PIPEID^. 217 



Muscivora forficatus {Om.). 



Milvuliis forficatus, Baird, Breu-cr cV liidyw. N. Amcr Birds ii p 311 



(1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 279 (1S88) ; Sulv. ^- Godm. 



Biol. teittr.-Amer.,Aves,\\. p. 106 (1890); Beyidire, Life-Hid. N. 



Amer. Birds, li. p. 233, pi. i. figs. 12 & 13 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



iiW««HiW!/. p. 143 (1899). 

 Muscivora forficatus, Sliarpe, Hand-l iii. p. 150 (1901). 



The eggs of the Scissor-tailed Tyrant-bird resemble those of 

 M. tiirannusM^ have the lavender-grey markings less conspicuous 

 They measure from -S to -yS in length, and from -03 to -05 in 

 breadth. 



3. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll 



4. Brownsville, Texas, 2nd June. W. KadcUffe Saunders, Esq 



[P.]. 

 4. Western Texas (J/7V/Y«H Coll.). Crowley Request. 



1. [Texas (Tristram Coll.).'] Crowle^ Bequest. 



4. Central America. W. G. Littsom, Esq. [1'.]. 



Family PIPEID^. 



Sub-Family PIPRIN^, 



Genus MACH.ffiROFTEE.US, Bp. 



Machaeroptenis regulus {Halm S,- Kiisler). 



(Plate YI. fig. 1.) 



Machteropterus regulus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 304 (1888) ■ Shame 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 15G (1901). ^ '' ^ ' 



An egg of the Striped Manikin in the Collection is of a blunt 

 oval form, devoid of gloss, and cream-coloured, streaked and mottled 

 with pale umber-brown and lavender. It measures -7 by -52. 

 1. Rio Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus CHIROXIPHIA, Cab. 

 Chiroxiphia caudata {Shaw). 

 (Plate YI. fig. 3.) 

 Pipra caudata, Eider, J.f. O. 18G7, p. 223. 



Chiroxiphia caudata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. Si. xiv. p. 310 (1888) • id X- Huds 

 Argent. Om. i. p. 161 (1888) ; Xehrk. Eat. Eiersaniml. p.' 144 (1899) • 

 von Iheryrj, Rev. Mas. Paulista, iv. p. 238 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l 

 m. p. lob (1901). 



An egg of the Long-tailed Manikin is of a narrow oval shape 

 devoid of gloss, and of a light ochre-colour, streaked and blotched' 

 chiefly round the broad end, with brown and lavender. It measures' 

 1 by -65. 



1. Iguap.5, Brazil, 23rd Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



