308 tanaqeidjE. 



Taiiagra bonariensis (Gmel). 



Tanagi-a striata, Gmel. ; Taoz. Om. P&rou, ii. p. 489 (1884). 

 Tannsra bonariensif, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 164 (1880) ; Skarpe, 

 Hand-l. v. p. 379 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 326 (1910). 



An egg of the Bliie-and-Tellow Tanager resembles those of 

 T. abbas, described above, but is somewhat larger and the dark 

 specks and rounded spots on the larger end are deep black. It 

 measures about I'Oo by '68. 

 1. Rio Grande do Sul {Nehrhorn Coll.). Crowley Becjuest. 



Genus SPOROTHRAUPIS, Ridgw. 



Sporothraupis auricrissa {Sdater). 

 (Plate XIIT. fig. 10.) 



Tanapra cyanoceph.ila, Scl. 8[ Salii. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 501 ; Scl. Cat. Birds 



B. M. xi. p. 162 (1886) [part.]. 

 Sporotliraupis auricrissa, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 379 (1909) ; Nehrh. Kat. 



Elersamml. p. 326 (1910). 



The eggs of the Elue-capped Tanager are of a narrow oval shape 

 and exhibit a small amount of gloss. They are cream-colour, boldly 

 spotted and blotched with lilac-brown, purplish-brown and lavender- 

 grey. The markings are generally more numerous towards the 

 larger end of the egg, and sometimes form an ill-defined cap. 

 four examples measure respectively: 1'02 by "7; I'Ol by "67; 

 l'04by64; -92 by -68. 



1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coloiubia (T. K. Salmon). 



2. SantaElena(r. Jf. 5.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus SPINDALIS, Jard. Sf Selhj. 



Spindalis nigricephala (Jameson). 



Tanagra zena, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 231 (1847). 



Spindalis nigricephala, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 166 (1886) ; Bidgto. 



Birds North Sr Middle Ainer. ii. p. 64 (1902). 

 Spindalis bilineata, Jard. §• Selby; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 380 (1009). 



Eggs of the Cashew Bird or Jamaican Spindalis vary in form 

 from subspheroidal to a somewhat long oval, pointed at the smaller 

 end. They are devoid of gloss. In two eggs the ground-colour is 

 greenish-white heavily, marked and blotched all over with burnt- 

 umber and with underlying spots and blotches of paler greyish- 

 brown, the markings being thickest towards the larger end, where 

 they almost obscure the ground-colour. They measure respectively 



