316 TANAGEID-E. rL0CEIDJ5. 



Genus P3ITT0SPIZA, Bon(q\ 

 Psittospiza riefferi (Boiss.). 



r^itt spiza riefferi, Scl. ^ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505, pi. xUi. fig. 8 ; 

 Scl. Vat. Birds D. M. xi. p. 281 (1886) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 40l) 

 (1909). 



All egg of RiefFer's Tanager is nearly elliptical in shape, the two 

 ends being much alike, and moderately glossy. It is greyish-white, 

 thickly mottled and freckled, especially at the broader end, with 

 pale brown and lavender-grey. It measures 1-18 by "S. 



1. Santa Elera, Autioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Colombia ('/'. K. Salmon). 



Genus ORCHESTICUS, Cah. 



Orchesticus alDeillei {Less.). 

 (Plate XIII. fig. 6.) 



Orchesticus abeillii, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 297 (188G) ; Sharpe, 

 Iland-l. V. p. 407 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Brown Tanager are of a very regular oval shape 

 and -without gloss. They are white with a slight tinge of pink, 

 marked with large blotches of pale chestnut, smaller blotches of 

 deep reddish-brown and a few specks of lavender. The markings 

 are chiefly confined to the broad end of the egg. They measure 

 respectively : '83 by -05 ; -81 by "63. 



2. Ivio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. 



Family PLOCEID.E. 



Genus DIATROPURA, Oberh. 



Diatroptira progiie {Bodd.). 

 (Plate XIV. fig. 1.) 



C'hera progue, Chamey, Ibis, 1868, p. 465 ; Laynrd, Ibis, 1869, p. 74 ; 



S/iarpe, ed. Laifard, Birds S. Africa, p. 458 (1876-84) ; Sharpe, 



Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 213 (1890). 

 Chera procne, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 338. 

 Coliopasssr procne. Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 139 (1900). 

 Coliuspasser progue, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 32 (1905). 

 Diatropura progne, Reich. Viig. Afr. iii. p. 144 (1904) ; Sharpe, Ilund-l, 



v. p. 410 (1909). 

 Diatropura procne, Nehrk. Kat. Biersamnd. p. 329 (1910). 



Eggs of the Great-tailed Widow-bird are of a regular oval shape 



