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Order TROGONES. 



Family TROGONID^. . 



The eggs of the Trogons are always plain, some being white or 

 cream-coloured and others of a bluish-green colour. 



Genus PHAROMACRUS, De La Llave. 



The Trogons of this genus lay bluish-green eggs of a spheroidal 

 shape and exhibiting a slight gloss, / 



Pharomacrus mocinno, De La Llave. 



Pharomacrus paradiseus, Owen, Ibis, 1861, p. 66, pi. ii. fig. 1. 

 Pharomacrus mocinno, Gi-ant, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 431 (1892) ; 



Salv. ^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 481 (1896) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 163, pi. iv. fig. 46 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii, 



p. 146 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Eesplendent Trogon, or Quezal, measure respec- 

 tively : 1-38 by 1-13 ; 1-4 by 1-15. 



2. Ohilasco, Vera Paz, Guatemala, Salviu-Godman Coll. 

 11th June (J2. Owen). 



Pharomacrus auriceps {GouU). 

 (Plate II. fig. 11.) 



Pharomacrus auriceps, Scl. Sr Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 535 ; Grant, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvii. p. 484 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 146 (1900), 



An egg of the Golden-headed Trogon measures 1-46 by 1*14,, 



1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 {T. K. Salman). 



Genus TROGON, Linn. 



The eggs of the Trogons of this genus are typically of a broad 

 oval form, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. 



Trogon mexicanus, Swains. 



Trogon mexicanus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 444 (1892) ; Sa^v. 4* 

 Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 487 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 ii. p. 147 (1900).. 



The eggs of the Mexican Trogon in the Collection are those 

 described by Salvin {Biol. I. c.) as being of a very pale greenish 

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