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Tho eggs of the White-throated Wood-hewer are of a pointed 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. Three examples measure respec- 

 tively : -85 by '67 ; -86 by -07 ;" '87 by -GG. 



3. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 



Sub-Family GLYPHORHYNCHIN^. 



The eggs of tbe birds of this sub-family are plain white. 



Genus GLYPHORHYNCHUS, Wied. 

 Glyphorhyiickus cuaeatus (LichQ. 



Glvphorhynchus castelnandi (nee Des Murs), Set. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 141. 

 Glyph orhynchus cuneatus, Scl. Cat. Birch B. M. sv. p. 124(1800); 



Salv. %■ Goclm. BioL Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 175 (1891) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. iii. p. 74 (1901). 



The eggs of the Wedge-billed Wood-hewer in the Collection are 

 of a regular broad oval s-hape, and quite devoid of all gloss. They 

 measure respectively : '8 by -5 ; '77 by '5. 



2. Pallatanga, Ecuador, Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{L, Fraser). 



Genus DENDROCICHLA, Graif. 



Dendrocichla anabatina^ ScL 



Dendrociucla anabatina, Scl. Cat. Birda B. 31. xv. p. 162 (1890) ; Salv. ^ 

 Gorhn. Biol. Ccntr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 172 (1891) ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 150 (1899). 



Dendrocichla anabatiua, STiarpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 74 (1901). 



An egg of Sclater's Wood-hewer in the Collection is of an 

 elliptical shape and slightly glossy. It measures 1"07 by '79. 



1. Central America [Nehrlorn ColL). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Family DENDROCOLAPTINiE. 



The eggs of the species of Dcadrocolaptlncv are plain white. 



Genus PICOLAPTES, Less. 



Picolaptes lacrymiger {Dcs Murs). 



Picolaptes lacrymiger, Scl. S,- Sah. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 524 ; Scl. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. XV. p. 148 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 8.3 (1901). 



The egg of Des Murs's Wood-hewer in the Collection is elliptical 

 in form, and exhibits a slight amount of gloss. It measures 1-02 



by -77. 



1. Frontinn, Antiorpiia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 {T. K. Salmon). 



