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2. Near Simla. Hume Coll. 

 (>. Koomersain, Simla, 1st July. Hume Coll. 

 4. Kotegurh, 24th May. Hume Coll. 

 4. Kotegurh, 17th June. Hume Coll. 



12. Gurhwal, June. Hume Coll. 



4. Sultaupur, 10th July. Hume Coll. 



1. Sultanpur, loth July. Hume Coll. 



3. Sirsa. Hume Coll. 



Francolinus chinensis (Osbeck). 

 (Plate II. fig. 4.) 



Francolinus chinensis, Hume # Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 27 (1879) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 431 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxii. p. 136 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 165 

 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Francolin vary from cream-colour to 

 buff. They differ greatly in size, measuring from 1*25 to 1*6 in 

 length, and from 1'05 to 1-2 in breadth. 



2. Palow, Lower Burma, June (E. W. Hume Coll. 



Oates}. 



4. Upper Burma, 20th May (E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 



9. Meiktila, Upper Burma, 12th Sept. Oates Coll. 



(E. W. O.). 



Francolinus pictus (J. 4" &) 

 (Plate II. fig. 5.) 



Francolinus pictus, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 19 (1879) ; 

 Leggc, Birds Ceyl. p. 744 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 

 Lid. B. iii. p. 430 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 138 

 (1893); Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 161 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 i. p. 23 (1899). 



The eggs of the Painted Francolin are of a cream, buff or stone- 

 colour, and a tinge of green is present in some of the specimena. 

 They are extremely short in relation to their width, varying from 

 1'3 to 1'5 in length, and from I'l to 1*25 in breadth. 



10. Jhansi, India, llth Aug. (F. JR. Hume Coll. 



Blewitt}. 



Francolinus pondicerianus (Gm.). 

 (Plate II. fig. 6.) 



Francolinus poudicerianus, Layard, Ann. fy Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xiv. 



p. 107 (1854) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 141 (1893) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). 

 Ortygornis pondicerianus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 51 



(1879); Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 749 (1880); Oates ed. Hume, Nests 



Sf Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 435 (1890) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 170 



The eggs of the Grey Francolin vary from cream-colour to very 

 pale creamy buff, and measure from T2 to T45 in length, and from 

 '95 to 1-15 in breadth. 



