. 52. iigs. 1-10 (1900) ; Jourd. E(jys Euro)). Birds, i. p. 17, pi. 3. figs. 1-10 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 604 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). Pica pica pica, Ilartert, V6y. pal. Faun. i. p. 19 (1903). Eggs of the Common Magpie are generally of a regular oval shape, but some specimens are more elongate and somewhat compressed towards the smaller end. They are distinctly glossy. The ground is almost invariably pale green or greenish-white, occasionally pale bluish-white, and is usually marked all over the shell with spots and small blotches of umber-brown, or dark brown and pale lavender-grey. The markings vary a good deal in size, being very small and numerous in some examples and larger and fewer in others ; while in some they obscure the greater part of the ground. In one rather peculiar clutch from Alton the ground is of rather bright a olive-green, and the markings are mostly concentrated at the larger end, forming a dark cap. The markings are occasionally most numerous at the smaller end. They vary in length from 1*22 to 1*47, and in breadth from -92 to 1-0. 4. Castle Eden, Durham, May (//. B. Tristram). 7. Cumberland, 16th April. 3. Cambridge. 5. Madingley, Cambridgeshire, 19th May (O.S.). 2. Colon, Cambridgeshire, llth May (O. S.). 5. Middlesex (Porter). 5. Middlesex (Porter). 4. Finchley, Middlesex (O. S.). 6. New Forest, Hants, 24th April. 4. Alton, Hants, April (E. Andrews). 3. Alton, May (E. A.). 7. Dorsetshire, 29th March (R. Wallis). 5. Penzance, Cornwall, 27th May (H. Booth}. 5. Porsanarer Fiord, Norway, 19th June (H. S.). 4. Christiansund, Norway, May (B. Hanson). 2. Sweden. 5. Valkenswaard, Holland, 20th May (H. S.). 4. Valkenswaard, 23rd May (H. S.). 3. Valkenswaard. 3. Po.nerania, 26th April ( T. Holland) . 7. Petchora, N. Russia, lat. 66°, 18th May (H. S.). 5. Petchora, lat. 66°, 6th June (H. S.). 5. Parnassus, Greece, 12th May (H. 6'. $ T. Kriiper). Crowley Bequest. W. R'idclifFe Saunders, Esq. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salviu-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. W. Ra'dcliffe Saunders, Esq. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Seebohm Coll. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 478 CORYIDJ3. 3. Parnassus, 12th May (H. S. & T. jr.). 2. Parnassus, 12th May (H. S. $ T. K.}. 2. Parnassus, 12th May (H. S. fr T. K.). 2. Parnassus, 12th May (H. S. Sc T. K.). 4. Smyrna, 23rd April (T. K}. 5. Gavi Ruk, 8000 ft., nr. Ispahan, S.W. Persia, 24th April (R.B. Woosnam). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Col. A. S. Bail ward [P.], Pica melanonota (BreJim). Pica melanoleuca, Sounders, Ibis, 1871, p. 222. Pica rustica, Irby, Orn. Gibralt. p. 82 (1895). Pica pica melanotos, Hartert. Voq. pal. Faun. \. p. 21 (1903) j Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 19 (1906). Pica melanonota, Sharpe, Hand-l \. p. 604 (1909). Eggs of the Spanish Magpie do not differ from those of P. pica. In one of the clutches of three eggs collected by Saunders, one egg is slightly marked with very small dots, a second has the whole of the pigment concentrated in a deep sooty-brown cap entirely covering the smaller end of the shell, the third egg is normal but rather lightly marked. They vary from 1-25 to 1-38 in length, and from *9 to '9o in breadth. 2. South Spain, 27th April (with one egg of Coccystes glandarius, see vol. iii. p. 102). 2. Andalusia, South Spain, 1 st May (with two eggs of C. glan- darius) (H. Saunders}. 4. Andalusia, 3rd May (with two eggs of C1. fflandarnts) (H. S.}. 3. Aranjuez, South Spain, 29th April (with four eggs of C. y'an- darius) (H. £.). 3. Aranjuez, 30th April (H. S.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Pica bactriana, Bonap. Pica leucoptera, Gould, Birds Asia, v. pi. 55 (1850-83). Pica kamtschatica, Stejn. Pr. Biol. Soc. Wash. ii. p. 97 (1884). Pica pica bactriana, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 21 (1903). Pica bactriana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 604 (1909) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910) Eggs of the White-winged Magpie resemble those of P. pica. They vary in length from 1'25 to 1'5, and in breadth from '94 to •96. 6. Chaman, Afghanistan, 9th April (H. E. Barnes), Hume Coll. 1'K'A. 479 '2. Altai, 19th April. Crowley Bequest. "2. Altai. Crowlev Bequest. 4. Altai. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Pica hudsonia (Sabine). Pica hudsonica, Lord, Fr. R. A. List. Woolwich, iv. p. 330 (1865) : H-'nt?ire, Lift'- II 1st. X. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 349, pi. iii. fig*. 11-13 (1895). Pica pica hudsonia, Ridt/w. Birch North <$• Middle Amer. iii. p. 287 (1004). Pica hudsonia, Sharpe, Haml-l. v. p. 605 (1000) ; NeJirk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 359 (1910). Eggs of the American Magpie resemble those of P. pica. 5. North America (Henshaw C<>11.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. North America (Smiths. List.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 4. Carson, Nevada, 22nd April (It. Crowley Bequest. Ridgway: Tristram Coll.). 6. Love-hinds, Colorado, 30th May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (E. Johnson). [P.]. Pica sericea, Gould. Pica sericea, Gould, P. Z. S. 1845, p. 2 ; Sharps, Hand-l \. p. 605 (1909). Pica pica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 62 (1877) [part.]. Pk-a caudata, David $ Oitstal. Ois. Chine, p. 373 (1877). Pica pica sericea, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 22 (1903). Eggs of the Chinese form of the Magpie are indistinguishable from those of P. pica. 1. Foochow, Foh-kien, 24th Feb. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 5. Foochow, March. C. B. Rickett, Esq. TP. |. 3. Foochow, 21st March. C. B. Rickett. Esq. [P. |. 6. Foochow, 26th March. C. B. Rickett', Esq. [P.]. 1. Foochow, 1st April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 1. Foochow, 2nd April. C. B. Rickptt, Esq. [P.I. 4. Foochow, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 2. Amov (K. Swinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 3. Amoy (R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Amoy (.72. S.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Amoy (R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Amoy (R. £). Seebohm Coll. 4. Japan, Oth Mav. W. Radclitie Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Pica mauritanica, Malherbe. Pica mauritanica, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 312; Loche, Expl. Sci. Alq&r., Ois. i. p. 118 (1867) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bird* B. M. iii. p. 66 (1877); Koenig, J.f. O. 1892, p. 372; id., «/./. O. 1896, pi. vi. figs. 4 a, 4 b • 480 CORVTD^F. L'rlanger, J. f. 0. 1899, p. 490 ; Newton, Ootheca WolJci/ana, pt. ii. p. 498 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, \. p. 418 (1902) : Krichel- dorff, Zeitschr.f. Ool. 1903, p. 10; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, ii. p. 11 (1905) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 428 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v.'p. 605 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 360 (1910). Pica pica mauritanica, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 22 (1903) ; J?ey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. \. p. 375 (1904). Eggs of the Moorish Magpie resemble those of P. pica. They vary in length from 1-2 to 1*5, and in breadth from '9 to -99. 4. Morocco. 3rd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 4. Algeria, 25th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Algeria (Noun/}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Algeria (Noury). Seebohm Coll. 3. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 20th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Ain Djendeli, 18th May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1 . Ain Djendeli, 13th May (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 1 . Ain Diendeli, 30th May ( 7> istram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 2. Dzonarina, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. (Tristram Coll.). 3. Madracen, Algeria, 6th June Crowley Bequest. (Tristram Coll.). Pica nuttalli (Aud.\ Pica nuttalli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 66 (1877); Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 355, pi. iii. fig. 14 (1895); Eidgw. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. iii, p. 292 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 605 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 360 (1910). The eggs of the Yellow-billed Magpie resemble those of P, pica. 3. Los Angeles, California, May. W. TJadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 4. Los Angeles, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Genus CYANOPOLIUS, Bonap. Cyanopolius cyanus (Pall). Cvanopica cyanus, Taczanoicski, J. /. O. 1872, p. 451 ; 1873. pi. ii. fig. 19. Cvauopoliua cynnus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 68 (1877) [part.] ; id., Hand-L v. p. 605 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). C\7anopica cvana, Newton, Ootheca WoUeuana, pt. ii. p. 495 (1902) ; Dresser^ Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 416 (1902) [part.]. Cyar.opica cyanus cyanus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 23 (1903). Cvanopica cyanea, Dubowski fy Parrex, J.f. O. 1868, p. 332; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 378 (1904). Eggs of the Eastern Blue Magpie are of a blunt oval shape and CYANOPOLIUS. 481 somewhat glossy. The ground varies from pale olive-white to dull olive-grey, marked, especially towards the broader end, with a greater or less number of rather small spots of umber-brown and underlying lavender-grey. They measure from I'Ol to 1-1 in length, and from '78 to -80 in breadth. 2. N.E. Asia. Crowley Bequest. 1. Dauria, Siberia. Crowley Bequest. 1. Onon, Dauria, May (/?. Dybowski Crowley Bequest. $• A. Parrex : Tristram Coll.). 1 . Amur. Crowley Bequest. 3. Laid in captivity. Zoological Society of London [P.I Cyanopolius japonicus, Parrot. (Plate XXII. figs. 11 & 12.) Cyauopica cyanus japonic*, Parrot, Oni. Monatsb. xiii. p. 26 (1905). Cyanopolius japonicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909). Two eggs of the Japanese Blue Magpie resemble those of C. ci/anus in having the ground pale greyish-olive, while in two others it is greenish-white ; all four specimens are marked with small spots and blotches of dark brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1-4 by -8 ; 1-2 by -82; 1-2 by -83 ; M by -81. 2. Fujiyama, Hondo, Japan, 30th W. Rodclifie Saunders, Esq. May. [P.]. 2. Fujiyama, 4th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Cyanopolius swinhoei, Hartert. Cyanopolius cyanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds JB. M. iii. p. 68 (1877) [part.]. Cyanopoliufl cyanus swinhoei, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 24 (1903). Cyauopolius swinhoei, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909). Eggs of the Chinese Blue Magpie do not differ from those of C. cyanus. 3. China. J. Whitehead, Esq. fP.]. 3. China. J. Whitehead, Esq. [P.]. 1. Chin-Hang, Kiang-su, 20th May. C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. Cyanopolius cooki (Bonap.). Corvus cyaneus, Thien. (nee Pall.) Fort.pjlan-z. ges. Vog. tab. xli. fig. 8 (1845-54). Cyauopica cooki, BaedeJter, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 50. fig. 15 (1855-63) ; Lilford, Ibis, 1866, p. 382, pi. x. figs. 3-8; Irby, Orn. Sir. Eyg* Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 426, pi. 3. figs. 11-16 (1908). VOL. V. 2 I 482 CORV1DJE. Cyanopolius cooki, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 69 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). Cyanopica cyanus cooki, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 24 (1903). Oyanopica cyana cooki, Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 20, pi. 41. figs. 12-15 (1906). Eggs of the Spanish Magpie do not differ from those of C. cyanus, but in one clutch from Seville the ground-colour is pale greenish- white. Spain (E. C. T.). Spain, May (H. E. Dresser: Har- gitt Coil.}. Madrid, Spain (H. Saunders). Madrid, May (H. E. D.). Madrid, May (H. E. D.}. Madrid (H. S. : Tristram Coll.). Madrid, May (Lord Lilford: Tristram Coll.}. South Spain. South Spain, llth May. E. Cavendish Taylor Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 6. South Spain, llth May. . Ra Seville (Ruiz). Seville (Ruiz). Seville, 18th March (Rim). Seville, May (H. Saunders). Seville, May (H. S.). Seville, May (H. S.\ Seville, May (H. S.). Seville, May (H. S.). Seville, 15th May (H. S.). Seville, llth June (H. S.). Castile. Barreiro, South of Lisbon, Portu- gal, 20th May. adcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.I Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Lord Lilford [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Clutches with one egg of Coccystes glandarius. 5. Barreiro, 20th May. 1. Malaga, S. Spain, 29th April. 3. Malaga, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus UROCISSA, Calanis. Urocissa occipitalis (Blytti). (Plate XXII. figs. 1 & 3.) Urocissa occipitalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 70 (1877) ; Binghom, Str. F. ix. p. 191 (1880); Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 26 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 14 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). UUOCISSA. 4S:f Eggs of the Red-billed Blue Magpie are of a regular oval shape, and almost devoid of gloss. The ground is pale buff or pale cream- colour, marked all over the shell, but especially at the larger end, with small spots and dots of umber-brown or reddish-brown and underlying lilac-grey; there are also a few small blotches of the latter colour, mostly about the larger end. They vary in length from 1-22 to 1-35, and in breadth from -92 to *97. :;. Mussoorie (T. Huttoti). Hume Coll. 2. Myawadi, Thoungyeen, Tenas- Hume Coll. serim, 19th March ( C. T. Bing- ham). 4. Meplay River, Tenasserim, 5th Hume Coll. March (C. T. B.}. 3. Meplay River, 14th April ( C. T. Hume Coll. B.). Urocissa erythrorhyncha (Gmel.). Urocissa erythrorhyncha, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 71 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). Urocissa sinensis, David Sr Oustal. Ois. Chine, p. 375 (1877). Eggs of the Chinese Red-billed Blue Magpie resemble those of U. occipitalis described above, but vary much in the colour of the ground and markings ; the former may be greenish-white, pale olive, or olive-brown, and the latter vary from very small close- set spots to rather large scattered spots of umber-brown and lilac-grey. 3. China (R. Swinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). 4. Pekin (It. &). Seebohm Coll. 2. Chin-kiang, Kiang-su, 12th June. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.I. 3. Kuatun, Foh-kien, 28th April. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.I. 2. Foochow, April. J. D. La Touche, Esq. [C.J. 4. Foochow, May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 3. Foochow, May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. " 1. Foochow, 3rd May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. 4. Foochow, June. " C. B. Rickett, Esq. 2. Auiov (^. £\ Seebohm Coll. Urocissa flavirostris (Blytli}. Urocissa flavirostris, Cock Sf Marshall, Str. F. i. p. 357 (1873) ; Hume $ Marshall, Lahore to Yark. p. 242 (1873) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 72 (1877) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 27(1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Egc/s Ind. Birds, i. p. 16 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). Eggs of the Yellow-billed Blue Magpie do not differ from those of U. occipitalis. One egg with a pale greyish-olive ground has almost the whole of the markings concentrated in a dense zone round the larger end ; another has the markings mostly at the smaller end. 484 CORVID^E. 1. North India (Dr. Parker). Crowley Bequest. 1. Dharmsala, Punjab, ICth May Hume Coll. (C. R. Cock]. 1. Dharmsala, 20th May (C. R. C.). Hume Coll. 1. Kotg-arh, Punjab, May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 4. Kotsarh, 4th May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotgarh, 19th May. Hume Coll. Urocissa caerulea (Gould). Urocissa caerulea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 74 (1877) ; Ogilrw- Grant $ La Touche, Ibis, 1907, p. 159; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909). An egg of the Formosan Blue Magpie does not differ from those of U. occipitalis. It measures 1*29 by '95. 1 . Lakuli , Formosa, 22nd May (P. A. Seebohm Coll. Hoist). Urocissa whiteheadi, Ogilvie-Grant. LJrocissa whiteheadi, Ogilvie-Grctnt, Bull. B. O. C. x. p. xviii (1899); id., P. Z. S. 1900, p. 462; Sharp f, Hand-l. v. p. 606 (1909); Hartert, Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 254, pi. vi. (1910). Fggs of Whitehead's Magpie are of a regular oval shape and almost devoid of gloss. The ground is pale blue or pale greenish- blue, sparingly spotted or marked with short irregular lines and dashes of light brown, with a few underlying spots and small blotches of lilac-grey. They vary in length from 1*3 to 1'4, and in breadth from -95 to -99. 6. Five Finger Mountains, Central J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Hainan, April. Genus DENDROCITTA, Gould. Dendrocitta rufa (Scop.). (Plate XXII. figs. 4-6.) Dendrocitta rufa, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 76 (1877); Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 30 (1889); Gates, ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 19 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 607 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 360 (1910). Eggs of the Indian Tree-Pie are of a regular oval shape and very slightly glossy. The ground ranges from white or creamy-white to pale greenish- and bluish-white or pale green, and, in one remarkable clutch, to dull greyish-green. The markings are also i> i:\nuocnTA. 485 very variable, and range from light chestnut and reddish-bro\vn to yellowish-umber or dark umber-brown, while the underlying shell- markings are grey or lilac-grey. In some clutches the markings are rather faint and distributed all over the shell, but generally more numerous towards the larger end ; in the majority, however, the markings are more or less concentrated towards one end, usually the larger, and in the more heavily spotted examples form a zone or cap. The markings vary much in shape, in some eggs they take the form of large irregular spots and small blotches, while in others only small rounded spots are to be seen. They vary in length from I'l to 1-2, and in breadth from '1'2 to -89. 2. [North- West Provinces.] [North- Weat Provinces], 1st May (Field Coll.). Ilansi, Punjab, 21st April. Ilansi, 3rd May ( W. Blewitt). Ilansi, 14th May. Ilansi, 26th May. Ilansi, 4th J une. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Bareilly, 8th May (A. O. Hume). Hardily, 19th May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 22nd May (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 3rd June (A. O. H.). Bareilly, 16th June (A. O. H.). Agra, 9th Aug. (A. O. H.). Lucknow, 8th May. Lucknow, 15th May. Lucknow, 17th May. Lucknow, 21st May. Allahabad, 9th July (C. T. Bingham). Mirzapur, 23rd May Brooks). Barrackpur (R. C. Beavan). Sikhim Terai, India, 16th April. Sikhim Terai, 2nd May. Sikhim Terai, 8th May. Sikhim Terai, 12th May. Sikhim Terai, 13th May. Sikhim Terai, 27th May. Saugor, Central Provinces, 8th July. Saugor, 20th July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. W. E. Crowley Bequest. Salvin-Goduian Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Dendrocitta frontalis, McClell. Dendrocitta frontalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 78 (1877) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 33 (1889); Stuart Baker, Journ. Bomb. N. H. Soc. viii. p. 166 (1893); id., Ibis, 1895, p. 41; id., Ibis, 1906, p. 85 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 607 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). 486 CORVIDJ5. Eggs of the Black-browed Tree-Pie are of an oval shape and very slightly glossy. They are very Shrike-like in appearance. The ground is cream-colour, sometimes tinged with greenish, and spotted and blotched with yellowish- or reddish-umber-brown and lilac-grey, the markings being mostly concentrated in a heavy ring or cap round the larger end. Six eggs vary in length from 1-06 to 1-16, and in breadth from -78 to '86. Mr. Stuart Baker says that eggs of this species can nearly all be matched with eggs of D. rufa or D. liimalayensis, but are on the whole more richly marked. 3. Margherita, Assam, 31st May (E. C. S. B.). 3. Dibrughur, Assam, 17th May (E. C. S. B.}. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. Dendrocitta liimalayensis (Blyth). Dendrocitta himalayensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 79 (1877) ; Oat.es, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 32 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Ef/gs Ind. Birds, i. p. 23 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 607 (1909) ; Nehrk. Knt. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). Eggs of the Himalayan Tree-Pie resemble those of D. rufa and D. frontalis. 