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Genus PSEUDOLEISTES, Sduter. 



Pseudoleistes guirahuro (VieilL). 



(Plate XVII. figs. 6& 9.) 



Pseudoleistes rruiraluiro, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. .SoS (1880); Eider, 

 Re>\ Mm. PauUsta, iv. p. -34 (1900) ; Iheriw/, t. c. p. 2l>1 (1900) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-L v. p. 495 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. JEierscnninl. p. SU 

 (1910) ; C'/mbb, Ibis, 1910, p. G42. 



Eggs of the Yellow-backed ilarsh-bird are of a broad oval shape, 

 sometimes almost S[)heroidul, and distinctly glossy. The ground 

 is pinkish-white mottled with pinkish and likic-grey ; towards the 

 lar'ier end the shell is spotted and blotched with deep chocolate 

 and brown-pink or maroon, some of the dark chocolate markings 

 taking the t\)rm of irregular lines and sometimes partially bordering 

 the brown-pink biotclies. They vary from -9 to 1-08 in length, 

 and from -7 to 'S in breadth. 



8. South Brazil. Crowley Bt^quest. 



2. South Brazil. Crowley Bequest. 



10. Sapucav, Parairuny, 20th Nov. W. Foster, Esq. fC.]. 



2. Sapucay. " W. Foster, Esq [C.j. 



Pseudoleistes virescens (Vieill.). 



Pseudoleistes virescens, Scl. Cut. Birds B. M. xi. p. 352 (1886) ; Scl. Sf 

 Huds. An). Orn. i. p. 102 (1888J ; Holland, Ihi.s, 1892. p. 199; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Uiersamml. p. 101 (lS99), p. 344 (1910) ; Eider, Jiev. 

 Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 34 (1900) ; Iherimj, t.c. p. 221 (1900) ; Sharpe, 

 ILand-l. V. p. 496 (1909) ; C. Grant, Ibis, J 911, p. 107. 



The eggs of the Tellow-breasted Marsh-bird closely resemble 

 eggs of P. (juirahuro, and are of a broad oval shape and glossy. 

 They are white or pinkish-white, densely speckled and blotched 

 with rich reddish-brown, brown-lake or maroon, and lavender-grey. 

 The markings are more or less continent at the broad end of the 

 egg, and form an irregular zone or imperfect cap. Examples 

 measure from -94 to 1*11 in length, and from -72 to -8 in breadth. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 

 5. Argentine Kepublic. ' Crowley Bequest. 



o. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. 11. llollaud, Esq. PC.]. 



5. Argentiue Republic, Nov. A. IT. llollaud, Esq. [C.J. 



3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. II. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



4. Buenos Ayres (with one (^ijtr of W. 11. Ilud.^ou, F.sq. [P.]. 



Molothrus bonaricnsis) (see 



p. 375). 

 3. Buenos Ayres (with three eggs of W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. 



M. humirinisis). 

 r>. Ajo, Buenr.s Ayres, .30th Oct. (C. Ernest Gibson, E.<q. [P.]. 

 ' JI. B. Grant). 



