184 DENDROCOLAl'TIDJE. 



Picolaptes angustirostris (Vieill.). 



Picolaptes angustirostris, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 201 (1888); 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 155 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 150 (1899) ; von Iherma, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 247 (1900) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 85 (1901). 



The eggs. of the Narrow-billed "Wood-hewer are of a blunt oval 

 form, and almost devoid of all gloss. Three examples measure 

 respectively : 1-01 by 75 ; 1 by '74; 1-04 by '78. 



3. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DRYMORNIS, Eyton. 



Drymornis bridges! (Eyton). 



Drymornis bridgesi, Scl. # Huds. Argent. Orn, i. p. 199 (1888) ; Sel. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 157 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 150 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iii. p. 85 (1901). 



The egg of Bridges' Wood-hewer in the Collection is of an 

 ordinary oval form and moderately glossy. It measures 1*22 

 by -92. 



1. [Argentine Republic.] Crowley Bequest. 



Genus XIPHORHYNCHUS, Stoains. 

 Xiphorhynchus trochilirostris (Llclit.). 



Xiphorhynchus trechilirostris, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. & 1879, p. 524; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 159 (1890) ; Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., 

 Aves, ii. p. 188 (1891); Skarpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 86 (1901). 



The egg of the Slender-billed Wood-hewer in the Collection is 

 spheroidal in shape, and exhibits a small amount of gloss. It 

 measures -92 by -82. 



1. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (T. .. Salmon). 



Genus DENDROCOLAPTES, fferm. 



Dendrocolaptes validus, Tsch* 



Dendrocolaptes validus, Scl. # Salv. P. Z. & 1879, p. 523; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 172 (1890) ; Salv. # Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., 

 Aves, ii. p. 191 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 87 (1901). 



The egg of the Black- spotted Wood-hewer in the Collection is 

 elliptical in shape and devoid of gloss. It measures 1*13 by *81. 



1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (T. K. Salmon). 



