304 



PYCNONOIID^. 



1. Meplaj' Eiver, Tenasserim, 15th Hume Coll. 



Marcli (C. T. Bingham). 



2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 



30th April (C. T. B.). 

 2. Kussoom, Malay Peninsula, 27th Hume Coll. 

 Hay {W. Damson). 



Genus HYPSIPETES, Vig. 



Hypsipetes psaroides, Vig. 



(Plate X. fig. 5.) 



Hypsipetes psaroides, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. y\. p. 36 (1881) ; Gates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 260 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests \ 

 JEggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 164 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 43 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 309 (1901). 



The eggs of the Himalayan Black Bulbul are of an oval form, but 

 vary considerably in breadth. Some are very highly glossy, others 

 are almost devoid of all gloss. The coloration is also very variable. 

 The eggs of one clutch in the Collection are rich salmon-pink, 

 spotted, streaked and blotched with rich reddish purple and 

 lavender. Those of another clutch are pinkish white, marked with 

 deep reddish brown and pale lavender. The eggs of the other 

 clutches are somewhat intermediate between the above in colora- 

 tion. The markings are generally dense, and while in some eggs 

 they are all small, in others they consist of bold blotches forming a 

 confluent cap at the broad end. Specimens measure from 'So to 

 1'15 in length, and from 'BS to -75 in breadth. 



1. Mussoori, N.W. Himalayas 



(T. Hutton). 

 4. Mussoori (T'.ia'.). 



3. Mussoori [T. H.). 



13. Mongphoo, Darjiling, June 

 {J. Gammie) 



2. Himalayas. 



4. Himalayas. 

 2. India. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esa. 



[P.]. 

 W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 



LP-} 



Crowley Bequest. 



Hypsipetes concolor, Blyth. 



Hypsipetes concolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 38 (1881) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind. i. p. 261 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.m. p. 310 (1901). 



Two eggs of the Burmese Black Bulbul are of an oval form with 

 a small amount of gloss. The coloration is pink, thickly spotted 

 and streaked with reddish brown and lavender. The measurements 

 are respectively : 1-1 by "72 ; 1-08 by -72. 



2. N. Cachar Hills, 4th May. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



