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Genus TANYSIPTERA, VIr/. 

 Tanysiptera nigriceps, ScL 



Tanvsiptera nigriceps, S/utrpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 299 (189i*) ; id. 

 ^ Iland-l. ii. p. 62 (li)OO) ; Stihrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. lOl (1899). 



The egg of the Black-headed Tanysiptera in the Collection is 

 spheroidal in shape and almost devoid of gloss. It measures 1'12 

 by -93. 



1. Duke of York Island (Xc/irkorn CVowlev Bequest. 



Coll.). 



Tanysiptera sylvia, Uouhl. 



Tanysiptera sylvia, Gould, Hand fj. Birds Anstr. i. p. l-"57 (IHO.-j) : Sharpe, 

 Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 209 (18C)9j ; Nort/i, Xest-s ^y J^t/(/s Austr. Birds, 

 p. 89 (1889); Sharj)e, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p.'^OO (1892); Le 

 tSuiulf, -^^^*"' 1898, p. 55; Ne/irk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 1(51 (1899); 

 liohinson cV Laivrock, Ibis, 1900, p. (540 ; Hharpe, llaud-l. ii. p. 62 

 (^1900) ; Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 561 (1901). 



The eggs of the Australian Tanysiptera are globular in shape 

 and glossy. They measure from l'U4 to 1"08 in Iciigth, and from 

 •88 to "94 in breadth. 



2. Cape York, North zVustralia. Gould Coll. 

 4. Cape York. Gould Coll. 



Cape York. II. Cumiug, Esq. [C.]. 



Somerset, Cape York, 2ud Feb. C. A. B:iruard, Esq. [C.]. 



Somerset {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Tanysiptera dea (Linn.). 



Tanysiptera nais, Sharpe, Mon. Alccdinidcs, p. 279 (1871). 

 Tanysiptera dea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 810 (1892) ; Xehrk. 

 Eat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L ii. p. 63 (1900). 



The eggs of the Ceram Tanysiptera in the Collection are somewhat 

 globular, exhibit a high gloss, and measure 1-1.5 by -96 ; 1-07 by '94 

 respectively. 



1. Amboina. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Amboina. Crowley Be(|uest. 



Sub-Order BUCE ROTES. 



The eggs of the Hornbills arc of an elliptical or regular oval 

 shape. The shell is rough in texture, granulated, frequently 

 covered with small pimples and rugosities, and pitted with pores. 

 When first laid they are pure white and slightly glossy, but as 

 incubation proceeds the gloss disappears aud the shell becomes 

 of an earth-colour or dark brown. 



