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Genus BATRACHOSTOMUS, Goiild. 



Batrachostomus hodgsoni {Graij). 



Batrachostomus hod<?soni, Oates ed. Hume, Nests S^ Eqqs hid. Birds, iii. 

 p. 39 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds li. M. xvi. p. 642 (1«92) ; Bla7if. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 104 (1895) : IShcayc, Hand-l. ii. p. 43 

 (1900). 



An egg of Hodgson's Frog-moutli is of an oval sliapc, and measures 

 1-04 by -76. 



1. Native Sikhim, 1st June (Z. Mandelli). Hume CoU. 

 Batrachostomus moniliger, Blyih. 



The egg of the Ccylonese Frog -mouth from the Hume Collection 

 is in fragments and does not admit of measurement. Mr. Hume 

 has made no reference to it in his writings. Portions of an egg 

 found by Mr. Bourdillon were pure white, smooth, and devoid of 

 gloss. 



1. Kandy, Ceylon, 1800 ft. {A. Whytc). Plume CuU. 



Sub-Family yEGOTHELIN/E. 



Genus ^GOTHELES, Vlg. 4' Ilorsf. 

 .Slgotlieles novae-hoUandiae {Lath.). 



Caprimul^us novsE hollaudia}, Thien. Fortpflanz. <jes. Vd(j. tab. xlii. fig. 22 



(1S4.5-54); Ktenin-Warth. J. f. O. 1 808, p. 383. 

 yEgotlieles novae boUandire, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 79 (1865) ; 



North, Nests S: Eyr/s Austr. Birds, p. 26, pi. xiv. fig. 11 (1889); 



Ilartert, Cat. Birds B. 31. xvi. p. Col {lSd-2);-N(''irk. Knt. Eiersamml. 



p. 158 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900); Campbell, Nests ^ 



Er/t/s Austr. Birds, ii. p. 542 (1901). 

 ^gotheles leucogaster, Le Souef, Ibis, 1896, p. 313. 



Two eggs of the Little Australian Frog-mouth measure respec- 

 tively : M by -86 ; 1-09 by -83. 



1. "SVestern Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Dawsou Kiver, Qucenslaud, 21sl Oct. Crowley liequest. 



(North Coll.). 



