502 COKVIDJi. 



Cissilnplia beecheii, Eidffu: Birds JS'orth i^- 3Iiddle Ainer. iii. p. 316 



(1904). 

 Cissolopha beecheyi, SJiarpe, Hand-l. y. p. 622 (1909) ; Nvhrk. Eat. 



Eiersamml. p. 3G3 (1910). 



Two eggs of Beechey's Jay are of a rather long oval shape and 

 somewhat glossy ; the ground is light pinkish brick-colour, thickly 

 spotted at the broad end, and somewhat sparingly elsewhere, with 

 light chestnut and reddish lilac-grey, the markings at the broad 

 end being more or less confluent. They measure respectively ]-35 

 by -94 and 1-35 by -94. 



2. Mazatlan, W. Mexico, 17th May Crowley Bequest. 



{A. Forrer). 



Cissolopha melanocyanea (Rartl.). 



Cyanocitta melanocyanea, Scl. ^- Sr/lv. Ibis, 1859, p. 21, pi. v. fig. 6. 

 Xanthura melanocyanea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds li. 3/. iii. p. 134 (1877). 

 Cyanolyca melanocyanea, Salvin ^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. 



' p. 498 (1887). 

 Gissilopha melanocyanea, Bidgto. Birds North Sj- Middle Amer. iii. p. 317 



(1904). 

 Cissolopha melanocyanea, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 623 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 363 (1910). 



Eggs of Hartlaub's Jay are of two types : the first, with a light 

 pinkish-brick ground and light chestnut and reddish-lilac markings, 

 resembles the eggs of C. heechei/i described above; the other type, 

 said to be also of this species, resembles the eggs of C. yncatavica, 

 having the ground pinkish-white with dark chestnut and lilac-grey 

 spots scattered all over the shell. They measure from 1'08 to 1-23 

 in length, and from -81 to -89 in breadth. 



1. Mexico {Nehrkom Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. San Geronimo, Guatemala (O. Salvin-Goduian Coll. 

 Salrin). 



3. San Geronimo, 29th April (O. S.). Salvin -Godman Coll. 

 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 28tli May Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



(O. S.). 

 S. Dueiias, 31st May (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll, 



Genus PSILOEHIITUS, Blii^p- 



Psilorhiniis morio ( Wagl.). 



Tsilorhintts niorio, Sumichrast, Mem. Bast. Soc. N. M. i. p. 554 (1869) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. J 39 (1877); Salvin 4" Godman, 



Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 505 (1887) ; Sharpe, tiand-l. v. p. 625 



(1909) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamtid. p. 363 (1910). 

 Psilorhinus mexicanus, Salvin ^- Godman, t. c. p. 506 (1887). 

 i^silorhiniis morio morio, Bidrpc. Birds North S, Middle Amer. iii. p. 299 



(1904). 



An egg of the Brown Jay is of a somewhat pointed oval shape 



