PniLEl'lTTIDTE. — niRUNDINIDiE. 229 



Family PHILEPlTTIDiE. 



Gciiiis PHILEPITTA, Geoffr. 



Philepitta jala (Bodd.) 



Pliilepitta castauea, Milne-Edwards e^- Grandidkr, Hist. Nat. Madag., 



Ois. p. 296, pi. 302. fig. 14 (1879). 

 Philepitta jala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 410 (1888) ; Sihree, Ibis, 



1891, p. 442 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 14-5 (1899) ; Sharjjc, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 185 (1901). 



An egg of Boddaert's Philepitta is of a very narrow oval shape, 

 slightly rough in texture, moderately glossy, and pure white. It 

 measures 1-1 by -72. 



1. Madagascar ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order ACROMYODT. 

 PASSERES NORMALES. 

 Family HIRUNDINIDiE. 



The eggs of the Swallows are either plain white or spotted with 

 rufous. 



Genus CHELIDONARIA, EeicJienow. 



The eggs of the House-Martins are generally of a regular oval 

 shape, moderately glossy, and plain white. 



Chelidonaria urhica {Linn.). 



Hinindo urbica, Thicn. Furtpjlanz. ffes. Viig. tab. xlii. fig. 3, a, b, c (1845- 

 54) ; Heicitsun, E(j(js of Brit. Birds, i. p. 261, pi. Ixv. fig. ii (1856) ; 

 Seehohn, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 178, pi. 17 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, 

 p. 209, pi. 58 a. fig. 19 (1896). 



Chelidon urbica, Banhker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 14 (1855-63) ; 

 J)rfsser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 495 (1875) ; Sharpo, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 

 p. 87 (1885) ; id. ^- Wyutt, Mon. Hirumlinidtfi, i. p. 7 (1885-1894) j 

 Oatt'S ed. lliime, Ne.fts ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 177 (1890), 



Chclidouaria urbica, Shurpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 187 (1901). 



The eggs of the IIouse-Martin measure from -74: to 'Su in length, 

 and from -52 to -58 in breadth. 



