158 riciD.fi. 



Genus CEOPHLCEUS, Cab. $ Heine. 



Ceophlceus scapular is ( Vig.). 



Ceopliloeus scapularis, Hargitt, Cat, Birds B. M. xviii. p. 510 (1890) ; 

 Sato, fy Oodm. Biol Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 450 (1895) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 168 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L ii. p. 232 (1900). 



The eggs of the White-billed Woodpecker in the Collection are 

 of a very narrow oval shape, and extremely glossy. Pour examples 

 measure respectively: 1-15 by -78 ; 1-28 by -78; 1'19 by '8; 1-1 

 by '74. 



2. Mazatlan, Mexico (A. Forrer}. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Mazatlan. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DRYOTOMUS, Swains. 

 Dryotomus pileatus (Linn.). 



Hylotomus pileatus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 550 



(1874). 

 Dryotomus pileatus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 515 (1890) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-L ii. p. 232 (1900). 

 Ceoplilo3us pileatus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 102, pi. i. 



fig. 5 (1895). 



Four eggs of the Pileated Woodpecker measure respectively: 

 1-28 by -95: 1-26 by -98; 1-23 by -97; 1'27 by -98. They are 

 exceedingly glossy. 



4. N. America (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PICUS, Linn. 

 Picus martius, Linn. 



Picus martius, Thien. Fortpfanz. ges. Vog. p. 98, tab. xiii. fig. 13 (1845- 



54) ; Simpson, Ibis, 1859, p. 264 ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. 



p. 518 (1890) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 172, pi. 48. fig. 9 



(1896) ; Skarpe, Hand-L ii. p. 232 (1900). 

 Dryocopus martius, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; 



Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 3 (1871). 



The eggs of the Great Black Woodpecker are of a peculiar pointed 

 oval shape, and some are quite pyriform. They are highly glossy, 

 and measure from 1*2 to 1'45 in length, and from *9 to 1*05 in 

 breadth. 



4. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 2. Gefle, Sweden, April. Crowley Bequest. 



5. Sweden. Gould Coll. 



4. Sweden, 30th April (Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



