502 COKVIDiB. 



Cissilopha beeoheii, Ridgiv. Birds North Sr Middle Amer. iii. p. 316 



(1904). 

 Cissoloplia beecheyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 622 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 363 (1910). 



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

 Bomewhat 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 (Eartl.). 



Cyanocittii melanocyanea, Scl. (^- Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 21, pi. v. iig. 6. 

 Xanthura melanocyanea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 1S4 (1877). 

 Cyanolyca melanocyanea, Salvin S/- Godin. Biol. Centr.-Amer., dves, i. 



p. 498 (1887). 

 Cissilopha melanocyanea, Bidgw. Birds North ^ Middle Amer. iii. p. 317 



(1904). 

 Cissolopha melanocyanea, Shaiye, 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. heecheyi described above ; the other type, 

 said to be also of this species, resembles the eggs of 0. 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 Coll.), Crowley Bequest. 



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



Salvin). 

 3. San Geronimo, 29tli April (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Dueflas, Guatemala, 28th May Salvin-Godman Coll 



(O. S.). 



8. Dueiias, 31st May (O, S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus PSILOEHINUS, Hupp. 



Psilorhinus morio {Wagl.). 



Psilorhinus niofio, Sumichrast, Mem. Bout. Soc. N. S. i. p. 554 (1869) • 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. J 39 (1877); Salvm ^ Godman 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 505 (1887) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 625 

 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eimamml. p. 363 (1910). 



Psilorhinus mexicanus, Sahin Sf Oodman, t. c. p. 606 (1887). 



Psilorhinus morio morio, Bidgw. Birds North ^ Middle Amer. iii, p. 299 

 (1904). 



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



