PTEROPTOCHID.E. 165 



Order P A SSEKI F O RMES. 



Sub-Order MESOMYODI. 

 Division TRACHEOPHON^E. 

 Family PTEROPTOCHID^E. 



The eggs of the species of Pteroptochidae represented in the 

 Collection are of a broad oval, approaching an elliptical form, 

 smooth in texture, almost devoid of gloss, and plain white. ' 



Genus SCYTALOPUS, Gould. 



Scytalopus magellanicus (Gm.'). 



Scytalopus magellanicus, Scl fy Salo. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 528 ; Sol. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 338 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-L iii. p. 4 (1901). 



An egg of the Magellanic Tapacola measures -9 by '7. 



1. Sta. Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (T. K. Salmon). 



(1901). 



Scytalopus obscurus (King). 



340 (1890) ; Jc 



p. 5 



Scytalopus obscurus, Scl. Cat Birds B. M. xv. p. 340 (1890) ; James, 

 New List Chilian Birds, p. 4 (1892); Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. 



Four eggs of King's Tapacola measure respectively: *87by65; 

 82 by -65 ; -88 by -67 ; '81 by -64. 



4. Central Chile (Lamlbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 



Scytalopus indigoticus ( Wied). 



Scytalopus indigoticus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 341 (1890) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-L iii. p. 5 (1901). 



Two eggs of the White-breasted Tapacola measure respectively : 

 81 by -68; -88 by -65. 



2. Serra do Mar, Brazil, 30th Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



