266 FRINGILLID^. 



The eggs of Cassia's Sparrow are of a regular oval form, 

 moderatelj^ glossy, and plain white. They measure from -68 to -79 

 in length, and from •54 to -6 in breadth. 



3. North America (S7niths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. North America, 20th Mav. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.l. 

 3. Texas, April. W. EadclifFe Saunders, Esq. 



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Genus AMPHISPIZA, Copies. 

 Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin). 



Poospiza bilineata, Heermann, Hep. Pacif. R. R. Suro. x. pt. iv. p. 14 



(1859) [part.; San Antonio, Texas] ; Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. 



Amer. Birds, i. p. 690 (1874) [part.]. 

 Amphispiza bilineata, Salv. 8^ Godm. Biol. Cent r.- Amer., Ares, i. p. 367 



(1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 628 (1888) [part.] : id. 



Hand-l. V. p. 300 (1909). 

 Amphispiza bilineata bilineata, Ridgic. Birds North 8j- Middle Amer. i. 



p. 263 (1901). 



Three eggs of the Black-thi'oated Sparrow are of a regular oval 

 shape, very glossy, and plain white. They measure from -65 to -73 

 in length, and from -52 to -So in breadth. 



]. Eio Madeira, Texas (A. L. Ree)-- Crowley Bequest. 



mann : Tristram Coll.) 

 3. Rockport, Texas, May. W. Ptadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



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Amphispiza deserticola, Eichjiu. 



Poospiza bilineata, HensJiaw, Rep. TVheele7-'s Surv. v. p. 274 (1875). 

 Amphispiza biliueata deserticola, Ridgio. Birds North ^ Middle Amer. i. 



p. 265 (1901). 

 Amphispiza deserticola, Shai-pe, Hand-l. v. p. 300 (1909). 



Three eggs of the Desert Sparrow are of a rather broad oval 

 form, distinctly glossy, and plain bluish-white. They measure 

 respectively : "7 by "58; -71 by -57 ; '71 by -57. 



3. Arizona {S. W. Senshaiv). Salvin-Godman Cell. 



Amphispiza belli {Cassin). 

 (Plate XII. fig. 17.) 



Amphispiza belli, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 629 (1888) ; id. 



Hand-l. v. p. 300 (1909). 

 Amphispiza belli belli, Ridgw. Birds North 8,- Middle Amer. i. p. 267 



(1901). 



Four eggs of Bell's Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and 



