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14. N. America (Henshaiv Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. N. America. Salvin-Godman Coil. 



2. N. America. Crow ley Bequest. 



3. Illinois, 20th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders. Esq. 



[P.]. 

 3. Virginia. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Princeton, New Jersey, llth May Princeton University [E.l. 



(W. E. D. Scott). 



4. Princeton, 12th May ( W. E. D. S.). Princeton University [E.]. 



Sayornis saya (Bp.). 



Sayornis say us, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridyiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 347 



(1874). 

 Savornis pallida, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 32 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 136 (1899). 

 Sayornis saya, Salv. $ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 62 (1889) ; 



Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 276, pi. i. tig. 29 (1895) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 136 (1901). 



The eggs of Say's Tyrant-bird are of a pointed oval shape, slightly 

 glossy, and of a plain white. Seven examples measure respectively : 

 76 by -59 ; '78 by '6 ; '77 by -6 ; -71 by -6 ; -78 by -6 ; -78 by -59 ; 

 77 by -59. 



3. Boulder Co., Colorado, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



4. Meade Co., Missouri, 20th June Crowley Bequest. 



(J. H. Jackson}. 



Sayornis nigricans (Swains.). 



Sayornis nigricans, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridyiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 310 

 (1874) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 33 (1888) ; Salo. $ Godm. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 64 (1889) j Bendire, Life-Hist. 

 N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 280, pi. i. fig. 30 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 136 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 136 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black Tyrant-bird resemble those of S. plioebe, 

 some being plain white, and others speckled. They measure from 

 71 to '78 in length, and from -55 to -62 in breadth. 



4. N. America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



5. California (R. Ridgivay}. Crowley Bequest. 



3. California, 18th May (A. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Burrows). 



4. Los Angeles, California, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



Sayornis cineracea (Lafr.). 



Sayornis cineracea, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 511 ; Scl. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xiv. p. 34 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 136 (1899); 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 137 (1901). 



The eggs of the Ashy Tyrant-bird in the Collection are of a regular 



