PHILEPlUrD^. — HIEUNBINIDJB. 229 



Family PHILEPITTID^. 



Genus PHILEPITTA, Qeoffr. 



PMlepitta jala (_Bodd.) 



PMlepitta castanea, Milne-Edwards 8r Orandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., 



Ois. p. 293, pi. 802. flg. 14 (1879). 

 Philepittajala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 410 (1888); 8ibree, Ibis, 



1891, p. 442; Nehrk. Kat.Eienamml.^.l4:5(19>QQ); Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 185 (1901). 



An egg of Boddaert's PMlepitta is of a very narrow oval shape, 

 slightly rough ia texture, moderately glossy, and pure white. It 

 measures I'l by '72. 



1. Madagascar (rmiram CoS.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Order ACROMYODT. 

 PASSERES NORMALES. 

 Family HIRUNDINIDiE. 



The eggs of the Swallows are either plain white or spotted with 

 rufous. 



Genus CHELIDONARIA, Reichenow. 



The eggs of the House-Martins are generally of a regular oval 

 shape, moderately glossy, and plain white. 



Chelidonaria tirbica {Linn.). 



Hirundo urbica, Thien. Fm-tpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xlii. fig. 3, a, b, c (1845- 



54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 261, pi. Ixv. fig. ii (1856) ; 



Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 178, pi. 17 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, 



p. 269, pi. 58 a. fig. 19(1896). 

 Chelidon urbica, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 52. fig. 14 (1855-63) ; 



Bresser, Birds Eur. iii. p. 495 (1875) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 



p. 87 (1885) ; id. ^ Wyatt, Mon. Hirundinidce, i. p. 7 (1885-1894) ; 



Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 177 (1890). 

 Chelidonaria urbica, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 187 (1901). 



The eggs of the House-Martin measure from -74 to '85 in length, 

 and from -52 to -58 in breadth. 



