DEXDROCriTA. — CKYPSIREIXA. 487 



Lendrocitta sinensis {Lath.). 



Dendrocitta sinensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 18(J8, p. {i2, 1870, p. 351 ; id., P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 382; S/iarpe, Oat. Birds B. 31. iii. p. 81 (1877); id., 

 Hand- 1. V. p. 608 (1909); Nuhrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 360 (1910). 



An egg of the Ciiinese Tree-Pie does not differ in any way frona 

 eggs of D. frontalis described above. 



1. Anioj, China {R. Stvinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 



Dendrocitta cinerascens, Sharpe. 



(Plate XXII. fig. 7.) 



Dendrocitta cinerascens, S/tarpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 2-50, 1889, p. 81 ; id., 

 Hand-l. v. p. 608 (1909). 



An egg of the Kiua Balu Tree-Pie is much like that of Pica pica. 

 The ground is greeuisii-white, finely spotted all over with two 

 shades of umber-brown and lilac-grey, the marliings being, however, 

 chiefly concentrated round the larger end, wiiere they form a dense 

 zone almost hiding the ground-colour. It measures 1'2 by 'SO. 



1. Kina Balu, X. Borneo, 13th March Crowley Bequest. 

 \J. Whitehead). 



Genus CEYPSIRHINA, Vieill. 



Crypsirhina varians {Lath.). 



Crypsirhina varians, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 83 (1877) ; Oates, 

 iStr. F. V. p. 159 (lf577) ; id., Birds Burmah, i. p. 40 1 (1883); 

 id.. Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 35 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, 

 Nests ^ Fyys Ind. Birds, i. p. 25 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 608 

 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 300, pi. i. tig. 3 (1910). 



Eggs of the Black Racket-tailed Magpie are precisel}' like that of 

 Dendrocitta cinerascens described above, but are much smaller. 

 They vary in length from -88 to 1-09, and in breadth from "GS to 

 •75. 



3. Pegu, 7th June {E. IV. Oates). Hume Coll. 



2. Pegu, 7th June {E. fV. O.). Hume Coll. 



4. Pegu, 10th June (E. IV. O.). Hume Coll. 

 4. Pegu, 25th June {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 



3. I'egu, 25th June {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Pegu, 4lh Julv (E. JV. O.). Hume Coll. 



2. I'egu, 6th July {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 



3. Pegu, 2ud June {E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



1. Pegu, 12th Julv iE. ir. O.). Oates Coll. 



2. Pegu, 15th JulV {E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



