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14. N. Amevica. {Henskaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Ooll. 



1. N. America. Salvin-Godman Ooll. 



2. N. America. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Illinois, 20tli June. W. EadclifEe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 3. Virginia. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Princeton, New Jersey, 11th May Princeton University TE.!. 



{W. H. B. Scott). ^ -' 



4. Princeton, 12th May ( W. E. D. 8.). Princeton University [E.]. 



Sayornis saya (-Bp.). 



Sayornis sayus, Baird, Breioer ^ Bidgiu. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 347 



(1874). 

 Sayornis pallida, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 32 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. 



Hiersamml. p. 136 (1899). 

 Sayornis saya, Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 62 (1889) ; 



Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 276, pi. i. fig. 29 (1895) : 



Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 136 (1901). 



The eggs of Say's Tyrant-bird are of a pointed oval shape, slighlly 

 glossy, and of a plain white. Seven examples measure respectively : 

 •76by59; "78 by -6; '77 by -6 ; -71 by -6; -78 by -6 ; -78 by -59; 

 •77 by -59. 



3. Boulder Co., Colorado, May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



4. Meade Co., Missouri, 20th June Crowley Bequest. 



{J. S. Jackson). 



Sayornis nigricans (Swains.). 



Sayornis nigricans, Baird, Breiuer Sr Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 340 

 (1874) ; Scl. Cut. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 33 (1888) ; Salv. 8/- Godin. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 64 (1889) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. 

 N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 280, pi. i. fig. 30 (1895); Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 136 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 136 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black Tyrant-bird resemble those of S. phcebe, 

 some being plain white, and others speckled. They measure from 

 '71 to "78 in length, and from '55 to "62 in breadth. 



4. N. America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



5. California {R. Ridgway). Crowley Bequest. 



3. California, 18th May {A. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Buri'oxvs). 



4. Los Angeles, California, 2nd June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Sayornis cineracea (Lafr.). 



Sayornis cineracea, Scl. ^ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 511 ; Scl. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xiv. p. 34 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. JEiersamml. p. 136 (1899); 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 137 (1901). 



The eggs of the Ashy Tyrant-bird in the Collection are of a regular 