1. [N.W. Provinces, India] (Nehrkorn Coll.). 1. Mussoorie, N.W. Provinces (T. Hutton}. 2. Sikhim (J. Gammie). 2. Sikhim, 7th May (J. G.). 3. Darjiling. 6. Darjiling (J. G.). 5. Darjiling (J. G.). 6. Darjiling (J. G.). 1. Darjiling (J, G.). 3. Native Sikhim, June (L. Man- delli}. 3. Mungphoo, Darjiling, 15th May. 4. Mungphoo. 4. Mungphoo. 4. Mungphoo. 4. Mungphoo. 3. Mungphoo. 3. Mungphoo. 3. Mungpboo. 1. Dibrughur, Assam, 15th June (J. R. Cripps). 3. North Cachar Hills, 14th May. 2. North Cachar Hills, 25th May. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crowley Bequest. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Eiume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. DEXDROCITTA. — CRYPSIK1IINA. 487 Dendrocitta sinensis (Lath.}. Dendrocitta sinensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1808, p. 02, 1870, p. 351 ; id., P. Z. 6'. 1871, p. 382; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 81 (1877); id.y Hand- 1. v. p. 608 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamuil. p. 300 (1910). An egg of the Chinese Tree-Pie does not differ in any way from eggs otD.frontalis described above. 1. Amoy, China (R. Stvinhoe). Seebohui Coll. Dendrocitta cinerascens, (Plate XXII. fig. 7.) Dendrocitta cinerascens, Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 250, 1889, p. 81 ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 008 (1909). An egg of the Kina Balu Tree-Pie is much like that of Pica pica. The ground is greenish- white, liuely spotted all over with two shades of umber-brown and lilac-grey, the markings being, however, chiefly concentrated round the larger end, where they form a dense zone almost hiding the ground-colour. It measures 1'2 by '89. 1. Kina Balu, N. Borneo, 13th March Crowley Bequest. {J. Whitehead) . Genus CRYPSIRHINA, Vieill. Crypsirhina varians (Lath.). Crypsirhina varians, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 83 (1877) ; Oates, Sir. F. v. p. 159 (1877) ; id., Birds Burmah, i. p. 401 (1883) ; id., Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 35 (1889) j Oates, ed. Hume, Nests Sf Egys Ind. Birds, i. p. 25 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 608 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360, pi. i. tig. 3 (1910). Eggs of the Black Racket-tailed Magpie are precisely like that of Dendrocitta cinerascens described above, but are much smaller. They vary in length from -88 to T09, and in breadth from -68 to •75. 3. Pegu, 7th June (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 7th June (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 10th June (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 25th June (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 25th June (E: W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 4th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 6th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 2nd June (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 1. Pegu, 12th July (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 2. Pegu, loth July (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 488 COKVIDJE. 1. Pegu, 25th July (E. W. O. : Crowley Bequest. Seebohm Coll.}. 1. Myitkyo, Pegu, 2nd June (E. W. Crowley Bequest. O.). Genus CISSA, Boie. Cissa chinensis (Bodd.). Cissa speciosa, Binffham, Sir. F. v. p. 85 (1877). Cissa chinensis, Sharpe, Cat Birds B. M. iii. p. 85 (1877) ; Oates, Birds Burmali, i. p. 406 (1883) ; id., Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 28 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs 2nd. Birds, i. p. 17 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 008 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Eggs of the Green Magpie are of a broad oval shape and distinctly glossy. The ground is white or yellowish-white, uniformly freckled all over the shell with yellowish- or reddish-brown and lavender. In some specimens the markings are so small and numerous all over the shell that they almost entirely hide the ground-colour, but in the majority they are densest at the broader end, where they form a cap or zone. They measure from I'll to 1*24 in length, and from •9 to -91 in breadth. 3. Sikhim, 21st April (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, 28th April (L. M.). Hume Coll. 3. Thounoyeen R., Tenasserim, 8th Hume Coll. April (C. T. Binyham). 3. Thoungyeen R., 10th April (C. Hume Coll. T.B.). 3. Sinzaway, Teuasserim, 18th April Hume Coll. (C. T. B.). Genus CALOCITTA, Gray. Calocitta colliei (Vigors). (Plate XXII. fig. 10.) Calocitta colliei, Lawr. Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 284 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 89 (1877) : Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.- Amer., Aves, i. p. 507 (1887) ; Jouy^Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 782 (1893); Ridffiv. Birds North 8f Middle Amer. iii. p. 294 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 610 (1909) ; NehrK. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Three eggs of Collie's Magpie-Jay are of a regular oval shape, somewhat compressed towards the smaller end, and distinctly glossy. The ground is dull greyish-white, sparingly spotted all over with dark vandyke-brown and more thickly with lighter and PLA.TYSMTJRUS. GARRULUP. 489 darker lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1'44 by 1*0 ; 1*42 by -99 ; and 1-39 by -(.>0. 2. Mazatlan, Sinaloa, W. Mexico Crowley Bequest. (A. Forrer). 1. Mazatlan (A. F.). Crowley Bequest. Genus PLATYSMURUS, llcichenb. Platysmurus aterrimus (Temm.). Platysmurus aterrimus, Sharps, Cat, Birds B. M. iii. p. 91 (1877) : id.. Hand-l. v. p. 610 (1909). An egg of the Black Bornean Jay is of a broad oval shape and apparently without gloss. The ground is white, finely spotted all over, but especially towards the larger end where the markings form a rather dense cap, with yellowish-brown and grey, the latter colour greatly predominating. 1. Barani Dist., N. Borneo, 21st June. Dr. C. Hose [P.], Genus GARRULUS, Brisson. Garrulus glandarius (Linn.). Corvus glandarius, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xli. figs. 6, a-f (1845-54). Garrulus glandarius, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 50. fig. 17 (1855-63) : Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 93 (1877) [part.]; Newton, Ootheca Woileyana, pt. ii. p. 493 (1902) [part.] ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 411 (1902) [part.] ; Rey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 371 (1904), pi. 46. figs. 1-6 (1900) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 421 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 611 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 361 (1910). Garrulus glandarius glandarius, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 29 (1903) ; Jourd. Eyys Europ. Birds, i. p. 26, pi. 7. tigs. 1-6 (1906). Eggs of the European Jay are of an oval shape and glossy. The ground varies from pale green to pale buff, and is finely freckled all over the shell with lighter or darker umber-brown and lilac- grey. Some specimens have the ground almost completely hidden by the markings, while in others it is plainly visible and the markings are comparatively few : in some clutches a well-marked zone of concentrated spots is found round the broader end, and occasionally round the smaller end. Irregular black hair-lines are often present. They measure from 1-22 to 1-3 in length, and from '85 to "95 in breadth. 6. Valkenswaard, Holland, 10th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm). 5. Valkenswaard, 19th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 6. Valkenswaard, 28th May (//. &), Seebohm Coll. 490 Pomerania (Dr. T. Holland). Altenkirchen, Rhenish Prussia, 26th April (Sache). Altenkirchen, 23rd May (Sache}. Warsaw, Poland, 20th May. Elbeuf, France (Noury : Haryitt Coll.). Elbeuf (Noun/ : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. W. Radclifie Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Garrulus rufitergum, Hartert. Garrulus glaudarius, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 237, pi. Ix. fig. 1 (1856) ; Seebohm, Eggs Brit. Birds, p. 228, pl.lv. fig. 1 (1890) ; Newton, Oot'heca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 493(1902) [part.]; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, i. p. 411 (1902) [part.]. Garrulus glandarius rufitergum, Hariert, Yog. pal. Faun. i. p. 30 (1903) [part.] ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 24 (1906). Garrulus run'terguni, Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 611 (1909). The eggs of the British Jay do not differ from those of G. glandarius described above. 4. Cumberland (Hey shorn). 4. Cumberland (Heysham). 6. Carlisle, Cumberland, May ( W. R. S.}. 5. Burgh-on-Sands, Cumberland, 20th June. 6. Bowden, Cheshire (F. Nicholson}. 3. Sheffield, Yorkshire (H. S.). 0. Wyre Forest, Shropshire, 17th May. 4. Sherwood Forest, Nottingham- shire, 28th April. 4. Sherwood Forest, 28th April. 4. Sherwood Forest, 7th May. 7. Sutton Coldfield Park, Warwick, 12th May. 4. Cambridgeshire. 3. Epping Forest, Essex. 4. Epping Forest, 18th May (T. 2. Highgate, Middlesex. 6. Finchley, Middlesex. 5. Churt, Surrey. 5. Alton, Hants, May. 4. Alton, May. 4. Alton, May. 6. New Forest, Hants (H. Saunders}. 5. Bur ley, New Forest, 9th May. 5. Burley, 16th May. 3. Morchard Bishop, Devon (H. B. Tristra-rn). Gould Coll. Gould Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. J.S.Elliott, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. J. S. Elliott, Esq. [P.]. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequeut. Seebohm Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Crowley Bequest. GARRULUS. 491 Garrulus caspius, Seebohm. Garrulus atricapillus, subsp, caspius, Seebohm, Ibis, 1883, p. 8. Garruhis glandarius caspius, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 31 (1903) ; Jourd. Eijys Europ. Birds, i. p. 27 (19^6). Garrulus caspius, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 611 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eier- samml. p. 301 (1910). The eggs of the Lenkoran Jay do not differ from those of G. glandarius. 2. Lenkoran, Talish (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 7. Lenkoran, 15th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [p.]. Garrulus minor, Verr. Garrulus minor, Locke, Expl. Sei. Aly6r., Ois. i. p. 122 (1867) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 96 (1877) ; Dresser, Eyys Birds Europ. pts. xi. & xii. p. 422, pi. 3. tigs. 3 & 4 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 611 (1909). Garrulus cenops, Whitaker, Ibis, 1898, p. 606. Garrulus glandarius minor, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 31 (1903). Eggs of the Lesser African Jay are indistinguishable from those of G. glandarius. 8. Riff, North Morocco, 8th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.I Garrulus krynicki, Kalenicz. Corvus melanocephalus, Kriiper, J. f. O. 1869, p. 33. Garrulus stridens, Ehves fy Buckley, Ibis, 1870, p. 191. Garrulus krynickii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 99 (1877) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 494 (1902); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 414 (1902) ; id., Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 424, pi. 3. tigs. 7 & 8 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 612 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 361 (1910). Garrulus glandarius krynicki, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 32 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 27 (1906). Eggs of the Turkish Black-hiaded Jay are quite like those of G. ylandarius. 2. Smyrna, Asia Minor, 20th May Seebohm Coll. (T, Kriiper). 4 Smyrna, 1st June (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. Smyrna, 1st June (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. Smyrna, 9th June (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. Smyrna, 16th June (T. K.) Crowley Bequest. Mersina, Asia Minor, 7th April W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (O. Reiser}. [P.]. Lenkoran, Talish (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 492 CORVID.E. Garrulus atricapillus, Geuffr. Garrulus atricapillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 612 (1877) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. JBirds, i. p. 413 (1902) ; id., Eyys Birds Europ. pis. xi. & xii. p. 424 ^1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 612 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Garrulus glandarius atricapillus, Hartert, Vb'y. pal. Faun. i. p. 32 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 28 (1906). Eggs of the Syrian Jay do not differ from those of G. glan- darius. 2. Olive Grove, near Jerusalem, 26th Crowley Bequest. April (H. B. Tristram). 4. Beirut, 27th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. [P.]- Garrulus japonicus, Schley. Garrulus japonicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 95 (1877) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 4lo (1902) ; Ingram, Ibis, 1908, p. 149 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 612 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Garrulus glandarius japonicus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 32 (1903). Eggs of the Japanese Jay do not differ from those of G. glan- darius described above. 6. Fujiyama, Hondo, Japan, 23rd Crowley Bequest. May (A. Oivston: Heatley Noble Coll.). 6. Kanagawa, ur. Yokohama, llth W. Radclitfe Saunders, Esq. May. [P.]. 4. Norikurayama, Hondo, 28th May. "W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. Garrulus brandti, Eversmann. Garrulus brandti, Dybowski $ Par rex, J. f. O. 1868, p. 332 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 96 (1877) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 413 (1902) ; id., Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 423, pi. 3. rigs. 5 & 6 (1908) j Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 612 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Garrulus glandarius brandti, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 33 (1903) ; Jourd. Eyys Europ. Birds, i. p. 28 (1906). Eggs of Brandt's Jay are of the usual type, and are indistinguish- able from those of G. glandarius. 1. East Siberia (B. Dybowski 8f A. Crowley Bequest. Parrex • Tristram Coll.). 2. Amurland, 19th April. Crowley Bequest. 1. Amurlaud, 4th May. Crowley Bequest. 3. Amurland. W. Radclifle Saunders, Esq. [P.J. GAERTJLUS. 493 Garrulus whitakeri, Ilartert. Garrulus glandarius whitakeri, Ilartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 33 (1903) ; Whitaker, Bird* Turn*, ii. p. 10 (1905). Gurrulus whitakeri, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 612 (1909). Kggs of Whitaker's Jay are similar to those of G. glandarius. 4. Morocco, 4th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Garrulus cervicalis, Bonap. Garrulus cervicalis, Loche, Expl. Sci. Alc/er., Ois. i. p. 120 (1867) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 98 (1877) ; Koenig, J.f. O. 1896, p. 216, pi. vi. fig-. 5 ; Erlanger, J.f. O. 1899, p. 489; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 414 (1902)'; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, ii. p. 9 (1905) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pis. xi. . Kotgarh, 30th April. Hume Coll. 2. Kotgarh, 16th May. Hume Coll. 6. Kotgarh, 24th June. Hume Coll. 5. Mussoorie, N.W. Provinces (7". Hume Coll. Hutton). 3. Mnssoorie (T. H.) Capt. J. Hutton [P.]. 3. Upper Garhwal, April. Hume Coll. Genus CRACTES, Billberg. Cractes infaustus (Linn.). Perisoreus infaustus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voq. tab. 76. fig. 5 (1855-63) : Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 103 (1877) [part.]; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 478, pi. xiii. (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 410 (1902) fpart.] ; Hey, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 375 (1904), pi. 46. figs. 7-13 (1900) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europe, pts. xi. & xii. p. 420, pi. i. figs. 13-16 (1908). Perisoreus infaustus infaustus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 34 (1903). Cractes infaustus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p.' 614 (1909) j Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Eggs of the Siberian Jay vary in shape from a long rather pointed oval to a very wide oval, and are somewhat glossy. The ground is some shade of greenish-white or rarely pale greyish-green, spotted and blotched all over, but especially towards the larger end where the markings are often confluent and form a zone or irregular cap, with umber-brown, ashy-brown and lilac-grey. They vary in length from 1-18 to 1-32, and in breadth from -83 to -93. 3. Lapland (Haivkins). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 2. Lapland (H. Wheelwright). Seebohm Coll. 4. Lapland (H. W.}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Lapland, 19th April (//. 7F.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Lapland, 2nd May (Hawkins). Seebohm Coll. ORACTE*. — CYAXOCITTA. 4D5 4. Muonioniska, Lnpland, 6th April Seobohin Coll. (Moves). 4. Muonioniska, 20th April (Knob- Seebohm Coll. lock). 3. Muonioniska, 8th April. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 1. Muonioniska, 29th April (Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 2. Rowa, East Bothnia, 26th May. Salvin-Godruan Coll. 1. Salmo-vaara, East Bothnia " (J. Salvin-Godman Coll. JFoJfcy). 4. Tv.iniras-javwi, E. Bothnia, April. Seehohm Coll. 2. Finland (J. Wolley : Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.). Cractes canadensis (Linn.). Perisoreus canadensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 104 (1877) ; Jeffries, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Cl. vii. p. 181 (1882) ; Bendire, Life-Rist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 385, pi. iii. figs, 18, 19 (1895). Perisoreus canadensis canadensis, Tlidgiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 366 (1904). Cractes canadensis, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 614 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Two eggs of the Canada Jay resemble those of C. infaustus. They measure respectively : 1'16 by -85, and 1'12 by -82. 2. [Canada.] Crowley Bequest. Genus CYANOCITTA, StricM. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.). Corvus cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xli. figs. 7 a-c (1845-54). Cyanocitta cristata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 107 (1877) ; Nehrl. Bull. Nutt. Orn. CL vii. p. 168 ( 1882) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. 'N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 356, pi. v. tigs. 5, 6 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 615 (1909); Nehrk. .Kat. Eiersamml. p. 361 (1910). Cyanocitta cristata cristata, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 347 (1904). Eggs of the American Blue Jay are of a regular rather wide oval shape, sometimes somewhat pointed towards the smaller end, and slightly glossy. The ground-colour varies much, and may be dull greyish-green, pale olive-green, pale olive-brown, and occa- sionally pale whitish-buff. The shell is usually finely spotted all over, especially round the larger end, with umber-brown, or vandyke-brown and ash-grey or lilac-grey, but in some examples the markings are fewer and larger. They vary in length from 1-02 to 1-2, and in breadth from -81 to -85. 496 CORVIDJ3. 6. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America. (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. New York (D. G. Elliot : Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll.). 4. Princeton, New Jersey, 15th May Princeton University, N. J. ( W. E. D. Scott). [E.]. Philadelphia ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Illinois, 1st April ( W. S. Strode). W. Radclilie Saunders, Esq. 3. Fulton, Illinois, 20th April (W. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. S. S.). [P.]. 3. Fulton, 20th April (W. S. S.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Cyanocitta coronata (Swains.). Cyanocitta coronata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. Ill (1877); SaJv. $ Goflm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 491 (1887) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 616 (1909). Cyanocitta stelleri coronata, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 362 (1904). An egg said to be that of the Blue-crested Jay is of a regular oval shape and without gloss. The ground is pale blue, rather sparingly spotted with distinct small spots of dull chocolate-brown and lilac-grey. It measures 1'23 by '89. 1. Guatemala. Crowley Bequest. Cyanocitta florincola, Cones. Cyanocitta cristata florincola, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 361, pi. v. fige. 7, 8 (1895) ; Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 350 (1904). Cvanocitta flovincola, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 615 (1909); Nehrk.fKat. Eiersamml. p. 362 (1910). Four eggs of the Florida Blue Jay are of the same type as those of C. cristata, with the ground-colour pale olive-brown. 4 Florida, 30th March (Dickinson). