sTURxrs. 405 



Sturnus caucasicus, Lorenz. 



Sturnus caucasicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 37 (1890) ; id., 

 Hand-l. v. p. 514 (1909) ; H^elu-k. Kat. Eitrsamml. p. 348 (1910). 



Sturnus vulgaris caucasicus, Jlarfvrf, Tog. pol. Faun. i. p. 46 (1903) ; 

 Juurd. B(/ffs Europ. Birds, i. p. 37 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Caucasus Starling are similar to those of 

 S. vahjaris. They measure respective!}- : 1'18 by '85, and 1-19 

 by -84. 



2. Lenkoran, Talish, 8th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnus purpurascens, Uould. 



Sturnus purpurascens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 37 (1890); 



Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 400 (1902) ; id., Eqys Birds Europe, 



p. 342, pi. xxiii. fig. 5 (1908); Sharpe, Iland-L v. p. 514 (1909J; 



A'ehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 

 Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens, Hartert, T'or/. pal. Faun. i. p. 46 (1903) ; 



Joiirdain, E<j(js Europ. Birds, i. p. 37 (1906). 



An egg of the Purple-winged Starling resembles tliose of 

 /S'. vuhjaris. It measures 1'19 by -85. 



1. Erzeroum, Armenia (//. E. Dresser Crowlev Bequest. 

 Coll.). 



Sturnus porphyronotus, Sharjie. 



Sturnus vulgaris, Scully {tiec Linn.), Str. F. iv. p. 162 (1870). 



Sturnus porphyronotus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1868, p. 438; Oates, ed. Hume, 



Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 370 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bird.t B. M. 



xiii. p. 38 (1890) ; id., Second Yark. Miss., Aves, p. 26 (1891) ; id., 



Hand-l. v. p. 514 (1909) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 

 Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus, Hartert, Voy. pal. Faun. i. p. 46 



(1903). 



Eggs of the Central Asian Starling resemble those of <S^. vulgaris. 

 They measure from 1'16 to \-25 in length, and from '81 to '86 in 

 breadth. 



4, Turkestan, 1st June. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Yarkand, E. Turkestan, 30th April Hume Coll. 



(J. Sctdli/). 



2. Yarkand, 2'8th May (J. .S'.). Hume Coll. 



2. Tibet, 19th April (H. Nuhle Coll.). T. Parkin, Esq. [P.]. 



5. Tibet, 19th April. W. Kadchtfe Saunders, Esq. 



Li'-]- 



Sturnus minor, Hume. 



Sturnus minor, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 522 (1889) ; id., 

 ed. Hume, Xests S,- Fyqs Ind. Birds, i. p. 370 (1889) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 39 (1890) ; id., Eand-l. v. p. 514 (1909). 



The eggs of the Small Indian Starling resemble those of 



