Fregilus himalayanus, _Gould, Jerd. B.I._ ii, p. 319.
Mr. Mandelli obtained three eggs of this species from Chumbi in
Thibet; they were taken on the 8th of May from a nest under the eaves
of a high wooden house.
Though larger than those of the European Chough, they resemble them so
closely that there can be no doubt as to their authenticity.
In shape the eggs are moderately elongated ovals, very slightly
compressed towards the small end. The shell is tolerably fine and has
a slight gloss. The ground-colour is white with a faint creamy tinge,
and the whole egg is profusely spotted and striated with a pale,
somewhat yellowish brown and a very pale purplish grey. The markings
are most dense at the large end, and there, too, the largest streaks
of the grey occur.
One egg measures 1·74 by 1·2.
Subfamily PARINAE.