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grey, or with dark purplish-brown and lilac. There are no traces 

 of the lines which characterize the eggs of A. phceniceus and many 

 of those of A. tlillins. Seven specimens measure from "SS to '92 

 in length, and from -66 to •" in breadth. 



3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.l 



4. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



Agelasus ruficapillus, Yieill. 



(Plate XVII. fig. 7.) 



Agelfeus ruficapillus, .Sc/. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. .347 (1886): Scl. Sf 

 Huds. Arq. Orn. i. p. 99 (1888): Ihering, Itev. Mus. Paidida,\v. 

 p. 221 (1900); Sharpe, Hand-l v. p. 494 (1909): Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. .343 (1910) ; C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 105. 



Eggs of the Eed-headed Marsh-bird are of a rather pointed oval 

 shape, and very slightly glossy. The ground is pale blue, with 

 twisted lines or a number of spots and various irregularly shaped 

 small blotches of purplish-black, mostly confined to the larger end. 

 They vary from 1-0 to 1"05 in length, and trom '7 to 8 iu 

 width. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



.5. Sapucav, Paraguay, 31st Oct. \V. Foster, Esq. [C.]. 



2. Sipucay, 11th Dec. W. Foster, Esq. [C.]. 



Genus LEISTES, Virjors. 



Leistes superciliaris {Bonap.). 



(Plate XVII. figs. 4 & 5.) 



Leistes superciliaris, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 349 (188fi) ; Scl. S,- 

 mids. Ar(/. Orn. i. p. 100 (1888j ; Holland, //«>, 1892, p. 198; 

 Ihering, Eev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 221 (1900) ; S/iarpc, Hcmd-l. v. 

 p. 495 (1909) ; Xehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 343 (1910). 



The eggs of the Eed-brcasted Marsh-bird are of a rather broad 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white or very 

 pale green, profusely speckled and mottled with reddish-brown and 

 lavender-grey. In some instances the markings form a dense cap 

 over the broad end. Eleven examples measure from -87 to -96 in 

 length, and from '62 to -73 in breadth. 



3. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 

 2. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. 10.]. 



4. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [G.J. 

 2. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. lC.J. 



