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Pages 372, 1214. — Tephrodornis pondicerianus. An egg of this Bush-Shrike, received from Mr. Parker, is a very 
short broad ellipse in shape, covered with very large markings for the size of the egg, and which consist of blotches and 
spots of olive-brown, with some streaky markings of the same at the small end ; beneath these lie numerous blotches of 
greyish blue, collected chiefly at the large end. The egg measures 077 by 064 inch. 
Pages 383, 1215 .—Lanins caniceps. Eggs of this Butcher-bird which have arrived in England since the above 
note (p. 1215) was written are white faintly tinged with green, and openly spotted with clearly-defined, roundish, 
medium-sized spots of brownish lilac and greenish brown, over smaller spots of pure bluish grey ; the spottings are 
thicker and larger at the obtuse end, but are not confluent at all there. They are short thick ovals, rather obtuse at 
the large end, and measure 092 by 071 and 091 by 069 inch. 
Pages 449, 1215. — Turdus kinnisi. The British Museum has just acquired a most valuable addition to its 
Oriental collections, viz. a series of birds collected in the Travancore hills by Mr. Bourdillon. Among them is a specimen 
of the Blackbird referred to in my “ Observation,” p. 450, and with which, owing to Mr. Hume’s remarks, I was led to 
unite our bird. Messrs. Sharpe and Seebohm, however, pronounce the specimen in the national collection to be distinct 
from the Ceylonese bird. I therefore accept their dictum and restore Turdus ( Merula ) kinnisi to its rank as a “ peculiar ” 
Ceylonese species, and regret now that I did not figure it at the time of writing my article. Only two specimens of the 
Travancore bird have been procured by Mr. Bourdillon — the one in the British Museum collection, and one which 
Mr. Hume has, and which I formerly referred to. 
Pages 574, 1217. — Dicmum erythrorhynchum. The nest alluded to in my note p. 1217 has been sent to me, and is an 
exceedingly beautiful little structure. It is a “ purse ” domed at the top, and with the opening just beneath the dome 
about | inch in diameter. The length of the nest is about 2| inches, and its breadth 2 inches. It is chiefly made of 
native cotton mixed with very fine bark-fibres, particularly round the orifice. The interior is entirely cotton. 
Pages 718, 1218. — Carpophciga wnea. A nest of this Pigeon, found near the Giants’ tank by Mr. Parker, July 21st, 
was built in the top of a young leafy tree ; it was slightly more substantial than the nest of the Pompadour Pigeon, and 
was considerably thicker. It contained one egg, which measured 1‘65 by 1 ’30 inch. 
Pages 728, 1218. — Osmotreron pompadora. An egg just received from Mr. Parker, taken at the Giants’ tank, is a 
short very broad ellipse, pure white, with a little gloss and a slightly rough texture, and measures 1*02 by 088 inch. 
It is small for the size of the bird. The breeding- season in the north extends to the end of July. 
Page 1217. — Alauda parkeri. Mr. Hume writes me, since the note on p. 1217 was written, that the specimen 
I sent him of this bird is the young of the southern form of Alauda gulgula. The bills, however, of this specimen and 
another are so very large and conical (much exceeding in thickness the largest full-grown examples of Alauda gulgula) 
that it is difficult to accept Mr. Hume’s identification. Nevertheless, as I know this species varies so much in the bill, 
I will expunge this supposed species from my list of peculiar birds in the Introduction ; but will allow it to stand as a 
doubtful species in the “ Systematic Index.” 
