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The eggs of the White-throated Wood-hewer are of a pointed 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. Three examples measttre respec- 

 tively : -85 hy -67 ; -86 by -67 ; -87 by -66. 



3. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 



Sub-Family GLYPHORHYNCHIN^. 



The eggs of the birds of this sub-family are plain white. 



Genus GLYPHORHYNCHUS, Wzed. 



Glyphorhynchus ctmeatus (LicTttS). 



Glyphorhynchus castelnaudi (nee Des Mws), Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 141. 

 Glyphorhynchus cuneatus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. %■%.. p. 124 (1890) ; 



Salv. % Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 175 (1891) ; Sharpe, 



Sand-l. iii. p. 74 (1901). 



The eggs of the Wedge-billed Wood-hewer in the CoUeetion are 

 of a regular broad oval shape, and quite devoid of all gloss. They 

 measure respectively : -8 by -5 ; -77 by '5. 



2. Pallatanga, Ecuador, Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(X. Fraser). 



Genus DENDROCICHLA, Gray. 



Dendrocichla anabatina^ ScL 

 Dendrocincla anabatina, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xv. p. 162 (1890) ; Salv. ^ 



Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 172 (1891); Nehrh. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 150 (1899). 

 Dendrocichla anabatina, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 74 (1901). 



An egg of Sclater's Wood-hewer in the Collection is of an 

 elliptical shape and slightly glossy. It measures 1-07 by •79. 



1. Central America [Nehrhoi-n Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Family DENDROCOLAPTINJi;. 



The eggs of the species of Bendrocolapfince are plain white. 



Genus PICOLAPTES, Less. 

 Picolaptes lacrymiger (Des Murs). 



Picolaptes lacrymiger, Scl. 8r Sah. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 624 ; Scl. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. XV. p. 148 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 83 (1901). 



The egg of Des Murs's Wood-hewer in the Collection is elliptical 

 in form, and exhibits a slight amount of gloss. It measures 1'02 

 by -77. 



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

 (T. K. Salmon). 



