INTRODUCTION. 



The fourth volume of the Catalogue of Eggs corresponds with the 

 fourth volume of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ' Hand-list of Birds.' 



The total number of species is 620, and the number of eggs 

 catalogued 14,917, as shown in the following table : — 



No. of specimens 

 Family. No. of species. of eggs. 



Timeliidae 166 1873 



Troglodytidae 37 481 



Cinclidae 8 105 



Mimidse . 21 306 



Turdidse 73 3795 



Sylviidae 149 5173 



Vireonidse 12 93 



Ampelidoe 2 56 



Artamidae 9 129 



Vangidse 2 11 



Prionopidaa 17 144 



Laniidse 65 1466 



Paridae 37 702 



Chamaeidas 1 3 



Regulidae 5 250 



Sittidse 11 232 



Certhiidse 5 98 



Total 620 14,917 



I am indebted to Mr. W. It. Ogilvie-Grant for much kind 

 assistance in cataloguing and arranging the specimens in the 

 present volume. 



SAVILE G. BEID. 

 February 20, 190.3. 



