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Ceryle varia, Shnrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 112 (1892) ; Blmif. 

 Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, iii. p. 119 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 49 

 (1900). 



The eggs of the Indian Pied Kingfisher measure from 1'12 to 

 1"25 in length, and from -9 to 1 in breadth. 



5. Delhi, N.W.P. India, 9th March Hume Cull. 



(C. T. Biniihani). 



4. Raipur, C. I'r'uvs. (/•'. It. Bleivitt). Hume Coll. 



1. Peg-u, 19th Oct. (E. W. Oates). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Pe-u, 19th Oct. (E. IF. O.). Oates Coll 



2. Pegu, 25tli Oct. (E. IV. O.}. Oates Coll. 

 1. Pegu, 1st Nov. {E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 

 1. Pegu, 25th Nov. {E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 



Ceryle torquata (Linn.). 



Cervle torquata, Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 191 ; Sharpe, 3/on. 

 " Alcedi,)id(e, p. 73 (1870) ; id. Cat. Birds B. JI. xvii. p. 121 (18!)2) ; 

 Kelirk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 160 (1899) ; von Iherincj, Bvu. Mus. 

 I'aulista, iv. p. 259 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 50 (1900). 



An egg of the Ringed Kingfisher in the Collection is covered 

 with numerous minute blackish pores, and measures 1'73 by 1"35. 



1. Upper LTcavali River, Peru (E.Bart- Crowley Bequest. 

 lett : r'ristrani Coll.). 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 



Streptoceryle alcyon, Baeddccr, EicrEur. VUg. tab. 11. fig. 11 (1855-63). 



Ceryle alcyon, Breiver, N. Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 110, pi. iv. fig. 52 (1856) ; 



'a. !<,■ E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 67; Lord, Froc. R. A. Inst., 



Woolwich, iv. p. 337 (1865); Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 79 



(18(J8) ; Baird, Brewer ^- liidyw. N. Amer. Birds,\\. p. 392 (1874); 



Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 348, pi. 18 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M. xvii. p. 125 (1892); Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. 



p. 34, pi. i. tig. 3 (1895); Seebohm, Eqqs of Brit. Birds, p. 169, 



pi. 48. tig. 12 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 50 (1900). 



The eggs of the Belted Kingfisher measure from 1"26 to l-oo in 

 length, and from 1-U4 to 1-1 in breadth. 



1. North America. Old Collection. 

 6. North America. Seebohm Coll. 



2. North America {Montreal Mus.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. North America. Crowley Bequest. 



1. North America (Sfniths. lust.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5. Canada. Crowley Bequest. 



2. British Columbia, June (./. K. N. Amer. Bound. Counn. 



Lord). 



2. New Brunswick, 5th May {H. E. Crowley Bequest. 



Dresser). 

 1. 'Wisconii'ni [T. .M. Breiver). Salviu-Godman Coll, 



3. New York, May {J. G. Bell: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll. ) . 



6. Mayville, New York, 18th May. W. Radcliffe SauuJers, Esq. 



[P.]. 



