BENDEOCOIAPTID^. 171 



Family DENDEOCOLAPTID^. 



The eggs of the species of Dendrocolaptidse represented in the 

 Collection are all unmarked, and vary in colour from white, through 

 greenish white and pale greenish hlue, to deep blue. 



Sub-Family FURNARIIN^. 



The eggs of the birds of this sub-family are white and moderately 

 glossy. 



Genus GEOSITTA, Swains. 



Geositta cunicularia {Vieill.). 



Geositta cunicularia, Scl. Sf Suds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 165 (1888) ; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 5 (1890) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; Nehrk. 

 Eat. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 45 (1901). 



The eggs of the Common Miner are of a somewhat pointed oval 

 form, and measure from '92 to 1'02 in length, and from •^2 to -75 

 in breadth. 



6. Argentine Kepublic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.]. 



Genus FUENAEIUS, Vieill. 



Purnarius rufus (Gm.). 



Fumarius rufus, Dalgleish, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vi. p. 242 (1880-81) ; 

 X. p. 79 (1888-90) ; Scl.Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 167 (1888) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 11 (1890) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; 

 Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 181 ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml p. 148 (1899) ; 

 von Ihering, Bev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p- 241 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 

 iii. p. 46 (1901). 



The eggs of the Eed Oven-bird are of a regular oval shape, 

 and measure from 1-06 to 1-21 in length, and from -8 to -87 in 

 breadth. 



6. Argentine Kepublic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



2. 70 miles S.W. of Buenos Ajrea. G. S. Morris, Esq. [P.]. 



