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The eggs of Tickell's Sibia ia the Collection are of a somewhat 

 pointed oval form : thej- have but little gloss, and are of a pale 

 spotless blue colour. They measure respectively : -92 by -65 ; -91 

 by -65. 



2. Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasserim, 21st Feb. Hume Coll. 

 (IV. Davison), 



Genus ACTINODURA, Gould. 



Actinodura egertoajL, Oould. 



(Plate I. fig. 12.) 



Actinodura egertoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 463 (1883) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 201 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Kests ^ 

 Hf/gs Ind. Birds, i. p. 186 (1889) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 61 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 60 (1903). 



The eggs of the Rufous Bar-wing are of a regular oval form and 

 exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. The ground-colour is bluish 

 green, and this »is spotted, smudged and marked with maroou- 

 brown. Many of the markings take the form of hieroglyphic-like 

 figures ; others that of small blotches. There are in addition some 

 small markings of pale purple scattered over the shell. They 

 measure from -85 to -97 in length, and from -65 to -67 in breadth. 



1. Himalayas (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Darjiling, 5500 feel, 27th April Hume Coll. 



(J. O'ammie). 

 1. Daijiliiig, 4th iNIay (i. MandMi). Hume Coll. 

 1. Darjiliiig, 4lli June (i. J/.). Hume Coll. 



Genus STAPHIDIA, Swinh. 



StapMdia torqueola, Swinh. 



Staphidia torqueola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 615 (1883) ; La 

 Touche, Ibis, 1899, p. 406 ; Sharpe, Hund-l. iv. p. 61 (1903). 



The eggs of the Collared Staphidia are for the most part of a broad 

 oval form, some being narrower and of a more regular shape. They 

 are white, speckled, dotted, and sometimes blotched, with purplish 

 brown and lavender. The markings are larger and more frequent 

 at the broad end of the egg, where they often form an irregular 

 zone. The eggs are slightly glossy, and measure from '63 to '75 in 

 length, and from -52 to -6 in breadth. 



Kuatun, Fohkien, China, May. J. I). La Touche, Esq. P.], 



Kuatun, 26th April {J. D. La T.). C. B. Riokett, Esq. [P. 



Kuatun, 29th April (./. B. La T.). C. B. Riokett, Esq. [P. 



Kuatun, Mav {J. D. La T.). C. B. Pickett, Esq. P, 



Kuatun, 3rd May (.7. D. La T.). C. B. Riokett, Esq. [P. 



