156 PICIDJ5. 



Genus MICROPTERNUS, BlytTi. 

 Micropternus phaeoceps, Blytli. 



Micropternus phaeoceps, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 393 (1890) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 308 (1890) ; Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 55 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 224 (1900). 



Four of the eggs of the Common Indian Rufous Woodpecker in 

 the Collection are of a narrow cylindrical shape, and a fifth is of an 

 ordinary oval form. They are devoid of gloss, and measure from 

 1-01 to 1-2 in length, and from -77 to -8 in breadth. 



4. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 1st May Hume Coll. 



(J. Gammie). 

 1. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 12tk Hume Coll. 



March (C. T. Bine/ham] . 



Genus BRACHYPTERNUS, StricM. 

 Brachypternus aurantius (Linn.). 



Brachypternus aurantius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 404 (1890) ; 

 Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 309 ; Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 58 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 167 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 225 (1900). 



The eggs of the Golden-backed Woodpecker are sometimes highly 

 glossy, and sometimes without any gloss. They measure from -99 

 to 1-12 in length, and from -75 to -85 in breadth. 



2. Hansi, Punjab, 27th March Hume Coll. 

 ( W. Blewitt}. 



2. Hansi, 2nd June ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Hansi, 17th July (W.B.). Hume Coll. 



3. Delhi, 24th April ( C. T. Bingham}. Hume Coll. 

 8. Allahabad, 6th April. Hume Coll. 

 1. Etawah, llth March. Hume Coll. 

 1. Etawah, 12th March. Hume Coll. 



1. Etawah, 23rd March (A.O. Hume}. Hume Coll. 



2. Sikhim, 3rd Feb. (J. Gammie}. Hume Coll. 



4. Calcutta, May. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus TIGA, Kaup. 



Tiga javaneasis (Ljung). 



Tiga javanensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 326 ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xviii. p. 412 (1890) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. 

 p. 311 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 61 (1895) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 225 

 (1900). 



