166 PTEEOPTOCHIDiE. CONOPOPHAGIB^. 



Genus PTEROPTOCHUS, Klttl. 



Pteroptochus albicoUis, Kittl. 



Pteroptochus albicollis, Scl 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 207 (1888); 

 &■/. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 346 (1890) ; Jajnes, Neiv List Chilian 

 Birds, p. 5 (1892) ; Nehrlc. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 6 (1901). 



An egg of the White-necked Tapacola measures 1*2 by -96. 

 1. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



Genus HYLACTES, Khuj. 



Hylactes megapodius (Kitil.). 



Hylactes megapodius, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 349 (1890) ; Lane, 

 Ibis, 1897, p. 45; Scl. Bull. B. 0. C. vii. p. xxiii (1897); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 7 (1901). 



An egg of the Turco measures 1*35 by 1*05. 

 1. Mansel, Central Chile [A. A. Lane). Berkeley James Coll. 



Family CONOPOPHAGID.E. 



Genus CONOPOPHAGA, VieiU. 



Conopophaga lineata ( Wied). 

 (Plate III. fig. 12.) 



Conopophaga liueata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. 31. xv. p. 333 (1890) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Baulista, iv. 

 p. 251 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 8 (1901). 



An egg of the Lineated Gnat-eater in the Collection is spheroidal 

 in shape, slightly glossy, and cream-coloured, smeared here and 

 there with pale brownish pink. It measures '83 by '7. A second 

 example is of a pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a 

 pinkish cream-colour, clouded, chiefly at the broad end, with pale 

 rufous brown. It measures "93 by "7. 



2. Iguap^, Brazil, 20th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



