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Melospiza samuelis (Baird). 
Melospiza samuclis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 705 (1888) [part.] ; 
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 117 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 312 
(1909). 
Melospiza cinerea samuelis, Ridyw. Birds North § Middle Amer, i. 
p. 869 (1901). 
Eggs of Samuels’ Song-Sparrow are similar to those of MW. melodia. 
They measure from ‘78 to ‘8 in length, and from ‘58 to °6 in 
breadth. 
2. San Francisco, California, 14th H. E. Dresser, Esq. [E.]. 
April (J. Hepburn). 
4. Oakland, California, 5th April W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
(1. Lihencrantz). eeal 
4. Los Angeles, California, 16th W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
June, [Ps]: 
Melospiza lincolni (Audub.). 
Fringilla lincolni, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vég. p. 394, tab. xxxiv. 
fig. 6, a—c (1845-54). 
Melospiza lincolni, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev, 1862, p. 282; td. Canad. Nat. 
vii. p. 147 (1862); Baird, Brewer §& Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. 
p. 81 (1874); Bagg, Bull, Nutt. Orn. C. vi. p. 246 (1881); Salv. § 
Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 386 (1886); Sharpe, Cat. 
Birds B. M. xii. p. 698 (1888) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 116 
(1899); Ridgw. Birds North § Middle Amer. i. p. 379 (1901) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 313 (1909). 
The eggs of Lincoln’s Sparrow are of a regular oval shape and 
possess a small amount of gloss. They are greyish-white, thickly 
blotched with dull brick-red and underlying lavender-grey. The 
blotches are densest on the broad end, where they become confluent 
and form an irregular zone or cap. The eggs measure from °67 to 
°8 in length, and from °56 to ‘6 in breadth. 
1. North America. Crowley Bequest. 
2. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 
1. North America (Smths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
2. North America. Old Collection. 
18. Fort Simpson, Brit. N. America. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 
Melospiza georgiana (Lath.). 
Fringilla georgiana, Thien. Fortpflunz. ges. Vog. p. 390, tab. xxxiy. 
tig. 7, a, b (1845-54). 
Melospiza palustris, Bard, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 34 
(1874). 
Melospiza georgiana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 697 (1888) ; Nehrk. 
Kat, Eiersammil. p. 116 (1899) ; Ridgw. Birds North §& Middle Amer. 
1. p. 882 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l, y. p. 313 (1909). 
Eggs of the Swamp-Sparrow vary from a broad oval to a narrow 
