CTANOniLA. — OCHKOMELA. 269 



cnfl, with lifflit chcstnub nnrl lilac. Thoy measure from '65 to -7 in 

 length, and from -51 to -59 in breadth. 



2. Eastern Siberia. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Amur-land. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Amur-land, 10th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus CYANOPTILA, Blyfh. 

 Cyanoptila bella {A. Ilaij). 



Xanthopygia cynnomelffina, Sliarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 251 (1879) ; 



Nelii-k. Kat. Eiersmnml p. 2H (1899). 

 Niltava cyanomelfena, Seehohm, Birds Japan. Enrp. p. 59 (1890). 

 Cyanoptila cyanomelfena, Tacz. Fmme Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 482 (1891). 

 Cyanoptila bella, Shctrpe, Hcmd-l. iii. p. 2.!]8 (_1901). 



The eggs of the Japanese Blue Flycatcher arc of an excessively 

 broad oval form and slightly glossy. They are of a plain cream - 

 colour. Five examples measure respectively : '78 by -05 ; '79 by 

 •64; -8 by -6 ; -8 by -63 ; "8 by -01. 



3. Japan (//. Pryer), Seebohm Coll. 



2. Aumr-land, Ist June. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus OCHROMELA, Blytli. 



Ochromela nigrirufa {JercL). 



(Plate VIII. fig. 9.) 



Siphia nigvorufa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 455 (1879); Leqge, 



Birds Ceylon, p. 425 (1879). 

 Ochromela nigrirufa, Outes, Fauna Brit. Tnd., Birds, ii. p. 37 (1890) ; 



id. ed. liume, Nests ^ Eyys Ind. Birds, ii. p. 14 (1890) ; Sharjje, 



Hcmd-l. iii. p. 238 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black-and-Orange Flycatcher are of an oval form, 

 and generally exhibit some small amount of gloss. They are greyish 

 white, speckled and mottled with dull reddish brown. The markings 

 arc usually very dense at the large end, where, in most cases, they 

 form a confluent and well-defined cap. Two examples in the Col- 

 lection are of a pale stone-colour, mottled with a slightly darker 

 shade of the same. Seven specimens measure from "60 to "72 in 

 length, and from '53 to '50 in breadth. 



3. Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. 



2. Nilgbiri Hiils, 19th Mnv. Hume Coll. 



1. Coonour, Nilghiri Hills," lUth April Hume Cull. 



(//. Carter). 



1. Coouoor, 25th May. Hume Coll. 



