ALCKDINID.?:, 29 



Eurystomus australis, Sivams. 



Coracias australis, Thien. Fortjrffanz. ges. Vog. tab. xli. fig. 10 (184-5-M). 

 Eurystomus pacificus, Gould, Handb. Birds Aiistr. i. p. 119 (186.5) ; 



Bidler, Birds New Zeal, landed, i. p. 118 (1888); Norik, Nests ^$- 



Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 3o, pi. xiv. tig. 1 (1889). 

 Eurystomus australis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 37. xvii. p. 36 (1892); Le 

 'Sotief, Vict. Nat. xvi. p. 70 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 47 (1900) ; 



Campbell, Nests S,- Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. o44 (1901). 



The eggs of the Australian Broad-billed Roller measure from 

 1-31 to 1"3S in length, and from 1*05 to 1-13 in breadth. 



1, Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



2. Dawson River, Queensland, Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



{North Coll.). 

 4. Dawson River, oth Nov. (^^ori'A Co//'.). Crowley Bequest. 



Eurystomus calonyx, Sharpe. 



Eurvstomus calonyx, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 38 (1892) ; id. 



'Hand-l. ii. p. 47 (1900). 

 Eurystomus orientalis. Dresser, 31on. Coraciidce, p. 67, part. (1893). 



The eggs of the Chinese Broad-billed Roller measure from 1 -33 

 to 1*5 in length, and from I'l to 1-15 in breadth. 



1. South Chiua {R. Sicinhno). Seehohni Coll. 



4. Foochow, China, 29th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



4. Foochow, 29th May. "" C. B. Rickett, Esq. | P.). 



4. Foochow, 30th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



3. Foochow, 3rd June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 



Sub-Order H ALCYONE S. 



The eggs of the Kingfishers are pure white, spheroidal in shape, 

 and generally highly gioss}'. They do not require to be separately 

 described. 



Family ALCEDINID.^. 

 Sub-Family ALCEDININ^E. 



Genus PELARGOPSIS, Gloger. 



Pelargopsis gurial (Pearson). 



Pelargopsis gurial, Sharpe, Man. Alcedinidce, p. 10.5 (1870) ; Legge, 

 Birds Ceyl. p. 295 (1878); Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. 

 Birds, iii. p. 11 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xviil p. 101 

 (1892); Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, p. 129 (189-5); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. ii. p. 49 (1900). 



