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Helminthophila celata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 244 (1885); 
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 88 (1899). 
Vermivora celata, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 98 (1906). 
The eggs of the Orange-crowned Warbler are of a broad oval 
shape and slightly glossy. They are white, somewhat densely 
speckled and spotted with reddish-brown, lilac, and lavender, 
especially at the broad end. Three specimens measure respectively : 
68 by ‘51; °63 by 5; °66 by “dl. 
2. Oregon. Crowley Bequest. 
1. Vancouver Island. Crowley Bequest. 
Vermivora rubricapilla ( Wiis.). 
Helminthophaga ruficapilla, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. 
p- 196 (1874); Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 115 
(1880). 
Helminthophila ruficapilla, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 242 (1885) ; 
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. p. 83 (1899). 
Vermivora rubricapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 99 (1906). 
Two eggs of the Nashville Warbler are of a pointed oval form 
and but very slightly glossy. One specimen is white, profusely 
speckled, especially at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lilac. 
The other is also white, but is marked, almost entirely at the broad 
end, in the shape of a broad irregular wreath, with spots and small 
blotches of rich purplish-brown and lavender. ‘They measure 
respectively: °62 by °47; ‘65 by -48. 
2. Belmont, Massachusetts (Henshaw  Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Coll.). 
Genus PARULA, Bonap. 
Parula americana (Linn.). 
(Plate IIT. figs. 4 & 5.) 
Parula americana, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 208 
(1874) ; Cowes, Birds N.-West, p. 47 (1874); Salv. § Godm. Biol. 
Centr.- Amer., Aves, i. p. 119 (1880); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. 
p. 206 (1885); Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 88 (1899) ; Sharpe, 
Hand-l. y. p. 100 (1906). 
Eggs of the Parula Warbler are of a pointed oval shape, with 
little or no gloss. They are white, finely speckled and blotched, 
chiefly at the broad end, with pale red, lilac, and lavender; and 
there are also a few markings of deep reddish-brown scattered 
about the shell. They measure from -66 to -69 in length, and 
from *48 to ‘5 in breadth. 
4, Buffalo, New York, 27th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq, 
(Pep. 
