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Ois. ii. p. 607, pi. 307. figs. 6,6 a (1885); JBitller, Birds Neto Zeal. 

 2nd ed. ii. p. 186 (1888) ; JVorth, Nests S; Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 302, 

 pi. xix. fig. 1 (1889); Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 293, 300; Grant, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 451 (1898); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 237 (1899) ; Shnrpe, Hand-l. i. p. 238 (1899) ; id. in Andreivs' 

 Monoyr. Christmas Isl. p. 45 (1900); Catnpbell, Nests <^- Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, ii. p. 994 (1901). 



The eggs of the Red-tailed Tropic-bird measure from 2*45 to 2-75 

 in length, and from 1-72 to 1-95 in breadth. 



3. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean Sir John Murray [P.]. 



(C. W. Andrews). 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



4. Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean Seebohm Coll. 



{E. Saunder!^). 



2. Lord Howe Island, 17th Jan. {A. Crowley Bequest. 



J. North). 

 2. Bellona Shoal, Pacific Ocean. Gould Coll. 



2. Bampton Shoal {E. L. L. : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



trani Coll.). 

 1. Canton Island, Phrenix Group, Seebohm Coll. 



Pacific Ocean, 6th July {J. J. • 



Lister). 

 1. PhcEoix Island, Phoenix Groiip. Seebohm Coll. 



29th June (J. J.L.). 

 1. Round Island, Mauritius. Hume Coll. 



1. Round Island {E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Phaethon fulvus (Brandt). 



(Plate VIII. fig. 5.) 



I'haethon fulvus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 455 (1898) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 2.38 (1899); id. in Andreivs' Monoqr. Christmas Isl. 

 p. 45 (1900). 



The eggs of Andrews's Tropic-bird in the Collection measure 

 respectively : l-9(i by 1-41 ; 1-84 by 1-38 ; 2-12 by 1-51. 



3. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Sir John IMurray [P.], 



20th Dec. (C W. Andreivs). 



Phaethon americanus, Ogilvie-Grant. 



Phaetcm .-Bthereus [nee L.), Scl. S) Salv. Zool. 'Challe?iger ' E.iped. ii. pt. viii. 



p. 118 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 150 (1880). 

 Phaethiin fiavirostris (nee Brandt), Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. Water Birds 



N. Am. ii. p. 180(1884). 

 Phaeton fiavirostris, Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxv. p. 263 (1884). 

 Phaetiion americanus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 456 (,1884); Sharpe, 



Jland-l. i. p. 238 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 237 (1899). 



The eggs of the Yellow-billed Tropic-bird vary from 1-97 to 2-25 

 in length, and from l-4() to 1-.57 in breadth. 



