504 CORVID^. 



Genus PICATHARTES, Lesson. 



Picathartes gymnocephalus, Temm. 



Picathartes gymnocephalus, Ussher, Ihis, 1874, p. 67, pi. ii. ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 141 (1877) ; Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 044 

 (1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. v. p. 151) (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 626 (1909). 



An eg^ of tlie White-necked Bare-headed Crow is of a rather 

 long oval shape and without gloss. The ground is creamy-white, 

 densely mottled all over with rather small spots and markings of 

 yellowish-brown, umber-brown, and ashy or lilac-grey. It measures 

 i-57 by 1-06. 



1. Denkera, Fantee {S. D. Auhinn). Dr. II. B. Sharpe [P.]. 



Picathartes oreas, litichenow. 



(Plate XXII. fig. 8.) 



Picathartes oreas, Reich. ifoV/. Afr. ii. p. 614(1903) ; Shelley, Birds Afr. 

 V. p. 160 (1906) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1908, p. 357 ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 626 

 (1909). 



An egg of fhe Grey-necked Eare-headed Crow resembles that of 

 F. gymnocephalus. It measures 1-57 by 1'06. 



1, Cameroon. G. L. Pates Esq. [C.]. 



Genus GLAUCOPIS, Gmel. 



Glaucopis cinerea, Gmel. 



(Plate XXII. fig. 2.) 



Glaucopis cinerea, Sharije, Cat. Birds B. iV/. iii. p. 142 (1877) ; Campbell, 

 Tr. New Zeal. Inst. xii. p. 249 (1879) : Buller, Birds N. Zeal. i. p. 5 

 (1888), Suppl. ii. p. 164 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 627 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Orange-wattled Crow are of a somewhat pointed 

 oval shape and are very slightly glossy. The ground is dull purplish- 

 grey, rather sparingly spotted and blotched with sepia-brown and 

 grey of various shades. Thev measure i-espectively 1'53 by 1"1 and 

 1-61 by 1-08. 



2. New Zealand {Field Coll.). W. Eadclifie yaunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Genus GRACULUS, Koch. 



Graculus graculus {Linn.). 



Corvus graculus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Voy. tab. xli. fig. 3 (1845- 



54). 

 Pyrrhocorax graculus, Tristram, J/'W, 1 859, p. 292 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, 



pp. 313; 358 ; Seebohm, Byys of Brit. Birds, p. 228, pi. 55. fig. 2 



