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10. Allvfrurli, Aug-. (.1. O. /f.). Hume Coll. 



•"). .Iliiiiisi, Julv. Hume OoU. 



0. Jliansi, -Jnd Au^^ (F. 11. lilewift). Hume Coll. 

 4. .Thausi, 4th Au^-. {F. It. Ji.). Hume Coll. 



•l. Moiar, 21st July [E. A. Btdler). Crowley IJequest. 



■2. Ceylon. " E, L. Layard, Esq. [P.J. 



3. Cevlon (E. L. Lai/ard). Salyin-Godmau ColT. 



1. Peuii, 31st May (E. W. Oate.i). Oates Coll. 

 ■2. PeiTU. L'Sth June {E. IF. O.). Oates Coll. 



2. IVsii. 7tli Aug. {E. if. O.). Oate.s Coll. 



Ardeola bacchus (Bjk). 



Ardeola piasiiiosceles, Swi/i/i. Ihls, 18G3, p. 421 : La Toiiche, Ibis, 1892, 



p. 4SS, 

 Ardeola bacchus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 211 (1898) ; id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 202 (1899) ; Ne/irk: Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 2-32 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Squacco Heron measure from 1'45 to 

 1*;>8 in length, and from 1-11 to 1"19 in breadth. 



8. Foochow, China, 31.st May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



Ardeola speciosa (Horsf.). 



Ardeola speciosa, Blasius, J. f. O. 1884, p. 219 ; Everett, List Birds 

 Borneo, p. 189 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 212 

 (1898) ; id. Hand-l.i.Y>- 202 (1899) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 232 

 (1899). 



The sole egg of Horsfield's Squacco Heron in the Collection is 

 pale blue, and measures I'ol by 1'17. 



1. S.E.Bovueo, 25th April (Gr«io«'.5A;y). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus BUBULCUS, 5/>. 



Bubulciis lucidus (Rafin.). 



Ardfa buljulcu^, Thien. Fortpjlanz. fp's. Vikj. tab. Ixix. fig. 10 (1845-54); 



Trixfram, Ibis, 18(J0. p. 163; Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 24o (1879) ; 



Seebolau. Brit. Bird.", ii. p. 492, pi. 38 (1884); Milne-Ediuards ^ 



(irandidier, Hist. Nat. Madatj., Ois. ii. p. 552, pi. 305. tig. 9 (1885) ; 



Yerbin-i/. Ibis, 189(5, p. 37 ; Seebohm, E<jqs of Brit. Birds, p. 63, 



pi. 17. tig. 5 (1896). 

 Buphus bubulcus Baedeker, Eier Eur. T'oi/. tab. 59. fig. 9 (1855-63). 

 Bubulcu^ lucidus. S/utrjie, Cat. Birds B. M. xxyi. p. 213 (1898); id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 202 (1899). 



The eggs of the Buft'-backed Cattle-Egret are uniformly of a 

 very yd\f bluish-white colour. They measure from 1-68 to 2'06 

 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-4 in breadth. 



2. South Spain. Lord Lilford [P.J- 



15. Wirensi (Loche : Hargiit Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



11. Lake Fetzarah, Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



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