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7. Iceland, 23rd June. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Rathlio Island (H. Gi-eemvood), Seebohm Coll. 



7. Lismore, Ireland. R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P.]. 



7. Garryduff, Waterford, 20tli April Seebohm Coll. 



(it. J. Ussher). 



4. Scotland. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May Seebohm Coll. 



(II. Seebohm). 



8. Valkenswaard, 29th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 

 2. Spain, 23rd April (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Malaga, ] 4th May. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Casas Viejas,Cadiz,May (i.if. Jr6?/). Seebohm Coll. 



6. Zana, Algeria, June (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus LIMNOPARDALIS, Cah. 



Limnopardalis sanguinolentus (Swains.). 



Rallus sanguinolentus, Yarr. P. Z. S. 1847, p. 54. 



Rallus rhytirhvnchus, Scl. Sf Sal». P. Z. S. 1867, p. 990 ; James, New 



List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892). 

 Limnopardalus sanguinolentus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 30 



(1894). 

 Limnopardalis sanguinolentus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 95 (1899). 



The eggs of the Blood-spotted Rail resemble those of Eallus 

 aqvaticus. An example from Peru is large, measuring 1-43 by 1-03 ; 

 Chilian eggs are smaller, measuring from 1-25 to 1-37 in length, 

 and from -US to '95 in breadth. Yarrell (I.e.) gives the dimensions 

 of an egg of this species as 1"S by 1-25. Skins oi L. sanguinolentus, 

 procured by Mr. Whitely in Peru and Mr. James in Central Chile, 

 are in the collection of the British Museum, and serve to confirm 

 the authenticity of the eggs found by these naturalists in Peru and 

 Chile respectively. 



1. Peru (H. Whitely). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 



Genus HYPOT^NIDIA, Iteiclienb. 



The eggs of the Rails of this genus are normally of a very broad 

 oval form, sometimes truly elliptical and, not unfrequently, 

 spheroidal. The amount of gloss is very variable, even among the 

 eggs of the same species. 



Hypotaenidia striata (Linn.). 



Rallus striatus, Sicinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 427. 



Hypotfenidia striata, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 352 ; Hume ^- Marsh. 



Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 245 (1879), iii. App. pi. ii. (1880); Legge, 



Birds Ceyl. p. 775 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests S,- Eygs Ind. B. iii. 



p. 399 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 33 (1894) : id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 95 (1899). 



The eggs of the Blue-brcastcd Banded Rail vary from a pinkish 

 white to a salmon-pink or pinkish buff. The markings, which are 

 pretty eveidy distributed over the whole shell, consist of specks, 



