408 



Spodiopsar nemoricolus (Jerd.). 



Sturnia nemoricola, Gates, Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, i. p. 528 (1889) ; id., 

 ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 373 (1889). 



Poliopsar nemoricolus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 52 (1890). 



Spodiopsar nemoricolus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 516 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 



Two eggs of the White-winged Myna are indistinguishable from 

 pale eggs of the Grey-headed Myna. They measure respectively : 

 88 by -66, and -99 by -7. 



] . Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 26th April Hume Coll. 



(C. T. Binyham). 

 1. Pegu, 6th June (E. W. Oates: Crowley Bequest. 



Seelohm Coll.}. 



Spodiopsar blythi (Jerd.}. 



Sturnia hlythii, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 526 (1889) id., 

 ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 371 (1889). 



Poliopsar blythii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 54 (1890). 



Spodiopsar blythi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 516 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 343 (1910). 



The eggs of Blyth's Myna resemble the darker eggs of the Grey- 

 headed Myna. Three examples measure respectively : '98 by *7 ; 

 1 by -71 ; 1-01 by -72. 



3. Mysore, S. India, 24th April Hunie Coll. 



(7. Macpherson}. 



Genus STUKNOPASTOR, Hodgson. 



Sturnopastor jalla (Horsf.}. 



Sturnopastor jalla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 57 (1890) ; id., 

 Hand-l. v. p. 516 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 



Two eggs of the Jallak Grackle are of a rather pointed oval 

 shape, glossy, and uniform pale greenish-blue. They measure 

 respectively : 1'09 by '74, and 1'12 by *76. 



2. Java, 4th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnopastor contra (Linn.}. 



Sturnopastor contra, Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376; Oates, Fauna Brit. 

 Ind., Birds, i. p. 542 (1889) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, 

 i. p. 386 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 57 (1890) ; id., 

 Hand-l. v. p. 517 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 348 (1910). 



The eggs of the Pied Myna are of a pointed oval form, and 



