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slightly so. They are of the same type as the eggs of P.temporalh, 

 but smaller. The ground-colour varies from greyish olive to light 

 brovi^n, and this is marked, more or less thickly, with hair-lines, 

 veins and smudges of deep brown or black. They measure from 

 •90 to 1-02 in length, and from -65 to -75 in breadth. 



n. South Australia. Gould Coll. 



a. Wellin-ton, N.S.W., 1st Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



(A. J. North). 



2. Cardingtou, Bell Biver, N.S.^Y. Crowley Bequest. 



(E. P. Ramsay : Tristram ('oil.). 



Z. Murray River, N.S.W., Dec. W. Radcllffo Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



4. Wimmera District, Victoria, Crowley Bequest. 



11th Oct. {A. J. North). 



Pomatorhiims rubeculus, Gould. 



Pomatostomus rubeculus, (xouhl., Ilandb. Birds An.itr. i. p. 481 (1865); 



North, Nests ^- E(/ffs Austr. Birds, p. 155 (1889). 

 I'omatorhiiius rubeculus, liamsai/, Froc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 4G 



(1881') ; Shar^ye, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 421 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests c^- iVys Austr. Birds, i. 



p. 274 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (190.3). ' 



Two eggs of the Red-breasted Scimitar Babbler in the Collection 

 are exactly similar to those of P. temjjoralis. They measure respec- 

 tively : 1-09 by '75; 1-05 by "75. 



2. Dawson River, Queensland, 18th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 

 (North Coll.). 



Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Bli/th. 



Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ; 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 120 (1889); id. ed. Hume, 

 Nests ^ Eygs Ind. Birds, i. p. 85 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903 ). 



The eggs of the Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler in the Collection 

 are of a blunt oval form, glossy and pure white. They measure 

 respectively: 1-07 by -75; 1-08 by -82. 



2. Sikhim, 5000 feet, 19th May Hume Coll. 



(/. Gamniie). 



Pomatorhinus phayrei, Blyth. 



Pomaturhinus phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. ]). 422 (1883) ; Outeo, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 121 (18i?9) ; Stuart Baker, Jouni. 

 Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 178 (1893) ; Sharpe, Kand-l. iv. 

 p. 14 (1903). 



Eggs of Phayre's Scimitar Babbler are of a regular oval form, and 

 spotless glossy white. They measure from '97 to l-Oii in length, 

 and from '72 to •75 in breadth. 



3. Foot of Mishmi Hills, A-sam, E. C. Stviart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 



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