26 COR\CIID.'E. 



Sub-Order CORACIyE. 



Family CORACUD.E. 



Sub-Family BRACK YPTERACIIN.E. 



Genus CORACOPITTA, B^k 

 Coracopitta pittoides {Lafr.). 



Brachvpteracias pittoides, Milne-Edirards lS'- Griuididier, Hist. 2\at. 



Madac/., Ois. i. p. 244, pi. 302. %. 9 (1879). 

 Atelornis pittoides, Cowun, Prvc. li<>y. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 



(1882): Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 7 (1892) ; Dresser, Man. 



Coraciidce, p. 93 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 158 (lf*99). 

 Coracopitta pittoides, Sharjie, Iland-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Blue-headed Ground-Roller vary from a 

 spheroidal to a broad oval shape. They arc white, smooth iu 

 texture, and moderately glossy. Examjilcs measure from 131 to 

 1-4 in length, and from I'Uo to I'l in breadth. 



3. Tietsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



4. Madagascar {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Family CORACIIX.E. 



Genus CORACIAS, Linn. 



The eggs of the Rollers are usually elliptical or spheroidal in 

 shape, but in every large series many specimens will be found of a 

 broad oval form. The shell is very smooth, highly glossy, and 

 plain white. 



Coracias indicus, Linn. 



Coracias indica, Lef/ije, Birds Ceylon, p. 281 (1878) ; Gates ed. Hume, Xests 



cS- Eyys Ind. Birds, iii. p. 53 (1890) ; Blanf. Fcmna Brit. Ind., Birds, 



iii. p. 103 (1895). 

 Coracias indicus, Dresser, Birds Enr. v. p. 149 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M. xvii. p. 10 (1892) : Dresser, Mon. Coruciidcc, p. 27 (1S93) ; 



ShariK, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Indian Roller measure from l-2o to 1-4 in 

 length, and from "97 to 1'12 in breadth. 



4. Jerripani, Mussoori, Himalavas. Hume Coll. 



2. Siud (J. H. Gould). ' Gould Coll. 

 9. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doiy). Hume Coll. 



3. Eastern Narra, 2nd June (S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 0. Sambhur, Rajputana(i?. J/. ^4i!fo'»!j. Plume Coll. 



