174 DENDKOqOLAPIIDiE. 



Genus SYLVIORTHORHYNCHUS, Des Murs. 



Sylviorthorhynchus desnmrsi, Gay. 



Sjlviorthorhynohus desmursi, Scl. Cnt. Birds B. M. xv. p. 31 (1890) ; 

 Nehrk. Cat. Eiersamml. p. 148 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 52 

 (1901). 



An egg of Des Murs's Spine-tail is of a pointed oval form, 

 moderately glossy, and white in colour. It measures -82 by -Qi. 



1. Obile. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PHLffiOCRYPTES, Cah. Sf Heine. 



PMoeocryptes melanops (Vieill.). 



(Plate III. fig. 14.) 



Phloeocryptes melanops, Scl. §■ Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 174 (1888) ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 3.3 (1890) ; James, Neto List Chilian Birds, 

 p. 4 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 182 ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Mersamml. p. 148 (1899) ; von Iliering, Mev. Mus. 

 Paulista, iv. p. 242 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 52 (1901). 



The eggs of the B-ush-loving Spine-tail are of a regular oval form, 

 glossy, and of a deep blue colour. They measure from -75 to '91 

 in length, and from "6 to '65 in breadth. 



4. Chile. Old Collection. 



1. Chile. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Qi\ai^ (Tristram Coll^. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Central Chile, Sept. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Sept. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



3. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Santiago, Chile, 3rd Dec. Crowley Bequest. 



(Tristram Coll.). 



3. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland. Esq. [C. 



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



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

 2. Uruguay, Dec. 0. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus LEPTASTHENURA, lieichenb. 



Leptasthenura segithaloides (Kittl.). 



Leptaatbenura segithaloides, Scl. ^- Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 177 (1888) ; 

 Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 35 (1890) ; James, New List Chilian 

 Birds, p. 4 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 201 ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 148 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 63 (1901). 



The eggs of the Tit-like Spine-tail are of a regular oval shape, 

 devoid of gloss, and plain white in colour. They measure from 

 •65 to '72 in length, and from '52 to -5(1 in breadth. 



