coRVUs. 4G3 



where it is spotted with uuiber-brown and lilac-g'rey. They 

 measure respectively: I'o by 1-1; ]-59 by I'll; 1-62 by 1-14; 

 l-GGby 1-12; 1-G8"by 1-13. 



"J. Philippine Is., May (^. i. 7l/ose%). Crowley Request. 

 li. Marinduque, Philippine Is. Steere Coll. 



Coi'vus piisillus, Ttveedd. 

 (Plate XXI. fig. 2.) 



Corvus pusiUus, Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1878. p. 622 ; Oijilvie- Grant S,- Ultite- 

 head, Ibis, 1898, p. 234, pi. vi. fio:. 5; McGregor, Man. Philipp. B. 

 ii. p. 723 (1909) ; Sharpe, Hand I. v. p. 595 (1909). 



An egg of the Small Philippine Crow is of au ovate shape, 

 slightly rounded at the smaller end. The ground is greenish- 

 white, minutely spotted and marked all over the surface with 

 iimbcr-brown, yellowish-brown, and pale lavender. It measures 

 1-48 by 1-03. 



The specimen here described was taken by Steere from the 

 oviduct of a female example of C. pusillus. 



1. Mindoro, Philippine Is., June. J. B. Steere, Esq. [C.]. 



Corvus torquatus, Linn. 



Corvus torquatus, Sicinhoe, Ibis, 1867, p. 411 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 iii. p. 21 (1877) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 430 ; Sharpe, Hand-L v. 

 p. 596 (1909) ; JS'ehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 358 (1910). 



Most of the eggs of the Chinese Parson-Crow are inseparable 

 from those of (J. corax, and display great variety in colour and 

 markings ; but certain types, with the pale green ground-colour 

 almost or entirely obscured by the confluent dark olive-brown 

 markings, resemble those of C. comix described below. They vary 

 iu size from 1-52 to 1-89 in length, and from 1-06 to 1-25 in 

 breadth. 



2. Amoy, China {R. Sicinlioe). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Foochow, China, Jan. 

 4. Foochow, 26th Jan. 



C.B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. 



3. Foochow, 8tli Feb. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. 



5. Foochow, 21st Feb. C. B. Rickett, Rsq. [P.1. 



3. Foochow, 23rd Feb. C. B. Rickett, E.sq. [P.I. 



3. Foochow, 24th Feb. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 



3. Foochow, 28th Feb. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.l. 



4. Foochow, 5th March. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P. J. 

 3. Foochow, Uth March. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 2. Foochow, 1 1th March. C. B. Rickett, Esq. I P.]. 

 2. Foochow, 2Sth March. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



