CINCL0DE8. — LOOHMIAS.— APHEASTUEA. 173 



Five examples measure respectively : 1 by '78 ; 1 by -8 ; 1'02 by 

 •79 ; -91 by -71 ; 1-08 by -81. 



3. Central Chile {Landheck). Berkeley James Coll. 



1. Chile {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Chile, June {Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest, 



Cinclodes fuscus (Vieill.). 



Cinclodes fuscus, Scl. ^ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 172 (1888) ; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 23 {1890J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 50 (1901). 



The eggs of the Brown Cinclodes are of a broad oval shape. 

 Five examples measure respectively : -99 by -75 ; "99 by "76 ; 1-02 

 by -8 ; 1-07 by -84 ; 1-05 by -82. 



3. Andes of the Argentine Republic, E. A. FitzGerald, Esq. [P.]. 

 14th Dec. (P. H. Gosse, Junior). 



2. Argentine Republic, 24th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus LOCHMIAS, Swains. 



Locliinias uematura (Licht.). 



Lochmias nematura, Scl. S/- Suds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 174 (1888) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 28 (1890); Goeldi, Ibis, 1894, p. 490, 

 figs. 2 & 3 ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 242 (1900) ; 

 Sharpe, Sand-l. iii. p. 51 (1901). 



Two eggs of the Brazilian Lochmias are of a regular oval form. 

 One of these measures -95 by -7. 



2. Colonia Alpina, Rio de Janeiro, Dr. E. A. Goeldi [P.]. 

 2nd Sept. 



Sub-Family SYNALLAXIN^E. 



The eggs of the species of Synallawinx are variable in colour, 

 some being white, others pale green, and those of one species deep 

 blue. 



Genus APHEASTURA, Oberholser. 



Aphrastura spinicauda (Gm.). 



Oxyurus spinicauda, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 30 (1890) ; James, Neio 



List Chilian Birds, p. 4 (1892). 

 Aphrastura spinicauda, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 51 (1901). 



The eggs of the Chilian Spine-tail are of a regular oval form, 

 almost devoid of all gloss, and of a white colour. The specimens va. 

 the Collection are of the same size, and measure -75 by "55. 



2. Central ChUe, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 

 3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 

 3, Ceatral Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