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Genus APHELOCOMA, Calanis. Aphelocoma calif ornica ( Vigors). Aphelocoma californica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 113 (1877) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 374, pi. v. n>s. 15-18 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 617 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 362 (1910). Aphelocoma californica californica, Ridyw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 327 (1904). APHELOCOMA. 497 Eggs of the California Jay vary in shape from a broad oval to a somewhat pointed oval, and are distinctly glossy. The ground- colour varies from pale blue to greyish-green or pale olive-green. The blue examples from Los Angeles are very sparingly marked with small spots of reddish- brown and lilac : the other specimens are more or less spotted all over with reddish-brown or umber- brown and lilac or ash-grey, the markings being always most numerous towards the larger end, and in some specimens forming a distinct cap. 1. [California] (Smiths. List.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. California, 2nd May ( Wallace). Crowley Bequest. 2. Sacramento Valley, California Crowley Bequest. (A. L. H.: Tristram Coll.). 4. Pasadena, California, 20tb May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 3. Los Angeles, California, Wt Radcliffe Sauuders, Esq. [p.], Aphelocoma woodhousei (Baird). Aphelocoma woodhousei, Sharpe, Cat. Birch B. M. iii. p. 114 (1877); Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 372, pi. v. fiar. 14 (1895) ; Ridyw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 333 (1904): Sharpe, Hand-l. v, p. 617 (1909) ; Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 362 (1910). Five eggs of Woodhouse's Jay resemble the more strongly marked examples of A. californica described above. 5. [Western United States.] W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Aphelocoma cyanotis, Eidgway. Aphelocoma cyanotis, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 382 (1895) ; Ridtjw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p, 335 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 617 (1909). Five eggs of the Blue-eared Jay are of a wido oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground-colour in one is greyish-blue and in the remaining four dull greyish-green. All are marked with chestnut and lilac-grey spots : rather faint in two specimens, mostly concentrated round the larger end in two more, and round the smaller end in the fifth. They bear a curious resemblance to strongly marked eggs of Turdus viscivorus. They measure respec- tively : Ml by -82; 1-1 by -8; 1-05 by -85 ; 1-03 by 8 ; and 1-02 by -81. 5. North-west head of Guadalupe Salvin-Godman Coll. River, Central Texas, 5th April (II. P. Attwater). VOL. V. "2 X 498 COKVIDJ2. Genus CYANOCORAX, Boie. Cyanocorax chrysops ( Vieill.}. Cyanocorax chrysops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 120 (1877) ; Chubb, Ibis, 1910, p. 646 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 619 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 362 (1910). Eggs of the Urraca Jay vary in shape from a broad to a somewhat pointed oval, and are slightly glossy. The ground varies from greyish-white to creamy-white and whitish-buff, and is generally thickly freckled all over with yellowish-brown and lilac-grey, the markings being usually most numerous at the broad end. In some clutches the markings are small and comparatively speaking few, in others they are much coarser and have a somewhat blotched appearance. In one abnormally coloured set the ground is pale bluish-white with small very dark brown spots and ash-grey under- markings, mostly concentrated about the large end. They vary in length from 1-18 to 1-4, and in breadth from -88 to -98. 8. Sapucay, Paraguay, 3. Sapucay. 3. Sapucay. 2. Sapucay, 1st Oct. 2. Sapucay, 2nd Oct. 3*. Sapucay, 8th Oct. 4. Sapucay, llth Oct. 2. Sapucay, 12th Oct. 4. Sapucay, 13th Oct. 3. Sapucay, 13th Oct. 2. Sapucay, 13th Oct. 4. Sapucay, J9th Oct. 3. Sapucay, llth Nov. 2. Sapucay, 1 2th Nov. 2. Sapucay, 13th Nov. 3. Sapucay, 22nd Nov. 4. Sapucay, 4th Dec. W. Foster, Esq. C.I W. Foster, Esq. C.] W. Foster, Esq. •c: W. Foster, Esq. 'c: W. Foster, Esq. c; W. Foster, Esq. c: W. Foster, Esq. c; W. Foster, Esq. "o: W. Foster, Esq. "C." W. Foster, Esq. 'C." W. Foster, Esq. "c.j W. Foster, Esq. [c; W. Foster, Esq. lc.~ W. Foster, E?q. 'c.l W. Foster, Esq. *c.] W. Foster, Esq. 'C.J W. Foster, Esq. c.] Cyanocorax affinis, Pelz. Cyanocorax affinis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 121 (1877) ; Scl. 8, Salv, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 510 ; Atten, Bull. Amer. Mus. xxi. p. 290 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 619 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 362 (1910). Two eggs of the Colombian Jay do not differ in any way from typical examples of C. chrysops, with the ground-colour whitish- buff. They measure respectively : 1-36 by -96, and 1-32 by -99. 2. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Salvin-Godinan Coll. CYAXOCOKAX. 499 Cyanocorax mystacalis ((reoffr.). Cyanocorax mystacalis, Sharj)e, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 124 (1877) ; Tacz. Orn. Perou, ii. p. 398 (1884) ; Sharpe, Havd-l. v. p. 620 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersaimnl. p. 362, pi. i. fig. 2 (1910). An egg of the Ecuador Jay is like some of the very finely spotted examples laid by C. chrysops. The ground is pale whitish-, buff, minutely dotted all over with points and small well-defined spots of dark brown and lilac-grey. It measures 1'25 by i)2. 1. X. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.), Crowley Bequest, Cyanocorax caeruleus ( Vieill.}. (Plate XXII. tigs. 13 & 15.) Cyanocorax cseruleus, Sharpe, Cat Birds B. M. iii. p. 126 (1877); Hellmayr, Nov. Zool. xiii. p, 305 (190G) ; Sharpe, Hand-L \. p. 621 (1909) ;" Chubb, Ibis, 1910, p. 646; Nehrk, Kat. EiersammL p. 363, pi. i. fig. 1 (1910). Eggs of the South Brazilian Blue Jay vary from a wide to a regular oval shape, sometimes somewhat pointed towards the smaller end, and are very slightly glossy. The large series collected by Mr. Foster at Sapucay is remarkably uniform in appearance. All have the ground pale blue, boldly spotted and blotched with reddish chocolate-brown and lilac-grey of several shades. In most examples the markings are distributed all over the shell, but in one or two they are more numerous at the larger end and form an irregular wreath. They vary in length from I'l to T32, and in. breadth from -83 to -91, 8. Sapucay, Paraguay. W, Foster, Esq. 2. Sapucay, 1st Oct. W. Foster, Esq. 2. Sapucay, 2nd Oct. W. Foster, Esq. 5. Sapucay, 6th Oct. W, Foster, Esq. 1 . Sapucay, 13th Oct, W. Foster, Esq. 0. c. re. o. o. 3. Sapucay, 18th Oct, W. Foster, Esq. [C. 4. Sapucay, 4th Nov, W, Foster, Esq, [C." 5. Sapucay, 13th Nov, W. Foster, Esq. [C/ 4. Sapucay, 3rd Dec, W. Foster, Esq. [C/ 1. Brazil. Spencer Moore, Esq. j_.r,j, 2. Serra do Mar, Sao Paulo, Brazil, (Jrowley Bequest. 3rd Oct. Three eggs from Brazil and Serra do Mar also referred to the present species have a very different type of marking, the ground being pale greenish-blue closely freckled all over with umber-brown and lilac-grey. These eggs agree exactly with the figure given by Herr Nehrkorn. 2x2 500 GOBVIDJE. Genus XANTHURA, Bonap. Xanthura galeata, Ridgway. Xanthura yncas, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 129 (1877) [part.]; Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 363 (1910). Cyanocorax incas, Sol. 8? Solo, (nee Bodd.) P. Z. S. 1.879, 'p. 510. Xanthoura yncas galeata, Ridgw. Auk, xvii. p. 27 (1900). Xanthura galeata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 621 (1909). Two eggs of the Helmeted Inca Jay are of a rather wide oval shape, a third is more pointed, and all are slightly glossy. The ground is dull greenish-white densely freckled all over with fine markings of yellowish-umber, brown and lilac-grey. In one specimen the markings are concentrated at the larger end and form an irregular cap. They measure respectively : 1'22 by '85 ; 1*2 by •84 ; and 1-12 by -85. 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K, Salmon}. Xanthura luxuosa (Less.). Xanthura luxuosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 132 (1877) [part.]; Salvin fy Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 502 (1887) [part.]; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 621 (1909). Xanthoura luxuosa luxuosa, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 306 (1904). Four eggs of the Green Jay are much the same as those of X. galeata but are smaller and less densely spotted. The ground is white or pale greenish-white, spotted all over and blotched towards the larger end with various shades of yellowish-brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively: 1'06 by *84; 1*03 by -8 ; 1 by -81 ; and 1 by -8. 3. Tampico, Tamaulipas, E. Mexico, Salvin-Godman Coll. 3rd June ( W. B. Richardson). 1. Tampico, 3rd June ( W. B. R.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Xanthura glaucescens, Ridgway. Xanthura incas var. luxuosa, Merrill, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. i. p. 89 (1876). Xanthura luxuosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 132 (1877) [part.] ; Sennett, Bull. U. S. Geol. $ Geogr. Surv. iv. p. 29 (1878) ; Merrill, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 136 (1878) ; Salvin fy Godm. Biol. Centr.- Amer., Aves, i. p. 502 (1887) [part.]. ^ Xanthoura luxuosa, Bendire (nee Less.), Life-Hist. N. Amer. B. ii. p. 383. pi. iii. tigs. 15-17 (1895). Xanthoura luxuosa glaucescens, Ridgw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 308 (1904). Xanthura glaucescens, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 621 (1909). XANTIIURA. — ClSSOLOPHA. 601 Eggs of the Rio Grande Green Jay resemble those of X. galeata, but are rather smaller. 4. [South-western Texas.] W. Rndcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. Xanthura guatemalensis, Bonap. Xanthura luxuosa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M> iii. p. 132 (1877) [part.] ; Salv. 8f Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Ave*, i. p. 502 (1887) [part.]. Xanthoura luxuosa guatemalensis, RiJgw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. iii. p. 310 (1904). Xanthura guatemalensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 622 (1909). Xanthura luxuosa, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 363 (1910). Eggs of the Guatemalan Green Jay resemble those of X. galeata, but are not quite so heavily spotted. They measure respectively : MS by -82; 1-09 by '82; and 1-08 by -8. 1. Yucatan (G. F. Gaumer). Gould Coll. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest, Genus ClSSOLOPHA, Bonap. Cissolopha yucatanica (Dubois). Xanthura yucatanica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 133 (1877). Cyanocitta yucatanica, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 446. Cyanolyca yucatanica, Salv. fy Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 498 (1887). Cissilopha yucatanica, Ridgiv. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 315 (1904). Cissolopha yucatanica, Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 622 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 363 (1910). Eggs of the Yucatan Jay are of a broad oval form, sometimes somewhat pointed towards the smaller end, and distinctly glossy. The ground varies from pinkish-white or dull purplish-white to pale pinkish-brick-colour, and is thickly or sparingly spotted with light red, chestnut, or brown, and underlying marks of purplish- grey. They vary in length from 1-08 to 1-23, and in breadth from -75 to -92. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 2. Yucatan (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Yucatan (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 2. Valladolid, Yucatan (G. F. Gould Coll. Gaumer}. 2. Zoological Gardens, London. Zoological Society Coll. Cissolopha beecheyi ( rigors}. (Plate XXII. fig. 14.) Xanthura beecheii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 133 (1877). Cyanolvca beecheyi, Salvin 4* Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 497 (1887). 502 CORVID^fi. Cissilopha beecheii, Ridaw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 316 (1904). Cissolopha beecheyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 622 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 363 (1910). Two eggs of Beechey's Jay are of a rather long oval shape and somewhat glossy ; the ground is light pinkish brick-colour, thickly spotted at the broad end, and somewhat sparingly elsewhere, with light chestnut and reddish lilac-grey, the markings at the broad end being more or less confluent. They measure respectively 1 -35 by -94 and 1-35 by -94. 2. Mazatlan, W. Mexico, 17th May Crowley Bequest. (A. Forrer). Cissolopha melanocyanea (Hartl.}. Cyanocittn, melanocyanea, ScL # Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 21, pi. v. fig. 6. Xanthura melanocyanea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds It. M , iii. p. 134 (1877). Cyanolyca melanocyanea, Salvin fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. 4p. 498 (1887). Cissilopha melanocyanea, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 317 (1904), Cissolopha melanocyanea, Sharpc, Hand-l. v. p. 623 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 363 (1910). Eggs of Hartlaub's Jay are of two types : the first, with a light pinkish-brick ground and light chestnut and reddish-lilac markings, resembles the eggs of C. beeclieyi described above ; the other type, said to be also of this species, resembles the eggs of C. yucatanica, having the ground pinkish-white with dark chestnut and lilac-grey spots scattered all over the shell. They measure from 1/08 to 1-23 in length, and from '81 to *89 in breadth. 1. Mexico (Nehrkorn Cull.}. Crowley Bequest. 1. San Geronimo, Guatemala (O. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Salvin). 3. San Geronimo, 29th April (O. &). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 28th May Salvin^Godmau Coll. (O. &). 3. Duenas, 31st May (O. &). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus PSILORHINUS, Hupp. Psilorhinus morio Psilorliintts morio, Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. If. i. p. 554 (1869) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 139 (1877); Salvin $ Godman, Biol. Cetitr.- Amer., A ves, i. p. 505 (1887) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 625 (1909) ; Nehrk. KaL Eirrtamml. p. 363 (1910). Psilorhinus mexicanus, Salvin fy Godman, t. c. p. 506 (1887). Psilorhinus morio morio, HidffW. Birds North fy Middle 'Amer. iii. p. 299 (1904). An egg of the Brown Jay is of a somewhat pointed oval shape PSILORH1NUS.— STRUTHIDEA. 603 and without gloss. The ground is creamy-white, densely and finely freckled all over with very small spots of umber-brown and grey. It measures 1*39 by *95. 1. Mexico (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. Psilorhinus vociferus (Cabot). Corvus vociferus, Cabot, Pr. Host. Soc. N. H. i. p. 155 (1843). Psilorhinus mexicauus, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 447. Psilorhinus mexicanus vociferus, Ridgiv. Birds Nerth # Middle Amer. iii. p. 303 (1904). Psilorhinus vociferus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 626 (1909). Three eggs of the Yucatan Brown Jay are indistinguishable from those of P. morio, but are somewhat glossy. One example has the markings most dense at the broad end and some of the brown spots are rather large in size. They measure respectively 1-35 by *97 ; 1-35 by -98 ; 1-32 by -92. 2. Yucatan. Crowley Bequest. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (G. F. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gaumer). Genus STRUTHIDEA, Gould. Struthidea cinerea, Gould. Struthidea cinerea, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 472 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 140 (1877) ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Birds Austr. p. 188, pi. viii. fig. 8 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eygs Austr. Birds, i. p. 63 (1901) ; North Nest $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 18 (1901) ; Barnard, Emu, vii. p. 188 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 626 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Eggs of the Apostle-bird or Grey Jumper are of an oval shape and slightly glossy. The ground is white with a few distinct scattered spots of brown of various shades or even black, and underlying ashy-grey or lilac-grey, the markings being nearly always round the larger end. They vary from 1-03 to 1-23 in length, and from '75 to -9 in breadth. 2. Queensland. Gould Coll. 2. New South Wales, 18th Oct. Gould Coll. (J. Gould). 3. Ivanhoe, N. S. Wales, 7th Sept. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 5. Dubbo, N. S. Wales, Oct. (A. J. N.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq. [P.]. 504 Genus PICATHARTES, Lesson. Picathartes gymnocephalus, Temm. Picathartes gymnocephalus, Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 67, pi. ii. ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 141 (1877) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 644 (1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 159 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 626 (1909). An egg of the White-necked Bare-headed Crow is of a rather long oval shape and without gloss. The ground is creamy-white, densely mottled all over with rather small spots and markings of yellowish-brown, umber-brown, and ashy or lilac-grey. It measures 1-57 by 1-06. 1. Denkera, Fantee (8. D. Aubinn). Dr. R. B. Sharpe [P.]. Picathartes oreas, Reiclienow. (Plate XXII. fig. 8.) Picathartes oreas, Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 6^4 (1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 160 (1906) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1908, p. 357 : id.. Hand-l. v. p. 626 (1909). An egg of the Grey-necked Bare-headed Crow resembles that of P. gymnocephalus. It measures 1'57 by T06. 1. Cameroon. G. L. Bates Esq. [C.j. Genus GLAUCOPIS, Gmd. Glaucopis cinerea, Gmel. (Plate XXII. fig. 2.) Glaucopis cinerea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 142 (1877) ; Campbell, Tr. New Zeal. hist. xii. p. 249 (1879) ; fuller, Birds N. Zeal. i. p. 5 (1888), Suppl. ii. p. 164 (1905); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 627 (1909). Two eggs of the Orange-wattled Crow are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and are very slightly glossy. The ground is dull purplish- grey, rather sparingly spotted and blotched with sepia-brown and grey of various shades. They measure respectively 1-53 by 1*1 and 1-61 by 1-08. 2. New Zealand (Field Coll.}. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. Genus GRACULUS, Koch. Graculus graculus (Linn.}. Corvus graculus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xli, fig. 3 (1845- Pyrrhocorax graculus, Tristram, Ibis, 1 859, p. 292 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, pp. 313, 358 ; Seebohm, Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 228, pi. 55. fig. 2 GRACTJLUS. 505 (1896) ; Neioton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 471 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 405 (1902) ; lley, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 369 (1904), pi. 50. figs. 8-11 (1900) ; Whitaker, Birds Tunis, ii. p. 7 (1905) ; Dresser, Eggs Birds Europ. pts. xi. & xii. p. 415, pi. 2. tigs. 7-9 (1908). Fregilus graculus, Loche, Expl Sci. Alg6r., Ois. i. p. 116 (1867) ; Hume & Render*. Lahore to Yark. p. 243 (1873). Graculus graculus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 146 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. \. p. 627 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 364 (1910). Graciilius ereiiiita, Oates, Faun. Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 43 (1889) ; Oatet, ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 31 (1889). Pyrrbocorax pyrrhocorax, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 35 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 30 pi. 2. figs. 8-11 (1906). Eggs of the Chough vary in shape from a broad or regular oval to a somewhat pointed oval, and are almost devoid of gloss. The ground is white, creamy-white, or pale greenish-white, marked all over the shell, sometimes sparingly, sometimes densely, with spots and small blotches of umber-brown and lilac-grey of different shades, the markings being usually more numerous and rather larger at the broad end. European eggs vary in length from 1-47 to 1*62, and in breadth from 1-01 to 1-16. An Algerian egg measures 1'42 by 1. The egg laid by the larger Tibetan race, named Fregilus Jiimalayanus, Gould, is much larger than any other specimen in the Collection and measures 1*74 by 1'2. It does not differ in any other respect. 1. I. of Islay, Inner Hebrides (Har- Seebohm Coll. tfitt Coll.). 5. Trwyn - cilan, Carnarvon, 26th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. April (E. Evans}. [P.]. 5. Trwyn-cilan, 10th May (E. E.). W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 5. Pembrokeshire. Gould Coll. 5. Ramsey I., Pembroke, 16th May W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. (W. Morgan}. [P.]. 1. Portland Bill, Dorset (Tristram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 4. Lulworth, Dorset, May (P. Crowley Bequest. Crowley}. 