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niRUNDINID^. 



Aiislralia. 



West Australia. 



South Australia ( Wilson). 



South Australia. 



South Australia {G. F. Anr/as). 



Near Adelaide. 



New South Wales. 



River Darliuo-, N.S.W. 



Syduey, N.S.W. (i?. L. Laijavd: 



J'ristram Coll.). 

 Dobrovde, N.S.W. {E. P. lianisaij: 



Tristram Coll.). 

 Albany, N.S.W., 30th Dec. {A. J. 



North). 

 \'ictoria, 12th Sept. (A. J. N.). 

 Gemhrook, Victoria, 2ud Nov. 



2. Tasmania. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coil. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



E. S. Moulden, Esq. [P.]. 



Gould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



W. KadcliUe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Gould Coll. 



Hirundo albigularis, StricH. 



Hirundo albigularis, Sharpe, ed. LayarcVs Birds S. Africa, p. 364 (1(S75- 

 84) ; Butler, Feilden ^- Held, Zool. 1882, p. 251 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. X. p. 146 (l88o) ; id. Sf Wi/att, Jfoti. Ilirundinidce, i. p. .'iOS 

 (1885-94); Shaiye, Hand-l. iii. 'p. 194 (1901); Stark S; Sclater, 

 Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 292 (1901). 



The eggs of the White-throated Swallow are of the spotted type. 

 Two examples measure respectively : '79 by '55 ; "77 by '55. 



2. Newcastle, Natal (F. A. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 



' Hirundo dimidiata, Sundev. 



Hu'undo diinidiata, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. .366 (1875- 

 84); id. Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 148 (1885); id. ^- Wijatt, Mn7i. 

 Hirnndinidce, i. p. 313 (1885-94) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 85 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Ha7td-l.\n. p. 195 (1901); Stark # Sclater, Fauna 

 S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 293 (1901). 



The eggs of the Pearly-breasted Swallow arc of the plain white 

 type. They measure from 'BO to "72 in length, and from '5 to '52 

 in breadth. 



2. South Africa. 



4. Cape Colony ( 7'. At more : Tris- 

 tram Coll.). 



E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Hirundo smithi, Leach. 



Plirundo smithi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 150 (1885) ; id. S,- Wyatt, 

 Mon. Hiru»dinid(^, i. -p. o27 (1885-94); (hdes ed. JIume, Kests ^• 

 E<j(js hid. Birds, ii. p. 188 (1890) ; Sharpe, lland-l. iii. p. 195 (1901). 



Hirundo filifera. Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. iv. p. 1, pi. — . 

 fig. 84 (1889). 



The eggs of the Wire-tailed Swallow are of the spotted t5'pe. 

 They measure from '65 to '8 in length, and from -5 to 57 in 

 breadth. 



