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Segovia, Spain, which is heavily marked. The finest series 



in existence of these eggs is that in the Tring Museum, which 



possesses 55 eggs. 

 Gyps indiais pallescens. Indian Long-billed Vulture. This is a 



synonym of G. indicus indicus and reduces Mr. Gordon's total 



by. one. There are only two forms of this species, but he 



enumerates three. 

 *Pseudogyps africanus fuellehorni. Southern White-backed Vulture. 



c/1. Kromdraai, Orange River Colony. Probably the only 



known egg of this form. 

 *Torgos trachelioins tracheliotus. Sociable Vulture, c/1. Cape 



Colony. 

 Neophron percnopterus percnopterus. Egyptian Vulture. 8/2. 



Chiefly taken by myself in Spain and showing all variations. 

 *Polyborns luiosus. Guadaloupe Caracara. c/1. The only known 



egg of this extinct species, taken on the island by W. More, 



April 17th, 1897. The nest was a huge affair of sticks on top 



of a pile of rubbish and cacti ; only two pair of birds were seen, 



and the ? of this pair was shot. The egg resembles a pale 



egg of P. cheriway auduboni, but is rather smaller, size 



54 X 42 mm. It has a whitish ground rather heavily spotted 



and blotched with dark reddish-brown. 

 *Circus melanolenaus. Pied Harrier. Single, from Amur. 

 *Circus ranivorus. South African Marsh Harrier, c/4. Natal. 



The eggs are very like those of the next form. 

 *Circus ceniginosus harterti. Hartert's Harrier, c/4. Coria, S. 



Spain, taken by myself. Smaller than eggs of C. ^. csruginosus 



and much nest-soiled. 

 *Circus maurus. Black Harrier, c/3. Riet-vley, Hamansdorp, 



S. Africa. Nest built in the rushes, of twigs and grass, 



Eggs smallish, resembling in size and appearance those of 



C. cyaneus cyaneus. 

 *Melierax musiais musicus. Chanting Goshawk, c/2. Mafeking. 



Bechuanaland. Nest in a thorn tree of sticks and twigs. In 



size and appearance eggs much resemble those of Astur gentilis 



gentilis. 

 *Astur badius badius. Ceylonese Shikra. c/3. Travancore, S. India. 

 *Accipiter nisus melanoschistus. Himalayan Sparrow-Hawk. c/3. 



From Simla Hills, N.W. India ; taken by P. Dodsworth ; 



handsomely marked eggs. 



