P1EZORHYNCHTJS. 289 



Piezorhynchus nigrimentum (Gray). 



Piezorhynchus nigrimentum, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 418 (1879) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml p. 30, taf. ii. fig, 11(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 279 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black-chinned Flycatcher and those of the 

 following four species of this genus (P. gouldi, P. verticalis, P. guttu- 

 latus, P. loricatus) resemble each other closely and cannot he separated 

 by any character. They are of a regular oval shape and almost 

 devoid of all gloss. The ground-colour is white or pinkish white, 

 and this is very thickly speckled, especially at the broad end, with 

 bright chestnut and lavender. In many examples the markings form 

 a well-marked zone round the broad end. Two eggs of the present 

 species measure respectively : '85 by *62 ; '85 by '61. 



1. Amboina (Nekrk&m Coll}, Crowley Bequest. 



1. Amboina. Crowley Bequest. 



Piezorhynchus gouldi (Gray). 



Monarcha trivirgata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 263 (1865) ; 



Ramsay, Ibis, 1868, p. 271, 

 Piezorhynchus gouldi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 419 (1879) ; North, 



Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 90 (1889) ; Robinson 8? Laverock, 



Ibis, 1900, p. 629; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 279 (1901). 

 Monarcha gouldi, Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, i. pp. 130, 131, 



pi. 9 (1901). 



Three eggs of the White-bellied Flycatcher measure respectively : 

 85 by -6 ; -83 by -59 ; 77 by -54. They resemble closely those 

 of the preceding species. 



2. Cape York, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 

 1. New South Wales, Dec. Gould Coll. 



Piezorhynchus verticalis, Sdater. 

 (Plate IX. fig. 10.) 



Monarcha verticalis, Layard, Ibis, 1880, p. 294. 



Piezorhynchus verticalis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 422 (1879) ; 

 Nehrk.Kat. Eiersamml. p. 30(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 280(1901). 



Four eggs of the Duke-of- York-Island Flycatcher measure respec- 

 tively : -92 by -63 ; -88 by 64 ; -9 by -65 ; -9 by -61. They have 

 the same type of coloration as those of P. nigrimentum. 



4. Duke-of-York Island (E. L. Crowley Bequest. 



Layard: Tristram Coll.). 



Piezorhynchus guttulatus (Gam.). 



Piezorhynchus guttulatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 422 (1879) ; 

 id. Hand-l. iii. p. 280 (1901). 



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