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AUTHOR’S PREFACE. 
to the collection of eggs, as well as the recognition in the Hand-list 
of many more species and sub-species, has made it necessary to 
rewrite almost the whole volume. 
The total number of species dealt with in the present volume is 
1117, and the number of eggs catalogued 19,283, as shown in the 
following table :— 
Family. 
Zosteropide 
Diceide .. 
aia. aie) ‘enleliis) (si (6) .6 
iNectarimaldse) sere ee 
Meliphagidee 
Mniotiltidee 
Motacillidee 
Alaudide .. 
Fringillide 
Cerebide .. 
Tanagride .. 
Ploceide .. 
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lictenidseer ine eee 
Sturnidie .. 
Eulabetidie 
Oriolide.... 
Dicruride .. 
Paradiseidee 
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Streperide .. 
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No. of species. 
20 
Ik 7 
45 
— 
No. of specimens 
of eggs. 
186 
103 
281 
546 
333 
2292 
1278 
6296 
48 
74 
2093 
1074 

19,283 

W. R. OGILVIE-GRANT. 
