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Cliot Saboiin, Algeria, 15th 



Juue (II. B. Tristram l^- W. 



II. Simjisun). 

 Zana, Algeria, 11th June (11. B. 



T. Sf IV. H. S.). 

 Zana, 15th June (//. B. T. ^■ 



W.H. S). 

 Zana, 11th June. 

 Zana, 11 th June (0. Salviii). 

 Zana, 19th Juue. 

 Egypt (Hanjitt Coll.). 

 Sultanpur *, India, 26tli April. 

 Sultanpur, 1st May. 

 Sultanpur, 5th May. 

 Sultanpur, 10th May. 

 Sultaupur, 11th May. 

 Sultanpur, 12th May. 

 Sultanpur, 14th May. 

 Sultanpur, loth May. 

 Sultaupur, 17th May. 

 Sultanpur, Isth May. 

 Sultaupur, 20th Maj'. 

 Sultaupur, 22ud May. 

 Sultanpur, 25th May. 

 Sultanpur, 26th May. 

 Sultaupur. 30th May. 

 Sultaupur, 3rd June. 

 Sultanpur, 5th June. 

 Sultanpiu-, Sth June. 

 Sultanpur, 11th .Tune. 

 Sultaupur, 12th Juue. 

 Sultaupur, 15th June. 

 Sultaupur, 2nd July. 

 Sultanpur, 3rd July. 

 Mahmoodpur, 2nd July. 

 Moiib.irikpur, 13th June. 

 Moiibarikpur, 25th June. 

 Moobarikpur, 3rd July. 

 Moobarikpur, 11th July. 



Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohra Coll. 

 Iluuie Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

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Himantopus melanurus {V.). 

 (Plate II. fig. 9.) 



Himantopus brasilieusis, Duniford, Ihis, 1878, p. 67 ; Gibson, Ibis, 1880, 

 p. 162; Scebohm, Geoqr. Distr. Charadriidef, p. 281 (1887) ; Scl. iS(- 

 Huds. Arycnt. Orti. ii. p. 179 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 211. 



Himantopus melanurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiv. p. 316 (1896) ; 

 id. Iland-l. i. p. 156 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chilian Stilt in the Collection are sharply pointed 

 ovals and entirely gloss-less. The ground-colour is olive-green, 

 thickly and boldly marked aU over with black .spots and blotches 



* The large series of eggs of this species from Sultanpur appears to have 

 been taken by Baboo Kalee Narayn (Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. 13. iii. p. 351). 



