150 nciDJi. 



Dendrocopus liimalayensis (Janl. cf- Selby). 



Deudrocopus liimalayensis, Hargiit, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 2:20 

 (1890) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 301 (1890)_; 

 Blnnf. Fauna Brit Ind., Birds, iii. p. 34 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. 

 p. 213 (1900). 



An egg of the Himalayan Pied Woodpecker in the Collection is 

 moderately glossy, and measures "98 by '73. 



1. Kotegurh, Himalayas, 28th June. Hume Coll. 



Dendrocopus cathpharius {Hodgs.). 



Deudrocopus cathpharius, Httrgitt, Cat. Birds B.M. xviii. p. 223 (1890) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 302 (1890) : Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 37 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 213 

 (1900). 



An egg of the Lesser Pied Woodpecker in the Collection is 

 moderately glossy, and measures -77 by -61. 



1. Darjiling, Sikhim, 4000 feet, 19th Hume Coll. 

 AprU (J. Gammie). 



Dendrocopus syriacus (Hempr. ^ Ehrenh.). 



Picus syriacus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 35 (1871). 



Dendrocopus syriacus, Harrjitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 226 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 100 (1899) ; S/iarpe, Hatid-l. ii. p. 214 



(1900). 



The eggs of the Syrian Pied Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from '97 to 1-1 in length, and from "67 to "78 in breadth. 



1. Smyrna, 12tli May (7". Kriiper : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Smyrna, ]2th May (T. Kriiper). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Mersina, Asia Minor, 14th May. Crowley Bequest. 

 6. Beyrut, Svria, 28th May {Field Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



Dendrocopus villosus (Linn.). 



Picus villosus, Baird, Breicer ^- Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 503 (1874) ; 



Seebohn, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 171 (1896). 

 Dendrocopus villosus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 230 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 166 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 2i4 



(1900). 

 Dryobates villosus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 40 (1895). 



The eggs of the Hairy Woodpecker are very glossy, and measure 

 from "9 to 1 in length, and from -7 to '75 in breadth. 



1. Canada {Montreal Mus. : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



5. Toronto, 24th May. Crowley Bequest. 



5. Toronto, 1st June. W.Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P."'. 



3. Oxford, Maine, 2oth May. W. Eadclifie Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 



