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length by 1*13 in breadth.” In Ceylon, according to Legge, it breeds from January to June. The 
eggs of this Roller, of which, as above stated, I have a large series, closely resemble those of the 
common European Roller. 
The specimens figured and described are in my own collection. 
In the preparation of the above article I have, besides the rich series in the British Museum, 
examined the following specimens :— 
E 3fus. Palcearct. H. E. Dresser. 
a, ^ ad. j b, ? ad.; c, juv. Southern India. 
E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 
a, J ad. Fitalyah, 15th March, 1881 [W. Davison), b, $ juv. Sikkim Terai, 3rd September, 1880 {W, Davison), 
c, Seegore, foot of Nilgiris, 12th March, 1885 {W. Davison), d, e. Southern India (/. Backhouse). 
/, ^. Gurdara, 4th February, 1881 [W. Davison). 
E Mus. Cantab. 
a, ad, Muckton, near Louth, Lincolnshire, 27th October, 1883 (/. Cordeaux). 
E Mus. H. Seebohm. 
a, ^ ad. Muddapur, 19th June, 1880. b, $. Pokeraon, 1st January, 1877. c, Naramolla, Ceylon, 
17th October, 1876 {Col. Legge). d, ? ad. Pokeraon, Futtegurh, 2nd January, 1877. 
E Mus. H. D. Tristram. 
a. India {T. C. Jerdon). b, ^ • Umhallah, India, November 1866 (R. C. Beavan). c. Muddapur, 20th November, 
1880 {W. E. Brooks), d. Madras (/. W. Wedderburn). e. Masulipatam, February 1888 {H. E. Fox). 
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