184 DENDEOCOLAl'TIDJi. 



Picolaptes angustirostris (Vieill.). 



Picolaptes angustirostris, Scl. ^- Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 201 (1888); 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 155 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 150 (1899) ; von Ihermg, Rev. Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 247 (1900) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 85 (1901). 



The eggs of the Narrow-billed Wood-hewer are of a blunt oval 

 form, and almost devoid of all gloss. Three examples measure 

 respectively : 1-01 by "75 ; 1 by •74; 1-04 by '78. 



3. Argentine Repablic. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DRYMORNIS, Eyton. 



Drymornis bridges! {Eyton}. 



Drymoruis bridgesi, 'Scl. i,- Huds. Arqent. Orn. i. p. 199 (1888) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 157 (1890) : Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 150 (1899) ; Sbarpt, Hand-l. iii. p. 85 (1901). 



The egg of Bridges' Woed-hewer in the Colleetion is of an 

 ordinary oval form and moderately glossy. It measures 1*22 

 by -92. 



3. [Argentine Republic.] Crowley Bequest. 



Genus XIPHORHYNCHUS, Stvains. 

 Xiphorhynclius trochilirostris (LkJit.). 



XiphorLynchus trochilirostris, Scl. S,- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 524 ; Scl. C(d. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 159 (1890) ; Salv. ^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., 

 Aves, n. p. 188 (18D1); Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 86 (1901). 



The egg of the Slender-billed Wood-hewer in the Collection is 

 spheroidal in shape, and exhibits a small amount of gloss. It 

 measures '92 by •82. 



1. Eemedio.s,Antioquia, U.S.Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 {T. R. S(dmoti). 



Genus DENDROCOLAPTES, Herm. 



Dendrocolaptes validus, Tsch. 



Bendrocolaptes validus, Scl. 8r Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 523 ; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 172 (1890) ; Salv. <§• Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., 

 Aves, ii. p. 191 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 87 (1901). 



The egg of the Black-spotted Wood-hewer in the Collection is 

 elliptical in shape and devoid of gloss. It measures 1*13 by '81. 



1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (T. K. Salmon). 



