STURNIA.—AGROPSAR, AIL 
Genus STURNIA, Lesson. 
Sturnia sinensis (Giel.). 
Temenuchus turdiformis, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 60. 
Tletzrornis sinensis, Swnh. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 802. 
Sturnia sinensis, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 526 (1889); 
Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 68 (1890) ; zd., Hand-l. v. p. 618 
(1909); Nehrk. Kat. Mersammil. p. 849 (1910). 
Eggs of the Chinese Myna are of a pointed oval shape, somewhat 
glossy, and of a pale greenish-blue colour. They vary from ‘95 to 
1:03 in length, and from °68 to °7 in breadth. 
1. Amoy (2. Swinhoe: Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
5. Hainan (2&. 8.: Seebohm Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
Sturnia violacea (Bodd.). 
Sturnia violacea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 70 (1890); Nehrk. 
Kat, Eversammil. p. 121 (1899), p. 349 (1910) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. 
Faun. i. p. 50 (1903) ; Sharne, Hand-l. v. p. 518 (1909). 
Sturnia pyrrhogenys, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 108 (1890). 
The eggs of the Red-cheeked Myna are of a narrow, pointed oval 
form, glossy, 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 (1. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. 
2. Yezo, 29th June. Crowley Bequest. 
Genus AGROPSAR, Oates. 
Agropsar sturninus (/all.). 
Agropsar sturninus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 580 (1889) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 518 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 849 
(1910), 
Sturnia sturnina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p.71 (1890); Hartert, 
Voz. pal, Faun, i. p. 49 (1908). 
An egg of the Daurian Myna is of a pointed oval shape, glossy, 
and pale blue. It measures °96 by °7. 
1. Dauria, Siberia, Crowley Bequest. 
