COLIIDJ;;. 95 



The mcasuromcnts of four eggs of the Bluc-crcst average -48 by 

 •33. 



4. Grenada, W. Indies (/. G. Bell). Crowley Bequest. 



Bellona ornata(G^OMZcZ). 



Orthorhynchus ornatus, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 203 (1861). 

 Bellona ornata, Salv. Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 354 (1892) ; Sharpe, 

 Kand-l. ii. p. 142 (1900). 



The eggs, of the Green-and-Blue-crest in the Collection measure 

 respectively : -47 by 3 ; •45 by -3. 



2. St. Vincent, W. Indies, April Salvin-Godnian Coll. 



{Mrs. II. H. Smith). 



Genus STEPHANOXYS, Simon. 



Stephanoxys lalandei ( Vieill.). 



Cephalepis delalandi, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 208 (1861). 

 Cephalolepis delalandi, Salv. Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 356 (1892), 

 Stephanoxys lalandei, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 142 (1900). 



An egg of Delalande's Plover-crest measures -53 by •32. 



1. [Brazil.] Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order COLIL 

 Family COLIID^. 



The eggs of the Colies arc typically of a regular oval shape, the 

 shell being somewhat rough to the touch and quite devoid of all 

 gloss. 



Genus COLIUS, Brlss. 



Colius striatus, Gm. 



Colius striatus, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 213 ; 1864, p. 359 ; Sharpe, ed. 

 Layard^s Birds S. Africa, p. 555 (1875-84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xvii. p. 339 (1892) \ Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 162 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. ii. p. 145 (1900). 



The eggs of the South-African Coly vary from plain white to pale 

 yellowish-white in colour. They measure from •?? to *92 in 

 length, and from •63 to '68 in breadth. 



4. S. Africa. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 



3. '^aidl (T.Ayr es). Salv i'n-Godman Coll. 



2. Cape Colony. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



