160 PICID^. EI'EYLiEJIIDiE. 



Egg& of Brit. Birds, p, 173, pi. 48. fig. 10 (189G); Sharpe, Hand-L 

 ii. p. 236 (1900). 

 Yunx torquilla, Hewitson, Eygs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 242, pi. Ixii. fig. i 

 (1856). 



The egga of the Wryneck are of a blunt oval form, and mode- 

 rately glossy. They measure from -75 to -93 in length, and from 

 •56 to '67 in breadth. 



Order EURYL^M IFO RMES. 

 Family EURYL^MID^. 



The eggs of the Broadbills are normally of a narrow oval form, 

 and exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. Some of the species lay 

 eggs of two or more distinct types of coloration. 



Sub-Family CALYPTOMENIN^. 

 Genus CALYPTOMENA, Raffles. 



Calyptoniena viridis, Baffles. 



Calyptomena viridis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 456 (1888) ; Oates ed. 

 Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 288 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 12 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 1 (1901). 



The eggs of the Green Broadbill are of a plain light yellow 

 colour. They measure from l-Qo to 1-21 in length, and from '74 

 to -82 in breadth. 



