60 PHASIANIDJE. 



Gallus lafayettei, Less. 

 (Plate VII. fig. 8.) 



Gallus Stanley! (nee J. E. Gray), Layard, Ann. 8f Mac/. N. H. (2) xiv 



p. 62 (1854). 

 Gallus lafayettii, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 241 (1879) ; 



Leage, Birds Ceyl. p. 736, pi. . fig. 10 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 



8f Ecjgs Ind. B. iii. p. 422 (1890). 

 Gallus lafayetti, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 348 (1893) ; Oates, 



Game Birds Ind. i. p. 375 (1898). 

 Gallus lafayettei, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). 



The eggs of the Ceylon Jungle-Fowl are regular ovals, smooth 

 and glossy. They vary from pale reddish bun to cream-colour, and 

 they are minutely and closely speckled with reddish brown. Three 

 specimens measure respectively : 1-7 by 1-3 ; 1-7 by 1-3 ; 1-85 by 1'4. 



1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



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



1. Ceylon, 3rd June. Hume Coll. 



The Collection contains two eggs of the hybrid G. temmincki, 

 received from Gould. They are of a reddish-buff colour and 

 measure 1'8 by 1-45. They are said to have been received from 

 India. 



Gallus sonnerati, Temm. 



Gallus sonnerati, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 231 (1879) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eyys Ind. B. iii. p. 420 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxii. p. 350 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 371 

 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). 



The eggs of the Grey Jungle-Fowl are of a regular oval form, 

 glossy and smooth. They vary from cream-colour to a rather rich 

 reddish buff. The majority are plain ; a few are thickly speckled 

 with brownish red. In the eggs of this species the pores are very 

 conspicuous. The dimensions vary from 1-7 to 2'05 in length, and 

 from 1'2 to 1*5 in breadth. 



1. Aboo, N.W. India, 14th April Hume Coll. 



(G. King). 



1. Aboo, 25th April (G. K.). Hume Coll. 



1. Aboo, 24th May (G. K.). Hume Coll. 



2. Nilghiris, 20th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 



3. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 14th April Hume Coll. 



(Miss Cockburn). 



1. Kotagherry, 22nd April (Miss Hume Coll. 



Cockburn). 



2. Kotagherry, 5th May (Miss Hume Coll. 



Cockburn). 

 1. Kotagherry, 3rd Oct. (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 

 5. Travancore, 2nd March. Hume Coll. 



3. Travancore, 16th March. Hume Coll. 



