404 8TURHUDJE. 



Sturnus faroensis, Feilden, Zoologist, 1872, p. 3257 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 



p. 513 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 

 Sturnus vulgaris faroensis, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 44 (1903) ; 



Jourd. Eggs Europ. Birds, i. p. 37 (1906). 



Eggs of the Faroe Island Starling resemble those of S. vulgaris, 

 but are rather larger. They measure from 1-15 to 1'35 in length, 

 and from '8 to *9 in breadth. 



6. Faroe Islands, 3rd June. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Faroe Islands, 25th May (Hargitt Crowley Bequest. 

 Coll\ 



3. Faroe Islands, 2nd June (H. C. Seebohm Coll. 



Mutter). 



6. Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Faroe Islands, 8th June (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 



6. Faroe Islands, 12th June (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Faroe Islands, 22nd June (//. C. M.}. Seebohm Coll. 

 4. Faroe Islands, 23rd June (H. C. M.). Seebohm Coll 



Sturnus indicus, Hodgs. 



Sturnus humii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 520 (1889); id., ed. 



Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 369 (1889). 

 Slurnus indicus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 35 (1890); Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 120 (1899), p. 348 (1910); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 



p. 513 (1909). 

 Sturnus vulgaris humii, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 45 (1903). 



The eggs of the Himalayan Starling resemble the paler eggs of 

 S. vulgaris, but are rather smaller. They measure from 1-04 to 

 1*15 in length, and from *75 to -82 in breadth. 



1. Kashmir, 30th May (W. E. Brooks : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.}. 



2. Kangan, Kashmir, 22nd May ( W. Hume Coll. 



E. B.}. 



3. Baramoola, Kashmir, 30th May ( W. Hume Coll. 



E. B.}. 



5. North India. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Sturnus poltaratskii, Finsch. 



Sturnus poltaratskyi, Finsch, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 712. 



Sturnus poltoratzskii, Sharpe, Cat. 2Jirds B. M. xiii. p. 36 (1890) ; id., 



Hand-l. v. p. 513 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 

 Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi, Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. i. p. 44 (1903). 



Two eggs resemble those of S. vulgaris. They each measure 

 1-1 by 0-8. 



1. Altai Mountains (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 1 Kuldja. Crowley Bequest. 



