314 rYCNONOTIDJE. 



brown and lavcnder-grcj'. Four examples measure respectively : 

 •73 by -57; 77 by -6; -77 by -G ; 76 by -6, 



4. Tavoy, Tenasserim, 16th March riauie Coll. 



[J. Darliiiy). 



Molpastes pygasus, Ifohjs. 



Pycnonotus pygoeus, Beavan, P. Z. S. 18G4, p. 376; Godw.-Aust. J. A. 



S. B. xliii. pt. ii. p. 178 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 128 



(1881). 

 Molpastes beiip:alensis, Oatcs, Fauna Brit. Imh, Birds, i. p. 271 (1880) ; 



id. ed. Hume, Nests 4* -?V/.'/« I"d. Birds, i. p. 174 (1889). 

 Molpastes pygfeus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 329 (11)01). 



The eggs of the Bengal Eed- vented Bulbiil in no way differ from 

 those of M. fusms, except in being slightly larger. They measure 

 from '88 to 1*05 in length, and from -67 to 75 in breadth. 



14. Sikhim. Hume Coll. 



25. Mongphoo, Parjiling {J. Gamwie). Iluaie Coll. 



1. ISikhim Terai, 3Uth April. Hume Ct)ll. 

 3. Sikhim Terai, 9th May. Hume Coll, 

 3. Sikhim Terai, 10th May. Tlume Coll. 

 3. Sikhim Terai, lOth May. Hume Coll. 



2. Sikhim Tend, 13th May. Hiune Coll. 



3. Sikliim Terai, I9th May. Hume Coll. 

 2. Sikhim Terai, 31.st May. Hume Coll. 



2. Shilloug, Assam, June. Col. H. H. Gudwiu-Austen 



[C.]. 

 2. Bengal. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Barrackpur (It. C. Beaoan : Crowley Bequest. 



2'ristram Coll.). 



Molpastes intermedins {A. Ilaij). 



Pycnonotus intermedius, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 130 (1881). 

 Molpastes intermedius, Oatcs, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 272 (1889) ; 



iiJ. ed. Hume, Nests ^- Eijys Ind. Birds, i. p. 175 (1889) ; Sharpe, 



Iland-l. iii. p. 329 (1889)." 



The eggs of the Punjab Red-vented Bulbul in the Collection 

 resemble those of M. fuscas and J/, pyi/ceun. Three examples 

 measure respectively: 1*01 by 72; '91 by 7; '92 by '03. 



1 . Kashmir, 5th May ( IV. E. Brooks : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Mussoori, Himalayas {T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 



Genus PYCNONOTUS, Boie. 



The eggs of the Bulbuls of this genus resemble those of the 

 Bulbul.s of the genus Molpasti's, and, whenever the series of eggs of 

 any s])ecies is tolerably large, appear to be of as many types of 

 coloration as the eggs of M. fuscus. 



