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Genus MICROPTERNUS, Blyth. 

 Micropternus pliseoceps, Blyth. 



Microptemus phseoceps, Hargitt, Cat. Birds S. M. xyiii. p. 393 (1890) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 308 (1890) ; Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 55 (1895J; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii, p. 224 (1900). 



Pour of tte eggs of the Common Indian Rufous Woodpecker in 

 the Collection are of a narrow cylindrical shape, and a fifth is of an 

 ordinary oval form. They are devoid of gloss, and measure from 

 I'Ol to 1"2 in length, and from '77 to "8 in breadth. 



4. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 1st May Hume Coll. 



(J. Gammie). 

 1. Thoungyinliiver, Tenasserim, 12th Hume Coll. 



March (C T. Bingham). 



Genus BEACHYPTERNUS, StricU. 



Brachypternus aurantius {Linn.). 



Brachypternua aurantius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 404 (1890) ; 

 Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8^ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 309 ; Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 58 (1895) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 167 

 (1899J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 225 (1900). 



The eggs of the Golden-backed Woodpecker are sometimes highly 

 glossy, and sometimes without any gloss. They measure from '99 

 to 1*12 in length, and from '75 to '85 in breadth. 



2. Hausi, Punjab, 27th March Hume Coll. 

 {W.Blewitt). 



2. Hansi, 2nd June ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Hansi, 17th July {W.B.). Hume Coll. 



3. Delhi, 24^th A-piil {C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 

 8. Allahabad, 6th April. Hume Coll. 

 1. Etawah, 11th March. Hume Coll. 

 1. Etawah, 12th March. Hume Coll. 



1. Etawah, 23rd March (^.O.IfMme). Hume Coll. 



2. Sikhim, 3rd Feb. (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



4. Calcutta, May. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus TIGA, Kaup. 



Tiga javaneasis (Ljung). 



Tiga javanensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 326 ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xviii. p. 412 (1890) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests §• Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. 

 p. 311 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 61 (1896) ; 

 Nehrh. Kat Eiersamml. p. 167 (1899) : Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 225 

 (1900). 



