SIPTOENIS. — PSEUDOCOLAPTES. — ANUMBIFS, 179 



Siptornis hudsoni (Sd.). 



Sj'nallaxis hudsoni, Sd. Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 186 (1888) ; Holland, 



Ibis, 1892, p. 201. 

 Siptornis hudsoni, 8el. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 70 (1890) ; Sharps, 



Sand-l. iii. p. 61 (1901). 



An egg of Hudson's Spine-tail is a broad ellipse in shape, slightly- 

 glossy, and plain white. It measures -85 by "59. 



1. Argentine Republic, Dec. A. H, Holland, Esq. [0.]. 



Genus PSEUDOCOLAPTES, Eeichenb. 



Pseudocolaptes boissoneaui (Lafr.). 



Pseudocolaptes boissoneaui, Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 521 ; Scl. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xv. p. 78 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 62 (1901). 



An egg of Boissoneau's Spine-tail in the Collection is a perfect 

 ellipse in shape, devoid of gloss, and white. It measures I'll 

 by -78. 



1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 {T. K. Salmon). 



Sub-Family PHILYDORINiE. 



The eggs of the species of Philydorince are white, generally of a 

 regular oval shape, with little or no gloss. 



Genus ANUMBIUS, d'Orh. ^ Lafr. 



Anumbius acuticaudatus (Less.). 



Synallaxis hudsoni (Japsu), Balgldsh, Proc. 2i. Phys. Soe. Edin. vi. 



p. 246 (1880-1). 

 Anumbius acuticaudus, Dalgleish, torn. cit. p. 254 a. 

 Anumbius acuticaudatus, Scl. 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 189 (1888) 



Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 75 (1890) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 202 



Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 183 ; Nekrk. Kat. Mersamml. p. 149 (1899) 



Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 68 (1901). 

 Anumbius anumbi, von Ihering, Meo. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 245 (1900). 



The eggs of the Firewood-gatherer measure from "85 to 1 in 

 length, and from -66 to -71 in breadth. 



5. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Villa Mercedes, Argentine Republic, The Directors of the Pacific & 

 Nov. European Telegraph Co. [P.]. 



1. Uruguay. 0. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. 



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