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The eggs of the Ruddy Quail-Dove vary from cream-colour to 

 salmon-buff, are moderately glossy, and measure from 1*04 to 1*16 

 in length, and from *83 to *9 in breadth. It has not been recorded 

 that the eggs of this Dove are ever white, but they probably are 

 of that colour when first laid. 



1. N. America. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 



1. San Christobal, Cuba (O. F. Gaumer}. Sal vin-Godman Coll. 

 3. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus PHLOGCENAS, Reichenb. 



Phlogcenas samoensis, Finsch. 



Phlegcenas stairi, Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 445. 



Phlogcenas samoensis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds E. M. xxi. p. 596 (1893) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 89 (1899). 



The egg of Stair's Ground-Dove in the Collection measures 1*24 

 by '93, and is almost glossless. 



1. Samoa. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C.]. 



Genus LEUCOSARCIA, Gould. 



Leucosarcia picata (Lath.}. 



Leucosarcia picata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 120 (1865) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 272 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 607 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 90 (1899). 



The two eggs of the Wonga-wonga Pigeon in the Collection 

 measure respectively: 1-6 by 1'18 ; 1-62 by 1-15, and have little 

 or no gloss. 



2. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Sub-Family CALCENADIN^E. 



Genus CALCENAS, Gray. 



Caloenas nicobarica (Linn.}. 



Calcenas nicobarica, Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 365 

 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 615 (1893) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 91 (1899). 



The two eggs of the Nieobar Pigeon in the Collection are glossy, 

 and measure respectively : 1*84 by 1*25 ; 1*7 by 1*32. 



1. Batty Malve, Nicobars, 18th March Hume Coll. 



( W. Damson). 

 1. Louisiade Archipelago, New Guinea. Zool. Society. 



