220 CATHAETID^. 



1. Australia. Crowley Bequest. 



1 . Australia. Donald Mar-kintosh, Esq. [P. 



2. Claremont Islands, Australia, Vov. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' 



L'9th Aug. (Ca2)t. Stanley). 



2. Ofl' the Coorong', S. Australia, Crowlev Bequest. 



1st Oct. {J. W. Mellon. 



3. Penguin Island, Bass Straits. Crowley Bequest. 



Older C A T H A R T I D I F O 11 M E S. 



The eggs of the American Vultures are varied, those of some 

 species being plain white, while those of others are spotted. 



Family CATHARTID.^. 



Genus SARCORHAMPHUS, Dumer. 



Sarcorhamphus gryphus (Linn.) 



Cathartes gryphus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Toy. tah. Iv. fig. 1 (1845-54). 

 Sarcorhamphus gryphus, Orton, Ann. Maq. 'N. H. (4) viii. p. l85 (1871) ; 



Sftarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 20 (1874) ; Scl. Sf Ends., Argent. Orn. 



ii. p. 90 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 240 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kut. Eier- 



samml. p. 2 (1899). 



The eggs of the Great Condor are of a lengthened oval shape and 

 plain white. The shell is granulated and rough, but possesses a 

 small amount of gloss. Three examples measure respectively : 4'3 

 by 2-55 ; 4-25 by 2-7 ; 4-1 by 2-7. 



1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens). Zool'jgical Society. 

 1. A.nd.es {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Andes. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus GYPAGUS, VieiU. 



Gjrpagus papa {Linn.). 



Cathartes papa, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 22 (1874) ; Nehrk. Eat. 



Eiersamml. p. 2 (1899). 

 Gypagus papa, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 240 (1899). 

 Sarcorhamphus papa, von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 267 (1900). 



The sole egg of the King Vulture in the Collection is of a narrow 

 oval shape, rough, granulated, and plain white. It has a small 

 amount of gloss, and measures 3-62 by 2-35. 



1. South America. Old Collection. 



