COLOIBID.E. 



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The eggs of the White Nutmeg-Pigeon in the Collection measure 

 respectively: 1'77 by 1-25; 1-85 by 1-27; 1/76 by 1-2; 1-8 by 

 1-25 ; 1/75 by 1*27. They have a moderate amount of gloss. 



2. N.E. Australia (J. Macgillivray). 

 2. Cape York, N. Australia. 

 1. Fergusson Island, New Guinea, 

 12th Oct. 



Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 



Family COLUMBINE. 

 Sub-Family COLUMBINE. 



Genus COLTTMBA, Linn. 



Columba livia, Bonn. 



Columba livia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 64, tab. xi. fig. 14 (1845-54) ; 

 Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 7 (1855-63) ; Heicitson, Eggs 

 of Brit. Birds, i. p. 274, pi. Ixvii. fig. iii (1866) ; Dresser, Birds 

 Eur. vii. p. 11 (1879) ; Seebokm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 405, pi. 17 (1884) ; 

 Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 252 (1893) ; Seebokm, Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 158, pi. 47. fig. 9 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 

 (Io99). 



The eggs of the Rock- Dove are very glossy, and measure from 

 1-35 to 1-5 in length, and from 1-1 to 1-2 in breadth. 



Faroe Islands, 19th June (H. C. 

 Mutter: Hargitt Coll.'). 



Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt 

 Coll.). 



Orkneys. 



Island of Islay (Hargitt Coll.}. 



North Uist, 5th June (E. V. See- 

 bohm). 



Breachy, Donegal, loth May (H. 

 Saunders). 



Donegal, 1st June (H. S.). 



Co. Waterford, 15th April. 



Co. Waterford, 4th May. 



Co. Waterford, 28th June. 



Bempton, Yorkshire. 



Seville, Spain, April (Ruiz}. 

 Siberia, 



Krasnoyarsk, 

 (Kibort). 



5th June 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Columba intermedia, Strickl. 



Columba intermedia, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 698 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, 

 Nests # Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 344 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xxi. p. 259 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon measure from 1-3 to 



