54 MOHOTIDJE. 



Sub-Order MOMOTL 

 Family MOMOTID^, 



The eggs of the Motmots vary in shape from blunt oval to 

 spheroidal. They are very smooth, highly glossy, and of a plain 

 white. 



Genus EUMOMOTA, Scl. 



Eumomota superciliaris (Sandb.). 



Eumomota superciliavis, Owen, Ibis, 1861, p. 64 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xvii. p. 317 (1892) ; Salv. $ Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, 

 ii. p. 464 (1895) ; Nehrk. 'Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 162 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. ii. p. 76 (1900). 



The eggs of the Yucatan Motmot measure from 1'04 to 1'15 in 

 length, and from -86 to -94 in breadth. 



4. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 21st Salvin-Godman Coll. 



May (R. Owen). 



1. San Geronimo, 21st May (R. O.). Crowley Bequest. 



4. N Guatemala (O. Salviri).* Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Genus MOMOTUS, Briss. 



Momotus aequatorialis, Gould. 



Momotus requatorialis, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 534; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvii. p. 323 (1892) ; id. Hand-l. ii. p. 77 (1900). 



Three eggs of Gould's Motmot measure respectively : 1*52 by 

 1-18; 1-45 by 1-19; 1'51 by 1-2. 



2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(T. K. Salmon). 

 1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



Moinotus lessoni, Less. 



Momotus lessoni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 324 (1892) ; Cherrie, 

 Auk, 1892, p. 322; Solo. 8f Godm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. 

 p. 456 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 162 (1899); Sharpe. 

 Hand-l. ii. p. 77 (1900). 



An egg of Lesson's Motmot measures T07 by '85. 

 1. Chiriqui, Panama (Nehrkorn Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 



Momotus mexicanus, Sivains. 



Momotus mexicanus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 328 (1892) ; Salv. 

 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 460 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 Ewrsamml p. 162 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 77 (1900). 



