150 TTIKDIDJ5. 



tliose of L. hrunvea, but arc rather longer. They are of a regular 

 oval shape, slightly glossy, audof a plain blue colour. They measure 

 respectively : -81 by -6 ; -78 by -59. 



2. Hondo, Japan, 24th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Larvivora brunnea, Hodgs. 

 (Plate VII. fig, 4.) 



Erithacus brunneus, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 302 (1881) ; Nehrk. 



Eat. Eiersaminl. p. 39 (1899). 

 Larvivora brunnea, Oafes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 182 (1889) ; id. 



ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 127 (1889) ; Osmaston, 



Journ. Bomh. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 71 (1897), p. 468 (1898) ; Sharpe, 



Kand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). 



The eggs referred by Mr. Hume (I. c.) to the Indian Blue Chat 

 now prove to be those of some other bird. Nehrkorn's description 

 of the egg is incorrect, as he himself suggests. 



Authentic eggs taken by Mr. Osmaston are of a pointed oval shape 

 and moderately glossy. They are of a delicate spotless blue colour, 

 and measure respectively : -73 by '57 ; '75 by -55 ; "77 by -56 ; 

 •76 by '6. 



Tous Valley, Himalayas, June. B. B. Osmaston, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus ALELTJEA, Bonai^. 



Adelura csBruleocephala ( Virj.). 



(Plate VII. fig. 8.) 



Ruticilla cerulocephala, Seehohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. .353 (1881). 

 Adelura creruleicephala, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 108 (1890) ; 



id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 09 (1890). 

 Adelura cffiruleocepliala, Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 58 ; iSkai'jK, 



Hand-l. iv. p. 157 (1903). 



The eggs of the Blue-headed Redstart in the Collection, taken by 

 Colonel E. Gr. "Wardlaw Ramsay in Afghanistan, are somewhat similar 

 to the eggs of Phcenicurtis frontalis taken by Mr. Osmaston, but the 

 ground-colour is more creamy white tlian pink, and they are some- 

 what rounder in shape, as will be seen from the measurements of the 

 three specimens, which are respectively : "7 by '54 ; -7 by -SS ; 

 •69 by -55. 



Mr. Hume, on the other hand, records the finding of an egg of 

 this species on the 16th April in the Himalayas. He describes it 

 as being of a uniform pale delicate blue colour, and measuring 

 •83 by ^62. There was probably some mistake made about this 

 egg, as Mr. Hume himself appears to suggest {I. c). 



3 Afghanistan, 22nd May {11. G. Seebolnn Coll. 



Wnrdknc li(iinsny). 



