429 



]. Sambluir, li'itli July. Hume Coll. 



1. Sambhur, 17th July. Hume Coll. 



1. Sambhur, 2(3th July. Hume Coll. 



.'1 Delhi, 28tli Juue (I'. T. Biw/ham). Hume Coll. 



3. Agra, 24th June (A. O. Hunw). Hume Coll. 



1. Agra, 26th July [A. O. II.). Hume Coll. 



2. Bareilly, 25th May {A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 

 1. IWeillv, 17th June {A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Bareilly, 21st June (.-4. O. 7f.). Hume Coll. 

 1. P.areillv, 28rd June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 



1. Baraitch. 20th ]May (A. O. H.]. Hume Coll. 



2. Lucknow, 2ndJuly (r?. 7?<vVZ)- Hume Coll. 



2. Allahabad (C T. Bini/hajn). ' Hume Coll. 



3. Mirzapur, 29th ]\Iay ( W. E. Crowley Bequest. 



Brooks: Tristram Coll.). 



1. Mirzapur, 28th June {W. E. B. : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristrtn/i Coll ). 



2. Jhansi, 22nd June {F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



4. .Ihansi, 24th June (K i?. /?.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Jhansi, 2(ith June (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Jhansi, 29th June (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Jhaufii, 30th .Iinie (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 



2. Jhansi, 2nd July ( F. R. B. ). Hume Coll. 

 1. Hoshung-abad, "]8th June (E. C. Hume Coll. 



Nunn). 



3. Hoshungabad, 20th June {E. C. Hume Coll. 



N). 



1. Hoshungabad, 22nd June (F. C. Hume Coll. 

 N.). 



1. Ilo.shungabad, 28tli June {E. ('. Hume Coll. 



iV.). 



3. Sauo;or, C. Provinces, 2Gth June. Hume Coll. 



2. Saugor, 2nd July. Hume Coll. 



3. Saugor, 7th July. Hume Coll. 



4. Saugor, 16th July. Hume Coll. 



Oriolus diflfusus, Shnrpe. 



Oriolus diffusu.?, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 197 (1877); Le(/ge, 



Birds Cei/l. p. 3o5 (1879) ; Styan, Ibis, 1887. p. 224; AV//rA-. Kot. 



F.iersamml. p. 18 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hat,d-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eirrsamml. p. 352 (1910). 

 Oriolus indicus, Oate.'f, F'nioia Brit. Ltd., Birds, i. p. 502 (1880) ; 



Dressrr, Man. Pal. Birds, p. 228 (1902); Harteii, T'oi/. pal. Fau». 



i. p. 53 (1903) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1904, p. 487, pi. x. figs. 14 & 17. 



The eggs of the Blark-nnpcrl Oriole are of a narrow pointed oval 

 form and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are of a pale- 

 pinkish cream-colour, sparingly spotted and speckled with deep 

 purplish-brown and pale lavender. Many of tlie larger spots are 

 blurred at the edges and run into the surrounding ground-colour. 

 The smaller spots are usually firm and well-defined. Five speci- 

 mens measure from 1-1 to \-l in length, and from -78 to -9 in 

 breadth. 



