EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 19 
198. Yellow-winged Sparrow—coTuRNICULUS PASSERINUS. Clear crys- 
talline-white, dashed and marked with bold markings of reddish-brown, 
chiefly about the larger end, rounded oval; four to six; .75 by .60. Nests 
on the ground. ete | 
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199. Henslow’s Sparrow—corTuRNICULUS HENSLOW!. White, blotched 
and speckled reddish-brown, the color becoming more confluent at the 
greater end; four to six; .76 by .60. Nests and eggs similar to Yellow- 
winged Sparrow. be Uses 
201. Sharp-tailed Finch—ammopromus caupacutus. Light green, 
thickly sprinkled over the entire egg with fine rusty-brown dots, some- 
times forming a confluent ring around the greater end; five; .75 by .5o9. 
Atlantic Coast, U.S. 
202. Sea-side Finch—amMopromus MARITIMUS. Grayish-white, spot- 
ted and blotched with reddish brown, the blotches are distributed over the 
entire coe ;*five;.88 by-.68. Atlantic Coast, U. S. 
204. Lark Finch—cHONDESTES GRAMMICA. Grayish or soiled-white, 
spotted with very dark brown, marked with zig-zag, straight and wavy 
lines of blackish, as in the eggs of some of the orioles; four or five; .85 
by .65. Nests on the ground. ° Ohio to the Pacific—Oregon to Texas. 
204a. Western Lark Finch—CHONDESTES GRAMMICA STRIGATA. Same 
as the preceding species; four to six. (See notes. ) Wan Usws: 
206. White-crowned Sparrow—zoONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS. Pale bluish- 
green, thickly spotted, especially about the larger end, with reddish-brown 
and lighter markings of an obscure purplish-brown; four; .g2 by .7o. 
Nests on the ground. BUN, SA 
207. Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow—zoNoTRICHIA GAMBELI.  Blu- 
ish-green, thickly spotted with reddish-brown with lighter markings of 
purplish-brown. In some, confluent about the larger end; four to six; .84 
by .67. Nests on the ground. Rocky Mountains to P. C. 
20%7a. Intermediate White-crowned Sparrow — ZoNOTRICHIA GAMBELI 
INTERMEDIA. Similar to those of the two preceding species. Nesting 
habits the same. Middle Province of U.S., north to Alaska. 
208. Golden-crowned Sparrow—ZONOTRICHIA CORONATA. Light green, 
with markings of reddish and golden-brown, the whole surface pretty uni- 
formly flecked in small and well-distributed blotches—nowheré numerous 
or confluent, resembling those of the White-throated Sparrow; four; .81 
by .65. Nests on the ground. P. Cc. 
