310 TANAGtBIU^. — riOCEIDa;. 



Genus PSITT03PIZA, Boiiap. 

 Psittospiza rieflferi {Boiss.). 



Psitt suiza riefferi, Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 505, pi. xlii. flg. 8 ; 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 281 (1886),; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 40l5 

 (1909). 



An egg of EiefFer's Tanager is nearly elliptical in shape, the two 

 ends being much alike, and moderately glossy. It is greyish-white, 

 thickly mottled and freckled, especially at the broader end, with 

 pale brown and lavender-grey. It measures 1'18 by -8. 



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



Colombia ( 7'. IC Salmon). 



Genus ORCHESTICUS, Cab. 



Orcliesticus abeillei (Less.). 

 (Plate XIII. flg. 6.) 



Orchesticus abeiUii, Sol. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 297 (1886) ; Sharpe, 

 Handel. V. p. 407 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Brown Tanager are of a very regular oval shape 

 and without gloss. They are white with a slight tinge of pink, 

 marked with large blotches of pale chestnut, smaller blotches of 

 deep reddish-brown and a few specks of lavender. The markings 

 are chiefly confined to the broad end of the egg. They measure 

 respectively : -83 by -05 ; -81 by -63. 



2. Kio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. 



Family PLOCEID^. 



Genus DIATROPURA, Oberh. 



Diatropura progne (Bodd.). 

 (Plate XIV. flg. 1.) 



Chera progne, Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 465 ; Layard, Ibis, 1869, p. 74 ; 



Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 458 (1875-84) ; Sharpe, 



Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 213 (1890). 

 Chera procne, Kuschel, J.f. O. 1895, p. 338. 

 Coliopassar procne. Stark, Fauna S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 189 (1900). 

 Coliuapasser progne, Shelley, Birds Afr. iv. p. 32 (1905). 

 Diatropura progne, Beich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 144 (1904) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. 



V. p. 410 (1909). 

 Diatropura procne, Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 329 (1910). 



Eggs of the Great-tailed Widow-bird are of a regular oval shape 



