
CARDINALIS.—SALTATOR. 169 
Cardinalis superbus, Ridgw. 
(Plate IX. fig. 22.) 
Cardinalis cardinalis superbus, Ridgw. Birds North § Middle Amer. i. 
p. 645 (1901). 
Cardinalis superbus, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 220 (1908). 
An egg of the Arizona Cardinal is of a rather pointed oval shape 
and somewhat glossy. It is white, finely spotted all over, but 
especially towards the larger end, with pale umber-brown and 
purplish-grey. It measures 1:0 by °72. 
1. Tucson, Arizona, 26th May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
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Cardinalis igneus, Baird. 
Cardinalis virginianus, var. igneus, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. 
Birds, ii. p. 103 (1874). 
Cardinalis igneus, Salv. § Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 841 
(1884) [part.|; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 164 (1888) [part.] ; 
id. Hand-l. vy. p. 220 (1908). 
Cardinalis cardinalis igneus, Ridgw. Birds North § Middle Amer. i. 
p. 647 (1901). 
Two eggs of the Saint-Lucas Cardinal are similar to some of 
the finely spotted -forms of C. cardinalis described above. They 
measure respectively : -9 by *68; -95 by -68. 
2. [Lower California (Smiths. Inst.).| | Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Genus SALTATOR, Vieiil. 
The eggs of the birds of this genus (which has usually been 
included among the Tanagers) appear to be very similar to one 
another in shape and colour. They are of a somewhat narrow oval 
form, the smaller end generally pointed, but occasionally blunt, and 
possess a considerable amount of gloss. They are blue, marked 
almost entirely in a zone or wreath around the broad end, rarely 
round the smaller end, with lines and blotches of deep black. In 
some eggs the zone is composed of an intricate tracery of fine lines, 
intermingled with a few spots and blotches. In others the zone is 
imperfect and is composed of blotches and hieroglyphic-like scrawls. 
There is rarely even a speck on any other part of the shell. 
Saltator atriceps, Less. 
Saltator atriceps, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 443; Salv. § Godm. Biol. 
Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 325 (1884) [part.]; Sel. Cat. Birds B. M. 
xi. p. 285 (1886); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 97 (1899); Sharpe, 
Hand-l. y. p. 222 (1908). 
