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Ois. ii. p. 697, pi. 307. figs. 6, 6 a (1885) ; Buller, Birds New Zeal. 

 2nd ed. ii. p. 186 (1888) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 362, 

 pi. xix. fig. 1 (1889) ; Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 293, 300 ; Grant, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 451 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 237 (1899) ; Shnrpe, Hand-l. i. p. 238 (1899) ; id. in Andrews' 

 Monogr. Christmas Isl. p. 45 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, ii. p. 994 (1901). 



The eggs of the Red-tailed Tropic-bird measure from 2'45 to 2-75 

 in length, and from 1'72 to 1-95 in breadth. 



3. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean Sir John Murray [P.]. 



(C. W.Andrews}. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



4. Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean Seehohm Coll. 



(E. Sounders). 



2. Lord Howe Island. 17th Jan. (A. Crowley Bequest. 



J. North}. 



2. Bellona Shoal, Pacific Ocean. Gould Coll. 



2. Bampton Shoal (E. L. L. : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



tram Coll.}. 

 1. Canton Island, Phoenix Group, Seebohm Coll. 



Pacific Ocean, 6th July (J. J. 



Lister}. 

 1. Phoenix Island, Phoenix Group, Seebohm Coll. 



29th June (J. J. L.}. 



1. Round Island, Mauritius. Hume Coll. 



1. Round Island (E. L. Layard : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll}. 



Phaethon fulvus (Brandt). 

 (Plate VIII. fig. 5.) 



Phaethon fulvus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 455 (1898) ; Sharps, 

 Hand-l. \. p. 238 (1899) j id. in Andrews' Monogr. Christmas Isl. 

 p. 45 (1900). 



The eggs of Andrews's Tropic-bird in the Collection measure 

 respectively : 1-96 by 1-41 ; 1'84 by 1-38 ; 2-12 by 1-51. 



3. Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Sir John Murray [P.I. 



26th Dec. (C. W. Andrews}. 



Phaethon americanus, Ogilvie-Grant. 



Phaeton a3thereus (nee L.), Scl. fy Salv. Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. 



p. 118 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 150 (1880). 

 Phaethon flavirostris (nee Brandt), Baird, Brewer tip Ridgw. Water Birds 



N. Am. ii. p. 186 (1884). 



Phaeton flavirostris, Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxv. p. 263 (1884). 

 Phaethon americanus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 456 (1884); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 238 (1899) ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 237 (1899). 



The eggs of the Yellow-billed Tropic-bird vary from 1-97 to 2-25 

 in length, and from 1-46 to 1-57 in breadth. 



