noRizorus. — myiarcuus. 209 



Horizopus richardsoni (Sivains.). 



Contopus virens, var. richardsoni, Baird, Brewer ^ Buhjw. N. Amer. 



Birds, ii. p. 360 (1874). 

 Contopus richardsoni, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 239 (1888) ; Salv. Sf 



Godm. Biol. Cent r- Amer., Aves, ii. p. 85 (1889) ; Bendii-e, Life-Hist. 



N. Amer. Bird.^, ii. p. 291, pi. ii. iigs. 20-22 (1895j ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 142 (1899). 

 Horizopus richardsoni, Sharpe, Iland-l. iii. p. 142 (1901). 



The eggs of the Western Wood Pewee resemble those of H. virens, 

 but the shell-markings are more of a lilac-grey colour. They 

 measure from '69 to "78 in length, and from '53 to '56 in breadth. 



2. North America. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Cahfornia, 30th May (J. Griiinell). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Susauville, California {Hcnshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coll.). 



4. Riverside, California, 10th May. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Genus MYIARCHUS, Cah. 

 Myiarchiis crinitus {Linn.). 



Myiarclms crinitus, Baiirl, Bmvcr 4" Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 334 

 (J874); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 247 (1888); 8(dv. 8f Godm. 

 Biol. Ceiifr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 87 (1889); Bendire, Life-Hist. N. 

 Amer. Birds, ii. p. 259, pi. ii. tigs. 8 & 9 (1895) ; Neh-k. Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 142 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 144 (1901). 



The eggs of the Great Crested Tyrant-bird vary from an oval to a 

 spheroidal shape, and arc slightly glossy. The ground-colour ranges 

 from cream-colour to pale buff, and the egg is more or less densely 

 marked with blotches, longitudinal streaks and scratches, and 

 intricate tangles of lines of umber-brown, purple, and lavender-grey. 

 On some examples lines preponderate, on others streaks and 

 blotches. Specimens measure from "84 to '94 in length, and frora 

 •67 to -69 in breadth. 



1. North America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. North America {Ilenshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. North America. Crowley Bequest. 

 4. North America (D. G. Elliot : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 1. North America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



1. New York, May {Tridram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



4. Rhode Island, 20th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 3. Princeton, Nbav Jersev, 9lh June Princeton University, N.J. 

 (W.E. D. Scott). ' [E.]. 



Myiarcliiis cinerascens (Lawr.). 



Myiarchus crinitus, var. cinerascens, Baird, Brewer S)- Rid(jw. N. Amer, 



Birds, ii. p. 337 (1874). 

 Myiarchus cinerascens, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 248 (1888) ; Salv. S,- 



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