14 NECTARINIID A, 
Genus CHALCOSTETHA, Cab. 
Chalcostetha pectoralis (Zemm.). 
Nectarinia pectoralis, Schleg. § Mill. Verhand. Zool., Aves, p. 57, pl. 9. 
fig. (1846). 
Chalcostetha insignis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 87 (1876-80); Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 12 (1884). 
Chalcostetha pectoralis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 845 (1890) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 387 (1906). 
The eggs of Maklot’s Sun-bird are of a long oval shape, with 
scarcely any gloss. In four specimens the ground-colour is whitish, 
thickly mottled and spotted all over with umber-brown, some of the 
spots being rounded and more intense in colour. In another 
specimen the ground-colour is greenish-white, blotched towards 
the larger end with purplish-grey and with scattered spots and 
small blotches of deep brown. They measure from *d9 to °62 in 
length, and from ‘42 to °43 in breadth. 
4, Sandakan, N. Borneo (W.B.Pryor: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
1, Labuan Island, Borneo. Crowley Bequest. 
Genus HTHOPYGA, Cab. 
AXthopyga vigorsi (Sykes). 
(Plate I. fig. 10.) 
Ethopyga vigorsi, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p.71 (1876 -80); Gadow, Cat. 
Birds B. M. ix. p. 18 (1884); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 
p- 850 (1890) ; zd., ed. Hume, Nests §& Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 250 
(1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, v. p. 88 (1906). 
An egg of Vigors’s Yellow-backed Sun-bird is of a regular oval 
shape and without gloss. It is yellowish-buff, very densely mottled 
with yellowish-brown. At the broad end there is a fine black hair- 
line, extending over a third of the circumference of the egg.. This 
example measures ‘64 by *5. 
J) BhorGhats, Western India iegime Coll 
(iI. Wenden). 
Athopyga seheria (Tick.). 
(Plate I. fig. 12.) 
/Ethopyga seheriz, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 67 (1876-80) ; Gadow, Cat. 
Birds B. M. ix. p. 18 (1884); Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 
p- 3848 (1890) ; zd., ed. Hume, Nests & Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. .p. 249 
(1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 88 (1906). 
The eggs of the Himalayan Yellow-backed Sun-bird are of a 
pointed oval form and devoid of gloss. They are white, speckled 
with pale chocolate-brown and purplish-grey. . The markings, 
