26 COEACIID^. 



Sub-Order CORACIJU. 



Family CORACIID^. 



Sub-Family BRACHYPTERACIINiE. 



Genus CORACOPITTA, Bj,. 

 Coracopitta pittoides {Lafr.). 



Brachypteracias pittoides, Milne-Edwards <§• Grandidier, Hist. Nat. 



Madag., Ois. i. p. 244, pi. 302. fig. 9 (1879). 

 Atelornis pittoides, Cowan, Proc. Hoy. Phys. Soc. Edinh. yW. p. 148 



(1882) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 7 (1892) ; Dresser, Mon. 



Coraciides, p. 93 (1893) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 158 (1899). 

 Coracopitta pittoides, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Blue-headed Ground-EoUer vary from a 

 spheroidal to a broad oval shape. They are white, smooth iu 

 texture, and moderately glossy. Examples measure from 1'31 to 

 1-4 in length, and from 1-05 to I'l in breadth. 



3. Betsileo, Madagascar. Eev. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



4. Madagascar {Tristram Coll.). CroTvley Bequest. 



Sub-Family CORACIINtE. 



Genus CORACIAS, Ziim. 



The eggs of the Eollers are usually elliptical or spheroidal in 

 shape, but in every large series many specimens will be found of a 

 broad oval form. The shell is very smooth, highly glossy, and 

 plain white. 



Coracias indicus, Limi. 



Coracias indica, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 281 (1878) ; Oates ed. Hume, Kests 



8f Eggs Ink. Birds, iii. p. 53 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, 



iii. p. 103 (1895). 

 Coracias indicus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 149 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 



B. M. xvii. p. 10 (1892) ; Dresser, Mon. Coraciidce, p. 27 (1893) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 46 (1900). 



The eggs of the Indian Holler measure from 1'25 to 1--4 in 

 length, and from -97 to. 1-12 in breadth. 



4. Jerripani, Mussoori, Himalayas. Hume Coll. 



2. Sind (/. H. Gould). Gould Coll. 

 9. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll. 



3. Eastern Narra, 2nd June {S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 6. Sambhur,Rajputana(i2. i!/. ylc^am). Hume Coll. 



