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ORNITHOLOGIST 



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of tliPiii a single large blotch of burnt umber, 

 ill additiou to tlieir speckling of the same col- 

 or, and it produces a very curious effect. 



Set IV. April 8, 1885, Riverside, California. 

 Collected by E. M. Haight. Nest in liole in 

 dead tree. Five eggs, incubation begun. 

 Ground color creamy white, speckled, spotted, 

 and blotched with cinnamon rufous. In three 

 of the eggs the markings are heavier at the 

 smaller ends, while in the other two they are 

 principallj- at the larger ends: 1.37 x 1.15; 1.28 

 X 1.08; 1.21 X 1.07; 1.23 x 1.08; 1.25 1.05. 



Set V. May 3, 1880, Tres Pinos, California. 

 Collected by .1. K. ('. Nest in natural hole in 

 tree. Five eggs, fresh. Creamy white ground 

 color, almost obscui'ed with speckling and 

 spotting of vinaceous-cinnamou : 1.34x1.08; 

 1.34 X 1.09; 1.26 x 1.06; 1.37 x 1.10; 1.26 x 1.09. 



Set VI. April 16, 1886, Riverside, California. 

 Collected by \V. B. Nest in hole in dead tree. 

 Five eggs, incubation slight. GrouJid color 

 dull white, speckled, spotted and clouded with 

 vinaceous-cinnamon, and cinnamon-rufous : 

 1.49 X 1.16; 1..50 x 1.15; l.,50xl.l6; 1.50 x 1.16; 

 1.50x1.15; 1.46x1.17. Large eggs for this 

 species. 



Set VII. May 15, 1887, Los Angeles County, 

 California. Collected by C. N. P. Nest in 

 hollow tree. Four eggs, incubation advanced. 

 Ground color pinkish buff to vinaceous cinna- 

 mon, speckled and spotted with cinnamon- 

 rufous and chestnut: 1.36x1.09; 1.36x1.11; 

 1.34 X 1.11; 1.41 X 1.11. 



Set VIII. May 10, 1885, Chester County, 

 Pennsylvania. Collected by E. M. T. Nest in 

 hole in an apple tree. Six eggs, incubation be- 

 gun. Ground color dull white to vinaceous- 

 cinnamon, speckled, spotted, blotched, and 

 clouded with cinnamon-rufous: 1.12 x 1.17; 

 1.30 X 1.11; 1.44 X 1.12; 1.46 x 1.12; 1.39 x 

 1.10; 1.38 X 1.09. 



Set IX. April 9, 1885. Riverside, California. 

 Collected by E. M. Haight. Nest in dead stub, 

 in hole made by a woodpecker. Five eggs, in- 

 cubation advanced. Pinkish but!" ground color, 

 speckled, spotted, and blotched with vin.aceous. 

 cinnamon and cinnamon-rufous. In three of 

 the eggs the mai'kings are thicker at the larger 

 ends, and the other two have them grouped at 

 the smaller ends : 1.37 x 1.11 ; 1.35 x 1.11 ; 1.32 

 X 1.11; 1.40 X 1.08; 1.38 x 1.11. 



Set X. May 7, 1887. Los .Ingeles County, 

 California. Collected by C. N. P. Nest in hol- 

 low stump of a tree. Five eggs, incubation 

 commenced. Pinkish buft' ground color, 

 speckled and spotted over the whole surface 

 with vinaceous-cinnamon and cinnamon-rufous: 



1.40 X 1.10; 1.30 X 1.03; 1.36 xl.lO; 1.38 x 

 1.10; 1.39 X 1.10. 



Set XL April 20,1886. Tres Pinos, Califor- 

 nia. Collected by .1. K. C. Nest a natural hole in 

 a tree. Eggs laid on dead wood and dirt at bot- 

 tom of hole. Five eggs, fresh. Pinkish buff 

 ground color, speckled, spotted, and blotched 

 with cinnamon-rufous; and on each egg the 

 markings are heaver at the smaller end, where 

 they are confluent. Quite pointed for this 

 species: 1.30 xl.08; 1..36xl.l3; 1.31 x 1.09; 

 1.26 X LOS; 1.29 x 1.15. 



SetXII. May 13, 1885, Riverside, California. 

 Collected by E. M. Haight. Nest in hole in 

 tree. Four eggs, incubation advanced. Pink- 

 ish buff ground color, speckled, spotted, and 

 clouded with vinaceous-cinnamon and cinna- 

 mon-rufous. The markings are all heavier near 

 the smaller ends: 1.28 x 1.08; 1.29 x 1.05; 1.25 

 X 1.06; 1.28 X 1.09. 



Set XIII. April 16, 1886, Riverside, Califor- 

 nia. Collected bj' VV. B. Nest in hole in dead 

 Cottonwood tree. Four eggs, fresh. Ground 

 color creamy white to pinkish buff, speckled, 

 spotted, and blotched with cinnamon-rufous. 

 On three of the eggs the markings are much 

 heavier at the larger ends, but the fourth has a 

 wreath of heavier markings near the smaller 

 end: 1.30 X 1.10; 1.32x1.11; 1.35x1.09; 1.28 

 X 1.08. 



Set XIV. May 12, 18S4, Los Angeles County, 

 Ci.lifornia. Four eggs. Ground color of one 

 of them creamy white, speckled, si)Otted, and 

 blotched with cinnamoii-iufous, heaviest at the 

 larger end. The remaining three eggs have a 

 ground color of vinaceous-rufous, speckleol and 

 spotted with cinnamon-rufous: 1.50 x 1.10; 

 1.50 X 1.08 ; 1.37 x 1.07 ; 1.38 x 1.07. 



Set XVI. April 26, 1884, Riverside, Califor- 

 nia. Collected by E. M. Haight. Nest in a hole 

 in a large cotton tree. Four eggs. Ground color 

 dull white, pinkish Initl', and vinaceous-cinna- 

 mou, speckled, spotted, clouded, and blotched 

 with cinnamon-rufous and chestnut : 1.35 x 1.16 ; 

 1.34x1.14; 1.31 x 1.10. 



Set XVII. May 20, 1886. Tres Pinos, Cal- 

 ifornia. Collected by J. R. 0. Ne-st in natural 

 hole in tree. Four eggs, fresh. Ground color 

 dull white to ochraceous-buff, speckled, spotted, 

 and blotched with vinaceous-cinnamon and 

 cinnamon-rufous: 1.36x1.10; 1.39x1.14; 1.34 

 xl.lO; 1.37 X 1.14. 



Set XVIIl. April 1, 1881, San Diego, County, 

 California. Collected by William C. Flint. 

 Nest in large cavity in sycamore tree. Three 

 eggs, incubation commenced. Ground color, 

 dull white, speckled and spotted with cinna- 



