132 INDICATORTD^. CAriTONID^. 



Orcier SCAN SO RES. 



Sub-Order INDICATORES. 



Family INDICATORID^. 



Genus INDICATOR, Vieill 



Indicator minor, Steph. 



Indicator minor, Shcaye, ed. LayanTs Birds S. Africa, p. 169 (1875-84) ; 

 SheUey, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 9 (1891) ; Sharioe, Hand-l. ii. p. 176 

 (1900). 



The eggs of the Little Honey-Guide in the Collection are white, 

 of an oval form, smooth in texture, with a slight amount of 

 gloss. They measure respectively : -88 by -69 ; "So by '09 ; '82 

 by -61. 



3. S. Africa. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 



Sub-Order CAPITONES. 

 Family CAPITONID^. 



The eggs of the Barbets are plain white. The shell is compact 

 and firm, but has seldom much gloss. They are generally of a 

 regular oval form. 



Genus TRICHOL^MA, J. 6f E. Verr. 

 Tricholaema leucomelan (Bodd.). 



Pogonorhvnchus leucomelas, Sharpe, ed. Bayard's Birds S. Africa, p. 173 



(1875-81) 

 TricholDema leucomelan, Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 31 (1891) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 180 '(1900) ; Ivy, Ibis, 1901, p. 22. 



An egg of the Pied Barbet in the Collection is of a narrow oval 

 form, slightly rough in texture, and devoid of gloss. It measures 

 •92 by -63. 



1. Cape Colony (T. At more : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 Uaiii Coll.). 



