ATTICORA. 245 



Genus ATTICORA, Boie. 



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

 shape, moderately glossy, and of a plain white colour. 



Atticora cinerea (Gm.). 



Petrochelidon murina, Scl P. Z. S. 1860, p. 74. 



Atticora cinerea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 184 (1885) ; id. 8f Wyatt, 



Mon. Hirundinidce, ii. p. 499 (1835-94) ; Sharpe. Hand-l iii. p. 199 



(1901). 



The egg of the Andean Swallow in the Collection measures 

 7 by -52. 



1. Ecuador (Fraser). Salvin-Godinan Coll. 



Atticora cyanoleuca ( VieilL). 



Atticora cyanoleuca, Scl 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 178; 1879, p. 495; 

 Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 844 ; Salv. # Godm. Biol Centr.-Amer. t 

 Aves, i. p. 229 (1883) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 180 (1885) ; 

 id. Sf Wyatt, Mon. Hirundinidce, ii. p. 505 (1885-94) ; Scl $ Huds. 

 Argent. Orn. i. p. 33 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 86 (1899) ; 

 von Ihering, Rev. Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 207 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 200 (1901). 



The eggs of the Blue-and-White Swallow measure from -67 to -8 

 in length, and from '46 to '55 in breadth. 



3. Ucayali R., Amazonia (E. Bartlett). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godinan Coll. 



(T.K. Salmon). 

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



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Atticora pileata, Gould. 



Atticora pileata, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 230 

 (1883) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 188 (1885) ; id. fy Wyatt, 

 Mon. Hirundini'da, ii. p. 513 (1885-94); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml 

 p. 86 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 200 (1901). 



Four eggs said to be those of the Guatemalan Swallow, taken in 

 Venezuela, measure respectively : "68 by *51 ; '64 by '5 ; '67 by '5 ; 

 62 by -5. 



4. Venezuela (Guaenheimer). Crowley Bequest. 



Atticora fucata (Temm.). 



Atticora fucata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 188 (1885) ; id. Sf Wyatt, 

 Mon. Hirundinida, ii. p. 515 (1885-94) ; Scl. Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. 

 i. p. 35 (1888) ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 167, pi. v. fig. 2; von Iherinp, 

 Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 207 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l iii. p. 200 

 (1901). 



An egg of the Tawny-headed Swallow in the Collection measures 

 76 by -5. 



3. Uruguay, 19th Nov. 0. V, Aplin Esq. [P.]. 



