PHILEPITTID2E. HIRUNDINIDJ3. 



Family PHILEPITTID.E. 



Genus PHILEPITTA, Geoffr. 



PMlepitta jala (Bodd.) 



Pbilepitta castanea, Milne-Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., 



Ois. p. 296, pi. 302. fig. 14 (1879). 

 Philepittajala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 410 (1888); Sibree, Ibis, 



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



iii. p. 185 (1901). 



An egg of Boddaert's Philepifcta is of a very narrow oval shape, 

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

 measures I'l by '72. 



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



Sub-Order ACROMYODT. 

 PASSERES NORMALES. 

 Family HIBUNDINIRS!. 



The eggs of tht) Swallows are either plain white or spotted with 

 rufous. 



Genus CHELIDONARIA, Reiclunow. 



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

 shape, moderately glossy, and plain white. 



Chelidonaria urbica (Linn.). 



Hirimdo urbica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xlii. fig. 3, a, b, c (1845- 

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

 Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 178, pi. 17 (1884) j id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, 

 p. 269, pi. 58 A. tig. 19 (1896). 



Chelidon urbica, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 14 (1855-63) ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 495 (1875) j Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 

 p. 87 (1885) ; id. $ Wyatt, Man. Hirundinidce, i. p. 7 (1885-1894) j 

 Gates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. 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. 



