64 MNlOTILTIDiTJ. 



spotted and blotched, chiefly at the larger end, with rusty-brown 

 and lavender. Three examples measure respectively : -7 by -5 ; 

 •71 by 51 ; -71 by -5. 



3. North America (Jn^s^ram Co^/.). Crowley Bequest. 



Dendrceca coronata (Linn.). 



Sylvia coronata, Thien. Fovtnflimz. f/es. Vcir/. tab. xxii. fig. 2 (1845-54). 

 Dendroica coronata, Ross, Canad. Nat. vii. p. 145 (1862) ; id., Nat. Hist. 



Revieiv, 1862, p. 279 ; Baird, Brewer 1^- Ridijw. N. Amer. Birds, i. 



p. 227(1874). 

 DendrcBca coronata, Co«e.5, Birds N.- West, p. 57 (1874) ; Salv.Sf Godm. Biol. 



Centr.-Amer., Aves,\. p. 127 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 



p. 311 (1885); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersanunl. p. 89 (1890); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. V. p. 106 (1906). 



An egg of the Yellow-rump, or Myrtle Warbler in the Collection 

 is in fragments, but appears to be white, speckled and spotted, chiefly 

 at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lavender. According to 

 Dr. Coues, the eggs of this species measure about "72 by "54. 



A specimen recently acquired with the Crowley Bequest measures 

 •76 by •57. It is dull white, spotted and blotched, chiefly in the 

 form of a zone round the broad end, with pale chestnut and 

 lavender. 



1. Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 



District. 

 1. Nova Scotia, 2nd July {T. M. Crowley Bequest. 



Brewer: Tristram Coll.). 



Dendrceca chrysoparia, Sd. ^ Salv. 



Dendroica chrysopareia, Baird, Breiver ^ Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. 



p. 260 (1874). 

 Dendrceca clirysoparia, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Clvb, iv. p. 77 (1879) ; 



Salv. ^ Godm. Biol.Centr.-Anier., Aves, i. p. 139 (1881) ; Sharpe, Cat. 



Birds B. M. x. p. 295 (1885) ; id. Hand-l v. p, 107 (1906). 



Three eggs of the Golden-cheeked Warbler are of a somewhat 

 pointed oval form and nearly devoid of gloss. They are white, 

 profusely speckled and spotted, especially at the broad end, with 

 lilac-red and lavender. They measure respectively : "7 by ^5 ; •GQ 

 by -51 ; -68 by •SI. 



S. 70 miles N.W. of San Antonio, Texas, Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 15th April {H. P. Attwater). 



Dendrceca pennsylvanica {Linn.). 



(Plate III. fig. 21.) 



Dendroica pennsylvanica, Baird, Breicer Sf Ridgtv. N. A?ner. Birds, i. 

 p. 245 (1874). 



