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Genus STURNIA, Lesson. 



Sturnia sinensis (Gmel.). 



Temenuclius turdiformis, Swihh. Ibis, 1860, p. (iO. 

 Hetaerornis sinensis, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 302. 

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



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



(1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eicrsamml. p. 849 (1910). 



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

 glossy, and of a pale greenish-bine colour. They vary from /QS to 

 1-03 in length, and from -08 to -7 in breadtli. 



1. Amoj (B. Swinhoe : Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 5. Hainan (ii. 6'. : Seelohin Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnia violacea, (Bodd.). 



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



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 121 (1899), p. 349 (1910) ; Jiartert, Vocf. pal. 



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

 Sturnia pyrrhogenys, Seehohm, Birds Japan. Fmp. p. 108 (1890). 



The eggs of the Eed-cheoked Myna are of a narrow, pointed oval 

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

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



4. Japan (IT. Fryer). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Yezo, 29th June. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus AGROPSAE,, Oates. 



Agropsar sturninns {Pall.). 



Agropsar sturninus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 630 (1889) ; 



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



(1910). 

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



Vog.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. 



