INTRODUCTION. 



The fourth volume of the Catalogue of Eggs corresponds with the 

 fourth volume of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ' Hand-list of Birds.' 



The total number of species is 620, and the number of eggs 

 catalogued 14,917, as shown in the following table : — 



No. of specimens 

 Fiuiiily. No. of species. of eggs. 



Timeliida3 166 1873 



Troglodytidte 37 481 



Ciiiclidae 8 105 



Mimid® 21 306 



Turdid^ 73 3795 



Sylviida} 149 5173 



Vireonidffi 12 93 



Ampelidae 2 56 



Artamidse 9 129 



Vangidce 2 11 



Prionopidaj 17 144 



Laniidse 65 1466 



Paridfe 37 702 



Chamaeidaj 1 3 



Regulidae 5 250 



SittidjB 11 232 



Certhiidae 5 98 



Total 620 14,91 7 



I am indebted to Mr. W. E.. Ogilvie-Grant for much kind 

 assistance in cataloguing and arranging the specimens in the 

 present volume. 



SAYILE G. EEID. 



Februarv 20, 19(l.i. 



