18 TTMELIID^E. 



Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Godwin- Austen. 



Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 424 (]883) ; 

 Gates, Fauna Brit. Ind.., Birds, i. p. 124 (1889); Stuart Baker, 

 Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xiii. p. 401 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iv. p. 15 (1903). 



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

 are of a regular oval form, white and slightly glossy. They 

 measure from '92 to *94 in length, and from *67 to '72 in breadth. 



3. Hemdang, N. Cachar (6200 ft.). E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 



Pomatorhinus musicus, Swinh. 



Pomatorhinus musicus, Sivinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 284 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. vii. p. 424 (1883) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 60 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). 



The eggs of the Formosan Scimitar Babbler are of- a somewhat 

 pointed oval form, very glossy, and of a spotless white. They 

 measure from '93 to '99 in length, and from '69 to '74 in breadth. 



3. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Formosa, 15th April (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 

 2. Formosa, 28th April (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Formosa (P. Swinhoe : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.}. 



Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Hodgs. 



Pomatorhiuns ruficollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 426 (1883); 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 122 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, 

 Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 87 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 60 (1899) ? Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 15 (1903). 



Pomatorhinus stridulus, La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 183. 



The eggs of the Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler are not separable 

 from those of P. musicus, but are on the whole rather smaller, 

 measuring from '88 to *95 in length, and from *68 to *7 in breadth. 



1. Darjiling, 6th May (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



5. Darjiling (J. G.}. Hume Coll. 



1. Kuatun, Fohkien, China, 26th April C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 

 (J. D. La Touche}. 



Pomatorhinus hypoleucus (Blytli). 



Pomatorhinus hypoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 428 (1883) ; 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 126 (1889) ; Stuart Baker, 

 Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. viii. p. 179 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iv. p. 15 (1903). 



Three eggs of the Aracan Scimitar Babbler are pure white and 

 glossy, but vary considerably in form : one is of a narrow oval, the 



