DRYONAStES, — CEATEROPTja. 25 



Collection is of a regular oval form, uniform pale blue in colour, and 

 very glossy. It measures 1-6 by '84 inch. 



1. Amoy, China (M. Sivinhoe : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 trmn Coll.). 



Dryonastes cserulatus (Hodgs.), 



Dryonastes cserulatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 461 (1883) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 75 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests ir Eggs 

 Ind. Birds, i. p. 46 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899> ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 21 (1903). 



' The eggs of the Grey-sided Laughing-Thrush are of a somewhat 

 narrow, pointed oval form. They have a considerable amount of 

 gloss and are of a rather deep blue colour. They measure from 1'05 

 to 1-33 in length, and from -75 to -85 in breadth. 



1. India. Crowley Bequest. 



1. laAia, {Nehrkom Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 4. Sikhim {J. Oammie). Hume Coll. 



2. Near Darjiling, 16th June {J. G.). Hume Coll. 

 19. Mongphoo, Darjiling, 15th June Hume Coll. 



(J. 6.). 

 25. Mongphoo (/. G.). Hume Coll. 



Genus CRATEROPUS, Swains. 



The eggs of this genus are glossy and spotless, and in colour vary 

 from a very pale ta a rather deep shade of blue. 



Crateropus bicolor, Jard. 

 (Plate I. fig. 9.) 



Crateropus bicolor, Andersson, Birds Damara-land, p. 121 (1872) ; Sharpe, 

 ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 210 (1875-84); id. Cat. Birds B. M. 

 vii. p. 475 (1885) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 (1899) ; Stark Sr 

 Sdatm; Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 59 (1901) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. iv. 

 p. 23 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Pied Babbler in the Collection are elliptical in 

 shape, of a delicate pale blue colour, and somewhat glossy. They 

 measure 1'05 by '75 ; 1"00 by "73 respectively. 



2. Ovampo-land, S.W. Africa, 16th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 

 (C J. Andersson). 



Crateropus hartlaubi, Socage. 



Crateropus hartlaubi, Sharpe, ed. LayarcCs Birds S. Africa, p. 214 

 (1875-84) ; id. Cat Birds B. M. vii. p. 478 (1883) ; Stark f Sclater, 

 Fauna S. Afr., Birds, ii. p. 58 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 23 

 (1903). 



The eggs of Hartlaub's Babbler are glossy, departing but little 



