coKYiBj;. 453 



oval sliape and sliglitly glossy. It is of a uniform rich cream- 

 colour, and measures l'C5 by 1. 



1. S.E. New Guinea. Ilerr Weiske [C.]. 



iElurcedus melanocephalus {Ramsay). 



-^lurcedus melanocephalus, Gould, Birds Nexo Guinea, i. pi. 42 (1888) ; 

 Sharpe, Monogr. Paradis. Sf Ptilon. ii. p. 91 (1897) ; id., Iland-l. v. 

 p. 588 (1909). 



An egg said to be that of the Black-naped Cat-Bird is of a 

 pointed oval shape and slightly glossy. It is of u uniform rich 

 cream-colour, and measures 1"8 by 1*22. 



1. S.E. New Guinea. Herr Weiske [C.]. 



Family CORVID^. 



Genus TRYPANOCORAX, Sundev. 



Trypanocorax frugilegus {Linn.). 



Corvus frugilegus, J'/iien. Foiijifanz. r/es. T'Uff. tab. x\. fig. 2, a-e 

 (1845-54);' Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vi);/. tab. 28. fig. 5 (1855-63); 

 Jleivitson, Eijys uf Brit. Bii-ds, i. p. 220, pi. lix. (1856); Dresser, 

 Birds Eur. iv. p. 551 (1875) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 549, pi. 16 

 (1883); id., Ei/cjs of Brit. Birds, j.. 225, pi. 55. fig. 11 (18i)6'; 

 Newton, Ootheca Wolleijana, pt ii. p. 504 (1902); Dresser, JIan. 

 Pal. Birds, i. p. 426 (1902) ; Bei/. Eier I'dq. Mitteleurop. i. p. 361, 

 pi. 49. figs. 1-7 (1904); Jourd. E(jgs Eur'op. Birds, i. p. 11, pi. 4. 

 figs. 1-7 (1906) ; Dresser, E(/qs Birds Europe, pts. xiii. & xiv. 

 p. 439, and pts. .\i. & xii. pi. 6. figs. 7-12 (1908). 



Trypanocorax frugilegus, Loche, E.rjil. Sci. A/c/er., Ois. i. p. 113 (1867) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M.iii. p. 9 (1877); id., Hand-l. v. p. 589 

 (1909) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 357 (1910). 



Corvus frugilegus frugilegus, Surtert, Vot/. pal. Faun. i. p. 13 (1903). 



Eggs of the Common Rook so closely resemble the eggs of the 

 Raven (Corvus corax) described below, that they require no separate 

 description. They measure from 1-44 to 1"78 in length, and from 

 1-08 to 1-2 in breadth. 



4. Dumfiies, Scotland [Ilarrjitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



1 6. Sheffield, Yorkshire, 30th March Seebohm Coll. 



(U. fieebohin). 



14. Middlesex. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Wenton Hill, Middlesex, 17th W. Radchfte Saunders, Esq. 



April [H. Booth). [P.]. 



2. Finchley, Middlesex. Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



5. Tilford, Farnham, Surrey Crowley Bequest. 



(Cojiper). 

 5. Tilford (Copper). Crowley Bequest. 



