166 PTEROFTOCHID2E. CONOPOmAGID^. 



Genus PTEROPTOCHUS, Kittl. 

 Pteroptochus albicollis, Kittl. 



Pteroptochus albicollis, Scl $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 207 (1888); 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 346 (1890) ; James, New List Chilian 

 Birds, p. 5 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 6 (1901). 



An egg of the White-necked Tapacola measures 1'2 by '96. 

 1. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



Genus HYLACTES, King. 



Hylactes megapodius (Kittl.}. 



Hylactes megapodius, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 349 (1890) ; Lane, 

 Ibis, 1897, p. 45 ; Scl. Bull. B. O. C. vii. p. xxiii (1897) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 7 (1901). 



An egg of the Turco measures 1'35 by 1-05. 

 1. Hansel, Central Chile (A. A. Lane). Berkeley James Coll. 



Family CONOPOPHAGIDyE. 



Genus CONOPOPHAGA, Vieill. 



Conopophaga lineata ( Wied). 

 (Plate III. fig. 12.) 



Conopophaga lineata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 333 (1890) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. 

 p. 251 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 8 (1901). 



An egg of the Lineated Gnat-eater in the Collection is spheroidal 

 in shape, slightly glossy, and cream-coloured, smeared here and 

 there with pale brownish pink. It measures '83 by '7. A second 

 example is of a pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a 

 pinkish cream-colour, clouded, chiefly at the broad end, with pale 

 rufous brown. It measures '93 by P 7. 



2. Iguape, Brazil, 20th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



