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slightly so. They are of the same type as the eggs of P. tem-poralis, 

 but smaller. The ground-colour varies from greyish olive to light 

 brown, and this is marked, more or less thickly, with hair-lines, 

 veins and smudges of deep brown or black. They measure from 

 90 to 1-02 in length, and from -65 to *75 in breadth. 



5. South Australia, Gould Coll. 



3. Wellington, N.S.W., 1st Nov. Crowley Bequest. 

 (A. J. North). 



2. Cardington, Bell River, N.S.W. Crowley Bequest. 



(E. P. Ramsay: Tristram Coll.). 



3. Murray River, N.S.W., Dec. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[_P.J. 



4. Wimmera District, Victoria, Crowley Bequest. 



llth Oct. (A. J. North). 



Pomatorhinus rubeculus, Gould. 



Pomatostomus rubeculus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 481 (1865) ; 



North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 155 (1889). 

 Pomatorhinus rubeculus, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. vii. p. 40 



(1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 421 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. 



p. 274 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Red-breasted Scimitar Babbler in the Collection 

 are exactly similar to those of P. temporalis. They measure respec- 

 tively : 1-09 by -75; 1-05 by -75. 



2. Dawson River, Queensland, 18th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 

 (North Coll.). 



Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, BlytJi. 



Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ; 

 Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 120 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, 

 Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 85 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 60 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 14 (1903). 



The eggs of the Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler in the Collection 

 are of a blunt oval form, glossy and pure white. They measure 

 respectively: 1-07 by 75; 1-08 by -82. 



2. Sikhim, 5000 feet, 19th May Hume Coll. 



(J. Gammie). 



Pomatorhinus phayrei, Blyth. 



Pomatorhinus phayrii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 422 (1883) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 121 (18o9) ; Stuart Baker, Journ. 

 Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 178 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. 

 p. 14 (1903). 



Eggs of Phayre's Scimitar Babbler are of a regular oval form, and 

 spotless glossy white. They measure from -97 to 1-03 in length, 

 and from -72 to -75 in breadth. 



3. Foot of Mishmi Hills, Assam, E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 



llth June. 

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