130 CTJCULin^. 



1. Mexico (NeJii-Jcom Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



8. San Geronimo, Guatemala, 3rd SaWin-Godmau Coll. 



April (-ffi. Owen). 

 1. San Geronimo, May (O. Salvin: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Sub-Family CROTOPHAGIN^. 



The eggs of the Cuckoos of this group are of a blue colour, more 

 or less covered by a white chalky deposit. Thej' are elliptical in 

 shape. 



Genus CEOTOPHA.GA, Unn. 



Crotophaga major, Om. 



Crotophaga major, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 91, tab. xv. fig, 8 (nee ] 0) 

 (1845-54); Shelley, Cat. Birds' B. M. xix. p. 428(1891); Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 173 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rett. Mus. Paulista, 

 iv. p. 263 (1900j ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 175 (1900).- 



An egg of the Greater Ani in the Collection is of a deep blue 

 colour, covered over the larger part of its surface with a thin white 

 deposit. It measures 1-7 by 1-35. 



1. Brazil. Crowley Bequest. 



Crotophaga ani, Linn. 



Crotophaga ani, D'Orh. in De La Sagra's Hist. Cuba, Aves, pi. xxxi. 

 fig. 22 (1839) ; Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 90, tab. xv. fig. 9, a, b 

 (1845-54) i Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 282 (1847) -jA.ifE. Newton, Ibis, 

 1859, p. 148, pi. xii. fig. 5 ; Baird, Breioer ^ Ridgw. N.Amer. Birds, 

 ii. p. 488 (1874) ; Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Hoc. Edinh. x. p. 81 

 (1888-90) ; Scl. ^ Huds. Argent. Om. ii. p. 31 (1889) ; Shelley, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xix. p. 429 (1891) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, 

 ii. p. 6, pi. i. fig. 6 (1895) ; Salv. Sr Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 

 ii. p. 544 (1896) ; C/iristy, Ibis, 1897, p. 331 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. J 73 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 263 (1900) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 176 (1900). 



Many of the eggs of the Black Ani or Savanna Blackbird are of 

 a deep blue colour ; others are thickly covered with white chalky 

 matter, which becomes scratched or worn away in places and allows 

 the blue shell beneath to be visible. Specimens measure from 1'26 

 to 1-48 in length, and from -9 to 1-1 in breadth. 



5. .N.America. . W. Radclifee Saunders, Esq. 



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1. Jamaica {W. Osburn: Tristram Crowlev Bequest 



Coll.)., 



2. Jamaica, lltL Aug. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke fP 1 



1. St. Croix, W. Indies {A. ^- E. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Newton) . 



2. St. Croix {A. Sr E. N.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



