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Genus STURNIA, Lesson. 



Sturnia sinensis (GmeL). 



Teuienuchus ttirdiformis, Swfnh. Ibis, I860, p. 60. 

 Hetoerornis sinensis, Sicinh. P. Z. 8. 186.% p. 302. 

 Sturnia sinensis, Oates, Fauna Brit, 2nd., Birds, i. p. 526 (1889) ; 



Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 68 (1890) ; id., Hand-l. v. p. 518 



(1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 (1910). 



Eggs of the Chinese Myna are of a pointed oval shape, somewhat 

 glossy, and of a pale greenish-blue colour. They vary from '95 to 

 1-03 in length, and from '68 to '7 in breadth. 



1. Amoy (R. Sivinhoe: Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 

 6. Hainan (R. S. : Seebohm Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnia violacea (Bodd.). 



Sturnia violacea, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 70 (1890) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 121 (1899), p. 349 (1910) ; Hartert, Tog. pal. 



Faun. i. p. 50 (1903) ; Sharpc, Hand-l. v. p. 518 (1909). 

 Sturnia pyrrhogenys, Seebobm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 108 (1890). 



The eggs of the Red-cheeked Myna are of a narrow, pointed oval 

 form, glossy, and of a pale greenish-blue colour. Six examples 

 vary from '96 to 1'07 in length, and from -67 to '71 in breadth. 



4. Japan (II. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Yezo, 29th June. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus AGROPSAR, Oates. 



Agropsar sturninus (Pall.). 



Agropsar sturninus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 530 (1889) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 518 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 349 



(1910). 

 Sturnia sturnina, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 71 (1890) ; Hartert, 



Toy. pal. Faun. i. p. 49 (1903). 



An egg of the Daurian Myna is of a pointed oval shape, glossy, 

 and pale blue. It measures '96 by '7. 



1 . Dauria, Siberia. Crowley Bequest. 



