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3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 

 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



Genus SYNALLAXIS, Vieill. 



Synallaxis ruficapilla, Vieill. 



Synallaxis ruficapilla, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 38 (1890) ; Nehrk. 

 Kut. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista f iv. 

 p. 242 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 54 (1901). 



The eggs of the Red-capped Spine-tail are of a broad oval form, 

 devoid of gloss, and of a greenish-white colour. They measure 

 from -72 to '78 in length, and from -56 to -6 in breadth. 



4. Brazil. Spencer Moore, Esq. [P.]. 



2. Rio Grande, Brazil. Crowley Bequest. 



Synallaxis frontalis, Pdz. 



Synallaxis frontalis, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 520; Scl. fy Huds. 

 Argent. Orn. i. p. 178 (1888) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 39 

 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. 

 p. 54 (1901). 



The eggs of the Brown-fronted Spine-tail are of a regular oval 

 shape, slightly glossy, and of a very pale greenish-white colour. 

 Four examples measure respectively : -83 by '64 ; '8 by '62 ; -78 

 by -58 ; -76 by -59. 



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



(T. K. Salmon). 

 2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Synallaxis albescens, Temm. 

 (Plate III. fig. 11.). 



Synallaxis albescens, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 521 ; Scl. $ Huds 

 Argent. Orn. i. p. 179 (1888) ; Scl Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 43 

 (1890) ; Salv. $ Oodm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 147 (1891) ; 

 Holland, Ibis, 1895, p. 216; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; 

 von Ihering. Rev. Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 243 (1900) : Sharve, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 54 (1901). 



The eggs of Temminck's White- throated Spine-tail are of a 

 regular oval shape, slightly glossy, and of a bluish- white colour. 

 They measure from *79 to '87 in length, and from '55 to 65 in 

 breadth. 



2. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(T. K. Salmon). 



5. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequost. 