7. Lulworth, June (P. C.}. Crowley Bequest. 3. Lulworth, 29th April. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Lulworth, May. Snebohm Coll. 1. Rathlin I., Antrim. Seebohin Coll. 2. Rathlin I. Seebohm Coll. 3. Rathlin I., 22nd April. Seebohm Coll. 2. The Breaches, Wicklow, 14th Seebohm Coll. May (H. Saunders). 4. Wattvford, 28th April (R. J. Seebohin Coll. Ussher). 4. Waterford, 4th May (R. J. U.}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Waterford, 6th May (R. J. U.}. Seebohm Coll. 4. Cappoquin, Waterford (R. J. U.}. Seebohin Coll. 506 4. Kerry, 8th May (R. J. V.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Spanish side of Pyrenees (Tris- Crowley Bequest. tram Coll). 6. Zelengora, Bosnia, 16th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 1. Algeria. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Chumbi, Tibet, 8th May (L. Hume Coll. Mandelli). Genus PYRRHOCORAX, Vitill Pyrrhocorax alpinus, Vieill. Corvus pyrrhocorax, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. tab. xlii. figs. 2, a-d (1845-54). Pyrrhocorax alpinus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 148 (1877) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 44 (1889) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 229, pi. 55. fig. 4 (1896) ; Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 473 (1902) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 406 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 627 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Rev, Eier Vog. Mitteleurop. i. p. 368 (1904), pi. 49. figs. 8-11 (1900). Pyrrhocorax graculus, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 36 (1903) ; Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 33, pi. 4. figs. 8-11 (1906). Eggs of the Alpine Chough are similar to those of Graculus graculus, but smaller. They vary in length from T34 to 1*55, and in breadth from 1 to T 07. 3. Europe. Old Collection. 1. Lenk, Switzerland (Trietram Crowley Bequest. Coll.}. 2. Parnassus, Greece, 20th May (T. Seebohm Coll. Kruper}. 5. Parnassus, 22nd May (T. K.). W. Radclifie Saunders, Esq. 4. Parnassus, 22nd May (T. K.}. "W. Radclifie Saunders, Esq. Genus CORCORAX, Lesson. Corcorax melanorhamplms ( Vieill.). Corcorax melanorhamphus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 470 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 149 (1877) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. p. 189 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 65, pi. (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 21 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 628 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eicr- samml. p. 364 (1910). Eggs of the White-winged Chough are of a broad or regular oval shape, somewhat pointed, and distinctly glossy. The ground is creamy-white, with rather large scattered blotches and spots of TODOCES. 507 vandyke-brown and purplish-grey of various shades distributed over the whole shell. In some specimens the surface-markings aro almost absent, They vary in length from 1*4 to 1*81, and in breadth from 1-06 to 1-2. 1. New South Wales. 2. New South Wales. 4. New South Wales. 3. Yandembah, N. S. Wales, Sept. (A. J. North}. 2. Merungle, N. S. Wales, 14th Oct. (A. J. JV,). 2. Fish River, N. S. Wales (E. P. Ramsay] . 4. Victoria. 3. Murray River, Victoria, 5th May (A*.J. N.}. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. 2. South Australia. 6. South Australia. 7. South Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. Crowley Bequest. Crowley Bequest, Crowley Bequest, Government of Victoria [P,]. Crowley Bequest. F. A. Philbrick, Esq. [P.]. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Genus PODOCES, Fischer. Podoces panderi, Fischer. Podoces panderi, Cabanis, J. f. O. 1873, p. 63, pi. 3. figs. 37 & 38 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 150 (1877) ; Newton, P. Z. S. 1897, p. 893, pi. li. fig. 10 ; Dresser, Man. Pal Birds, i. p. 406 (1902) ; Hartert, Vog.pal. Faun. i. p. 39 (1903) j Dresser, Eggs Birds Europ. pts. xi. &. xii. p. 417, pi. i. figs. 6 & 7 (1908) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 628 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Eggs of Pander's Ground-Chough are of a rather broad oval shape, somewhat pointed towards the smaller end, and slightly glossy. The ground is pale greenish-white, spotted all over with light umber-brown and blotched with lilac-grey of various shades, the markings being generally most numerous round the larger end and forming a rather well-defined wreath. They vary in length from 1-01 to 1-21, and in breadth from •? to -83. 3. Transcaspia, 4th April (N. Za- W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. rudny). [P.]. 2. Transcaspia, 2nd May (N. Z.}. H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. Podoces humilis, Hume. Podoces huuiilis, Hume iff Henders. Lahore to Yarkand, p. 247 (1873) ; Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. iii. p. 152 (1877) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 40 (1903) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 629 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). 508 . - STREPERID^. Two eggs of the Dwarf Ground-Chough are of a rather long and somewhat pointed oval shape, slightly glossy and pure white. They measure -91 by -62 and -88 by -62. 2. Koko.nor, Eastern Tibet (Roth- Crowley Bequest. schild Coll.). Family STREPERID^E. Genus STREPERA, Lesson. Strepera graculina ( White). (Plate XXII. fig. 9.) Strepera graculina, Gould, Handb. Birds Amir. i. p. 168 (1865); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. iii. p. 57 (1877) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Birds Austr. p. 55 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 58 (1901) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 8 (1901) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 629 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 364 (1910). Two eggs of the Pied Crow-Shrike are of a broad oval form, and slightly pointed towards the smaller end. The ground is dull greyish-pink, rather sparingly spotted with umber-brown and lilac-grey of several shades. In one egg the markings are more numerous round the larger end and form an ill-defined wreath. They measure respectively : 1*69 by 1-21 and 1-65 by 1-22. 2. Liverpool, New South Wales, Oct. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). Strepera arguta, Gould. Strepera arguta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 171 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 59 (1877) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. p. 57 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 59 (1901) ; North, Nests % Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 10, pi. B i, fig. 9 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 629 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Four eggs believed to be those of the Hill Crow-Shrike are much like eggs of S. graculina in having the ground-colour greyish-pink, but the markings are in the form of scattered rounded chocolate- coloured spots, with blurred edges and minute dots of the same colour ; there is also an indistinct tracery of pale chocolate-pink smears and lines, more apparent in some of the eggs than in others. They measure respectively: 1*68 by 1-15; 1'62 by 1*17; 1*59 by 1-14; and 1-56 by 1-14. A fifth egg is much smaller, and has the ground-colour greyish- pink, with spots and small blotches of burnt-sienna and bluish- grey, most of the markings being rather faint. It measures 1'49 by 1-06. 5. [Tasmania.] Crowley Bequest. STREPERA. 509 Strepera vieilloti, Matheivs. Strepera cuneicaiidata, North, Nests # Eggs Birds Austr. p. 55, pi. vii. tig. 1 (1889); Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 60 (1901) [part.] ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 14, pi. B i. tig. 13 (1901) [part.]. Strepera versicolor, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 630 (1909) [part.]. Strepera versicolor vieilloti, Matheivs, Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 444 (1912). Eggs of Vieillot's Crow-Shrike resemble those of S. yraculina in markings, but the ground-colour varies from almost creamy-white, pale greyish-pink, and pale brownish-pink to pale pinkish brick- colour. Some specimens have more or less marked blackish hair- lines round the larger end. They vary from 1*63 to l*78.in length, and from 1'16 to 1*23 in breadth. 1. Victoria. Gould Coll. 3. Victoria, 17th Sept. Crowley Bequest. 2. Cranbourne, Victoria, llth Dec. Crowley Bequest. (A. J. North). 1. Mitcham, Victoria, 9th Oct. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.l 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. 'Philbrick, Esq. [P.] . Strepera melanoptera, Gould. Strepera arguta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 171 (1865) [part.]. Strepera melanoptera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 61 (1877); North, Nests 8f Eggs Birds Austr. p. 56 (1889); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 61 (1901) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 12, pi. B i. fig. 10 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 629 (1909) [part.] ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Four eggs of the Black-winged Crow-Shrike are similar to those of S. graculina, all having the same markings and ground-colour of greyish-pink. Three measure respectively: 1'66 by 1*2; 1-63 by 1-18; and 1-62 by 1-10. 1. South Australia. Gould Coll. 1. South Australia. Gould Coll. 2. South Australia. Gould Coll. Strepera plumbea, Gould. Strepera anaphonensis, Gould (nee Temm.), Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 173 (1865). Strepera plumbea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 60 (1877) ; North, Nests % Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 16 (1901); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 630 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Strepera cuneicaudata plumbea, Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 60, pi. (1901). Eggs of the Leaden Crow-Shrike have the ground-colour gene- rally darker than in S. graculina, and vary from pale reddish- brick-colour or dull pinkish-grey to darker brownish-red ; the markings are the same, and one egg has a black hair-line as in S. aryuta. In one specimen from [W. Australia], believed to be of this species, the markings are concentrated in a broad zone 510 STREPERID^l. round the larger end. They vary in length from 1'52 to 1'Tl, and in breadth from 1-17 to 1-2. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 1. [West Australia.] Crowley Bequest. 1. West Australia. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. 1. Swan River, W. Australia, Nov. Crowley Bequest. (Rev. G. J. Bostock : Tristram Coll.). Strepera intermedia, Sharpe. Strepera intermedia, Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. iii. p. 59 (1877) ; North, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) ii. p. 405 (1887) ; North, Nests $ Eugs Birds Austr. p. 56 (1889) ; Campbell Nests 8c Eggs Amtr. Birds. i. p. 62 (1901). Strepera fusca, Ashby, Emu, v. p. 27 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 630 (1909). Two eggs of Sharpe's Crow-Shrike are similar to those of S. graculina, the ground-colour being pale greyish-pink in both specimens ; the markings are moat numerous towards the smaller end. They measure respectively: 1-55 by 1*25 and 1'62 by 1'21. There can be no doubt that S. fusca, Ashby, from York Peninsula, is synonymous wiih S. intermedia, Sharpe, from Port Lincoln; and that the latter is quite distinct from 8, melanoptera, Gould, with which Sharpe himself has united it in his Hand-list. 2. York Peninsula, South Australia, Crowley Bequest. 14th Oct. (A. J. North). Strepera fuliginosa (Gould). Strepera fuliginosa, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 170 (1865) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 61 (1877) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Birds Austr. p. 57 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests $ Egys Austr. Birds, i. p. 62 (1901); North, Nests fy Eggs Birds Austr. i. p. 17, pi. B i. tig. 11 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 630 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 364 (1910). Five eggs of the Sooty Crow-Shrike resemble those of S. gracu- lina, but all are of a rather more elongate oval shape and distinctly pointed towards the smaller end. The ground varies from pinkish- cream-colour and greyish-pink to pale brick-colour. In the paler eggs the umber-brown and lilac-grey markings are somewhat faint, while the darker eggs from King Island are more strongly and densely marked and show traces of black hair-lines round the larger end. North assures us that S. fuliginosa is the species found on the Islands in Bass Strait, and that it is especially common on the shores of King Island. They measure respectively : 1-88 by 1-12; 1-82 by L-24 ; 1-8 by 1'25; 175 by 1-12; and 1-7 by 1-16. 2. King Island, Bass Strait, 18th Crowley Bequest. Sept. (A. J. North). 1. Tasmania (E. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest. 1. Tasmania (Hinsby Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 1. Tasmania. Gould Coll. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. abbas (Tanagra), 307. abeillei (Orcbesticus), 316. abyssinica (Galerida), 142. abyssinicus (Hypbant- ornis), 351. abyssinicus (Ploceus), 351. Acantbocbaera, 54. Acantbogenys, 55. Acantborhyncbus, 35. acik (Chalcomitra), 24. acik (Cinnyris), 24. Acridotheres, 413. aororbyncbus (Oriolus), 430. actia (Otocoris), 120. actia (Otocorys), 120. acuticauda (Munia), 337. acuticauda (Poepbila), 341. acuticauda (Uroloncba), 337. acuticaudus (Anumbius), 375, 377. adamsi (Alaudula), 131. adoxa (Spermopbila), 164. adsimilis (Buchanga), 441. ^gintba, 340. jElurcedus, 452. senea (Cbaptia), 439. seneus (Callothrus), 373. seneus (Molotbrus), 372, 373. seneus (Quiscalus), 398. seneus (Tangarius), 373. aestiva (Dendrceca), 62, 63. sestiva (Dendroica), 62. aestiva (Pyranga), 311. sestiva (Sylvia), 62. ./Etbiopsar, 415. jEtkopyga, 14. afer (Cinnyris), 23. afer (Dicrurus), 441. affinis (Corvus), 474. affinis (Cyanocorax), 498. affinis (Euphonia), 300. affinis (Icterus), 389. affiuis (Mimeta), 433. affinis (Mirafra), 136. affinis (Oriolus), 433. affinis (Pardalotus), 10. affinis (Rhinocorax), 474. afra (Cinnyris), 23. afra (Pyromelana), 322. af'ricana (Alauda), 111. africana (Carduelis), 1"Q 10. africana (Fringilla), 175. africana (Mirafra), 136. Agelasus, 378. agile (Piprisoma), 12. agilis (Pipastes), 92. aglffius (Quiscalus), 398. Agropsar, 411. Aidemosyne, 339. aignani (Zosterops), 5. Ala3inon, 112. Alario, 210. alario (Alario), 210. alascensis (Budytes), 86. alascensis (Motacilla), 86. Alauda, 125. Alaudida;, 111. alaudina (Fringilla), 289. alaudinus (Passe rcul us), 263. alaudinus (Pbrygilus), 289. alaudipes (Alaemon), 112. Alaudula, 131. alba (Motacilla), 74, 75. alberti (Craspedopbora), 447. alberti (Ptilorhis), 447. albicinctus (J^tbiopsar), 416. albicollis (Saltator), 171. albicollis (Zonotrichia), 275. albifrons (Amblyospiza), 365. albifrona (Glycipbila), 36. albigula (Eremopbila), 118. albigula (Otocorys), 118. albigula (Pipilo), 285. albigularis (Oonopo- phila), 37. albigularis (Entomo- phila), 37. albigularis (Melitbrep- tes), 32. albigularis (Melithrep- tus), 32. albigularis (Poliospiza), 211, 212. albigularis (Serinus), 211. albilateralis (Diglossa), 298. albitempora (Chloro- spingus), 315. albitemporalis (Cbloro- spingus), 315. albocinctus (JEthiopsar), 416. albofasciata (Certhi- lauda), 112. albogularis (Orithagra), 211. albogularis (Meliphaga), albogularis (Melitbrep- tus), 32. algeriensis (Ammo- manes), 146. aliena (Sitagra), 353. alien us (Hyphanturgus), 353. 512 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. alienus (Ploceus), 353. alleni (Pipilo), 284. alpestris (Alauda), 115. alpestris (Eremophila), 114, 115,116, 117. alpestris (Otocoris), 115. alpestris (Otocorys), 114, 115. alpestris (Pbilereruos), 115. alpicola (Montifringilla). 193. alpina (Citrinella), 180. alpinus (Pyrrbocorax), 506. altera (Manucodia), 450. Amadina, 329. amandava (Sporaegin- thus), 332. amantuin (Erythrospiza), 195. Amauresthes, 326. Amblycercus, 371. Amblyornis, 451. Amblyospiza, 365. Amblyrhamphus, 382. americana (Oorone), 471. americana (Euspiza), 260. americana (Parula), 61. americana (Spiza), 260. americanus (Corvus), 468, 471, 472. amethystina (Cbalco- mitra), 25. amethystina (Cinnyris), 25. amethystinus (Cinnvris), 25. ammodendri (Passer), 209. Ammodromus, 264. Atnmomanes, 145. amoena (Cyanospiza), 281. amoena (Passerina), 281. Ampbispiza, 266. amplus (Carpodacus), 223. analoga (Ptilotis), 41, 42. anaphonensis (Strepera), 509. andamanensis (Disse- muroides), 445. andamanensis (Oriolus), 430. andamanensis (Poli- opsar), 407. andamanensis (Spodiop- sar), 407. andamanensis (Sturnia), 407. andamanica (Aracb- nechthra), 26. andamanica (Cinnyris), 26. andamanicus (Cinnyris), 26. andamanicus (Cyrto- stomus), 26. anderssoni(Tephrocorys), 124. Anellobia, 55. anglica (Loxia), 224. angoleusis (Estrilda), 345. angolensis (Uraeginthus), 345. annectens (Disrurus), 435. annuloea (Zosterops), 3. anoxantba (Loxigilla), 160. anoxantha (Spermo- phila), 160. anoxanthus (Loxigilla), 160. anoxanthus(Loxiipasser), 160. anoxantbus (Loxipasser), 160. Antbornis, 50. Antbotbreptes, 30. Antbus, 89. Annmbius, 375, 377. Apbelocoma, 496. Aplonis, 419. apoda (Paradisea), 448. approximans (Euplectes), approximans (Pyro- melana), 321. aquaticus (Antbus), 104. Arachnecbtbra, 17. Aracbnothera, 29. arborea (Alauda), 143. arborea (Lullula), 143. arboreus (Antbus), 89. arboreus (Dendro- nantbus), 89. arboreus (Passer), 203. arctoa (Lecosticte), 194, arctoa (Montifringilla), 194. arctous (Montifringilla), 194. arcuata (Emberiza), 234. arcuata (Fringilla), 207. arcuatus (Passer), 207. ardens (Coliopasser), 317. ardens (Coliostrutbus), 317. ardens (Coliuspasser), 317. ardens (Penthetria), 317. ardens (Vidua), 317. arenacea (Spizella), 272. arenicola (Galerida), 140. arenicolor(Ammomanes), 147. argenticeps (Pbileraon), 57. argenticeps (Tropido- r by neb us), 57. arguta (Strepera), 508, 509. arizoriae (Astragalinus), 184. arizonae (Cbrysomitria), 184. arizonae (Spizella), 271. arnaudi (Nigrita), 323. arnaudi (Philaeterus), 323. arnaudi (Pbiletairus), 323. arnaudi (Pseudonigrita), 323. A.rremon, 291. Arretnonops, 286. aruensis (Ptilotis), 42. arundinacea (Scboeni- cola), 230. arvensis (Alauda), 125, 126, 127. arvensis (Sycalis), 218. asiatica (Aracbnecbtbra), 17. asiatica (Cinnyrifi), 17. asiaticus (Cinnyris), 17. aspasias (Oinnyris), 19. aspasioides (Cinnyris), 20. aspasioides (Hermo- timia), 20. assamica (Mirafra), 136. assimilis (Buchanga), 441. Astragalinus, 183. Astrapia, 448. astrild (Estrelda), 344. ast.rilda (Estrilda), 344. at«r (Dicrurus), 440. ater (Manu( odia). 450. ater (Molotbrus), 373. aterrimus (Curaeus), 384. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 513 aterriraus (Platysnmrus), 489. Atlapetes, 292. atra (Buchanga), 439, 440. atra (Manucodia), 450, 475. atrata, (fVrtliiola\ 296. utrala (Chrysomitris), 179. ntrata (Ooereba), 290. n trains (Spinus), 179. atricapilla (Calliste), 303. atricapilla (Calospiza), 303. atricapilla (Mania), 334, 335. atricapillus (Garrulus), 491,492. atricMpillus (Melithrep- tes), 31. atriceps (Melipotes). 39. atriceps (Saltator), 'l69. atricollis (Ortygospiza), 327. atrifusca (Aplonis), 420. atrifusca (Sturnoides), 420. atrigula (Ploceus), 364. atrigularis (Spizella), 272. atrocastaneus (Ostinops), 369. atrogularis (Spizella), 272. atropvgialis (Pocphila), 342. auduhoni (Icterus), 392. aulaudipes (Certhilauda), 112. auranteiventris (Chloris), 151. auranteiventris (Liguri- nus), 151. aurantiaca (Setopbaga), 72. aurantiacus (Myioborus). 72. aurantiirostris (Arre- raon), 292. aurantiirostris (Saltator), 171. aurantius (Hyphantor- nis), 349. aurantius (Hyphantur- gus), 349, 350. aurantius (Ploceus), 349. aurantius (Xantho- philus), 350. VOL. V. auratus (Hartlaubius), 419. aurca (Fringilla), 358. auroillava (Sitagra), 359. auivillavus (TTyphantor- nis), 359. aureiventer (Zosterops), aureiventris (Pseudo- chloris), 288. aureoflavus (Ploceus), 359. aureoflavus (Xantho- philus), 359. aureola (Emberiza), 237. aureola (Euspiza), 237. aureola (Hypocentor), 237. aurieapilla (Sitagra), 357. auricapillus (Ploceus\ 357. auricapillus (Siurus), 67. auricomis (Ptilotis), 45. auricrissa (Sporo- thraupis), 308. aurifrons (Serinus), 217. Auripasser, 211. aurocapillus (Seiurus), 67. aurora (Oinnyris), 28. aurora (Cyrtostomus), 28. australasiana (Lichraera), 48. australasiana (Meliornis), 48. australis (Alauda), 128. australis (Anthus), 109. australis (Corone), 460. australis (Con^us), 460. australis (Eremopteryx), 148. australis (Nectarinia), 27. australis (Pyrrhulauda), 148. axillaris (Penthetria), 318. axillaris (Urobrachya), 318. axillaris (Vidua), 318. azara; (Saltator), 171. bactviana (Pica>, 478. badius (Molotlirus), 375, 377. iKrficn (Alaudula), 132. baleanica (Ereinophila), 117. baleanica (Otocoris), 117. balcaiiica (Otocorys), 117. bait i more (Icterus), 388. barbadensis (Loxigilla), 160. barbadensis (Pyrrliu- lagra), 1(50. barbata (Cbrysomitris), 181. barbatus (Spinus), 181. bartbolemica (Dendrcsca), 63. ba^lanica (Zosterops), 4. Basileuterus, 73. batesi (Melirrhopbetes), 39. Batbilda, 341. baya (Ploceus), 363. beecheii (Cissolopba), 502. beecheii (Xanthura), 501. beecbeyi (Cissolopba), 501. beecbeyi (Cyanolyca), 501. bella (J^tbopyga), 16. belli (Arnpbispiza), 266, bellicosa (Sturnella), 385. bellicosa (Trupialis), 385. bellus (Zonaeginthus), 330. bengalensis (Ploceus), 364. bengalus (Uraeginthus), 345. bertheloti (Anthus), 102, 103. Bhringa, 446. biarcuatum (Melozone), 285. biarcuatum (Pyrgisoma), 285. bichenovii (Stictoptera), 331. bicolor (Calamospiza), 259. bicolor (Euethia), 165, 166. b'color (Lamprctornis), 426. bicolor (Pbonipara), 165. 