370 ICTERID &. 
Mus. N. H. ii. p. 377 eae Goeldi, Ibis, 1897, p. 561; Euler, 
Rev. Mus. Pailista, iv. p. 53 (1900) ; Thering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, 
iv. p. 219 (1900); Goeldi, Bol. Mus. Par aense, iii. p. 203 (1901). 
Cacicus persicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p- 486 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. 
Inersammil. 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 chucolate-brown and lavender- 
grey. They measure respectively: 1:15 (about) by °74, and 1:07 
by °72 
1. San Esteban. Crowley Bequest. 
te ern: Crowley Bequest. 
Cacicus vitellinus (Law?r.). 
(Plate XVI. fig. 8.) 
Cassicus flavicrissus, Wyatt (nee Scl.), Ibis, 1871, p. 829; Sel. § Salv, 
P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 509; Sel. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 322 (1886) ; Salv. 
&§& Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 1. p. 441 (1886) ; Nehrk. Kat. 
Lersamml. p. 99 (1899). 
Cacicus vitellinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 486 (1909): Nehrk. Kat. Evier- 
samml, p. 841 (1910). 
The eggs of the Yellow-vented Hangnest 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 “775 1:25 by 125 1s by <3; Illa by <7 
2. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 
2. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Salyin-Godman Coll. 
Colombia (7. K. Salmon). 
Cacicus hemorrhous (Linn). 
(Plate XVI. fig. 4.) 
Cassicus hemorrhous, Maz. Beitr. iii. p. 1250 (1881); Sel. Cat. Birds 
B. M. xi. p. 324 (1886). 
Cacicus hemorrhous, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 487 (1909); Nehrk. Kat. 
Frersammil, p. 341 (1910). 
Two eggs of the Red-rumped Hangnest are of a rather elongate 
oval forni and without gloss. The ground is white, spotted or 
heavily blotched with reddish-brown onl with underlying dots of 
lilac-grey. They measure 1-11 by *75 and 1:08 by °73 respectively. 
2. Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Crowley Bequest. 
17th October. 
