PIPEID*. 217 



Muscivora forficatus ((??».). 



Milvulus forficatus, Baird, Brewer 8r JRidgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 311 



(1874) ; -So;. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 279 (1888) ; 8ah. §■ Godm. 



Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 106 (1890) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. 



Amer. Birds, ii. p. 2.33, pi. i. figs. 12 & 13 (1895) ; Nehrk. Eat. 



Eiersamml. p. 143 (1899). 

 Musciyora forficatus, Sharpe, Handel; iii. p. 150 (1901). 



The eggs of the Soissor-taited Tyrant-bird resemble those of 

 M. tyrannus, but have the lavender-grey markings less conspicuous. 

 They measure from -8 to -88 in length, and from "63 to -65 in 

 breadth. 



3. North America {Smiths. Jnst.). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



4. Brownsville, Texas, 2nd June. W. KadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4. Western Texas (rm^ram CoH.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. [Texas (Tristram CoU.).'] Crowley Bequest. 



4. Central America. W. G. Littsom, Esq. [P.]. 



Family PIPEIDtE. 



Sub-Family PIPRIN^E. 



Genus MACH.ffiROPTERUS, Bp. 



Machaeropterus regulus {Hdhn Sf Kiisier). 



(Plate YI. fig. 1.) 



Machasropterus regulus, Sel. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 304 (1888) ; Sharpe, 

 Handrl. iii. p. 156 (1901). 



An egg of the Striped Manikin in the Collection is of a blunt 

 oval form, devoid of gloss, and cream-coloured, streaked and mottled 

 with pale umber-brown and lavender. It measures "7 by '52. 



1. Kio Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus CHIEOXIPHIA, Cah. 



ChiroxipMa caudata (Shaw). 



(Plate VI. fig. 3.) 



Pipra caudata, Euler, J.f. O. 1867, p. 223. 



Chiroxiphia caudata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 310 (1888) ; id. 8f Huds. 



Argent. Orn. i. p. 161 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 144 (1899) ; 



von Ihering, Bev. Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 238 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 156 (1901). 



An egg of the Long-tailed Manikin is of a narrow oval shape, 

 devoid of gloss, and of a light ochre-colour, streaked and blotched, 

 chiefly round the broad end, with brown and lavender. It measures 

 1 by -65. 



1. Iguap6, Brazil, 23rd Nov. Crowley Bequest. 



