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Family COTIXGID^. 



Sub-Family TITYRIN^. 



Genus TITYRA, Vieill. 

 Tityra semifasciata (Sjtix). 



Tityi-a personata, Scl ^ Salv. P. Z. S. ]879, p. 517. 



Tityra semifasciata, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 330 (1888) ; Salv. ^ 



Godm. Biol. Cmtr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 118 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 161 (1901). 



The eggs of the Masked Becard are elliptical in shape, moderately 

 glossy, and plain white. Two examples measure respectively : 

 •95 by -77; 1-01 by -77. 



2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvia-Godman Coll. 

 (T. K. Salmon). 



Genus PLATYPSARIS, Scl. 



Platypsaris atricapillus {Vieill.). 

 (Plate YI. figs. 6 & 7.) 



Hadrostomus atricapillus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 333 (1888) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 144 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. 



Paulista, iv. p. 239 (1900). 

 Platypsaris atricapillus, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 163 (1901). 



The eggs of the Black-headed Becard in the Collection are of a 

 blunt oval form and exhibit no gloss. One is cream-coloured, 

 blotched chiefly at the broad end with pale ochre and lavender. 

 The other is similarly marked with lilac-grey and lavender on a 

 white ground. They measure respectively : 1-03 by -72 ; 1 by -76. 



2. Iguap^, Brazil, 20th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



Platypsaris homochrous {Scl.). 



Hadrostomus homochrous, Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 517, pi. xlii. fig. 12 ; 



Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 834 (1888) ; Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.- 



Amer., Aves, ii. p. 124 (1890). 

 Platypsaris homochrous, Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 163 (1901). 



An egg of Sclater's Becard is of a regular oval form, devoid of 

 gloss, and of a pinkish buff-colour, marked with a zone of small 

 specks and indistinct lines of pale rufous round the broad end. It 

 measures '9 by '63. 



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

 {T. K. Salmon). 



