ICTINIA. MICROHIERAX. HAKPA. 295 



in shape, plain white, and without gloss. It measures 1/65 by 

 1-4. 



1. Santa Fe", Veragua, Panama * Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(E. Arce}. 



Ictinia mississippiensis (Wils.). 



Ictinia mississippiensis, Baird, Brewer Sc Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. 

 p. 203 (1874) ; Sharp*, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 365 (1874) ; Bendire, 

 Life-Hut. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 177, pi. v. tig. 5 (1892) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand- 1. i. p. 272. 



The eggs of the Mississippi Kite are broad ovals in shape, and 

 plain white. Two examples in the Collection show no gloss ; the 

 others have a very slight amount. They measure respectively : 1-7 

 by 1-4 ; 1-73 by 1-35; 1'67 by 1-33; 1-62 by 1'36. 



2. North America. Crowley Bequest. 

 2. North America (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MICROHIERAX, Sharpe. 



Microhierax cserulescens (Linn.). 

 (Plate XV. fig. 3.) 



Microhierax cserulescens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 366 (1874) ; 



Gates ed Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 183 (1890); Sharpe, 



Hand-l i. p. 272 (1899). 

 Microhierax eutolmus, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 432 (1895). 



The eggs of the Red-legged Falconet taken by Colonel Bingham 

 are of a very regular oval form, smooth, and devoid of gloss. They 

 are now of a dull yellow colour, but they were originally white. Four 

 examples measure respectively: 1-1 by -83; 1-11 by '83; 1-08 by 

 85 ; 1-06 by -82. 



4. Zinzaway, Tenasserim, 14th April Hume ColL 

 (Col. C. T. Bingham}. 



Genus HARPA, Bp. 



Harpa novae-zealandiaB (Gm.). 



Falco novae-zealandise, Potts, Trans. New Zeal. Inst. ii. p. 51 (1869), iii. 



p. 60 (1870). 

 Harpa novafi-zealandise, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 372 (1874) ; Buller, 



Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 213 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 273 



(1899). 



The eggs of the New-Zealand Falcon are of an oval form and 



* Both parent birds were received with this egg by Messrs. Salvin and 

 Godman. 



