42 ALCEDIXJPJE. 



Genus TANYSIPTERA, Vig. 



Tanysiptera nigriceps, Scl. 



Tanysiptera nigriceps, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 299 (1892) ; id. 

 "Hand-l. ii. p. 62 (1900) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899). 



The egg of the Black-headed Tanysiptera in the Collection is 

 spheroidal in shape and almost devoid of gloss. It measures lv!2 

 by -93. 



1. Duke of York Island (Nehrkorn Crowlev Bequest. 



Coll.}. 



Tanysiptera sylvia, Gould. 



Tanysiptera sylvia, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 137 (1865) ; Sharpe, 

 Man. Alcedinidce, p. 2-59 (1869) ; North, Nests $ Eyys Austr. Birds, 

 p. 39 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 300 (1892); Le 

 Souef, Ibis, 1898, p. 55 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899) ; 

 Robinson $ Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 640 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 62 

 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 561 (1901). 



The eggs of the Australian Tanysiptera are globular in shape 

 and glossy. They measure from 1-04 to 1'08 in length, and from 

 88 to -94 in breadth. 



2. Cape York, North Australia. Gould Coll. 

 4. Cape York. Gould Coll. 



2. Cape York. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Somerset, Cape York, 2nd Feb. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. 

 2. Somerset (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Tanysiptera dea (Linn.). 



Tanysiptera nais, Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidce, p. 279 (1871). 

 Tanysiptera dea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 310 (1892) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 161 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l ii. p. 63 (1900). 



The eggs of the Ceram Tanysiptera in the Collection are somewhat 

 globular, exhibit a high gloss, and measure 1-15 by -96 ; 1-07 by '94 

 respectively. 



1. Amboina. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Amboina. Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order BUCEROTES. 



The eggs of the Horubills are of an elliptical or regular oval 

 shape. The shell is rough in texture, granulated, frequently 

 covered with small pimples and rugosities, and pitted with pores. 

 When first laid they are pure white and slightly glossy, but as 

 incubation proceeds the gloss disappears and the shell becomes 

 of an earth-colour or dark brown. 



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