CHLORCSPINGrS. HEMISPlKGUS. 315 



Genus CHLOROSPINGUS, Cuh. 



Chlorospingus regionalis, Banrjs. 



Cliloro.-])iiigus regionalis, Ba7igs, Vroc. Biol. Soc. Washiv(jto77, xix. p. 112 



(lUOtJ) ; Shtirpe, Iland-I. v. p. 401 (1909). 

 Chlorospingus alljiteiiiporalis, Sclater, Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 239 ClSSe") 



[part.]. 

 Chlorospingus albitenipora, Nehrk. (nee Lafr.) Kiit. Eicrsainml. p. S28 



(1910). 



An egg of tlie Costa Eica CMurosjmujus is of a rather bhmt oval 

 shape and slightly glossy. The ground is white, spotted and finely 

 marked all over with Indian-red and pale lavender, the markings 

 being much more numerous towards the broad end, where they 

 form an irregular zone. It measures -82 by -64. 



1. Escasu, Costa Rica, 4th June. Mr. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 



Chlorospingus flavipectus {Lafr.). 



Chlorospingus flavipectus, Scl. ^- Scdo. P. Z. S. 1379, p. 503, pi. xlii. fig. G; 

 -SV/. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 242 (1880) ; Shurne, Hand-l. v. p. 402 



(l'J09). 



Five eggs of the Yellow-breasted Chlorospingus are of a blunt 

 oval form and devoid of gloss. They are creamy white, thickly 

 speckled and mottled, especially at the broad end where a cap is 

 formed, with chestnut-broAvn and lilac-grey. They measure respec- 

 tively: -83 by -6 ; -81 by -61 ; -8 by -02 ; -8 by -61 ; -79 by -0. 



1. U.S.Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Colombia ('/'. K. S(d?no)i). 

 2. Santa Elena ( T. K. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus HEMISPINGUS, Cah. 



HemispingTis rubrirostris {Lafr.), 



Chlorospingus rubrirostris, Scl. S,- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 504; Scl. Cat. 



Birds B. M. xi. p. 246 (1886); Nehrk. Eat. Eiersajnml. p. 97 



(1899). 

 Ilemi.spingus rubrirostris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 403 (1909). 



An egg of the Eed-billed Tanager is of a regular oval ishape and 

 exhibits a small amount of gloss. It is creamy-white, thickly 

 mottled over the broader half of the egg, sparingly elsewhere, with 

 very pale roddish-brown and lavender. The markings form a dense 

 cap at the broad end. It measures -9 by -67. 



1. Santa Elt-na, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Colombia ('/'. K. Salmon). 



