piEzoRnYNcnus. 289 



Piezorhynchus nigrimentum (Gray). 



Piezorhynclius nigrimentum, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 418 (1879) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 30, taf. ii. fig. 11(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 279 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black-chinned Flycatcher and those of the 

 following four species of this genus {F. goukli, P. verticalis, P. guttu- 

 latus,PJoricatus) resemble each other closely and cannot be soj^arated 

 by any character. They are of a regular oval shape and almost 

 devoid of all gloss. The ground-colour is white or pinkish white, 

 and this is very thickly speckled, especially at the broad end, with 

 bright chestnut and lavender. In many examples the markings form 

 a well-marked zone round the broad end. Two eggs of the present 

 species measure respectively: '85 by '62; 'SS by '61. 



1. Amboiua {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Amboina. Crowley Bequest. 



Piezorhynclius gouldi {Grcuj). 



Monarcha trivirgata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 263 (186-5) ; 



Ramsaxj, Ibis, 18G8, p. 271, 

 Piezorhynchus gouldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 419 (1879) ; North, 



Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 90 (1889) ; liohinsmi Sj Laverock, 



Ibis, 1900, p. G29; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 279 (1901). 

 Monarcha gouldi, Campbell, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, \. pp. 130, 131, 



pi. 9 (1901). 



Three eggs of the White-bellied Flycatcher measure respectively : 

 *85 by -Q ; "83 by '59 ; -77 by -54. They resemble closely those 

 of the preceding species. 



2. Cape York, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 

 1. New South Wales, Dec. Gould Coll. 



Piezorhynchus verticalis, Sclater. 

 (Plate IX. fig. 10.) 



Monarcha verticalis, Lnyard, Ibis, 1880, p. 294. 



Piezorhynchus verticalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 422 (1879) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 30 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 280 (1901). 



Four eggs of the Duke-of- York-Island Flycatcher measure respec- 

 tively : -92 by -03 ; -88 by 64 ; -9 by -65 ; -9 by -61. They have 

 the same type of coloration as those of P. nigrimentum. 



4. Duke-of-York Island {E. L. Crowley Bequest. 



Luyard: IVistram Coll.). 



Piezorhynchus guttiilatus {Gam.). 



Piezorhynchus guttulatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 422 (1879) ; 

 id.'Hand-l. iii. p. 280 (1901). 



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