TTMPANISTRIA. CHALCOPHAPS. PHAPS. 103 



Genus TYMPANISTRIA, Reichenh. 

 Tympanistria tympanistria (Temm. 4' Knij>). 



Peristera tympanistria, Gurnet/, Ibis, 1860, p. 214. 



Tympanistria tympanistria, Sharpe's ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 571 



(1884); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 504 (1893); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The sole egg of the White-breasted Wood-Dove in the Collection 

 is cream-coloured and measures "95 by "T-i. It has very little 

 gloss. 



1. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 



Gemis CHALCOPHAPS, Gould. 

 Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Wacjler. 



Chaleophaps clirysochlora, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 118 (1865) ; 

 North, Nests c^- B</f/s Austr. Birds, p. 271 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxi. p." 511 (1893) ; /S/ia/yje, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The three eggs of the Australian Bronze-winged Dove are glossy 

 and measure respectively : 1-15 by 'SS ; 1'18 by '89 ; 1*15 by -87. 



1. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Port Essington, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Chalcophaps indica (Linn.). 

 (Plate VIII. figs. 2 & 3.) 



Chalcophaps indica, Legqe, Birds Ceyl. p. 714 (1879) ; Oates ed, Hume, 

 Nests 8r Egys Ind. B. ii. p. 363 (1890) ; Steere, List Birds 4" Mamm. 

 Philip, p. 24 (1890); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 514 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Bronze-winged Dove are either pure 

 white or cream-coloured. They measure from 1*02 to 1-19 in length, 

 and from -78 to "9 in breadth, and are highly glossy. 



2. Mussoorie [T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 



2. Curzon, Nilghiris, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 



2. Curzon, 5th May. Hume Coll. 



2. Nicobars, 17th {"eb. ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



1. Nicobars, 1st March ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 



2. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 28th April Hume Coll. 



(C. T. Binyh'im). 

 ■2. Klang, Malay Peninsula ( Tf. D.). Hume Coll. 



2. Mindoro Isl., Philippines, .Tune. Steere Exped. 



Genus PHAPS, Selhij. 



Phaps chalcoptera (Lath.). 



Coluniba chalcoptera, Thiv?i. Fortpjianz. yes. Toy. p. 5G, tab. xi. fig. 1 

 (1845-54). 



