14 The Oologists' Record, March i, 1923. 



Milvus m. aegyptiiis {Gmel.). Egyptian Kite, c/4, 2/2. Two is 



the usual clutch. The four very similar eggs are from 



Col. Hanbury Barclay's collection, taken at Damietta. 



The 2's were taken by Col. R. Sparrow at Abbassia. 

 m. govinda, Sykes. Indian Kite. Series. From India. 



These eggs seem to vary very much in size, unless they 



are confused with lineaius at times. 

 m. afmis, Gould. Allied Kite. c/2. Rather poorly 



marked. Taken near Port Darwin on May 25, 1902. 

 lineaUis {Gray). Black-eared Kite. 3/2, 1/2, are large 



eggs taken by Mr. La Toiiche at Foo-chow, China. The 



other pairs, very much smaller eggs, were taken by 



Mr. D. Macdonald near Gyantse, Tibet ; elevation 



12,000 feet. Sent me by Mr. Stuart Baker. 

 Rosfrhamus s. sociahilis [Vieill.). Southern Everglade Kite. c/3. 



Like large well-marked Sparrow Hawk's, taken by 



Mrs. Smj^th, at Cachari, Argentine, on December 1, 1915. 



A slight nest of reeds ; birds nesting in small colony in 



reedy lagoon. 

 El anus c. coernleus {Desf.). .\frican Black-winged Kite, c/4, c/3. 



Two fine sets, taken by Mr. Symons in Natal ; nest of 



twigs lined with green leaves. 

 c. vociferus {Latham). Indian Black-winged Kite. c/2. 



Two very different eggs, taken by C. M. Ingles in Tirhoot. 

 /. mamsculus, Bangs and Penavd. White-tailed Kite. c/2. 



Two very handsome eggs, one elongated, from Sacramento 



CO., Calif. The third set from the same nest. 

 Ictinia plumhea {Gmel.). Plumbeous Kite. c/1. A damaged egg 



from Minas Geraes, Brazil, sent me by Mr. Skinner; it 



shows signs of dark marking. Am not certain of its 



identity ; it seems small for this species. 

 mississippiensis {Wils.). Mississippi Kite, c/2, c/1. White 



eggs. Second sets almost always consist of one egg. 

 Baza leuphotis {Dnniont). Crested Cuckoo Falcon, c/1. Egg, 



white, from Darjiling, from Mr. Stuart Baker. 

 Pernis apivorus {Linn.). Honey Buzzard, c/2. A lovely dark 



set from Sweden. 

 ,, cristatus ruficollis, Less. Indian Crested Pern. c/2. 



Reddish eggs taken by Dr. H. N. Coltart, at Samastipur ; 



nest of sticks hned with green leaves. 



