ITMPANISTRIA. CHALCOPHAPS. PHAPS. 103 



Genus TYMPANISTRIA, Reichenh. 

 Tympanistria tympanistria {Temm. ^ Knip). 



Peristera tympanistria, Gurneg, Ibis, 1860, p. 214. 



Tympanistria tympanistria. Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 571 



(1884) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 504 (1893) : Sharpe, 



Handr-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The sole egg of the White-breasted "Wood-Dove in the Collection 

 is cream-coloured and measures "95 by 'TS. It has very little 

 gloss. 



1. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 



Gemis CHALCOPHAPS, 9mdd. 

 Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Wagler. 



Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 118 (1865) ; 

 North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 271 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. x^. p. 511 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). 



The three eggs of the Australian Bronze-winged Dove are glossy 

 and measure respectively : 1-15 by "85 ; 1'18 by "89 ; 1"1S by '87. 



1. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Port Essington, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Chalcophaps iudica {Linn.). 

 (Plate VIII. figs. 2 & 3.) 



Chalcophaps indica, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 714 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, 

 Nests ^ Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 363 (1890) ; Steere, List Birds 8r Mamm. 

 Philip, p. 24 (1890); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 614 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Bronze-winged Dove are either pure 

 white or cream-coloured. They measure from 1-02 to 1-19 in length, 

 and from -78 to -9 in breadth, and are highly glossy. 



2. Mussoorie (T. Htttfon). Hume Coll. 



2. Curzon, Nilghiris, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 



2. Curzon, 5th May. Hume Coll. 



2. Nicohars, 17th Feb. ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



1. Nicohars, Ist March ( W. D.). Hume Coll. 



2. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 28th April Hume Coll. 



(C. T. Bingham). 

 2. Klang, Malay Peninsula ( W. D.). Hume Coll. 



' 2. Mindoro Isl., Philippines, June. Steere Exped. 



Genus PHAPS, Selby. 

 Fhaps chalcoptera (Lath.). 



Columba chalcoptera, Thien. FaHpfiavz. ges. Vog. p. 56, tab. xi. fig. 1 

 (1845-54). 