2L 514 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. bicolor (Spermophila), 166. bicolor (Spreo), 426. bicolor (Sycobrotus), 347. bicornis (Eremophila), 118. bicornis (Otocoris), 118. bicornis (Otocorys), 118. bidentata (Piranga), 312. bidentata (Pyranga), 312. bifasciata (Alauda), 112. bifasciata (Loxia), 225. bilineata (Amphispiza), 266. bilineata (Poospiza), 266. bilineata (Spindalis), 308. bilopha (Eremopbila), 116. bilopha (Otocoris), 116. bilopha (Otocorys), 116. bimaculala (Melano- corypha), 122. bispecularis (Grarrulus), 493. bispecularis (Larapro- colius), 425. blakistoni (Anthus), 104. blythi (Amydrus), 424. blythi (Onycognathus), 424. blythii (Poliopsar), 408. blythii (Spocliopsar), 408. blythii (Sturnia), 408. boarula (Motacilla), 81 . bqjeri (Hyphantornis), 359. bojeri (Ploceus), 359. bojeri (Sitagra), 359. boieri (Xanthophilus), 359. bonariensis (Icterus), 374. bonariensis (Molothrus), 276, 277, 374. 377. bonariensis (Tanagra), 308. borealis (Budytes), 86. borealis (Fringilla), 189, 192. borealis (Motacilla), 86. borneensis (Chibia), 438. borneensis (Dicruropsis), 438. bracliydactyla (Alauda), 129, 132, brachydactyla (Calan- drella), 129, 130. brachydactyla (Carpo- spiza), 199. brachydactyla (Petronia), 199. brachyptera (Sitagra), 349. brachypterus (Hyphan- turgus), 349. brachypterus (Ploceus), 349. brachypterus (Sym- plectes), 349. brachyrhynchos(Corvus), 471,472. brachyrhynchus(Corvus), 471. Brachyspiza, 275, 375. brachyura (Galerida), 141. brachyurus (Anthus), 93. bracteata (Chibia), 437. bracteata (Dicruropsis), 437. brandti (Eremophila), 116. brandti (Grarrulus), 492. brandti (Otocorys), 116. brasilius (Rharnpho- celus), 309. brasilius (Rhampho- coelus), 309. brevirostris (Acanthis), 187. brevirostris (Aplonis), 420. brevirostris (Chibia), 436. brevirostris (Linaria), 187. brevirostris (Linota), 187. brevirostris (Melithrep- tes), 33. brevirostris (Melithrep- tus), 33. breweri (Spizella), 273. britannica (Carduelis), 177. britannicus (Acanthis), 177. brunneiceps (Lagono- sticta), 327, 328. brunneiceps (Munia), 335. brunneinucha (Buarre- mon), 293. Buarremon, 293. buceroides (Philemon), 57. buceroidea (Tropido- rhynchus), 57. buchanani (Emberiza), 244. Buchanga, 439. bullocki"(Icteru8), 389. burmanicus (Poliopsar), 407. burmanicus(Spodiopsar), 407. burmannica (Sturnia), 407. butyraceus (Serinus), 215. cabanisi (Hyphantornis), 355. cabanisi (Ploceus), 355. cabaret (Acanthis), 191. cabaret (Carduelis), 191. Cacicus, 369. caerulea (Gruiraca), 147. caerulea (Urocissa), 484. caerulescens (Buchanga), 444. caerulescens (Dendrceca), 63. cserulescens (Dendroica), 63. caerulescens (Dicrurus), 444. caerulescens (Digloss- opsis), 298. casrulescens (Saltator), 171. caerulescens (Spermo- phila), 162. caerulescens (Sporophila), 162. caerulescens (Zosterops), 6. caeruleus (Cyanocorax), 499. caesia (Emberiza), 244. caffer (Amydrus), 423. caffer (Anthus), 97. caffer (Onychoguathus), 423. caffer (Pyrrhocheira), 423. cafFra (Fringilla), 358. caffra (Pyrrhocheira), 423. caffra (Pyrrochira), 423. caffra (Sitagra), 423. cajennensis (Icterus), 390. Calamospiza, 259. calandra (Alauda), 121. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 515 calandra (Emberiza), 250. calandra (Melano- cnrypha), 121. OalandrelU, 129. C.-ilcarius, 256. Calendula, 144. eal i torn ica(Aphelocoma), 406. call fora icus (Carpo- dacus), 221. Calocfeta, 488. Calospiza, 301. calvus (Saroops), 417. campestris (Agro- dromas), 96. campestris (Anthus), 95, 06. campestris (Corydalla), 06. campestris (Euneornis), 297. campestris (Motacilla), 84, 85. cana (Tanagra), 305. canadensis (Cractes), 495. canadensis (Myiodioctes), 71. car.adensis (Perisoreus), 49ft. canadensis (Pinicola), 229. canadensis (Sylvia), 71. canadensis (Wilson ia), 71. canaria (Fringilla), 216. canaria (Serinus), 178, 216. canariensis (Corvus), 457. canariensis (Friugilla), 175. canarius (Serinus), 216, 217. canescens (Acanthis), 192. canescens (Fringilla). 189. canescens (Linota), 189. canicauda "(Cardinalis), 168. canicaudus (Cardinalis), 168. caniceps (Junco), 2G9. caniceps (Munia), 335. canicollis (Crithagra), 213. canicollis (Serinus), 213. cannabina (Acanthis), 188, 189. cannabina (Carduelis), 188. cannabina (Fringilla), 188. cannabiim. (Linaria), 188. cannabina { 'Linota \ LSS. canonicus (Serinus), 217. canorus (Cuculus), 85, 100, 102, 139, 155, 174, 176, 187, 217, 227, 231, 237, 240, 246, 249, 251. cantans (Aidemosyne), 340. cantans (Habropyga), 340. cantans (Uroloncba), 340. cantillans(Mirafra), 135. cantor (Calornis), 419. cantoroidcs (Aplonis), 419. capellana (Corone), 467. capellanus (Corvus), 467. capensis (Alauda), 111. capensis (Brachyspiza), 275. capensis (Certhilauda), 111. capensis (Corvus), 454. capensis (Euplectes), 321. capensis (Fringillaria), 251. capensis (Heterocorax), 454. capensis (Hyphantornis), 358. capensis (Macronyx), 110. capensis (Motacilla), 80. capensis (Orynx), 321. capensis (Ploceus), 358. capensis (Pyromelana), 321. capensis (Sitagra), 358. capensis (Xantbophilus), 358. capensis (Zosterops), 3. capital ba (Ainblyospiza), 366. carbonaria (Cbibia), 438. carbonaria (Dicruropsis), 438. Cardinalis, 168. cardinalis (Cardinalis), 168. cardinalis (Hypbantica), 324. cardinalis (Quelea), 324. Carduelis, 177. carduelis (Acantbis), 177. carduelis (Carduelis), 177, 178. carduelis (Fringilla), 177. carneipes (Mycerobas), 1 85. carneipes (Pycnorbam- plms), 155. carnivorus (Corvus), 450. carolinus (Euphagus), 395. carolinus (Scoleco- phagus), 395. Carpodacus, 219. Carpospiza, 199. carunculata (Acantbo- cbasra), 54. carunculata (Antho- chaera), 54. carunculata (Creato- phora), 409, 410. carunculata (Ptilotis), 40. carunculatus (Creadion), 427. carunculatus (Dilopbus), 409. carunculatus (Perissor- nis), 409. caryocatactes(Nucifraga), 476. caspius (Garrulus), 491. Cassiculus, 371. Cassidix, 371. cassini (Aimophila), 265. casfini (Carpodacus), 221. cassini (Haemophila), 265. cassini (Molothrus), 376. cassini (Peucaea), 265. castaneiceps (Buarre- mon), 292. castaneiceps (Emberiza), 248. castaneiceps (Lysurus), 292. castaneofusca (Cinna- mopteryx), 351. castaneofusca (Hyphan- tornis), 351. castaneofusca (Ploceus), 351. castaneofusca (Melano- pteryx), 351. castanops (Hyphan- tornis), 361. castanops (Ploceus), 361. castanops (Sitagra), 361. castanops (Xantbo- philus), 361. 2L2 516 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. castanotis (Ta?niopygia), 331. caucasicus (Sturnus), 405. caudacutus (Ammodro- mus), 264. caudata (Pica), 476, 479. caurina (Corone), 468. cuurinus (Agelaeus), 379. caurinus (Agelaius). 379. caurinus (Corvus), 468, 472. cayana (Oalliste), 302. cayana (Calospiza), 302. cayanensis (Icterus), 390. ceeilte (Corvus), 460. celata (Helminth ophaga), 60. celata (Helrninthophila), 60. celata (Vermivora), 60, 61. Certhilauda, 111. Certhionyx, 38. cervicalis (Garrulns), 493. cervinus (Antlius), 101. ceylonensis (Zosterops\ 8. Chalcomitra, 24. Chalooparia, 31. Ohalcostetha, 14. chalybseus (Cinnyris), 24. chalybea (Calornis), 422. chalybea (Cinnyris), 24. chalybea (Lamprocorax), 422. cbalybeius (Caloruis), 422. chalybeus (Cinnyris), 24. chalybeus (Lampro- colius), 422. Cbaptia, 439. cbeeleensis (Alaudula), 132. cbeleensis (Alaudula), 132. cheleensis (Calandrella), 132. cbendoola (Galeridaj, 141. Chereophilus, 113. Chibia, 436. chinehsis (Cissa), 488. cbinensis (Oriolus), 430. Chlamydodera, 452. chloris (Anthus), 89. chloris (Cbloris), 149, 151. cbloris (Cblorospiza), 149. chloris (Coccothraustes), 149. chloris (Fringilla), 149. chloris (Ligurinus), 149. chloronota (Ember- nagra), 286. chloronotus (Arremo- nops), 286. chloronotus (Zosterops), 2. chloropsis (Melithrep- tus), 31. Chlorospingus, 315. cblorotica (Chloris), 151. chlorotica (Cblorospiza), 151. chlorotious (Ligurinus), 151. chlorura (Oreospiza), 282. chlorurus (Atlapetes), 282. chlorurus (Pipilo), 282. Chondesfes, 2tiO. chopi (Aphobus), 402. chopi (Aptus), 402. chopi (Gnorimopsar), 402. christianae (Cinnyris), 20. cbristiana5(Hermotinria), 20. chryseola (Wilsonia), 71. chrysopareia(Dendroica), 64. chrysoparia (Dendrceca), 64. chrysophrys (Calospiza), 801. chrysophrys (Emberiza). 235. chrysops (Cyanocorax), 498. chrysops (Myioborus), 73. chrysops (Ptiloto's), 43. chrysops (Setophaga), 73. chrysoptera (Anellobia). 55. chrysopyga (Crithagra), ^jJ-D. chrysorrhoeum (Dica3um), 9. chrysotis (Ptilotis), 42, 47. chrysotis (Xanthotis), . 47. cia (Emberiza), 246. 247. cincta (Poephila), 342. cinctura (Ammomanes), 147. cineraceus (Poliopsar), 406. cineraceus (Spodiopsar), 406. cineraceus (Sturnus), 406. cinerapcens (Dendro- citta), 487. cinerea (Estrilda), 344. cinerea (Glaucopis), 504. cinerea (Habropyga), 344. cinerea (Melospiza), 277, 279. cinerea (Struthidea), 503. cinerea (Tephrocorys), 124. cinereicapilla (Motacilla) 87. cinereigulare (Dicseinn), 9. cinereocapilla (Mota- cilla), 87. cinereus ( Junco), 269. cinnamomea (Passer), 206. Cinnyris, 20. cioides (Emberiza), 247, 248. ciopsis (Emberiza), 248. ciris (Cyanospiza), 281. ciris (Passerina), 281. cirlus (Emberiza), 242. cisalpinus (Passer), 205. Cissa, 488. Cissolopba, 501. cilrea (Protonotaria), 60. citreigularis (Philemon), 58. citreogularis (Philemon), 58. citreogularis (Tropido- rhynchus), 58. citreola (Budytes), 83. citreola (Motacilla), 83. citreoloides (Motacilla), 84. citrinella (Acanthis), 181. citrinella (Carduelis), 181. citrinella (Chrysomitris'), 180. citrinella (Emberiza), 238. citrinella (Fringilla), 180. citrinellus (Spinus), 180, 181. clara (Motacilla), 80. A LI' 1 L A B ET1C A L I X I) I •: X . dementis (Carpodacus), comix (Corvus), 464, 466, clot-bey (Rkampliocorys), 114. Coccopygia, 330. Coccotliraustes, !.">.'). coccotliruustes (Cocco- tliruustes), 153. coecothraustes (Frin- gilla), 153. cockburnitB (Anthus), 94. corkerelli (Phi lemon). 58. coelebs (Fringilla), 172. coelestis (Tanagra), 3U5. ccelivox (Alauda), 129. Coereba, 294. i(l;v. 21)4. Goliostruthu'8, 317. collaris (Anthodiseta), 30. Collaris (Anthothreptes), 30. collaris (Coloeus), 474. collaris (Corvus), 474. collaria (Nectarinia), 30. colliei (Calocilta), 488. Coloeus, 472. colonibiana (Chryso- initris), 185. colombianus (Astra- galinus), 185. columbiana (Cliryso- initris), 185. concolor (Dicagum), 9. confinis (Pooecetes), 262. conirostris (Arreiuonops), 28G. con i n ijtris (Culandrella), 125. conirostris (Spizocorvs), - 125. Conirostrurn, 299. Conopophila, 37. contra (Sturnopastor), 408. cooki (Cyaoopica), 481, 482. cooki (Oyanopolius), 481. corax (Curvus), 455, 457, 459. Corcorax, 506. corinna (lierrnotirnia), 19. corinnre (Cinnyris), 19. cornioulata (Aleliphaga), 57. coruiculatus (Philemon), 57. corniculatus (Tropido- rhynchus), 57. comix (Coroue), 464. coronata (Cyanocitta), 496. I'oronata (Dendroeca), H4. coronata (Dendroica), 64. coronata (Sylvia), (54. coronatus (Basileulertis), 73. coronatus (Tachypho- nus). 314. corone (Corone), 407. corone (Oorvus), 467, 468. coronoides (Corvus), 400. coi'rendera(Antbus), 107, 375. Corvidae, 453. corvina (Spermophila), 164. corvina (Sporopbila), 164. Corvultur, 472. Corvus, 453, 455. costaricensis (Rampho- ccelus), 310. costaricensis (Rhampho- coelus), 310. Coturniculus, 263. Cractes, 494. Craspedophora, 447. crassirostris (xilauda), 144. crassirostris (Calendula), 144. crassirostris (Oryzo- borus), 158. crassirostris (Quiscalns), 401. cratitia (Ptilotis), 45. Creadion, 427. Creatophora, 409. crissalis (Pipilo), 285. cristata (Alauda), 138. cristata (Cyanocitta), 495. cristata (Galerida), 138, 140. cristata (Galerita), J38, 139. cristata (Guberuatrix), 291. cristatellus (Acrido- theres), 416. cristatellus (jEthiopsar), 416. cristatus (Corvus), 495. cristatus (Corydus), 138. cristatus (Cyanocitta), 495. croceus (Astragal in us), 184, 185. croceus (Macronyx), 111. crocopygia (Poliosj)i/,.i i, 212. crocopygius (Serinus), 212. cruentatura (Dicaeum), 7. cruentus(Rhodospii)gu8), 290. Orypsirhina, 4S7. cryptoleucus (Corvus), 459. cucullata (Calliste), 302. cucullata (Calospiza), 302. cucullata (Fringilla), 290. cucullata (Geothlypis), 69. cucullata (Loxia), 290. cucullata (Paroaria), 290, 291. cucullata (Spermestes), 325. cucullatus (Hyphantor- nis), 352. cucullatus (Icterus), 392, 393. cucullatus (Ploceus), 352. cucullatus (Spermestes), 325. Cuculus, 85, 100, 102, 139, 155, 174, 176, 187,217,227,231,237, 240, 246, 249, 251. culmiuat us (Corvus), 461. cuneicaudata (Strepera), 509. cupreus (Cinnyris), 20. Curseus, 384. curvirostra ^Loxia), 223, 224, 225. cyana (Cyanopica), 480. cyauea (Cyanopica), 480. cyanea (Cyanospi/a), 281. cyanea (Passerina), 281. cyanescens (Calliste), 303. cyaneus (Corvus), 481. cyanocephala (Tanagra), 308. cyanocepbalus (Eupha- gus), 396. cyanocephalus (Scoleco- phagus), 396. Cyanocitta, 495. Cyanocompsa, 158. Cyanocorax, 498. cyanogastra (Mariposa), 346. Cyanopolius, 480. 518 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. cyanoptera (Calliste), 303. eyaiioptera (Calospiza), 303. cyanoptera (Tanagra), 305. cyanotis (Aphelocoma), 497. cyanotis (Entornyza), 56. cyan us (Cyanopica), 480, 481. cvanus (Cyanopolius), * 480, 481. Cvrtostomus, 26. dabryi (JEthopyga), 16. damarensis (AUemon), 113. damarensis (Mirafra), 135. damarensis (Uraegin- thus), 346. dauuricus (Coloeus), 474. dauuricus (Corvus), 474. debilis (Passer), 206. decumanus (Icterus), 368. decuinanus (Oetinops), 368, 369. defilippi (Trupialis), 385. Dendranthus, 89. Dendrocitta, 484. Dendrceca, 62. dentata (Petronia), 197. deserti (Alauda), 146. deserti (Ainmomanes), 146. deserticola (Ampbispiza), 266. desertorum (Alsemon), 113. desertorum (Alauda), 112. desertorum (Certhi- lauda), 112. deva (G-alerita), 137. deva (Spizalauda), 137. diademata (Pyrornelana), 320. Diatropura, 316. Dicaeidte, 7. Dicaeum, 7. Dicruridae, 435. Dicruropsis, 437. Dicrurus, 435. diifusus (Oriolus), 429. difFusus (Passer), 210. Diglossa, 297. Diglossopis, 298. diinidiata (Sitagra), 354. dimidiatus (Hyphan- tornis), 353, 354. dimidiatus (Eampho- ccelus), 309. dimidiatus (Rhampho- coelus), 309. discolor (Dendroeca), 65. discolor (Dendroica), 65. discolor (Molotbrus), 376. Dissemuroides, 445. Dissemurus, 446. Diuca, 290. diuca (Diuca), 290. divaricata (Buchanga), 441. Dives, 396. dives (Dives), 396; 397. dives (Lampropsar), 396. Dolicbonyx, 372. domestica (Fringilla), 201. domestica (Passer), 202, 203. domesticus (Passer), 201, 203. dominicana (Certbiola), 296. dominicana (Coereba), 296. dominicana (Paroaria), 291. dorsalis (Zosterops), 6. dufresnei (Coccopygia), 330. duf'resneii (Coocopygia), 330. dufresneii (Estrelda), 330. dufresneii (Neisna), 330. duponti (Alauda), 114. duponti (Certbilauda), 113. duponti (Cbersopbilus), 113, 114. Edolius, 445. Eli»ocertbia, 25. el*oprorus (Euarremon), 294. elegans (Ammomanes), 147. ele^ans (Carduelis), 177, 178. elegans (Emberiza), 234. elegantissima (Eupbo- nia), 299. elwesi (Eremopbila), 117. elwesi (Otocons), 117. elwesi (Otocorys), 117. Emberiza, 230. Emberizoides, 287. Embernagra, 287. emini (Auri passer), 211. emini (Passer), 211. emini (Sorella), 211. Entomyza, 56. enucleator (Corythus), 228. enucleator (Fringilla), 228. enucleator (Pinicolor), 228, 229. enucleator (Pyrrhula), 228. Eophona, 152. episcopus (Tanagra), 304. eremita (Graculus), 505. Eremopteryx, 148. erythrina (Carpodacus), 219. erytbrina (Fringilla), 219. erytbrinus (Carpodacus), 219. erytbrocepbala (Ama- dina), 329. ervtbrocerius (Cinnyris), 21. erytbrocblamys (Ammo- manes), 147. erytbropbtbalma (Pi- pilo), 283. erytbropbthalmus (Pi- pilo), 283, 284. erytbrops (Quelea), 324. erythroptera (Mirat'ra), 136. erythrorbyncha (Uro- cissa), 483. erythrorbyncbum (Di- cjeum), 10. Erythrospiza, 195. Erytbrura, 343. Estrilda, 344. eucblorus (Auripasser), 211. euchlorus (Passer), 211. Eudrepanis, 17. Euethia, 164. Eulabes, 418. Eulabetidae, 417. Euneornis, 297. Eupbagus, 395. Euphonia, 299. europsea (Pyrrbula), 226, 227. everetti (Aracbnoraphis), 30. everetti (Aracbnothera), 30. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 519 everetti (Zost crops), 4. exilipes ^.Acanthis), 192. exilipes (Linaria). I',*-', exilipes (Linota), 192. fallax (Melospiza), 278. r;inio.sa (Ncctarinia), 13. faroensis (Sturnus), 403, 404. fascia! ;i (Amadina), 3 '29. i'asciata (Melospi/,a), 277, 278. feldeggi (Motacilla), 88. IVmininus (llyphan- toruis). 351. ferr 11 i^ineus (Scoleco- phagus), 395. fischeri (Ily phantom is), 354. fischeri (Ploceus), 354. flammaxillaris (Arach- nechthra), 26. flam maxillarisf Cinnyris), 26. flammaxillaris (Cyrto- stomus), 26. flanunea (Acanthis), 190, 191. flauimea (Carduelis), 190. flammiceps (Euplectes), 318. flammiceps (Pyrome- lana), 318. fiammigerus (Rbampho- coelus), 311. flava (Budytes), 85, 86. flava (Ereinophila), 115. flava (Motacilla), 85, 86, 87, 88. flava (Otocoris), 115. llava (Otocorys), 115. tiaveola (Certhiola), 295. flaveola (Coereba), 295. flaveola (Sycalis), 218. flaveseens ^Serious), 215. flavicans ( Foudia), 362. flaviceps (Zosterops), 7. flavicinctus (Oriolus), 432. flavicollis (Gymnorhis), 198. flavicollis (Passer), 198. flavicollis (Petronia), 198. flavicollis (Ptilotis), 43. flavicrissus (Cassicus), 370. flavidiventris (Spor- scginthus), 332. flavifrons (Zosterops), 6. flavijrula (Manorhina), 53. Aarigula (Myxantha)i 53. llaviuMila ( I'clronia), 198. flavigula (Ptilotis), 44. fHvigularis (Ptilotis), 44. flavipectus (Chlorospiu- gus), 315. flavirostris (Acanthis), 186. flavirostris (Carduelis), 186. flavirostris (Fringilla), 186. flavirostris (Linaria), 186. flavirostris (Linota), 186. flavirostris (Urocissa), 483. flaviventris (Emberiza), 235. flaviventris (Motacilla), 81. flaviventris (Serinus), 214. flaviventris (Spheco- theres), 435. flavocincta (Mitneta), 432. flavus (Agelaeus), 380. flavus (Eudytes), 86. flavus (Icterus),' 380. flavus (Xantbostomus), 380. floridana (Corone), 471. floridanus (Corvus), 471. florincola (Cyanocitta), 496. fluckigeri (Passer), 205. forficatus (Dicrurus), 445. forficatus (Edolius), 445. formosa (Oporornis), 66. formosa (Stictospiza), 327. formosus (Oporornis), 66. fortirostris (Holoqtiis- calus), 401. fortirostris (Quiscalus), 401. Foudia, 361. franciscana (Pyro- melana), 320. franciscanus (Euplectes), 320. fraterculus (Auimo- i mines), 146. frenata (Cinnyris), 27. frenatus (Cinnyris), 27. frenatus (Cyrtostoraus), 27. 172. Fringillaria, 251. Fringillidsr, 149. fringilloides (Aiuau- restbes), 326. fringilloides (Sper- mestes), 326. frontalis (Carpodacus), 222. frontalis (Deiidrocitta), 485. frontalis (Pyrrbulauda), 149. frugilegus (Corvus), 453, 454. frngilegus (Trypano- corax), 453. fucata (Emberiza), 233, 234. fuliginosa (Strepera), 510. fulvifrons (Glycipbila), 36. fulvifrons (Meliphaga), 36. fumigata (Uroloncba), 338. fumigatus (Melipotes), 39. funereus (Oryzoborus), 159. furcatus (Anthus), 107. Furnarius, 376. fusca (Cinnyris), 25. fusca (Elieocertbia), 25. fusca (Ptilotis), 42. fusca (Strepera), 510. f'uscans (Munia), 338. fuscans (Uroloncha), 338. fuscicapillus (Macro- corax), 475. fuscus (Acridotlieres), 415. fuscus (^Ethiopsar), 415. fuscus (Cinnyris), 25. fuscus (Pipilo), 284, 285. galbula (Hyphantornis), 360. galbula (Icterus), 388. galbula (Oriolus), 427. galbula (Ploceus), 360. galbula (Sitagra), 360. galbula (Xantbophilus), 360. galeata (Xanthura), 500. Galerida, 138. gambeli (Zonotrichia), 274. 520 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. garrula (Manorhina), 52. garrula (Meliphaga), 51. garrula (Myzantha), 51, 52. Garrulus, 489. gayi (Phrygilus), 288. georgiana (Fringilla), 279. georgiana (Melospiza), 279. Geothlypis, 68. ginginianus (Acrido- tberes), 415. giraudi (Icterus), 393, giraudi (Otocons), 119. giraudi (Otocorys), 119. g'lthaginea (Erythro- spiza), 195. githagineus (Bucanetes), 195. githagineus(Carpodacus), 195. glandarius (Corvus), 489. glandarius (Garrulus), 489, 490, 491, 492, 493. glaucescens (Xantboura), 500. glaucescens (Xanthura), 500. Glaucopis, 504. glaucovirens (Lampro- colius), 424. Glossiptila, 297. Glyciphila, 36. Gnonmopsar, 402. godlewskii (Emberiza), 247. gouldi (Anthus), 93. gouldi (Zosterops), 2. gouldias (jEtbopyga), 16. gracilis (Ptilotisj, 41. graculiiia (Strepera), 508. Graculipica, 412. Graculu=, 504. graculus (Corvus), 504. graculua (Fregilus), 604. graculus (Graculus), 504. graculus (Pyrrhocorax), 505, 506. gratninea (Fringilla), 261. gramineus (Poocsetes), 261. gramiueus (Pooecetes), 261, 262. graminaca (Chondestes), 260. grammica (Chondestes), 260. Granatellus, 70. grandis (Acridotberes), 416. grandis (JEthiopsar), 416. grandis (Saltator), 170. grayi (Ammomanes), 145. gregalis (Sycobrotus), 347. grenadensis (Pyrrhu- lagra), 159. grisea (Uiuca), 200. grisea (Eremopteryx), 148. grisea (Pyrrhulauda), 148. grisea (Spermophila), 160. grisea (Sporophila), 160. griseinuclm (Leucosticte), 194. griseinucha (Monti- fringilla), 194. griseonucba (Leuco- stii-te), 194. griseonucba (Monti- fringilla), 194. guatemalensis (Xan- tboura), 501. guatemalensis (Xan- thura), 501. guatemozinus (Gymno- stinops), 368. Gubernatrix, 291. Guiraca, 157. guiraburo (Pseudo- leistes), 383. guisei (Ptiloprora), 47. gularia (Icterus), 394. gularis (Melithreptes), 32. gularis (Melitbreptus), 32. gularis (Poliospiza), 202. gulgula (Alauda), 1^7, 128,129. gustavi (Antbus), 108. guttata (Alauda), 128. guttata (Calliste), 301. guttata (Calospiza), 301. guttata (Staganopleura), 329. guttata (Steganopleura), 329. guttural is (Atlapetes), 293. gutturalis (Buarremon), 293. gutturalis (Chalcomitra), 24, 25. gutturalis (Cinnyris), 24. gutturalis (Pbocnico- thraupis), 313. gutturalis (ISperniopbila), 163. gutturalis (Sporopbila), 163. gymnocephalus (Pica- " thartes), 504. Gyinuorbis, 198. Gymuostinops, 368. habessinicus (Ciunyris), '21. hsematostictum (Di- C£Bum), 8. Haeiuopbila, 265. baeniorrbous (Cacicus), 370. baemorrbous ''Cassicus), 370. Haplospiza, 289. harterti (Galerida), 142. Hartlaubius, 419. hasselti (Aracbnecbtbra), 19. hasselti (Cinnyris), 19. hasselti (Leptocoma), 19. Hedydipua, 13. heermanui (Melospiza), 278. Helminthotherus, 59. Hemispingus, 315. Hermotimia, 19. llesperiphona, 153. hesperis (Corvus), 472. Heterhypbantes, 348. Heterocorax, 454. hieiualis (Junco), 268. himalayensis (Dendro- citta), 486. hinei (Alaudula), 131. hippocrepis (Sturnella), 387. hirundinacea(Euphonia), 300. hirundinaceum (Di- caeum), 8. hi^paniolensis(Fringilla), SSUo. hispaniolensis (Passer), 205. bispanus (Corvus), 456. botlgsoni (Motaoilla), 78. holboelli (Acanthis), 190. holboelli (Linaria), 190. Holoquiscalus, 401. