60 PHASIANlb^. 



Gallus lafayettei, Less. 

 (Plate VII. flg. 8.) 



Gallus stanleyi (nee J. E. Gray), Layard, Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (2) xiv 



p. 62 (1854). 

 Gallus lafayettii, Hume ^ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 241 (1879) ; 



Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 736, pi. — . fig. 10 (1880),; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 



8,- Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 422 (1890). 

 Gallus lafayetti, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 348 (1893) ; Oates, 



Game Birds Ind. i. p. 375 (1898). 

 Gallus lafayettei, Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). 



The eggs of the Ceylon Jungle-Fowl are regular ovals, smooth 

 and glossy. They vary from pale reddish buff to cream-colour, and 

 they are minutely and closely speckled wjth reddish brown. Three 

 specimens measure respectively : 1-7 by 1"3 ; 1-7 by 1-3 ; 1-85 by 1'4. 



1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



1. Ceylon, 3rd June. Hume Coll. 



The Collection contains two eggs of the hybrid Q. temmincki, 

 received from Gould. They are of a reddish-buff colour and 

 measure 1-8 by 1-45. They are said to have been received from 

 India. 



Gallus sonnerati, Temm. 



Gallus sonnerati, Hume Sr Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 231 (1879) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 420 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xxii. p. 350 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 371 

 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). 



The eggs of the Grey Jungle-Fowl are of a regular oval form, 

 glossy and smooth. Thej- vary from cream-colour to a rather rich 

 reddish butf. The majority are plain ; a few are thickly speckled 

 with brownish red. In the eggs of this species the pores are very 

 conspicuous. The dimensions vary from 1-7 to 2-05 in length, and 

 from 1-2 to 1"5 in breadth. 



1. Aboo, N.W. India, 14th April Hume Coll. 



[G. King). 



1. Aboo, 25th April (G. K.). Hurae Coll. 



1. Aboo, 24th May (G. K.). Hume Coll. 



2. Nilghiris, 20th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 



3. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 14th April Hume Coll. 



(Miss Cochburn). 



1. Kotagherry, 22nd April (Miss Hume Coll. 



Cochburn). 



2. Kotagherry, 6th May [Miss Hume Coll. 



Cochburn). 

 1. Kotagherry, 3rd Oct. [Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 

 6. Travancore, 2nd Marfch.' Hume Coll. 



3. Travancore, 16th March. Hume Coll. 



