L6 TIMEI.I1DJE. 



P. schisticeps, vary from a narrow to a broad oval form. They bave 

 a considerable amount of gloss, and are of a spot less white colour. 

 The eggs vary from 1 to 1*1 in length, and from - 75 to "8 in breadth. 



3. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, '2nd April. Hume Coll. 



1. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 14th May. Hume Coll. 



3. Ootacamund, Nilghiri Hills. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 18th Feb. Hume Coll. 



( Miss C'ockburn). 

 2 Kotagherry, 28th April Hume Coll. 



[miss Cockbum I. 



Pomatorhinus temporalis, Fig. Sf Horsf. 



Pomatorhinus trivirgatus, Thien.Fortpjlanz. ges. Vbg. tab. xxvii. fig. d,a, h 



(1845-64). 

 Pomatostomus temporalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 479 (1865); 



North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Bird*, p. L54, pi. i.x. fig. 7 | L889). 

 Pomatorhinus temporalis, Ramsay, Trans. Phil, Soe, N.S.W. L865, pi. i. 



fig. 1; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M.vn. p. 418(1883); Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 60(1899); Campbell, Nests \ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. 



p. 270, pi. 1 1 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). 



The eggs of the Australian Scimitar Babbler are for the most 

 part nearly elliptical, but some are of a long oval form. The shell 

 has a fine texture and considerable gloss. The ground-colour is of 

 a paie creamy-buff, and this is covered with a network of hair-lines, 

 veins, and smudges of very dark purplish brown. The markings for 

 the most part extend across the shell, producing in many cases the 

 appearance of marble. They measure from 1-02 to 1*21 in length, 

 and from "72 to "80 in breadth. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



.",. Wellington, N.S.W., 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



(A.J. North). 



1. Dobroyd, N.S.W. (E. P. Ramsay : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



1. Bell River, N.S.W. {E. P. II.: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram < 'oil.). 



1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A.Philbrick,Esq.,K.C.[P.]. 



4. Murray River, Victoria, lGth Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



(A*. J. Kurt/,). 

 -2. South Australia. Gould Cull. 



Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Vig. 6f Horsf. 



Pomatorhinus superciliosus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog, tab. xxvii. fig. 8 



(1845 54); Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N.S.W. L865, p. 318. pi. i. 



tig. 2; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 11. M. vii. p. 419 (1883); Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 60(1899); Campbell, Nests \ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. 



p. 272, pi. 11 (1901 I; Sharpe, Hand-l. i\. p. It (1903). 

 Pomatostomus Buperciliosus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 482 ( 1865) ; 



North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Hints, p. L56 (1889). 



The eggs of the Australian White-browed Scimitar Babbler vary 

 from a rounded to a regular oval form ; some are glossy, others very 



