TROOOIflDiE. 97 



Older TROGONES. 



Family TROGONID.^. 



The eggs of the Trogons are always plain, some being white or 

 cream-coloured and others of a bluish-green colour. 



Genus PHAROMACRUS, De La Llave. 



The Trogons of this genus lay bluish-green eggs of a spheroidal 

 shape and exhibiting a slight gloss, 



Pharomacrus mocinno, De La Llave. 



Pharomacrus paradiseus, Oioen, Ibis, 1861, p. 66, pi. ii. fig. 1. 

 Pharomacrus mocinno, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 431 (1892) ; 



Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 481 (1896) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersnmml. p. 163, pi. iv. tig. 46 (1899) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. ii. 



p. 146 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Eesplendeut Trogon, or Quezal, measure respec- 

 tively : 1-38 by 1-13 ; 1-4 by 1-15. 



2. Ohilasco, Vera Paz, C4uatemala, Salviu-Godman Coll. 

 11th June (^. Otoen). 



Pharomacrus auriceps ( Gouhl). 

 (Plate II. fig, 1 1 .) 



Pharomacrus auriceps, Scl. <§• Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 535 ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvii. p. 434 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 146 (1900). 



An eg^ of the Golden-headed Trogon measures 1'46 by 1'14. 



1. Frontino, Autioquia, U.S. Colombia iSalvin-Godman Coll. 

 {T. K. Salmon). 



Genus TROGON, Linn. 



The eggs of the Trogons of this genus are typically of a broad 

 oval form, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. 



Trogon mexicanus, Swains. 



Trogon mexicanus, Gratit, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 444 (1892) ; Salv. ^ 

 Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 487 (1898) : Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 ii. p. 147 (1900). 



The eggs of the Mexican Trogon in the Collection are those 

 described by Salvin {Biol. I. c.) as being of a very pale greenish 



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