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.74; tlie greatest breadth .GO, least .52, average .50. The eggs of this 

 species uniformly have a groimd-color of a creamy white, or a deep 

 cream-color, and when fresli have a slight roseate tinge. In a few in- 

 stances the markings are almost, though never wholly, wanting. The 

 eggs of this species so closely resemble those of trailUi as to be indis- 

 tinguishable; but they may be readily told from those of j>«A'i7?«s. 



Empidonax minimus, Baiid. 



The ground-color of the eggs of this species, as a general ride, is a 

 luiiform unsi)otted white, a creamy white when fresh, fading into a dead 

 white when long exposed to the light and air. In one set of two eggs, 

 both examples are faintly marked with dark or blackish-brown spots. 

 In all the other instances I have seen where eggs of this species seemed 

 to be spotted, the markings have had rather the api)earance of stains 

 than genuine natural characters. 



Smithsonian IsTo. 3771. Lynn, Mass. Welch. .65 x 48 ; .06 x .50. 



Smithsonian No. 12770. E. Windsor Hill, Conn. Dr. Wood. .64 x 

 .48 ; .65 X .50 ; .64 x .50 ; .65 x .50. 



Smithsonian Ko. 8715. The same. .66 x .51; .G5 x .50; .67 x .50; 

 .65X.50; .66 X. 53. 



Smithsonian No. 16677. Pembina. D. Gunn. .67 x .49 ; .60 x .50 ; 

 .66 X .48. 



Smithsonian No. 10485. Fort Eesolution. Lockhart. .63 x .47 ; .65 x 

 .50 ; .65 X .48. 



Smithsonian No. 8861. . The same. .09 x .50; .09 x .49; .08 x .48. 



Smithsonian No. 2193. Eandolph, Yt. Paine. .07 x .52. 



Smithsonian No. 15030. Eacine, Wis. Dr. Hoy. .00 x .50 ; .01 x .51. 

 Both of these examples are slightly spotted with a very dark or black- 

 ish brown. 



Smithsonian No. 0212. Port Eesolution. Lockhart. .70 x .52 ; .05 x 

 .51 ; .03 X .52 ; .07 x .52 ; .07 x .52. 



Smithsonian No. . Pembina. D. Gunn. .00 x .52; .05 x .51; 



.03 X .52 ; .04 x .50. 



Smithsonian No. 14562. Lynn. Welch. .62 x .50 ; .64 x .51 ; .65 x 

 .49 ; .65 X .49. 



Smithsonian No. 1854. The same. .62 x .52 ; .65 x .52; .60 x .52. 



Smithsonian No. 2985. Sing Sing, N. Y. .64 x .52. 



Smithsonian No. 13447. Calais, Me. Boardman. .64 x .52 ; .65 x .49 ; 

 .64 X .51 ; .65 x .48. 



Smithsonian No. 1973. Connecticut. Dr. Wood. .62 x .49 ; .70 x 

 .50 ; .57 X .48. 



Smithsonian No. 4097. Great Slave Lake. Lockhart. .63 x .51; 

 .63 X .50 ; .05 x .50 ; .02 x .51. 



T. M. B. No. 240. New Britain, Conn. Moore. .00 x .49 ; .02 x .52. 



T. M. B. No. 1202. Lynn. Welch. .04 x .50 ; .00 x .50. 



T. M. B. No. 220. The same. .00 x .52 ; .05 x .50 ; .64 x .50 ; .64 x .50. 



