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Genus TACHYCINETA, Cab. 



The eggs of the Swallows of this genus are of a somewhat pointed 

 oval form, exhibit little or no gloss, and are plain white. 



Tachycineta leucorrhous (Vieill.}. 



TachyciDeta leucorrhous, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 114 (1885) ; id. 

 fy Wyatt, Mon. Hintndinidte, i. p. 143 (1885-94) ; Scl. Sf Huds. 

 Argent. Orn. i. p. 30 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 85 (1899) ; 

 von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 206 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 191 (1901). 



Three eggs of the South- American Green Swallow measure 

 respectively : '7 by -52 ; '79 by -55 ; -81 by '55. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



1. South Chile (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Tachycineta albilinea (Lawr.). 



Tachvcineta albilinea, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 235 

 (1883) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 115 (1885) ; id. $ Wyatt, 

 Mm. Hinmdinidw, i. p. 149 (1885-94) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 191 

 (1901). 



The eggs of the Central- American Green Swallow in the Col- 

 lection measure respectively : *67 by "51, ; ? by '52. 



2. British Honduras, 5th May (F. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Blancaneaux). 



Tachycineta meyeni (Bp.}. 



Hirundo meyeni, Dalyleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vi. p. 242 (1880-1), 



Tachycineta meyeni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 116 (1885) ; id. Sf 



Wyatt, Mon. Hirundinida, i. p. 153 (1885-94) ; James, New List 



Chilian Birds, p. 2 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 196 ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 85 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 191 (1901). 



The eggs of the Chilian Swallow measure from -7 to -82 in 

 length, and from '52 to '55 in breadth. 



2. Argentine Eepublic, 10th Bee. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.1. 



4. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. 



2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 

 3. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 



Tachycineta bicolor ( VieilL). 



Hirundo bicolor, Brewer, N. Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 100, pi. iv. fig. 47 (1856) ; 



Baird, Brewer % Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 344 (1874). 

 Tachycineta bicolor, Salv. 8f Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 234 



(1883) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 117 (1885) ; id. Sf Wyatt, 



Mon. Hirundinidce, i. p. 155 (1885-94) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 85 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 191 (1901). 



