SOS TANAGKIDJ,. 



Tanagra boiiariensis {G'mel.). 



Tanagra striata, GmeL ; Tacz. Orn. P6rou, ii. p. 489 (1884). 

 TaiiMgva bonarieiibis, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 1(14 (1880) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. v. p. 370 (1909) ; Nehrk. Eat. EUrsamml. p. 326 (1910). 



An egg of the Bhie-aiul-Yellow Tanager resembles those of 

 T. alias, described above, but is somewhat larger and the dark 

 .specks and rounded spots on the larger end are deep black. It 

 measures abont 1"05 Ity 'OS. 



1. Eio Grande do Sid {Nehrhont Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus SPOROTHRAUPIS, lildgiv. 

 Sporothraupis auricrissa (ISdater). 

 (Plate XIII. fig. 10.) 



Tanagra cvnnocephnla, Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 501; Scl. Cat. Birds 



B. M'. xi. p. 1C>2 (1886) [part.]. 

 Sporotliraupis auricrissa, Sharpe, Uand-l. v. p. 379 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). 



The eggs of the Elue-capped Tanager arc of a narrow oval shape 

 and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are cream-colour, boldly 

 spotted and blotched with lilac-brown, purplish-brown and laTcnder- 

 grey. The markings are generally more numerous towards the 

 larger end of the egg, and sometimes form an ill-defined cap. 

 Pour examples measure respectively: 1'02 by "7; I'Ol by "07; 

 1-04 by -04; -92 by -68. 



1. US. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Santa Elena, Aiitioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Colombia [T. K. Salmon). 



2. Santa Elena (7'. K. S.). Salviu-Goduian Coll. 



Genus SPINDALIS, Jar J. cj- Selh>/. 



Spindalis nigricephala (Jameson). 



Tana2;ra zena, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 231 (1847j. 



Spindalis nigricephala, 8c/. Cat Birds B. M. xi. p. 166 (1886) ; Bidf/w. 



Birds North S,- Middle Amer. ii. p. 64 (1902). 

 Spindalis bilineata, Jard. Sf Selbij ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 380 (1909). 



Eggs of the Cashew Bird or Jamaican Spindalis vary in form 

 from subspheroidal to a somewhat long oval, pointed at tiie smaller 

 end. Thoj' are devoid of gloss. In two eggs the ground-colour is 

 greenish-white heavily, maiked and blotched all over with burnt- 

 umber and with underlying spots and blotches of paler greyish- 

 brown, the markings being thickest towards the larger end, where 

 they almost obscure tlie ground-colour. They measure respectively 