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 521 hotoserioeus (Ambly- rhau)phnt)iS82. hofaemauni (Aoant his), Jill'. Imnu'inanni (Carduelis), 192. boriKMimnni (Fringilla), 192. hornemanni (Linaria), 11)1'. liornemanni (Liuota), 192. boruensis (Troglodytes), 876. hor.-Iiehli (Mirafra), 134. hortulana (Emberiza), 243. hortulanus (Seriuus), 215,216. hottentotta (Obibia),436. hova (Alauda), 134. hova (Mirafra), 134. budsoni (Synallaxis), 376. hudsonia (Pica), 470. huiuii (Sturnus), 4U4. Jjuiuilis (Podoces), 507. hutLoni (Eniberiza), 244. byemalis (Junco), 208. Jlyparanthis, 182. Hypargus, o27. Hypbantornis, 351. Hypbanturgug, 348. Hypopyrrhus, 402. bypoxantba (Zosterops), ictera (Crithagra), 215. Ictfria, 69. icterica (Cbrysoniitris), 182. ictericus (Spinus), 182. Icterida?, 367, rcteroce]$'ialu9 (Xantho- tv|)lialus), 382. icteroides (Perissospiza), 155. icteroides (Pycno- rhainphus), 155. icteronotus (liharupho- coelus), 311. Icterus, 388. icterus (feerinus), 215. igneus (Cardinalis), 169. ignicauda (^Ethopyga), 16. iliaca( Fringilla), 280. iliaca (Passerella), 280. inapetuani (Fringillaria), inauris (Aoanthoohtera), 66. inauris (Antbocluvra), 55. incus (Cyanocorax), 500. incas (Xanthura), 500. indica (Dendronanthus), 89. indicua (Dendrantbus), 89. indicus (Limonidromus), 89. indicus (Oriolus), 429. indicus (Passer), 203. indicus (Sturnus), 404. inexpectata (Sturuella), 387. infaustuft (Cractes), 494. infaustus (Perisoreus), 494. inornatura (Dicaeum), 9. inornatus (Aniblvorni.s), 451. iusignis (Cbalcostetha), 14. insolens (Corone), 470. insolens (Corvus), 470. insularis ( Fringilla ria). 252. insularis (Otocoris), 119. insularis (Otocorys), 119. intercedens (Craspedo- phora), 447. intercedens (Ptilorbis), 447. intermedia (Eulabes), 418. intermedia (Sitagra), 355. intermedia (Zonotricbia), 274. intermedius (Hypban- tornis), 355. intermedius (Mainatus), 418. involucratus (Tangarius), 372. isabellina (Alauda), 141. isabellina (Ammomanes), 146. isabeliina (Galerita), 142. isabellinus (Ammo- manes), 14l'». islandicus (Corvus), 456. italise (Passer), 205. jacapa (Ebauipbocelus), 310. jacapa ("Rhamphocttlus), 310. iacarina (Volatinia), 166. jacarini ''Volatinia), 166, 167. jacksoni (Hypbantornis), 353. jacksoni (Ploceus), 353. jacksoni (Sitagra), 353. jagori (Munia), 334. jalla (Sturnopastor), 408. j imaica (Euphonia), 301 . Jamaica (Pyrrbuphonia), 301. jamaicensis (Corvus), 475. jamaicensis (Holo- quiscalus), 401. jamaicensis (Miorooorax), 475. jamesi (Pbonygama), 449. jamesi (Pbonygammus), 449. jankowskii (Emberiza), 249. japonensis (Corone), 462. japonensis (Corvus), 462. japonica (Alauda), 129. japonica (Cyanopica), 481. japonica (Zosterops), 1. japonicus (Cyanopolius), 481. japonicus (Garrulus), 492. japonicus (Zosterops), 4. javanensis (Eulabes), 418. javanensis (Mainatus), 418. javanensis (Ploceella), 362. jerdoni (Agrodroma), 94. jerdoni (Antbus), 94. jobiensis (Manucodia), 460. jugularis (Cinnyris), 27. jugularis (Cyrtostomus), '27. Junco, 268. juncorum (Fringilla), 272. kamtscbatica (Pica), 478. kelaarti (Munia), 339. kelaarti (Uroloucba), 839. kittlitzi (Aplonis), 421. 522 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. kleinscbmidti (Galerida), 139. krynicki (Garrulus). 491. kundoo (Oriolus), 428. laemosticta (Chibia), 438. laemosticta (Dieruropsis), 438. Lagonosticta, 327. Laletes, 494. Lamprocolius, 424. Lamprocorax, 421. lanceolata (Melipbaga), 33. lanceolata (Plecto- rhyncha), 33. lanceolatus (Garrulus), 494. lanceolatus (Laletes), 494. lanceolatus (Plecto- rhamphus), 33, 34. lanceolatus (Plecto- rhynchus), 34. lapponica (Emberiza), 256. lapponicus (Calcarius), 256. lapponicus (Plectro- phanes), 256. larvatus (Oriolus), 431. lateralis (Zosterops), 6. lawrencei (Astragalinus), 185. lawrencei (Chrysomitris), 185. lazula (Guiraca), 157. leilavalensis (Ptilotis), 47. Leistes, 381. lepida (Phonipara), 164. Lepidopygia, 325. Leptocoma, 18. leptonyx (Corvus), 457. lessoni (Xantliotis), 47. leucocephala (Emberiza), 249. leucocephalus (Stepbano- pborus), 304. leucogaster (Cinnyris), 23. leucogaster (Uroloncba), leucogenys (Bucbanga), 443. leucogenys (Dicrurus), 443. leucolsema (Alario), 210. Jeucolsema (Otocoris), 118. leucolaema (Otocorys), 118. leucomelas (Entoiuo- pbila), 38. leucopbrys (Anthus), 93, 94. leucophrys (Fringilla), 273. " leucopbrys (Zonotricbia), 273, 274. leucopsis (Motacilla), 78. leucoptera (Loxia), 225. leucoptera (Melano- corypba), 122. leucoprera (Pica), 478. leucopteryx (Icterus), 395. leucopygia (Poliospiza), 212. leucopygia (Serinus), 212. leucopygialis (Bucbanga), 444. leucopygialis (Dicrurus), 444. leucopygius (Basileu- terus), 74. leucostriatus (Budytes), 86. leucotis (Ptilotis), 44. levaillanti (Corone), 461. lewinii (Ptilotis), 42. Ligurinu.s, 149. Liuaria, 186. linaria (Acantbis), 189. linaria (Fringilla), 189, 191. linaria (Linaria), 189, 1'JO. linaria (Linota), 190. linarius (.ZEgiotbus), 189. lincolni (Fringilla), 279. lincolni (Melospiza), 279. lineola (Spermopbila), 163. lineola (Sporopbila), 163. liopus (Alauda), 126. littoralis (Anthus), 107. littoralis (Corviis), 455. longicauda (Icteria), 69. longicauda (Motacilla), 80. longicauclata (Bucbanga), 442. longicaudatus (Dicrurus), 442. longipes (Xantbocepba- lus), 382. longi rostra (Aracbno- tbera), 29. longirostris (Aracbno- tbera), 29. longirostris (Meliornis), 49. longirostris (Otocoris), 116,117. longus (Dicrurus), 439. longus (Edolius), 439. Lopborina, 451. lotenia (Aracbnecbtbra), 18. lotenius (Cinnyris), 18. Loxia, 223. Loxiipasser, 160. ludoviciana (Goniapbea), 156. ludoviciana (Sturnella), 387. ludoviciana (Zamelodia), 156. ludovioianus (Antbus), 104. ludovicianus (Hedy- meles), 156. ludovicianus (Seiurus), 67. lugens (Motaeilla), 77. lugubris (Motacilla), 74. Lullula, 143. luminosus (Holo- quiscalus), 401. luminosus (Quiscalus), 401. lunulata (Poecilo- tbraupis), 304. lunulatus (Melitbreptus), 31, 32. lusitania (Alauda), 146. lutea (Manorbina), 53. lutea (Myzantba), 53. luteola (Certbiola), 294. luteola (Co3reba), 294. luteola (Emberiza), 237. luteola (Euspiza), 237. luteola (Sitagra), 355. luteola (Sycalis), 218. luteolus (Ploceus), 355. luxuosa (Xanthoura), 500. luxuosa (Xantbura), 500, 501. luzoniensis (Motacilla), 78. Lysurus, 292. maccowni (Plectro- pbanes), 259. maccowni (Ehyncbo- phanes), 259. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 523 Machetornis, 376. Macrocorax, 475. Mai-ronyx, 110. maerorhyncha (Corone), 461,402. maerorhyncha (Galer- ida), 140. macrorhyuchus (Corvus), 461. inacrourus (Dicrurns), 439. uiacrourus (Mega- quiscalus), 400. macrurus (Emberizoides), 2S7. mamirus (Mega- quiscalus), 399, 400. macrurus (Quiscalus), 399. maculata (Chlamydo- dera), 452. maculatus (Anthus), 90. maculatus (Pi pastes), 92. ruaculatus (Pipilo), 282, 283. maculosa (Dendroeca), 63. maculosa (Dendroica), 63. madagascariensis (Fou- dia), 361. madagascariensis (Hart- laubia), 419. madagascariensis (Hart- laubius), 419. madagascariensis (Pio- ceus), 361. madagascariensis (Zos- terops), 3. madeirensis (Authus), 103. madeirensis (Petronia), 197. maderaspatana (Zos- terops), &. maderaspatensis (Mota- cilla), 79. maderensis (Fringilla), 174. maderensis (Petronia), 197. inagellanica (Chryso- mitris); 181, 182. magna (Arachnothera), 29. magna (Galerida), 141. magna (Sturnella), 086, 387, 388. magna (Tanagra), 170. magnifica (J£thopyga), 15. magnifica (Craspe- dophora), 447. inaiiiiua (Saltator), 170, 171. inahali (Plocepasser), 322. mahali (Ploceipasser), 322. malirattensis ( Acrid o- theres), 415. maja (Munia), 334. major (Galerida), 142. major (Megaquiscalus), 399. major (Pyrrhula), 226. major (Quiscalus), 399. major (Tanagra), 305. malabarica (Aide- mosyne), 340. malabarica (Galerida), 143. malabarica (Galerita), 143. malabarica (Munia), 340. malabarica (Sturnia), 407. malabarica (Uroloncha), 340. malabaricus (Poliopsar), 407. malabaricus(Spodiopsar), 407. malacca (Munia), 333. malaccensis (Antho- threptes), 30. malaccensis (Anthreptes), 30. malaccensis (Passer), 201. Mali in bus, 346. Manorhina, 51. Manucodia, 450. manyar (Pioceus), 365. marchi (Euethia), Io6. marchii (Phonipara), 166. margaritce (Cherso- philus), 114. margaritata (Lagono- sticta), 327. margaritatus (Hypargos), 327. margaritatus (Hypargus), 327. mariposa (Estrelda), 333. mariquensis (Cinnyris), 22. mariquensis (Hyphan- torn is), 356. mariMmus (Ammodro- mus), 26 K marshalli (Serinus), 214. matutina (Euiberiza), 275. matutina (Fringilla), 275. mauritanica (Pica), 479, 480. maxillaris(Sphecotheres), 434. medianus (Saltator), 170. megalonyx (Pipilo), 282. Megaquiscalus, 399. megarhynchus (Pioceus), 364. melaleucua (Tachy- phonus), 313. melanauchen (Ere- mopteryx), 149. melanauchen (Pyrrhu- lauda), 149. melanicterus (Cassiculus), 371. melanicterus (Melophus), 254. melanocephala (Anthor- nis), 50. melanocephala (Em- beriza), 236. melanocephala (Mota- cilla), 88. melanocephala (Sitagra), 354. melanocephala (Zame- lodia), 156. melanocephalus (^Elur- cedus), 453. melanocephalus (Corvus), 491. melanocephalus (Hedy- meles), 156. melanocephalus (Hy- phantornis), 354. melanocephalus (Icterus), 391,392. melanocephalus (Meli- threptes), 33. melanocephalus (Meli- threptus), 33. melanocephalus (Orio- lus), 431. melanocephalus (Parda- lotus), 11. melanocephalus (Pio- ceus), 354. Melanocharis, 12. Melanocorypha, 121. melanocorys (Calamo- spiza), 259. 524 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. melanocyanea (Cisso- lopba), 502. melanocyanea (Cyano- citta), 502. melanocyanea (Cyano- lyca), 502. melanocyanea (Xan- thura), 502. melanoderus (Pbrygilus), 289. melanogrisea (Mota- cilla), 88. melanogriseus (Mota- cilia), 88. melanoleuca (Pica), 478. melanoleuca (Poospiza), 267. melanoleucus (Tacby- phonus), 313. melanonota (Amblyo- spiza), 366. melanonota (Pica), 478. melanonotus (Sarcops), 417. melanope (Calobates), 82. meianope (Motacilla), 81, 82. melanopbrys (Mano- rbina), 51. melanops (Grlycipbila), 36. melanops (Tricho- tbraupis), 314. melanoptera (Graculi- pica), 413. melanoptera (Strepera), ' 509. melanoptera (Tanagra), 307. Melanopteryx, 350. melanorbampbus (Cor- corax;, 506. melanosternum (Acrido- tberes), 414. melanosternus (Acrido- tberes), 414. melanotes (Pica), 478. melanoxantbus (Heter- bypbantes), 348. rnelanura (Antbornis), 50. melanura (Eophona), 152. melanurus (Passer), 207. Melilestes, 38. Meliornis, 48. Meliphaga, 38. Meliphagidae, 31. Melipotes, 39. Melirrhophetes, 39. Melitbreptes, 31. mellivora (Acantbo- cbaera), 55. mellivora (Auellobia), 55. mellivora (Melipbaga), 55. melodia (Fringilla), 277. melodia ( Melubpiza), 277, 278. Melopbus, 254. Melopyrrba, 164. Melospiza, 277. Melozone, 285. rnelpodus(Spora?gintbus), 333. meridae (Buarremon), 294. meridionalis (Serinus), 215. meridionalis (Sturnella), 388. Merula, 376. mesoleucus (Pipilo), 284. mesomelas (Icterus), 393. metallica (Calornis), 421. metallica (Hedydipna), 13. metallica (Lamprocorax), 421. metallica (Nectarinia), 13. mexicana (Certbiola), 295. mexicana (Coereba), 295. mexicana (Spizella), 271. mexicana (Sturueila), 387. rnexieanus ( Astragalinus), 184. mexicanus (Carpodacus), 222 mexicanus (Chryso- mitris), 184. mexicanus (Psilorbinus), 502, 503. Microcorax, 475. Miliaria, 250. miliaria (Cyncbramus), 250. miliaria (Ernberiza), 250. miliaria (Miliaria), 250. militaris (Icterus), 384. militaris (Sturnella), 384. militaris (Trupialis), 384. Milvulus, 375. Mi met a, 432. IViimtis, 376. minima (Aracbnecbthra), 18. minima (Cinnyris), 18. minima (Lagonosticta), 327. minima (Leptocoma), 18. minimum (Dicaeum), 10. minimus (Cinnyris), 18. minor (Alaudula), 133. minor (Calandrella), 133. minor (Garrulus), 491. minor (Heierocorax), 454. minor (Lopborbina), 451. minor (Pyromelana), 321. minor (Pyrrbula), 226. minor (Sturnus), 405. minuta (Spermopbila), 161. minuta (Sporopbila), 161. Mirafra, 134. miirata (Setophaga), 71. mitrata (Sylvia), 70. miti-ata ( Wilsonia), 70. mitratus (Myiodioctes), 70. Mniotilta, 59. Mniotiltidae, 59. moabiticus (Passer), 208. modesta (Aidemosvue), 339. modesta (Glycipbila), 37. modestum (Piprisoma;, 12. modulator (Mimus), 376. Molotbrus, 276, 277, 373. molucca (Uroloncba), 339. monedula (Coloaus), 472. monedula (Oorvus), 474. monedula (Lycos), 473. monecluloides (Pbyso- corax), 475. moiigolica(Erytbrospiza), 196. mongolica (Melanocory- pba), 123. mongolicus (Bucanetes), 196. montana (Fringilla), 199. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 525 montana (ITesperiphona), 153. montana (Melospiza), 278. montana (Passer), 200. montamis (Passer), 1 1 ID. inontezumae (Gyum- ostinops), 368. montramnse (Ostinops), 368. monticola (Spizella), 269, 270. Montifringilla, 103. montifringilla (Fringilla), 175. montium (Fringilla), 180. montium (Linota), 186. moreleti (Fringilla). 1~4. moreleti (Spermophila), 162. moreleti (Sporophila), 162. niorelleti (Sporophila), 162. moreletii (Fringilla), 174. morio (Amydrus), 423. morio (Lainprotoruis), 423. morio (Onychognatbus), ,423. morio (Psilorhinus), 502. Motacilla, 74. raotacilla (Siurus), 67. Motacilliclee, 74. motitensis (Passer), 208. Munia, 338. nuisimis (I)icrurus), 441. Mycerobas, 155. Myioborus, 72. Myiospiza, 285. Myiotmypis, 73. mystacalis (Cyanocorax), 499. mystacalis (Meliornis), 49. mystacalis (Meliphaga), 49. Myzantba, 51. Myzoinela, 34. nrcriua (Siurus), 68. nana (Acantbis), 180. nana (Lepidopvgia), 325. nana (Linaria), 189. nana (Spermestes), 325. natalis (Zosterops), 5. Nectarinia, 13. Nectariniida?, 13.. neglecta (Sturnella), 387. nelicotirvi (Nelicurvius), 362. Neliourviua, 362. nemoricola (Fring- nlnuda), 194. nemoricola (Monti- friiiifilla), 194. m-inoricola (Sturnia), 408. nemoricolus (Poliopsar), 408. nemoricolus (Spodi- opsar), 408. nemorosa (Alauda), 143. Neochmia, 343. neutralis (AgeUcns), 379. neutralis (Agelaius), 379. nevadensis (Amphispiza), 267. nevadensis (Poospiza), 267. newtoni (Certhiola), 295. newtoni (Coereba-), 295. nigerrima (Hyphan- tornis), 350. nigerrima (Melan- ppteryx, 350. nigerrimus (Ploceus), 350. nigerrimus (Tachy- phonus), 313. nigra (Meliphaga), 35. nigra (Melopyrrha), 164. nigra (Myzomela), 35. nigrescens (Buchanga), 443. nigrescens (Dicrurus), 443. nigricans (Serphophaga), 375, 376, 378. nigricephala (Spindalis), 308. nigriceps (Hyphan- tornis), 352. nigriceps (Munia), 335. nigriceps (Ploceus), 352. nigricollis (Euphonia), 299. nigricollis (Graculipica), 412. nigricollis (Gracupica), 412. nigricollis (Heter- hyphantes), 348. nigricollis (Ploceus), 348. nigricollis (Symplectes), 348. nigrioristatua (Basileu- terus), 73. nigricristatus (Myiothly- pis), 73. nigrigularis (Rarnpho- coalus), 309. nigrigularis (Rhampho- coelus), 309. nigrimenturn (Dicteum), 8. nigriventer (Pyro- melana), 319. nigriventris (Myzomela), 34. nigriventris (Pyrome- lana), 319. nigriviridis (Calliste), 303. nigriviridis (Calospiza), 303. nigrotecta (Poephila), 342. nilgbiriensis (Anthus), 92. nisoria (Munia), 336. nivalis (Fringilla), 193. nivalis (Montifringilla), 193. nivalis (Emberiza), 254. nivalis (Pas8erina), 255. nivalis (Plectrophanes), 254. nivalis (Plectrophenax), 254, 255. nivosa (Alaemon), 134. nivosa (Mirafra), 134. noctis (Loxigilla), 159, 160. notata (Chrysomitris), 182. notata (Ptilotis), 41. notatus (Cinnyris), 21. 'notatus (Spinus), 182. novae hollandias (Meli- ornis), 48, 49. novas guineas (Philemon), 56. novse-zealandiae (Anthus), 109. novEe zealandise (Prosthe- madera), 51. noveboracensis (Seiurus), 67. noveboracensis (Siurus), 67. nucbalis (Chlamydera), 452. nuchal is (Chlamjrdo- dera), 452. Nucifraga, 476. nuitalli (Pica), 480. 526 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. nuttalli (Zonotrichia), 274. obscura (Anthus), 105. obscura (Manorhina), 52. obscura (Myzantha), 52. obscura (Myzomela), '35. obscura (Sperrnopbila), 161. obscura (Sporophila), 161. obscurus (Anthus), 104, 107. obscurus (Molotbrus), 873, 374. obsolete, (Erythrospiza), 195. obsoleta (Rbodospiza), 194. obsoletus (Bucanetes), 195. occidentalis (Greothlypis), 68. occidentalis (Oryzo- borusX 159. occidentalis (Otocoris), 120. occidentalis (Otocorys), 120. occipitalis (TJrocissa), 482. ocbracea (Spizella), 270. ocularia (Sitagra), 349. ocularis (Glyciphila), 39. ocularis (Melipbaga), 39. ocularis (Motacilla), 77. ocularis (Stigmatops), 39. ocularius (Hyphantur- gus), 348, 349. ocularius (Ploceus), 348. ocularius (Symplectes), 348. oculatus (Zonsegintbus), 330. oculeua (Zonaeginthus), 330. cenops (Garrulus), 491 . olivacea (Sitagra), 358. olivacea (Spermopbila), 164. olivaceum (Dicseum), 9. olivaceus (Hyphantur- gus), 358. olivaceus (Ploeeus), 358. olivaceus (Xantbo- pbilus), 358. olivascens (Saltator), 171. omissa (Euetbia), 165. Onycognatbus, 424. Oporornis, 66. Orcbesticus, 316. oreas (Picatbartes), 504. oregonus (Junco), 268. Oregon us (Pipilo), 283. Oreocorys, 1 10. Oreospiza, 282. orientalis (Acanthis), 178. orientalis (Aidemosyne), 340. orientalis (Carcluelis), 178. orientalis (Corvus), 468. orientalis (Ptilotis), 41. Oriolidae, 427. Oriolus, 427. oriolus (Oriolus), 427, 428. orix (Pyromelana), 319. orizivora (Munia), 333. ornata (Ptilotis), 45. ornata (Tanagra), 307. ornatus (Oalcarius), 258. ornatus (Pardalotus), 10. ornatus (Plectrophanes), 258. Ortygospiza, 326. oryx (Euplectes), 319. oryx (Fringilla), 319. oryx (Pyromelana), 319. oryzivora (Cassidix), 371. oryzivora (Dolicbonyx), 372. oryzivora (Padda), 333. oryzivorus (Dolicbonyx) 372. Oryzoborus, 158. osea (Cinnyris), 22. osiris (Cinnyris), 22. ossifragus (Colreus), 469. ossifragus (Corvus), 469- Ostinops, 368. ostrinus (Pyrenestes), 323. Otbypbarites, 347. Otocorys, 114. owstoni (Zosterops), 6. pagodarum (Sturnia), 412. pagodarum (Temi- nucbus), 412. pallasi (Emberiza), 232. pallida (Alsemon), 113. pallida (Galerida) 139. pallida (Spizella), 273. pallida (Zosterops), 2. pallidus (Astragalinus), 183. palm arum (Tanagra), 307. palpebrosa (Zosterops), 1,3,4,5. palnstris (Melospiza), 279. panavensis (Calornis), 422. panayensis (Lampro- cofax), 422. panderi (Podoces), 507. Paradisea, 448. paradisea (Calospiza), 301. Paradiseidae, 447. paradiseus (Dissemurus), 446. Pardalotus, 10. parellina (Cyanocompsa), 158. parisorum (Icterus), 391. Paroaria, 290. Parula, 61. parva (Carduelis), 178, 217. pascuus (Corvus), 471. Passer, 119. Passerculus, 262. Passerella, 280. passerina (Emberiza), 232. Passerina, 281. passerinii (Eampbo- coelus), 310. passerinii (Rbampbo- coelus), 310. passerinus (Coturni- culus), 263 pastinator (Corvus), 454. pastinator (Trypano- corax), 454. Pastor, 410. pecoris (Icterus), 373. pecoris (Molothrus), 373, 374. pectoralis (Cbalcostetha), 14. pectoralis (Cinnyris), 28. pectoralis (Cyrtostomus), 28. pectoralis (Munia), 338. pectoralis (Nectarinia), 14. pectoralis (Uroloncba), 338. pekinensis (Alauda), 127. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 527 pelzelni (Tcteropsis), 866. pelzelni (Ploceus), 355. pelzelni (Sitagra), -".."> ">. pelzelni (Sycalis), 218. penieillata (Eremophila), 117. penirillata (Otocoris), 117, 118. penieillata (Otocorys), 117, 118. penicillata (Ptilotis), 46. pennsylvaniea (Den- droeca), 64. pennsylvanicus (Anthus), 104. pensilis (Hyphantornis), 3(52. pensilis (Ploceus), 362. pensilvauica (Anthus), 104. Perissospiza, 155. persicus (Oacicus), 369, 370. persicus (Cassicus), 369. personata (Diglossa), 288. personata (Emberiza), 241. personata (Motacilla), 77. peruana (Myiospiza), 265. peruanus (Ammodro- raus\ 265. peruanus (Coturniculus), 265. peruviana (Brachyspiza), 275. petronella (Petronia), 198. Petronia, 196. petronia (Fringilla), 196. petronia (Passer). 