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Genus MEGAaUISCALUS, Casshi. 



Megaquiscalus major ( Vieill.). 



Quiscalus major, Baird, Brewer Sf RiJyio. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 222 

 (1874); Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 395 (1880); Bendire, Life- 

 Hist. A. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 506, pi. vii, figs. 30, 31 Q895) ; Sehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). 



Megaquiscaliis major, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 50S (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. 

 " Eiersumml. p. 347 (1910). 



Megaquiscalus major major, Ridyw. Birds North 4" Middle Amer. ii. 

 p. 23G (1902). 



The eggs of the Boat-tailed Grackle are of an ordinar}' oval 

 sliape and t'airh- glossy. Thej- are of a pinkish stone-colour, marked 

 with some blotches and numerous long straggling lines of black or 

 deep purplish-brown. Some of these markings are blurred at the 

 edge and run into the surrounding ground-colour. A few examples 

 exhibit traces of underlying lavender spots. Eggs measure from 

 1-1 to 1-3 in length, and from -82 to -9 in breadth. 



Crowley Bequest. 



North America {J. G. Bell: Tris- 

 tram Coll.). 

 North America. 



North America [Ilenshaio Coll.). 

 North America (Smiths. Inst.). 

 North America ( W. E. D. Scott). 



Hog Island, Virginia, 22nd May 



{U'.E.U.S.j. 

 Newport, N. Carolina, 3rd June 



{0. J. Biirroirs). 

 Clear Water Harbour, Florida, 



loth May (W. E. D. S.]. 

 Clear Water Harbour, loth May 



{J. H. Eevereu.r). 

 Clear Water Harbour, loth May 



(/. //. D.). 

 Clear Water Harbour, 15th May 



(J. H. D.). 

 Texas [H. E. Dresser). 

 Brownsville, Texas, 5th June. 



W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



Salvin-Codnian Coll. 

 Salvin-Codnian Coll. 

 Princeton Ui.iversitv, 



[E.]. 

 Princeton University, 



[E.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



N.J. 

 N.J. 



Princeton University, N.,!. 



[E.]. 

 Princeton L niversitv, N.J. 



Princeton University, N.J. 



[E.]. 

 Princeton 



[E.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 W. Radclille Saunders, Esq 



[P.]. 



University, N.J. 



Megaquiscalus macrurus {Swains.). 



Quiscalus macrurus, Scl. ^ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 20; Merrill, Pr. U.S. 



Xat. Mus. i. p. 135 (1879); Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. 



Terr. v. p. 400 (1879) ; Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 396 (1886) ; 



Salv. Sf- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amrr., Ares, i. p. 482 (1887) ; Bendire, 



Lijf-Hist. y. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 504, pi. vii. tigs. 28, 29 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 103 (1899). 

 Quiscalus major, apud Salvin, Ibis, 18()6, p. 104. 

 Qui.«calus major, »•«?-. macrurus, Baird, lireirer Si- Bidyir. X. Amer. Birds, 



ii. p. 22o (1874). 



