lODlDiE.— CAPEIMULGl. 55 



Two eggs of the Mexican Motmofc measure respectivelv : I'll bv 

 •95; 1-13 by -91. r j j 



2. Mazatlan, Mexico {A. Fmrer). - Crowley Beq,uest. 



Sub-Order TOBI. 

 Family TODIDtE. 



The eggs of the Todies resemble those of the Motmots. 



Genus TODUS, Xiiw. 

 Todus viridis, Linn. 



Todus viridis, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 72 (1847) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xvii. p. 334 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Mersamml. p. 162 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Kand-l. ii. p. 78 (1900). 



The eggs of the Green Tody measure from -6 to -65 in length, 

 and from -51 to -56 in breadth. 



6. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Jamaica. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.]. 

 3. Gully St. Andrew, Jamaica, Crowley Bequest. 



29th May (C. B. Taylor). 



Todus multicolor, Oould. 



Todus multicolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. -335 (1892) ; Aehrlc. 

 Kat. Mersamml. p. 162 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 78 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Cuban Tody measure respectively : -Qi by -51 ; 

 •68 by -52. 



2. Cuba {Nehrlcorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order CAPRIMULGL 



The eggs of the Nightjars are typically of a true elliptical shape, 

 the two ends being precisely similar in contour ; iu some cases, 

 however, one end is very slightly compressed. The shell is smooth 

 and generally glossy. 



With few exceptions the eggs of these birds are double-spotted. 

 In a few instances they are plain white, and occasionally they are 

 single-spotted. The eggs of many Nightjars bear a close resemblance 

 to those of the Sand-Grouse. 



