HEMIX0S. — lOLE. 307 



Genus HEMIXUS, Hoiljs. 



Hemixiis malaccensis (Blyth). 



Hypsipetes malaccensis, Shnrpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 13. 



Hemixns malaccensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 52 (1881) ; id, 



Hcmd-l. iii. p. 312 (1901). 

 lole malacceusis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, i. p. 283 (1889). 



The eggs of the Streaked Bulbnl are of a pointed oval form and 

 slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish-white colour, densely spotted, 

 streaked and smeared with deep reddish brown and lavender. The 

 markings are generally confluent at the broad end of the egg, and 

 form a cap or zone. Examples measure from "8 to '9 in length, 

 and from '6 to '65 in breadth. 



10. Labuaii, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 



Genus lOLE, Blijth. 

 lole philippensis {Qm.). 



lole pbilippeusis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 58 (1881); Grant ^ 

 Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 238 ; Nehrk. Kat.Eiersamml. p. 42(1899) ; 

 Sharj^e, Iland-l. iii. p. 313 (1901). 



The eggs of the Philippine Streaked Bulbul in the Collection are 

 of a regular oval form and very glossy. They are of a pinkish- 

 white colour, thickly speckled all over with deep purplish red and 

 lavender. They measure respectively : 1"1 by -75; 1-04 by -77. 



2. Cape Eiigano, N.E. Luzon, Thilip- J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. 

 pine Islands, 23rd May. 



lole mindorensis, Steere. 



lole mindorensis, Steere, List Birds Sf Mamvi. PhiJipp. p. 19 (1890) ; 

 Grant ^- JJliitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 238, pi. v. lig. 2 ; Sharjje, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 314 (1901). 



The eggs of the Mindoro Streaked Bulbul are of a broad oval 

 form and highly glossy. They are of a salmon-pink colour, spotted 

 and blotched with rich chestnut, light red, and underlying dark 

 lavender or grey. They measure respectively : 1"04 by "75 ; 1*05 



by -77. 



2. Mindoro, Philippine Islands. Steere Exped. 



lole macclellandi (Horsf.). 



(Plate X. fig. 7.) 



lole macclellandi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 59 (1881); N^dirk. 

 Kat. Eiersatnnd. p. 43 (1899); SharjJe, Iland-l. iii. p. 314 (19Ui). 



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