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have been correctly identified, but they appear to have been 

 carefully collected. 



1. North America {Nehrkorn Coll.). Ci-owley Bequest. 

 '■>. North America. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, Crowley Bequest. 



British N. America, June. 



jTinco caniceps ( Woodhouse). 



Junco caniceps, Aiken, Amer. Sportsrn. v. p. 370 (1875) ; Brewer, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. C. iii. p. 72 (1878) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 654 

 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899) ; Ridi/ic. Birds Norfh 

 4- 3Iiddle Amer. i. p. 295 (1901) ; Sknrpe, Hand-l. v. p. 305 (1909). 



.funco cinereus caniceps, Drew, BulL Nutt. Orn. C. vi. p. 90 (1881). 



Two eggs of the Grey-headed Junco are much like those of 

 /. Jujemalis. They measure respectively -74 by "61 and -73 by '59. 



2. Western United States. Crowley Bequest. 



Junco phEBOnotus, Wagler. 



Junco cinereus, Sharpe {nee Linn.), Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 653 (1888) ; 



Nehrh. Kat. Eiersaimnl. p. 115 (1899). 

 Jimco phasonotus phEeonotus, Bidffw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. 



p. 299 (1901). 

 Janco phseonotus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 305 (1909). 



Two eggs of the Mexican Junco are of a regular oval form, 

 slightly glossy, and of a pale blue colour with spots of minute 

 dark brown scattered over the larger end. They measure 

 respectively '78 by "6 and -8 by '6. 



2. Mexico, 2nd July (AW«)-^o?'M t'oW). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus SPIZELLA, Bonap. 

 Spizella monticola (Gmel.). 



Spizella monticola, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 3 



(1874) [part.] ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. Al. xii. p. 657 (1888) [part.] ; 



Nchrk. Kat. Eiersamml, p. 115 (1899) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 306 



(1909). 

 Spizella monticola monticola, Bidgiv. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. i. 



p. 307 (1901). 



Two eggs of the East-American Tree-Sparrow are of a regular 

 oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pale green colour, 

 densely and very finely speckled and spotted all over with pale 

 reddish-brown and lilac- or lavender-grey. They measure re- 

 spectively -9 by '65 and -83 by -65. 



2. Massachusetts {T. M. Brewer: Crowlev Bequest. 

 Tristram Coll.). 



