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3. Near Simla. Hume Ooll. 

 6. Koomersain, Simla, lat July. Hume Ooll. 



4. Kotegurh, 24th May. Hume Ooll. 

 4. Kotegurh, 17th June. Hume Ooll. 



12. Gurhwal, June. Hume Coll. 



4. Sultanpur, 10th July. Hume Ooll. 



1. Sultanpur, 15th July. Hume Ooll. 



3- Sirsa. Hume Ooll. 



Francolinus chinensis (Osbeok): 

 (Plate II. fig. 4.) 



Prancolinus chinensis, Hume Sr Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 27 (1879) ; 

 Oates ed. Huine, Nests SfEggs Ind. B. iii. p. 431 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxii. p. 136 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 165 

 (1898) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese Franoolin. vary from cream-colour to 

 buff. They differ greatly in size, measuring from 1"25 to 1'6 in 

 length, and from 1-05 to 1-2 in breadth. 



2. Palow, Lower Burma, June (E. W. Hume Ooll. 



Oates). 

 4. Upper Bm-ma, 20th May (R W. O.). Oates CoU. 

 .9. Meiktila, Upper Burma, 12th Sept. Oates Ooll. 



(E. W. O.). 



Francolinus pictus (J. 4" ^■)- 

 (Plate II. fig. 5.) 



Francolinus pictus, Hume Sr Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 19 (1879) ; 

 Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 744 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 

 Ind. B. iii. p. 4-30 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 138 

 (1893) ; Oates, Gam^ Birds Ind. i. p. 161 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 i. p. 23 (1899). 



The eggs of the Painted Francolin are of a cream, buff or stone- 

 •colour, and a tinge of green is present in some of the specimens. 

 They are extremely short in relation to their width, varying from 

 1"3 to 1'5 in length, and from 1-1 to 1"25 in breadth. 



10. Jhansi, India, 11th Aug. (F. R. Hume Coll. 



BUwitt). 



Francolinus poiidicerianus (ffm.). 

 (Plate II. fig. 6.) 



Francolinus pondicerianus, Layard, Ann. 8f Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xiv. 



p. 107 (1854) ; Gi-ant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 141 (1893) ; Sharpe, 



Handr-l. i. p. 23 (1899). 

 Ortygomis pondicerianus, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 61 



(]879) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 749 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 



^ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 435 (18901 ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 170 



(1898). 



The eggs of the Grey Francolin vary from cream-colour to very 

 pale creamy buff, and measure from 1-2 to 1'45 in length, and from 

 '95 to 1-15 in breadth. 



