76 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on South African 



Sizes. Max. length 35-4 mm. 



Min. „ 30-0 „ 



Mean „ (o£ 10) 31'05 „ 

 Max. breadth 22-3 „ 



Min. „ 21-0 „ 



Mean „ (of 10) 21-75 „ 

 White egg 39-3 x 25-0 „ 

 The other eggs in the collection show no marked variation, 

 though some are rather more heavily marked than others. 



14. Lampkocolius PH(ENicoPTERrs(Svv.). (Red-shouldered 

 Glossy Starling.) 



L Clutch 4 : Dec. 1895. Fish River, "j ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ , 



2. 1 egg: Nov. 1903. Grahamstown, > ^^^j^ ^ H. Ivy. 



3. 1 egg : Dec. 1905. Grahamstown, J 



Similar to clutch 1 of the next species, but ground-colour 

 a warmer, deeper, and healthier blue. In clutch 2 the 

 spots are stronger and more numerous than in clutch 1 or 

 the 1903 and 1905 eggs. The ground-colour in the 1903 is 

 ii splendid warm blue. 

 Sizes. The eggs vary. 



Max. length 31 '5 mm. 



Min. „ 26-8 „ 



Mean „ (of 9) 28-7 „ 



Max. breadth 21-8 „ 



Min. „ 19-4 „ 



Mean „ (of 9) 20-7 „ 



15. Lampkocolius PHGENicoPTERUS BiRPECULARis(Strickl.). 

 (Lesser Red-shouldered Glossy Starling.) 



1. Clutch 3 : 1894. Karree River, Transvaal : taken by 



P. Krantz. 



Shape an elongated gently tapering oval ; texture not very 

 smooth and not much surface-gloss. 



Colour. Very pale blnish-green ground-colour, with a few 

 spots of pale brown. Probably these eggs are a good deal 

 feded. 



2. Clutch 3: G. 11.03. Waschbank, Natal: e coll. 



Austin Roberts. 



