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Genus CHRYSOPTILUS, Swains. 



Chrysoptilus cristatus ( Vieill.}. 



Chrysoptilus cristatus, Dalgleish, Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc. Edin. viii. p. 86 

 (1883-5) ; x. p. 80 (1888-90) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 21 

 (1889) ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 112 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 EiersammL p. 165 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L ii. p. 207 (1900). 



Three eggs of the Argentine Red-crested Woodpecker in the 

 Collection are highly glossy and measure respectively : 1-05 by -83 ; 

 1-03 by -8; 1-12 by -81. 



3. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus ASYNDESMUS, Cones. 



Asyndesmus torquatus ( Wils.}. 



Melanerpes torquatus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. 



p. 561 (1874) ; Bendire, Life- Hist. N, Amer. Birds, ii. p. 117 (1895). 

 Asyndesmus torquatus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 137 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. EiersammL p. 165 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 209 



(1900). 



An egg of Lewis's Woodpecker is glossy, and measures 1-02 

 by -81. 



1. North America. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MELANERPES, Swains. 



The eggs of the Woodpeckers of this genus appear to be very 

 glossy when fresh, but the gloss disappears with incubation. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.}. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, 

 ii. p. 564 (1874) ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 145 (1890) ; 

 Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 107 (1895) ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 EiersammL p. 165 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L ii. p. 209 (1900). 



The eggs of the Red-headed Woodpecker measure from *95 to 

 1-07 in length, and from -73 to -82 in breadth. 



13. North America (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. North America (T. M. Brewer}. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



2.' North America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. North America. Old Collection. 



4. United States. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



4 Kansas (C. W. Spencer: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coll.). 

 3. Pennsylvania (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



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