26 COK\CIID^. 



Sul)-Orc]er CORACIjE. 



Family CORACIID.E. 



Sub-Family BRACK YPTERACIINJ5. 



Genus CORACOPITTA, Bp. 



Coracopitta pittoides {Lafr.). 



Braclivpteracias pittoides, Milne-Edicards tV Gnaididicr, Hid. Nat. 



Madag., Ois. i. p. 244, pi. 302. fi^'. 9 (1879). 

 Atelornis pittoides, Oman, Proc. li<>y. Fhys. Sue. Edinh. vii. p. 148 



(1S82); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. xvii. p. 7 (1892) ; Dresser, Man. 



Coraciida, p. 93 (1893) ; Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 158 (1899). 

 Coracopitta pittoides, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900J. 



The eggs of the Blue-headed Ground-Roller vary from a 

 spheroidal to a broad oval shape. They are white, smooth in 

 texture, and moderately glossy. Examples measure from 1'31 to 

 1"4 in length, and from 1"05 to I'l in breadth. 



3. Betsiloo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



4. Madagascar {I'ristratn Coll.). Crowley Bec^uest. 



Sub-Family CORACIIN^. 

 Genus COHACIAS, Linn. 



The eggs of the Rollers are usually elliptical or spheroidal in 

 shape, but in every large series many specimens will be found of a 

 broad oval form. The shell is very smooth, highly glossy, and 

 plaiu white. 



Coracias indicus, Linn. 



Coracias indica, Lef/r/e, Birds Ceylon, p. 281 (1878) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests 



S,- Ey(/s Ind. Birds, iii. p. 53 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, 



iii. p.' 103 (1895). 

 Coracias indicus, Dresser, Birds Fait. v. p. 149 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M. xvii. p. 10 (1892) ; Dresser, Man. Curuciidcc, p. 27 (1893) ; 



Sharpe, HajiiU. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Indian Roller measure from 1'25 to 1*4 in 

 length, and from '97 to 1*12 in breadth. 



4. Jerripani, Mussoori, Himalavas. Hume Coll. 



2. Sind (/. H. Gould). " Gould Coll. 

 9. Eastern Narra, Sind [S. Doig). Hume Coll. 



3. Eastern Narra, 2ud .lime (S. D.). Hume Coll. 



5. Sambhur, Rajputana(i?. J/. ,4f7«jn). Hume Coll. 



