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Genus BATRACHOSTOMUS, Gould. 



Batrachostomus hodgsoni {Gran). 



Batrachostomus hodfrsoni, Oates ed. Hume, Nesfs Sf Ec/qs Lid. Birds, iii. 

 p. 39 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. U2 {1^2} ; Blanf. 

 Fajina Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 194 (1895) : Sluayc, Hand-l. ii. p. 43 

 (1900). 



An egg of Hodgson's rrog-mouth is of an oval shape, and measures 

 1-04 by -76. 



1. NativeSikhini, 1st June (i. 3/rt?(c?eff2'). Hume Coll. 



Batrachostomus moniliger, Blyth. 



Batrachostomus monilifi'er, Ler/ije, Birds Ceylon, p. 331 (1878) ; Oates ed. 

 Hume, Nests ^- Eqgs Ind. Birds, iii. 'p. 38 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 644 ((1892) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, iii. 

 p. 196 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900). 



The egg of the Ceylonese Frog-mouth from the Hume Collection 

 is in fragments and does not admit of measurement. Mr. Hume 

 has made no reference to it in his writings. Portions of an egg 

 found by Mr. Bourdillon were pure white, smooth, and devoid of 

 gloss, 



1. Kandy, Ceylou, 1800 ft. (A. Wlujte). Hume Coll. 



Sub-Family .^GOTHELINiE. 



Genus ^GOTHELES, Vig. Sf Horsf. 



.3]gotheles novaB-hoUandiae {Lath.). 



Caprimulgus novas hollandi?e, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. 7 oy. tab. xlii. fig. 22 



(1845-54); Kceni(t-Wurth. J. f. O. 1868, p. 383. 

 yEgotbeles nova3 hoUandise, Gould, Handh. Birds Austr. i. p. 79 (1865) ; 



Nort/i, Nests ^- Fygs Austr. Birds, p. 26, pi. xiv. fig. U (1889); 



Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 651 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL 



p. 158 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900) ; Camphell, Nests ^ 



E(jf)s Atistr. Birds, ii. p. 542 (1901). 

 ..^gotheles leucogaster, Le Sou'ef, Ibis, 1896, p. 313. 



Two eggs of the Little Australian Frog-mouth measure respec- 

 tively : M by -86; 1-09 by -83. 



1. Western Australia. Gould Coll, 



2. Dawson River, Queensland, 21 si Oct. ('rowley Bequest. 



{North Coll.). 



