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Sub-Order CORACI^E. 



Family CORACIID^E. 



Sub-Family BRACK YPTERACIIN^E. 



Genus CORACOPITTA, Bj>. 



Coracopitta pittoides (Lafr.). 



Brachypteracias pittoides, Milne-Edwards $ Grandidier, Hist. Sat. 



Madag., Ois. i. p. 244, pi.. 302. fig. 9 (1879). 

 Atelornis pittoides, Cowan, Proc. Hoy. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 



(1882); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 7 (1892) ; Dresser, Mon. 



Coraciida, p. 93 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 158 (1899). 

 Coracopitta pittoides, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Blue-headed Ground-Roller vary from a 

 spheroidal to a broad oval shape. They are white, smooth in 

 texture, and moderately glossy. Examples measure from I 1 31 to 

 1-4 in length, and from I'Oo to 1*1 in breadth. 



3. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



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



Sub-Family CORACIIN^E. 

 Genus CORACIAS, Linn. 



The eggs of the Rollers are usually elliptical or spheroidal in 

 shape, but in every large series many specimens will be found of a 

 broad oval form. The shell is very smooth, highly glossy, and 

 plain white. 



Coracias indicus, Linn. 



Coracias indica, Lec/ge, Birds Ceylon, p. 281 (1878) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests 



$ Eggs 2nd. Birds, iii. p. 53 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 



iii. p. 103 (1895). 

 Coracias indicus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 149 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M. xvii. p. 10 (1892) ; Dresser, Mon. Coraciidce, p. 27 (1893) j 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Indian Roller measure from 1-25 to 1-4 in 

 length, and from '97 to 1'12 in breadth. 



4. Jerripani, Mussoori, Himalayas. Hume Coll. 



2. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. 

 9. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll. 



3. Eastern Narra, 2nd June (S. D.). Hume Coll. 



5. Sambhur,Rajputana(-R. M. Adam). Hume Coll. 



