388 ICTEEID^. 



3. Nevada, 3rd June {Renshaiv Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



Coll.). 

 1. Carson City, Nevada, 21st April Salvin-Goduian Coll. 

 {Henshaio Coll.). 



4. Santa Cruz, California, 17th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Sturnella meridionalis, Sdater. 



Sturnella meridionalis, Scl. Ibis, 1861, p. 179; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 498 



(1909) ; iVV/u-A;. A'«^ ^'/er.snwiwi. p. 344 (1910). 

 Sturnella magna, Ihering {nee Linn.), Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 222 

 (1900). 



An egg of the Venezuelan Meadow-Lark is similar to that of 

 S. magna. 



1. Venezuela [Nehrliorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus ICTERUS, Brisson. 

 Icterus laltimore (Linn.). 



Icterus baltimore, Thie7i. Fortpjianz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fig:. 3, a, h 

 (1845-54) ; Baird, Brewer ^- Ridgio. N. Amer. Bwh, ii. p. 195 

 (1874); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 364 (1886); Salo. (^ Godm. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ares, i. p. 460 (1887) ; Nehrk. Knt. Eier^nnunl. 

 p. 101 (1899), p. 344 (1910) ; Sharpe, Hund-l. v. p. 498 (1909). 



Icterus galbula, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 4S2, pi. vii. 

 figs. 6-9 (1895) ; Bidgio. Birds North ^- Middle Amer. ii. p. 310 

 (1902). 



The eggs of the Baltimore Hangnest are of a narrow and 

 sharply-pointed oval shape and moderately glossy. They are 

 greyish-white, marked with spots, blotches and lines, both tine 

 and thick, of black, brown or chocolate-brown and underlying 

 lavender. The lines at the broad end of the egg in one specimen 

 are complex and tangled, forming an irregular cap. The eggs vary 

 from '86 to 1 in length, and from -6 to -65 in breadth. 



2. North America {Henshaiv Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Fort Dufferiu, N.A., 14th June N. Amer. Boundary Comiu. 



(G. M. Dawson). 



4 Cedar llapids, Iowa, 5th June W. Radclift'e Saunders, Esq. 



{F. L. Pircks). [P.]. 



4. Chester, Pennsylvania {C. J. Pnnceton University, N.J. 



Pennock). [E-]. 



5. Summit, New Jersey ( W. E. D. Princeton University, N.J. 



Scott). [E.]. 



4 rrinceton, N. J., Gth June ( TF. J?. Princeton Universitv, N.J. 



D. S). [E.]. 



7. Philadelphia (7'?7S)';-fl'HJ Co//.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



