278 FRINGILLID&. 
Melospiza montana (Henshaw). 
Melospiza fasciata heermanni, Townsend, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 219 
(1887). 
Melospiza fasciata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 701 (1888) [part. |. 
Melospiza cinerea montana, Ridgw. Birds North §& Middle Amer.1. p. 358 
(1901). - 
Melospiza montana, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 310 (1909). 
Two eggs of the Mountain Song-Sparrow are similar to those 
of M. melodia. They measure respectively *89 by °62 and °82 
by *60. 
2. Colorado, 13th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
(Pal: 
Melospiza fallax (Baird). 
Melospiza melodia, var. fallax, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, 
il. p. 22 (1874). 
Melospiza fallax, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M, xii. p. 703 (1888) [part.]; 
Nehrk. Kat. Eversammi. p. 117 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 311 
(1909). 
Melospiza cinerea fallax, Ridgw. Birds North §& Middle Amer. i. p. 862 
(1901). 
Eggs of the Desert Song-Sparrow in the Collection are of three 
types. Two of these correspond well with the two types of the 
eggs of MW. georgiana described below. In the third type the egg 
is greyish-white, very densely freckled all over with orange-brown. 
Specimens measure from ‘7 to °8 in length, and from ‘58 to ‘6 in 
breadth. 
1. California (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
2. Salt Lake City, Utah, 15th May. W. Radclitle Saunders, Esq. 
[P} 
6. Tuczon, Arizona (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Melospiza heermanni, Baird. 
Melospiza heermanni, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 704 (1888) 
(part.}; Nehrk. Kat. Eversammil. p. 117 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 311 (1909). 
Melospiza cinerea heermanni, Ridgw. Birds North & Middle Amer. i. 
p. 364 (1901). 
Eggs of Heermann’s Song-Sparrow resemble those of MZ, melodia. 
They measure from ‘78 to *8 in length, and from ‘6 to ‘62 in 
breadth. 
1. California (7. UM. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram Coll.). 
4. San Bernardino, California, 26th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
April (F. Ball). [P.]. 
