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2. Siklrim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



1. Sikhim, 8th May (J. G.). Hume Coll. 



2. Mongphoo, Darjiling (7. G.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Darjiling, May. Hume Coll. 



Niltava sundara, Hodgs. 



Niltava sundara, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 463 (1879) ; Gates, 

 Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, ii. p. 41 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests fy 

 Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 20 (1890) ; 'Nehrk. Kat. Eiei'samml. p. 31 

 (1899) ; Sharps, Hand-l. iii. p. 219 (1901). 



The eggs of the Bufous-bellied Niltava resemble those of 

 N. grandis, but are smaller, measuring from '85 to '95 iii length, 

 and from '67 to '75 in breadth. 



2. Kotgarh, Himalayas, 9th May Hume Coll. 



(A. O. Hume). 



2. Kotgarh, 15th May (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 



1. Kotgarh, 16th May ( Tristram Coll.), Crowley Bequest. 



2. Kotgarh, 16th June (A. O. H.). Hume Coll. 



Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton). 

 (Plate VII. fig. 10.) 



Niltava macgrigoriae, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 465 (1879) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 42 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests $ 

 Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 21 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 31 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.. iii. p. 220 (1901). 



The eggs of the Small Niltava are of a somewhat elongated, 

 narrow oval, form, and they exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. 

 The ground-colour varies from a pale cream to a light fawn, while 

 some specimens are so indistinctly mottled that they appear at first 

 sight to be quite plain, others are distinctly marked with freckles 

 and blotches of brownish pink and pale lavender, which are often 

 confluent at the larger end and form an irregular cap. Specimens 

 measure from -72 to -88 in length, and from -5 to -6 in breadth. 



2. India. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 

 6. Monjrphoo, Daijiling (J. G.). Hume Coll. 



4. Darjiling, April. Hume Coll. 

 2. Darjiling, 7th May Hume Coll. 

 1. Darjiling, June. ' Hume Coll. 



Genus PETRCECA, Swains. 

 Petroeca leggei, S 



Petroica multicolor, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 279 (1865). 

 Petroeca leg'gei, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 165 (1879); North, 



Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 102 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 24 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 134, pi. 8 



(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 220 (1901). 



