INTRODUCTION. 



The fourth volume of the Catalogue of Eggs corresponds with the 

 fourth volume of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ' Hand-list of Birds.' 



The total numher of species is 620, and the number of eggs 

 catalogued 14,917, as shown in the following table : — 



No. of specimens 

 Family. No. of species. of eggs. 



Timeliid* 166 1873 



Troglodytidae 37 481 



Cinclidffi 8 105 



Mimidee 21 306 



Turdidse 73 3795 



Sylriidae 149 5173 



Vireonidae , . 12 93 



Ampelidae 2 56 



ArtamidsB 9 129 



Vangid® 2 11 



Prionopidae 17 144 



Laniidae 65 1466 



Paridae 37 702 



Chamaaidae 1 3 



Eegulidae 5 250 



Sittid* 11 232 



Certhiidae 5 98 



Total 620 14,91 7 



I am indebted to Mr. W. E.. Ogilvie-Grant for much kind 

 assistance in cataloguing and arranging the specimens in the 

 present volume. 



SAVILE G. REID. 

 February 20, 1905. 



