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Genus BATRACHOSTOMUS, Gould. 



Batrachostomus hodgsoni (Gray}. 



Batrachostomus hodprsoni, Oates ed. Hume, Nesls fy Egc/s Ind. Birds, iii. 

 p. 39 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 642 (1892) ; Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 194 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 43 

 (1900). 



An egg of Hodgson's Frog-mouth is of an oval shape, and measures 

 1-04 by -76. 



1. Native Sikhim, 1st June (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 

 Batrachostomus moniliger, Blyth. 



Batrachostomus moniliger, Leqge, Birds Ceylon, p. 331 (1878) ; Oates ed. 

 Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 38 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 644 ((1892) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. 

 p. 196 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900). 



The egg of the Ccylonese Frog-mouth from the Hume Collection 

 is in fragments and does not admit of measurement. Mr. Hume 

 has made no reference to it in his writings. Portions of an egg 

 found by Mr. Bourdillon were pure white, smooth, and devoid of 

 gloss. 



1. Kandy, Ceylon, 1800 ft. (A. Wliyte). Hume Coll. 



Sub-Family ^GOTHELIN^E. 



Genus JEGOTHELES, Vlg. $ Horsf. 



JEgotheles novae-hollandiaB (Lath.). 



Caprimulgus novae hollandise, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. V6y. tab. xlii. fig. 22 



(1845-54) ; Kcenig- Warth. J. f. O. 1868, p. 383. 

 ./Egotheles novae hollandiee, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 79 (1865) ; 



North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 26, pi. xiv. fig. 11 (1889) ; 



Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 651 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL 



p. 158 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests $ 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 542 (1901). 

 ^Egotheles leucogaster, Le Souef, Ibis, 1896, p. 313. 



Two eggs of the Little Australian Frog-mouth measure respec- 

 tively : 1-1 by -86; 1-09 by -83. 



1. Western Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Dawson River, Queensland, 21st Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



(North Coll.}. 



