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1. Algeria (Locke). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Algeria. Seebohm Coll. 



4. Algeria. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Hadjeira, Algeria, May (Loche : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Genus NEORNIS, Blyth. 



Neornis flavo-olivacea, Blyih. 



(Plate X. fig. 20.) 



Cettia flavolivacea, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 138 (1881) j Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). 

 Neornis flavolivacea, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 433 (1889) ; id. 



ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 277 (1889); Osmaston, 



Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 470 (1898). 

 Neornis flavo-olivacea, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903). 



The eggs of the Olive-and-Yellow Warbler in the Collection, 

 authenticated by Mr. Gammie, are of a blunt oval form, highly 

 glossy, and of a deep chocolate-purple colour. They measure 

 respectively : -67 by -54 ; -66 by -53 ; -67 by '52 ; -68 by -53. 



Mr. Osmaston describes the eggs of this species as being " of an 

 uniform rather pale terracotta, absolutely devoid of gloss." 



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



Genus HORORNIS, Hodgs. 

 Horornis fortipes, Hodgs. 



Cettia fortipes, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 136 (1881) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 34 (1899). 

 Horornis fortipes, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 435 (1889) ; id.ed. 



Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 279 (1889) : Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iv. p. 235 (1903). 



The eggs of the Strong-footed Bush-Warbler are of a blunt oval 

 form and, as a rule, highly glossy. They vary in colour from light 

 chocolate to dark chocolate-purple. They measure from '64 to '72 

 in length, and from *48 to '55 in breadth. 



1. Sikhim, 7th May (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. 



2. Sikhim, 29th May (L. M.). Hume Coll. 

 4. Sikhim, 30th May (L. M.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Sikhim. Hume Coll. 



1. Sikhim, 17th May. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Sikhim, 20th May. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Sikhim, 28th June. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Lebong, Sikhim, 12th June (L. M.). Hume Coll. 



2. Lebong, 7th July (L. M.). Hume Coll. 



Horornis sinensis (La Touche). 



Cettia sinensis, La Touche, Ibis, 1898, p. 297 ; Rickett $ La Touche, Ibis, 



1898, p. 388 ; La Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 207. 

 Horornis sinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 235 (1903). 



