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The egg of this species closely resembles that of some of the species of Abrornis—a moderately broad oval, slightly pointed at the small end, pure white, and almost glossless.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

The eggs are glossless, of a greenish or greyish-white ground, more or less profusely speckled and spotted with red, reddish brown, and dingy purple.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

The shell is very fine but almost glossless; here and there a somewhat more glossy egg is met with.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

As a body the eggs have a faint gloss, decidedly less, however, than those of S. crinigera, but some few are absolutely glossless.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

Taking a large series, I should describe the eggs as typically regular but somewhat elongated ovals, often fairly glossy, at times almost glossless.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian