174 DEXDROCOLAPTID^. 



Genus SYLVIORTHORHYNCHUS, Bes Murs. 



Sylviorthorhynchus desmiirsi, Gay. 



Sylviortliorliynclaus desmursi, Scl. Cot. Birds B. M. xv. p. 31 fl890) ; 

 Nehrk. ~Cut. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 52 

 (1901). 



An egg of Des Murs's Spine-tail is of a pointed oval form, 

 moderately glossy, and white in colour. It measures -82 by '6. 



1. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PHLCEOCRYPTES, Cal. cj- Echu. 



Phlceocryptes melanops (Vieill). 



(Plate III. fig. 14.) 



Phlceocryptes melanops, Scl. ^- Hiuh. ArgeM. Orn. i. p. 174 (1888) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 33 (1890); James, Neio List Chilian Birds, 

 p. 4 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 182 ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; von Iheritiq, liev. Mas. 

 Paidista, iv. p. 242 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 52 (1901). 



The eggs of the Rush-loving Spiue-tail are of a regular oval form, 

 glossy, and of a deep blue colour. They measure from -75 to -01 

 in length, and from '6 to '05 in breadth. 



4. Chile. Old Collection. 



1, Chile. Crowley Bequest. 



1. GhWi' (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



3. Central Chile, Sept. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Sept. Berkeley James Cull. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Santiago, Chile, 3rd Dec. Crowley Bequest. 



{Tristram Coll.). 



3. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. II. Holland. Esq. [C. 



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



4. Arjientine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. 'C. 

 2. Uruguay, Dec. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.J. 



Genus LEPTASTHENURA, Eekhenb. 



Leptasthenura aegithaloides (KittL). 



^eptasthenura aegithaloides, Scl. ^- Hi/ds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 177 (1888) ; 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 35 (1890); James, New List Chilian 



P- 



Birds, p. 4 (1892) : Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 148 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 53 (1901). 



The eggs of the Tit-like Spine-tail are of a regular oval shape, 

 devoid of gloss, and plain white in colour. They measure from 

 •05 to -72 in length, and from •52 to -oi) in breadth. 



