Abstract
1. 1. Eggshells from 108 species were examined for appearance and pigment content. 2. 2. Principal pigments found were protoporphyrin, biliverdin IXα and its zinc chelate. 3. 3. 49 species had protoporphyrin only, 2 had biliverdin only, 33 had protoporphyrin and biliverdin, 17 had all 3 pigments, one species had biliverdin and its zinc chelate, one had protoporphyrin and biliverdin zinc chelate and five species had no pigment. Biliverdin zinc chelate was never found alone.
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