TYRANNIES. 185 



Division OLIGOMYOD^. 



Family TYEANNID^E. 



Genus AGRIORNIS, Gould. 



Agriornis livida (Kittl.}. 



(Plate III. fig. 19.) 



Agriornis livida, ScL Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 4 (1888); James, New 

 List Chilian Birds, p. 3 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 88 (1901). 



The egg of the Livid Tyrant-bird in the Collection is spheroidal in 

 shape and slightly glossy. It is of a pale green colour, marked all 

 over, but more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with spots 

 and small blotches of reddish brown and pale lavender. It 

 measures 1-12 by -91. 



1. Central Chile (Paulsen). Berkeley James Coll. 



Agriornis solitaria, Scl. 

 (Plate III. fig. 17.) 



Agriornis solitaria, ScL P. Z. S. 1860, p. 78 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. 

 p. 7 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 89 (1901). 



The eggs of the Solitary Tyrant-bird are of a somewhat narrow 

 oval shape and devoid of gloss. They are cream-coloured, marked 

 with specks and small spots of lilac-red and lavender. Five examples 

 measure from 1*16 to 1'3 in length, and from -85 to '9 in breadth. 



5. Quito (L. Fraser}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus TJENIOPTERA, Bp. 

 Taenioptera nengeta (Linn.). 



Taenioptera nengeta, Dalyleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vi. p. 243, 

 pi. vii. fig. 1 (1880-81) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 11 (1888) ; 

 id. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 114 (1888) ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 175, 

 pi. v. figs. 3 & 4 ; von Iherina, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 223 (1900) j 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 89 (1901). 



The eggs of the Pepoaza Tyrant-bird are of a regular oval shape 

 and moderately glossy. They are of a pinkish-white colour, 

 sparingly spotted, almost entirely at the broad end, with lilac-red, 

 deep purplish red, and lavender. Four examples measure respec- 

 tively : 1-15 by '8 ; 1-05 by '8 ; 1-1 by -8 ; 1-08 by -8. 



2. Uruguay, 8th Nov. 0. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. 

 2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



