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Sub-Family PHCENICOPHAINtE. 



The eggs of the Cuckoos of this group are plain white and bear a 

 close resemblance to those of the Coucals. They differ, however, in 

 being rather longer in relation to their breadth, comparatively few 

 specimens being spheroidal in shape. 



Genus TACCOCUA, Less. 



Taccocua leschenaulti, Less. 



Taccocua leschenaulti, Legc/e, Birds Ceylon, p. 266 (1878) ; Oates ed. 



Hume, Nests ^- Egqs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 408 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna 



Brit. Ind., Birds, lii. p. 237 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 170 



(1900). 

 Taccocua sirkee, Oates ed. Hume, Nests (§• FJggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 408 



(1S90) ; Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 381 (1891). 



The eggs of the Sirkeer Cuckoo measure from 1-25 to 1-55 in 

 length, and from 1-03 to 1-13 in breadth. 



3. Delhi, 6th April (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



3. Jhansi, 2';th June {F. R. Bleioitt). Hume Coll. 



1. Jhansi, 18th July {F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 



2. Jhansi, 24th July {F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 



1. AUahnbad, 12th April. Hume Coll. 



2. Allahabad, 3rd July. Hume Coll. 

 1. Chunar, Bengal, 26th May ( W E. Hume Coll. 



Broohs). 

 1. Chunar, 1st June [W. E. B. : Crowley Bequest. 

 Tristram Coll.). 



3. Saugor, C. Provs., 7th July. Hume Coll. 

 3. Saugor, 30th July. Hume Coll. 



1. Saugor, 30th July ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Saugor, 31st July. Hume Coll. 

 1. Eaipur, C. Provs., 10th July. Hume Coll. 



Genus RHOPODYTES, Cab. cj- Heine. 



Rhopodytes tristis (Less.). 



Rhopodvtes tristis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 397 

 (1890) ; Shelley, Cat. Birds B.M. xix. p. 386(1891) ; Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., B'irds, iii. p. 232 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 170 

 (1900). 



The eggs of the Large Green-billed Malkoha measure from 1-25 

 to 1"6 in length, and from 1 to 1-15 in breadth. 



1. Sikhim, 10th May (/. Gammie). Hume CoU. 



2. Svlhet, 12th May (J. R. Cripps). Hume Coll. 



1. Pegu, 20th June {E. W. Oates). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Pegu, 24th June {E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 



