HALCYON. TODIKAMPHUS. 41 



5. Welliiinton, N.S.W., 3rdDec. (.4. Crowley Buquest. 

 J. North). 



1. Sydney, Oct. [E. P. Ramsay : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



frum Coll.). 



2. Albert Park, Victoria, 10th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



[A. J. North). 



Halcyon vagans (Less.). 

 IIalcy( 



B. M. xvii. p. 271 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. IGl (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Rand-l. ii. p. 00 (1900). 



The eggs of the New Zealand Kingfisher measure from 1"02 to 

 1-1 in length, and from -83 to -92 in breadth. 



1. Canterbury, New Zealand. Cajit. R. Snow [P.]. 



1. Canterbury, 17th Oct. (E. P. Sei/- Crowley Bequest. 



))wur). 



2. Otago, New Zealand, 22nd Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



(E. P. .v.). 



2. Norfolk Island (E. L. Layard : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



tram Coll.). 



Halcyon chloris (Bodd.), 



Halcyon chloris, Shai'pe, Moii. Alcedinulce, p. 229 (1870); id. P. Z. S. 



1879, p. 332 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 273 (1892; ; id. Hand-l. ii. 



p. 60 (1900). 

 Sauropatis chloris, Blanf. Eaun. Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 135 (1895). 



Three eggs of the White-collared Kingfisher measure from I'l to 

 1*2 in length, and from '92 to -98 in breadth. 



3. Labuan, Borneo, 22nd March. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 

 3. Akyab, Burma, 18tli April [E. R. Crowley Bequest. 



Shoplaud). 

 2. Akyab, 10th May (E. R. S.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Akyab, 9th July {E. R. 6'.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus TODIRAMPHUS, Less. 



Todiramphus recurvirostris, Lafr. 



Todiraniplius recurvirostris, Sharpc, Mon. Alcedinidcc, p. 247 (1870) ; id. 



Cat. fiirds B. .V. xvii. p. 290 ( 1892) : id. Hand-l. ii. p. 01 (1900) ; 



Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899). 

 Halcyon recurvirostris, Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 437. 



The egg of the Flat-billed Kingfisher in the Collection is sphe- 

 roidal in shape and destitute of gloss. It measures -97 by "8. 



1. Samoa, Jan. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C.]. 



