18 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
183. Lawrence’s Goldfinch—AsTRAGALINUS LAWRENCEI. Pure white; 
four or five; .62 by .46. Nests built in trees. California. 
185. Pine Goldfinch—curysomitRis piNus. Light green, spotted 
chiefly at the larger end with markings of a light rusty-brown, oblong- 
Oval: fouts.47 1 sDy.5 0: N. A. 
186. Snow Bunting—PpLECTROPHANES NIVALIS. White, in some flecked 
all over with neutral tint; shell-markings overlaid by deep brown spots and 
scratches, especially at the greater end; in other cases a heavy wreath of 
confluent blotches of dull brown around the larger end, and again the 
whole surface is mottled with pale chocolate; five; .95 by .65. Nests 
placed on the ground. Breeds from latitude 62° northward. N. A, 
187. Lapland Longspur—cENTROPHANES LAPPONICUS. Apparent green- 
ish-gray ground, with a heavy mottling of chocolate-brown, rather pointed ; 
five; .85 by .64. Nests on the ground, breeds in arctic regions. 
N. A. 
188. Smith’s Longspur—cENTROPHANES Picrus. Light clay color, 
marked with obscure blotches of lavender and darker lines, dots and 
blotches of dark purplish-brown; five; .80 by .65. Nests built on the 
ground. Prairies of Illinois in winter, in summer north to the Saskatchewan. 
190. McCown’s Longspur-—-RHYNCHOPHANES MACCOWNI. Dull white, 
with obscure and rather sparse mottling and darker markings of purplish 
and reddish-brown; .80 by .60. Nests placed on the ground. 
Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. 
193a. Savannah Sparrow—PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS SAVANNA. Green- 
ish or grayish-white, more or less thickly blotched with different shades of 
brown, in some, the markings are brown and purple, forming a confluent 
ring around the larger end; four to six; .68 by .55. Nests on the ground. 
N. A. 
1936. Western Savannah Sparrow——PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS ALAU- 
pinus. Same as those of the preceding species. Nesting habits the 
same. Ww. U.S 
197. Grass Finch—pockcETES GRAMINEUS. Paie greenish-white, marked 
with lines, dots and blotches of various shades of reddish and_ purple- 
brown. In some, a confluent ring is formed about the larger end; four; 
.80 by .55. Nests placed on the ground. U. Bs 
197a. Western Grass Finch—poa:cETES GRAMINEUS CONFINIS. Eggs 
in my'collection of this variety are exactly the same as those of the pre- 
ceding species. Nesting habits the same. We Uae 
