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COIINGIDiE. 



of a pale buff-colour, spotted and blotched, chiefly at the broad 

 end, -with dark umber-brown, deep grey, and lavender. Three 

 examples measure respectively: 1-75 by 1-34: 1-85 by 1-3 ; 1-87 

 by 1-21. 



2. Frontiiio, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Crowley Bequest. 



{T. K. Salmon). , 



1. Antioquia. Crowley Bequest. 



Sub-Family COTINGINtE. 



Genus PHIBALUEA, Vieill. 



Phibalura flavirostris, Vieill. 

 (Plate VI. fig. 11.) 



Phibalura flavirostris, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 372 (1888) ; Goeldi, 

 Ibis, 1894,- p. 484, fig. 1 ; voti Ihering, Mev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 240 

 (1900) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. iii. p. 171 (1901). 



The eggs of the Crested Shortbill presented by Dr. Goeldi approach 

 the spheroidal in shape and are quite devoid of all gloss. They are 

 of a pale green colour, spotted and blotched, chiefly on the broader 

 half, with very dark brown or black, deep grey, and lavender. 

 They measure respectively : -9 by -70 ; -9 by -72. 



2. Colonia Alpina, Bio Janeiro, 17th Dr. E. A. Goeldi [P.]. 

 Nov. 



Genus PIPREOLA, Sivains. 

 Pipreola riefferi (Boiss.). 



Pipreola rieiferi, Scl. ^ Salv. F. Z. S. 1879, p. 519, pi. xliii. fig. 8 ; Scl. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xiv. p. 377 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 172 

 (1901). 



The eggs of llieffer's Pipreole are of a regular oval shape, and 

 •exhibit a moderate amount of gloss. They are of a white or pinkish 

 cream-colour, sparingly marked with small round spots of rich 

 purplish red. On one of the examples in the Collection there is, 

 in addition to the small spots, a large blotch which is blurred at 

 the edges and runs into the surrounding ground-colour Eive 

 specimens measure respectively : -99 by -8 ; 1'06 by -8 ; 1 by •74; 

 l'04by -72; 1-07 by -S. 



2. Santa Elena, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Goduian Coll. 



Colombia ( T. K. Salmon). 



2. Antioquia. {T. K. S.), Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. U.S. Colombia. Crowley Bequest. 



