EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 21 
225. Bell’s Sparrow—AmPHISPIZA BELLI. Light greenish-blue, marked 
with reddish-purple spots, differing in intensity of shade; four. Nests in 
bushes. Southern California and Valley of Gila and Colorado. 
225a. Sagebush Sparrow — AMPHISPIZA BELLI NEVADENSIS. Light 
greenish, marked all over with very fine dots of a reddish-brown, around 
the larger end a ring of confluent blotches of dark purple and lines of 
darker brown; almost black; .80 by .60. Nests on the ground or low 
bushes. Middle Province of U. S. 
226. Bachman’s Finch—prEuca#A AsTIVALIs. Pure white; .74 by .60. 
Nests on the ground. Georgia- Florida. 
228. Cassin’s Sparrow—PEUCAA CASSINI. Same as those of the pre- 
ceding species, but smaller. Nesting habits also similar, but the nest is 
sometimes placed in bushes. Southern Middle Province—Texas. 
229. Rufous- winged Sparrow—prEucaA CARPALIS. Pale green, un- 
spotted; four; .73 by .58. Nests in bushes a few inches from the ground. 
Arizona. 
230. Rufous-crowned Sparrow—PpvuECA#A RUFICEPS. Pure white; three 
or four; .89 by .65. Nests on the ground. Coast of Cal 
231. Song Sparrow—MELOSPIZA FASCIATA. Varying from a greenish 
or pinkish-white to light bluish-green, more or less thickly spotted with 
dark reddish-brown; five; .82 by .60. Nests on the ground and in low 
bushes. FsUer St 
25la.. Mountain Song Sparrow—MELOSPIZA FASCIATA FALLAX.  Bluish- 
white, blotched with reddish brown; .85 by .63. Nesting habits iden- 
tical with the preceding. Rocky Mountain Region. 
2316. Heermann’s Song Sparrow—MELOSPIZA FASCIATA HEERMANNI. 
Pale bluish-ash, covered with blotches of reddish-brown; four; .88 by .70, 
average larger than those of the common Song Sparrow, the nesting 
habits are similar. Southern California. 
231¢c. Californian Song Sparrow — MELOSPIZA FASCIATA SAMUELIS. 
Darker and considerably larger than those of JZ. fascitata. 
Coast region of Cal. 
233. Swamp Sparrow—MELOsPIZA PALUSTRIS. Light green, sometimes 
light clay, marked and blotched with reddish and purplish-brown spots, 
varying in size and number, occasionally forming a confluent ring around 
the greater end; five; .78 by .60. Nests on the ground or in a tussock of 
rank-grass, in a low, damp place. E. N. A. 
