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Genus PASSERINA, VleiU. 

 Passerina cyanea (Linn.). 



Cyanospiza cvanea, Baird, Brewer ^- liidqw. N. Amer. Birds, il. p. 82 



(1874); 'Coues, Birds N.-West,^. 171" (1874); ISnlv. ^- Godm. Biol. 



Cent r- Amer., Aves, i. p. 364 (188G) ; Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. 



p. 617 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 114 (1899); Ridyio. 



Birds North S,- Middle Amer. i. p. 582 (1901). 

 Passerina cyanea, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 315 (1909). 



Eggs of the Indigo-Bird vary much in shape, one being a long 

 oval, one an ordinary oval, and a third almost a sphere. They are 

 plain white tinged -with blue or green, and glossy. They measure 

 from '7 to '83 in length, and from '52 to 'oS in breadth. 



2. Nortli America {Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 1. North America {Smiths. I?ist.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. North America. Crowley Bequest. 



4. Massachusetts, 2nd June. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4. Hebron, New York, 12th June. Captain Savile G. Reid [P.]. 



Passerina amcena {Sa>/). 



Cyanospiza amcena, Baird, Brewer Si- Eidgu\ N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 84 



(lb74) ; Cones, Birds N.-Jf'esf, p. 170 (1874) ; Sah\ j- Godm. Biol. 



Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 363 (1886) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. 



p. 620 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 115 (1899); Ridytv. 



Birds North ^- Middle Amer. i. p. 584 (1901). 

 Passerina amoena, Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 315 (1909). 



Eggs of the Lazuli Bunting are of a narrow oval shape, plain 

 bluish-white, and possess a small amount of gloss. They measure 

 from -74 to "77 in length, and from 'o to "So in breadth. 



3. N. America. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



1. N. America (^ehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



3. 1). Columbia ' D. G. Elliot : Trist- Crowley Bequest. 



?•«?« Coll. ). 



2. American Fork, Utah, 11th July W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



(J. Borrott). [P.J. 



4. California, 7th May. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Honey Lake, California, 17th June Salvin Godman Coll. 

 {ll. W. Henshaw). 



Passerina ciris {Linn.). 



Cjanospiza ciris, Baird, Brewer >S" Bidf/w. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 87 

 (1874); Salr. ^- God7n. Biol. Ce7itr.-Amer., Aves, i. -p. 'Ado {1886) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 614 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersam/nl. 

 p. 114 (1899) ; Bid(/w. Birds North ^- Middle Amer. i. p. 586 (1901). 



Passerina ciris, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 315 (1909). 



Eggs of the Nonpareil or Painted Bunting vary from a blunt to 

 a rather long oval form, and are moderately glossy. They are 



