162 FRINGILLID 2. 
Sporophila torqueola (Bonap.). 
Spermophila torqueola, Salvin §- Godman, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves,i. p.851 
(1885) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 119 (1888) [part.}._ 
Sporophila torqueola, Ridgw. Birds North §& Middle Amer, i. p. 577 
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 211 (1908). 
Two eggs, said to be those of the Cinnamon-rumped Seed-eater, 
are of a rather long oval form, devoid of gloss, and of a uniform 
pale bluish-white. They are not unlike two eggs of S. obscura 
collected by Mr. A. H. Holland, but these latter have the ground- 
colour nearly white and have a few small spots and markings towards 
the larger end. They measure respectively *62 by ‘48 and 
68 by °48. 
2 [S.W. Mexico.] Crowley Bequest. 
Sporophila moreleti (Bonap.). 
(Plate IX. figs. 11. & 12.) 
Spermophila moreleti, Sel. §- Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 17; Salv. Ibis, 1859, 
p- 468; Merrill, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 129 (1878) ; Salv. & Godm. 
Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 852 (1885) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 
xil. p. 123 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 105 (1899). 
Sporophila morelleti, Ridgw. Birds North § Middle Amer. i. p. 575 
(1901). 
Sporophila moreleti, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 212 (1908). 
Eggs of Morelet’s Seed-eater are of a blunt oval form and possess 
a small amount of gloss, The ground-colour varies from greenish- 
white to pale greenish-blue, and is sparingly blotched and spotted 
with dark brownish-black and thickly covered with clouds, streaks 
and blotches of various shades of pale rufous and violet-grey. In 
eleven specimens the markings are equally distributed over the 
surface of the shell, except the dark ones, which are chiefly at the 
larger end. In two others, the markings form a dense cap at the 
larger end, and the smaller half of the egg is entirely unmarked. 
Specimens measure from ‘62 to *68 in length, and from °48 to ‘52 
in breadth. 
2. [Guatemala] (Gould Coll.: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
4. Duenas, Guatemala (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
4. British Honduras (Ff. Blancaneaur). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
3. Irazu, Costa Rica, July. C. F. Underwood [C.]. 
Sporophila cerulescens (Viell.). 
Spermophila czerulescens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xii. p. 126 (1888) ; 
Sel. & Huds. Arg. Orn. i. p. 46 (1888); Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. 
p- 105 (1899) ; Euler, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 31 (1900) ; Ihering, 
Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 2138 (1900). 
Sporophila czerulescens, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 212 (1908). 
