Malachite-green, with olive-grey markings in large pattern, becoming 

 confluent at and around small end ; only partly overlaid with olive-green, 

 olive-brown, and some clove-brown. A very handsome egg. No. 5. 

 Light nile-blue, almost unspotted, save the larger end, which shows a few 

 shell markings of olive-grey, some spots and one large blotch of olive- 

 brown and less clove-brown This set is unique and beautiful. Ovate 

 and elongate ovate. 1.76x1.18, 1.68x1.21, 169x1.22, 1.76x1.25. 1.57 

 X X.23. 



Set XXVII. -- April 22, 1887. Diamond Rock, Chester Co., Penn. 

 Collected by F. L. Burns. 6 eggs. 5 eggs light malachite-green, a few 

 dots and spots of olive-grey shell markings, thickly freckled with olive- 

 green, olive-brown, and at larger ends with clove-brown. No. 6. Light 

 nile-blue, sparsely flecked with the above colors. Elongate ovate. 1.78 

 \ 1.14, 1.75x1.12, 1.77x1.20, 178x1.13, 1. 70x1. 16, 1.75x1.08. 



Set XXVIII. — March 30, 1889. Hammer Hollow, Chester Co., Penn. 

 Collected by F. L. Burns. 5 eggs. This is a typical set. Ground color 

 light malachite-green, with spots and blotches of olive-green, olive-brown, 

 and clove-brown. All markings clear and pronounced, most numerous 

 at large ends. Ovate to elongate ovate. 1.79x1.18, 1.75x1.20, 1.70x1.15, 

 1.77 X r.15, 1.67 X 1. 19. 



Set XXIX —May 9, 1890. Mt. Airy, Chester Co., Penn. Collected by 

 F. L. Burns. 3 eggs. Very light malachite-green, markings small, 

 numberless, and indistinct, ground color showing prominently. There 

 are numerous shell markings of cinereous, olive and smoke-grey. Spotted 

 with olive-green, olive-brown and a few specks of clove-brown. Elongate 

 ovate. 1.64x1.01, 1.64x1.00, 1.64XT.07. 



Set XXX. — April 24, 1893. Easttown Twp., Chester Co., Penn. Col- 

 lected by F. L. Burns. 5 eggs. A remarkable set in shape and meas- 

 urements. 4 eggs light malachite-green, with some shell markings of 

 drab-grey ; spotted and blotched with olive-green, olive-brown, and a 

 little clove-brown. The markings confluent at the large ends only. No. i 

 has blotch of olive-green, partly overlaid with olive-brown, at large end. 

 This blotch is one inch in diameter, and is partly overlaid with a network 

 of black. No. 5. Light glaucous-green, with small markings of helio- 

 trope, purple and lavender ; spotted and blotched with well defined mark- 

 ings of olive-green and olive-brown. Cylindrna/ ovate. 2.06 x i .1 ^, 

 2.0J X i.ij. I .g4 X I . ij, /. 75 X 1 .10, / .S3 X I. ij. 



Set XXXI.— April 9, 1893. Weaverville, N. C. Collected by I. S. 

 Cairns. 4 eggs. Nos. i and 2. Pale malachite-green, blotched and 

 spotted with mouse- and olive-grey ; overlaid with sepia and bistre, 

 chiefly at large ends where the color becomes confluent. Nos. ^ and 4. 



