PTEftOCLIS. 79 



p. .313 (1896); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 23 (1893); Outes, 

 Ganw Birds Ind. i. p. 41 (1898). 

 rtei'oclis coronatus, Sharpe, Iland-l. i. p. 51 (1899). 



An egg of the Corouetted Sand-Grouse in the Collection is cream- 

 coloured, with surface-spots and dashes of yellowish brown evenly 

 distributed over the whole shell, it measures 1'6 by I'Oo. 



1. Cbanian, Afghanistan, 27th May Hume Coll. 



(i/. E. JJarnes). 



Pteroclis fasciatus (Scop.). 



Pterocles fasciatus, H2ww ^- Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. -59 (1879), 

 iii. App. ])!. ii. (1880) ; Dates ed. Hume, Nests l^- Eiji/s hid. B. iii. 

 p. 304 ( 1890) : Grant. Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 27 '(1893) ; Oates, 

 Game Birds Ind. i. p. 4-') (1898). 



Pteroclis fasciatus, Sharpe, Iland-l. i. p. 51 (1899). 



The ground-colour of the eggs of the Indian Painted Sand- 

 Grouse is pinkish white, pinkish butf or salmon-pink. Tiie surface- 

 markings consist of specks and spots of pale reddish brown : these 

 arc generally evenly distributed over the shell, but sometimes they 

 are collected at one end. A few examples have some large blotches 

 of briglit reddish brown at tlie larger end. Specimens measure 

 from 1-;^ to 1-6 in length, and from -9 to L-U5 in breadth. 



1. Delhi, SOth May (C. T. Binffham). Hume Coll 



1 . IloshuDgabad, (itb Mav {B. C. Nuiin). Hume Coll. 



2. Sambhur {B. M. Adam). Hume Cull. 



3. Sambhur, 20th April {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



4. Sambhur, 20th April (B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



2. Sambhur. 27th April {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



3. Sambhur, 1st May {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 3. Sambhur, 4th May [B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 3. Sambhur, 8th Mav {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 3. Sambhur, 8th May {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



2. Sambhur, 8lh Mav (B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



3. Sambhur, 21=.t May {B. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Chanda, C. Prov.s., 28th Nov. Hume Coll. 



{B. Thompson). 



Order COLUMBIFORMES. 



The eggs of the Pigeons are white, the shell being almost 

 invariably fine and smooth. The amount of gloss is variable. 



They are normally of a perfect elliptical sliape, both ends being 

 equally rounded. Occasionally specimens are biconical or spheroidal 

 in form ; oval-shaped eggs are rarely met with. 



In many large series of the eggs of the Pigeons, a number 

 of specimens may be noticed of a drab or brown colour or with a 



