PTEROrTOCHID.E. 165 



Order PASSERIFORMES. 



Sub-Order MESOMYODI. 



Division TRACHEOPHONJE. 



Family PTEROPTOCHID^. 



The eggs of the species of Pteroptochidae represented in the 

 Collection are of a broad oval, approaching an elliptical form, 

 smooth in texture, almost devoid of gloss, and plain white. 



Genus SCYTALOPUS, Gould. 



Scytalopiis magellanicus (Gm.). 



Scytalopus magellanicus, Sol. Sr Salo. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 528 ; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 338 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 4 (1901). 



An egg of the Magellanic Tapacola measures -9 by "7. 



1. Sta.Elena,Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salviu-Godman Coll. 



{T. K. Salmon). 



Scytalopus obscurus {King). 



Scytalopus obscurus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 340 (1890) ; James, 

 New List Chilian Birds, p. 4 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 5 

 (1901). 



Four eggs of King's Tapacola measure respectively : -87 by -65 ; 

 •82 by -05 ; -88 by -67 ; -81 by -64. 



4. Central Chile {Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 



Scytalopus indigoticus ( Wied). 



Scytalopus indigoticus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 341 (1890) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 5 (1901). 



Two eggs of the White-breasted Tapacola measure respectively : 

 •81 by -68 ; -88 by -65. 



2. Serra do Mar, Brazil, 30th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