196. petronia (Petronia), 196. petronia (Pyrgita), 196. phaeonotus (Junco), 269. phaeton (Neochmia), 343. Philseterus, 322. Philemon, 58. philippina (Corone), 462. philippinus (Corvus), 462. philippinus (Ploceus), 363. phoenicea (Urobrachya), 318. phoeniceus (Agelaeus), 378, 379. phoeniceus (Agelaius), 378. phoeniceus (Icterus), 378. phoenicopterus (Larnpro- colius), 425. phoenicopterus (Lampro- tornis), 42"). Phoenicothraupis, 313. phoenicotis (Antho- threptes), 31. phoenicotis (Anthreptes), 31. phoenicotis (Chalcoparia), 31. phoenicotis (Estrilda), 345. phoenicotis (Uraegin- thus), 345. phoenicura (Ammo- tnanes), 145. phoenicuroides (Amrno- raanes), 147. Phonygama, 449. phrygia (Meliphaga), 38. phrygia (Xanthomyza), 38. Phrygilus, 288. Physocorax, 475. Pica, 476. pica (Corvus), 476. pica (Pica), 476, 477, 478, 479, 480. Picathartes, 504. gictus (Calcarius), 258. pictus (Plectrophanes), 258. pileata (Brachyspiza), 275, 375. pileata (Zonotrichia), 275. pileatus (Atlapetes), 292. Pinicola, 228. pinus (Dendroeca), 65. pinus (Dendroica), 65. piuus (Helminthophaga), 60. pintis (Helminthophila), 60. pinus (Verraivora), 60. Pipilo, 282. Piprisoma, 12. pispoletta (Alauda), 131. pispoletta (Alaudula), 131. pispoletta (Calandrella), 131. pithyornus (Emberiza), 249. pityopsittacus (Loxia), 225. Plagiospiza, 265. planicola (Megalo- phonus), 13(>. platensis (Embernagra), Platysmurus, 489. Plectorhamphus, 33. Plectrophenax, 254. Ploceella, 362. Ploceidre, 316. Ploceipasser, 322. Ploceus, 363. plumbea (Strepera), 509. plutuula (Meliphaga), 46. plumula (Ptilotis), 46. Podoces, 507. Poecilothraupis, 304. poensis (Lepidopygia), poensis (Spermestes), 325 Poephila, 341. Pooecetes, 261. polatzeki (Alaudula), 133. polatzeki (Calandrella), 133. polioptera (Arachno- thera), 38. polioptera (Melilestes), 38. poliopterus (Melilestes), 38. Poliospiza, 211. poltaratskii (Sturnus), 404. poltaratskyi (Sfcurnus), 404. poltoratzskii (Sturnus), 404. polyzona (Ortygospiza), Poospiza, 267. porphyronotus (Sturnus), 405. pratensis (An thug), 98. praticola (Otocorys), 119. pratincola (Otocoris), princeps (Passeroulus), 262. principalis (Coryus), 459. procerior (Ptilotis), 40. procne (Chera), 316. procne (Coliopasser), 316. procne (Diatropura), 316. progne (Chera), 316. progne (Coliuspasser) 316. progne (Diatropura), 316. Propasser, 223. Prosthemadera, 51. 528 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. prosthemelas (Icterus), 391. Protonotaria, 60. provocator (Ptilotis), 42. psaUria (Astragalinus), 184. psaltria (Chrysomitris), 184. Pseud ochloris, 288. Pseudoleistes, 375, 376, 377, 383. Pseudonigrita, 323. Psilorhinus, 502. psittaeea (Erythrura), 343. Psittospiza, 310. Ptiloprora, 47. Ptilotis, 40. pnlcherrima (Eudre- panis), 17. pulcherriinus (J£tho- PJga), 17. punctatus (Pardalotus), 11. punetulata (Mtinia), 335, 336. punctulata (Uroloncha), 335, 336. punieea (Pyrrhospiza), 220. purpurascens (Sturnus), 405. purpurea (Fringilla), 221. purpureo-violacea (Pbo- nygama), 449. purpureus (Carpodacus), 221. purpureus (Lampro- colius), 425. purpureus (Lampro- tornis), 425. purpureus (Quiscalus), . 398. pusilla (Eraberiza), 232. pusilla (Euethia), 165. pusilla (Metoponia), 217. pusilla (Phonipara), 165. pusilla (Schcenicola), 232. pusilla (Spizella), 272. pusillus (Corvus), 463. pusillus (Serinus), 217. pusio .(Spizella), 273. pustuktus (Icterus), 394. puteicola (Petronia), 197. Pyranga, 311. Pyrenestes, 323. Pyromelana, 318. Pyrrhocorax, 506. pyrrhocorax (Corvus), 506. pyrrhocorax (Pyrrho- corax), 505, 506. pyrrhogaster (Hypo- pyrrhus), 402. pyrrhogenvs (Sturnia), 411. pyrrhonotus (Anthua), 93. pyrrhonotus (Passer), 204. pyrrhops (Buchanga), 442. pyrrhoptera (Meliornis), 48. pvrrhopterus (Icterus), "390. Pyrrhula, 226. pyrrhula (Fringilla), 2^6. pyrrhula (Pyrrhula), 226. Pyrrhulagra, 159. pyrrhuloides (Emberiza), 229. pyrrhuloides (Pyrrhulo- rhyncha), 229. pyrrhuloides (Schoeni- cola), 229. Pyrrhulorhyncha, 229. Pyrrhuloxia, 167. Pyrrhuphonia, 301. Pyrrochira, 423. pyrypogaeter (Hypopyr- rhus), 402. pytvopsittacus (Loxia), 225. quadragintus (Parda- Jotus), 12. quadricolor (Tricho- th ran pis), 314. Quelea, 324. quelea (Quelea), 324. Quiscalus, 397. quiscalus (Icterus), 397. quiscalus (Quiscalus), 397. quiscula (Quiscalus), 397. raggiana (Paradisea), 449. raii (Motacilla), 84. rayi (Motacilla), 84. raytal (Alaudula), 131. regionali s (Cblorospin- gus), 315. reichenowi (Heter- hyphantes), 347. reichenowi (Othy- phantes), 347. reichenowi (Ploceus), 347. religiosa (Eulabes), 418. religiosa (Gracula), 418. religiosus ('Mainatus), 418. remifer (BhringaV 446. Rhamphocoelus, 309. Rliatnphocorys, 114. Rhinocorax, 474. Rhodospingus. 290. Rhodospiza, 194. 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Catalogue of the Game Birds (Pterocletes, GrallinoBi Opisthocomi^ Hemipodii) in the Collection of the British Museum. By W. R. Ogilvie Grant. Pp. xvi., 585. 8 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, 8vo. 11. 6s. Vol. XXIII. Catalogue of the Fulicariae (Rallidae and Heliornithidae) and Alectorides (Aramidae, Eurypy- gidae, Mesitidae, Rhinochetidae, Gruidae, Psophiidae, and Otididae) in the Collection of the British Museum. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xiii., 353. 9 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1894, 8vo. 11. Vol. XXIV. Catalogue of the Limicolae in the Collection of the British Museum. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. xii., 794. Woodcuts and 7 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1896, 8vo. 11. 5s. Vol. XXV. Catalogue of the Gaviae and Tubinares in the Collection of the British Museum. Gaviae (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. 11. Is. 8 LIST OP PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum — continued. Vol. XXVI. Catalogue of the Plataleaa, Herodiones, Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcae, and Impennes in the Collection of the British Museum. Plataleae (Ibises and Spoonbills) and Herodiones (Herons and Storks), by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Steganopodes (Cormorants, Gannets, Frigate-birds, Tropic-birds, and Pelicans), Pygopodes (Divers ana Grebes), Alcae (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. II. 5s. Vol. XXVII. Catalogue of the Chenomorphse (Pala- medese, Phoenicopteri, Anseres), Crypturi, and Ratitas in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Salvadori. Pp. xv., 636. 19 coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo, II. 12s. A Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds. [Nomen- clator Avium turn Fossilium turn Viventium.] By R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D. :— Vol. IV. Pp. xii., 391. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 10s. Vol. V. Pp. xx., 678. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.]. 1909, 8vo. II. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Robert Gray : — Part III., Sections III. and IV. Capitonidae and Picidae. Pp. 137. [With Index.] 1868, 12mo. Is. 6d. Part IV. Colurnbse. Pp. 73. [With Index.] 1856, 12mo. Is. 9d. Part V. GallinaB. 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. Is. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 9 Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Natural History) : — Vol. I. Ratitae. Carinatae (Tinamiformes — Lariformes). By Eugene W. Gates. Pp. xxiii., 252. 18 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 11. 10s. Vol. II. Carinatse (Charadriiform.es — Strigiformes). By Eugene W. Gates. Pp. xx., 400. 15 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1902, 8vo. II. 10s. Vol. III. Carinatae (Psittaciformes — Passeriformes) By Eugene W. Gates and Capt. Savile G. Reid. Pp. xxiii., 349. 10 Coloured Plates. [With Syste- matic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 1Z. 5s. Vol. IV. Carinatae (Passeriformes continued). By Eugene W. Gates, assisted by Capt. Savile G. Reid. Pp.' xviii., 352. 14 Coloured Plates. [With Syste- matic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1905, 8vo. II. 10s. REPTILES. Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbaenians 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., &c.:— Appendix. Pp. 28. 1872, 4to. 2s. 6d. Part II. Emydosaurians, Rhynchocephalia, and Amphis- baenians. Pp. vi., 41. 25 Woodcuts. 1872, 4to. 3s. Qd. 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, 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. 23355 B 10 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OP THE Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural His- tory). Second Edition. By George Albert Boulenger : — Vol. II. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Anniellidse, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Pp. xiii., 497. 24 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.! 1885, 8vo. II. Vol. III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytro- pidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Pp. xii., 575. 40 Plates. [With a Systematic Index and an Alphabetical Index to the three volumes.] 1887, 8vo. 11. 6s. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S., &c. : — Vol. I., containing the families Typhlopidae, Glauconiidae, Boidae, Ilysiidae, Uropeltidae, Xenopeltidae, and Colu- bridae aglyphae (part). Pp. xiii., 448 : 26 Woodcuts and 28 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, 8vo. II. Is. Vol. II., containing the conclusion of the Colubridae aglyphae. Pp. xi., 382 : 25 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1894, 8vo. 17s. 6d. Vol. III., containing the Colubridae (Opisthoglyphae and Proteroglyphae), Amblycephalidae, and Viperidae. Pp. xiv., 727 : 37 Woodcuts and 25 Plates. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index to the 3 volumes.] 1896, 8vo. II. 6s. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Albert Gtinther. 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. 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 Centrarchidse, BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 11 Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum — continued Percidae, and Serranidae (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 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. Catalogue of the Fresh-water Fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). By G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S. :— Vol. I Pp. xi., 373 : 270 text-figures. [With Syste- matic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1909, imp. 8vo. 11. 12s. 6d. Vol. II. Pp. xii., 529 : 382 text-figures. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1911. imp. 8vo. 21. 5s. MOLLUSCA, Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D. F.R.S., &c. Pp. xii., 230. 121 Woodcuts. 1857, 8vo. 5s. 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 Auriculidae, Proserpinidae, and Truncatellida> in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Louis Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 150. Woodcuts. 1857, 12mo. Is. 9d. List of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. :— Part II. Olividse. Pp. 41. 1865, 12mo. Is. Catalogue of the Conchifera,, or Bivalve Shells, in the Collection of the British Museum. By M. Deshayes : — Part I. Veneridse, Cyprinidae, Glauconomidae, and Petricoladae. Pp. iv., 216. 1853, 12mo. 3s. Part II. Petricoladae (concluded) ; Corbiculadae. Pp. 217-292. [With an Alphabetical Index to the two parts.] 1854, 12mo. Gd. 12 LIST OP PUBLICATIONS OF THE BRACHIOPODA. Catalogue of Brachiopoda Ancylopoda or Lamp Shells in the Collection of the British Museum. [Issued as " Catalogue of the Mollusca, Part IV."] Pp. iv., 128. 25 Woodcuts. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1853, 12mo. 3s. POLYZOA. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III. Cyclostamata. 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. II. 5s. ARACHNIDA. Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma, based upon the Collection made by Eugene W. Gates and preserved in the British Museum/ By T. Thorell. Pp. xxxvi., 406. [With Systematic List and Alphabetical Index.] 1895, 8vo. 10s. 6d. INSECTS. Coleopterous Insects. Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum : — 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. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Coleoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lycidse. 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. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 13 Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of the Canaries in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Yernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xiii., 648. [With Topo- graphical and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1864, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of Halticidae in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. Hamlet Clark, M.A., F.L.S. Physapodes and (Edipodes. Part I. Pp. xii., 301. Frontispiece and 9 Plates. 1860, 8vo. 7s. Catalogue of Hispidae in the Collection of the British Museum. By Joseph S. Baly, M.E.S., &c. Part I. Pp. x., 172. 9 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 8vo. 6s. Hymenopterous Insects. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Frederick Smith. 12mo. : — Part II. Apidse. Pp. 199-465. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1854. 6s. Part III. Mutillidse and Pompilidse. Pp. 206. 6 Plates 1855. 6s. Part IV. Sphegidse, Larridse, and Crabronidse. Pp. 207- 497. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856. 6s. PartV. Vespidse. Pp.147. 6 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1857. 6s. Part VI. Formicidae. Pp. 216. 14 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858. 6s. Part VII. Dorylidae and Thynnidse. Pp. 76. 3 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859. 2s. List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the Typical Specimens in the British Museum. Vol. I., Tenthredinidse and Siricidae. By W. F. Kirby. Pp. xxviii., 450. 16 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1882, 8vo. 11. 18s. Dipterous Insects. A. Monograph of the Culicidae, or Mosquitoes. Mainly com- piled from the Collections received at the British Museum from various parts of the world in connection with the 14 .:-,; LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Investigation into the cause of Malaria conducted by the Colonial Office and the Royal Society. By Fred. V. Theobald, M.A., &c. :— Vol. III. Pp. xvii., 359 : 17 plates, 1 diagram, and 193 illustrations in text. 1903, 8vo. 11. Is. Vol. IV. Pp. xix., 639 : 16 plates and 297 text-figures. [With Index.] 1907, 8vo. II. 12s. 6d. Vol. V. Pp. xv., 646 : 6 plates and 261 text-figures. [With Index.] 1910, 8vo. 11. 5s. Handbook of the Tsetse-Flies [Genus Glossina]. By Ernest Edward Austen. With 10 coloured plates and 24 text- figures, by A. J. Engel Terzi, and 1 map. Pp. x., 110. [With Index.] 1911, roy. 8vo. 5s. Qd. Illustrations of African Blood-sucking Flies other than Mosquitoes and Tsetse-Flies. By Ernest Edward Austen, with coloured figures by Grace Edwards. Pp. xv., 221 : 13 coloured plates, 3 text-figures. 1909, roy. 8vo. II 7s. 6d. Lepidopterous Insects. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. : — Vol. I. Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xxi., 559 : 285 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s. Vol. II. Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Nolinae, Litho- sianae) in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xx., 589 : 411 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1900, 8vo. 18s. Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates (xviii.-xxxv.), 8vo. 15s. Vol. III. Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xix., 690 : 294 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 15s. -r- Atlas of 19 Coloured Plates (xxxvi.-liv.), 8vo. 16s. Vol. IV. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Agrotinae]. Pp. xx., 689: 125 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 23 Coloured Plates (Iv.-lxxvii.), 8vo. 16s. Vol. V. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Hadeninae]. Pp. xvi., 634 : 172 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1905, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates (Ixxviii.-xcv.), 8vo. 15s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 15 Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae — continued. Vol. VI. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Cucullianae], Pp. xiv., 532 : 172 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1906, Svo. 15s. Atlas of 12 Coloured Plates (xcvi.-cvii.), 8vo. 10s. Vol. VII. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Acronyctinae]. Pp. xv., 709 : 184 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. | 1908, 8vo. 17s. Atlas of 15 Coloured Plates (cviii.-cxxii.), Svo. 13s. Vol. VIII. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Acronyctinae, II.]. Pp. xiv., 583 : 162 woodcuts. [With Table of the Phylogeny of the Acronyctinae, and Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1909, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 14 Coloured Plates (cxxiii.-cxxxvi.), Svo. 12s. Vol. IX. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Acronyctinae, III.] Pp. xv., 552 : 247 woodcuts. [With Table of the Phylogeny of the Acronyctinae, and Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1910, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 11 Coloured Plates (cxxxvii.-cxlvii.), 8vo. 12s. Vol. X. Catalogue of the Noctuidae [Erastrianae]. Pp. xix., 829 : 214 woodcuts. [With Table of the Phylogeny of the Erastrianae, and Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1910, 8vo. II. Atlas of 26 Coloured Plates (cxlviii.-clxxiii.). 1911, Svo. II. 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. 21. 10s. Part VI. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xv., 89. 101-120 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index.] 1886, 4to. 21. 4s. Part VII. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. iv., 124. 121-138 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List,] 1889, 4to. 21. Part VIII. The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. iv., 144. 139-156 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List.] 1891, 4to. 21. Part IX. The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. v., 182. 157-176 Coloured Plates. [With a General Systematic List of Species collected in, or recorded from, Ceylon.] 1893, 4to. 21. 2s. 16 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Collection of Palaearctic Butterflies formed by the late John Henry Leech, and presented to the Trustees of the British Museum by his Mother, Mrs. Eliza Leech. By Richard South, F.E.S. Pp.vi.,228. 2 Coloured Plates. With a Portrait and Biographical Memoir of Mr. Leech. 1902, 4to. 11. Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum. By Arthur Gardiner Butler, F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 303. 3 Plates. 1869, 8vo. 7s. Qd. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker. 12mo. :— Part XXV. Pp. 1281-1477. 1862. 3s. Part XXVIII. Tortricites and Tineites. Pp. 287-561. 1863. 4:8. Part XXXI. Supplement. Pp. 1-321. 1864. 5s. Part XXXIII. Part 3. Pp. 707-1120. 1865. 6s. Neuropterous Insects. 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. Orthopterous Insects. Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidse. By John Obadiah Westwood, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 195. 48 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859, 4to. 3Z. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 239. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1868, 8vo. 5s. Qd. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 17 Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. :— Part II. Locustidae (continued). Pp. 225-423. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1869, 8vo. 4s. Gd. Part III. Locustidae (continued). — Acrididae. Pp. 425- 604. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 4s. IV. Acrididse (continued). Pp. 605-809. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 6s. Part IV. Acrididse an Part V. Tettigidae. — Supplement to the Catalogue of Blattariae. — Supplement to the Catalogue of Dermaptera Saltatoria (with remarks on the Geographical Distri- bution of Dermaptera). Pp. 811-850 ; 43 ; 116. [With Alphabetical Indexes.] 1870, 8vo. 6s. Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. By W. F. Kirby : — Vol. I. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria, et Gres- soria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidse.) Pp. x., 501. [With Index.] 1904, 8vo. 10s. Vol. II. Orthoptera Saltatoria, Part I. (Achetidae et Phasgonuridse.) Pp. viii., 562. [With Index.] 1906, 8vo. 15s. Vol. III. Orthoptera Saltatoria, Part II. (Locustidae vel Acridiidse.) Pp. vii., 674. [With Index.] 1910. 8vo. 11. Hemipterous Insects. Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous Hemiptera in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. 8vo. :— Part VI. Pp. 210. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 5s. Part VII. Pp. 213. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 6s. Homopterous Insects. A Synonymic Catalogue of Homoptera. Part I. Cicadidse. By W. L. Distant. Pp. 207. [Index.] 1906, 8vo. 5s. 18 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 Pennatulariidse in the Collection of the British Museum. By J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 40. 2 Woodcuts. 1870, 8vo. Is. 6d. Catalogue of Lithophytes or Stony Corals in the Collection of the British Museum. By * J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. 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[With Index of Generic and Specific Names, and Explanation of the Plates.] 1903, 4to. II. Vol. V. The Family Poritidse. II.— The Genus Porites. Part I. — Porites of the Indo-Pacific Region. