Jan. 1888.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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splashed near the smaller eud with dark claret 

 brown. A few dots of white appear near the 

 smaller end. 2.42x1.80. 



Set V. .\prill2, 1885. Comal Ccnuity, Texas. 

 (Collected by .1. \. F. Two eggs, tvi'<h. So 1 : 

 Brownish white ground eolor, speckled and 

 spotted with small spots of reddisli brown. | 

 This is the appearance of the lower lialf of the 

 egg, but the upper half, or larger end, is of a 

 cinnamon red ground color, marked with large 

 blotches and splashes of daik reddish brown. 

 Over these appear a few white specks, tlie 

 whole forming a strikingly handsome egg. 

 2.44x1.7'.). Nil- 2: Bright reddish brown 

 ground colur, heavily splashed and smeared 

 with dark reddish brown. 2. .^4 x 1.80. 



Set VI. JIarch .5, 1SS3. Comal County, Tex- 

 as. Collected by E. F. Two eggs, incubation 

 begun. No. 1 : Liglit brown cream color, very 

 heavily splashed with dark brownish red mark- 

 ings. 2.41x1.84. No. 2: The ground color of 

 the lower half of the egg is of a bright cinna- 

 mon red, clouded and spotted with dark reddish 

 brown. The upper or larger end of the egg is 

 creamy white speckled and spotted with lilac 

 and reddish brown spots. The handsomest 

 egg in the whole series. 2.47 x 1.83. 



Set VII. .\pril 12, 188.5. Comal County, Tex- 

 as. Collected by J. A. F. Two eggs, fresh. 

 No. 1 : Light cinnaniou red ground color, spot- 

 ted with two shades of reddish brown, one 

 darker than the other. 2.33x1.89. No. 2: 

 Light cinnamon led giound color, heavily spot- 

 ted and splaslied with dark and light reddish 

 brown. A very brightly colored egg. 2.31 x 

 1.90. 



Set VIII. March 28, 1880. Cameron County, 

 Texas. Collected by V. C. Three eggs, fresh. 

 No. 1 : Light i-eddish brown ground color, 

 clouded with darker reddish brown. 2.1.5 x 

 1.76. No. 2: Light yellowish white ground 

 color, heavily clouded all over with light yel- 

 lowish brown. 2.10x1.73. No. 3: Light yel- 

 lowish brown ground color, clouded all over 

 with yellowish brown. 2.18 x 1.70. The small- 

 est set of the series. 



Set IX. April 4, 1884. Comal County, Tex- 

 as. Collected by C. K. F. Three eggs, fiesh. 

 No. 1 : Light brown ground color, heavily 

 splashed and blotched witli dark reddish brown. 

 2.50 X 1.90. No. 2 : Umber brown ground color, 

 heavily splashed with dark chocolate brown. 

 2.26x1.80. No. 3 : Light brown giound color, 

 spotted and splashed with dark reddish brown. 

 2.09x1.80. The largest egg in the series, and 

 quite abnormally long. There is an egg of 

 this species, however, in the National Museum 



at Washington, which is much larger. It is 

 probably the lai-gest egg of Pohjborns vhi'i-hmy 

 in existence, and it has been selected, among 

 others, for illustration in Captain Charles E. 

 liendire's great work on the Oology of North 

 .\mcrica. the publication of which, it is hoped, 

 may soon be begun. 



Set X. May 18th, 1884. Xueccs County, 

 Texas. Collected by G. B. Benners. Three 

 eggs, incubation begun. The late date at 

 which this set was found, coupled with the fact 

 of the southern position of Nueces County, 

 would lead to the supposition that it w.as a 

 second Laying. No. 1 : Reddish brown ground 

 color, splashed with darker reddish brown. 

 2.20x1.82. No. 2: Keddish brown ground 

 color, splashed with darker brown. 2.3.5 xl.83. 

 No. 3: Reddish brown ground color, heavily 

 splashed with darker brown. 2.i52 x 1.80. 



XL May 30, 1885. Near Grigsliy's Blutt", 

 Texas. Collected by R. E. Ratchtord. Two 

 eggs, fresh. Very late date. Reddish brown 

 ground color, spotted and clouded with very 

 dark reddish brown. 2.30x1.77. No. 2: Dark 

 reddish bi-own ground color, with a coppery 

 tinge, marked with a few spots of very dark 

 claret brown and a few traces of white. The 

 shell is much granulated, and it is a most pecu- 

 liar looking egg. 2.35 x 1.79. 



Set XII. March 24, 1880. Comal County, 

 Texas. Collected by G. F. Two eggs. No 1: 

 Light brown grouud color, beautifully clouded 

 and spotted with reddish brown. 2.51x1.88. 

 No. 2: Light brown ground color, clouded and 

 mottled with bright reddish blown. One or 

 two specks of white are perccptable. 2.48 x 

 1.83. 



Set XIII. March 18, 1880. Comal County, 

 Texas. Collected by C. R. F. Three eggs, 

 fresh. No. 1 : Light cinnamon brown ground 

 color, splashed and spotted with dark reddish 

 brown. A few specks of white are apparent. 

 No. 2: Light cinnamon brown grouud color, 

 spotted and clouded with dark reddish browu. 

 Several spots of white are scattered over the 

 egg. X^o. 3 : Light cinnamon brown ground 

 color, almost unmarked, save for a few specks 

 of dark reddish brown, and a few spots of 

 white. At the larger end of the egg there are 

 several wavy lines of reddish brown about .07 

 wide and .00 long. They are very curious, and 

 nothing like them is to be found on any of the 



A perfectly albino Tree Sparrow was shot on 

 Cape Cod and brought to Mr. F. B. Webster, 

 Nov. 18, 1887. 



