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Genus STURNIA, Lesson. 



Sturnia sinensis (Gmel.). 



Temenucliiis turdiformis, Sic/nli. Ibis, 1800, p. CIO. 

 Hetrerornis sinensis, Sin'nJi. P. Z. S. 186.'), p. 302. 

 Sturnia sinensis, Oafes, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 526 (1889) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 6S (1800) ; id., Iland-l. v. p. 518 



(1009) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). 



Eggs of the Chinese Myna are of a pointed oval shape, somewhat 

 glossy, and of a pale greenish-bliie colour. They vary from 'Oo to 

 1-03 in length, and from "68 to '7 in breadth. 



1. Amoy (i?. Swinhoe: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 6. Hainan (i?. 6'. : Seeholim Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnia violacea, (BochL). 



Sturnia violacea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 70 (1890) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 121 (1899), p. 349 (1910) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. 



Faun. i. p. 50 (1903) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 618 (1909), 

 Sturnia pyrrhogenys, Seehohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 108 (1890). 



The eggs of the Red-cheeked Myna are of a narrow, pointed oval 

 form, gloss}', and of a pale greenish-blue colour. Six examples 

 vary from -96 to 1"07 in length, and from '67 to -71 in breadth. 



4. Japan (//. Prj/er). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Yezo, 29th June. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus AGROPSAR. Oates. 



Agropsar sturninus {Pall.). 



Agropsar sturninus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 530 (1889) ; 



Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 518 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 



(1910). 

 Sturnia sturnina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 71 (1890); Hartert, 



V6g.pal. Faun. i. p. 49 (1903). 



An egg of the Daurian Myna is of a pointed oval shape, glossy, 

 and pale blue. It measures -96 by '7. 



1. Dnurin, Siberia. Crowley Bequest. 



