132 indicatoetd.t:. — capitonidj^. 



Order SCANSORES. 



Sub-Order INDICATORES. 



Family INDICATORID^. 



Genus INDICATOR, Vieill. 



Indicator minor, StejjJi. 



Indicator minor, Sharpe, ed. LayanVs Birds S. Africa, p. 109 (1875-84) ; 

 Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 9 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 176 

 (1900). 



The eggs of the Little Honey-Guide in the Collection are white, 

 of an oval form, smooth in texture, with a slight amount of 

 gloss. They measure respectively : -88 by -69 ; -85 by '69 ; •'S2 

 by -61. 



3. S. Africa. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 



Sub-Order CAPITONES. 

 Family CAPITONID.F:. 



The eggs of the Barbets are plain white. The shell is compact 

 and firm, but has seldom much gloss. They are generally of a 

 regular oval form. 



Genus TRICHOL.ffiMA, J. cj- E. Verr. 



Tricholaema leucomelan (Bodd.). 



Pogonorhvnchus leucomelas, SJuape, ed. Luyard's Birds S. Africa, p. 173 



(1875-84) 

 Tricholsema leucomelan, Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 31 (1891) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 180 "(1900) ; Ivy, Ibis, 1901, p. 22. 



An egg of the Pied Barbet in the Collection is of a narrow oval 

 form, slightly rough in texture, and devoid of gloss. It measures 

 •92 by -63. 



1. Cape Colony {T. Atmore: Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 tram Coll.). 



