34 ALCr.niNiDJS. 



Eggs of Beavan's Kingfisher measure from -75 to -8 in length, 

 and from '68 to '7 in breadth. 



4. N. C&char, 4th April. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [C.]. 



1. Pegu, 2nd July {E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 



1. Pegu, 9th July {E. W. O.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Pegu, 2nd July (K W. 0.). Oates Coll. 

 .S. Peg-u, 9th July (-B.W^. 0.). Gate.? Coll. 

 2. Pegu, 20th July (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



Genus CORYTHOENIS, Kcnq->. 



The eggs of the Kingfishers of this genus resemble those of the 

 species of Alcedo, but are less glossy. 



Corythornis cristata (Linn.). 



Corythornis vintsioides, Sharps, Mon. AlcedinidtB, p. 3.3 (1869). 

 Corythornis oristata, Milne-Edwnrds 8^ Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., 



Ois. i. p. 255, pi. 802. fig. 12 (1879) ; Coiuan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. 



Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; Shm-pe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 162 



(1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 160 (1899) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. 



ii. p. 51 (1900). 



Four eggs of the Dusky-crested Kingfisher measure respectively : 

 •8 by -59 ; -73 by -62 ; -7 by -6 ; -75 by -6. 



4. Bstsileo, Madagascar. Eer. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 



Corythornis cyanostigma {B.upj).). 



Corythornis cristata, Ourney, Ibis, 1859, p. 245 ; Sharpe, Mon. Alcedinidte, 



p. 35 (1869). 

 Corythornis cyanostigma, Sharpe, ed. Zayard^s Birds S. Africa, p. 108 



(1875^84) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 163 (1892) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 160 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 52 (1900). 



Pour eggs of the Malachite-crested Kingfisher measure respec- 

 tively : -71 by -58 ; -76 by -56 ; -75 by -62 ; -74 by -62. 



4. Natal. T. Ay res, Esq. [C.]. 



4. Transvaal {T. Ayres). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus ALCYONE, Swains. 



The eggs of the Kingfishers of this genus are similar to those ol; 

 the species of Corythornis. 



Alcyone aznrea {Lath.). 



Alcyone azurea, Oould; Handh. Birds Aiistr. i. p. 139 (1865) ; Nor/h, 

 Nests 8r Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 40 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B M 

 XTU. p. 168 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 160 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. ii. p. 52 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests %■ Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. 

 p. 547 (1901). 



Alcyone diemenensis, Gould, torn. cit. p. 141. 



Alcyone diemensis, Sharpe, Mon. Akediniden, p. 47 (1870). 



