166 PTEKOPXOCHIDiE. C0N0P0PHAGIDJ3. 



Genus PTEEOPTOCHUS, KM. 



Pteroptochus albicoUis, Kitil. 



Pteroptoclius albicoUis, Sol. Sr Suds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 207 (1888); 

 Sd Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 346 (1890)^ James, New List Chilian 

 Birds, p. 5 (1892) ; Nehrh. Kat. Biersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iii. p. 6 (1901). 



An egg of the White-necked Tapacola measures 1-2 by -96. 

 1. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



Genus HYLACTES, King. 



Hylactes megapodius {Kitil.). 



Hylactea megapodius, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 349 (1890) ; Lane, 

 Ibis, 1897, p. 45 ; Scl. Bull. B. 0. C. vii. p. xxiii (1897) ; Sharpe, 

 Sand-l. iii. p. 7 (1901). 



An egg of the Turco measures 1"35 by 1'05. 

 1. Mansel, Central Chile {A. A. Lane). Berkeley James Coll. 



Family CONOPOPHAGID^. 



Genus CONOPOPHAGA, Vieill. 



Conopophaga lineata ( Wied). 

 (Plate III. fig. 12.) 



Conopophaga lineata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 333 (1890) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Biersamml. p. 151 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. 

 p. 251 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 8 (1901). 



An egg of the Lineated Gnat-eater in the Collection is spheroidal 

 in shape, slightly glossy, and cream-coloured, smeared here and 

 there with pale brownish pink. It measures "83 by "7. A second 

 example is of a pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of a 

 pinkish cream-colour, clouded, chiefly at the broad end, with pale 

 rufous brown. It measures '93 by •7. 



2. Iguap^, Brazil, 20lh Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



