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4. Kohima, Naga Hills (Capt. H. Col. H. II. Godwin- Austen 



Stevens}. [C.]. 



1. Southern Shan States (A. H. Gates Coll. 



Hildebrand). 



Bambusicola thoracica (Temm.). 

 (Plate IV. fig. 5.) 



Bambusicola thoracica, Swinhoe, Ibis, 18(33, p. 400; Grant, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxii. p. 258 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Bamboo-Partridge are cream-coloured, 

 with some very pale grey shell-markings and some minute rufous 

 dots. The three specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 

 1-27 by 1-08 ; 1'32 by 1-05 ; 1-35 by 1-08. 



3. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 



Bambusicola sonorivox, Gould. 

 (Plate IV. fig. 3.) 



Bambusicola sonorivox, Siuinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 399 ; Grant, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxii. p. 259 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 32 (1899). 



The eggs of the Formosan Bamboo-Partridge are of various 

 shades of cream-colour. Some are plain, but the majority are 

 freckled with very minute rufous dots which are sometimes evenly 

 spread over the shell and sometimes collected at one end. Some 

 specimens are much stained with yellow. They measure from 

 1-25 to 1-45 in length, and from 1 to 1/1 in breadth. 



1. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist}. Seebohm Coll. 



5. Formosa, 29th April (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 

 3. Formosa, 18th May (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 

 3. Formosa, 7th Aug. (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 



Genus GALLIPERDIX, Blyth. 



The eggs of the Spur-Fowl are glossy and of a regular oval form. 

 They vary from cream-colour to a warm reddish buff. 



Galliperdix spadicea (Gm.}. 



(Plate IV. fig. 4.) 



Galloperdix spadiceus, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 247 (1879) ; 

 Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 423 (1890) ; Grant, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 261 (1893) j Gates, Game Birds Ind. i. 

 p. 215 (1898). 

 Galliperdix spadicea, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red Spur-Fowl measure from 1'55 to 1*85 in 

 length, and from 1*15 to 1/3 in breadth. 



2. Mount Abu, 15th April (G. King}. Hume Coll. 

 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 10th Feb. Hume Coll. 



(Miss Cockburn}. 

 1. Kotagherry, 3rd March (Miss Hume Coll. 



Cockburn}. 

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