502 CORVID^fi. 



Cissilopha beecheii, Ridaw. Birds North $ Middle Amer. iii. p. 316 



(1904). 

 Cissolopha beecheyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 622 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



EiersammL p. 363 (1910). 



Two eggs of Beechey's Jay are of a rather long oval shape and 

 somewhat glossy ; the ground is light pinkish brick-colour, thickly 

 spotted at the broad end, and somewhat sparingly elsewhere, with 

 light chestnut and reddish lilac-grey, the markings at the broad 

 end being more or less confluent. They measure respectively 1 -35 

 by -94 and 1-35 by -94. 



2. Mazatlan, W. Mexico, 17th May Crowley Bequest. 



(A. Forrer). 



Cissolopha melanocyanea (Hartl.}. 



Cyanocittn, melanocyanea, ScL # Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 21, pi. v. fig. 6. 

 Xanthura melanocyanea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds It. M , iii. p. 134 (1877). 

 Cyanolyca melanocyanea, Salvin fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. 



4 p. 498 (1887). 

 Cissilopha melanocyanea, Ridgw. Birds North fy Middle Amer. iii. p. 317 



(1904), 

 Cissolopha melanocyanea, Sharpc, Hand-l. v. p. 623 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



EiersammL p. 363 (1910). 



Eggs of Hartlaub's Jay are of two types : the first, with a light 

 pinkish-brick ground and light chestnut and reddish-lilac markings, 

 resembles the eggs of C. beeclieyi described above ; the other type, 

 said to be also of this species, resembles the eggs of C. yucatanica, 

 having the ground pinkish-white with dark chestnut and lilac-grey 

 spots scattered all over the shell. They measure from 1/08 to 1-23 

 in length, and from '81 to *89 in breadth. 



1. Mexico (Nehrkorn Cull.}. Crowley Bequest. 



1. San Geronimo, Guatemala (O. Salvin-Godinan Coll. 

 Salvin). 



3. San Geronimo, 29th April (O. &). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 28th May Salvin^Godmau Coll. 



(O. &). 

 3. Duenas, 31st May (O. &). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus PSILORHINUS, Hupp. 

 Psilorhinus morio 



Psilorliintts morio, Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. If. i. p. 554 (1869) ; 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 139 (1877); Salvin $ Godman, 



Biol. Cetitr.- Amer., A ves, i. p. 505 (1887) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 625 



(1909) ; Nehrk. KaL Eirrtamml. p. 363 (1910). 

 Psilorhinus mexicanus, Salvin fy Godman, t. c. p. 506 (1887). 

 Psilorhinus morio morio, HidffW. Birds North fy Middle 'Amer. iii. p. 299 



(1904). 



An egg of the Brown Jay is of a somewhat pointed oval shape 



