98 Mr. J. A. Bncknill on South African 



Colour. Dirty ^Yhite, with faint splashes of light brown 

 somewhat uniformly distributed. 



530. AsTUKiNULA MONOGRAMMiCA (Tem.). (African Buz- 

 zard Eagle.) 



One egg : no date. Matabeleland : taken by C. Wikle. 



In shape almost oval ; texture smooth ; surface not 

 glossy. 



She. 41-0 X 35-0 mm. 



Colour. Ground-colour dull white ; the egg is marked not 

 very freely with evenly distributed lines, streaks, and small 

 blotches of sepia-brown. 



531. BuTEO JAKAL (Daud.). (Jackal Buzzard.) 



One egg : no date. Mooi River, Natal : e coll. Austin 



Roberts. 

 Site. Gl-0x48-5 mm. 



Shape oval ; texture fairly smooth and surface dull. 

 Colour. Dirty white. 



534. MiLvrs ^gyptius (Gm.). (Yellow-billed Kite.) 



1. Clutch 3 : no date, but fairly recent. Matabeleland : 



taken by C. Wilde. 



2. Clutch 2 : same source. 



In shape a slightly tapering rounded oval ; smooth texture 

 and dull surface. 



These are extraordinarily handsome eggs. 



In clutch No. 1 the ground-colour is white ; in two of the 

 three the shell is boldly splashed with fine medium brown 

 blotches, jjrincipally, but not entirely, confined to the obtuse 

 end ; in the third egg, considerably smaller in size, the 

 splashing is mainly restricted to the lower end. 



In clutch No. 2 the first egg is, in my opinion, the most 

 handsome specimen of an egg which I have ever seen in any 

 cabinet, and exceeds in beauty even those splendid examples 

 of those of many of the Limicola3 so common in collections. 

 It is grandly marked with brave splashes of magnificent dark 

 rich brown; in the second egg these markings arc confluent 

 and form a cap at the obtuse end. The pair form a most 

 distinguished addition to the collection. 



