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Family FORMICARIID/E. 



Gonus THAMNOPHILUS, VieiU. 



Thamnophilus guttatiis, Vieill. 

 (Plate III. fig. 9.) 



Thaninoplulus f^uttatus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 18i' (1890) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eii'isainml. p. 1-50 (1899) ; von Iher'mg, tlev. Mus. PatiUsta, iv. 

 p. 248 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 10 (1901), 



The eggs of the Spotted Bush-bird are of a narrow oval shape 

 and moderately glossy. They are white, streakily blotched and 

 spotted with two shades of rich brownish purple. Two specimens 

 in the Collection have the markings evenly distributed over the 

 shell ; a third has them grouped chiefly at the broad end. They 

 measure respectively : -95 by '62 ; '89 by '67 ; "9 by '66, 



2. Brazil, 24th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Kio de Janeiro {Xehrkoni Cull.). Crowley Bequest. 



Thamnophilus major, Vieill. 

 (Plate III. fig. 1.) 



Thamnophilus major, Scl. ^- Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 203 (188S) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 186 (1890) ;' Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. I-jO 

 (1899) ; von Iherinq, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 248 (1900); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 11 (1901). 



The eggs of the Large Bush-bird are of an ordinary oval shape, 

 and moderately glossy. They are white or cream-coloured, marked 

 ■with blotches, spots, and lines of various shades of brownish-purple 

 and lavender-grey. In one siDecimen the markings form a dense 

 confluent cap at the broad end ; in another they are sparingly 

 distributed over the whole shell. Two examples measure re- 

 spectively : 1-11 by -8 ; 1-Jl by -8. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Thamnophilus ruficollis, Sj^ix. 



(Plate III. fig. 2.) 



Tliamnnphilus amazonicus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 199 (1890). 

 Thamnophilus ruficollis, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 14 (1901). 



The eggs of the Red-necked Bush-bird in the Collection are of 

 an extremely narrow oval form, and moderately glossy. They are 

 creamy white, mottled, more densely at the broad end than else- 

 where, with reddish brown and lilac. Two examples measure 

 respectively : 1-04 by -65 ; 1-08 by -65. 



2. British Guiana (if. Whitely). Crowley Bequest. 



