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moderately glossy. The ground-colour is pale salmon-pink, and 

 this is sparingly and very delicately marked witb spots and very . 

 small blotches of pale chestnut and underlying lavender-grey. It 

 measures 1-42 by -fda. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Sub-Family CENTROPODINiE. 

 Genus CENTEOPUS, Illic/er. 



The eggs of the Couoals or Crow-Pheasants vary from a broad 

 oval or elliptical shape to a spheroidal one. They are plain white 

 and moderately glossy. The shell is chalky in texture i^nd some- 

 what rough to the touch. 



Centropus ateralbus, Less. 



Centropus ateralbus, Layard, Ibis, 1880, p. 300; Shelley, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xix. p. 334 (1891) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 172 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 166 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Pied Coucal in the Collection measure respec- 

 tively : 1-33 by 1-19 ; 1-54 by 1-3. 



2. New Britain. Crowley Bec[uest. 



Centropus menebiki {Less. Sf Gam.). 



Centropus menebiki, Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 336 (1891) ; 

 Sharpe, Sand-l. ii. p. 166 (1900). 



An egg of the Giant Coucal in the Collection measures 1-45 by 

 1-05. 



1. S.E. New Guinea. Herr Weiske [C.]. 



Centropus nigricans {Salvad.). 



Centropus nigricans, Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 339 (1891) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. MersammL p. 172 (1899) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. ii. p. 166 

 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Blackish Coucal measure respectively : 1-48 by 

 1-11 ; 1-41 by 1-09. 



2. Fergusson Island, New Guinea, Crowley Bequest. 



30th Oct. {A. S. Meek). 



Centropus phasianus (Lath.). 



Centropus pbasianus, Gould, Handb. Birds Ansir. i. p. 634 (1865) ; 

 North, Nests f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 249 (1889) ; Shelley, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xix. p. 340 (1891) ; Le Souef, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 72 

 (1899) ; NehrJc Kat. Eiersamml. p. 11^2 (1899) ; Robinson Sr 

 JLaverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 64 ; Sharpe, Sand-l. ii. p. 166 (1900) ; 

 Campbell, Nests Sr Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 690 (1901). 



