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As above stated, the eggs of this bird are pure white in colour, glossy in texture of shell, 

 and roundish in shape, in general character much resembling eggs of the common Kingfisher. 

 Specimens in my collection average in size about 1-£q by ff inch. 



The specimen figured is an adult male procured by myself at Barcelona, and is the bird 

 above described. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a,b,<$. Barcelona, Spain, May 8th, 1866 (H. E. D.) . c, d . Seville, Spain, May 5th, 1868 (H. Saunders) . 

 d, d\ Casa Vieja, Spain, April 17th, 1874. e, 2 ■ Casa Vieja, May 6th, 1874 (Colonel Irby). f. Crimea 

 (Whitely). g. Caucasus, June 19th, 1871 [Schmidt), h, <s . Volga, May 1865 (Moschler). i, k, d 2 . 

 Sarepta, Volga (Dr. Stader) . I, J . Egypt (S. Stafford Allen) . m, J . Saconda, Abyssinia, April 21st, 

 1868 (Jesse), n. Damara Land (Andersson). o, 2 ■ Shiraz, Persia (W. T. Blanford). p, q. Cashmere 

 (Jerdon) . 



E Mus. E. Hargitt. 



a > <S> b, 2 ■ Seville, Spain, May 1869 (H. Saunders), c, <j . Malaga, Spain, May 21st, 1871 (H. S.). 



E Mus. Howard Saunders. 



a,6, b, 2- Near Seville, April 23rd and May 2nd, 1868 (H. S.). c, d, 6 , e,f } g . Malaga, Spain, April and 



May (U.S.). 



