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Genus BATEACHOSTOMUS, Gould. 



Batrachostomus hodgsoni (Gray). 



Batrachostomus hodgsoni, Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. 

 p. 39 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 642 (1892) ; Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 194 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 43 

 (1900). 



An egg of Hodgson's Frog-mouth is of an oval shape, and measures 

 1-04 by -76. 



1. NativeSikhim, 1st June (X.^/awcfe/;/). Hume CoU. 



Batrachostomus moniliger, Blyth. 



Batrachostomus moniliger, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 3-31 (1878) ; Oates ed. 

 Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 38 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 644 ((1892) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. 

 p. 196 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900). 



The egg of the Ceylonese Frog -mouth from the Hume Collection 

 js in fragments and does not admit of measurement. Mr. Hume 

 has made no reference to it in his writings. Portions of an egg 

 found by Mr. Bourdillon were pure white, smooth, and devoid of 

 gloss. ' 



1. Kandy, Ceylon, 1800 ft. (A. Whyte). Hume CoU. 



Sub-Family iEGOTHELINiE. 



Genus .ffiGOTHELES, Vig. Sf Horsf. 



JEgotheles novse-hoUandise {Lath.). 



Caprimulgus novse hoUandiae, Thien. Fortpflan%. ges. Vog. tab. xlii. fig. 22 



(1845-54) ; Kcenig- Warth. J. f. O. 1868, p. 383. 

 j^gotheles novae hoUandiss, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 79 (1865) ; 



North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 26, pi. xiv. fig. 11 (1889); 



Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 651 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 158 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 44 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests ^ 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 542 (1901). 

 .iEgotheles leucogaster, Le Souef, Ibis, 1896, p. 313. 



Two eggs of the Little Australian Frog-mouth measure respec- 

 tively: 1-1 by -86; 1-09 by -83. 



1. Western Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Dawson Eiver, Queenslandj 21st Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



(North Coll.). 



