PERICROCOTTJS. 297 



Pericrocotus flammeus (Forst.). 



Pericrocotus flammeus, Leg ye, Birds Ceylon, p. 363 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. iv. p. 75 (1879) ; Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, p. 482 

 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs 2nd. Birds, i. p. 336 (1889) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 300 (1901). 



An egg of the Orange Minivet in the Collection closely resembles 

 the eggs of P. speciosus. The markings, however, are slightly 

 coarser, and they are evenly distributed over the whole shell. This 

 specimen measures '84 by '65. 



1. Neddivattum, Nilghiris, 5th Sept. Hume Coll. 

 (J. Darling). 



Pericrocotus peregrinus (Linn.). 



Pericrocotus peregrinus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 366 (1879) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. iv. p. 76 (1879) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. 

 p. 487 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs 2nd. Birds, i. p. 339 

 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 23 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iii. 

 p. 301 (1901). 



The eggs of the Small Minivet are typically of a broad oval form, 

 and they exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are of a very pale 

 greenish white colour, spotted and blotched with rich chestnut- 

 brown and lavender. The markings are larger and more numerous 

 over the broader half of the shell, where they are frequently 

 confluent and form an irregular cap. The eggs measure from '6 to 

 75 in length, and from -5 to '55 in breadth. 



1. India (W. E. Brooks; Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



6. Allahabad (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 



1. Allahabad, July. Hume Coll. 



2. Allygurh, 20th Aug. (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 



2. Etawah, 3rd Aug. Hume Coll. 



1. Jhansi, July (F. R. Blewilt). Hume Coll. 

 4. Raipur, C. Provs., 15th June. Hume Coll. 



3. Raipur. Hume Coll. 



2. Pegu, 30th April (E. W. Oates). Oates Coll. 



2. Akyab (E. R. Shopland). Crowley Bequest. 



Pericrocotus brevirostris (Vig.). 



Pericrocotus brevirostris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 79 (1879) ; 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 483 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, 

 Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. Birds, i. p. 337 (1889) : Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 301 

 (1901). 



The eggs of the Short-billed Minivet are moderately broad ovals 

 and have very little gloss. They are white, profusely speckled, 

 streaked and spotted with pale chestnut-brown and lavender, more 



