230 SYLVILD^. 



2. Victoria. Gtrvt. of Victoria [P.l. 

 4. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.J, 



3. Frankston, Victoria, Oct. (A. J. Crowley Bequest. 



North). 



3. Melbourne ( W. Bridaer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1 . Melbourne ( W. B. : Tristram Coll ) . Crowley Bequest. 



AcantMza diemenensis, Gould. 



Acanthiza diemenensis, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vbq. tab. xxii. fig. 21 

 (1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 365 (1865) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 295 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 134 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Camp- 

 bell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 232 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iv. p. 219 (1903). 



The eggs of the Tasmanian Tit- Warbler in the Collection are of 

 a narrow oval shape and slightly glossy. They are white, sparingly 

 speckled with dull reddish brown and lavender. The markings are 

 more numerous at the broad end, where they form a narrow zone. 

 Examples measure '12 by *5. 



1. Tasmania (Wilson). Gould Coll. 



1. Tasmania (Wilson). Gould Coll. 



3. Tasmania (E. D. Atkinson). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Tasmania (E. P. Seymour). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Tasmania. Oct. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]- 



AcantMza apicalis, Gould. 

 (Plate X. fig. 9.) 



Acanthiza apicalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 368 (1865) ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 296 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. 

 Birds, p. 135 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; Campbell, 

 Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 233 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. 

 p. 219 '(1903). 



Two eggs of the Broad-tailed Tit-Warbler are oval in shape, 

 slightly pointed towards the small end, the ground-colour pinkish 

 white : in one the entire shell is spotted and dotted with light red 

 and dull lavender markings, most numerous round the larger end, 

 where they form an irregular zone ; in the second specimen the 

 markings are nearly all collected on the larger end, where they 

 form a light rufous cap, the rest of the shell being very sparingly 

 marked. They measure respectively : '66 by '48 ; '67 by '5. 



2. W. Australia (A. J. Campbell). Crowley Bequest. 



Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Gould. 



Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 369 (1865) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 296 (1883) ; North, Nests 8? Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 136 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 57 (1899) ; 

 Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 234 (1901) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iv. p. 220 (1903). 



