PYCTOEnlS. OPHRYDORNIS. 



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Pyctorhis nasalis, Legrje. 



Pyctorhis nasalis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 512, pi. 34. fi<r. 4 (1879) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii'. p. 512 (1883); Oates, Fauna Brit. 

 Ltd.. Birds, i. p. 138 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests fy E(j(js 2nd. Birds, 

 i. p. 98 (1»89) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903). 



The eggs of the Ceylon Yellow-eyed Babbler in the Collection 

 closely resemble those of the first type of the preceding species, 

 being somewhat thickly spotted and blotched with rich reddish 

 brown. They measure respectively : "71 by 57 ; '72 by - 57. 



2. Ceylon, 10th April {A. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus OPHRYDORNIS, BiittiTcofer. \ 



Ophrydornis albigularis (Blyth). 



(Plate I. fig. 22.) 



Bumetia albogularis, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 505 (1879) 

 Bumetia albigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 514 (1883); 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, i. p. 134 (1889) ; id. ed, Hume, 

 Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 94 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 62 (1899). 

 Ophrydornis albigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 27 (1903). 



The eggs of the Small "VVhite-throated Babbler are of an elon- 

 gated oval form, and glossy. The ground is white, occasionally 

 tinged with pink, and this is closety speckled with a profusion of 

 deep reddish-brown spots, which are more frequent at the larger 

 end than elsewhere and form a zone or cap, more or less distinct. 



