CATALOGUE OF EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS. 23 



?2. CERYLE. 



? 1. Ceryle alcyon. The belted Kingfisher. 



Alcedo alcyon, Linn. ; Thompson. 

 Ceiyle alcyon, Boie. 

 Ispida alcyon. Swains. 



Fam. V. MEROPIDiE. 



i. Meropin^. 



1. MEROPS. 



1. Merops apiaster. The common Bee-eater. B.M, 



Merops apiaster, Linn.; Heioif. Brit. Ool. pi. 10. f. 2; 



Thienem. Fortpfl. Vog. Eur. t. 11. f. 12; Naum. Eierw. 



t. 10. f. 11 ; Schinz, Eier, t. 29. f. 2. 

 Merops chn socephalus, Gmel. 

 Merops schseghagha, Forsk. 

 Merops hungarise, Brehm. 

 Bee-eater, Mont.; Yarr. 

 Common Bee-eater, Penn. 



Tribe 11. TENUIROSTRES. 



Fam. I. UPUPIDiE. 



i. Upupin^. 



1. UPUPA. 



1. Upupa Epops. The common Hoopoe. B.M. 



Upupa Epops, Linn.; Hewit. Brit. Ool. pi. Ill ; Thienem. 



Fortpfl. Vog. Eur. t. 11. f. 11 ; Naum. Eierw. t. 2. f. 7. 



a,b; Schinz, Eier, t. 31. f.7 ; Oken, Naturg. Nest. u. 



Eier, t. 3. f. 18. 

 Upupa bifasciata, Brehm. 

 The Hoopoe, Bew. ; Yarr. 

 Common Hoopoe, Mont. 



Giinther, Eierw. t. 27 ; Klein, OvaAv. 1. 11. f. 6. 



