GTMNOEHINA. 



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Austr Birds ^ 59 (1889); N.^^rk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 68 (1899)- 

 Campbell Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 292, pL 11 igm .' 

 Sha)-j)e, Hand-l. iv. p. 276 (1903). ^ ^ ^ ' 



The eggs of the White-backed Crow-Shrike are of the same 

 character, and exhibit as many types, as the eggs of G tihiZ 

 Some specimens, however, differ from the others in being of a rather' 

 deep blue colour, marked with dark umber-brown, and pale umber- 

 brown in others. Examples measure from 1-43 to 1-72 in len<.tb 

 and from 1-04 to 1-2 in breadth. ^^^^^a. 



Australia. 

 Australia. 

 Braidwood, N.S.W., Au-r. (A J 



North). ' o V 



Sydney, N.S.W. (Tristram Coll.). 

 South Australia. 



South Australia, Oct. (G. F. Angus) 

 South Australia {G. F. A.). 

 South Australia [G. F. A.). 

 South Australia 

 South Australia. 

 Victoria. 

 Victoria. 



Gippsland, Victoria. 

 Yendon, Victoria, 13th Auo- 



North). 



(A. J. 



Gould Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Goidd Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould CoU. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



F. A. Philbrick,Esq., K.C. [P.! 



Crowley Bequest. 



Gymnorhina hyperleuca (Goidd). 



Gymnorhina organicum, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p 178 (1865^ • 



^orth, ^ests 4- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. CO, pi. vii. fio- 9^ 1889^ ^ ^ ' 



Gymncn-hma leuconota, Gadow, Ca/.^Birds^ B. k.'^yiilh, part. 



Gymnorhina hyperleuca, Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p 995 

 (IJUl) ; Marpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 276 (1903). ^' " 



The eggs of the Tasmanian Crow-Shrike are smaller than those 

 of &. ttUcen and G leuconota, and more uniform in colour n- 

 The commonest type of egg appears to be one in which ftegro ml-' 

 colour IS pale greyish green, sparingly spotted and blotchedT^th 

 didl purplish grey and brown or dark imler-brown. The ed^es of 

 the markings are usually hazy and run into ih<. t " , 



groundcolour. In a secon^d typl the%rund-rolot'r\7urMS 

 green, densely clouded and mottled with dull lavender and twn .r 

 more shades of brown. Specimens measure from l" to rs" in 

 length, and from 1 to 1-1 in breadth. -l * to i o^ in 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania (C. Gould). 



Tasmania. 



Tasmania ( W. H. Bignold). 



Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



