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breadth ; the other 1 in. ^ in length aud lį in. in breadth. El- 

 liptic in shape, of a rich and uniform purple- chocolate brown; the 

 surface highly polished. 



Another egg in this coUection, not named, but apparently belong- 

 ing to some sj)ecies of Tinamou, may be mentioned on account of its 

 beauty. It measures 1 in. — in length, and 1 in. -į^ in breadth ; 

 the shape is elliptic, and the colour a uniform delicate siskin-green. 



Rhea Daricini, Gould, ' Voyage of the Beagle,' Birds, page 123, 

 plate 47. — The egg of this fine species measures 4|- in. in length 

 and 3^ in. in breadth : elliptic in form ; the colour \vhitish, but 

 tjnged \vith very pale asparagus-green. This egg is figured by Dr. 

 Thienemann in his new ■vvork now in course of publication on the 

 incubation of birds in general, part 1. page 4. tab. 2. fig. 2, with the 

 additional name of Rhea pennata D'Orbignii. 



Scolopux Paraguaice, Vieill. Called by the Chilians Avecasina and 

 Porrotero. — The egg is \į in. long and Ji in. broad ; olive-brown, 

 blotched and spotted \vith dark reddish brown and pale brown. This 

 egg, in colour and markings, exactly resembles the egg of our most 

 common British Šnipe. 



Vanellus Chilicnsis. — The egg thus raarked measures 1 in. -^^ in 

 length and 1 in. -į'^ in breadth: olive-bro\vn, spotted with black and 

 greyish bro\vn ; closely resembling the eggs of our British Vanellus. 



Ralius sanguinolentus, Swains. ; Chilian name Piden. — This egg is 

 1 iu. y'^ long and j \ in. in breadth : the ground colour white, tinged 

 \vith red, partially spotted with yeUowish red. In its ground colour 

 and markings very similar to the egg of our British Ralius. 



GaUinula crassirostris, J. E. Gray. Called by the Chilians Taguita. 

 — The egg reddish \vhite, spotted \vith two shades of reddish bro\vn ; 

 the length 1 in. y^^ by 1 in. -į-^ in breadth. « 



FuUca galeata, G. H. Gray. — This egg, closely resembling that of 

 our Common Coot in its colours and markings, measures 2 in. ^ in 

 length, and lį in. in breadth : pale bro\vnish white, or stone-colour, 

 speckled over with nutmeg-brovvn. 



Cygmts nigricoUis, Gmelin. Cisne is the Chilian name for tliis 

 Black-necked Svvan. The egg is near 4 in. in length by 2^ in. in 

 breadth ; white, tinged ■vvith pale buff. 



P.hynchasjyis maculatus. The Chilian name of this bird is Pato 

 Abaston. — The egg measures 2 in. ^ in length and lį in. in breadth ; 

 duU, greyish white, tinged with green. 



Querquedula ccerulata, Eyton. The Chilian name of this little Duck 

 (the Anas Rafflesii of Vigors) is Pato colorado. — The egg is 2 in. in 

 length and I in. y*„ in breadth : the colour a uniform pale buffy 

 white. 



Anas Baliamensis? Linn., caUed Pato Jergon grande by the Chi- 

 lians, produces an egg -^ of an inch larger in both its dimensions 

 than the egg of the Pato colorado last-described, and of a richer and 

 more decided buff-colour. 



Pndicpps Chilensis, Garnot. Called l)y the Chilians Guala and 



