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Two specimens are marked with pale chocolate-red and lilac, but 

 two others have, in addition, some spots and blotches of very dark 

 chocolate-brown. Four examples measure respectively : 1*10 by 

 78 ; 1-16 by 79 ; 1-13 by '72 ; Ml by 79. 



1. Meplay Choun<r, Tenasserim, 9th Iliune Coll. 



March (C. T. Binyham}. 



2. Meplay Choung, 9th March (C. Hume Coll. 



T. 3.). 



1. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 18th April Hume Coil. 

 (C. T.B.). 



Genus HARTLAUBIUS, Bonap. 



Hartlaubius auratus (P. L. S. Mutter). 



(Plate XVIII. fig. 20.) 



Hartlaubia madagascariensis, E. Neivton, Ibis, 1863, p. 349; Cowan, 



Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 149 (1882). 

 Ilartlaubius madagascariensis, Milne-Edwards Sc Grandidier, Hist. Nat. 



Madag., Ois. i. p. 311, pi. 302. fig. 17 (1879); Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M\ xiii. p. 120 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 122 (1899). 

 Hartlaubius auratus, Shettei/, Birds A fr. v. p. 36(1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



v. p. 525 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 525 (1910). 



One egg of the Madagascar Tree-Starling is of an elongate oval 

 shape and slightly glossy. It is pale greenish-blue, profusely 

 speckled and spotted, especially at the broad end where the 

 markings are larger and more or less confluent, with dull reddish- 

 brown and lavender. It measures 1'08 by 7. Two others are of 

 a somewhat, blunt oval shape and devoid of gloss, but are similarly 

 marked. They measure -92 by 7 ; and -92 by '68. 



2. Madagascar (Gerrard : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 

 1. Betsileo, Madagascar. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [P.] 



Genus APLONIS, Gould. 

 Aplonis cantoroides, Gray. 



Calornis cantor, Layard, Ibis, 1880, p. 295. 



Aplonis cantoroides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 128 (1890) : 



id., Hand-l. v. p. 527 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 350 



(1910). 



Three eggs of Cantor's Tree-Starling are of a rather wide oval 

 shape and glossy. The ground is pale blue or very pale greenish- 

 blue sparingly marked with spots and dots of dark brown, umber, 

 and two shades of lilac-grey, the markings being most numerous 



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