38 1 1MKI.11IM-:. 



Drymocataplius assamensis, Sharpe. 



Drymocataphus assamensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds I!. M. \ii. p. .V>7 (1883) ; 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 147 (1889) ; Sharpe, Handrl. 

 iv. p. 37 (1903). 



Eggs of Austen's Babbler are of a broad, blunt oval shape, the 

 ground-colour being of a pale bluish tint with indistinct under- 

 inarkings of a pale purple-grey, thickly freckled and blotched with 

 pale reddish brown, and especially towards the larger end, where 

 the markings form a more or less distinct zone. They measure 

 respectively : *84 by '02 ; - 80 by *63 ; *86 by *64. 



3. Margherita, Assam. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 



(J en us SET ARIA, Bhjth. 



Setaria albigularis, Blyih. 



(Blate II. fig. 6.) 



Setaria albigularis, Hume, Stray Feath. viii. pp. Gl, 1G1 (1879) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. iv. p. 39 (1903). 

 Malacopteruni albigulare, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 568 (1883). 



The two eggs of the Malayan "White-throated Babbler in the 

 Collection are of a blunt oval form, glossy, and of a spotless pair 

 greenish blue. They measure respectively : - 75 by "53 ; *75 by -o'l. 



2. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 12th March Hume Coll. 



( W. Dacisun). 



Genus XANTHOMIXIS, Sharpe. 



Xanthomixis zosterops (Sharpe). 



(Plate II. fig. 8.) 



Bernieria zosterops, Milne-Edwards >Y Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., 



Ois. i. ]>. 354, pi. 302. figs. 18, 18 a (1879) ; Cowan, Froc. It. Phys. 



Soc. Edin. vii. p. 148 (1882). 

 Xanthomixis zosterops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 570 (1883) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 64 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 39 



(1903). 



The eggs of the Madagascar Spectacled Babbler are of a regular 

 oval form and exhibit a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour 

 varies from a pinkish white to a pale salmon-pink, and this is 

 densely spotted, blotched and clouded with deep maroon in some 

 cases, deep reddish brown in others. At the larger end, the markings 

 are generally confluent and form a well-defined cap. Some under- 

 lying pale purple spots and blotches are also spread over the shell. 

 The eggs measure from -71 to S in length, and from -54 to '5Q 

 in breadth. 



8. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Beans Cowan [C.]. 



3. Madagascar ( W. Deans Coican). Crowley Bequ. st. 



