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Family PIIILEPlTTIDiE. 



Genus PHILEPITTA, Geoff r. 



Pliilepitta jala {Bocld.) 



Philepitta castanea, Milne-Edwards 8^- Grandidicr, Hist. Nat, Madag., 



Ois. p. 29(3, pi. 302. fig. 14 (1879). 

 Philepitta jala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 410 (18S8) ; Sibrec, Ibis, 



1891, p. 442 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 145 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 185 (1901). 



Au egg of Boddaert's Philepitta is of a very narrow oval shape, 

 slightly rough in texture, moderately glossy, and pure white. It 

 measures 1-i by -72. 



1. Madagascar ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order ACROMYODL 

 PASSERES NORMALES. 

 Family HIRUNDINIDyE. 



The eggs of the Swallows are cither plain white or spotted with 

 rufous. 



Geuus CHELIDONARIA, lleichcmw. 



The eggs of the House-Martins are generally of a regular oval 

 shape, moderately glossy, and plain white. 



Chelidonaria urbica {Linn.). 



Illrundo urbica, Thien. Fortjrflanz. qes. Voy. tab. xlii. fig. 3, a, b, c (1845- 



54) ; Hetcitso7i, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 261, pi. Ixv. fig. ii (1856) ; 



Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 178. pl. 17 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, 



p. 269, pl. 58 a. fig. 19 (1896). 

 Chelidon urbica. Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 14 (1855-03) ; 



Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 495 (1875) ; Skarpc, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 



p. 87 (1885) ; id. Sf Wyatt, Mon. Hirundinidce, i. p. 7 (1885-1894) ; 



Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Bid. Birds, ii. p. 177 (1890). 

 Chelidonaria urbica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 187 (1901). 



The eggs of the House-Martin measure from -74 to '85 in length, 

 and from -52 to -58 in breadth. 



