dutonastes. — CRATi:Rorus. 25 



Collection is of a regular oval form, unirorm pale blue in colour, and 

 very glossy. It measures 1-0 by '8^ inch. 



1. Anioy, China (li. S^viiihoe : Tris- Crowley Eequest. 



tram Coll.). 



Dryonastes caerulatus {Ilodgs.). 



Dryonastes Cferulatus, Sharpe, Cat. BirrU B. M. vii. p. 461 (18S3) ; Oatei, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 75 (1889) ; id. cd. Hume, Kests S^- Eggs 

 Ltd. Birds, i. p. 46 (18811) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiermmml. p. 01 (1899J ; 

 iiharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. '21 (1903). 



The eggs of the Grey-sided Laughing-Thrush are of a somewhat 

 narrow, pointed oval form. They have a considerable amount of 

 gloss and are of a rather deep blue colour. They measure from I'Oo 

 to 1-33 in length, and from -75 to -85 in breadth. 



1. India. Crowley Bequest. 



1. India (i\Wt;-^or>i Co//). Crowley Bequest. 

 4. Sikhim (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



2. Near Darjiling, loth June {J. G.). Hume Coll. 

 19. Mongpho'o, Darjiling, luth June Hume Coll. 



{J. G.). 

 25. Mongjjhoo {J. G.). llume Coll. 



Genus CRATEROPUS, Swains. 



The eggs of this genus are glossy and spotless, and in colour vary 

 from a verj- pale to a rather deep shade of blue. 



Crateropus bicolor, Jard. 



(Plate I. fig. 9.) 



Cva.t^ro]iVLs\iiCo\or, Andersson, Birds Damara-land,]^. 121 (1872) ; Sharpe, 

 ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 210 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. 

 vii. p. 475 (1885) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; Stark ^• 

 Sclater, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. 

 p. 23 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Pied Babbler in the Collection are elliptical in 

 shape, of a delicate pale blue colour, and somewhat glossy. They 

 measure I'Oo by '75 ; 1"00 by '73 respectively. 



2. Ovanipo-landjS.W. Africa, 16th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



(C. J. Andcrsson). 



Crateropus hartlaubi, Bocaje. 



Crateropus hartlaubi, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 214 

 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1883) ; Stark^ Sclater, 

 Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 58 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. j). 23 

 (1903). 



The eggs of Hartlaub's Babbler are glossy, departing but little 



