88 



Sypheotis aurita, Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. B. iii. p. 380 

 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 313 (1894) ; Oates, Game- 

 Birds 2nd. i. p. 419 (1898). 



Sypheotis indica, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 175 (1899). 



The eggs of the Lesser Florican are not separable by any 

 character from those of the Little Bustard. Very many specimens- 

 in the Collection are almost spherical in shape, some are very 

 broadly pyriform and a few are broad ovals. The markings in the 

 majority are just as indistinct as they are in the eggs of the Little 

 Bustard. On the other hand, a few examples are very clearly 

 marked with chocolate-brown. The eggs measure from 1*77 to 

 2'06 in length, and from 1'5 to 1*7 in breadth. 



2. India. Gould Coll. 



2. Sholapur *, India, 15th Sept. Hume Coll. 



2. Sholapur, 15th Sept. Hume Coll. 



3. Sholapur, 18th Sept. Hume Coll. 



1. Sholapur, 21st Sept. Hume Coll. 



2. Sholapur, 22nd Sept. Hume Coll. 

 1. Sholapur, 24th Sept. Hume Coll. 

 1. Sholapur, 1st Oct. Hume Coll. 



4. Sholapur, 5th Oct. Hume Coll. 

 7. Sholapur, 7th Oct. Hume Coll. 

 1. Sholapur, 24th Oct. Hume Coll. 



Genus HOUBAROPSIS, Sharpe. 



Houbaropsis bengalensis (Gm.}. 



(Plate IV. fig. 5.) 



Sypheotis bengalensis, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 23 (1879); 



iii. p. 424 (1880) ; Oates ed, Hume, Nests # Eggs 2nd. B. iii. p. 378 



(1890). 

 Houbaropsis bengalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 315 (1894) ; 



Oates, Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 414 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 175 



(1899). 



The sole egg of the Bengal Florican in the Collection is of a regular 

 oval form, and possesses a considerable amount of gloss. It is of 

 a pale slaty-green, sparingly and indistinctly spotted and streaked 

 witb very pale russet-brown and dull purple. It measures 2*56 

 by 1-75. 



1. Purneah, Bengal, June (F. A. Hume Coll. 

 Shilling ford). 



* All these fggs of the Lesser Florican from Sholapur are stated by 

 Mr. Hume (' Nests and Eggs,' /. <?.) to have been presented to him by Messrs. 

 Wenden, Alexander, and J. Davidson. There are no distinguishing marks on 

 the eggs by which the donations of these gentlemen may be separated. 



