COLUMBIDJS. 



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The eggs of the White Nutmeg-Pigeon in the Collection measure 

 respeetively : 1-77 by 1-25 ; 1-85 by 1-27 ; 1-76 by 1-2 ; 1-8 by 

 1'25 ; 1-75 by 1-27. They have a moderate amount of gloss. 



2. N.E. Australia {J. Macgillivray). 

 2. Cape York, N. Australia, 

 1. Fergusson Island, New Guinea, 

 12th Oct. 



Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 



Family C0LUMBID2E. 

 Sub-Family COLUMBINiE. 



€renus COLUIIBA, Linn. 



Columba livia, Bonn. 



Columba livia, Thien. Fortpjlam. ges. Voff. p. 64, tab. xi. fig. 14 (1845-54) ; 

 Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. %. 7 (1865-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs 

 of Brit. Birds, i. p. 274, pi. Ixvii. fi":. iii (1850) ; Dresser, Birds 

 Eur. vii. p. 11 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 405, pi. 17 (1884) ; 

 Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 252 (189.3) ; Seebohm, Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 158, pl. 47. fig. 9 (1896) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 

 (1899). 



The eggs of the Rock- Dove are very glossy, and measure from 

 1"35 to 1'5 in length, and from l-l to 1*2 in breadth. 



1. 



1. 



3. 



Faroe Islands, 19th June {H. C. 



Mailer: Hargitt Coll.). 

 Faioe .Islands {H. C. M. ; Hargitt 



Coll.). 

 Orkneys. 



Island of Islay {Hargitt Coll.). 

 North Uist, 5th June {E. V. See- 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Salvin-Godman ColL 

 Seelsohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



2. Breachy, Donegal, 15th May {H, Seebohm Coll. 



2. 

 1. 

 2. 

 2. 

 3. 

 2. 

 2. 



Saunders). 

 Donegal, Ist June {H. S.). 

 Co. Waterford, 15th April. 

 Co. Waterford, 4th May. 

 Co. Waterford, 28th June. 

 Bempton, Yorkshire. 

 Seville, Spain, April (Buiz). 

 Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 5th June 



(Kibort). 



Seebohm Coll. 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. 

 R. J. Ussher, Esq. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Columba intermedia, Strickl. 



Columba intermedia, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 698 (1879) ; Oatee ed. Hume, 

 Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 344 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xxi. p. 269 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon measure from 1-3 to 