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Pp. vi., 303. 35 Plates. [With Index of Generic and Specific Names and Explanation of the Plates.] 1905, 4to. II. 15s. Vol. VI. The Family Poritidse. II.— The Genus Porites. Part II. — Porites of the Atlantic and West Indies, with the European Fossil Forms. The Genus Goniopora, a supplement to Vol. IV. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Pp. vi., 173. 16 Collotype and 1 Lithographic Plates. . :J [With Index of Generic and Specific Names, and Explanation of the Plates.] 1906, 4to. II. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 19 BRITISH ANIMALS. Catalogue of British Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Robert Gray, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. Pp. xii., 248. [With a List of Species.] 1863, 8vo. 3s. 6d. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Second edition. Part I. Andrenide and Apidae. By Frederick Smith, M.E.S. New issue Pp. xi. 236. 11 Plates. [_With Systematic and Alpha- betical Index.] 1891, 8vo. 6s. Catalogue of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, Formicidae, and Vespidse in the Collection ot the British Museum. By Frederick Smith, V.P.E.S. Pp. 236. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 12mo. 6s. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera of the Family Chalcididae. By Claude Morley, F.Z.S., F.E.S. Pp. 74. [Index.] 1910, Svo. 3s. 6d. Illustrations of British Blood-sucking Flies, with notes by Ernest Edward Austen, Assistant, Department of Zoology, British Museum (N.H.). Pp. 74. 34 Coloured Plates. 1906, roy. Svo. 11. 5s. A Catalogue of the British Non-parasitical Worms in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Johnston, M.D., Edin., F.R.C.L., Ed., LL.D., Marischal Coll., Aber- deen, &c. Pp. 365. Woodcuts and 24 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1865, 8vo. 7s. Catalogue of the British Echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History). By F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. Pp. xvii., 202. Woodcuts and 16 Plates (2 Coloured). [With Table of Contents, Tables of Distribution, Alphabetical Index, Description of the Plates, &c.] 1892, Svo. 12s. od. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum ; with Synonyma and References to figures. 12mo. : — Part V. Lepidoptera. By J. F. Stephens. 2nd Edition. Revised by H. T. Stainton and E. Shepherd. Pp. iv., 224. 1856. Is. 9d. Part VI. Hymenoptera, By F. Smith. Pp.134. J851. 2s. Part VII. Mollusca, Acephala and Brachiopoda. By Dr. J. E. Gray. Pp. iv., 167. 1851. 3s. 6d. Part VIII. Fish. By Adam White. Pp. xxiii., 164. (With Index and List of Donors.) 1851. 3s. 6d. 20 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum — continued. Part XI. Anoplura, or Parasitic Insects. By H. Denny. Pp. iv., 51. 1852. Is. Part XII. 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[With Index.] 1900, 8vo. 5s. Vol. II. Monocotyledons, Gymnosperms, and Crypto- gams : — Part I. Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms. By Alfred Barton Rendle, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S., Assis- tant, Department of Botany. Pp. 260. [With Index of Genera.] 1899, 8vo. 6s. Part II. Cryptogamia. Pp. 261-566. [With Table of Errata, and General Index to the whole work.] 1901, 8vo. 6s. Vascular Cryptogams ... By William Carruthers, F.R.S. Mosses „ Antony Gepp, M.A., F.L.S. Hepatics ... „ F. Stephani. Marine Algae ... ... „ Ethel S. Barton. Freshwater Algae „ W. West, F.L.S., and G. S, West, B.A. Diatomaceae „ Thomas Comber, F.L.S. Lichenes ... „ E. A. Wainio. Fungi ,. „ Annie Lorrain Smith. Mycetozoa „ Arthur Lister, F.R.S. Flora of Jamaica, containing descriptions of the Flowering Plants known from the Island. By William Fawcett, B.Sc., F.L.S., etc., and A. B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S., etc. Vol. I. Orchidacese. Pp. xx., 150 : 32 Plates. [With Index of Genera and Species.] 1910, 8vo. 10s. Qd. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes : a Descriptive Catalogue of the Drawings and Specimens in the Depart- ment of Botany, British Museum. By Worthington George Smith, -F.L.S. Pp. 531. 5 Plates and 145 Figures in Text. [With Index.] 1908, 8vo. 10s. A Monograph of Lichens found in Britain : being a Descrip- tive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum : — Part II. By Annie Lorrain Smith, F.L.S. Pp. [viii.,] 409 : 59 Plates. [With List of Plates, Glossary, and Index.] 1911, 8vo. II. A Monograph of the Mycetozoa : a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium' of the British Museum. By Arthur Lister, F.R.S., F.L.S. Second Edition, revised by Gulielma Lister, F.L.S. Pp. 302. 201 Plates (120 coloured). 56 Woodcuts. [With Indexes, Biblio- graphy, Glossary, etc.] 1911, 8vo. 11. 10s. List of British Diatomaceae in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. W. Smith, F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 55. 1859, 12mo. Is. 22 LIST OP PUBLICATIONS OF THE FOSSILS. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S.I— Part I. Containing the Orders Primates, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Carnivora, and Rodentia. Pp. xxx., 268. 33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 5s. Part II. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Artiodactyla. Pp. xxii., 324. 39 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 6s. Part III. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, Condylarthra, and Ambly- poda. Pp. xvi., 186. 30 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 4s. Part IV. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Proboscidea. Pp. xxiv., 235. 33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 5s. Part V. Containing the Group Tillodontia, the Orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. Pp. xxxv., 345. 55 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1887 , 8vo. 6s. Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A. Pp. xxvii., 368. 75 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S. :— Part I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Pro- terosauria. Pp. xxviii., 309. 69 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1888, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Part II. Containing the Orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Pp. xxi., 307. 85 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Part III. Containing the Order Chelonia. Pp. xviii., 239. 53 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. Gd. Part IV. Containing the Orders Anomodontia, Ecaudata, Caudata, and Labyrinthodontia ; and Supplement. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 23 Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum — continued. Pp. xxiii., 295. 66 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species to the entire work.] 1890, 8vo. 7s. 6d. A descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Reptiles of the Oxford Clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London. Part I. By C. W. Andrews, D.Sc., F.R.S. Pp. xxiii., 205 : 94 Text- figures, 11 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes, List of Illustrations, Explanations of Plates, &c.] 1910, 4to. II. 5s. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). By Arthur Smith Woodward, LLD., F.R.S., F.G.S., Ac. :— Part I. Containing the Elasmobranchii. Pp. xlvii., 474. 13 Woodcuts and 17 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1889, 8vo. II. Is. Part II. Containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and Chondrostean Actinopterygii). Pp. xliv., 567. 58 Woodcuts and 16 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1891, 8vo. II. Is. Part III. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the Orders Ohondrostei (concluded), Protospondyli, Aetheospondyli, and Isospondyli (in part). Pp. xlii., 544. 45 Woodcuts and 18 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1895, 8vo. II. Is. Part IV. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the Suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. Pp. xxxix., 636. 22 Woodcuts and 19 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1901, 8vo. II. Is. A descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of the Fayum, Egypt. Based on the Collection of the Egyptian Government in the Geological Museum, Cairo, and on the Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London. By C. W. Andrews, D.Sc. Pp. xxxvii., 324 : 98 Text Figures and 26 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1906, 4to. II. 15s. Systematic List of the Edwards Collection of British Oligocene and Eocene Mollusca in the British Museum (Natural 24 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OP THE History), with, references to the type-specimens from similar horizons contained in other collections belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum. By Richard Bullen Newton, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 365. [With table of Families and Genera, Bibliography, Correlation-table, Appendix, and Alphabetical Index.] 1891, 8vo. 6s. Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Austra- lasian Tertiary Mollusca. By George F. Harris, F.G.S., &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) : — Parti. Containing part of the Suborder Nautiloidea, con- sisting of the families Orthoceratidae, Endoceratidae, Actinoceratidae, Gomphoceratidae, Ascoceratidae, Poterioceratidae, Cyrtoceratidae, 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. Qd. Part II. Containing the remainder of the Suborder Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Lituitidae, Trochoceratidae, Nautilidae, and Supplement. By Arthur H. Foord, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 407. 86 Wood- cuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891, 8vo. 15s. Part III. Containing the Bactritidae, and part of the Suborder Ammonoidea. By Arthur H. Foord, Ph.D., F.G.S., and George Charles Crick, A.R.S.M., F.G.S. Pp. xxxiii., 303. 146 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index of Genera and Species, and Alphabetical Index.] 1897, 8vo. 12s. Gd. List of theTypes and Figured Specimens of Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). By G. C. Crick, F.G.S. Pp. 103. [With Index.] 1898, 8vo. 2s. 6d. A Catalogue of British Fossil Crustacea, with their Synonyms and the Range in Time of each Genus and Order. By Henry Woodward, F.R.S. Pp. xii., 155. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1877, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History): — The Jurassic Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.G.S., F.Z.S. Pp. [viii.,] 239 : 22 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [With List of Species and Distribution, Bibliography, Index, and Explanation of Plates.] 1896, 8vo. 10s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 25 Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the British Museum — cont. The Cretaceous Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.R.S., &c. :— Vol. I. Pp. xiv., 457 : 64 Woodcuts arid 17 Plates. [With Index and Explanation of Plates.] 1899, 8vo. 16s. Vol. II. Pp. xlviii., 346. 75 Woodcuts and 9 Plates. [With List of Localities, Bibliography, Subject and Systematic Indexes, and Explanation of Plates.] 1909, 8vo. 13s. Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History), with an account of the morphology and systematic position of the group, and a revision of the genera and species. By Robert Etheridge, jun., of the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History), and P. Herbert Carpenter, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S. (of Eton College). Pp. xv., 322. 20 Plates. [With Preface by Dr. H. Woodward, Table of Contents, General Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1886, 4io. II. 5s. The Genera and Species of Blastoidea, with a List of the Specimens in the British Museum (Natural History). By F. A. Bather, M.A., F.G.S., of the Geological Department. Pp. x., 70. 1 Woodcut. 1899, 8vo. 3s. Catalogue of the Palaeozoic Plants in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology, British Museum (Natural History). By Robert Kidston, F.G.S. Pp. viii., 288. [With a list of works quoted, and an Index.] 1886, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). By A. C. Seward, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., University Lecturer in Botany and Fellow of Emanuel College, Cambridge : — Part I. The Wealden Flora. Part I. Thallophyta— Pteridophyta. Pp. xxxviii., 179. 17 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1894, 8vo. 10s. Part II. The Wealden Flora. Part II. Gymnospermse. Pp. viii., 259. 9 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1895, 8vo. 15s. Part III. The Jurassic Flora. Part I. The Yorkshire Coast. Pp. xii., 341. 53 Woodcuts and 21 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1900, 8vo. 11. 26 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum — continued. Part IV. The Jurassic Flora. II. — Liassic and Oolitic Floras of England (excluding the Inferior Oolite Plants of the Yorkshire Coast). Pp. xv., 192. 20 Woodcuts and 13 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1904, 8vo. 10s. Catalogue of the Fossil Plants of the Glossopteris Flora in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Being a Monograph of the Permo-carboniferous Flora* of India and the Southern Hemisphere. By E. A. Newell Arber, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. Pp. Ixxiv., 255 : 51 Text-Figures and 8 Plates. [With Bibliography and Alphabetical Index.] 1905, 8vo. 12s. 6d. GUIDE-BOOKS, ETC. A General Guide to the British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S.W. Twelfth Edition. With 59 woodcuts, 2 plans, 2 views of the building, and an illustrated cover. Pp, x., 117. 1909, 8vo. 3d. Guide to the Specimens illustrating the Races of Mankind (Anthropology), exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 16 Figures. Pp.31. 1908, 8vo. ±d. Guide to the Galleries of Mammals (other than Ungulates) in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). Eighth Edition. Pp. 101. 52 Woodcuts and 4 plans. Index. 1906, 8vo. Qd. Guide to the Great Game Animals (Ungulata) in the Depart- ment of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 93. 53 Text and other figures. With list of Horns, Antlers and Tusks, and Index. 1907, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) exhibited in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By Dr. C. W. Andrews, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 31 text-figures. Pp. 46. 1908, 8vo. Qd. Guide to the Specimens of the Horse Family (Equidae) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Pp. 42. 26 Figures. 1907, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Domesticated Animals (other than Horses) exhibited in the Central and North Halls of the British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 24 Figures. Pp. 55. [With table of Contents, List of Illustrations, and Index.] 1908, 8vo. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 27 Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins (order Cetacea) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 33 Figures. Pp. 47. [With Index.] 1909, 8vo. 4d. Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.] Second Edition. Pp. iv., 228. 25 Plates, and 7 Illustrations in text, [With Index.] 1910, 4to. 2s. 6r/. Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.] :— Part I. General Series. Pp. 149. [With Index.] 1905, 4to. Qd. Part II. Nesting Series of British Birds. Second Edition. Pp.62. 4 Plates. [Index.] 1909, 4to. 4d. Guide to the Gallery of Reptilia and Amphibia in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 76 text and other Figures. Pp. iv., 75. [With Table of Contents.] 1906, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). [By Dr. W. G. Ridewood.] Illustrated by 96 Figures. Pp. v., 209. [With Preface by Sir E. Ray Lankester, Table of Classification, and Index.] 1908, 8vo. Is. Guide to the British Vertebrates Exhibited in the Depart- ment of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By W. P. Pycraft,] Pp. iv., 122. 26 Text-Figures, 1 Plan. [With Index.] 1910, 8vo. Is. Guide to the exhibited series of Insects in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). By C. 0. Waterhouse. Second Edition. Pp. 65 : 62 text- and full- page Illustrations. [With Table of Contents and Index.] 1909, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Crustacea, Arachnida, Onychophora and My- riopoda exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). (By W. T. Caiman, D.Sc., A. S. Hirst, and F. J. Bell.) Pp. 133 : 90 Text- Figures. [With Table of Contents and Index.] 1910, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries (Mollusca, Polyzoa, Brachiopoda, Tunicata, Echinoderina, and Worms). Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Fifth Edition. Pp. iv., 133. 125 Woodcuts, Plan and Indexes. 1908, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Coral Gallery (Protozoa, Porifera or Sponges, Hydrozoa, and Anthozoa) in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Pp. [iv., 8] 73. 90 Illustrations, Plan and Index. 1907, 8vo. Is. 28 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE A Guide to the Fossil Mammals and Birds in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). Ninth Edition. [By A. S. Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S.] Pp. xvi., 100. 6 Plates, 88 Text-Figures. [With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Index.] 1909, 8vo. 6d. A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). Ninth Edition. [By A. S. Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S.] Pp. xviii., 110. 8 Plates and .116 Text-Figures. [With Table of Contents, Lists of Illustrations, Geological Time-Scale, and Index.] 1910, 8vo. 9d. A Guide to the Fossil Invertebrate Animals in the Depart- ment of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By F. A. Bather, D.Sc., F.R.S.] Second Edition. Pp. x., 183. 7 Plates and 96 Text-Figures. [With List of Illustrations, Geological Time scale, and Index.] 1911, 8vo. Is. List of British Seed-plants and Ferns exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). [By A. B. Rendle, D.Sc., F.R.S., and J. Britten, F.L.S.] With table of Sequence of Orders, and Index of Genera. Pp. 44. 1907, 8vo. 4e?. Guide to Sowerby's Models of British Fungi in the De- partment of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition, revised. By Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S. Pp. 85. 91 Woodcuts. With Table of Diagnostic Characters, Glossary, and Index. 1908, 8vo. 4d. *Guide to Mr. Worthington Smith's Drawings of Field and Cultivated Mushrooms, and Poisonous or Worthless Fungi, often mistaken for Mushrooms, exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 24 : 2 Plates, containing 28 coloured figures ; 4 text- Figures. 1910, 8vo., Is. Guide to the British Mycetozoa exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). [By Arthur Lister, F.R.S.] Third Edition, revised. Pp. 49. 46 Woodcuts. Index. 1909, 8vo. 3d. A Guide to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum (Natural History). Eleventh Edition. Pp. 32. Plan. 1911, 8vo. Id. The Student's Index to the Collection of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History). Twenty-fourth Edition. Pp. 36. With a Plan of the Mineral Gallery. 1911, 8vo. 2d. * The plates may be had separately in one sheet mounted on linen and varnished. Price l^or Is. 2d. post free. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 29 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. Thirteenth Edition. Pp. 123. 41 Woodcuts. With Plan of the Mineral Gallery and Index. 1910, 8vo. 6d. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Guide to the Museum Collection. Fourth Edition. By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. 155. [With Plan of the Mineral Gallery, Table of Contents, and Index.] 1909, Svo. Is. An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, with a List of the Meteorites represented in the Collection. By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S., &c. Tenth Edition. Pp. 120. [With a Plan of the Mineral Gallery, and an Index to the Meteorites represented in the Collection.] 1908, Svo. 6d. SPECIAL GUIDES. No. 2. — Books and Portraits illustrating the History of Plant Classification exhibited in the Department of Botany. Second Edition. [By A. B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.] Pp. 19. 4 Plates. 1909, Svo. 4d. No. 3. — Memorials of Linnaeus : a collection of Portraits, Manuscripts, Specimens, and Books exhibited to com- memorate the Bicentenary of his Birth. [By A. B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc.] Pp. 16. 2 Plates. 1907, Svo. 3d. No. 4. — Memorials of Charles Darwin : a Collection of Manuscripts, Portraits, Medals, Books, and Natural History Specimens to commemorate the Centenary of his Birth and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of " The Origin of Species." (Second Edition.) [By W. G. Ride- wood, D.Sc.] Pp. vi., 50. 2 Plates. 1910, Svo. 6d. No. 5. — Guide to the Exhibition of Animals, Plants, and Minerals mentioned in the Bible. Second Edition. Pp. vii., 78. 7 Text-figures. 1911, Svo. Qd. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTORS. 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