ARGIA. 11 



Argya subrufa (Jerd.). 



(Plate I. fig. 2.) 



Argya subrufa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 390 (1883) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 109 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests 8f 

 Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 74 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Mersamnd. p. 59 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. iv. p. 11 (1903). 



Three eggs of the Large Eufous Babbler measure respectively : 

 •96 by -74 ; -96 by -74 ; -95 by -74. 



3. Manantoddy, Wynaad, S. India, Hume Coll. 

 23rd April. 



Argya earlei (Blyth,). 



Argya earlii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 392 (1883) ; Oates, Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 105 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests IS/- Fggs Ind. 

 Birds, i. p. 68 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. IV. p. 11 (1903). 



The eggs of the Striate'd Babbler vary from -78 to -95 in length, 

 and from 'Gi to '71 in breadth. 



1. India. Crowley Bequest. 



7. Eastern Narra, Sind {S. Doig). Hume Coll. 



1. Eastern Narra, 8th May (& D.). Hume Coll. 



1. Eastern Narra, 26th May (8. D.). Hume Coll. 



1. Saharunpur, 15th April (C. H. T. Hume Coll. 



Marshail). 



3. Delhi, 28th March ( C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



3. Delhi, 28th March (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



3. Pegu District, 24th July. Hume Coll. 



Argya caudata {Drap.). 



Argya caudata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 393 (1883) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 106 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs 

 Ind. Birds, i. p. 70 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 59 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Handr-l. iv. p. 11 (1903). 



Argya eclipes, Hume ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 394. ■ 



Argya huttoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 394. 



The eggs of the Common Indian Babbler vary from "72 to '92 in 

 length, an^ from -6 to -7 in breadth. 



13. Fao, Persian Gulf, June. W. D. Cumming, Esq. [P.]. 



3. Jaak, Gulf of Oman, 28th March. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.l 



4. Jask, 1st April. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.]. 

 1. India. Crowley Bequest. 



1. India, 7th July. Hume Coll. 



6. India. W. RadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.l. 



7. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould' Coll. 



1. Sind (J. H. G.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Sind (J. H. G. : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 4. Hansi, 30th March ( W. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



