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grey, or with dark purplieh-brown and lilac. There are no traces 

 of~t.he lilies which characterize the eggs of A. phcmiceus and many 

 of those of A. thilius. Seven specimehs measure from '88 to '92 

 in length, and from "66 to -7 in breadth. 



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Agelaeus ruficapillus, Vieill. 



(Plate XVII. fig. 7.) 



Agelseus ruficapillus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. .847 (1886) : 8cl. ^ 

 Huds. Arff. Om. i. p. 99 (1888): Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv . 

 p. 221 (1900); Sharpe. Hand-l v. p. 494 (1909): Nehrk. Xat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 343 (1910); C. Grant, Ibis, 1911, p. 105. 



Eggs of the Eed-headed Marsh-bird are of a rather pointed oval 

 shape, and very slighlly glossy. The ground is pale blue, with 

 twisted lines or a number of spots and various irregularly shaped 

 small blotches of purplish-black, mostly confined to the larger end. 

 They vary from 1-0 to 1'05 in length, and from "7 to 8 in 

 width. 



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Genus LEISTES, Vigors. 



Leistes superciliaris {Bunap.). 



(Plate XVII. figs. 4 & 5.) 



Leistes superciliaris, Sd. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 349 (1886) ; Scl <^ 

 Huds. Arff. Om. i. p. 100 (1888); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 198; 

 Ihering, Rev. Mtis. Paulista, iv. p. 221 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 

 p. 495 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 343 (1910). 



The eggs of the Red-breasted Marsh-bird are of a rather broad 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish- white or very 

 pale green, profusely speckled and mottled with reddish-brown and 

 lavender-grey. In some instances the markings form a dense cap 

 over the broad end. Eleven examples measure from -87 to -96 in 

 length, and from -62 to '73 in breadth. 



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 2. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0. 



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