NUMIBA. ACRYLLItTM. 63 



Numida meleagris, Linn. 



Numida meleagris, Thien. Tortpflanz. (jvs. Vor/. p. lo, tab. vi. fif. 3 

 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eiir Eur. Vog. tab. 77. fig. 1 (iSo-'j-B.S) ; (irunf. 

 Cat. Birds £. M. x.\ii. p. ;J7o (18U3) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 41 

 (1899). 



The eggs of the Common Helmcted Guinea-Fowl are of a pale 

 brown colour, with the pores much darker. They measure from 

 1-85 to 2-1 in length, and from 1-5 to 1-G in breadth. 



3. Cumberland (Heysham). Gould Coll. 



3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



dens, Loudon). 



Numida coronata, Graij. 



(Plate VII. fig. 2.) 



Numida coronata, Sharpe's ed. Layard, Bird.t S. Africa, p. 581, part 

 (1875-84); Gra?it, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 376 (1893); Sluirpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 41 (1899). 



The eggs of the Large-helmeted Guinea-Fowl are pale brown, 

 with the pores much darker. Two examples measure respectively • 

 1-7 by 1-42 ; 1-6 by 1-4. 



2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, 



dens, Loudon). 



Numida mitrata, Pall. 



Numida mitrata, Cmcan, Proc. P. Phi/s. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) • 

 Grant, Cat. Birds £. M. xxii. p. 378 (1893) ; S/iarpe, Hand-l. i' 

 p. 42 (1899). 



Numida mitrata, rar. tiarata, Mihie-Edivards if- Grandidier, Hist Nat 

 Madag., Ois. ii. p. 500, pi. 305. fig. 4 (1885). 



The eggs of PaUas's Helmeted Guinea-Fowl are of a pale brownish 

 cream-colour, with the pores much darker, the shell thus presentiu"- 

 a spotted appearance. They measure from 1-85 to 2-05 in length 

 and from 1"6 to 1-7 in breadth. 



6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. 



Genus ACRYLLIUM, Gray. 



Acryllium vulturinum (Ilardw.). 



(Plate Yll. fig. 1.) 



Acryllium vulturiimm, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 385 (1893): 

 ISharpi, Hand-l. i. p. 42 (1899). 



The single egg of the Vulturine Guinea-Fowl in the Collection is 

 a regular broad oval, not much compressed at the small end, and 

 thus ditiers markedly from those of the JS'umida group. The pores 



