390 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1892. 



to grow on land reclaimed from the sea. " (Davidson, of the Revenue 

 Survey.) " Cryspis aculeata takes the place of this grass in Sind." — 

 Dalz. and Gibs., Bomh. Fl., 299. It is described also from the 

 Western parts of the Punjab, where it takes the place of duh, which 

 it resembles somewhat in habit (Duthie). Is common in Ceylon 

 or sandy ground near the sea (Fergusson). 

 Uses not known. 



LIST OF BIRDS' EGGS. 



Presented to the Society by Mr. E. C. S. Baker, of 

 North Cachar, August, 1892. 



Hume's 



Nos. 



Scientific Name. 



No. of 

 Eggs. 



82 



102 Us. 

 109 

 116 

 166 

 172 

 180 

 187 

 195 

 196 

 220 

 286 

 289 

 290 

 302 

 3^06 

 343 

 399 



399 lis. 

 444 

 451 

 456 

 532 



538 iis. 

 586 

 623 



624 Us. 

 631 B. 

 645 

 673 



694 ter. 

 702 



Hirundo rtistica 



Oypsellns infumatus 



Caprimalgns albonotatus... 

 Harpactes erytliroceplialus 

 Chrysocolaptes sultaneus... 



Geciuus occipital] s 



Bracli jptemus aurantius ... 



Sasia ochracea 



Megalsema asiatica 



Megalaema franklinia 



TaccocTia sirkee 



Chibia hottentotta , 



Muscipeta affinis 



Hypothymis azurea 



Siphia albicaudata , 



Cyornis tickelli , 



Myiophoneus temmincki... 



Pellomeum ruficeps , 



Pellorneam mandellii 



Hypsipetes psaroides 



Criniger flaveolus , 



fiubigula flaviventris , 



Prinia flaviventris , 



Prinia beavani 



Henicurus schistaceus 



Ixulus flavicollis 



Staphidea castaneiceps ,.., 



Zosterops simplex 



Parus nipalensis 



Cissa chinensis 



Plocens megarhyncbus 



Amadina acuticauda 



Common Swallow 



Palm Roof Swift 



Large Bengal Nigbt-Jar 



Eed-beaded Trogon 



Golden-backed Woodpecker ... 

 Black-naped Green Woodpecker. 

 Golden -backed Woodpecker .. 



Rufons Piculet 



Blue-tbroated Barbet 



Golden-throated Barbet 



Bengal Sii'keer 



Hair-crested Drongo 



Burmese Paradise Flycatcher... 

 Black-naped Blue Flycatcher ... 



Neilgherry Blue Flycatcher 



Tickell's Blue Redbreast 



Yellow-billed Whistling Thru sh. 



Spotted Babbler 



Mandelli's Spotted Babbler 



Himalayan Black Bulbul 



White-throated Bulbul 



Black-crested Yellow Buibul ... 

 Yellow-bellied Wren Warbler... 



Bea^an's Wren Warbler 



Slaty-backed Fork-tail 



Yellow-naped Flower-pecker .. 

 Chestnut -headed Staphidea ... 



Swinhoe's White-eye 



Indian Grey Tit 



Green Jay 



Eastern Baya 



Himalayan Munia... ,... 



Total number of Eggs. 



108 



