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of the shell, or very finely marked all over the shell with brown 

 and underlj-ing grey dots. They measure -75 to '78 by -57 to 

 ■58 inch. 



1. Australia {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Yarra River, Victoria, 2J:th Sept. Crowley Bequest. 



(A. J. North). 



Sericornis magnirostris {Oould). 



Sericornis magnirostris, Gould, Sandh. Birds Austr. i. p. 362 (1865) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 305 (1883) ; North, Nests ^- Bgffs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 132 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; 

 Campbell, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 247, pi. 10 (1901); 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 221 (1903). 



The eggs of the Large-billed Scrub-Warbler in the Collection are 

 of a very regular oval form and moderately glossy. The ground- 

 colour varies from white to pale brownish pink. In two specimens, 

 the markings are confined almost entirely to the broad end, where 

 they form a zone of confluent purplish-brown spots, intermingled 

 with a few black spots and short lines. A third specimen is simi- 

 larly marked at the broad end, but is also covered with some cob- 

 web-like smears and lines which run over the whole surface of the 

 shell. Three specimens measure respective^' : "76 by '59 ; '76 by 

 •6 ; -79 by -59. 



3. New South Wales, 28th Oct. Gould CoU. 



( Wilsoti). 



Sericornis humilis, Gould. 



(Plate X. figs. 11 & 12.) 



Sericornis humilis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 356 (1865) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 310 (1883) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 130 (1889) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 67 (1899) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests 4" Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 251 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. 

 p. 222 (1903). 



The eggs of the Brown Scrub-Warbler in the Collection are of an 

 oval shape, but somewhat pointed at the broad end, and they 

 possess a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies from 

 pinkish white to pale brownish pink, and is marked with specks, 

 lines, and streaks of purplish brown. In one specimen the markings 

 form a dense confluent cap at the broad end ; in two others the cap 

 is very faintly indicated. Three examples measure respectively : 

 •9 by -62 ; -91 by -68 ; -98 by -68. 



3. Tasmania {C. Gould). Gould CoU. 



1. Tasmania {E. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest. 



