370 ICTERIDiE. 



jVus. X. 11. iii. p. .']77 (1891) ; GoelJi, Ibis, 1897, p. 3G1 ; Eh/p,; 

 lieo. Mux. Piiitlista, iv. p. 33 (1900) ; Ilierinr/, Rev. Mux. Panlisfa, 

 iv. p. 219 (1900) ; Goeldi, Bol. Mus. Paraeme, iii. p. 203 (1901). 

 Oacicus persicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 486 (1009J ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 341 (1910). 



Two eggs of the Yellow Hangnest, also known as the " Japim," 

 are of a somewhat pointed oval shape and without gloss. The 

 ground is white, sparingly marked, chiefly towards the larger end, 

 with spots and small blotches of deep chucolatc-brown and lavender- 

 grev. They measure respectively: 1-15 (about) by '74, and 1-07 

 by -72. 



1. San Esteban. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Peru. Crowley Bequest.' 



Cacicus vitellinus (Lain:). 

 (Plate XYI. fig. 8.) 



Cassicus flaAiciissus, JVi/a/t [nee Scl.), /i/s, 1871, p. 329; Sri. ^- Sak. 

 P. Z. S. 1879, p. 509 ; ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 322 (188G) ; Salv. 

 (!j" Godm. Biol. Cf'iitr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 441 (1886); Nehrk. Eat. 

 Eierscmml. p. 99 (1899). 



Cacicus vitelliuus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 486 (1909) : Nehrk. Eat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 341 (1910j. 



The eggs of the Yellow-vented Hatignest are of a narrow, pointed 

 oval shape, without gloss and somewhat rough in texture. They 

 are white, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad end, with 

 chocolate-brown and lavender-grey. Four examples measure re- 

 spectively : 1-25 by -77 ; 1-25 by -72 ; MS by -8 ; 1-12 by wJi. 



2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



2. liemedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



Colombia {T. E. Salmon). 



Cacicus haemorrhous {Linn.). 

 (Plate XVI. fig. 4.) 



Cassicus hffimonhous, Max. Bcitr. iii. p. 1230 (1831) ; Scl. Cat. Birds 



B. M. xi. p. 324 (1880). 

 Cacicus hfemorrhous, Sharpe, JIand-l. v. p. 487 (1909); Nehrk. Ent. 



Eiersamml. p. 341 (1910). 



Two eggs of the Ked-rumped Hangnest are of a rather elongate 

 oval form and without gloss. The ground is white, spotted or 

 lieavily blotched with reddish-brown and with underlying dots of 

 lilac-grey. They measure 1*11 by '75 and I'OS by "7^ respectively. 



2. Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Crowlev Bequest. 



17th October. 



