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CAPITONIDa:. 



Mesobucco cyanotis, Shellei/, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 87 (1891) ; Shcuye, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 185 (1900). 

 Cyanops cyanotis, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 95 (1895). 



The eggs of the Blue-eared Barbet are of a lengthened elliptical 

 shape and devoid of gloss. They measure from -85 to 1 in length, 

 and from "GS to "7 in breadth. 



2. Wimieo River, Tenasserim, 12th Hume Coll. 



Feb. {C. T. Bimjham). 



3. Tavoy, 15th April (/. Darling). Hume Coll. 



Genus XANTHOL^ffiMA, Bp. 

 Xantholaema haematocephalum {P. L. S. Mull.). 



Xantholsema bsemacephala, Marshall, Mon. Capit. p. 101 (1871) ; Lef/ge, 

 Birds Ceglon, p. 218 (1878) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests S,- Eggs hid. 

 Birds, ii. p. 329 (1890). 



XantholiBina hsematocephala, Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 89 (1891) ; 

 Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, iii. p. 98 (1895). 



Xantholaema haematocephalum, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. pp. 185, 238 (1900). 



The eggs of the Crimson-breasted Barbet are usually of a length- 

 ened cylindrical shape, and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They 

 measure from -87 to 1-07 in length, and from -62 to -72 in breadth. 



Xantholaema malabaricum {Bhjih). 



Xantholsema malabarica, Marshall, Mon. Capit. p. Ill (1871) ; Oates ed. 

 Hmne, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 332 (1890) ; Shelley, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xix. p. 95 (1891); Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 99 

 (1895). 



Xantholsema malabaricum, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 186 (1900). 



